Finnish–English dictionary

veloitus

The amount of money levied for a service.

velosipedi

(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.

veltosti

Slackly.

veltostuttava

Inducing laziness.

veltto

Deficient in physical strength.

velttoilija

One who procrastinates or is lazy; one who does not do their fair share or pull their own weight.

velttoilla

To move or walk lackadaisically.

velttous

The characteristic or quality of being flabby

veluuri

A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

velvoite

Moral or political duty or obligation.

velvoitettu

(legal, finance) The party bearing a legal obligation to another party (the obligee).

velvoittaa

(transitive) To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.

velvoittaminen

The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

velvoittava

Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.

velvollinen

Under an obligation to do something.

velvollisuus

Moral or political duty or obligation.

velvollisuusetiikka

Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]

velvollisuusoppi

Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]

vempain

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

vempele

A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.

venähdys

The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

venähtää

(intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.

Venäjä

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.

venäjän kieli

(uncountable) The Russian language.

venäläinen

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

venäyttää

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

venda

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

vendata

(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.

veneenrakennus

The construction of a boat or boats.

veneenveistäjä

A person involved in boatbuilding; one who builds boats.

veneenveisto

The construction of a boat or boats.

veneerinen

Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

veneet

(nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.

veneilijä

(nautical) Someone who travels by boat.

veneillä

(intransitive) To travel by boat.

veneily

The activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.

veneluiska

(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched.

venemies

A sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.

venemuoto

(organic compound, physical chemistry) One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

venepaikka

(by extension) A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor.

venesatama

A harbour for small boats.

veneto

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.

venetsia

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.

venetsialainen

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Venetsian murre

The form of this language spoken in Venice.

venevaja

A building at the edge of a river, lake or other body of water in which boats are kept.

Venezuela

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

venezuelalainen

Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.

venho

(obsolete) A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.

venkoilu

Activity that is morally questionable or even mildly illegal.

ventraalinen

(anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

venttiili

(music) A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch

venyä

(intransitive) To continue an action.

venymä

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

venyminen

(uncountable, engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation either referring to engineering strain or true strain.

venytellä

(UK, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, intransitive) To stretch after sleep.

venytetty

stretched

venyttää

(ambitransitive) To extend or lengthen excessively.

venyttely

(countable) An act of flexing.

venyvä

Capable of being pulled or stretched into thin wire by mechanical force without breaking.

venyvyys

(materials science) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.

Veracruz

A city in Veracruz, Mexico.

veräjä

A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.

veräjänvartija

(sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.

veranta

A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. [from 18th c.]

verbaalinen

(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.

verbaalisesti

In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.

verbaalistaa

(transitive) To speak or to use words to express.

verbena

Any of the genus Aloysia of flowering plants in the verbena family.

verbi

(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.

verbi-

(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.

verekäs

Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied. [from 17th c.]

veren tahrima

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

verenhimo

A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.

verenhimoinen

Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.

verenimijä

(biology) An organism that ingests blood as the main part of its diet; examples of hemovores include leeches, fleas, ticks, mosquitos, vampire bats, and the vampire ground finch.

verenkierto

The continuous circulation of blood in the cardiovascular system; bloodstream.

verenmyrkytys

(pathology) The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in a sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.

verenpainetauti

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.

verenpisara

A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.

verenpuna

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

verenpunainen

Of a deep vivid red color.

verenpurkauma

(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

verensiirto

(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.

verenvähyys

(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

verenvuodatus

A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.

verenvuoto

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.

vereslihalla

Not treated or processed; in a natural state, unrefined, unprocessed. [from 10th c.] (of materials, products, etc.)

verestävä

(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.

verestys

(obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

veretön

Taking place without loss of blood.

Vergilius

Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.

verhiö

(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.

verho

A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.

verhoilla

(transitive) To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).

verhoilu

The craft or business of upholstering furniture.

verholehti

(botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.

verhota

(past tense clad or cladded) To cover with a cladding or another material (for example, insulation).

verhous

(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.

verhoutua

(transitive) To cover as with or like a cloak.

veri

A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.

verifioida

(transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

verihera

Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).

verikoe

(medicine, informal, countable) A blood test or blood sample.

verikoira

(figurative, informal) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues.

verikosto

A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.

verilöyly

Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

verimakkara

A cooked sausage made out of meat (most often pork), blood and various other regional ingredients.

verinäyte

(medicine, informal, countable) A blood test or blood sample.

verinen

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

verineste

(hematology) The clear fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells are suspended.

veriplasma

(hematology) The clear fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells are suspended.

veriraha

(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.

veriseerumi

Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).

verisukulaisuus

A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.

verisuonten laajeneminen

Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.

verisyöpä

(oncology) A form of cancer that attacks blood, bone marrow, or lymphatic system.

veritahra

A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.

veritulppa

(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

veriuhri

(obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.

verka

A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.

verkkaan

Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

verkkainen

Not hasty or sudden; slow.

verkkaisesti

Taking one's time, slowly and carefully.

verkkaisuus

A state of being inactive or stuporous.

verkkarit

(US) Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

verkko

(Internet) Usually preceded by the: all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet collectively, which are (1) stored in various inter-hyperlinked computers around the world, and (2) retrieved typically by means of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or (currently more often) its secure version (HTTPS), among others.

verkko-osoite

Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource.

verkkoadapteri

Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.

verkkojalanjälki

(internet) The data trail of an individual on the public internet.

verkkokalvo

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

verkkokamera

(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.

verkkomainen

Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings.

verkkomeloni

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

verkkopallo

(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.

verkkoradio

(Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

verkkoseminaari

An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

verkkosivusto

(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

verkkosovitin

Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.

verkkosukka

(countable, usually, in the plural) Stockings made of fishnet fabric.

verkkotunnus

(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.

verkkourkinta

The act of circumventing security with an alias.

verkkovierailu

(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.

verkkoviettely

The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.

verkon ulkopuolella

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

verkonpaino

(slang) A useless piece of equipment.

verkossa

Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.

verkosto

The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).

verkostoitua

(intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.

verkot

(sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.