Finnish–English dictionary

taipuisa

Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.

taipumaton

(grammar, of a word) Not grammatically declinable; of a word, having no inflections.

taipumattomuus

Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.

taipuminen

The act of something collapsing or caving in.

taipumus

Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.

taipunut

(Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.

taipuva

Able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.

taipuvainen

Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.

taistelija

Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.

taistella

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

taistella jonkun puolesta

(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).

taistelu

(military) Combat.

taistelu olemassaolosta

(evolutionary theory) Natural selection.

taisteluhansikas

Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).

taistelukärki

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

taistelukenttä

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

taistelumarssi

(British Army, military slang) A fast march or run with full kit.

taistelunhaluinen

Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

taistelupari

(by extension) A friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests.

taistelusukeltaja

A military diver, e.g. a US Navy SEAL.

taistelutahto

(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.

taistelutahtoinen

Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

taistelutanner

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

taistelutoveri

A companion in battle; fellow soldier.

taisto

(obsolete) A battle, an attack; conflict.

taitaa

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) Expressing a present possibility; possibly. [from 13th c.]

taitaja

(often, in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.

taitamaton

Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.

taitamattomuus

Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

taitava

Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

taitavasti

In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

taitavuus

(now, rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability. [from 16th c.]

taite

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

taiteellinen

Having or revealing creative skill.

taiteellinen työ

(uncountable) Artistic work.

taiteellisesti

In an artistic manner.

taiteellisuus

The quality of being artistic.

taiteenala

A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.

taiteilija

(often, in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.

taitekohta

The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.

taitella

(transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

taitettava

Designed to fold

taito

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

taitolento

(aviation) The practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in conventional passenger-carrying flights.

taitoniekka

(informal) Someone who is remarkably skilled at something.

taitos

Any correct move in origami.

taittaa

To fold in the middle, as a jackknife does.

taittaminen

An act of folding.

taittelu

An act of folding.

taitto

(publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information

taittuminen

(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

taittunut

(Of something that is usually straight) Folded, dented.

taittuva

That can be folded.

taituri

(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field.

taiturimaisesti

(archaic) In a masterful manner; competently, masterfully.

taituruus

The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso.

taivaalla

Above one's head; in the sky.

taivaallinen

Of heaven; heavenly. [first attested around (1150 to 1350).]

taivaankansi

(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

taivaanlahja

An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.

taivaanrannan maalari

A person who wastes time daydreaming of accomplishments instead of accomplishing things.

taivaanranta

The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

taivaansini

(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.

taivaansininen

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

taivaanvuohi

A bird of the species Gallinago gallinago.

taivaaseenastuminen

The taking of a person up into heaven.

taivainen

Of or pertaining to a god.

taival

Part of a path or journey.

taivas

(religion) Heaven.

taivas-

of or related to Heaven and the divine.

taive

(obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.

taivukas

A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.

taivutella

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

taivutin

A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.

taivutintela

A round object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. shaping or enlarging a ring, or bending or enlarging a pipe without creasing or kinking it.

taivuttaa

(transitive) To force to submit.

taivuttaa sisäänpäin

(transitive) To cause to curve inwards.

taivuttaminen

(grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.

taivutus

Capable of being bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

taivutuskaava

(grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.

taivutusluokka

(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

Taiwan

A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]

taiwanilainen

(in the plural, chiefly, collective) People from Taiwan.

taju

Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.

tajuaminen

An act of figuring out or becoming aware.

tajunta

The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.

tajuta

To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.

tajuton

In a coma: unconscious.

tajuttomasti

In an unconscious manner; unknowingly

tajuttomuus

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

taka-

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

takaa

(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

takaa-ajaja

One who pursues.

takaa-ajo

(road transport) A chase, usually high-speed, between people in two or more cars or other vehicles, normally between the police or other law enforcement and an offender.

takaaja

(legal, UK) The person providing such payment.

takaaminen

The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.

takahuone

A room near the rear of a premises.

takainen

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

takaisin

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]

takaisin luovuttaminen

The act of ceding something back.

takaisin saaminen

Instance of getting something back.

takaisinheijastin

(by extension, surveying) A retroreflector which is usually attached to a surveying pole as a target for a total station which emits a light beam at the device and calculates how long it takes to be reflected back in order to measure distance.

takaisinkutsu

A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.

takaisinkutsua

(transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product). [from 20th c.]

takaisinkutsufunktio

(programming) A function pointer passed as an argument to another function.

takaisinkytkentä

(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.

takaisinluovutus

The act of ceding something back.

takaisinmaksu

(uncountable) An act of revenge.

takaisinsyöttö

(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.

takaisinveto

Request of the return of a faulty product.

takaisinvirtaus

The backwards flow of any fluid.

takaisku

A damaging occurrence.

takajaloilleen noussut

(originally) Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.

takajäsen

(logic) The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."

takajoukko

(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.

takakansiteksti

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

takakontti

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

takaliikki

(nautical) The aft edge of a triangular sail.

takaliite

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

takamaa

A remote or undeveloped area.

takamaalainen

Characteristic of the most remote and desolate areas of Australia; very remote from urban areas.

takamaat

(Australia) The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.

takamaille

To or towards the most remote and desolate areas of Australia.

takametsä

A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.

takamus

(informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.

takana

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

takaneljännes

The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.

takanreunus

The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.

takaosa

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

takaosassa

At or in the rear or back part of something.

takapajuinen

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

takapajula

(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.

takaperin

In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

takaperoinen

Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

takapiha

(AU, Canadian, NZ, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

takapolvi

(zootomy) The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans.

takaportti

A means of access, often secret and unprotected, to something.

takapotka

Meat from that part of an animal.

takapotku

(literal) A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.

takapuolen näyttäminen

The act of showing one's buttocks.

takapuoli

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

takapuolustaja

(American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.

takaraivo-

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

takaraivonluu-

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

takaraja

(tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.

takareiden lihas

(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

takaruumis

(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.]

takatähtäin

(rare) The rear sight of a firearm.

takatukka

A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.

takauma

(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.