Finnish–English dictionary

paluupallo

(sports) The strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player or the crossbar or goalpost.

paluupuhelu

(telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network.

paluuvirtaus

A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

palvelija

A servant or valet.

palvelijatar

A woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.

palvelin

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

palvelinkone

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

palvelinohjelma

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

palvella

(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.

palvelu

(cartography) A unit pertaining to the infrastructure of a community, such as a public toilet, a postbox, a library, etc.

palvelunumero

A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.

palveluprosessi

(computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

palveluraha

A gratuity.

palvelus

A gift freely given or act freely made as a token of respect or to curry favor.

palvelussuhde

(obsolete) A service relationship.

palvelustodistus

A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.

palvelustyttö

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

palvelusvuoro

The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.

palvoa

To worship.

palvoja

An ardent enthusiast or admirer.

palvonta

worship, glorification, adoration.

palvontamenot

The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.

pälyillä

To look briefly at (something).

pam

A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.

pamahdella

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

pamahdus

(onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.

pamahtaa

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

pamaus

A sudden percussive noise.

pamauttaa

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

pamautus

A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.

pamfletiksi

A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.

pamfletti

A small or thin book.

pamppu

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

pamputtaa

(transitive) To strike with a baton.

Pan

(Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.

pan-

Encompassing, including all, or involving all.

panacea

(obsolete) The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.

Panama

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

panda

A rare, black and white mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the ursid (bear) family.

pandakarhu

A rare, black and white mammal, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, in the ursid (bear) family.

pandeeminen

(epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.

pandemia

(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.

pandiitti

A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]

Pandora

(Greek mythology) The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.

Pandžab

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

pandžabi

(uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.

paneeli

(plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.

paneelikeskustelu

A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.

panenteismi

(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe.

paneroida

(transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.

panetella

(informal, transitive) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.

panettaa

(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire.

panetteleva

(of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.

panettelija

(informal, derogatory) A person who knocks (denigrates) something.

panettelu

An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]

paneutua

(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

panga

(East Africa, South Africa) A large broad-bladed knife.

pangasius

Any of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially an iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus, now reclassified as Pangasianodon hypophthalmus.

paniikki

A state of wild activity or panic.

panija

A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.

panikoida

To cause (someone) to feel panic; also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily.

panimo

A building where beer is produced.

panimoyhtiö

A company that brews beer.

panini

a sandwich

pankki

(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.

pankkiala

The occupation of managing or working in a bank.

pankkiautomaatti

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

pankkiholvi

An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.

pankkiiri

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

pankkisiirto

(in Europe, etc.) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.

pankkitoiminta

The business of managing a bank.

pankkivirkailija

(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

panna

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

panna ahtaalle

(transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.

panna alulle

(transitive) To begin; to start.

panna ehdoksi

(transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.

panna hakasulkeisiin

To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.

panna hakasulkuihin

To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.

panna häpeäpaaluun

(transitive) To put in a pillory.

panna hyllyyn

To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf.

panna kaikki peliin

(poker) To make an all-in bet.

panna karanteeniin

(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

panna käsirautoihin

(transitive) To apply handcuffs to someone.

panna kaulaan

To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.

panna kaulain

To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.

panna käymään

To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.

panna kentälle

(transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.

panna kiertoon

(transitive) To pass off as genuine or worthy.

panna kiven sisään

(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.

panna koriin

(transitive) To put into a hamper.

panna kuppiin

(transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

panna länget

To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.

panna liekaan

(transitive) To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.

panna liikekannalle

(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.

panna liikkeelle

(transitive) To make something mobile.

panna maahan

(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

panna merkille

(transitive, ) To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on.

panna mustalle listalle

(transitive) To place on a blacklist; to mark a person or entity as one to be shunned or banned.

panna nojalleen

(transitive) To cause to lean back; to bend back.

panna olutta

(intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.

panna orrelle

(transitive) To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

panna paikoilleen

(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.

panna paljaalla

(ambitransitive, slang, sex) To have sex (with someone) without using a condom.

panna päreiksi

(transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.

panna pasmat sekaisin

(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

panna pöydälle

(non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. [from 17th c.]

panna puoliksi

(idiomatic) To divide equally between two parties.

panna pussiin

(transitive) To put into a bag.

panna pystyyn

(transitive, idiom) To house; to shelter; to take in.

panna rautoihin

(transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.

panna reikään

(transitive) To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball.

panna säppiin

To close or lock as if with a latch.

panna sekaisin

(transitive) To throw into disorder; to break the array of.

panna sulkeisiin

To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.

panna sulkuihin

To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets.

panna taistelemaan

(transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.

panna talteen

To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.

panna täytäntöön

(transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.

panna täytteeksi

(transitive) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.

panna tilille

(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

panna toimeen

(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). [from 16th c.]

panna tukkoon

(transitive) To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.

panna tuppeen

(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

panna umpeen

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

panna vaihtoon

(transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.

panna vauhtia

(transitive) To thrill or excite, especially with rock music.

panna vauhtia (johonkin)

(transitive) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.

pannaan julistettu

(ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment. [from 1520s]

pannahinen

(minced oath) Shit!

pänniä

(colloquial) To annoy; vex.

pannoittaa

(transitive) To place a collar on, to fit with one.

pannu

(US, Canada) A device that provides heat for a building.

pannukakku

A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake.

pannulappu

An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils

pannullinen

The quantity held by a kettle.

pannun kahva

The handle of a pan.

pannunalunen

A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.

pano

(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.

panomies

A thing or person which bangs, in any sense.

panoraama

(film) Filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 aspect ratio.

panoraamakuva

A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene.

panoroida

(intransitive) (of a camera) To turn horizontally.

panos

A price or cost, as in up the ante.

panostaa

(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.

panostaja

(obsolete) A person who primes explosives.

panostaminen

Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

panostus

(by extension) A measured amount of explosive.

panssari

The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.

panssariajoneuvo

(countable) A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

panssarijoukot

(military, uncountable) A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.