Finnish–English dictionary

murha

(legal, chiefly, US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.

murhaaja

(countable) A person who kills another.

murhaava

(uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.

murhaavan tarkka

Very accurate (of aiming with a bow, firearm, etc.).

murhanhimoinen

Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

murhata

(transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.

murhattu

(countable, US, police jargon) A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.

murhayritys

An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. [1580]

murhe

Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]

murheellinen

(idiomatic) Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.

murheellisesti

In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.

murheen murtama

(idiomatic) Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.

murheissaan

(idiomatic) Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.

murhenäytelmä

A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

murina

A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.

murisija

Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.

murista

(intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.

murjaani

(archaic, heraldry, now, offensive) A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.

murjaisu

A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

murjoa

(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.

murjottaa

(intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.

murjottava

(US) Angry and obstinate; sulky.

murjotus

A fit of sulking or sullenness.

murkina

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

murmelinpäivä

An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow.

muro

(baking, of pastries, ;, metallurgy) Brittle, crumbly. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening, hot short, cold-short.)

murokakku

A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.

murotaikina

(uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

murre

(sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.

murresana

(linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.

murrettu

Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

murrey

(tincture) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules (red) and purpure (purple).

murros

A means of defense formed by felled trees, or sometimes by bent trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy, and more recently fortified with barbed wire. [Mid 19th century.]

murrosikä

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

murrosikäinen

At or just after the age of puberty.

murska

(informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

murska-

(by extension) Emphatic, noteworthy.

murska-arvostelu

Strong adverse criticism.

murskaaja

Something that breaks (something else).

murskaaminen

The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.

murskaantua

(transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.

murskaantuminen

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

murskaava

That crushes; overwhelming.

murskain

Something that breaks (something else).

murskaksi

(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

murskata

(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.

murskata kallo

(transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

murskatappio

(informal) A great loss or defeat.

murskattu

Broken up into a pulpy state.

murskaus

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

murskautua

(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.

murskavoitto

An overwhelming victory.

murske

(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

mursu

A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.

murtaa

(transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

murtaa (tahto)

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

murtaa saarto

(transitive) To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the siege on. [from 16th c.]

murtaja

(computing) One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.

murtaminen

An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.

murtautua

(transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.

murteellinen

Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

murteellinen ilmaus

(linguistics) A word or locution characteristic of a region or district.

murto

(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries.

murto-osa

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

murtoluku

(arithmetic) A fraction in the form of one integer divided by another, non-zero, integer.

murtovesi

(hydrology) Water whose salinity falls between that of fresh water and that of seawater.

murtovesialue

A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.

murtua

(intransitive, of a whale or other sea creature) To leap out of the water.

murtuma

A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.

murtumaton

(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.

murtuminen

An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.

murtunut

Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

muru

A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

murukuorrute-hedelmäkakku

(countable, Canada, US, baking) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.

murunen

A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

murustaa

(transitive) To break into crumbs.

museo

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

museoesine

A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.

musertaa

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

musertava

Intimidatingly impressive; awe-inspiring, overwhelming.

musertua

(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.

musiikillinen

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

musiikillisesti

In a musical manner.

musiikki

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

musiikkianalyysi

(uncountable, music) The analytical study of melodies, harmonies, sequences, repetitions, variations, quotations, juxtapositions, and surprises.

musiikkimoduuli

(music, computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (also called mod or music module).

musikaali

A stage performance, show or film that involves singing, dancing and musical numbers performed by the cast as well as acting.

musikaalinen

Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.

musikaalisesti

In a musical manner.

musikaalisuus

The condition of being musical.

Muskat

The capital city of Oman.

muskeli

(uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.

muskelimies

(informal) An attractive man, especially one who is muscular.

musketti

A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.

muskotti

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.

muskottikukka

A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.

muskottipähkinä

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.

muskottipuu

An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.

muskoviitti

(mineral) A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2; used as an electrical insulator etc.

musliini

(uncountable) A type of thin linen or cotton.

musliinivaate

(in the plural) Pieces of this fabric, especially as used for the sleeves of a bishop.

muslimi

A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

muslimi-

Being or relating to a believer of Islam.

mussukka

(obsolete) A term of endearment.

musta

Bad; evil; ill-omened.

musta hevonen

A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.

musta lista

(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked.

musta pallo

(countable, billiards, snooker, pool) The black ball.

musta pantteri

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.

musta pekka

(hence, _, in, _, the, _, US) Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing.

musta vaate

(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.

musta väriaine

(countable, and, uncountable) A black dye or pigment.

mustaantua

(intransitive, ergative) To become black.

Mustafa

A en given name used by Muslims.

mustaheisi

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

mustaherukka

(chiefly, UK) Blackcurrant as syrup or crème de cassis used for cocktails.

mustaihoinen

(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

mustalainen

(colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.

mustaleski

Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).

mustamaalata

To defame or sully.

mustamaalaus

(idiomatic) A malicious discourse designed to damage the reputation of someone.

mustanaan

(Ireland, informal) Overcrowded.

Mustaparta

The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.

mustapörssi

The illegal trade or exchange of goods, often drugs.

mustarastas

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

mustaselja

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

mustasukkainen

(figuratively) Jealous; envious.

mustasukkaisesti

In a jealous manner.

mustasukkaisuus

(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.

mustata

(transitive, causative) To make dirty.

mustavalkoinen

Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.

mustavariksen poikanen

A young rook.

mustavaris

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

muste

Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.

mustekala

An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.

mustekasetti

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

mustekynä

A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.

mustelma

(colloquial, of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched.

mustelmaisuus

(uncountable) The state or quality of being livid.

musteta

(intransitive, ergative) To become black.

Musti

A stereotypical en given name.

mustikansininen

Of a dark blue colour.

mustikka

Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.

mustikkapensas

(countable, and, uncountable) A dark blue colour.

mustuainen

(countable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.

mustuus

The state or quality of being black in colour.

muta

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

mutaatio

(genetics) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.

mutageeni

Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.

mutainen

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.