Finnish–English dictionary

uusiutuminen

A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.

uusiutuva

Recurring; happening time after time.

uusiutuva luonnonvara

A renewable resource or source of energy.

uusnorja

Nynorsk; Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this

uusrikas

Newly rich; like a nouveau riche.

uustulokas

(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).

uusvanha

Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.

uute

(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.

uutettu

(obsolete) Derived; extracted. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 15th century.]

uutinen

The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering

uutisankka

A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.

uutisarvoinen

Interesting enough to be reported as a news

uutiset

(countable) Something which has developed.

uutisfilmi

(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.

uutiskatsaus

A time-sensitive news item or short news report.

uutiskirje

A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.

uutiskooste

A time-sensitive news item or short news report.

uutislähetys

(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.

uutisoida

(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.

uutisointi

The reporting of news, especially by an eyewitness.

uutisotsikko

(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

uutistenlukija

(US, Canada) A presenter of news broadcasts.

uutistoimitus

The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.

uutos

A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue

uuttaa

To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.

uuttaminen

An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

uuttera

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

uutteruus

(uncountable) The tendency to work persistently.

uuttu

A small house for birds.

uutuus

The property of being new; novelty; recency.

uuvuttaa

(transitive, literally, figuratively) To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.

uuvuttava

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

Uzbekistan

A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan. Capital: Tashkent.

uzi

A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.

V.P.

A reply to an invitation.

va

Used to form present participles of verbs.

vaa’ankieli

(politics, chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election.

vaade

(legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.

vaadin

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

vaahdota

(intransitive, figurative, of a person) To show high spirits.

vaahdottaa

(transitive) To spatter or cover with foam.

vaahtera

Acer platanoides, a species of maple native to most of Europe, the Caucasus and northern Turkey.

vaahto

Foam rising upon beer or other malt liquors when fermenting, used as leaven in brewing and making bread; yeast.

vaahtoaminen

(countable) A state of agitation.

vaahtoava

Full of foam.

vaahtoinen

(also, figuratively) Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm.

vaahtomuovi

A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:

vaahtopesu

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

vääjäämätön

Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.

vääjäämättä

In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

vääjäämättömästi

In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

vaaka

Someone with a Libra star sign

vaaka-

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

vaakajakokarmi

(architectural element) A horizontal glazing bar in a window.

vaakakuppi

Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.

vaakakuva

(computing, printing, uncountable) a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides

vaakapaine

(architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.

vaakasuora

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

vaakasuoraan

(crosswords) Horizontally.

vaakasuuntainen

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

vaakatasossa

The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.

vaakavoima

(architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.

vaakkua

To make a noise like a duck.

vaaksa

The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.

vaakuna

(in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.

vaakunakilpi

(heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled; (now, especially) a funeral shield: the hatchment.

vaakunaoppi

Heraldry.

vaalea

Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

vaaleahiuksinen

(of a, person) Having blond hair.

vaaleanpunainen

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

vaaleanruskea

A light brown colour.

vaaleaorakas

An edible fungus of species Hydnum repandum.

vaaleatukkainen

(of a, person) Having blond hair.

vaaleaverikkö

(countable) A person with this hair color.

vaalentaa

(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

vaalentua

(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

vaaleta

(ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

vaaleus

(uncountable) the relative whiteness or transparency of a colour

vaali

A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.

vaalia

(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

vaalialue

(UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area.

vaalikampanja

Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.

vaalikarja

(derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

vaalikenttä

(politics) The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.

vaalilause

(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

vaalilippu

(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.

vaalipiiri

(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

vaaliruhtinas

(historical) A German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; a prince-elector.

vaalit

A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.

vaan

(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary.

vaania

(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.

vaanija

A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.

väännellä

(transitive) To knot or twist something.

vääntää

(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

vääntää niskat nurin

(archaic, or, Britain, dialectal, also, figuratively) To cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to harm, to hurt, to injure.

vääntää pilalle

(transitive) To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening.

vääntää rautalangasta

(transitive, figuratively, with “out”) To clarify; to explain in detail. [from 20th c.]

vääntäjä

One who wrings.

vääntelehtiä

(intransitive) To twist one's body with snakelike motions.

vääntelehtivä

Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.

vääntelijä

One who wrings.

vääntö

The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.

vääntömomentti

(physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)

vääntövoima

(figurative, uncountable) Strength, performance capability, specs, or similar.

vääntyä

(transitive, figurative) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.

vääntymä

(countable) A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration.

vääntyminen

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.

vääntynyt

Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape

vääntynyt muoto

The form given in twisting.

vaappu

Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of other (small) fish from the family Cyprinidae; also (chiefly, US) , other small (usually freshwater) fish from other families.

vaappua

(intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.

vaappuminen

An unsteady motion.

vaara

(obsolete) Risk; danger; peril.

väärä johtolanka

A wrong or bad lead; a leading in the wrong direction.

väärä johtopäätös

(logic) Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.

väärä löydös

A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.

väärä syöttö

(tennis) An illegal serve.

väärä tieto

Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

väärä vala

Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury.

vaarallinen

Full of danger.

vaarallisesti

In a dangerous manner.

vaarallisten aineiden poisto puhdistamalla

The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

vaarantaa

(ambitransitive) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)

vääräoppisuus

(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

vaaratilanne

An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

vaaraton

Harmless; producing no ill effect.

vaarattomuus

The characteristic of being harmless.

vääräuskoinen

(theology) One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever.

vääräuskoisuus

(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

väärennetty

Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.

väärennös

(countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.

väärennys

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

väärentää

(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).

väärentäjä

A person who counterfeits.

väärentäminen

(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture

vaari

(informal) grandfather

väärin

(chiefly, predicative) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.

väärinkäsitys

An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

väärinkäytös

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]

väärinkäyttää

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

väärinkäyttäjä

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

väärinkäyttö

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. [from around 1350 to 1470]

väärintekijä

Someone who transgresses.

väärinteko

An instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).

väärinymmärrys

An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

vääristää

(transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.

vääristäminen

An act of distorting.

vääristellä

(idiomatic, by extension) To falsify an account of an event.

vääristely

(uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

vääristyä

(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.