Finnish–English dictionary

väistäjä

(countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).

väistämätön

Impossible to avoid or prevent.

väistämättömästi

In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

väistämättömyys

Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.

väistelijä

(countable) Someone who dodges (avoids something by quickly moving).

väistin

(swords) A metal bar fixed between, and at right angles to, the blade and the handle of a sword or other bladed weapon that stops an opponent's similar weapon from sliding along the blade and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.

vaisto

A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

väistö-

Directed towards avoidance or escape

vaistomainen

Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.

vaistomaisesti

Innately; by instinct; without being taught.

vaistonvarainen

Instinctive.

vaistonvaraisesti

Innately; by instinct; without being taught.

vaistota

(intransitive, colloquial) To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.

vaisu

(by extension) Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate. [from 20th c.]

väite

An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.

vaitelias

reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

väitellä

(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

väitetään, että...

According to reports or rumors. [from 19th c.]

väitetty

Asserted but not proved.

väitetysti

According to someone's allegation.

vaitonainen

(archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.

väitöskirja

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis.

väittää

(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

väittää vastaan

(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

väittely

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

vaiva

(medicine, archaic) A disease; a morbid symptom; a malady.

vaivaannuttava

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

vaivaantunut

Caring about something; discomposed.

vaivaistalo

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

vaivaistupa

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

vaivalloinen

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

vaivalloinen matka

A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

vaivan arvoinen

(idiomatic) Beneficial and important enough on which to spend time, effort, or money.

vaivannäkö

Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.

vaivata

(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.

vaivaton

Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.

vaivattu savi

Clay, soil, or other material which has been mixed and worked until flexible, soft, and free from air pockets and thus suitable for making bricks, pottery, etc.; also, any other material with a similar consistency or function, especially (Australia) auriferous clay.

vaivihkaa

In a secret or covert manner.

vaivihkainen

Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.

vaivuttaa transsiin

(transitive) To put into a trance.

vaja

A toolshed in a garden or allotment, holding gardening equipment.

vajaa

Having one or more defects.

vajaakanttinen

(woodworking) Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

vajaakuntoinen

Not performing its proper or intended function.

vajaakykyinen

(sometimes considered, _, offensive) Having a handicap.

vajaalämpöisyys

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

vajaamiehinen

In a shorthanded manner.

vajaasärmä

(woodworking) A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

vajaatyöllisyys

The condition of being underemployed.

vajaavaltainen

Unable to make rational decisions; insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.

vajaavaltaisuus

(countable, law) Lack of legal qualification to do something; legal incapacity or incompetency.

vajaus

(uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.

vajavainen

Having one or more defects.

vajavuus

A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.

vaje

(uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.

vajeta

(intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

vajoama

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

vajoaminen

(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.

vajota

(chiefly, poetic, or, religion) Chiefly in the form descend into (or within) oneself: to mentally enter a state of (deep) meditation or thought; to retire.

väkä

A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.

vakaa

Unchanged through time or space; permanent.

vakaa harkinta

The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.

vakaaja

A device for suspending something, such as a ship's compass, so that it will remain level when its support is tipped.

vakaasti

In an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case.

vakain

An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.

väkänen

(ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.

vakanssi

An unoccupied position or job.

vakaumus

(in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.

vakaus

(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.

vakaute

Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for example a fuel additive that prolongs the shelf life of petrol.

vakauttaa

(transitive) To make stable.

vakava

Despondent; moody; sullen.

vakavamielinen

Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition

vakavarainen

(finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

vakavasti

In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort.

vakavissaan

Sincere; determined; truthful.

vakavuus

The state of being grave; gravity

väkevä

(of drink or drugs) Strong.

väkevä alkoholijuoma

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.

väkevöidä

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.

väkevöittäminen

The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water.

väki

The common people; the commonality.

vakiinnuttaa

To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.

vakiintunut

(figurative) Firmly established in thought or behavior and difficult to change.

väkijoukko

A large group of people; a crowd.

väkiluku

(biology) A collection of organisms of a particular species, sharing a particular characteristic of interest, most often that of living in a given area.

vakinaisuus

A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.

vakio

Prearranged.

vakio-

Unchanged through time or space; permanent.

vakioasiakas

A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.

vakiopaikka

A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.

vakioteksti

(computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.

väkipyörä

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

väkipyörien etäisyys

The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.

väkirikas

Having a large population.

väkisinmaata

(transitive) To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone). [from 14th c.]

vakituinen

Of a position which is held by a certain person permanently (in an administration or academy).

väkivallattomuus

an absence of aggression

väkivalta

The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence.

väkivaltainen

Acting violently towards others.

väkivaltainen ryöstö

A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

väkivaltaisuudet

Widespread fighting.

vakka

A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

väkkyrä

Anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy top or a merry-go-round.

vako

(anatomy) A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ.

vakoilija

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

vakoilla

(intransitive) To act as a spy.

vakoilu

The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

vakoiluohjelma

(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]

vakomitta

A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.

vakooja

Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).

vakosametti

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

vakuus

(finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.

vakuutella

(dated) To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.

vakuutettu

Covered by an insurance policy.

vakuuttaa

To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.

vakuuttaminen

The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.

vakuuttava

Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.

vakuuttavasti

In a convincing manner.

vakuuttuneisuus

(uncountable) The state of being wholly convinced.

vakuuttunut

In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily.

vakuutuksenottaja

(insurance) The party to an insurance contract who transfers a risk to an insurer.

vakuutus

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

vakuutusala

The business of providing insurance.

vakuutusmaksu

(insurance) The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.

vakuutusturva

(insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.

vala

A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

valaa

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

valaan pyrstön haara

Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.

valaanluu

One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.

valaanöljy

(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

valaanpyynti

The practice of hunting whales.

valaanpyyntialus

(nautical) A seagoing vessel used for hunting whales.

valaanpyyntivälineet

(countable, fishing) Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc. [17th century].

valaanpyytäjä

One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.

valaanrasve

(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

valaanvaha

(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

valaehtoinen kirjallinen todistus

(legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

valaehtoinen todistaja

(originally, US, now, North America, law) An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent.

välähdys

(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.

välähtää

(intransitive) To be visible briefly.

valaiseminen

The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

valaiseva

that serves to demonstrate, show or prove

valaista

(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.

valaista soihduin

To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun sense 1).

valaista valkoisella valolla

(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, often, passive voice) To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light.

valaistu

Illuminated.

valaistua

(intransitive) To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.

valaistuminen

(Buddhism) The state of being a buddha, or being spiritually enlightened by Buddhist or other teachings.

valaistunut

Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism