Finnish–English dictionary

vahvari

(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.

vahvasti

In a strong manner.

vahventaa

To increase the nutritional value of (food) by adding ingredients, especially minerals or vitamins. [from mid 20th c.]

vahvike

A small piece of material used to strengthen a garment.

vahvistaa

To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

vahvistaa kantaansa

(intransitive, figurative, by extension) To significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment; to respond to a challenge (e.g. to an opinion) by reinforcing or extending one's position rather than moderating it. [with on ‘something’]

vahvistaa nimikirjaimilla

(transitive) To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.

vahvistaa suojausta

(transitive, computing) To modify (a website or other system) to make it resistant to malicious attacks.

vahvistaa testamentti

(transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).

vahvistaja

A thing which makes something more intense; specifically (linguistics) , a form of a word with a more forceful or stronger sense than the root on which it is built.

vahvistaminen

(electronics) Gain.

vahvistava adverbi

(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.

vahvistettu

Verified or ratified.

vahvistettu testamentti

(legal) A copy of a legally recognised and qualified will.

vahvistin

(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.

vahvistua

To become better; to improve in condition; especially of animals, by feeding; to fatten up. [from late 16th c.]

vahvistukset

(in the plural) Additional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.

vahvistuminen

The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.

vahvistus

That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

vahvuus

A source of value, distinction or honour.

vähyys

The state, quality, or condition of being few.

vai mitä

(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

vaientaa

(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

vaieta

To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)

vaihde

(telecommunication) A numerical code used to indicate a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.

vaihdekeppi

A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.

vaihdelaatikko

That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

vaihdella

(intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing.

vaihdesignaali

(rail transport) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

vaihdettava

Capable of being changed.

vaihdettavissa oleva

Capable of being changed.

vaihdevuodet

The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

vaihdokas

(European folklore, also, figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.

vaihe

(countable, geology) The shortest geochronologic unit, being a period of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of an epoch (or sometimes a subepoch).

vaiheikas

Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.

vaiheilla

Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. [from ca. 1150–1350]

vaiheittainen

Proceeding from one step to the next in sequence.

vaihettumisvyöhyke

A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

vaihtaa

To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

vaihtaa (+ genitive plural +) paikkaa

(ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.

vaihtaa lähivaloille

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

vaihtaa paikkaa

To exchange positions (with another)

vaihtaa suosituksia

(transitive) To recommend and get recommendations.

vaihtaa suuremmalle vaihteelle

(automotive, cycling) To shift to a higher gear.

vaihtaa vaatteensa

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

vaihtaa vaatteet

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

vaihtaa väriä

(intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.

vaihtaminen

(obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.

vaihteisto

(countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.

vaihteleva

Subject to sudden or frequent changes.

vaihteleva asia

That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

vaihtelevuus

The state or characteristic of being variable.

vaihtelu

A wavering; unsteadiness.

vaihteluväli

(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.

vaihto

(countable) A replacement.

vaihtoaitio

(sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.

vaihtoehdottomuus

(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.

vaihtoehto

That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

vaihtoehto-

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

vaihtoehtoinen

(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.

vaihtoehtoisesti

in an alternative way

vaihtoehtoteatteri

Non-mainstream theatre.

vaihtoehtovaluutta

(cryptocurrency) A cryptocurrency other than bitcoin.

vaihtokauppa

An act of exchanging or trading.

vaihtokelpoinen

(originally, finance, and, commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.

vaihtokelpoinen esine

(chiefly, in the plural) Any fungible item.

vaihtomiehistö

(sports, politics, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.

vaihtopelaaja

The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.

vaihtoraha

(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

vaihtosopimus

(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.

vaihtosyöttäjä

(baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively.

vaihtovirta

(electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).

vaihtovirtageneraattori

(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

vaihtovirtalaturi

(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means.

vaihtovuoroinen

Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.

vaihtuvakorkoinen joukkovelkakirjalaina

(finance) Clipping of floating rate bond.

vaijeri

(nautical) A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.

väijyä

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

väijyttää

(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.

väijytys

The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.

väijytysjoukko

The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; those who lie in wait.

vaikea

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

vaikea aistia

Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.

vaikea hallita

Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed.

vaikea kuvailla

Difficult to make precise.

vaikea ratkaista

(maths) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.

vaikea tuntea

Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.

vaikeaselkoinen

Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

vaikeasti kuvailtava

Difficult to make precise.

vaikeasti tavoiteltava

Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.

vaikeatajuinen

Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. [from mid 16th c.]

vaikein kohta

(climbing) The hardest point of a climb.

vaikeneminen

Silence; inability or refusal to speak.

vaikeudet

A difficult position.

vaikeuksissa oleva

(figurative) Beset by trouble or difficulty.

vaikeus

(countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.

vaikeuttaa

(transitive) To hinder or thwart.

vaikka

Although, despite (it) being.

vaikkakaan

Despite the fact that; although.

vaikkakin

Although, despite (it) being.

vaikute

An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.

vaikutelma

A feeling or sense.

vaikutin

(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]

vaikuttaa

(intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).

vaikuttaa vastaan

(physics, intransitive) To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force

vaikuttaja

An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect.

vaikuttajalihas

The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.

vaikuttaminen

The act of affecting or acting upon.

vaikuttava

Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.

vaikuttava aine

(pharmacology) The specific compound in a natural or man-made mixture that is responsible for the mixture's activity.

vaikuttavasti

In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.

vaikuttavuus

The degree to which something achieves results.

vaikuttunut

strongly affected, especially favourably

vaikutuksen tekeminen

The act of impressing.

vaikutus

(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.

vaikutusaltis

Being easily influenced (especially of young people).

vaikutusalue

(by extension) The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.

vaikutuspiiri

(figurative) A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.

vaikutusvalta

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

vaikutusvaltainen

Having or exerting influence.

vailla

In the absence of; without; except. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

vaille

Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below). [from 13th c.]

vaillinainen

Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

vaimea

(of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.

vaimennettu

Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.

vaimennin

A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.

vaimentaa

(transitive) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

vaimoke

(informal, by extension) A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship). [from 1960s]

vaimon omaan yksityiseen omaisuuteen liittyvä

(legal) Of or pertaining to a woman's parapherna

vaimon omaisuus

(archaic, family, _, law) Objects that a married woman owns, such as clothing and jewellery, apart from her dowry.

vaimoväki

Women, taken collectively.

vain

Entirely, completely, in a specified state.

vainaa

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

vainaja

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.

vainajan valvojaiset

A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.

Väinämöisen Viikate

(constellation) A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

vaino

The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.

vainoaja

A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.

vainoaminen

The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.

vainoharhainen

Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.

vainoharhaisuus

The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others

vainolainen

Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

väinönputki

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

vainooja

A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.

vainota

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

vainu

Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.

vainuta

(transitive) To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.

vaipanvaihto

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

vaippa

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.

väistää

(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.