Finnish–English dictionary

asettaa vierekkäin

(transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

asettaa virkaan

To initiate or usher in (something, as a (significant) course of action, development, organization, or period of time) with a formal ceremony or in a ceremonious manner; also (loosely) , to begin or commence (something); to start.

asettaja

(banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

asettaminen

The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

asettelija

One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.

asettelu

An arrangement or classification of things.

asetti

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

asettua

(also, figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.

asettua jonkun kannalle

(transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

asettua poikkiteloin

(obsolete) To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel.

asettua riviin

(transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

asetukset

(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

asetus

An edict or law.

asetyleeni

A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.

asevarasto

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

asevelvollinen

Drafted into a military service or similar.

asevelvollisuus

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

asfaltoida

(transitive) To pave with asphalt.

asfaltti

A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.

Asgård

(Norse mythology) The realm of the Æsir gods.

äsh

(onomatopoeia) Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.

asia

(figurative) Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic.

asiaan kuuluva

Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.

asiaan liittyvä

Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)

asiaankuulumaton

(idiomatic) Irrelevant, moot.

asiaankuuluva

Appropriate.

asiaankuuluvuus

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

asiakas

(computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.

asiakaskunta

The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.

asiakasohjelma

(computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.

asiakaspalautus

An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.

asiakaspalvelu

A department in a company, organization, or institution.

asiakaspiiri

The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.

asiakastuki

Provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.

asiakirja

A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject.

asiakirjakansi

A wrapper for loose papers.

asiakirjasalkku

A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.

asiakirjat

A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

asiakkaat

Customers collectively; clientele; business.

asiakkuus

(uncountable) One's dealings; patronage.

asiakohta

A matter for discussion in an agenda.

asialista

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

asiallinen

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.

asiallisesti

In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

asiamies

(law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.

asian vierestä

(idiomatic) Irrelevantly, off-topic.

asianajaja

Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]

asianajajan avustaja

(legal) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.

asianajo

The profession of an advocate.

asianhaara

(archaic) Evasive or indirect language; circumlocution.

asianmukainen

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

asianmukainen huolellisuus

Appropriate, required, reasonable care or carefulness.

asianmukaisesti

In an adequate manner.

asianmukaistaa

(obsolete) To equalize; to make adequate.

asianmukaisuus

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

asianosainen

(legal) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.

asiantuntemus

Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.

asiantunteva

Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient

asiantuntija

One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient

asiapaperi

A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.

asiapitoinen

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

asiasana

(computing, information science) A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.

asiasanasto

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).

asiat

(uncountable, parliamentary procedure) Matters that come before a body for deliberation or action.

asiaton

Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.

asiayhteys

The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

asioida

(transitive) To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.

askaroida

(transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy.

askarreltu

(countable) Something constructed with whatever materials were available at the time.

askarruttaa

(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

askartelu

(countable) Something constructed with whatever materials were available at the time.

askeesi

(Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.

askeetti

One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

askeettinen

Of or relating to ascetics.

äskeinen

Having happened a short while ago.

askel

One of a series of things, such as steps in a project.

askel kerrallaan

Gradually and steadily.

askelääni

(countable) The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.

askeleen ääni

(countable) The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.

askelet

The sound made when someone or something is walking.

askelittain

Gradually and steadily.

askelittainen

Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

askelkyykky

An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.

askellaji

(horses) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.

askellus

(exercise) A workout movement wherein one leg stands on an elevated surface and lifts in the concentric part the rest of the body up onto it to target – depending on angle and starting distance of the other leg and weights applied by the arms – the femoral and gluteal muscles variously.

askelma

A step, as in a stair.

askelmitta

The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.

askelpari

The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. [from 14th c.]

askelten ääni

(countable) The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.

askelvirhe

(basketball) A violation committed by progressing while holding the ball instead of dribbling it.

äsken

Moments ago, only very recently.

askendentti

(astrology, also, figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.

asketismi

The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

äskettäin

Moments ago, only very recently.

äskettäinen

Having happened a short while ago.

aski

A paper packet containing a quantity of items.

asosiaalinen

Not social, not relating to society.

aspekti

Any specific feature, part, or element of something.

aspi

A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.

aspiraatio

(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.

aspiraatta

(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.

aspiriini

(uncountable, carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid

aspiroida

(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.

ässä

(card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.

ässävika

The act or a habit of lisping.

assemblaasi

(arts) A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.

assembly-kieli

(computing) Ellipsis of assembly language.

Asser

(biblical character) The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.

assi

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

assimilaatio

The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.

assimiloituminen

The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.

assistentti

(formal) Someone or (more commonly) something that assists, facilitates, or helps; an aid, an assistant, a helper. [from 16th c.]

assonanssi

(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.

assosiaatio

(uncountable) The act of associating.

assosiatiivinen

(algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a, b and c, (a * b) * c = a * (b * c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.

assosioida

(transitive) To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.

astaatti

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.

astalo

An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.

astatiini

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.

astavalittu

Used after a title to indicate that the person has been elected to hold the title, but has not yet officially taken it.

aste

(algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial. [from 18th c.]

asteikko

A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).

asteittaa

(transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.

asteittain

In gradual steps; bit by bit.

asteittainen

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

asteittaisuus

The condition of being gradual.

astella

(intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.

astella edestakaisin

To walk back and forth in a small distance.

astella ylväästi

(transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

asteri

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

asteriski

(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.

asterismi

(constellation) An unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).

Asterix

A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix.

asteroidi

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

asti

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

astia

A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.

astiakaappi

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

astiallinen

A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

astianpesijä

A machine for washing dishes.

astianpesukone

A machine for washing dishes.

astiasto

A set of dishes or utensils.

astiat

crockery used for serving or cooking food

astin

A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.

astinlauta

A narrow board serving as a step beneath the doors of some cars.

astma

(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.

astmaatikko

A person who suffers from asthma.

astmaattinen

Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".

astro-

celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy

astrofysiikka

The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.

astrofyysikko

One who studies astrophysics.