Finnish–English dictionary

vastaanotto

Actual entrance, reception.

vastaanottohuone

(Indian English) A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional.

vastaanottoilmoitus

(telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission (See Wikipedia article on transmission).

vastaanottokykyinen

Ready to receive something, especially new concepts or ideas.

vastaanottovirkailija

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.

vastaantuleva

approaching; coming closer

vastaava

Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)

vastaavanlainen

Having analogy, the status of an analogue; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or similar proportion (often followed by "to".)

vastaavasti

In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy.

vastaavuus

The quality of being comparable.

vastaavuussuhde

A reciprocal, parallel or complementary relationship between two or more comparable objects.

vastaehdokas

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

vastaehdotus

(martial arts) A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.

vastahakoinen

Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

vastahakoisuus

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

vastahyökkäys

(soccer) The counter-attack.

vastainen

Opposed to something.

vastaisuus

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

vastakäännös

(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.

vastakanne

(legal) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

vastakappale

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

vastakastettu

A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.

vastake

(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.

vastakirjaus

(accounting, often, attributive) An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).

vastakkain

Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.

vastakkainen

Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

vastakkainen lause

(mathematics) A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:

vastakkainen mielipide

An opposite or contrasting position.

vastakkainen väittämä

(mathematics) A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:

vastakkaismerkkinen

(mathematics, statistics) Of figures, etc.: having opposite signs (for example, positive and negative).

vastakkaissuuntainen

(mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

vastakkaisuus

(uncountable) Natural contrariety or incompatibility between things, as a result of which they negatively affect or oppose each other; (countable) an instance of this.

vastakohta

A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.

vastakohtaisuus

(logic) The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.

vastakuoriutunut

A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg.

vastalääke

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.

vastalause

A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).

vastaliike

(martial arts) A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.

vastaluku

(mathematics) The inverse with respect to addition; the opposite.

vastamainos

An advertisement created by subvertising.

vastamyrkky

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.

vastamyrkky-

(pharmaceutical effect) Relating to or being an antidote.

vastanainut

Recently married.

vastanäyttelijänä

In a complementary role to.

vastapäätä

Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.

vastapaavi

(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.

vastapäinen

diametrically opposed

vastapaino

(literally, or, figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.

vastapainokatapultti

A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.

vastapäivään

(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.

vastapäiväinen

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

vastapisto

(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.

vastapuoli

An opponent or rival.

vastarannan kiiski

A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]

vastareaktio

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

vastarinta

The action of opposing or of being in conflict.

vastarintaa tekevä

A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

vastarintainen

Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]

vastarintaliike

An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.

vastarintaliikkeen jäsen

A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.

vastarintamies

One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

vastasyntynyt

Recently born.

vastata

(transitive) To be answerable for.

vastata ...[[-Vn]] (illative case)

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

vastata puhelimeen

(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

vastata samalla mitalla

(intransitive) To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.

vastatili

(accounting, often, attributive) An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).

vastatoimi

(martial arts) A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.

vastattava

(accounting) The right side of a balance sheet.

vastatusten

Face to face (with another).

vastaus

A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.

vastavaikutus

An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.

vastaväite

An argument that is opposed to another argument.

vastaväittäjä

(countable) An opponent.

vastavalittu

(postpositive) Who has been elected in a specified post, but has not yet entered office.

vastaväri

(optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light). [from 19th c.]

vastaveto

A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

vastavirtainen

(finance) Having an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.

vastavirtasijoittaja

(finance) A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.

vastavoima

(figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.

vastavuoroinen

Reciprocal.

vastavuoroisesti

In the same way, each to the other; reciprocally

vastavuoroisuus

The property of being mutual.

vaste

(grammar) A pro-form; a non-personal pronominal, proadjectival, or proadverbial form

vastedes

Starting from this moment and continuing indefinitely.

vasten

Close to, alongside.

vastenmielinen

Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]

vastenmielisyys

Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.

vastentahtoinen

Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.

vastentahtoisesti

In an involuntary manner; done without conscious thought.

vastikään

Moments ago, only very recently.

vastike

The act or principle of compensating.

vastikkeeton

Given freely; unearned.

vastin

Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. [from 19th c.]

vastine

(legal) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.

vastinkappale

Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

vastoin

Contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction.

vastoin tahtoaan

Due to being forced rather than by choice.

vastuistaan laistava

Shirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering.

vastukset

Trouble, strife.

vastus

(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

vastustaa

(transitive) To meet defiantly; to confront.

vastustaa jääviyden nojalla

(reflexive, law) Of a judge, juror, or prosecutor: to declare (oneself) unable to participate in a court case due to an actual or potential conflict of interest or lack of impartiality.

vastustaja

An opponent or rival.

vastustamaton

Impossible to resist.

vastustava

Opposed to something.

vastusteleva

Liking or tending to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people. [from late 20th c.]

vastustelija

A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]

vastustettava

Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.

vastustettu

Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.

vastustus

An act of objecting or taking exception; a scruple; also, an exception taken or objection to something.

vastustuskyky

(anatomy, immunology) The system that differentiates self from non-self and protects the body from foreign substances and pathogenic organisms by producing an immune response. It includes organs such as the thymus, the spleen and lymph nodes; tissue such as bone marrow, and lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils; cells such as lymphocytes including the B cells and T cells, and cell products such as antibodies.

vastustuskykyinen

(medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.

vastuu

A responsibility, onus.

vastuualue

(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially

vastuullinen

Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.

vastuullisuus

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

vastuunalaisuus

An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.

vastuunrajaus

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

vastuunrajauslauseke

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

vastuussa

Of hunting dogs: unable to find the scent.

vastuuton

Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.

vastuuttomasti

In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible.

vastuuttomuus

The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.

vastuuvapauslauseke

(law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).

vastuuvapautussopimus

(law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).

väsyä

(intransitive) To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted.

väsyksissä

Very tired; zonked (out).

väsymätön

Extremely persistent and untiring.

väsymättömästi

In a tireless manner; without tiring, flagging, or ceasing.

väsyminen

A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.

väsymisvaurio

(engineering) Weakening and eventual failure of material, typically by cracking leading to complete separation, caused by repeated application of mechanical stress to the material.

väsymys

Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

väsynyt

Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.

väsyttää

(transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.

väsyttää täysin

(transitive) To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.

väsyttävä

That tires or tire.

väsytyshyökkäys

(computer science) A method of computation wherein the computer is let to try all permutations of a problem until one is found that provides a solution, in contrast to the implementation of a more intelligent algorithm.

vati

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.

vatiini

Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material.

Vatikaani

The Holy See, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly prior to the establishment of the Vatican City in the 19th century.

vatjalainen

A person from Votia or of Votic descent.

vatkaaminen

(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream.

vatkain

A whisk (kitchen utensil made of multiple loops of wire) used to beat eggs.

vatkata

To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.

vatsa

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

vatsa-

Of or relating to the stomach.

vatsaevällinen

(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.]

vatsakipu

(medical) Abdominal pain.

vatsalaukku

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.