Finnish–English dictionary

vokatiivinen

(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.

vokkipannu

(cookware) A large, round-bottomed cooking pan used in East Asian cooking.

vokotella

(transitive) To woo; to court.

volatiili

(of a price, etc.) Variable or erratic.

volatiilisuus

(uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.

volframi

A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.

Volga

A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.

volkkari

A car manufactured by Volkswagen.

Volkswagen

A car manufactured by Volkswagen.

vollottaa

Often followed by out: to cry out (words) while sobbing.

Voltaire

A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.

voltti

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

voluutta

(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.

vompatti

Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

vonkuna

(countable, chiefly, derogatory) An act of crying or weeping freely and noisily.

voodoo

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

voro

(slang) A thief.

vossikka

One who drives a carriage for a living.

vosu

(archaic) A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.

votka

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

voucher

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

vouhotus

An exhibition of affection or admiration.

vouti

(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

voyeuristi

A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.

vrt.

Compare; compare to; compare with.

vuh

Representing the sound of a dog barking.

vulgaari

Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

vulkaaninen

Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes

vulva

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

vuo

(physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.

vuodattaa

To extract, to bring out, as concealed information; to elicit; to educe.

vuodattaa verta

(transitive) To let or draw blood from.

vuodattaminen

The action or an instance of sending something out, particularly:

vuodatus

(by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.

vuode

(archaic) In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.]

vuodenaika

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

vuodenaikaan sopiva

Appropriate to the current season of the year.

vuodeosasto

A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.

vuohi

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.

vuohiskarva

Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.

vuohiskarvat

Long hair on lower legs of a draft horse (e.g., Clydesdale), especially the rear legs.

vuoka

(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

vuokaleivos

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

vuokko

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

vuokra

Being offered for renting.

vuokra-aika

(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

vuokra-alue

(historical) A territory—usually an enclave in a major port—yielded to the administration of a foreign power.

vuokra-asunto

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

vuokraaja

A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee.

vuokraamo

A business that rents out something to its customers.

vuokraemäntä

A female landlord.

vuokraisäntä

(chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.

vuokralainen

A person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee.

vuokralaisuus

The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.

vuokramies

(computing) Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.

vuokranantaja

A female landlord.

vuokrankerääjä

(business) A person who collects rent or taxes.

vuokraoikeus

(property law) Real property held as an estate in land of this type.

vuokrapelto

(countable) A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.

vuokrasopimus

(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

vuokrata

(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.

vuokratalo

(property law) Real property held as an estate in land of this type.

vuokratila

(property law) Real property held as an estate in land of this type.

vuokratontti

(property law) Real property held as an estate in land of this type.

vuokrattu

Leased or hired.

vuokraus

The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.

vuoksi

(Irish, Newfoundland, usually, preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity.

vuolaasti

In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.

vuolas

(of a rate of flow) High, great.

vuolas kritiikki

(by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.

vuolassanainen

Overly talkative; garrulous.

vuolla

(transitive, or, intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.

vuona

A sheep in its first year.

vuonelo

A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.

vuono

An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. [from c. 1600]

vuoraaminen

The act of attaching such a covering.

vuorata

(transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

vuoraus

A covering for the inside surface of something.

vuorausaine

The material used for such a covering.

vuoren ompelu

The act of attaching such a covering.

vuorenhuippu

The summit of a mountain.

vuorenkokoinen

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

vuorenrinne

The sloping side of a mountain.

vuorenvarma

Certain; definite; obvious.

vuori

(figuratively) A large amount of paperwork.

vuorijono

(geography) A series of mountain ranges stretching across a continent.

vuorikangas

The material used for such a covering.

vuorikenguru

Macropus robustus, a wallaroo (macropod species).

vuorikiipeilijä

An exercise starting in a plank position with hands and possibly feet wider than the shoulders where the knees are adducted to the head or elbows alternatingly without lifting the braced hip.

vuorikiipeily

The sport of climbing mountains.

vuorileijona

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

vuorilista

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

vuorillinen

Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.

vuorimateriaali

The material used for such a covering.

vuoristo

Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.

vuoristoinen

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

vuoristolainen

(now, rare) A person who lives in a mountainous area (often with the connotation that such people are outlaws or uncivilized). [from 16th c.]

vuoristolampi

(US, chiefly, Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.

vuoristorata

An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.

vuorisuola

(mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.

vuoro

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

vuorokausi

Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.

vuorokautinen

Having a daily cycle that is completed every 24 hours, usually referring to tasks, processes, tides, or sunrise to sunset; circadian.

vuoropari

(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.

vuorosana

A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.

vuorosanat

The lines in a script for a performance.

vuorotella

(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

vuorottainen

(botany, of leaves) Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence

vuorotteleva

Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).

vuorotyö

A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation; usually, with a system of three 8-hour shifts (24 ÷ 3 = 8): first shift, second shift, and third shift.

vuorovaikuttaa

(intransitive) To act upon each other.

vuorovaikutteinen

Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.

vuorovaikutus

Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity.

vuorovaikutus-

Between two or more people.

vuorovaikutuspiste

(particle physics) An interaction point.

vuoroväli

(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.

vuorovesi

Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.

vuoroviikoittain

once in a fortnight; once every two weeks

vuosi

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

vuosikerta

The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.

vuosikirja

A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.

vuosikurssi

(countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.

vuosikymmen

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

vuosiluokka

(North America, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education.

vuosilusto

A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.

vuosineljänneksittäin

Once every quarter year (three months).

vuosineljännes

(now, historical) A fourth part of the night; one of the watches or divisions of the night. [from 14th c.]

vuosipäivä

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

vuosipalkka

A payment for the entire year's income.

vuosisata

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

vuositarkastus

A medical checkup taking place once a year.

vuosittain

Once every year without fail, yearly

vuosittainen

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

vuosituhantinen

Occurring at, or relating to, the beginning or end of a millennium.

vuosituhat

(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

vuosiverso

(botany) A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.

vuota

An animal skin, hide, pelt.

vuotaa

(transitive) To steadily lose (something vital).

vuotaa kuiviin

To bleed profusely; also, to die by means of blood loss.

vuotaa läpi

(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture

vuotaa verta

(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

vuotava

Having leaks; not fully sealed.

vuoteenoma

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

vuotisjuhla

A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage. [from late 14th c.]

vuoto

Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.

vuotuinen

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

vyö

(physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.

vyöhyke

(usually, capitalized) A geographical region known for a particular product, feature or demographic (Corn Belt, Bible Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt).

vyörengas

A radial tire / radial tyre.

vyöruusu

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.