Finnish–English dictionary

nuuka

Of something which is consumed (such as money, goods, etc.): Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste.

nuukahtaa

(intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

nuukailla

(intransitive) To be sparing or mean.

nuukuus

The quality of being frugal; prudent economy.

nuupahtaa

(intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

nuupi

(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

nuuska

A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

nuuskata

(intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

nuuskia

(transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

nuuskija

A person who snoops on others; a detective.

nuuskiminen

The act of snooping.

nuuskinta

An act of snuffling; sniffing loudly.

Nuutti

(historical) A en given name used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

nuutua

(intransitive) To fatigue; to lose strength; to flag.

nuutuminen

The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

nyansoida

(transitive) To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.

nyanssi

Subtlety or fine detail.

nyhtää

(transitive) To take large amounts of money from.

nyhverö

(sometimes, derogatory, colloquial) A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.

nykäistä

(transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out

nykäisy

(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

nykäys

A sudden pull.

nykiä

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

Nyks

(Greek mythology) The primordial goddess of night.

nyky-

Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).

nykyään

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

nykyaika

The current moment or period of time.

nykyaikainen

Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).

nykyaikainen viisiottelu

An athletics event where athletes compete in épée fencing, shooting, freestyle swimming, show jumping and cross country.

nykyaikaistaa

(transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.

nykyaikaistua

(intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways

nykyaikaisuus

(history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography.

nykyaikana

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

nykyhetki

The present situation.

nykyihmisten

(anthropology) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Homo sapiens (modern human beings).

nykyinen

(now, rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current. [from 18th c.]

nykyinen tilanne

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

nykyisin

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

nykyisyys

The current moment or period of time.

nylkeä

To strip the skin off; to skin.

nylkeminen

The act of removing the skin, as for example from animals killed for meat#Noun, hides, and furs.

nylkijä

Someone who skins animals.

nylkyttää

(transitive) To bend something into a hump.

nymfetti

A sexually attractive girl or young woman. [from 20th c.]

nymfi

A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

nymfo

(derogatory, informal) A nymphomaniac.

nymfomaani

A woman with an excessive libido.

nymfomaaninen

(of a woman) Having an excessive libido.

nymfomania

Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.

nynny

(informal) A silly or foolish person.

nyökätä

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

nyökäyttää

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

nyökkäys

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

nyökkiä

(ambitransitive, aviation, or, nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.

nyökyttää

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

nyöri

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

nyplätä

(transitive) To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.

nyppiä

(intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.

nyppiä loisia

(archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.

nyppylä

(countable) Anything that protrudes.

nyreä

Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

nyrjähdys

The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

nyrjähtää

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

nyrjäyttää

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

nyrkinisku

A blow with the fist.

nyrkkeilijä

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

nyrkkeillä

To strike with the fist.

nyrkkeillä paljain käsin

To fight using bare fists.

nyrkkeily

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

nyrkkeilyottelu

(boxing) A boxing match.

nyrkki

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.

nyrkkitappelu

A fight using bare fists.

nyrpeä

Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.

nyrpistää nenäänsä

To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at.

nyrpistelevä

Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger. (of a person)

nyrpistellä

To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at.

nyrpistys

One's facial expression when pouting.

nysty

A protuberance on a level surface.

nystyrä

Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.

nystyräinen

Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.

nysväke

(chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.

nysverö

(informal) A silly or foolish person.

nyt

An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.

nyt, kun

(often, with that) Since, because, in light of the fact.

nytkähdys

A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.

nytkähtää

(intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement.

nytkäyttää

(transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.

nytkiä

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

nyy

The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.

nyyhkäys

A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

nyyhke

The act of snivelling.

nyyhkiä

(chiefly, derogatory) To cry or weep freely and noisily; to sob.

nyyhkivä

That or who sobs.

nyyhkyttävä

That or who sobs.

nyyhkytys

The act of snivelling.

nyymi

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nyyppä

(Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.

nyysiä

(transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) To arrest.

nyysitty

(slang) Stolen. [from the 20th c.]

nyytti

(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.

O

(often, capitalized) The end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.

o.s.

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

oas

(zootomy, botany, mycology) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leaf.

Ob

A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers.

Obama

An African surname from Luo.

obduktio

A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

obeesi

Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their conventionally ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

obeliski

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]

objekti

A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.

objektiivi

(grammar) The objective case.

objektiivinen

Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.

objektiivisuus

The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.

oblaatti

(Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.

oblasti

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

obligaatti

Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.

oboe

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

observatorio

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

observoida

(transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).

obsidiaani

(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

obskuuri

Not well-known.

obstetriikka

(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy.

ödeema

(medicine) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

Odin

(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.

odontologia

The study of the structure and development of teeth

odotella

(intransitive) To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.

odotettava

Able to be expected or considered due or required (of someone), reasonable to expect (someone to do, have, etc).

odotettavissa

Scheduled; expected.

odotettu

expected to arrive; scheduled

odottaa

(intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]

odottaa hetki

(proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone; .

odottaa pelolla

To anticipate with fear.

odottaja

Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.

odottamaton

Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

odottaminen

The act of staying or remaining in expectation.

odottava

(biology) gravid.

odotus

Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

odotusarvo

The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.

odotusarvoinen esiintyvyys

(mathematics) The expected frequency of a state.

odotushuone

(British) The living room or sitting room of a house.

odotussali

A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.

Odysseia

An epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.

Odysseus

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

offensiivi

(countable, military) An attack.

offline

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

oh-hoh

An expression of surprise.

ohari

(slang, dated) The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.

ohdake

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

oheinen

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

oheisilmiö

(chiefly, in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance.

oheismateriaali

(marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).