Finnish–English dictionary

akme

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

akne

A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

akoluutti

(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.

akolyytti

(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.

akrasia

(archaic, rare) Lack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour.

akrobaatti

An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.

akrobaattinen

Of or pertaining to an acrobat.

akrobatia

The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.

akronyymi

(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.

Akropolis

The Athenian Acropolis. (Compare acropolis.)

akryylimaalaus

(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.

akryyliväri

(painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.

äks

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

äksä

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

äkseerätä

(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

Akseli

A en given name in quiet use since the 19th century.

akselin kaltevuus

(astronomy, by extension, of a planet) Axial tilt.

akselintappi

(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

aksentti

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

aksenttimerkki

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

aksessorinen

Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

aksiomaattinen

(mathematics) Relating to or containing axioms. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

aksiomi

(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.

aksiooma

(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.

aksis

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

aksu

(slang) An assault rifle or carbine, especially a fully-automatic one (e.g. an AK-47).

äksy

scolding, nagging

aktiivi-

In action; actually proceeding; working; in force

aktiivinen

Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

aktiivisesti

In an active manner.

aktiivisuus

(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness.

aktinoidi

(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.

aktivaatio

Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.

aktivismi

The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.

aktivisti

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

aktivoida

(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.

aktivointi

Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.

aktuaalisuus

An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact.

aktuaari

A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

aktualisoida

(transitive) To make real; to realize.

aktualisoitua

(transitive) To make real; to realize.

akupunktio

The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.

akustiikka

(usually, in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.

akustinen

(music) Using acoustic instruments, especially instead of electric ones.

akuutisti

In an acute manner

akuutti

Urgent.

akuuttipotilas

(medicine, informal) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

akuuttisuus

(medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.

äl

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

al dente

(of pasta, vegetables, rice, beans, etc.) Firm to the bite, cooked just right.

ala

(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.

älä ihmeessä

Disdainful indication that something is obvious.

ala-

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

ala-arvoinen

(now, rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.

ala-asema

A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.

Alabama

A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.

alabasteri

Made of alabaster.

alabasterinen

Made of alabaster.

aladobi

A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

aladominantti

(music) The fourth tone of a scale.

älähdys

An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

älähtää

To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.

alaikäinen

A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.

alaikäisyys

(law) The state of being a minor.

alainen

Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.

alaisuus

The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.

alakäsite

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

alakerta

On or to a lower storey.

alakieli

(linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.

alakierre

Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.

alakomitea

A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

alakulo

A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.

alakuloinen

(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.

alakuloisuus

A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.

alakynnessä

Lacking an advantage relative to another.

alalajinimi

(taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.

alaleuanluu

(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.

alaleuka

The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

alaliikki

(nautical) The bottom edge of a sail.

alaluokka

A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.

alamaailma

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.

alamaalainen

Anyone who lives in a lowland region.

alamainen

Slavish or submissive.

alamäki

A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.

alamies

(acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.

älämölö

trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion

alanko

An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.

alankomaalainen

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

alankomaalaiset

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

alaosa

(clothing) A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.

alaosaton

Having no bottom.

alaotsikko

(authorship) A heading below or after a title.

alapää

The lowest part of anything.

alapesuallas

A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

alapohja

(mining) A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.

alaportti

Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.

alapuolella

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

alapuolelle

In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.

alapuolelta

Under, below, beneath.

alapuoli

In or to a lower place.

alapuolinen

(literal) lying underneath

alaraajahalvaantunut

Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.

alaraajoista halvaantunut

A person who suffers from paraplegia.

alaraja

(analysis) The lower limit of a sequence of real numbers is the real number which can be found as follows: remove the first term of the sequence in order to obtain the "first subsequence." Then remove the first term of the first subsequence in order to obtain the "second subsequence." Repeat the removal of first terms in order to obtain a "third subsequence," "fourth subsequence," etc. Find the infimum of each of these subsequences, then find the supremum of all of these infimums. This supremum is the lower limit.

alas

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

alas luotu

Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.

alas pyöristetty luku

(mathematics) The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.

alas syösty

Of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground.

alasajo

A reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity.

alasävyinen

(art, photography) Dark; characterized by dark tones and muted colors. [from 19th c.]

alaselkä

The region of the back above the waist, also known as the lumbar region; the area surrounding the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

alasin

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

alasinluu

(skeleton) The incus bone in the middle ear.

alaskalainen

Of or pertaining to Alaska, its people, or their culture.

alaskirjata nollaan

(accounting, transitive) To reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero.

alaskirjaus

(accounting) The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost.

alaslyönti

(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).

alasmeno

(chiefly, North America, archaic in Britain) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]

alaspäin

(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

alaspäin menevä

Of a thing: directed downwards.

alaspäin osoittava

Of a thing: directed downwards.

alasti

Bare, not covered by clothing.

alastomuus

The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

alaston

Bare, not covered by clothing.

alastonkuva

A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

alastonuinti

Swimming in the nude, as opposed to with a swimsuit.

alastulo

(gymnastics) The part of a routine in which the gymnast detaches from an apparatus.

alasuoja

(cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.

alasuojus

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

alatalja

(weightlifting) Any of several thematically similar exercise movements performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.

alateksti

(literature) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

alati

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

alati muuttuva

Frequently or constantly changing.

alatunniste

(computing) A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)

alatuuleen

Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind.

alatuulessa

(followed by from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind

alatyylinen

Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

alavan maan asukas

Anyone who lives in a lowland region.

alaviiva

(dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.

alavireinen

(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.

alavirta

Downstream of.

alavirtaan

Following the path of a river or stream.

alba

(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.

Albania

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana. [from ca. 1503]

albanialainen

Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language. [from 1593]

albanian kieli

The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo. [from 1786]

Alberta

A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary.

albiino

(countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

albiino-

Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

albumi

A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.