Finnish–English dictionary

edesmennyt

(euphemistic) Dead.

edessä

In front of; before (a background).

edestakainen matka

(often, figurative, travel) A trip from one destination to another and then returning to the starting location.

edesvastuuttomasti

With contempt for the rights, feelings, or well-being of others.

edetä

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]

edetä (jonossa)

(intransitive) To proceed in sequence.

edetä hitaasti

(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).

edetä seuraavalle tasolle

(intransitive, RPG, video games) To progress to the next level.

edikti

A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.

edistää

To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.]

edistäjä

One who advances or puts forward.

edistäminen

The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

edistävä

Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

edistyä

(idiomatic, intransitive) To progress; to make progress; to quicken.

edistyksellinen

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

edistyksellisesti

In a progressive manner.

edistyminen

The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

edistynyt

Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.

edistys

The state of being advanced

edistysaskel

A forward move; improvement or progression.

edistysmielinen

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

editoida

To change a text, or a document.

editoija

Someone who corrects printed material (copy) and prepares it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.

editointi

An act or instance of something being edited.

editori

(computing) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.

Edmonton

The capital city of Alberta, Canada.

Edom

(historical) A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.

edullinen

Being of advantage, beneficial.

edullisesti

In a manner which provides an advantage; in an advantageous manner.

edunsaaja

One who benefits or receives an advantage.

edunvalvoja

Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.

eduskunta

(often, capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.

eduskuntaan sopimaton

unsuitable to be used in parliament

edusta

The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.

edustaa

(transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

edustaja

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

edustajakokous

A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.

edustajuus

The rank or office of a steward.

edustava

Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.

edustus

The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.

edustusoikeus

(politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.

edustusvaimo

(derogatory) A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for the husband, usually older and affluent.

Edvard

A en given name.

edvardiaaninen

Of the period in British history from circa 1901 to 1910, when Edward VII ruled the British Empire.

eebenpuinen

Made of ebony wood.

eebenpuu

Made of ebony wood.

Eeden

(by extension, countable) A paradise on Earth.

eekkeri

Any of various similar units of area in other systems.

Eemeli

A en given name.

eepos

An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

eeppinen

An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.

Eerik

A en given name.

Eerika

A en given name.

Eero

A en given name.

eespäin

In a forward direction.

Eesti

A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.

eestiläinen

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.

eeta

The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.

eetos

(rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.

Eetu

A en given name.

Eevertti

(countable) A en given name transferred back from the surname.

efekti

(filmology, computer graphics, demoscene) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")

efendi

An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.

effuusio

(chemistry, physics) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.

egalitaarinen

Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

ego

The self, especially with a sense of self-importance.

egoismi

The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.

egoistinen

Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.

egomaanikko

A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.

Egypti

A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.

egyptiläinen

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

ehdoitta

Without condition, absolutely.

ehdokas

(figurative) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege. [from 1760s]

ehdokaslista

(chiefly, US) A list of candidates running for office; a ticket.

ehdokkuus

The state of being a candidate; candidateship.

ehdollepano

An act or instance of nominating.

ehdollinen

(with upon or on) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown, that may or may not occur.

ehdollinen vankeusrangaistus

(legal) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.

ehdollistaa

To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

ehdollistaminen

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

ehdot

(figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

ehdotella

(transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.

ehdoton

Characteristic of an absolutist ruler: domineering, peremptory. [first attested in the mid 1500s]

ehdottaa

To bring up as a subject for debate.

ehdottaja

Someone who proposes a motion at a meeting.

ehdottaminen

(uncountable) The act of suggesting.

ehdottoman varma

(of an, adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).

ehdottomasti

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

ehdotus

(politics) An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

ehdytetty

Depleted of resources.

ehdyttää

(transitive) To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.

eheä

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.

eheys

The condition of being integral

eheyttää

(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

ehjä

(complex analysis, of a complex function) Complex-differentiable on all of ℂ.

ehjin nahoin

Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.

ehkä

(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

ehkäiseminen

The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

ehkäisevä

Performed so as to minimise risk.

ehkäistä

(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

ehkäistä ennalta

(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).

ehkäisy

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity.

ehkäisyhoito

(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.

ehkäisypilleri

(informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.

ehkäisysieni

(countable) A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.

ehkäisyväline

A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely.

ehoste

(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

ehostus

The study of such products.

ehta

Proper, real, genuine, true to type.

ehtiä

(transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for. [from 17thc.]

ehto

(legal) A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

ehtolause

(grammar) A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.

ehtoo

(figuratively) A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

ehtoollisleipä

The consecrated bread used in the Eucharist.

ehtoollispappi

A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist.

ehtoollisrukous

A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.

ehtoopalvelus

A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening; originally, and sometimes still, an alternative name for vespers or a service combining vespers and compline.

ehtotapa

(grammar) The conditional mood.

ehtyä

(intransitive, originally, US) Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining) , of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally) , to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.

ehtyminen

The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

ehtynyt

Used up, expended; of which nothing is left.

ehtyvä

Able to be expended; not inexhaustible.

ehytlaitainen

(botany) Having a smooth margin without any indentation.

ei

(transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)

ei ehtiä

(transitive) To be too late to connect with or meet something or someone (a means of transportation, a deadline, etc.).

ei haittaa

It does not bother me; I am not concerned.

ei hätää

Do not worry, I will do it.

ei havaittavissa

Unable to be detected; not detectable.

ei ikinä

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

ei intuitiivinen

Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition

ei jälkeäkään

(US, slang) Absolutely nothing; nothing of value, significance, or substance.

ei kai

Disdainful indication that something is obvious.

ei käytössä

not applicable

ei kelvata

(intransitive, informal, of a cheque/check) To be refused by a bank because it is drawn on insufficient funds.

ei koskaan

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

ei kukaan

Used in contrast to anyone, someone or everyone: not one person; nobody.

ei kumpikaan

Not one of two; not either; not one or the other.

ei mihinkään

To no place.

ei mikään

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.

ei mikään ongelma

Something easy, not difficult, not posing problems.

ei milloinkaan

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

ei minnekään

To no place.

ei missään

In no place.

ei mitään

Completely without; having none of.

ei osua

(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.

ei ottaa huomioon

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

ei päästä

(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.

ei paikalla

Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.

ei pitää (jostakin)

(transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]

ei saatavilla

not available