Finnish–English dictionary

vieroittua

(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

vieroitus

The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.

vieroitushoito

(informal) An institution for rehabilitation.

vieroitusoireet

(medical) The physical symptoms of an addict who is withdrawing; withdrawal.

vierre

(brewing, distilling) Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer, or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky.

viesti

A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

viestiä

(transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]

viestijuoksu

(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]

viestikapula

(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.

viestiketju

(Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.

viestimet

(usually, with a definite article; often treated as, _, uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.

viestin

(often, treated as, _, uncountable) Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.

viestintä

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

viestintuoja

One who brings messages.

viestinviejä

One who brings messages.

viestittää

(transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.

vietellä

(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

vieteri

(horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.

vieteriukko

An overly enthusiastic or energetic person, often characterized by bouncing.

Vietnam

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.

vietnamilainen

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Annam (or Vietnam).

viettää

(intransitive) To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.

viettää aikaa

(intransitive) To spend time socially; keep company.

viettää kesää

(intransitive) To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday.

viettää loma

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

viettää lomaa

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

viettää puolinukuksissa

Followed by away: to pass (time) drowsily or in sleeping; also, to proceed (on a way) drowsily or sleepily.

viettää talvi

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

viettävä

Having a downward inclination or slope.

viettelevä

having to power to allure

viettelijätär

An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman.

viettely

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

viettelys

Something in which someone indulges.

vietti

A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

viettipohja

(psychoanalysis) The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

vietto

The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.

viha

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.

vihaaja

One who hates.

vihainen

Displaying or feeling anger.

vihainen katse

An angry or fierce stare.

vihainen tuijotus

An angry or fierce stare.

vihaisesti

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

vihamielinen

Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed.

vihamielinen ennakkoasenne

(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.

vihamielinen teko

(countable) A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.

vihamielisyys

Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

vihanlietsoja

One who antagonizes or stirs.

vihannekset

Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.

vihannes

(countable, offensive) A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.

vihanneskaali

(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea.

vihanneskauppias

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

vihannoida

Of land, soil, etc.: to become fertile; also, of plants: to grow lush.

vihanpito

A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

vihanta

Abundant in verdure; lush with vegetation.

vihantäyteinen

Full of hatred.

vihastua

(intransitive) To become angry.

vihastunut

Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.

vihastuttaa

(transitive) To work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).

vihastuttaja

One who antagonizes or stirs.

vihata

(transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

vihattava

Dislikeable.

vihdoinkin

At the end or conclusion; ultimately.

viheliäinen

Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.

vihellin

Someone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.

vihellys

A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.

viheltää

(team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

viheltäjä

Any of several species of Australian songbirds of the genus Pachycephala.

viheltäminen

An act of whistling.

viheltely

A shout, whistle, or comment of a harassingly sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.

viheralue

A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.

viherarripi

A fish of species Arripis georgianus, found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia

viherkasvi

Green foliage or verdure.

viherkasvit

Foliage used as decoration.

viherkäytävä

A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.

viherluumu

A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.

vihersilta

(ecology) A type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles; a wildlife viaduct. [from late 20th c.]

vihertävänruskea

Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)

vihertunneli

(ecology) A type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles; a wildlife viaduct. [from late 20th c.]

vihervassari

(pejorative, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings, an ecosocialist.

viherväylä

A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.

viheryhteys

A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths.

vihi

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

vihikoira

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

vihitty

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

vihjaileva

that contains or makes use of allusions (indirect references or hints)

vihjailla

To make an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourably, on (a topic); also, to make (an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourable).

vihjaista

To make an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourably, on (a topic); also, to make (an incidental or passing reflection, often unfavourable).

vihjata

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

vihjaus

A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.

vihje

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

vihjeistää

(transitive) To develop and add hints to a font.

vihkiä

(transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.

vihkiä (avioliittoon)

(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

vihkiäiset

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

vihkiminen

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

vihkipappi

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

vihkivesimalja

(Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.

vihkiytynyt

(archaic) Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance, curse, or the like; accursed; baleful.

vihko

A schoolwork pad or workbook.

vihkonen

A small or thin book.

vihlova

Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.

vihma

(UK) A cold and penetrating mist, verging on rain.

vihmainen

Abounding with drizzle; drizzling.

vihmoa

(impersonal) To rain lightly.

vihneetön

Lacking an awn.

vihollinen

An opponent or rival.

vihollis-

(attributive) Of, by, relating to, or belonging to an enemy.

viholliskone

(military, aviation, slang, proscribed) Synonym of bandit: an enemy aircraft.

vihollisuus

(uncountable) The state of being hostile.

vihreä

(figurative) Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.

vihreä kateudesta

(figurative, of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.

vihreä paprika

(US, chiefly, southern, _, Midland US, dated) A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.

vihreänruskea

Of a greenish-brown colour. (often used to refer to eye colour)

vihreys

The greenness of lush or growing vegetation (greenery); also: the vegetation itself.

Vihtori

A en given name.

vihvilä

The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.

vihvilöiden peittämä

Abounding or covered with rushes.

viidakko

(figuratively) A dense aggregation of other things, concrete or abstract.

viidakkoveitsi

A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.

viidennes

One of five equal parts of a whole: one-fifth.

viides

The ordinal form of the number five.

viidesosa

One of five equal parts of a whole: one-fifth.

viidestoista

The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

viidestoistaosa

One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.

viihde

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

viihdetaiteilija

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

viihdyke

Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.

viihdyttää

(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.

viihdyttäjä

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

viihdyttävä

Very amusing; that entertains.

viihtyä

To take pleasure in something; to have feelings of enjoyment.

viikari

(obsolete) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.

viikarointi

The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.

viikata

(transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

viikinki

(historical) Scandinavian/Northern European seafarers, most familiarly raiders and pirates during the Viking age.

viikko

Of or relating to a week.

viikkolehti

A publication that is published once a week.

viikoittainen

Of or relating to a week.

viikonloppu

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

viikonloppu-

Of, relating to or for the weekend.

viikonloppuinen

Of, relating to or for the weekend.

viikonlopputyö

Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.

viikset

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

viiksikarva

One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.

viikuna

The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds. [from 12th c.]

viikunapuu

A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics. [from 14th c.]

viila

A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.

viilata

(transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

viilata pilkkua

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

viileä

Moderately cold or chilly.