Finnish–English dictionary

riutuminen

(medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.

riutunut

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition

rivakasti

Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

rivakka

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

rive

A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.

river

(poker) The last card dealt in a hand.

rivi

A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.

rivi-ilmoitus

Any of a list of newspaper or website advertisements included with others under a heading describing the category of product or service offered or sought.

rivihinta

A fee or rate paid per line of text.

rivimäärä

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

rivinsiirto

(computing) The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display.

rivinvaihto

(typesetting) A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.

rivistö

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.

rivit

A letter, a written form of communication.

rivitalo

(especially, US) One of a row of houses situated side by side and sharing a common wall.

riviväli

(transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.

rivivälistys

(typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.

rivo

Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]

rivosti

In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.

rkl

Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.

roadster

(automotive) An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat.

roaming

(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.

robotiikka

The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application

robotti

Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.

robusti

Evincing strength and health; strong; (often, especially) both large and healthy#Adjective.

rock

(slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.

rockstara

A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

rocktähti

A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

rodokrosiitti

(mineral) A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO3.

Rodos

A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.

rodunjalostusoppi

(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.

Roger

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

röh

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig.

rohdin

Coarse fibres separated by hackling from flax or hemp when preparing the latter for spinning.

rohkaiseva

Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious.

rohkaista

To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.

röhkäisy

The snorting cry of a pig.

rohkea

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

rohkeasti

In a bold manner; with confidence.

rohkeus

(British, informal) (originally "bottle and glass" as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.

röhkiä

(intransitive, of a pig) To make a grunt or grunts.

rohmu

One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

rohmuta

(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

rohmutokko

Any of family Odontobutidae of goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish.

rohto

(countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

rohtokataja

The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.

rohtoluppio

Great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) [from 16th c.]

rohtorautayrtti

Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.

rohtoverbena

Any herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.

rohtovirmajuuren juuri

(uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.

rohtovirmajuuri

(uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.

rohtuma

(biology, medicine) A non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly.

rohtunut

(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.

ROI

(accounting) Initialism of return on investment.

roihu

A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

roihuta

(intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.

röijeli

(nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

röijelipurje

(nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.

roikkua

To hang like an empty bag.

roikkua perässä

(automotive, intransitive, transitive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.

roikkuma

The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.

roikkuminen

(zoology) Movement by swinging the arms from one hold to the next.

roikkusyöttö

(baseball, slang) A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit.

roikkuva

Lacking stiffness.

roikottaa

(transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

roikottaa suustaan

(ambitransitive) To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth.

roikottaminen

A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance

roikuttaa

(transitive) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

roilo

A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.

roima

Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

roiskauttaa

(transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.

roiske

A mark or stain made from a small amount of liquid.

roiskelauta

(Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.

roiskesuoja

(countable, nautical) A frame-supported canvas over the companionway (entrance) of a sailboat providing the on-deck crew partial cover from the splashes of the seas that break against the hull of the boat.

roiskia

(transitive) To soil by spattering.

roiskia ympäriinsä

(transitive) To distribute (a liquid) by sprinkling; to sprinkle around.

roiskua

(ambitransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.

roiskuttaa

(transitive) To soil by spattering.

roisto

(informal) An informant or snitch.

roivas

A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

rojahdus

A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

rojahtaa

(ambitransitive) To land heavily or loosely.

rojalisti

A monarchist (supporter of monarchy) or supporter of a particular royal régime.

rojalti

A royalty.

rok

An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

rökäletappio

A rout or decisive defeat.

rokata

(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

rökittää

(transitive) To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)

rokki

(music genre) A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.

rokkitähti

A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

rokko

(disease, obsolete) Any disease causing red rashes.

rokkotauti

A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.

rökliini

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

rokonarpi

The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.

rokonarpinen

having pockmarks

rokote

(US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination or injection.

rokotettu

Inoculated with a vaccine.

rokottaa

(transitive) To inoculate someone, and thus produce immunity from a disease.

rokottaminen

(immunology) The introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.

rokotus

(US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination or injection.

Roksane

The wife of Alexander the Great.

rokuli

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

rölli

Any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis.

Rolls

(slang) A Rolls-Royce car

romaani

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]

romaanikirjailija

An author of novels.

romaaninen

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

romaanisen kielen puhuja

A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.

romahdus

The act of collapsing.

romahtaa

(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

romahtanut

Having collapsed.

romaji

A representation of Japanese in Latin script.

romani

The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

Romania

A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.

romanialainen

(countable) A native of Romania.

romanit

A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.

romantiikka

(arts, music) An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.

romantisoitu

Interpreted in an unrealistic, idealized fashion.

romanttinen

Romantic.

romanttinen kertomus

A story, novel, film, etc., centred around an idealized love relationship.

romanttinen rakkaus

A story, novel, film, etc., centred around an idealized love relationship.

romanttinen tarina

An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.

romanttisesti

In a romantic way.

romanttisuus

A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.

Rome

A number of places in the United States:

Romeo

(fiction) One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

romisko

Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.

rommi

A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

rommijuoppo

A rum-drinking alcoholic.

romminen

Resembling or tasting of rum.

romu

(informal) A decrepit motor car.

romukasa

(colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.

romuttaa

(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.

romuttamo

A business that sells used metal or items.

rondeau

(poetry) A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.

ronski

(figurative, by extension) Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.

rönsy

Something which develops from something else.

rönsyilevä

(figurative) Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.

röntgenlääkäri

A person who is skilled in or practices radiology.

rook

(British) A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.

rook-korttipeli

(British) A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.

rööki

(uncountable, UK, chiefly, prison slang) Tobacco.

rooli

Position or role (especially in a play).

roolimalli

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

roolipeli

(games) Initialism of roleplaying game.

roolittaa

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).

Rooma

(historical) An ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire.

roomalainen

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

roomalaiskatolinen

(Christianity) A person adhering to Roman Catholic practice.

Rooman kirkko

The Church of Rome, the Roman Catholic Church generally.