Finnish–English dictionary

epäonni

(uncountable) Bad luck.

epäonninen

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

epäonnistua

(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

epäonnistuja

An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.

epäonnistuminen

(slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.

epäonnistunut

unsuccessful

epäorgaaninen

(chemistry) Relating to a compound that does not contain carbon.

epäortodoksinen

Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

epäortodoksisuus

Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox

epäparlamentaarinen

Not parliamentary.

epäpätevä

Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.

epäpätevyys

Inability to perform; lack of competence; ineptitude.

epäperinteinen

Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional.

epäperinteisesti

In an untraditional manner; not according to tradition.

epäpoliittinen

not political; not related to politics

epäpuhdas

Out of tune.

epäpuhtaus

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

epäpyhä

Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

epäraamatullinen

Not biblical; contrary to biblical teachings.

epärealistinen

Not realistic.

epärehellinen

Dishonest.

epärehellisyys

(uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.

epäreilu

not fair, unjust

epäreilusti

In a dirty manner.

epäreiluus

(uncountable) The state of being unfair; lack of justice.

epärelevantti

(archaic) Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless.

epäröidä

(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.

epäröimätön

Not hesitating; with no hesitation.

epäröinti

The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.

epäröivä

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.

epäromanttinen

That feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire. [from 21st c.]

epäsäännöllinen

Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

epäsäännöllisyys

(dated) An irregularity or disproportion.

epäsäätyinen avioliitto

(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

epäsäätyisyys

(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

epäseksikäs

Not sexy.

epäseksuaalinen

(especially, of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.

epäselvä

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

epäselvyys

The characteristic of being blurry.

epäsiisti

Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.

epäsiisti henkilö

Someone with an untidy appearance.

epäsiveä

Not chaste; not continent

epäsiveellinen

(euphemism) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions. [from 1971]

epäsointu

The absence of harmony or concordance.

epäsopu

Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.

epäsosiaalinen

Not social, not relating to society.

epäsovinnainen

Not conforming to established customs, etc.

epäsovinnaisuus

Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.

epäsuopea

Of a belief, state of mind, etc.: not favourable; disapproving.

epäsuora

Not direct or to the point.

epäsuorasti

In a circuitous manner; following a circuitous route.

epäsuosio

The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.

epäsuosittu

Lacking popularity.

epäsuotuisa

Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.

epäsymmetria

Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.

epäsymmetrinen

Not symmetric.

epätarkka

(of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.

epätarkkuus

The characteristic of being blurry.

epätarkoituksenmukainen

Not practical; impracticable.

epätasa-arvo

An unfair, not equal, state.

epätasainen

Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

epätasaisuus

(uncountable) The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.

epätasapaino

The property of not being in balance.

epätasapainoinen

(of a group or body etc.) Having components that act independently of each other.

epätäsmällinen

Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

epätavallinen

Differing from the norm. [First attested sometime between the mid 16th century and the early 17th century.]

epätavallisen vaalipiirin edustaja

(US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed one (or an extra) representative of its own.

epätavallisesti

In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

epätäydellinen

Not perfect,

epätäydellisyys

(uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.

epäterveellinen

Unhealthful, not providing or promoting health.

epätietoinen

Not aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.

epätodellinen

Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.

epätodenmukainen

Not realistic.

epätodennäköinen

Improbable or unlikely.

epätodennäköisesti

In an improbable manner.

epätodennäköisyys

Absence of likelihood; the state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability.

epätoivoinen

In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

epätoivoisesti

In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.

epätosi

Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

epätotuus

(uncountable) The property of being false.

epätrendikäs

Not trendy; unfashionable, square.

epatto

(colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.

epätyydyttävä

Causing disappointment.

epätyypillinen

Not conforming to the normal type.

epätyypillisesti

In a manner which is not typical.

epäusko

An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.

epäuskoinen

Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe. [from 16th c.]

epäuskoisesti

(manner) In a way suggesting suspicion.

epäuskonnollinen

Having no relation to religion.

epäuskottava

(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.

epäuskottavasti

(manner) In an incredible manner; not to be believed.

epäuskovainen

Not practicing; of a person in a particular profession, not engaged in the practice of that profession; of a person born into a particular religion, not abiding by the rituals and mores of that religion.

epävakaa

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.

epävakaisuus

(uncountable) The state of being unpredictable.

epävakaus

An unsteadiness.

epävakauttaa

(transitive) To make something unstable.

epävakautua

(intransitive) To become unstable.

epävarma

Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.

epävarmuus

(uncountable) The quality of being contingent, of happening by chance. [from 1560s]

epäviisas

Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.

epävirallinen

Not in accord with the usual regulations.

epävireinen

(music) Out of tune.

epäyhdenmukainen

Not uniform.

epäyhtälö

(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate.

epäyhtenäinen

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

epäyhtenäisesti

In an incoherent manner.

epäystävällinen

Not friendly; hostile; mean.

epideeminen

(figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.

epidemia

A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.

epidemiologia

(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.

epiduraalinen

(anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.

epiduraalipuudutus

(medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.

epifania

A en given name.

epigrafi

An inscription, especially on a building.

epigrafia

The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.

epikurolainen

Of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism, his philosophy.

epikurolaisuus

(sometimes, _, proscribed) Synonym of hedonism, general pursuit of pleasure, particularly refined and knowledgeable enjoyment of good food, drink, and similar sensual pleasures.

epilaattori

An electrically-powered device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.

epilepsia

(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

epilogi

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

epiloida

To remove all hair from skin so as to make it smooth.

epinefriini

(hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.

episodi

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

epitafi

An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

epiteetti

An epithet.

epitrakiili

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.

epookki

A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.

equity

(legal) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.

erä

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.

eräänlainen

A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

erääntyä

(of a debt, loan, rent, etc.) To reach its due date for payment, or repayment.

erääntyminen

An act, process, or instance of expiring.

erääntymisaika

(British, NZ, AU) End; termination; expiration.

erääntynyt

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

erääntyvä

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

eräät

Having been determined but not specified.

erakko

One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

erakkokolibri

Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.

erakkopeli

Ellipsis of Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius, now Threskiornis solitarius), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo.

erämaa

(US, with article, almost always plural) A brushy, rural area or location.

erämies

(dated) A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.

eranto

At a given point, the angle between magnetic north and true north.

eräpäivä

The date on which a pregnant female is expected to give birth, which is determined by the term for the species.

eräreitti

A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.

eräs

(euphemism, preceded by "a") Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.

Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.

Erasmus Rotterdamilainen

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.

erata

(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

erätauko

(cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.