Finnish–English dictionary

pölkkypää

(colloquial) A stupid person.

polku

A path that something or someone moves along.

polkuantura

A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the underside of the toes of animals.

polkumylly

(historical) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.

polkumyynti

(economics, trading) Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.

polkupyörä

Clipping of bicycle.

polkupyöräilijä

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling.

polkupyöräillä

To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.

polkupyöräily

(uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

polla

(slang) The head or brain.

pollari

(nautical) A bollard.

pölläyttäjä

Someone or something that puffs.

polle

Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.

pölliä

(transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.

pöllö

(slang) Mad, crazy, silly.

pöllölintu

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

pöllyttää

To cover or scatter (a place or thing) with, or as if with, snow.

poloinen

(archaic) A pitiable or foolish person.

polonium

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

polte

A sensation resembling such an injury.

poltergeist

(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

poltettu

(of a colour) Being darker than standard, especially browner.

poltin

Someone or something that burns.

poltinkarva

The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.

polttaa

(transitive, rare) To set in a blaze; burn.

polttaa itsensä auringossa

(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

polttaa poroksi

(transitive) To reduce to cinders.

polttaa tahallaan

(informal, originally, US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).

polttaa tuhkaksi

(transitive) To burn something to ashes.

polttaa uhrina

(religion, also, figuratively) To sacrifice (chiefly an animal) to be completely burned.

polttaja

Someone or something that burns.

polttaminen

The act of burning something with fire.

polttava

Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

polttiaiseläin

(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]

poltto

The act of burning something with fire.

polttoaine

In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.

polttoainesäiliö

A container of fuel, especially one for motor fuel inside a vehicle.

polttoainetankki

A container of fuel, especially one for motor fuel inside a vehicle.

polttohaudata

(transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).

polttohautaus

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

polttomerkitä

(transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.

polttomerkki

A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

polttopallo

A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition.

polttopinta

(optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.

polttopiste

(optics) A focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge.

polttopiste-

Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.

polttopuu

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

polttouhrata

(religion, also, figuratively) To sacrifice (chiefly an animal) to be completely burned.

polttouhri

(religion) An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes. [from 13th c.]

polunraivaaja

One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.

polveileva

Winding or rambling.

polveilla

(intransitive) To wind or turn in a course or passage

polveilu

An instance or period of roaming.

polveutua

(transitive) To be derived from.

polvi

(anatomy) Relating to the knee.

polvihousut

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.

polvilumpio

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

polviorsi

(heraldiccharge) A wide inverted V placed on a shield.

polvistua

(reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.

polvistuminen

The act of genuflecting.

polvitaive

(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

pöly

(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.

poly-

many

polyamoria

Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

polyamorinen

Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

polydaktylia

(medicine, teratology) A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.

polyesteri

Of, or consisting of polyesters.

polyesterinen

Of, or consisting of polyesters.

polyfonia

(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

polygamia

(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).

polyglotti

(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

polygynia

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

polyhistori

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

pölyhuisku

An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.

pölyjen pyyhkijä

Someone who dusts.

Polynesia

A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.

polynesialainen

Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

pölyrätti

An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.

polyteismi

The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

polyteisti

a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

pölyttää

(intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.

pölyttäjä

Someone who dusts.

pom-pon

A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers bound at the center, most notably held, waved, and shaken in cheerleading.

pomada

A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.

pommi

A breed of small, fluffy, energetic toy dogs in the canine family of spitzes.

pommikone

(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.

pommikuoppa

A hole in the ground created by the explosion of a large bomb, usually one dropped by a bomber (aircraft).

pomminvarma

(figurative) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

pommisuoja

A structure, often a reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids.

pommittaa

(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.

pommittaa ydinaseilla

(transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons.

pommittaa ydinpommilla

(transitive, chiefly, US, colloquial) To use a nuclear weapon on (a target).

pommittaja

(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.

pommitus

The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.

pomo

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

pomottaa

(transitive) To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.

pomovastus

(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

pompahdella

(intransitive) To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.

pompahtaa

(intransitive) To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.

pompata

(US) To make a mistake in.

Pompeji

A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

pömpeli

(UK, AU) A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.

pompinta

A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

pompöösiys

The quality of being pompous; self-importance.

pompottaa

(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.

pomppaaminen

The recoil of an object bouncing off another.

pomppia

(intransitive) To bob up and down.

pomppia alas

(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.

pomppija

One who or that which hops.

pomppiminen

A movement up and then down (or vice versa), once or repeatedly.

pomppu

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

pomputtaa

(transitive) To cause to move quickly up and down, or back and forth, once or repeatedly.

pönäkkä

(of a person) Large; bulky.

poncho

A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.

poni

A small horse; a pony.

poninhäntä

A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

pönkittää

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To support or shore up something.

pönkkä

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

ponnahdus

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

ponnahtaa

(intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.

ponnekaasu

the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content

ponneton

Sluggish, listless.

ponnistaa

(intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.

ponnistella

(transitive, often, figurative) To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face.

ponnistus

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

ponsi

(botany) The pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.

pontata

(carpentry, engineering) To finely shave or bevel an edge.

ponteva

Bold and spirited, often towards someone in authority; cheeky; impudent; saucy. [from 1799]

pontevasti

In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

pontevuus

Nerve, spunk, strength of character.

pontifikaatti

The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

pontikka

(slang, uncountable) Strong home-brewed alcoholic drink; moonshine; everclear.

Pontos

An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking.

pönttö

(computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.

pöö

A loud exclamation intended to scare someone. Usually used when one has been hidden from the target, and then appears unexpectedly.

poolinen

(mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.

poolisuus

(chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp

poolo

(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.

pop

Pop music.

popahtava

(music) Typical of, or in the style of, pop music.

popcorn

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

pöpi

(informal) Mentally senile.

pöpö

A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.

poppamies

(Germanic paganism) A healer.

poppeli

A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.

poppi

Pop music.

populääri

Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. [from 17th c.]

populaatio

(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.

pora

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

porata

(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.