Finnish–English dictionary

toimintakyvyn haitta

(countable, medical model of disability) A condition characterised by a significant limitation in a person's physical or intellectual powers or ability.

toimintakyvytön

Made incapable of use or action.

toimintamalli

A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.

toimintamatka

The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.

toimintamuoto

(astrology) That whether a zodiac sign is cardinal, fixed or mutable

toimintaohje

An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.

toimintapiiri

(figuratively) A realm or domain of activity [1503].

toimintarajoitteinen

Having a disability.

toimintasäde

(aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.

toimintasuunnitelma

A planned series of actions, tasks or steps designed to achieve an objective or goal.

toimintatapa

A particular method for performing a task.

toimintavapaus

(figurative) The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.

toiminto

(literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.

toimipaikka

A location of an organization with several locations.

toimisto

An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.

toimisto-

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

toimitsija

An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.

toimittaa

(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

toimittaja

A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

toimittaminen

(uncountable) The act of supplying.

toimituksellinen

Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

toimitus

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

toimitusaika

The time required to complete a project.

toimiva

Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

toimivalta

The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.

toimivaltainen

(legal) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.

toimivaltuus

Legal authority (to make an arrest for example).

toimivuus

(uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.

töin tuskin

(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.

toinen

Not the same; different.

toinen äänestys

(politics) A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.

toinen jäsen

(math) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.

toinen käsittely

(politics, law) One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.

toinen mahdollisuus

A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)

toinen potenssi

(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

toinen puoli

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. [from 18th c.]

toinen sija

The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.

toinen suure

(math) The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.

toinen toisensa

(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:

toinen vaali

(politics) A second or further round of an indecisive election, after other candidates (often all but the last two) have been eliminated.

toipilas

of convalescence or convalescents

toipilasaika

The period of time spent healing.

toipua

To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.

toipuminen

A gradual healing after illness or injury.

toipumiskyky

(psychology, neuroscience) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

toipuva

recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness

toisaalta

(sentence adverb) On the other hand (introducing an opposing viewpoint).

toiseksi

Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

toiseksi tekeytyjä

Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.

toiseksi viimeinen

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

toisella puolella

On the other side.

toiselle halssille

(nautical) To the opposite tack: see go about. [from late 15th c.]

toisen puolesta tehty

On behalf of others.

toisen vuoden opiskelija

(US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.

toisena

After the first occurrence but before the third.

toisena esiintyminen

(computing) Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access.

toisenlainen

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

toisensa

(reciprocal pronoun) To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects:

toisensa poissulkeva

(logic, probability theory) Describing multiple events or propositions such that the occurrence of any one implies the nonoccurrence of all other events or propositions. Boolean function of NOR logic gate

toisiinsa liittyvä

Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.

toisin

(conjunctive) Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed; to the contrary.

toisin sanoen

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification.

toisinaan

(idiomatic) Occasionally; sometimes; once in a while.

toisinajattelija

A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]

toisinajattelu

An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.

toisinnus

(computing) The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.

toisinpäin

The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.

toisintaa

(transitive) To produce an image or copy of.

toisinto

(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.

toisiotutkavastain

A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.

toisistaan riippuvaiset

Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.

toispuolinen

Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.

toissapäiväinen

(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.

toissijainen

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

toista

Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.

toistaa

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

toistaa sanasta sanaan

Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.

toistaiseksi

(idiomatic) Temporarily; for now; until later; until the situation changes; in an indefinite period of time.

toistakymmentä

(informal, often, _, slightly, _, derogatory) Relatively large but unspecified in number. [1907]

toistamiseen

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

toistava

Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.

toiste

Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.

toisteinen

Characterized by repetition, especially excessive repetition.

toistella

(transitive) To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.

toistepäin

(generally after or) The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

toistettavissa

(of a measurement, experiment etc) Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people.

toisto

(figure of speech) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.

toistokyky

The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.

toistomerkki

The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.

toistua

(mathematics) Often in the form recurring following a number: of a numeral or group of numerals in a decimal fraction: to repeat indefinitely.

toistuva

Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical

toistuvasti

Done several times or in repetition.

toitottaa

To announce, sing, or cry in the manner of a musical bugle.

toitotus

The cry of a goose or similar bird.

toive

The thing desired or longed for.

toiveajattelu

(idiomatic, psychology) The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality.

toiveikas

feeling hope

toiveikkaasti

In a hopeful manner. [from 17th c.]

toiviomatka

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

toivo

A hope; a hopeful.

toivoa

To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

toivoa herättävä

inspiring hope

toivoton

(now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

toivottaa

(transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.

toivottaa onnea

To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for; to felicitate.

toivottava

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

toivottavasti

(uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.]

toivottomuus

A lack of hope; despair.

toivottu

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

toivottu lähtö

A welcome departure or loss.

toivottu meno

A welcome departure or loss.

tokaista

(figurative) To attract or draw out (someone or something); to allure, to elicit, to entice, to lure. [from 16th c.]

tökätä

To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.

tökerö

(colloquial) Of low quality.

toki

(in response to a request for help or a favour) Yes; of course.

Tokio

A prefecture and capital city of Japan.

tokka

(UK, nautical) The body of water next to and around a pier.

tökkäistä

To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.

tökkäys

A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.

tökkiä

To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.]

tökkis

(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.

tökkivä

(computing, colloquial) Of a computer or similar device, receiving power but not functioning as desired; working very slowly or not at all. The condition is often corrected by rebooting the computer.

tokkura

A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

tokkurainen

Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

tokkuraisuus

A state of being inactive or stuporous.

tokoferoli

(vitamin) Any of several isomers of the principal component of vitamin E, each containing a chromanol ring and an isoprene side-chain.

tökötti

(uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.

töksähtävä

Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

töksäyttää

To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

toksikologia

(sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

toksinen

(toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

toksisuus

The quality or degree of being toxic.

tola

(computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.

toleranssi

(uncountable) The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism. [from 19th c.]

toljake

A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.

toljottaa

To stare (at something) with wide eyes.

toljotus

A wide-eyed stare or affected rolling of the eye.

tölkittää

To preserve by bottling or canning.

tölkittäjä

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

tölkki

A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.

tolkku

(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.

tolkuton

Without sense; absurd.

töllistellä

To stare (at something) with wide eyes.

töllistely

A wide-eyed stare or affected rolling of the eye.

tollo

A stupid person.

tolppa

Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column.

tolppalaukaus

(ice hockey, slang) A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.

tolvana

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

tom

(obsolete) The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.

tomaatti

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.