Finnish–English dictionary

selventyä

(intransitive) To become free from obstruction or obscurement; to become transparent.

selvin päin

Not drunk; not intoxicated.

selviö

A predictable or inevitable conclusion, or one made without enough consideration and evidence.

selvitä

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

selvitä (jostakin)

(nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

selvittää

(transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.

selvittää alkuperä

To establish the provenance of something

selvittää ongelma

(ambitransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

selvittäjä

One who investigates.

selvittäminen

The act or process of making or becoming clear.

selvitys

A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject.

selvitysmies

One who investigates.

selvitystila

(legal) The state of being under the control of a receiver.

selviytyä

(intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

selviytyjä

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

selviytyminen

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

selviytynyt

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

selys

A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.

semantiikka

The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.

semanttinen

Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. [from late 19th c.]

semanttinen osa

(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.

semeemi

(linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning; especially, the meaning expressed by a morpheme.

sementti

(uncountable) The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.

semi

(slang) A partial erection of the penis.

semi-

half

semifinaali

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

seminaari

(obsolete) The knowledge disseminated in an Academy. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 18th century.]

semioottinen

Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.

semiotiikka

The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

sen

The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

sen arvoinen

Worth doing; worth the time, effort, etc.

sen jälkeen

From a specified time in the past.

sen jälkeen, kun

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

sen koommin

After that, from then on; thenceforth.

sen lisäksi

(conjunctive) In addition to what has been said.

sen mukaisesti

(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

sen pelossa, että

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

sen seurauksena

(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.

sen sijaan

In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

sen sijasta

In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

sen takia

(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.

sen vuoksi

(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

senaatti

(US) The United States Senate.

senaikainen

Belonging to the same period; contemporary.

senecat

A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

Senegal

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

senesalkki

A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.

seniili

(often, offensive) Exhibiting the deterioration in mind and body often accompanying old age; doddering.

seniiliys

(mostly, uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.

Senja

A en given name of mainly historical use in English.

senkin

Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

senkka

(hematology) The rate (usually expressed in millimeters per hour) at which red blood cells precipitate in a vertical tube over a period of one hour, often determined as a screening test for the presence of inflammation.

senkki

A low chest of drawers on short legs.

Senni

A en given name. Variant: Eugenie.

sensaatio

A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.

sensaatio-

(figurative) Resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.

sensaatiohakuinen

Of a person: delighted by scandal.

sensaatiojournalismi

(figurative) A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.

sensori

(psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious mind.

sensorinen

Of the physical senses or sensation.

sensuelli

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.

sensuroida

(transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

sensuroitu

Having had objectionable content removed.

sensuuri

Relating to a censor.

sensuurihenkinen

Implying or expressing censure.

sentimentaalinen

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

sento

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

sentrifugaalinen

Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.

sentrifugi

By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

sentripetaalinen

Directed or moving towards a centre.

senttilitra

(British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl

senttimetri

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

seos

(by extension) A mixture of other substances or things.

seosmetalli

A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.

seostaa

To mix or combine; often used of metals.

seota

(intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.

sepalus

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

separaattori

A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.

separatismi

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

separatisti

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

separatistinen

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

sepel

(anatomy) Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart.

sepeli

(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).

sepelöidä

(transitive) To lay ballast on the bed of a railroad track.

sepite

(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.

sepittää

(by extension) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase).

sepittää (satuja)

(intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.

seppä

Any of numerous arboreal birds of the families Capitonidae, Lybiidae, and Megalaimidae, within the order Piciformes.

seppele

(poetry) A series of sonnets linked together such that the last word of each is the first word of the next.

seppelöidä

To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.

sepsis

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

septikemia

(medicine, pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.

septimi

(music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

sepustus

(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

serafi

(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

serbi

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

Serbia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

serbialainen

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

serbian kieli

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.

serbiankielinen

Of or pertaining to Serbian language.

serebraalinen

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.

seremonia

A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.

seremoniallinen

Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

serenadi

A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.

serendipinen

by serendipity; by unexpected good fortune

seriffi

(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.

serkutella

(also, reflexive) To regard (oneself or someone) as a cousin to another person.

serotoniini

(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

šerpa

The Southern Tibetan language of these people.

serpentiini

Strips of paper or other material used as confetti.

serpentiinialue

(geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.

serpentiinirata

A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch. [from mid to late 19th c.]

serpentiinitie

(chiefly, Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.

serpentti

(musical instruments) An obsolete wind instrument in the brass family, whose shape is suggestive of a snake (Wikipedia article).

sertifikaatti

A document containing a certified statement.

sertifiointi

The act of certifying.

sertti

(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.

servata

(transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.

servetti

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

servietti

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.

serviisi

A set of dishes or utensils.

servituutti

(legal) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.

servomekanismi

Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.

sesonki

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

sessio

(computing) The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.

Set

(biblical character) The third son of Adam and Eve.

setä

(slang) Used to address an older adult male.

setäpuoli

A brother or brother-in-law of one's father. (This entry is a translation hub.)

seteli

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

setelinippu

A substantial pile (normally of money).

seteliraha

(more, _, specifically) Paper money.

setri

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

setripuu

(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.

setteri

Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.

setti

A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)

seula

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

seulakoko

The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.

seulamitta

The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.

Seulaset

(astronomy) An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

seuloa

To filter by passing through a screen.

seulonta

(genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.

seulos

(in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.

seura

A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.

seuraaja

(figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.

seuraaminen

An act of following in sequence.

seuraamus

The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.

seuraava

Below, often next below, in importance or rank.

seuraavaksi

In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.

seuraavalla kerralla

On the first subsequent occasion.

seuraavan kerran

On the first subsequent occasion.