Finnish–English dictionary

profeetallinen

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

profeetta

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

professio

An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training. [from 15th c.]

professori

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

professuuri

(education) The office of a professor.

profetia

A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

profetinen

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

profiili

(countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.

profiloida

(transitive) To create a summary or collection of information about (a person, etc.).

profilointi

The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.

profylaksi

A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.

progenootti

(taxonomy, biology, paleontology) Initialism of last universal common ancestor; the hypothesised most recent primordial organism that is an ancestor to all organisms now living.

prognoosi

A statement of what will happen in the future.

projekti

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

projektio

The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.

projektio-operaattori

(maths) An operator that forms a projection.

projektori

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

projisoida

(transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.

projisoija

(psychology) One who projects, or ascribes his/her own feelings to others.

proksimaalinen

(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation.

prokuraattorin virka

The office of a procurator.

prokuristi

An agent or attorney.

prole

(derogatory) A common person; an unsophisticated or cultureless person.

proletaari

A member of the proletariat.

proletaarinen

Of or relating to the proletariat.

proletaarit

(chiefly, Ancient Rome, historical) The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.

proletariaatti

(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

proletarisoida

(transitive) To turn (a person or group) into proletariat.

prologi

(performing arts) In a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.

promenadi

A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.

prometeaaninen

Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.

Prometeus

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

Promethean-tulitikku

(also, attributive, historical) A kind of lucifer match consisting of a glass tube containing sulfuric acid coated on the outside with a flammable mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar and wrapped in paper rolls; the match was lit by crushing the tube with pliers, causing the acid to react with and ignite the flammable components. This type of match was superseded by the friction match which was lit by rubbing against a rough surface.

Prometheas

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

Prometheuksen

Of or pertaining to Prometheus, a demigod in Greek mythology who created mortals from clay and stole fire from Zeus to give to them, for which Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock and having an eagle feed on his liver which grew back each night; he was later rescued by Heracles.

Prometheuksen kaltainen henkilö

(also, attributive, historical) A kind of lucifer match consisting of a glass tube containing sulfuric acid coated on the outside with a flammable mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar and wrapped in paper rolls; the match was lit by crushing the tube with pliers, causing the acid to react with and ignite the flammable components. This type of match was superseded by the friction match which was lit by rubbing against a rough surface.

Prometheus

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

promiskuiteetti

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

promo

(colloquial) Clipping of promotion.

promootio

(education) A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university. Sometimes before the actual graduation.

promoottori

One who promotes.

pronomini

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

pronssi

(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.

pronssinen

Made of bronze metal.

pronssinruskea

Having a reddish-brown colour.

pronssinvärinen

Having a reddish-brown colour.

pronssiteos

(countable) A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.

proomu

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

proosa

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

proosallinen

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

proosallisesti

In a prosaic manner; straightforwardly.

proosallisuus

The characteristic of being prosaic.

propaani

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

propaganda

(religion, historical) The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.

propanoni

(chemistry) The systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C3H6O, usually called acetone.

propellipää

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal) An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. [from 1930s]

proppi

(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

propulsio

The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.

prosciutto

A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

proseduraalinen

Related to procedure.

proseduuri

(computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.

prosentti

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

prosenttiluku

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

prosenttiosuus

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

prosessi

Related to procedure.

prosessin kulku

(computing) The execution history of computer processes which were used to compute a final piece of data (process provenance).

prosessori

(computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.

prosessuaalinen

Related to procedure.

prosodia

(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.

prospekti

(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.

prostituoida

(transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.

prostituoitu

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.]

protaktinium

A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.

proteesi

(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

proteiini

Of or pertaining to proteins.

proteiinidomeeni

(biochemistry) A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome.

protektionismi

(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.

protektoraatti

(UK, historical) Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.

protestantti

(Christianity) A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).

protestanttijengiläinen

(countable, UK) A young person who is a member of a Protestant gang in Northern Ireland.

protesti

A formal objection, especially one by a group.

protestoida

To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.

protestoija

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.

protokolla

(international law, now, _, rare) An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty. [from 17th c.]

protoni

(particle) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920]

prototyyppi

An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]

Provence

A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

provencentaranteli

(dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism). [from mid 16th c.]

provenienssi

(arts) The history of ownership of a work of art.

provinsiaalinen

Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.

provinsialismi

The quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.

provinssi

A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]

provinssin pääministeri

(politics, non-Westminster) The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.

provisio

A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.

provo

(by extension, originally, Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion. [from late 20th c.]

provokaatio

The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

provokaattori

A person who secretly disrupts a group's activities from within the group, particularly by encouraging or committing illegal acts to discredit the group or expose them to prosecution; an instigator, troublemaker.

provokatiivinen

Intended to attract notice.

provokatorinen

Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

provosoida

(transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

provosoimaton

Happening without provocation.

provosoiva

Tending to inflame or provoke somebody.

provosti

A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.

proxy

(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

pröystäily

An extravagant or ostentatious display. [from 1828]

pröystäilynhalu

The practice or character trait of deliberately displaying one's genitals, nipples, or buttocks in public for sexual gratification.

Prozac

A trade name for the drug fluoxetine.

prutkutus

A dull, fairly quick explosive or percussive sound, as if made by a labouring engine.

PS

Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote.

psalmi

One of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.

pseudo-

False; not genuine; fake.

pseudonyymi

A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.

psii

(countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

psoriaasi

(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

psoriasis

(disease) A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

pst

(onomatopoeia) Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

Psyche

16 Psyche, a main belt asteroid

psykedeeli

Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.

psykedeelinen

Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.

Psykhe

(Greco-Roman mythology) The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.

psykiatri

A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

psykiatria

(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

psykiatrinen

Of, or relating to, psychiatry.

psyko

(chiefly, derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic, psychopathic, or (broadly) otherwise insane.

psykoaktiivinen

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psykoanalyysi

A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

psykoanalyytikko

(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psykologi

An expert in the field of psychology.

psykologia

(uncountable) The study of the human mind.

psykologisesti

In a psychological sense.

psykoosi

(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

psykootikko

A person affected by psychosis.

psykoottinen

Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

psykopatia

A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

psykopatologia

(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.

psykosomaattinen

(medicine, psychology) Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms etc. which have mental causes.

psykososiaalinen

(of behaviour) Having both psychological and social aspects.

psykoterapeutti

Someone who practices psychotherapy.

psykoterapia

The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

psykotrooppinen

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psykotrooppinen aine

(pharmaceutical drug) A psychotropic drug or agent.

psyykata

(transitive, reflexive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).

psyyke

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

psyykkinen

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

Ptolemaios

A en given name of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt.

ptruu

Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.

puberteetti

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

pubi

(UK, Australia, NZ, slang) A public house, pub.

pubin kaikille avoin osa

(informal) Ellipsis of public house or (dated) public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).

pubinpitäjä

(chiefly, UK, Irish) The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house.