Finnish–English dictionary

puusee

(slang, now, _, chiefly, _, Irish) Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.

puusepän paja

(countable) A carpenter's workshop.

puusepänliike

(countable) A carpenter's workshop.

puuseppä

A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.

puuska

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

puuskahtaa

(dated, intransitive) To say abruptly.

puuskainen

Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.

puuskuttaa

(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

puuskutus

A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.

puussa elävä

Living in or among trees.

puusto

(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.

puuta heinää

(originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]

puutarha

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

puutarhakuokka

A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. [from 1660s]

puutarhanhoitaja

Someone who takes care of the upkeep of grounds (gardens, a playing field, woodlands, etc.)

puutarhanhoito

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

puutarhanviljely

The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.

puutarhatalous

The art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.

puutarhuri

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

puutavara

(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]

puute

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

puuteri

A cosmetic made from coloured talc, applied to the face.

puuteroida

(transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.

puuteroitu

which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)

puutiainen

A tick of species Ixodes ricinus, a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

puutönkkä

Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

puutteellinen

Having one or more defects.

puutteellisuus

(uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.

puutteenalainen

Poor; destitute; in need.

puutteenalaisuus

(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

puuttua

(transitive, idiomatic) To take measures to stop (something); to put an end to (something); to exert tighter control of (something); to treat (someone or something) more harshly.

puuttumattomuus

(political science) The policy of a state of not intervening in the domestic affairs of another.

puuttuminen

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

puuttuva

(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

puutua

(idiom, figurative) To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.

puutunut

(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.

puutuote

(uncountable) Working with wood.

puutyö

A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.

puutyöt

(uncountable) Working with wood.

puuvaja

An enclosed, roofed structure, often an outbuilding, used primarily to store firewood.

puuvartinen

(botany) Non-herbaceous.

puuviljelmä

An area where trees are planted, either for commercial purposes, or to adorn an estate.

puuvilla

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

puuvillainen

Made of cotton.

puuvillainen purjekangas

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

puvusto

(figuratively) The department of a theater, movie studio, etc which purchases, keeps, and cares for costumes; its staff; its room(s) or building(s).

pygmi

(often, _, capitalized) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature.

pyh

(sometimes, humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.

pyhä

A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

pyhä kirja

The analogous holy book of another religion or belief.

pyhä kirjoitus

A sacred writing or holy book.

pyhä pillerinpyörittäjä

A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.

pyhä sota

(history) Any of three wars fought (in 595-585 BCE, 449 BC-448 BCE and 357-346 BCE) by the Amphictyonic Council.

pyhähattu

(AAVE, colloquial) A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.

pyhäinhäväistys

Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.

pyhäinjäännös

(archaic) The relics or remains of a saint, or the shrines in which they are kept.

pyhäinjäännöslipas

(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics.

pyhäisin

(US, Canada) On Sunday; each Sunday.

pyhäkkö

The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

Pyhän Hengen johdattama

Of or pertaining to God or a place of worship; sacred, pure; (Christianity, specifically) inspired by the Holy Spirit.

pyhäpäivä

A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.

pyhiinvaellus

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

pyhiinvaellusmatka

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

pyhiinvaeltaa

To go on a pilgrimage.

pyhiinvaeltaja

One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

pyhimyksenä oleminen

The state of being a saint.

pyhimys

(obsolete, outside, set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.

pyhimysluettelo

A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.

pyhimysmäinen

Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

pyhitetty

Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.

pyhittää

(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

pyhyys

The state or condition of being holy.

pyjama

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

pykälä

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.

pyllistää

(transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

pyllistäminen

The act of showing one's buttocks.

pylly

(euphemism) The buttocks or anus. [1794]

pyllyposki

(anatomy, informal, usually, in the plural) The lower part of the buttocks that is often exposed beneath very brief underwear, swimwear, or extremely short shorts.

pyloni

A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.

pylpyrä

A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.

pylpyröiden etäisyys

The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.

pylväs

A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.

pylväshalli

(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

pyökki

A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

pyörä

Clipping of bicycle.

pyörähdellä

(intransitive) To perform a twirl.

pyörähdys

A single spin which results in the original orientation.

pyörähdysalue

The compass of any turning body or of any motion.

pyörähtää

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

pyöräilijä

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

pyöräillä

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

pyöräily

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

pyöräinen

(in combination) Having the specified number or type of wheels.

pyöräkuormaaja

A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.

pyörälaukku

A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.

pyörällä päästään

Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.

pyörällinen

Having wheels; on wheels.

pyörälliset paarit

(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.

pyörännapa

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

pyöränripustus

(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

pyöräntuenta

(vehicle) The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.

pyöräseppä

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.

pyöräyttää

(intransitive, dated) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.

pyöreä

In the shape of, or moving in a circle.

pyöreä pesä

(smoking) In full apple bowl: a round bowl of a tobacco pipe; also, a tobacco pipe with such a bowl.

pyöreähkö

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

pyörenevä

Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

pyöriä

To revolve or change places.

pyöriä päässä

Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.

pyöriäinen

A porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, that inhabits coastal areas and river estuaries.

pyörillä varustettu

Having wheels; on wheels.

pyöriminen

The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.

pyörimissuunta

(mathematics) One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.

pyörimistautia poteva

(Britain, dialectal, agriculture, veterinary medicine) Of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid, which may result in the animal turning around aimlessly.

pyörintä

Rapid circular motion.

pyöristää

(transitive) To apply, create, or specify a rounded or filled corner to.

pyöristäminen

In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.

pyöristetty

Made into a circle or sphere.

pyöristyä

(intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.

pyöristys

(architecture) An element such as a baseboard, handrail, etc., that is curved instead of abruptly changing direction.

pyöristyslista

A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.

pyöritellä

(intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

pyörittää

(transitive) to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit

pyörittää pillereitä

To form into the shape of a pill.

pyörittäjä

(heading) Anything that rolls.

pyörivä

In the shape of, or moving in a circle.

pyörivä lautanen

The rotating glass plate in a microwave oven.

pyörivä liike

Rapid circular motion.

pyörömeisti

(die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.

pyöröportti

A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms.

pyöröpuu

(nautical) Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.

pyörösivellin

(art) A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.

pyörre

A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.

pyörremäinen

Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex. [from 17th c.]

pyörremyrsky

(broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.

pyörretuuli

A windstorm of limited extent, such as a tornado, dust devil, or waterspout, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air.

pyörryttää

Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.

pyörteikäs

Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex. [from 17th c.]

pyörteillä

(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.

pyörteinen

Of or pertaining to a vortex; containing vortices; moving in a vortex. [from 17th c.]

pyörteisyys

(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

pyörtyä höyryihin

(intransitive) To pass off in fumes or vapours.

pyörtyminen

An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.

pyöveli

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

pyrähdellä

To move about rapidly and nimbly.

pyrähdys

A burst of speed or activity.

pyrähtää

(intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.

pyramidi

(geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base.

pyree

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

Pyreneet

The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.