Finnish–English dictionary

vyöry

(by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.

vyöryä

(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.

vyöryä sisään

(transitive) To fill a place as a swarm.

vyötärö

(anatomy) The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.

vyötärönauha

A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

vyötiäinen

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

vyöttää

(transitive) To encircle with, or as if with a belt.

vyyhdinpuu

(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.

vyyhti

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

vyyhtiä

To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.

wadi

In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.

Wales

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality.

walesilainen

Of or relating to Wales.

Walesin

Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]

walesin kieli

(uncountable) The Welsh language. [from 10th c.]

walesinkielinen

Of or pertaining to the Celtic language of Wales. [from 16thc.]

wampum

(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.

warrantti

(finance, countable) An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.

Warsaw

The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.

Warwick

A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).

wasabi

A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).

Washington

A placename:

Washingtonin osavaltio

A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.

wat

A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.

Watergate

An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

Watergate-skandaali

An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

watti

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

WC

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet.

wc-allas

Receptacle designed to receive the dejections of humans.

wc-istuin

(UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]

WC-koppi

(UK, AU) A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.

wc-pönttö

(UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]

web-osoite

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

webbikamera

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

weber

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.

webinaari

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.

wedge

(golf) A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.

Wellington

(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

whiteout

Any weather condition in which visibility and contrast are severely reduced by snow or sand causing the horizon and physical features of the terrain to disappear.

WHO

Initialism of World Health Organization.

wicca

A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance of eight Sabbats, and the performance of various rituals.

wiccalainen

Of or pertaining to the neo-pagan religion of Wicca.

widgetti

(computing, GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.

Wien

A state of Austria, including the city, within the state of Lower Austria.

wienerleipä

A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

wieniläinen

An inhabitant or resident of Vienna.

wienitär

An inhabitant or resident of Vienna.

wiki

A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.

Wikipedia

A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Wikisanakirja

A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary).

wikittää

(transitive, intransitive) To research on Wikipedia or some similar wiki.

wilco

(radio communications) Indicates agreement and compliance.

Wisconsin

A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

wisconsinilainen

A native or resident of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America.

witheriitti

(mineral) A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO3

wokata

(transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.

wokkipannu

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

Wolfgang

A German en given name.

wonton

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

workshop

An academic conference.

wrap

A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.

wrapperi

(object-oriented) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.

wrappi

A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.

Wu

A common surname from Chinese:

www

Initialism of World Wide Web.

www-sivu

(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.

Wyoming

A state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Cheyenne.

Xbox

(video games, trademark) Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.

Xian

The provincial capital of Shaanxi, China; a subprovincial city in central China famed as the former capital of numerous Chinese dynasties, also known as Chang'an among other historical names.

XML

(computer languages, file format) Initialism of Extensible Markup Language, a flexible text format for creating structured computer documents in machine-readable form.

XML-kieli

(computer languages, file format) Initialism of Extensible Markup Language, a flexible text format for creating structured computer documents in machine-readable form.

xun

(musical instrument) A globular vessel flute made of clay or ceramic originating from China.

Yahoo!

(internet, trademark) A web portal and search engine located at yahoo.com.

yäk

Used to show disgust.

Yap

An island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia.

ydin

Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.

ydinalue

The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.

ydinalus

(nautical) A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.

ydinase

Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]

ydinjoukko

(chiefly, in, _, communism) The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.

ydinkeskusta

(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.

ydinminä

(psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious mind.

ydinperhe

A family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.

ydinsukellusvene

(British) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".

ydinvoima

Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). [from 20th c.]

ydinvoimala

A power plant that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.

yh

Used to show disgust.

yhä

Even more; notably, but even more notably in light of additional information, either preceding or following the statement.

yhä enemmän

Increasing in amount or intensity.

yhä useammin

(modal) Indicates that the statement is becoming progressively more true.

yhä useampi

Increasingly more; a growing number of; a growing quantity of.

yhde

A device that couples two things together.

yhdeksän

The digit or figure 9.

yhdeksänkymmentä

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

yhdeksänkymmentäluku

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

yhdeksännes

One of nine equal parts of a whole.

yhdeksäntoista

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

yhdeksäs

The ordinal form of the number nine.

yhdeksäsosa

One of nine equal parts of a whole.

yhdeksästoista

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

yhdeksästoistaosa

One of nineteen equal parts of a whole.

yhdeksikkö

The digit or figure 9.

yhden asian tekeminen kerrallaan

Focusing on a single task.

yhden hengen

Designed for the use of only one.

yhden hevosen reki

A light sleigh drawn by one horse.

yhden komplementti

(computing, mathematics) The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.

yhden yön juttu

(slang) To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.

yhdenmukainen

Corresponding in character; congruous.

yhdenmukaisesti

(manner) In a consistent manner.

yhdenmukaistaa

(obsolete, transitive) To be equal to; to equal, to rival. [16th–19th c.]

yhdenmukaisuus

The act of conforming; conformity.

yhdenmuotoinen

(mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.

yhdennäköisyys

Physical similarities shared between close relatives, especially between parents and children and between siblings.

yhdensuuntainen

Equally distant from one another at all points.

yhdentekevä

Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.

yhdentekevyys

The quality of being trivial or unimportant.

yhdentyä

(intransitive) Become one.

yhdentyminen

The act of coalescing.

yhdenvertaisuus

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.

yhdesosa

(in combination) A fraction whose (integer) denominator ends in the digit 1.

yhdessä

Together with or at the same time.

yhdessä yössä

During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.

yhdestoista

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

yhdestoistaosa

One of eleven equal parts of a whole.

yhdistää

To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.

yhdistää rajapinnan kautta

(ambitransitive) To connect through an interface.

yhdistää sopimattomasti

To match unsuitably; to fail to match

yhdistää uudelleen

(ambitransitive) To connect again or differently.

yhdistäminen

The act of collecting together, of aggregating.

yhdistävä

Having cohesion.

yhdiste

(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.

yhdistellä

(transitive) To combine from various elements.

yhdistelmä

A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.

yhdistelmä-

Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

yhdistelmäfunktio

(mathematics) A function of a function.

yhdistelmämateriaali

A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.

yhdisteltävyys

(uncountable, by extension) The capacity of something to combine with other things, as for example the capability of a vaccine as measured by the number of pathogen serotypes that it can counteract.

yhdistely

The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.

yhdistetty

(skiing) An event in which individual skiers take part in runs on a cross-country skiing course and a ski jumping hill.

yhdistyä

(transitive, or, intransitive) To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.

yhdistyä uudelleen

(ambitransitive, reciprocal) To unite again.

yhdistyminen

The act of coalescing.

yhdistyneet

Joined into a single entity.

yhdistynyt

Joined into a single entity.

yhdistys

A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.

yhdyntä

(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

yhdys-

Composed of elements; not simple.

yhdyskaapeli

(often, patch cable, patch cord, etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.

yhdyskaari

(music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.

yhdyskäytävä

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.