Finnish–English dictionary

verkottaa

(medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.

verkottua

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

vermiselli

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

Vermont

A state of the United States.

vermutti

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

Verneri

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval given name, from Germanic war, warin "cautious; heedful; wary; watchful" + her, heri "army", modern German Werner.

vero

The things or people so levied.

vero-

Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.

verohelpotus

A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.

veroilmoitus

An official document that income tax payers are required to complete to state income amounts, deductions, contributions and related financial information for tax purposes.

verokarhu

(sometimes, derogatory) A tax collector.

verokertymä

All income generated for some political entity's treasury by taxation and other means.

veromäärä

The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

veron määrääminen

The act of imposing a tax.

Veronica

A en given name.

Veronika

A en given name.

veronkantaja

A person who is employed to collect payments.

veronkanto

The act of levying.

veronkantopiiri

(UK) The jurisdiction of a collector of excise.

veronmaksaja

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.

veronmaksajat

The things or people so levied.

verotarkastaja

One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.

verotettavat

The things or people so levied.

verottaa

To break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something; to exploit, to penetrate; tap into.

verottaminen

The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

verotulo

The things or people so levied.

verotus

The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

verovähennys

(law, finance) A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.

verovelvollinen

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.

verrannollinen

Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.

verranto

(mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.

verrata

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

verraton

(figuratively, comparable) So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.

verrattavissa oleva

(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

verrattavuus

The quality of being comparable.

verrattuna

In contrast or comparison with.

verrattuna siihen, että

Compared with, as opposed to.

verrokki-

(medicine, science, research) Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)

verryttelyasu

A two-piece garment worn during exercise.

verryttelyhousut

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

verryttelypuku

A two-piece garment worn during exercise.

versaali

Written in upper case; capital.

Versailles

A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.

versio

(computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.

verso

A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

versoa

(intransitive) To shoot into blades, as corn does.

verstas

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.

versus

Against; in opposition to.

vertaansa vailla

(figuratively, comparable) So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.

vertaansa vailla oleva

Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.

vertaileva

Of or relating to comparison.

vertailla

(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.

vertailu

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

vertailukelpoinen

(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

vertailukelpoisuus

The quality of being comparable.

vertailukohta

A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.

vertailumuoto

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

vertailuryhmä

(in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.

vertainen

A person or thing of equal status to others.

vertaus

(countable) Something that bears an analogy to something else.

vertauskertomus

A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

vertauskuva

A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.

vertauskuvallinen

Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic.

vertautua

(transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].

verteksi

(computer graphics) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.

veruke

(sometimes, proscribed) An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.

vesa

A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.

vesakko

A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.

vesi

(zoology) In placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus.

vesi-

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

vesi-jauhosuurus

(uncountable, cooking) The most basic type of thickening agent, consisting of flour blended with water to make a paste.

vesiharus

(nautical) A strong rope or chain rigging running from the end of the bowsprit to the ship's stem or cutwater.

vesihöyry

The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air.

vesijohto

A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.

vesijohtoverkko

(chiefly, British) A large-scale network or grid supplying any of various other services, such as water, gas or sewerage, to properties.

Vesikäärme

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.

vesikalvo

(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

vesikannu

A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.

vesikatto

(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.

vesikauhu

(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.

vesikauhu-

Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.

vesikauhuinen

Affected with rabies.

vesikkeli

(cytology) A membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.

vesikko

a species of mink, Mustela lutreola, found mostly in Europe, similar in appearance to the American mink.

vesikuoppa

A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.

vesilaitos

The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.

vesileima

(computing) Auxiliary data embedded in a datafile for subsequent identification and verification of the file.

vesilentokone

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

vesilintu

Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

vesillelasku

The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)

vesilukko

A bend, sag, or other device in a waste-pipe arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents the escape of noxious gases, but permits the flow of liquids.

vesimäinen

Resembling or characteristic of water.

vesimeloni

A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

vesinokkaeläin

A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).

vesipakoinen

(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

vesipannu

(catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.

vesipatsas

A stream or discharge of liquid, typically with some degree of force.

vesipiippu

(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.

vesiputous

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

vesipyörre

A swirling body of water.

vesiraja

The land alongside a body of water.

vesirajassa

Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.

vesirakennustyö

The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.

vesirinkeli

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

vesisade

(meteorology) The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

vesisäiliö

A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.

vesisänky

A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water.

vesisuihku

A stream or discharge of liquid, typically with some degree of force.

vesitaso

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

vesitie

An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships.

vesitiivis

Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.

vesitiivistää

To make waterproof or water-resistant.

vesittää

(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.

vesiväylä

(nautical) A regularly used route for ocean-going vessels.

vesivoima

(uncountable) Clipping of hydropower (“hydroelectric power”).

veska

(sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.

veskari

(sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.

veski

(slang, now, _, chiefly, _, Irish) Alternative form of jakes: an outhouse or lavatory.

vesoa

(transitive, horticulture) To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

vesper

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.

vessa

(US, slang) a toilet or lavatory.

vessanpönttö

(slang, uncountable) Ruin or deterioration.

vessapaperiarkki

A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.

vestibyyli

(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. [from the 17th c.]

vesuri

A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.

Vesuvius

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

vetää

(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]

vetää henkeen

(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.

vetää itsensä kiikkuun

(internet slang, originally, _, incel slang, intransitive) To commit suicide, particularly by hanging.

vetää johtopäätös

(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.

vetää joukot pois

(transitive) To remove troops from (an area).

vetää kännit

(slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol.

vetää kieroon

(transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.

vetää kiinni

(figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.

vetää kölin alta

(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.

vetää lärvit

(slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol.

vetää nenään

(slang, primarily, UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.

vetää nuottaa

(ambitransitive) To use a seine, to fish with a seine.

vetää pois

To take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate.

vetää pois markkinoilta

(transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.

vetää puoleensa

(transitive) To pull toward without touching.

vetää saappaat jalkaan

To put boots on, especially for riding.

vetää sisään

To pull (something) back or back inside.

vetää suonta

(intransitive) (of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.

vetää takaisin

(ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

vetää tupesta

To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.

vetää vessa

(intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.

vetää viiva

(slang, primarily, UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.

vetää yhteen

(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.

vetää ykkösellä

(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking.