Finnish–English dictionary

kiihdyttäjä

One who, or that which, accelerates.

kiihdyttämö

(business) A mentoring program for startup companies.

kiihdytys

(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

kiihkeä

In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion. [17th century.]

kiihkeä halu

An uneasy or distressing desire (for something). Endeavor (to please).

kiihkeästi

In a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm.

kiihkeys

(idiom) Extreme excitement.

kiihko

The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

kiihkoileva suvaitsemattomuus

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

kiihkoilija

A frantic and hysterical person.

kiihkoilu

The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

kiihkokansallisuus

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism.

kiihkomielinen

Fanatical.

kiihkoton

Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.

kiihkouskovainen

(pejorative) A fundamentalist Christian.

kiihoke

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

kiihottaa

(transitive) To sexually stimulate.

kiihottaja

One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

kiihottaminen

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

kiihottava

Causing arousal.

kiihottuminen

The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.

kiihottunut

Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

kiihotuspuhe

A criticism done by ranting.

kiihtosana

(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.

kiihtyä

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

kiihtyminen

A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.

kiihtymys

The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

kiihtynyt

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

kiihtyvyyden muutos

(physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.

kiihtyvyys

(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.

kiikari

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

kiikki

A difficult situation.

kiikku

(computing, electronics) A flip-flop.

kiila

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

kiilakorkokenkä

One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes.

kiilata

(transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.

kiille

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

kiillote

A substance used to polish.

kiillotettu

Made smooth or shiny by polishing.

kiilloton

Having no shine or lustre; dull.

kiillottaa

To polish and make shiny by rubbing.

kiillottaa kenkiä

(transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.

kiillottaja

Someone or something that buffs (polishes and makes shiny).

kiillotusaine

A substance used to polish.

kiillotuskone

Someone or something that buffs (polishes and makes shiny).

kiiloittaa

To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.

kiiltää

(figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.

kiiltävä

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

kiilto

A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.

kiilto-

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

kiiltomato

A European firefly species, Lampyris noctiluca.

kiiluva

Reflecting light.

kiima

(uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

kiima-aika

(zoology) The time of the year during which members of a certain species of animal tend to mate.

kiimainen

(informal) Sexually aroused.

kiimaisuus

(slang, vulgar) The state, quality, or extent of being horny or sexually excited.

kiina

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent.

kiinalainen

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent.

kiinalaiset

(uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China.

kiinalaiskortteli

A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.

kiinanpalatsikoira

A small toy dog from China.

kiinnekohta

The means by which something is physically attached.

kiinnelaina

(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

kiinni

In a manner that impedes.

kiinni jäit!

I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).

kiinnike

(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

kiinnikeremmi

An elastic fabric-bound strap with a hook at each end, used for securing luggage.

kiinniotto

(rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).

kiinnite

(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.

kiinnitettävä

attachable

kiinnitin

(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

kiinnittää

(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

kiinnittää hihnalla

(transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.

kiinnittää huomionsa

(intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.

kiinnittää huomiota

to rouse someone to notice something, to cause someone to focus on something.

kiinnittää katseensa

(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.

kiinnittää ketjulla

(transitive) To fasten something with a chain.

kiinnittää latoilla

(chiefly, nautical) Chiefly followed by down: to fasten or secure (a hatch, opening, etc.) using battens (noun sense 2.2).

kiinnittää lujasti

(transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.

kiinnittää merkki

(transitive) To mark or distinguish with a badge.

kiinnittää nupeilla

(transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

kiinnittää paperiliittimellä

To fasten with a clip.

kiinnittää remmillä

(transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.

kiinnittää soljella

To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete) , to fasten (something) in any way.

kiinnittää tarranauhalla

To fasten with Velcro.

kiinnittäjä

Something or someone that fastens.

kiinnittäminen

(nautical) The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.

kiinnittyä

(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

kiinnittyminen

A close physical union of two objects.

kiinnittynyt

(figuratively, usually with "in") Having a basic or fundamental connection (to a thing); based, originating (from).

kiinnittyvä

Adhesive, sticking to something.

kiinnitys

The means by which something is physically attached.

kiinnityskohta

That into which something is anchored or fastened.

kiinnityslenkki

(nautical) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.

kiinnityspaikka

A place to moor a vessel.

kiinnityspoiju

(nautical) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.

kiinnitysrauta

(engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.

kiinnostaa

(obsolete, often, _, impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.

kiinnostava

Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing.

kiinnostavasti

In an interesting way.

kiinnostuksen kohde

(countable) Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.

kiinnostumaton

Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

kiinnostunut

drawn towards

kiinnostus

The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

kiinteä

Constructed as a nondetachable part of a larger structure.

kiinteä aine

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

kiinteä linja

A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.

kiinteä palkka

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

kiinteähintainen

(US, of a phone call) Without an additional toll, especially for a long-distance charge.

kiinteästi

In a fixed manner.

kiinteät kustannukset

(uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.

kiinteistö

(usually, in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.

kiinteistöala

(British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.

kiinteistönkehittäjä

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

kiinteistönvälittäjä

(UK, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.

kiinteyttää

(transitive) To concentrate; consolidate, reinforce.

kiintoaine

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

kiintoavain

(Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.

kiintoisa

Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

kiintoisasti

In an interesting way.

kiintolevy

(computer hardware) Ellipsis of hard disk.

kiintopiste

A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.

kiintynyt

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.

kiipeäminen

An act of climbing.

kiipeävä

(botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.

kiipeilijä

Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).

kiipeillä

(intransitive) To practise the sport of climbing.

kiipeily

An act of climbing.

kiipeli

A difficult position.

kiirastuli

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

kiire

Rushed action.

kiireellä

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

kiireellinen

Urgent.

kiireellisesti

With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

kiireellisyys

The quality or condition of being urgent.

kiireessä tehty

Done in haste; done quickly or hastily.

kiireesti

In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

kiireetön

(of a journey or pace) Unhurried.

kiireettömästi

In a leisurely manner.

kiirehtää

(intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.

kiirehtiä

(intransitive) To hurry.

kiireinen

Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.

kiireisyys

The characteristic of being hasty.

kiiruhtaa

(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.

kiista

Strife; contention.

kiistää

(transitive) To assert that something is not true.

kiistää syyllisyytensä

(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

kiistäjä

(derogatory) One who denies an assertion in a controversial debate.

kiistakysymys

(current in, _, UK, rare, _, in the, _) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.

kiistämätön

Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.