Finnish–English dictionary

siivuttaa

(transitive) To cut into slices.

siivuttajaohjelma

A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.

siivutuskone

Someone or something that slices.

sija

(chiefly, nautical, slang) A proper place for a thing.

sijainen

(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

sijainti

The situation or position of an object.

sijaintipaikka

The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position

sijaishallitsija

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

sijaisnäyttelijä

(film, television) A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.

sijaissynnytys

The practice of being a surrogate mother.

sijaistaa

(intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).

sijaisuus

The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.

sijaita

(transitive) To be located (at a particular place).

sijaitseminen

The fact or quality of having a position in space.

sijamuoto

An actual event, situation, or fact.

sijoiltaanmeno

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

sijoitella rypäisiin

To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.

sijoittaa

(transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.

sijoittaa ... välein

(transitive) To set some distance apart.

sijoittaa erilleen

To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.

sijoittaa lisää

(intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’]

sijoittaa taistelukentälle

(transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.

sijoittaja

A person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.

sijoittaminen

The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.

sijoittelu

A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

sijoittua

(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).

sijoitus

A position or seed in a tournament bracket.

sijoitusmetalli

A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots.

sijoitusrahasto

(finance) A company that owns and operates a mutual fund.

sijoitusyhtiö

A company that does the same.

sika

(US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.

šikaani

(motor racing) A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve. [from 20th c.]

sikäli kuin

(slang) Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.

sikari

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

sikeä

Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th–19th c.]

sikeästi

(of sleeping) Deeply or soundly [from 13th c.].

sikermä

(music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]

sikhi

An adherent of Sikhism.

sikhiläinen

of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

sikiäin

(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

sikiö

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

sikiö-

(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

sikiönkehitys

The process by which an embryo is formed and develops.

sikolätti

An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.

sikotauti

(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

siksak

in a zigzag manner or pattern

siksakki

A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.

siksi

Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

siksi että

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

silakka

A subspecies of Atlantic herring, (Clupea harengus membras), living in the Baltic Sea, smaller than Atlantic herring, with leaner flesh.

Silas

(biblical character) The companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus.

silata

(transitive) To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.

silava

Thin slices of the above in long strips.

silavoida

To smear with fat or lard.

sileä

Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.

sileä rengas

(sports, automotive) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.

sileys

Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

silika

Silicon dioxide. [from 1801]

silikoni

(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.

silitellä

(transitive) To pet.

silittää

(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

silittäminen

The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron.

silittely

The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.

silitys

The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron.

Silja

A en given name.

silkka

Free of foreign material or pollutants.

silkkiharso

(obsolete) A thin silk material.

silkkikauppias

A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

sillä

As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that.

sillä aikaa

During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.

sillä aikaa kun

During the same time that.

sillä edellytyksellä että

Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

sillä ehdolla, että

But, except; but in fact.

sillä lailla

An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.

sillä välin

During the interval; meanwhile.

sillä välin kun

During the same time that.

sillä välin, kun

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

sillanpää

(military) An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.

sillanpääasema

(military) A fortification around the end of a bridge.

silli

Clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

sillikuningaskala

(zoology) , a cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin.

silloin

Back then, at the time referred to in the past.

silloin kun Teille sopii

A convenient time.

silloinen

Being so at that time.

silloittaa

To be or make a bridge over something.

silmä

(nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.

silmäänpistävä

Obvious or easy to notice.

silmäätekevä

(informal) A person of importance in a group or organization.

silmähuuhde

(countable, uncountable) A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.

silmäillä

To look briefly at (something).

silmäkeila

(anatomy) One member of a compound eye, as found in insects and crustaceans.

silmäkoko

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

silmäkulma

(anatomy) Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet.

silmäkuvio

A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye.

silmälääkäri

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

silmälappu

(rare) The eyelid.

silmälasikäärme

A cobra of the species Naja naja, having on its hood two circular ocelli patterns connected by a curved line.

silmälasinsanka

(ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.

silmälasit

(rail transport) A frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm.

silmällinen

A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

silmäluomi

(rare) The eyelid.

silmämäinen

Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight

silmämeikki

Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.

silmämuna

The ball of the eye.

silmänisku

An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.

silmänkääntäjä

One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist.

silmänkääntötemppu

Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.

silmänlume

(countable, uncountable) The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.

silmänpalvonta

(uncountable, slang, figurative) Camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense.

silmänräpäyksellinen

Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time. [from 17th c.]

silmänräpäys

(idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).

silmänvalkuainen

(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

silmäpako

(chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.

silmäpussit

(in the plural) A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.

silmäripsi

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.

silmäsuojat

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

silmät sirrissä

An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.

silmätä

To look briefly at (something).

silmäterä

(idiomatic) The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

silmäys

(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.

silmiinpistävä

Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

silmiinpistävästi

In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.

silmikko

A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

silminnähden

(idiomatic) Clearly, obviously.

silminnähtävä

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

silminnäkijä

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

silminnäkijän havainto

(rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.

silminnäkijätodistaja

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

silmitön

(figurative) Marked by extreme anger or fury.

silmu

A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.

silmukka

(nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle

silmukkapanssari

A flexible defensive armor, made of a mesh of interlinked metal rings.

silmukkaverkko

(networking) A communications network with at least two pathways to each node, forming a net-like organization. When each node is connected to every other node, the network is said to be fully meshed. When only some of the nodes are linked, switching is required to make all the connections and the network is said to be partially meshed, or partially connected.

silmukoida

(genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.

silmuri

(nautical) A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.

silmuttaa

(transitive) To graft by inserting buds. [from c. 1420]

silokampela

A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.

siloposkinen

(by extension, of a male) Not having reached puberty or manhood; youthful.

silote

Any of a range of similar substances.

silottaa

(transitive) To make smooth or glossy; to polish.

silotus

(statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

silpoa

To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

silpominen

The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

silppu

(agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.

silppuri

(in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.

silputa

(transitive) To chop or cut into small pieces.

silta

(anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

siltä varalta, että

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

siltarumpu

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

silti

(idiom) Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless.