Finnish–English dictionary

öljy

(by extension) Any oily or fatty matter.

öljyinen

Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

öljyläikkä

A soiled spot on clothing, a tablecloth, etc., where some oil was absorbed; a similar spot on a driveway, puddle, etc., where some oil is lying.

öljylampun lasi

The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.

öljylautta

A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.

öljymäinen

Having a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.

öljynporaustorni

A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.

öljypesä

A receptacle for lamp oil in a lamp.

öljysäiliö

(automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.

öljysora

(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.

öljysumppu

(automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.

öljytä

(transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.

öljytikku

A dip stick.

olka

Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder

olkaa hyvä

(idiomatic) Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!

olkaimellinen

Having braces or similar supports.

olkaimet

A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.

olkaimeton

Without a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps.

olkakivi

(architectural element) An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped.

olkalaukku

A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.

olkaluu

(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.

olkapää

(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

olkareppu

A small, strong bag carried on the back or the shoulder, usually with only one strap, and originally made of canvas.

olkatappi

(informal) The most important person in a usually evil undertaking or organization, often a druglord.

olkavarsi

(informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.

olki

(countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.

olki-

Made of straw.

olkikaton tekijä

A person who installs thatch as a roofing material.

olkinen

Made of straw.

olkivuode

A straw bed.

olkoon

(mathematics) Used to assign a value to a symbol.

olla

(transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.

olla ... nukkumapaikkaa

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

olla ... suunta

(astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.

olla ...[[-vuotias]]

(with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.

olla (jollakin) alueella

To fill space.

olla (yhteensä)

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

olla + genitive + vertauskuva

(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.

olla + third active infinitive in inessive case

(rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]

olla äitinä

(transitive) To treat as a mother would be expected to treat her child; to nurture.

olla asiakas

To pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service.

olla asiakastuki

(transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.

olla asiakkaana

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

olla auringossa

(intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.

olla edellä

(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.

olla edelläkävijä

(transitive) To set a mark on (as a tree, usually by cutting off a piece of its bark).

olla edelleen olemassa

(intransitive) To continue to exist.

olla eduksi

(transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).

olla ehdokkaana

(intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.

olla elossa

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.

olla enemmän kuin

(transitive, stative) To be more in number than somebody or something.

olla epäoikeudenmukainen

(transitive) To do injustice to.

olla erittäin hyvä

(intransitive) To be much better than others.

olla esikuvana

To serve as a model for; to surpass.

olla esiliinana (jollekin)

To act as a chaperone.

olla että

(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

olla hämmentynyt

To be agitated and confused; to bustle.

olla hermostunut

To be agitated and confused; to bustle.

olla houkuttava

(transitive) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.

olla huippu

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

olla huonompi kuin

Without achieving a goal or requirement.

olla hyödyksi

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.

olla hyödyllinen

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.

olla hyväksyttävää

(intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable.

olla ihastunut

(intransitive, transitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.

olla ihmeissään

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

olla ihmisiksi

(intransitive) To act in a polite or proper way.

olla ilman

To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

olla innoissaan

(intransitive, figurative, of a person) To show high spirits.

olla jäljellä

(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.

olla jonkin mukainen

(intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.

olla jonkin päällä

Followed by on or upon: of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something, especially horizontally; to rest on or be supported by something.

olla jonkin rajoilla

(intransitive) To be or come very close; to border; to approach.

olla jonkun kanssa

(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.

olla jonkun kohokohta

(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.

olla jonkun seuralaisena

(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.

olla jonkun tekemä

(transitive) To attribute (a book, painting, or any other work of art or literature) to a writer or creator.

olla jossakin suunnassa

(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. [1400]

olla jotain mieltä

(intransitive) To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant.

olla joutokäynnillä

(intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.

olla kahden vaiheilla

To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.

olla kaksoisroolissa

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

olla kallellaan

(copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.

olla kanijahdissa

(intransitive) To hunt rabbits.

olla kapteeni

(intransitive) To act as captain

olla katteeton

(transitive, electronics, computing) To turn power to (a device) off and back on; to reset; to reboot.

olla käynnissä

(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.

olla kelvollinen

(ergative) To have its validity successfully proven.

olla kenossa

To have, or lie in, an oblique or slanted position.

olla kiero

(intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

olla kihloissa

(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

olla kiimassa

(intransitive) To be in the annual rut or mating season.

olla kirjeenvaihdossa

(intransitive, constructed with with) To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.

olla kokonaan päällekkäin

To occupy exactly the same space.

olla korkealla

(intransitive) To stay in an elevated position.

olla korkeimmillaan

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

olla kotoisin

To be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residence.

olla koukussa

(usually, in passive) To make addicted; to captivate.

olla kulma

(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.

olla kulmassa

(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.

olla kumarassa

(transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.

olla kunnolla

(intransitive) To act in a polite or proper way.

olla kuuma

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

olla kuunteluoppilaana

To attend an academic class without the opportunity to receive academic credit.

olla kylmä

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

olla kyse

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]

olla kysymys

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]

olla kyydissä

(ambitransitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. [from 9th c., transitive usage from 19th c.]

olla lapsenlikkana

(ambitransitive) To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

olla lapsenvahtina

(ambitransitive) To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

olla läsnä

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]

olla lätkässä

(intransitive, transitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.

olla laulettavissa

(ergative) To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.

olla liekeissä

To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.

olla liian voimakas

(transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

olla liikkeellä

(obsolete) To be in motion; to act; to move.

olla listautunut

(finance, intransitive, copulative) To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.

olla lumisotasilla

(intransitive) To play at throwing snowballs.

olla lyöjänä

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

olla mahdollisuus

(intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.

olla menoa

(acting, drama, RPG) Acting in character.

olla merkitystä

To have influence.

olla merkkinä

(transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

olla mieliksi

(intransitive) To exhibit affection or attempt to please.

olla mielipiteenä

(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

olla mitäänsanomaton

To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.

olla monopoli

(transitive) To have a monopoly on something.

olla myöhässä

(colloquial) To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected.

olla myrskyinen

Of the weather: to be violent, with strong winds and usually lightning and thunder, and/or hail, rain, or snow.

olla ojennuksessa

(intransitive) To be in proper alignment; to align or correspond exactly.

olla olemassa

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.

olla olevinaan

(transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.

olla osallisena

(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

olla osasyyllinen

(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]

olla osittain päällekkäin

To extend over and partly cover something.

olla pahanilmanlintu

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

olla pahoillaan

(transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.

olla paikallaan

(nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).

olla pakkasta

(intransitive) To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.

olla pakko

Must; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.

olla pankin asiakas

(intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.

olla parempi

(transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

olla peräisin

To be caused or derived; to originate.

olla pettynyt

(transitive) To make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.

olla pihkassa

(intransitive, transitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.

olla pilvistä

(intransitive, obsolete) To be or become cloudy.

olla pitkulainen

(botany) Of a plant part: to grow long; also, to have a long and slender or tapering form.

olla poissa

(intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.]

olla poissa tolaltaan

Not in the proper arrangement or situation.

olla pullollaan

To be copiously supplied. [with in or with ‘something’]