Finnish–English dictionary

triljardi

(US, British, Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.

triljoona

(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.

trilleri

(film, literature) A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.

trilli

(music) A trill or turn.

trilogia

A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.

trimmaaja

One who performs docking, as of tails.

trimmata

(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

trimmaus

(countable) A haircut, especially a moderate one to touch up an existing style.

trimmeri

(horticulture) A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.

trimmi

(nautical) The fore-and-aft angle of the vessel to the water, with reference to the cargo and ballast; the manner in which a vessel floats on the water, whether on an even keel or down by the head or stern.

trinitrotolueeni

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

trio

(dated) Describing a variety of ice cream made with eggs as well as cream.

trioli

(music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.

tripata

(intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.

tripla

(music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.

triplaantua

To become three times as large.

triplata

To multiply by three.

tripodi

A three-legged stand or mount.

Tripoli

The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.

trippailla

(intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.

trippi

(colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.

triptyykki

(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

tritiumin ydin

(particle) the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

tritoni

(particle) the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

triumfi

A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a victor.

triumviraatti

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

triviaali

Ignorable; of little significance or value.

triviaalistaa

(transitive) To make something appear trivial

trivialisoida

(transitive) To make something appear trivial

trofee

(art, architecture) A display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.

troglodyytti

A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.

Troija

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

troijalainen

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

Troijan hevonen

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

Troijan puuhevonen

(Greek mythology) The hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks allegedly gained access to Troy during the Trojan War.

troijanhevonen

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

troikka

(betting) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.

troilismi

An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

trokari

One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

trokata

(chiefly, US, ambitransitive) To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic liquor.

TROLL-purkaus

(astronomy, meteorology) An optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour and seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.

trollata

(Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).

trollaus

(Internet, somewhat, dated) An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.

trolli

(originally, Scandinavian, _, mythology, now, also, European folklore) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]

trombi

(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

tromboosi

(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

troolari

A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

troolata

(ambitransitive) To take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl.

troopata

(transitive) To use, or embellish something with, a trope.

trooppinen sykloni

(specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.

tropiikki

(geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

trossi

(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.

trotyyli

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

troy-naula

A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of mass when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.

trubaduuri

An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.

trukki

A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.

trumpetisti

(musician) Someone who plays a trumpet.

trumpetti

(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

trumpettiahven

Any of three species of bird in the genus Psophia from South America named for the trumpeting threat call of the males.

trumpettija

Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.

trumpettijoutsen

An American swan (Cygnus buccinator) with a very loud honk.

trusti

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

try

(rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.

tryzub

A trident emblem representing Ukraine. [from mid 20th c.]

ts.

(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

tsaari

(historical) An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

tsaarinna

(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

tsaaritar

(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

Tšaikovski

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

tsakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

tšam

An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam.

tšamilainen

Pertaining to the Cham people or their language.

tsarevits

A son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria.

tsasouna

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

tsättäillä

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).

tsätti

(countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

tseeta

The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)

Tšeka

(historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

tsekata

(transitive) To inspect; to examine.

tšekki

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

tšekkiläinen

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

Tšekkoslovakia

A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

tšekkoslovakialainen

Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.

tsempata

(idiomatic) Good luck!; Do your best!; Said to someone wishing they perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.

tsemppiä

Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction.

tseno

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position.

Tšernobyl

A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

tset

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

tseta

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

tšetšeeni

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

tšetšeenit

A Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Tšetšenia

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

tšetšenialainen

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

Tsheka

(historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

tsiljoona

(hyperbole) An unspecified very large number.

tsintsilla

(countable) A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.

tsunami

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

tsygootti

(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.]

tu

Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a person or thing that is the object of that verb (i.e., to whom or to which an action is done).

tube

(countable) Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself.

tuberkuloosi

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839]

Tucson

A city, the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States.

tueton

Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support

tuffi

(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

tuftata

(transitive) To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.

tuhahtaa

(intransitive) To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense. [from the 16th c.]

tuhannen taalan

Advantageous or very favourable.

tuhannen vuoden välein

Occurring every thousand years.

tuhannes

last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

tuhannesosa

One thousandth part.

tuhat

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

tuhatjalkainen

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]

tuhatkauno

A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

tuhatlappunen

(plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)

tuhatvuotinen

Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old.

tuhero

(chiefly, North American, slang, countable) The pubic hair near a vulva or a vulva itself; (attributively) denoting films or literature featuring nude women.

tuherrus

A brief and hurriedly written note.

tuhertaa

(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

tuhina

The act of snivelling.

tuhka

A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire.

tuhkainen

Of or resembling ashes.

tuhkakuppi

A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

tuhkamuna

(slang) An impotent or infertile male.

tuhkata

(obsolete, chiefly, passive) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

tuhkatiira

Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genus Anous found in tropical seas, especially the brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus).

tuhlaaja

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

tuhlaava

Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.

tuhlaavainen

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

tuhlaileva

Rich, sumptuous and extravagant.

tuhlailla

(ambitransitive) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911]

tuhlailu

Excessive or superfluous expenditure of money.

tuhlari

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

tuhlata

(transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.

tuhlaus

(idiomatic, informal) The squandering of resources, especially money; used in expressions such as "to make ducks and drakes of", "to play (at) ducks and drakes with".

tuhluri

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

tuhma

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.

tuhmasti

In a dirty manner.

tuho

A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

tuhoaja

One who annihilates.

tuhoalue

An area that has been the site of a natural disaster that receives an official designation entitling residents and organizations within that area to receive relief and benefits.

tuhoaminen

The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.

tuhoava

Causing devastation.

tuhoeläin

A pestilent or predatory ground-borne animal, especially one that kills or harasses a farmer's animals or crops.

tuhoisa

Harmful, injurious.

tuhoisasti

In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.

tuholainen

Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]

tuholaismyrkky

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

tuhontekijä

(obsolete) A destroyer or plunderer.

tuhooja

That which destroys something.

tuhoon tuomittu

Without hope or prospect of completion or success.