Finnish–English dictionary

kiusaus

Pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.

kiusoitella

(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

kiva

Pleasant, capable of giving pleasure.

kivääri

A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.

kivasti

Pleasantly; satisfactorily. [from 18th c.]

kiveen hakattu

Inflexible or without exception.

kivenharmaa

(countable, geology) A piece of such material: a rock or a pebble.

kivenlohkare

(chiefly, UK, Irish) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.

kivennäinen

of, related to, or containing minerals

kivennäisaine

(nutrition) Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition.

kivennäisvesi

Water from a spring that naturally contains dissolved minerals, often treated in any of several ways (filtering, aerating etc) and bottled; used either therapeutically or by preference, as a beverage, bath, or food ingredient.

kivespussi

(anatomy) The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most placental (boreoeutherian) mammals.

kivetä

(transitive) To pave with flagstones.

kivetä mukulakivillä

(transitive, intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

kivettää

(transitive) To turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.

kivetty

(figuratively) Laid out or made, as intentions, desires, plans, etc.

kivettyä

(transitive) To convert into a form of opal or chalcedony, especially to convert wood into such a fossilized form.

kivettynyt

in a state of fossilisation

kiveymä

A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.

kiveytyminen

The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.

kivi

(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.

kivi-

Of or pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.

kivihiili

high-quality coal

kivihiilikausi

(geology) the Carboniferous period

kivihiilikautinen

(geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down.

kivihiiliterva

A black, viscous tar made by the destructive distillation of coal (to make coke and town gas); it contains a great number of compounds including hydrocarbons and phenols; used in the preparation of medicinal soap and shampoo, and industrially for the manufacture of many products.

kivijäljitelmä

Having the appearance of stone.

kivijalka

The bottom course of a wall.

kivikasa

A cairn or pile of stones.

kivikautinen

(informal) hopelessly outdated

kivikko

A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.

kivikova

Like a rock; rigid, solid.

kivilaatta

A slab of stone; a flagstone, a flat piece of stone used for paving.

kivilaji

(geology) Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.

kivimies

A roadworker who lays cobbles.

kivinen

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

kivipaasi

A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.

kivipiira

A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

kivipöly

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

kivisydäminen

(figuratively, archaic) Not easily affected or impressed; stony; hard; obdurate; unfeeling.

kivitavara

(ceramics, often, attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

kivittää

(transitive, legal) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.

kivittäminen

(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

kivityö

The work or performance of a mason.

kivitys

(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

kivuliaasti

In a painful manner; as if in pain.

kivulias

Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]

kivuta

(intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.

kivuton

(medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.).

kivuttomasti

In a painless manner.

kivuttomuus

(pathology) Lack of pain in a tumour.

KKP

Initialism of w:Chinese Communist Party (Communist Party of China)

klaani

(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.

klaani-

Of or related to a clan.

klaarata

(colloquial, dated) To overcome.

klaava

(numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse. [from 17th c.]

kladi

(genetics) A higher level grouping of a genetic haplogroup.

klamydia

(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.

klapi

A section of split logs used as fuel.

klappi

(mechanics) The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

klaretti

(chiefly, UK) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

klarinetti

(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

klarino

(brass instrument, historical, or, poetic) A medieval brass instrument chiefly used as a battle signal; related to the trumpet, it had a narrow, straight pipe and a high-pitched, piercing sound.

klarinon ääni

(poetic) The sound of a clarion (sense 1), or any sound resembling the loud, high-pitched note of a clarion.

klassinen

Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.

klassinen alkuaine

One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.

klassisesti

In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.

klassisti

(dated) One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.

klaustrofobia

The fear of closed, tight places.

klaustrofobinen

(psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.

klausuuli

(legal) A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

klavesiini

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

klementiini

A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.

Klemetti

A en given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.

Kleopatra

A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.

kleptokratia

A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.

kleptomaani

One who steals compulsively.

kliimaksi

(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.

kliini

(systematics, evolution, biogeography) A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.

kliinikko

(chiefly, US) Someone who conducts a clinic; an expert or skilled practitioner in a particular field, such as business or education. In this sense, a clinician is someone who provides practical advice or hands-on assistance to others in a specific area of expertise. For example, a business clinician might be an experienced consultant who helps companies improve their operations, while an education clinician might be a skilled teacher who provides professional development and support to other educators.

kliininen

Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.

kliinisesti

In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.

kliirata

(intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.

klik

The sound of a click.

klikata

(computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).

klikkaus

(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

klikki

(graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.

klikki-

Of or pertaining to a clique.

klikkiytyvä

Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.

klimppi

A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.

klimppinen

Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous and rounded in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.

klingon

(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat.

klinikka

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

klipperi

(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.

klippi

Something which has been clipped from a larger whole:

klipsi

Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

klisee

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

kliseinen

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

klitoris

(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.]

kloaakki

(anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, marsupials and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.

Klodvig

A en given name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.

Klonkku

A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

klöntti

A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.

kloonata

(transitive) To create a clone of.

kloori

A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

kloppi

(derogatory, dated) (A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous, vain, etc.; specifically (chiefly, humorous) , an impudent or mischievous child.

kloraatti

(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.

kloridi

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrochloric acid.

kloroformi

(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

klorofylli

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

klosuuri

(programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.

klovneria

study of clowning

klovni

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.

klubi

(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

klubitakki

A semi-formal jacket.

klubitalo

Any building used by a club for meetings or social activities.

klusteri

A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.

kluuvi

(countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.

klyyvari

(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large.

knaapi

(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.

knaappi

(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.

knööli

A small mound or rounded hill.

koaguloida

(transitive) To cause to congeal.

koaguloitua

(intransitive) To become congealed; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass.

koala

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

koalitio

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

koboltti

A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.

kobra

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.

kodeiini

(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

kodifikaatio

The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.

kodifioida

To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.

kodikas

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

kodinhoito

The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning.

kodinhoitohuone

(archaic) A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

kodinkone

An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:

koditon

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

kodittomuus

The state of being homeless.

koe

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

koe-

Used in proving or testing.

koe-eläin

Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)

koe-esiintyä

(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.

koe-esiintyminen

(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

koeaika

A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.

koeajaa perin pohjin

(software) To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.

koejakso

(television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.

koekuoppa

(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, mining) A place in a superficial deposit where ore or washdirt is excavated; also, a place for storing ore, washdirt, etc.

koestaa

To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.

koestus

(countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

koetella

(obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.

koetin

Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.