Finnish–English dictionary

takaus

(legal) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.

takautuva

(biology) Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.

takavarikko

(nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.

takavarikkoalue

(UK) A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.

takavarikoida

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

takavarikointi

(uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.

takavarikoitu

confiscated by force or authority

takellella

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.

takeltelu

A faltering in speech; stammering.

takertua

To clasp; to interlock.

takertunut

(psychology) attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner

takertuva

(informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.

takia

(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.

takiainen

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

takiaispallo

(engineering) A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.

takila

(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

takiloida

(transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

takiloitu

(nautical, typically not comparable) Having the rigging up.

takini

A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.

takinkäänne

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

takinkääntäjä

A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.

takioni

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

takka

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

takkahylly

A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

täkki

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

takku

(now, _, rare) A lock of hair that is tangled.

takkuinen

Rough with bristly hair; shaggy.

takkuuntua

(intransitive) To be formed into tufts.

taklata

(sports, transitive) To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.

taklata alas

(transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle.

taklata jalkoihin

(transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle.

taklaus

(contact, _, sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.

takoa

(transitive) To drill or review in an attempt to establish memorization.

takomo

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.

taksa

A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc. [from 16th c.]

taksi

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

taksia

(biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.

taksidermisti

One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals.

taksikuski

(colloquial) A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.

taksisuhari

(colloquial) A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.

taksiyrittäjä

(chiefly, London, slang) A cab driver who is the owner of their cab, and sometimes a small number of other cabs as well; a musher.

taksoittaminen

The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

taktiikka

Any ploy or stratagem.

taktinen

(chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical

takuu

(US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.

takuumies

(legal, UK) The person providing such payment.

takuunantaja

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

takuusitoumus

(countable) A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.

takuusumma

(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

takuut

(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

täky

Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

takykardia

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.]

talamus

(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.

talentti

(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places.

tali

(physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.

Taliban

A Taliban militia.

talikko

A farming tool, with a long straight handle and several short, sturdy tines.

talikoida

(transitive) To move with a fork (as hay or food).

talismaani

A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).

talitiainen

A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae.

talja

(technical) A type of hand-operated winch used, for example, to tighten straps, chains, or ropes.

taljanuora

(nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.

taljasto

A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.

talkkari

(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

talkki

Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.

talkoot

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

talla

(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

tällä hetkellä

currently, now, at this moment in time, at the present time.

tällainen

The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).

tallata

To tread, as a path.

tälle

(archaic) To here; to this.

tallelokero

A box with a built-in lock; a safe.

tallenne

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

tallennin

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

tallennus

(computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.

tallennusmuoto

(computing) A file type.

tallennusväline

(usually, uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.

tallentaa

(transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.

tallentaja

Someone who keyboards; a typist.

tallentaminen

(legal) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby satisfying the "fixation" requirement for the purposes of copyright law.

tallessa

Properly secured.

tallettaa

(transitive) To put into a bank.

talletus

(programming) The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.

tälli

A blow with the hand.

tallikaveri

One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable.

Tallinna

The capital city of Estonia.

tallipäitset

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

tallirenki

A person who looks after horses.

tallium

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

talloa

(transitive, idiomatic) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something).

Talmud

(Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

talo

(Hong Kong, only used in names) An apartment building within a public housing estate.

talojono

A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.

talon etu

(gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.

talonki

the part of a cheque that is retained in the chequebook as a record; a stub

talonmies

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

talonpelaaja

(gambling) A house player in a casino.

talonpoika

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun.

talonpoikainen

Like a peasant.

talonpoikaisjärki

Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made.

talonpoikaisto

(historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.

talonpojat

(historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.

talonvaltaus

The act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner.

talot

(countable) A group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area.

taloudellinen

Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment; economical.

taloudellinen ja tehokas

Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.

taloudellisesti

(manner) In an economical manner; not wastefully; not extravagantly.

taloudellisuus

Frugal use of resources.

taloudenhoitaja

A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.

taloudenhoitajatar

A housekeeper, especially, a woman who manages the domestic economy of a public institution.

talous

Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.

talousalue

The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.

talousarvio

An itemized summary of intended expenditure; usually coupled with expected revenue.

talousastiat

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.

talousjohtaja

(business) The executive who is in charge of financial affairs, notably as head of a financial department, typically directly under the chief executive officer and/or the board who lead the corporation or other organisation as a whole.

talouskuri

(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.

talouspäällikkö

(business) The chief accounting officer which audits, and manages the financial affairs of a company or government; a comptroller.

talouspaperi

(UK) Paper towels intended for kitchen purposes such as absorbing spillages and wrapping sandwiches.

taloustiede

(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.

taloustieteilijä

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

taloustyö

domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking

talteenotto

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

taltio

(computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

taltioida

(transitive) To make a record of information.

taltiointi

A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

taltta

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

talttasivellin

(painting) A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.

talutin

A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.

taluttaa

(slang, AAVE) To take a woman away with one as a romantic or sexual interest.

talutushihna

A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.

talvehtia

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

talvehtimissilmu

(botany) A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.

talvella

(US) In the winter.

talvella virtaava joki

(Britain) A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.

talvettaa

(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.

talvi

Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.

talvi-

Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

talviasunto

A winter retreat; winter quarters.

talvihorros

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

talvinen

Belonging to winter; winterlike; wintry.

talvio

Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.

talvipesä

A place where an animal hibernates.

talvipuutarha

A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants

talvisaika

The season of winter, between autumn and spring.

talvisin

(US) In the winter.

talviuni

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

tämä

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

tämä paikka

This place; this location.

tämä päivä

On the current day or date.

tämän kuun

(dated) Of the current month.