Finnish–English dictionary

avata ammolleen

(intransitive, of a cat) To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.

avata keskustelu

(transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).

avata lukitus

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

avata lukko

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

avata napit

(intransitive, ergative) To come open by having its buttons unfastened.

avata ovi

(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

avata väkisin

(archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.

avata vetoketju

(transitive) To open something using a zipper.

avatar

(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.

avaus

A remark intended to open a conversation.

avauskortti

(card games, in the plural) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.

avausnumero

(theater) The first act in a variety show or concert.

avauspanos

(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.

avauspelaaja

(team sports) A player in the lineup of players that a team fields at the beginning of a game.

avauspotku

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

avauspuhe

A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.

avautua

(transitive, intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

avautuminen

An act or instance of making or becoming open.

avec

A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

avennin

A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.

aventaa

(transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.

avenue

The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

äveriäs

(idiomatic, informal, sometimes, derogatory) Very rich (wealthy).

avio-

Pertaining to marriage.

avioero

The legal dissolution of a marriage.

avioitua

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.]

avioitua jonkun kanssa

(figurative, intransitive) To take to oneself and support; to espouse.

avioliiton mitätöinti

(legal, Catholicism) A legal (notably judicial) declaration that a marriage is invalid; the procedure leading to it.

avioliitto

The state of being married. [from 14th c.]

avioliittokuulutus

The announcement of a forthcoming marriage (legally required for a church wedding in England and Wales and read on the three Sundays preceding the marriage).

avioliittovälittäjä

A company which arranges dates and marriages between men and women, often from different countries.

aviollinen

Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial.

aviomies

(informal, endearing) Husband.

avionrikkoja

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

aviopuoliso

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

aviorikos

(narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry

avioton

Born to unmarried parents.

avittaa

(transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.

avitus

A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.

avo-

(medicine) Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid

avoauto

An automobile with a retractable top.

avohoidon potilas

(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

avohoitopotilas

(healthcare) A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

avoimesti

(idiomatic) Openly, without deceit.

avoimesti homoseksuaalinen

(LGBT) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).

avoimuus

Lack of secrecy; candour, transparency.

avoin

In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

avoin haava

(figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

avoin paikka

An unoccupied employment position.

avoin torttu

(chiefly, UK, Australia) Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.)

avoin virka

An unoccupied position or job.

avoinna

(not comparable) Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.

avojaloin

Wearing nothing on the feet.

avokätinen

Having the tendency to give; generous.

avokätisesti

In a lavish manner, expending profusely.

avokätisyys

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

avoketjuinen

(organic chemistry) Of a class of organic compounds in which the carbon atoms are arranged in an open chain.

avoliitto

An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.

avomeri

The ocean; deep waters.

avomielinen

Characterised by careful and conscious thought.

avomies

A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.

avonainen

Not settled; not decided or determined; not withdrawn from consideration.

avopuoliso

A person who cohabits with another

avosuinen

(obsolete) Talkative; eager to speak.

avot

Lo, there it is; see here; ta-da; presto; behold!

avotakka

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

avotuuli

(nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.

avovaimo

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

avovaunu

(rail, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof.

avovene

(nautical) An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.

avu

Something useful or valuable. [from 15th c.]

avulias

Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

avulsiivi

(phonetics) An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.

avunantaja

[First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

avunpyyntö

A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).

avustaa

(transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]

avustaa synnytyksessä

(formal, with "of") To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).

avustaja

An attendant, assistant, or follower.

avustaminen

Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

avustava

(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.

avustus

(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

avustus-

Of or relating to a subsidy.

avuton

(idiomatic) Not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability.

avuttomuus

The quality of being inept.

äyräs

(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.

äyriäinen

Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice, traditionally excluding hexapods.

äyskäistä

(transitive, dated) To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.

äyskäri

A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.

äyskäröidä

To set free; to deliver; to release.

äyskäröijä

A person who bails water out of a boat.

äyskäröinti

The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

äyskiä

(transitive, dated) To speak to abruptly or sharply; to treat snappishly; usually with up.

æ-merkki

The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

bää

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

baani

A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.

baari

A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.

baarikaappi

A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.

baarimestari

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

baarimikko

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

baarinpitäjä

A bartender: a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.

baaritiski

The counter of such premises.

baba

A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.

Babylon

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

Babylonia

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babylonialainen

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

Bach

(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

backgammon

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

backstage

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

bagatelle

(uncountable) A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.

bagatelli

(literature, music) A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.

bagatellisoida

(transitive, rare) To regard as a bagatelle; to play down, trivialize or belittle.

Bagdad

The capital city of Iraq.

bagel

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

bageli

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

bagelirinkeli

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

bagelrinkeli

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

Bahama

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahamasaaret

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahrain

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

baht

The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.

Baijeri

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

baijerilainen

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Baijerin kieli

A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions.

baijerinvanukas

A pudding similar to pastry cream but thickened with gelatin or isinglass instead of flour or cornstarch, and flavoured with liqueur.

bailut

A social gathering, usually of invited guests, which typically involves eating, drinking, and entertainment and often held to celebrate a particular occasion. [from 1700s]

bajamaja

Clipping of portable toilet.

bajonetti

(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.

bakkanaali

Drunken revelry; an orgy.

bakkanaalit

(Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.

bäkkäri

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

baklava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

bakteeri

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bakteeriperäinen

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bakteriaalinen

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bakteriologia

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

Baku

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Baldwin

(countable) A en given name; rather rare in English.

Bali

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

Balkan

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

balkanilainen

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

Balkanin

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

ballista

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

ballistiikka

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

ballistinen

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

balsami

An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.

Balthasar

A name ascribed to one of the Magi.

Baltia

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.

baltti

(rare) An inhabitant of one of the modern Baltic states: Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia.

balttilainen

Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea.

balttilaiset kielet

The Baltic language family; the Baltic languages