Finnish–English dictionary

olla putkimiehenä

(intransitive) To work as a plumber.

olla rähmällään

(intransitive) To be prone on the ground.

olla raivoissaan

(intransitive, or, reporting verb, figuratively) To express or feel great anger.

olla rajanaapuri

Having a common boundary or border

olla rasituksena

To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.

olla raukeana

(figurative) To make (someone or something) dull or inactive, as if from sleepiness.

olla riippuvainen

(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of like independent does) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition

olla ristiretkellä

(intransitive) To make a grand concerted effort toward some purportedly worthy cause.

olla runsaasti

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

olla ruorissa

(nautical) To control the helm (noun sense 1) of (a marine vessel); to be in charge of steering (a vessel).

olla samansuuntainen

Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.

olla sekaisin

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

olla seurana

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

olla seurauksena

(obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th–17th c.]

olla sijaisena

(transitive) To work in place of (someone).

olla sofistinen

To make (something) more sophisticated; to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.]

olla soitimella

(biology, intransitive) To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.

olla suhteessa

To engage in a romantic or sexual relationship while being married. (This entry is a translation hub.)

olla sukua

(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

olla suorassa kulmassa ... nähden

(astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.

olla syvältä

(intransitive, stative, slang, sometimes, _, considered, _) To be very undesirable.

olla tapana

To live behaving in a certain way, doing something regularly (followed by specification).

olla tärkeämpi

(transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

olla täynnä

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

olla täynnä vettä

(intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.

olla täysin päällekkäin

To occupy exactly the same space.

olla tekeillä

(intransitive, of an unwelcome event) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.

olla tekemättä

(intransitive) To fail to perform.

olla tekemisissä

Relations with others.

olla tekemisissä (+ genitive +) kanssa

To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.

olla tekevinään

(transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.

olla tiellä

(transitive) To hinder or thwart.

olla töissä

(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

olla tottelematon

(intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey.

olla tulvillaan

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

olla tyytyväinen

(ambitransitive) To be enough (for)

olla uhattuna

(transitive, chess) To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.

olla ulkovuorossa

(intransitive, baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.

olla unelias

Often followed by away or off: to be drowsy or sleepy; to be half-asleep.

olla vaarassa

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

olla vahdissa

To guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect.

olla väkivaltainen

(ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.

olla validi

(ergative) To have its validity successfully proven.

olla välittämättä

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

olla välttämätöntä

(intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.

olla varaa

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

olla varma

(transitive) To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

olla varovainen

(idiomatic) To act in the least risky manner in a situation in which one is uncertain about the consequences.

olla vartiossa

(intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.

olla varuillaan

(ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.

olla vastaan

To be unfavourable to someone.

olla vastaava

(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.

olla vastenmielinen

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

olla velkaa

(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.

olla veloissa

(intransitive) To have debt; to be in debt.

olla viimeinen niitti

To make certain; to finalize. [from 1716]

olla vinossa

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

olla voimassa

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

olla vuorovaikutuksessa

(intransitive) To act upon each other.

olla yhtä aikaa olemassa

(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.

olla yhtä hyvä

(transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.

olla yhtä suuri (kuin)

(mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

olla yhtä suuri kuin

(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 yhteensä

(transitive) To amount in the aggregate to.

olla yhteensopiva

(transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).

olla yhteistä

To have or use in common.

olla yhteistoiminnassa

To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.

olla yhteistyössä

To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country.

olla yhteydessä

(intransitive) To be connected by means of an opening or channel [with with ‘another room, vessel etc.’]. [from 16th c.]

olla yksimielisiä

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

olla ylempiarvoinen

(transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

olla ylempiarvoinen kuin

Higher in rank, power, or position. [first attested around 1150–1350]

olla ylittänyt

More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.

olla ylivoima ... vastaan

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

olla ylivoimainen

To enjoy a commanding position in some field

olla ymmällään

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

ollut ja mennyt

(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.

olo

The health status of a medical patient.

olohuone

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

olomuotoalue

(physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.

olosuhteet

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.

olot

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.

oluenpanija

Someone who brews, or whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

oluenpano

The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.

oluenvalmistus

The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.

olut

(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.

olutlaatu

(countable) A variety of the above beverages.

olutpanimo

A building where beer is produced.

oluttuoppi

(countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.

olympia-

(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

olympiadi

(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.

olympiakisat

An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. [from 19th c.]

olympialainen

An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States.

olympialaiset

(historical, Ancient Greece) A sporting festival held every four or five years on the Plain of Olympia in southern Greece, in honour of Zeus. [from 16th c.]

olympolainen

(not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

Olympos

The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

oma

Reflexive, regarding or to oneself.

oma harkinta

The freedom to make one's own judgements.

oma lehmä ojassa

An exceptionally strong interest in protecting or promoting something to one's own advantage.

oma maali

(American football) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or stepping out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points to the opposite team.

oma-aloitteinen

Voluntarily imposed upon oneself.

oma-aloitteisuus

The ability to act first or on one's own.

omaa sukua

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

omaehtoinen

Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.

omaelämäkerrallinen

Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

omaelämäkerta

(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

omahyväinen

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

omahyväinen hymy

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

omahyväisyys

(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.]

omainen

Close friend, spouse, or partner (for example on a hospital admission form), one of someone's close ones.

omaishoitaja

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.

omaisuuden luovutus

The whole body of liverymen, members of livery companies.

omaisuus

(usually, in the plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.

omaksua

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

omaksuminen

The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.

omakuva

The bust of an artist by the artist him/herself; a portrait of the painter who painted it.

omalaatuinen

Unlike most others; unusual.

omalaatuisuus

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.

omaleimainen

Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.

omaleimaisuus

(uncountable) The quality of being original or novel.

Oman

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.

omanarvontunto

Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

omankädenoikeuden käyttäjä

A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

omanto

(countable) A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.

omantunnon vastainen

Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

omapäinen

Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.

omaperäinen

Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.

omaperäismaa

(obsolete) An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

omaperäisyys

(uncountable) The quality of being original or novel.

omata

(transitive) To possess, own.

omatekoinen

Made by oneself.

omatekoinen pommi

(Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

omatekoinen veitsi

A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

omatunnon pisto

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

omatunto

(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.

omavaltainen

Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.

omavaltaisuus

An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.

omavastuu

(insurance) The portion of a potential damage that must be paid for by the holder of an insurance policy.

omeletti

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

omenalimonadi

(US, Canada) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice).

omenamassa

Such residue from apples used in the process of cidermaking; also, a mass of crushed apples before the juice is pressed out.

omenamehu

(US) Filtered and pasteurized juice of apples, as opposed to apple cider and hard cider.

omenaruusu

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

omia

(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.

omiaan

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

omikron

(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant.

ominainen

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

ominaispaino

(physics) A measure of the mass of matter contained by a unit volume.

ominaispiirre

A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

ominaisuudet

Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).