Finnish–English dictionary

nastoitettu

Having studs.

Natan

(biblical character) An Old Testament prophet who advised King David.

Natanael

An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.

nationalismi

Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).

nationalisti

An advocate of nationalism.

nationalistinen

Of or relating to nationalism.

natiseva

Tending to creak.

natisuttaa

(transitive) To produce a creaking sound with.

natku

A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.

NATO

Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization

natrium

(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination.

natriumkarbonaatti

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

natsa

(US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

natsi

(historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). [1930]

natsismi

The ideology of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP), being a form of fascism characterised by Adolf Hitler's cult of personality, hate propaganda, white supremacy, extreme bigotry (especially antisemitism and racism), eugenics, mass violence, genocide, ethnonationalist territorial expansion (Lebensraum) and state capitalism.

nätti

Cunning; clever, skilful. [from 9th c.]

natu

(slang, sport, particularly, bodybuilding) Natural, as opposed to steroid enhanced.

naturalismi

A state of nature; conformity to nature.

naturalisoida

(transitive) To grant citizenship to someone not born a citizen.

naturalisti

(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.]

naturalistinen

Of or relating to philosophical or methodological naturalism.

naturismi

The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons.

naturisti

One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns.

naturistinen

(usually attributive) Relating to, or reserved for, nudists and nudism.

nau'unta

(countable) The cry of a cat.

naudanlihapihvi

(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).

naudanlihapitoinen

Containing beef.

nauha

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

nauha-asema

(computing) A data storage system, mainly used to produce backups, in which large quantities of data are transferred to a continuously moving tape; a tape drive.

nauhanorsukala

An electric fish of species Gymnarchus niloticus (frankfish, freshwater rat-tail, African knifefish), found in swamps, lakes and rivers in Africa.

nauhoite

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

nauhoittaa

(transitive) To put strings on (something).

nauhoitus

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

nauhuri

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

naukku

(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.

naukua

(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.

naukuminen

(countable) The cry of a cat.

naukuna

(countable) The cry of a cat.

naula

The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

naulakko

(US) A piece of furniture used to store hats and clothing, consisting of a pole with pegs on a moderately broad base; a hatstand.

naulan kantaan

(fencing) An acknowledgement of a hit.

naulita

(transitive, figurative) To command the attention of. [from c. 1600]

naur

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

nauraa

(idiomatic, transitive) To cause to laugh heartily.

nauraa hysteerisesti

(slang, African American Vernacular) To laugh uncontrollably.

nauraa ivaten

(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.

nauraa pilkaten

(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.

nauraja

Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo.

naurattaa

(transitive) To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.

naurattava

(now, rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

naurettava

(archaic) Grotesque, bizarre

naurettavasti

In a frivolous manner

naurettavuus

(uncountable) The characteristic of being ridiculous.

nauris

The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

nauru

the language of Nauru

naurukohtaus

(with the) An attack of uncontrolled giggling.

naurunaihe

(US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

naurunalaisuus

(countable) The result of being ridiculous.

naurunpuuska

An outburst, especially of laughter.

nauta

(not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle.

nautaeläin

An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat, and sheep).

nautakarja

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

nautamainen

(not comparable) Of, relating to, or characteristic of cattle.

nautinnollinen

Sweet and pleasant; delicious.

nautinto

great pleasure; delight.

nautintoaine

(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.

nautiskelija

A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.

nautiskella

(transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]

nauttia

(figurative, often, followed by on) To profit from something; to take advantage of an opportunity in order to profit, especially financially; to capitalize on.

nauttinen

Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.

navajo

A member of the Navajo people, currently the largest Native American tribe in North America.

Navarra

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain.

näveri

A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.

nävertää

To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).

navetta

(chiefly, British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in.

navigoida

To steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.

navigoija

A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.

navigointi

(uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship.

näykätä

(intransitive) To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.

näykkäistä

To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.

näykkäisy

An act of taking a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, especially with the front teeth; the bite or bites so taken.

näykkiä

Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.

näyte

(UK, engineering) A bog-standard (representative) specimen taken from the center of production.

näytellä

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

näytelmä

A show or spectacle.

näytelmäkirjailija

(rare, theater) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.

näytelmäroolipeli

(countable) A live action roleplaying game.

näytelmätiede

(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

näytepala

A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.

näytepullo

A glass or plastic vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.

näytös

A show or spectacle.

näyttää

(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.

näyttää merkkiä

(cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.

näyttää persettä

(transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

näyttää samanlainen

(transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.

näyttää todeksi

(transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.

näyttää toteen

(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.

näyttää virhe

(computing) To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.

näyttäjä

One who shows.

näyttämö

The location of an event that attracts attention.

näyttämömies

A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.

näyttävä

(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.

näyttävyys

Glitz, glamor/glamour, showiness, or pizazz.

näyttäytyä

(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

näyttäytyminen

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

näytteenotto

The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.

näytteistää

(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.

näytteistys

(signal processing) The measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form.

näytteleminen

(uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.

näyttelijä

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

näyttelijämäinen

Of or relating to actors or acting.

näyttelijätär

(now, _, rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]

näyttely

An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.

näyttelyesine

A public showing; an exhibition.

näyttelykappale

Something made specifically to be displayed.

näyttö

An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

näyttölaite

(engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.

näyttöpääte

(computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.

ne

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

ne, joilla on

The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots.

Nebukadnessar

A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.

nebula

(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

neekeri

(dated, now, offensive) Relating to a black ethnicity.

nefriitti

(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

nega

(photography) An image in which dark areas represent light ones, and the converse. [from 19th c.]

negatiivi

(physics) Of electrical charge of an electron and related particles [from the 18th c.]

negatiivinen

Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. [from 18th c.]

negatiivinen luku

(mathematics) A negative quantity.

negatiivinen suure

(mathematics) A negative quantity.

negatiivisesti

In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.

negatiivisuus

The characteristic of being pessimistic or contrarian.

negatoida

To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.

neidonkenkä

A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa

neidonkorento

A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

neilikanpunainen

A rosy pink colour

neilikka

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

neiteillä

(gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.

neiti

(often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman.

neito

A young woman (of noble birth).

neitonen

(US, Philippines, dated, informal) A young woman who attends college.

neitseellinen

in its original state

neitseellisyys

The state or characteristic of being a virgin.

neitsyt

A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

Neitsyt Marian taivaaseen ottamisen päivä

A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.

neitsyys

(slang) Virginity, especially female virginity as embodied by a hymen.

nekku

A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.

nekrologi

A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.

nekromantia

Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

nekromantikko

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

nekroosi

(pathology) The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.