Finnish–English dictionary

erehdyksessä

By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

erehdys

(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]

erehdyttää

(obsolete, transitive, archaic, biblical) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

erehdyttävä

Deceptive or misleading.

erehtyä

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

erehtymätön

Without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy.

erehtymättömyys

The property of being infallible; the ability to never make a mistake.

erehtyväinen

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

erektiili

(biology, medicine, of tissue) Capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid.

erektio

(uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.

ergonomia

The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]

ergonominen

Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.

erhe

An error.

erheellinen

Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.

eri

Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

eri lailla

(manner) In a different way.

eriarvoisuus

An unfair, not equal, state.

Eriika

A en given name.

Eriikka

A en given name.

erikoinen

Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.

erikois-

(mathematics) Specified, noted.

erikoisaikakauslehti

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

erikoisala

That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.

erikoisasiantuntija

Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

erikoisjakso

A meal offered only at a certain time by a restaurant, not as a standing fixture of the menu; often, one of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price; also often a dish at a nondiscounted price that is seasonal or otherwise exciting or unusual.

erikoislääkäri

(medicine) A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.

erikoislähetys

A meal offered only at a certain time by a restaurant, not as a standing fixture of the menu; often, one of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price; also often a dish at a nondiscounted price that is seasonal or otherwise exciting or unusual.

erikoispiste

(mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.

erikoistaa

(biology, transitive) To make distinct or separate due to form or function.

erikoistapaus

A particular or peculiar case.

erikoistarjous

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

erikoistua

(biology, transitive) To make distinct or separate due to form or function.

erikoistuminen

A field or course of study on which one focuses, especially as a student in a college or university.

erikoistuntija

A specialist in a given field whose opinion is highly valued, especially in one of the fine arts or in matters of taste.

erikoistunut

Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.

erikoistuva lääkäri

(medicine) A physician receiving specialized medical training.

erikoisuus

A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.

erikoisvalmisteinen

Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.

erikseen

Excluded from consideration.

erilainen

Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

erilaisesti

(manner) In a different way.

erilaistaa

To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.

erilaistaminen

The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

erilaistua

To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.

erilaistuminen

The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

erilaisuus

(uncountable) The quality of being different.

erillään

At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

erillään asuva

(of spouses) Estranged; living apart but not divorced.

erillään oleva

A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.

erilleen

Excluded from consideration.

erillinen

(now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

erimerkkinen

(mathematics, statistics) Of figures, etc.: having opposite signs (for example, positive and negative).

erimielinen

(law) Of a jury, unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a trial.

erimielisyys

(countable) A disagreement or argument.

erimielisyyttä aiheuttava

Having a quality that divides or separates.

erimunainen

(biology) Derived from two eggs that have been separately fertilized; dizygous.

erinomainen

Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

erinomaisesti

In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.

erinopeuksinen

Having differences in speed or direction of motion.

erioikeudet

(uncountable) The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society. [from 14th c.]

erioikeus

(ecclesiastical law, now, chiefly, historical) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope. [from 8th c.]

eriperintäinen

(genetics) Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.

eripura

Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.

eripurainen

(chiefly, in the plural) A thing which is not in accord or harmony with one or more other things.

eripuraisuus

A state of being discordant; disagreement, inconsistency.

eriskummallinen

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

erisnimi

(grammar) Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter. [14th c.]

eristää

(transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

eristäminen

(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.

eristäytyä

(intransitive) Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.

eristäytyneisyys

The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

eristäytynyt

Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

eristäytyvä

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

eriste

(electrically) insulating

eristetty johto

(UK, countable) An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.

eristyminen

(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.

eristyneisyys

The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

eristynyt

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.

eristys

A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image)

eristysjärjestelmä

(countable) A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.

erisuuntainen

Having differences in speed or direction of motion.

erisuuruinen

Unequal.

eritasoliittymä

(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.

erite

(symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.

eritellä

(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

eritelmä

(countable) The result of such a process.

eritoten

(focus) Especially or primarily; above all.

erittää

(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.

erittäin

To a great extent or degree; very.

erittäin ankara

Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

erittäin hyvä

(informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. [from 1848]

erittäin paljon

Extremely. (Used to modify a verb. To modify an adjective or an adverb, very is used.)

erittäin tarkka

Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.

erittäin täsmällinen

Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.

erittäin uhanalainen

in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)

erittäminen

Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.

erittelevä

Of, or relating to division into elements or principles.

erittely

(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).

erityinen

(originally, AAVE, idiomatic, slang) Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.

erityisesti

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

erityispiirre

(linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

erityistestamentinsaaja

(legal) One who receives a legacy (inheritance).

eritys

The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

eriuskoinen

Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

erivapaus

A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.

eriyttää

(law) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.

eriytyvä

Growing further apart; diverging.

erkaantua

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

erkaantuminen

(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.

Erkki

A en given name.

Ernesti

A en given name; popular in the 19th century.

Erno

A en given name; popular in the 19th century.

ero

A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship

eroaminen

The resignation of an ecclesiastical office.

eroanomus

A written or oral declaration that one resigns.

eroava

(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

eroavaisuus

(countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

eroavuus

An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

eronnut

(of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.

eroosio

(uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.

eroosion erottama osa

(geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.

eroottinen

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

eroottinen kirjallisuus

(uncountable) Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.

erossaolo

The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.

erota

(rare, perhaps, _, nonstandard) To show variance or contradiction with something; to be or cause to be askew.

erota tehtävästä

(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]

erota virasta

(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]

erotella

(transitive) To separate.

erotettu

Cut off, or separated.

erotiikka

the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused

erotin

(electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.

erottaa

(transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

erottamaton

Not subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.

erottaminen

(espionage) An announcement of dismissal of an agent or source which an intelligence agency considers to have become unreliable.

erottautua

(intransitive) To part; to stop associating.

erottava

Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.

erottelematon

(networking) The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.

erotteleminen

The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

erottelu

A separation of connected things.

erottelukyky

Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

erottua

To show or be the difference or distinction between things.

erottua joukosta

(transitive, obsolete) To make to differ.

erottuva

Capable of being perceived very clearly.

erottuvuus

(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.

erotuomari

A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.

erotuomaroida

(sports, intransitive) To act as an umpire in a game.

erotus

(computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.

erotuskyky

The act of discerning detail.

eryteema

Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.

erytriini

(mineral) Red cobalt, a secondary hydrated arsenate of cobalt minerals with the formula (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O).