Finnish–English dictionary

hallusinogeeninen

producing hallucinations

hallusinoida

(ambitransitive) To seem to perceive things (with one or more of one's senses) which are not really present; to have visions; to experience a hallucination.

hallusinointi

The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; an error, mistake or blunder.

hallusinoiva

Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.

hallussapito

Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.

halo

A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

haloo

A greeting used when answering the telephone.

haloo?

A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.

halpa

Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc.

halpa kritiikki

(figurative) Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.

halpamainen

(slang, of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhanded or unfair.

halpis-

Cheap, inexpensive or low-quality.

halpuus

(of a person) The state#Noun or character trait of being cheap#Adjective (stingy).

halpuuttaa

(transitive) To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.

halssi

(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between tacks when working to windward.

halssikulma

(nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.

halstari

An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. [from 13th c.]

haltia

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

haltija

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

haltijatar

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

haltijuus

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

haltioissaan

Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.

haltioitunut

Having uncontrolled excitement; ecstatic.

haltuunotto

The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.

halu

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

halukas

Earnestly desirous.

halukkaasti

In an eager manner.

halukkuus

The state of being willing

halut

(common usage) Sexual urges or drives.

haluta

(intransitive, polite, formal, chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in.

haluta kovasti

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

haluton

Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.

haluttava

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

haluttavuus

The state of being desirable.

haluttomuus

The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike

haluttu

Highly sought-after.

halvaannuttaa

(transitive) To afflict with paralysis.

halvaantunut

Affected by paralysis; paralysed.

halvalla

In a cheap manner; without expending much money.

halvasti

In a cheap manner; without expending much money.

halvaus

(medicine) Of or relating to apoplexy.

halveksia

(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

halveksinta

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

halveksittava

Deserving contempt.

halveksiva

Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

halveksua

(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

halveksunta

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

halveksuva

Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

halventaa

To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]

halventaminen

Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.

halventava

Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

halventua

(intransitive) To become cheaper.

halveta

(intransitive) To become cheaper.

häly

A controversy, scandal, stir, or upset.

hälyttää

(transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

hälyttävä

Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.

hälyttävästi

In an alarming way, frighteningly.

hälytys

An alarm.

hälytyskello

An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France.

hämähäkki

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

hämähäkkieläin

Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

hämähäkkikammo

An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.

hämärä

Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.

hämäräaktiivinen

(zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.

hämärämies

A cheat; a con artist.

hämäräperäinen

(by extension) Dishonest, shady.

hämärtää

To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

hämärtyä

(intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.

hämäryys

Something that appears hazy or indistinct.

Hamas

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization.

hämätä

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

hämäys

(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.

hame

A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.

hamesankari

A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.

hameväki

(uncountable, UK, colloquial) Women collectively, in a sexual context.

hämillään

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

hämillinen

Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease.

Hamlet

The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.

hammas

A tooth on a gear.

hammasahven

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

hammasharja

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

hammaskaava

The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual

hammaskiille

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

hammaslääkäri

A medical doctor who specializes in teeth.

hammaslääketiede

(uncountable) The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.

hammaslääketieteellinen

(dentistry, relational) Of or concerning dentistry.

hammaslanka

A cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth.

hammasmätä

The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

hammasproteesi

An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

hammasproteesin pohjalevy

(dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.

hammasprotetiikka

Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.

hammaspyörä

(mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear.

hammasraudat

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

hammasreikä

(dentistry) A small or large hole in a tooth caused by caries; often also a soft area adjacent to the hole also affected by caries.

hammassärky

(medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth.

hammassilta

(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

hammasta ympäröivä

surrounding a tooth

hammastaa

(transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth

hammastahna

A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

hämmästellä

(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.

hammastikku

A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.

hammastuki

(dentistry) A device that holds teeth in position after orthodontic treatment.

hammastus

An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth

hämmästyä

(intransitive, archaic) To experience amazement; to be astounded. [from 16th c.]

hämmästyminen

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

hämmästynyt

Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).

hämmästys

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

hämmästyttää

To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]

hämmästyttävä

Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.

hämmästyttävästi

In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.

hammasvaihde

(mechanical engineering) The smallest gear in a gear train.

hammasydin

The soft center of a tooth.

hämmennys

A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.

hämmentää

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

hämmentävä

Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.

hämmentyneisyys

The state or quality of being perplexed.

hämmentynyt

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

hämminki

The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

hampaanjuuri

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

hampaat

The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual

hampaiden puhdistusaine

Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.

hampaiden puhkeaminen

(physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.

hampaisto

The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual

hampaisuus

(chemistry) The number of donor groups from a ligand to the central atom of a coordination compound

hamppari

A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.

hamppu

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

hampputuote

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

Hampuri

The second largest city in, and a state of, Germany.

hampurilainen

A person from Hamburg.

hampuusi

A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.

hamsteri

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.

hamstraaja

One who hoards; one who accumulates, collects, and stores, especially one who does so to excess.

hamstrata

(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

hamstraus

(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

hämy

(informal, US) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.

hämyinen

Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.

hamza

A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

Han

An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development

hän ... itse

(emphatic) She; an intensifier of the female subject or object, often used to indicate the directness or exclusiveness of that person .

hän joka

(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who.

Han-dynastia

An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development

han-kiinalaisuus

The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state

hana

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

hanajuoma

(US) A soft drink dispensed from a soda fountain.

hanakasti

In an eager manner.

hanakka

(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

hanakkuus

Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.

hanaolut

Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

hänellä

(in the singular, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.

hänelle

(in the singular, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.