Finnish–English dictionary

mädännyttäminen

The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

mädäntyä

(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.

mädäntyminen

The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

mädäntynyt

In a state of decay.

mädätä

(intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.

mädättäminen

The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

mädätys

The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.

madeira

A type of fortified wine produced on that island.

madeleine

A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

madeleine-leivos

A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

madella

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

madjaari

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

madonnankuva

An artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, chiefly when holding the infant Jesus.

madras

A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.

madraspuuvilla

A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.

Madrid

A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid.

maestro

(chiefly, music) A master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.

mafia

A social deduction party game modelling a conflict between an informed minority (the mafia) and an uninformed majority (the innocents). Each player is secretly assigned a role within one of these teams, and the innocents attempt to identify the mafia members before they are all "murdered".

mafiapomo

A mafia boss.

mafioso

A member of a mob or Mafia.

Magalhães

A surname.

Magellan

A surname.

magenta

A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light.

magia

(rare, countable) A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability. [from 14th c.]

magnaatti

A wealthy and powerful business person.

magneettikuvaus

(especially, medicine) Initialism of magnetic resonance imaging.

magneettinen

Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive

magnesium

(uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO3).

magnetismi

(physics) The property of being magnetic.

magnetoida

(transitive, archaic) To magnetize.

magnitudi

(uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude

magnolia

(countable) The flower of a magnolia tree.

magnoliankukka

(countable) The flower of a magnolia tree.

magnumpullo

A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.

maha

The abdomen (especially a fat one).

maha-

Of or relating to the stomach.

mahakelkkailu

(sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first.

mahakipu

Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.

mahalaukku

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.

mahallaan

Lying flat, face-down.

mahanpuru

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

mahanpurut

(chiefly, in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.

maharadja

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

maharadža

A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

Maharashtra

A state in western India. Capitals: Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and Nagpur (winter capital).

mahasattva

A "great bodhisattva", one explicitly defined by their devotion to salvation of all beings through bodhicitta.

mahdollinen

Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.

mahdollinen asiakas

(marketing) Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.

mahdollinen tapahtuma

(countable) A possibility; something which may or may not happen. A chance occurrence, especially in finance, unexpected expenses. [from 1610s]

mahdollisesti

(modifying a verb) In the realm of possibility; indicates that the action may successfully be performed (is not impossible) regardless of any facts or circumstances known to, stated by or implied by the speaker that might limit the performance.

mahdollisimman

The most extreme; greatest, ultimate.

mahdollisimman pian

As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

mahdollisimman pieni

The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

mahdollisimman suuri

Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.

mahdollistaa

To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

mahdollisuuksien raja

(figurative) The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.

mahdollisuus

Indicating a degree of certainty, or that something can be relied upon.

mahdoton

Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

mahdoton arvioida

Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.

mahdoton erottaa

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct

mahdoton hyväksyä

Unsatisfactory; not acceptable.

mahdoton lukea

Not written clearly enough to be deciphered.

mahdoton mitata

Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.

mahdoton perustella

(figurative) Not capable of being justified or excused.

mahdoton puolustaa

Not defensible; not capable of being defended.

mahdoton puolustella

(figurative) Not capable of being justified or excused.

mahdottoman

To the point of impossibility.

mahdottomasti

Not possibly; in an impossible manner.

mahjong

A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.

mahla

(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

mahlainen

Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.

maho

(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.

mahonginpunainen

A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. [from 19th c.]

mahonginruskea

A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. [from 19th c.]

mahonki

A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. [from 19th c.]

mahtaileva

Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

mahtailla

To speak or protest loudly.

mahtailu

Pompous, officious talk.

mahtava

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]

mahtavaa

(colloquial) Very good, excellent, typically used sarcastically to indicate a state of misery, resentment or great frustration.

mahtavasti

In a formidable manner.

mahti

(countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.

mahtimies

(historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm). [from 14th c.]

mahtipontinen

(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous

mahtipontisuus

Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.

mahtitekijä

(metonymically) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.

mahtua nukkumaan

(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

maidolla

(of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.

maidoneritys

The secretion of milk#Noun from the mammary gland of a female mammal.

mäihä

Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.

maihinnousuportti

A passage through the side of a ship or an opening in the railing through which the ship may be boarded; (, also, in, later use) a jet bridge.

Maija

A en given name of modern usage.

maijamyöhäinen

One who arrived late.

maila

Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.

mailanen

Any of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.

mailapoika

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

mailitolppa

(automotive, road transport) A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.

maina

One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.

mainari

A person who works in a mine.

Maine

A state of the United States; probably named for the province in France. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland.

maineikas

famous or widely praised

maineikkuus

Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.

mainen

Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.

mainesana

A term used to characterize a person or thing.

maineteko

(obsolete) A masterly operation; a feat.

maininki

A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast.

maininta

A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.

mainio

(Ireland, Northern England, colloquial, otherwise, _, dated) Fine; lovely.

mainita

To mention.

mainonta

(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

mainos

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

mainosala

The industry or profession made up of such communications.

mainosbanneri

(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

mainosdokumentti

A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.

mainosjuliste

An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.

mainoskangas

Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.

mainoslahja

(Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]

mainoslehtinen

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.

mainosliite

A promotional or instructive leaflet inserted into a magazine, newspaper, tape or disk package, etc.

mainosnäyttö

(internet) A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.

mainospalkki

(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

mainossävel

(broadcasting, advertising, music) A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.

mainostaa

(transitive) To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.

mainostaminen

The industry or profession made up of such communications.

mainostapahtuma

(marketing) An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.

mainosteksti

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

mainostus

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

mairitteleva

Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.

maisema

An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort.

maisemoida

To create or maintain a landscape.

maisemointi

The act of improving a landscape.

mäiskäistä

(transitive) To hit extremely hard.

maiskausäänne

(phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.

maiskautus

A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse.

mäiskäyttää

To slap or hit someone.

maiskuttaa

To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.

maissa

About or around that date or time.

maissi

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

maissihiutaleet

A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize.

maissipelto

A field of corn (maize).

maistaa

(transitive) To sample the flavor of something orally.

maistaa etukäteen

(transitive) To taste beforehand.

maistaminen

An act of tasting or sampling.

maistella

To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.

maistelu

An act of tasting or sampling.

maisteri

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

maisterin tutkinto

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

maisterintutkinto

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

maistiainen

(cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.

maistua

(intransitive, polite, formal, chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in.