Finnish–English dictionary

kara

A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.

Karachi

The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province.

kärähtää

(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.

karahvi

A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.

karaistunut

Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.

käräjät

(chiefly, historical) A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.

käräjöidä

(intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.

käräjöinti

(legal) The conduct of a lawsuit.

karakteri

(countable, mathematics) An assignment of complex numbers to each element of a group, in particular a finite abelian group.

karakteristika

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.

karakteristinen

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

karamelli

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

karamellivanukas

(chiefly, US, Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries.

karannut

Having run away; escaped; fugitive.

karannut juna

A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.

karaoke

(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.

karata

A North Caucasian language spoken in south-west Daghestan.

karata kotoa

(intransitive, dated) To run away from home (for any reason).

karata rintamalta

(military) To desert one's army, to flee from combat.

karate

An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

karategi

(US) A judo or karate uniform.

karatepuku

(US) A judo or karate uniform.

karavaani

A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.

käräyttää

(chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.

karbidi

(chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element

karbiini

A rifle with a short barrel.

karbonaatti

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

karbonado

(mineral) A dark, non-transparent, impure form of polycrystalline diamond (also containing graphite and amorphous carbon) used in drilling.

kardemumma

An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum.

kardemummapensas

An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum.

kardinaali

Of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal.

kardinaaliluku

(math) Ellipsis of cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.)

kardinaalinpunainen

Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal’s cassock).

kardiologi

A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.

kardiologia

(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.

kardiomyopatia

(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.

kardoni

Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.

kare

A succession of small waves.

karehtia

(intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.

karehtiva

(archaic, or, obsolete) Of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled.

kareileva

(chiefly, literary, and, poetic) Of a body of water, the sea, etc.: huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples.

kareni

A member of a diverse ethnic group originating in Myanmar and Thailand.

kärhämä

A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

kärhämöidä

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

karhea

Not smooth; uneven.

karheasti

In a rough manner; without kindness, softness, or gentleness.

karheikko

The unmowed part of a golf course.

kärhi

(botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

karhu

(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.

karhumarkkina

(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are selling ("bears"), causing overall stock prices to drop. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 20% or more on some specific stock market index.

karhunpalvelus

Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.

karhunputki

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

karhunvatukka

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

karhuta

(transitive) To ask or beset a debtor for payment.

kari

(countable) The bottom of a body of water.

Karibia

A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.

karibu

Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.

karies

The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

karikatyyri

A caricature.

karike

(biology, ecology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.

karikko

(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

karilla

(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.

karille

(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.

karilleajo

The collision of a ship with ground beneath the surface of the water.

karimetso

Gulosus aristotelis (syn. Phalacrocorax aristotelis), a member of the Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant) family of seabirds.

karismaattinen

Of, related to, or having charisma: having a form of compelling charm which inspires devotion in others due to their strength of character and being full of personality; charming, fascinating, magnetic

käristää

(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.

karistaa tuhka

(ambitransitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).

karistaa tuhkat

(ambitransitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).

käristyä

(intransitive) To cook in hot fat.

käristys

A dish prepared this way.

karitsa

A young sheep.

karitsanliha

(uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.

karitsoida

(intransitive) Of a sheep, to give birth.

karitsoittaa

(transitive, or, intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.

karja

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.

karja-aura

(rail transport, principally, _, US) A plough-shaped device affixed to the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle), usually wedge or V-shaped so as to push or deflect objects on the tracks out of the way, to clear out the train's path and prevent the risk of derailment or major damage to it.

karjahdus

A shout or scream.

karjahtaa

(intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.

karjaista

To shout in a deep voice.

karjaisu

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

karjanerotus

(Australia, New Zealand) A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc. [from 19th c.]

karjanhoitaja

A man who raises or tends cattle, as:

karjapaimen

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

karjapolku

A road or track along which cattle are habitually, used to be or could be driven; a droveway.

karjarutto

(countable, veterinary disease, chiefly, historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.

karjatila

(Australia) A large farm in Australia, (the equivalent of ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle, and run by a grazier. In most cases the stations are in a rangeland context on pastoral leases. Many are larger than small countries.

karjavarkaus

(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.

kärjistyminen

An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.

karjua

(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.

karjuja

One who bellows.

karjunta

A loud, intense shouting or wailing.

karkaaminen

The act of running away from home (for any reason).

karkailu

(urology) The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).

karkaista

(transitive, metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.

karkaistua

(intransitive, metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.

karkaisu

(metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.

kärkäs

Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

karkassi

(nautical) An early incendiary ship-to-ship projectile consisting of an iron shell filled with saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony and tallow with vents for flame.

karkea

Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]

karkea arvaus

(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.

karkea friisikangas

(historical, now, rare) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing. [1547]

karkea hauli

(chiefly, US) Lead shot used in shotgun cartridges, made of larger pellets than birdshot and suitable for hunting larger game. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

karkea maissijauho

Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.

karkea mies

(by extension) A man with a fierce or unrefined manner, like a dragoon (sense 1.2).

karkeakäytöksisyys

The property of being rude.

karkeapiirteinen

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

karkearehu

(agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.

karkeasti

(informal) In a gross (disgusting) manner; without delicacy.

karkeatapainen

Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.

karkeatekoinen

Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs).

karkeloida

(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]

karkeus

A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.

kärkevä

(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.

kärkevyys

The state of being pungent.

kärki

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

kärkihylsy

(lutherie) In an instrument of the violin family, the near-semicircular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck.

kärkijoukko

The leading military unit in an attack.

kärkikasti

The leading position or edge.

kärkimies

One who leads or initiates an activity (such as an attack or a campaign).

kärkipää

The leading position or edge.

kärkipaikka

(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.

kärkipihdit

(surgery) A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.

kärkipiste

(geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.

kärkiväli

Such a gap as a component of an engine's ignition system, especially that between the electrodes of a spark plug.

kärkkäästi

In an eager manner.

karkki

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

karkkihammas

(idiomatic, only in singular) A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.

kärkkyä

(US, idiomatic, sports) To position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.

karkota

(intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.

karkote

A substance or solution used to repel insects, dangerous animals, or other pests.

karkotettu

(historical) A deported convict.

karkottaa

(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.

karkottaa maasta

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

karkottaminen

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

karkotus

The act of banishing.

karkulainen

Fleeing or running away; escaping.

karkuri

(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving

karkuri-

(informal) Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.

karma

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.

karmea

Offensive or heinous.

karmiini

A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

karmiininpunainen

Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

karmio

(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric.

karmiva

(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.

karmivasti

In a frightening or terrifying manner.

karnalliitti

(mineral) An evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl3·6H2O.

Karnataka

A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore.

karneeraus

(nautical) The inner planking of a vessel.

karnevaali

Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.