Finnish–English dictionary

seuraavana

Next in a sequence.

seurailla

(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp

seurakunnallinen

Pertaining to a parish.

seurakunta

(uncountable) Organized religion in general or a specific religion considered as a political institution.

seurakuntalainen

A member of a congregation.

seuralainen

That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.

seurallinen

(of a person) Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.

seurannaisvaikutus

(figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.

seurannut

Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.

seuranta

A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.

seurantapikseli

A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.

seuranto

The comitative case, or a word in this case.

seurapiirihuora

A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

seurassa (oleva)

Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.

seurata

(programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.

seurauksellinen

Of or pertaining to consequences.

seurauksena

(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.

seuraus

An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.

seurue

A retinue of attendants, associates or followers.

seurustella

(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.

seurustelu

A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.

seurusteluhuone

A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.

seutu

An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.

Sevilla

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.

Seychellit

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.

sfääri

Global system or layer of the Earth or another planet.

shaahi

A king of Persia or Iran.

shag

(dance, sometimes, capitalized) A swing dance.

shahid

One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.

shaitan

(Islam) Iblis, Satan.

shakata

(chess, transitive) To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.

Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

Shakespearen

(literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.

shakki

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]

shakki ja matti

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

shakkikuvio

A pattern of squares of alternating colours.

shakkilauta

A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers.

shampoo

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

shan

The language of this people, of the Kra-Dai language family.

shan-kansa

A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.

Shanghai

A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China.

shanit

A member of a people living primarily in the Shan State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in adjacent areas of China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with about 6 million people.

sharon

The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

shawarma

A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.

sheikki

The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

Shenzhen

A major subprovincial city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

sherbet

A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals.

sheriffi

(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.

sherpa

(countable) A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese Sherpa people so employed.

sherrylasi

A glass of sherry.

shh

Demanding silence.

shiatsu

A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.

shigelloosi

(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

shiialaisuus

(with article, collective) The followers of this branch of Islam; the Shiites.

shikoku

A dog of a particular breed of Japanese origin.

shimmy

A dance that was popular in the 1920s.

shipata

(fandom, transitive) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.

shippaus

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.

shiraz

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

Shiva

(Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.

shō

A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the sheng.

shōgun

The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

shokeerata

(transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.

shokissa

Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

shokki

A surprise or shock.

shona

A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

shoo

A letter of the Greek alphabet used to write the Bactrian language: uppercase Ϸ, lowercase ϸ.

shoppaileminen

The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.

shoppailla

(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

shoppailu

The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.

shortata

(transitive, finance) To engage in the process of short selling (selling a stock one does not own on the premise of the stock's price going down).

shortsit

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

show

(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.

showmies

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

showpaini

A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.

shrub

A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.

si

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.

Siam

(historical) Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.

siamilainen

Of or relating to Siam; Thai.

siamin kieli

The Thai language.

siaminkissa

(plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.

sianliha

(mostly, uncountable) The meat of a pig.

sianruoka

(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.

siansaksa

Incomprehensible language or speech.

siansorkka

(nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in the same direction, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

sibilantti

(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

sic

Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

side

(countable) Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.

sideaine

a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

sidecar

A cocktail made with cognac (or brandy), triple sec liqueur, and lemon juice.

sideharso

(medicine) A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.

sidekaari

(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

sidekalvo

(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.

sidesana

(grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)

sidetiili

(masonry) A brick that is laid sideways (on its largest face), for example at the top of a wall or within the brickwork, with its smallest side showing (oriented so that that side is wider than it is tall).

sidoksen muodostuminen

(chemistry) The formation of a complex by reaction with a ligand.

sidonnaisuus

The state of being interconnected.

sidonta

(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

sidos

Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book.

sidosaine

a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

sidosryhmä

(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.

sidottu

Confined or restricted to a certain place.

sidottuna oleminen

The state of having a ligature, of being tied.

sidotuksi tuleminen

The state of having a ligature, of being tied.

siedettävä

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

siedettävästi

In a tolerable manner; to an extent that can be tolerated.

siellä

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).

siellä missä

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

siellä täällä

Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down. [from before 1150]

sieltä

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

sieltä missä

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that).

sielu

A slave.

sielullinen

Of or relating to animals.

sielunkumppani

Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.

sielunvaellus

Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. [from 16th c.]

sielunveljeys

Relation or connection by nature or character.

sielunvihollinen

(theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

sieluton

As if without a soul; insensitive, unfeeling.

siemailija

A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

siemailla

(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

siemaista

To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.

siemaus

A large gulp of drink.

siemen

(figurative) The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.

siemenjohdinten katkaisu

(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.

siemenkota

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

siemenluku

(cryptography) The initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator or similar system. (seed number)

siemenneste

Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation.

siemennys

A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.

siemenpuu

(forestry) A tree selected to produce seed for reforestation, especially a superior tree left standing at the time of cutting.

siemensyöksy

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid.

siementäminen

A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.

siena

(countable, and, uncountable) A pigment with a reddish-brown colour.

sienestää

(intransitive) To gather mushrooms.

sienet sateella

(figurative) Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly.

sieni

Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.

sienieläin

(zoology) Any sponge of the phylum Porifera.

sienimäinen

Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.

sieniperäinen

Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.

sienirihmasto

The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.

sienna

(countable, and, uncountable) A pigment with a reddish-brown colour.

siepata

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]

siepattu

Something that has been captured; a captive.

sieppaaja

One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]

sieppari

(baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.

sieppaus

(legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [from mid-18th century.]

sierain

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.

siesta

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

sietää

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

sietämätön

Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing

sietämättömästi

In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne