| wack {n} /wæk/ (eccentric) | :: kumma tyyppi, kummajainen, outo lintu |
| wacky {adj} (zany) SEE: zany | :: |
| wad {n} /wɒd/ (compact mass) | :: tuppo |
| wad {n} (substantial pile (normally of money)) | :: nippu, tukku |
| wad {n} (soft plug) | :: tuppo |
| Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea) | :: Vattimeri |
| wadding {n} (wads collectively) | :: pehmusteet {p} |
| wadding {n} (soft fibrous cotton or wool) | :: vanu |
| waddle {v} /ˈwɑd.əl/ (To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side) | :: vaappua |
| wade {v} /we͡ɪd/ (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) | :: kahlata, rämpiä, tarpoa |
| wade {v} (to progress with difficulty) | :: rämpiä, tarpoa |
| wade {n} (act of wading) | :: kahluu |
| Wade-Giles {prop} (transcription system for Mandarin) | :: Wade-Giles-järjestelmä |
| wader {n} (one who wades) | :: kahlaaja |
| wader {n} (boot) | :: kahluusaapas |
| wader {n} (bird) | :: kahlaaja |
| wad hook {n} (two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm) | :: pesuri |
| wadi {n} (a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season) | :: vadi |
| wading bird {n} (long-legged bird) | :: kahlaaja |
| wading pool {n} (shallow pool) | :: kahluuallas |
| wafer {n} /ˈweɪfə/ (biscuit) | :: vohveli |
| wafer {n} (religious token) | :: ehtoollisleipä, öylätti |
| wafer {n} (electronics) | :: piikiekko |
| waffle {n} /ˈwɑ.fl/ (flat pastry) | :: vohveli |
| waffle {n} (speech or writing that is vague) | :: jaaritus, jaarittelu |
| waffle {v} (vacillate) SEE: vacillate | :: |
| waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) | :: vohvelirauta |
| waft {v} /wɑft/ (to float easily and gently on the air) | :: leijua, lehahtaa |
| waft {v} (to be moved on a buoyant medium) | :: leijua, kellua |
| waft {v} (to give notice to by waving something) | :: vilkuttaa |
| wag {v} /wæɡ/ (to swing from side to side) | :: heiluttaa, huiskuttaa [transitive]; heilua [intransitive] |
| wag {n} (oscillating movement) | :: heilutus |
| wag {n} (witty person) | :: neropatti |
| wage {n} /weɪd͡ʒ/ (money paid to a worker) | :: palkka, ansiotulo, liksa |
| wage {v} (to conduct or carry out) | :: ryhtyä |
| wage earner {n} (someone who works for wages) | :: palkansaaja |
| wager {n} /ˈweɪdʒɚ/ (a stake; a pledge) | :: panos, veto |
| wager {n} (an agreement) | :: veto, vedonlyönti |
| wager {n} (the subject of a bet) | :: vedonlyöntikohde |
| wager {v} (put up as collateral) | :: lyödä vetoa |
| wage scale {n} (system of remuneration) | :: palkka-asteikko |
| wage slave {n} (one who works for wages) | :: palkkaorja |
| waggle dance {n} (dance of bees) | :: mehiläistanssi |
| waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon | :: |
| wagon {n} /ˈwæɡ(ə)n/ (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) | :: vaunu, vankkuri |
| wagon {n} (child's riding toy) | :: kärry |
| wagon {n} (freight car on a railway) SEE: goods wagon | :: |
| wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds) | :: västäräkki |
| waifu {n} /ˈwaɪfuː/ (a fictional character that one is attracted to) | :: waifu |
| wail {v} /weɪl/ (to cry out) | :: ulista, itkeä |
| wail {v} (to weep, lament) | :: ulista, itkeä |
| wail {v} (to make a sound like crying) | :: ulvoa, ulista, valittaa |
| wail {n} (loud cry or shriek) | :: ulina |
| waist {n} /weɪst/ (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: vyötärö |
| waistband {n} /ˈweɪstˌbænd/ (band of fabric encircling the waist) | :: vyötärönauha |
| waistcoat {n} /ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/ (a sleeveless, collarless garment) | :: liivi |
| waisted {adj} /ˈweɪstɪd/ (having some specific type of waist) | :: -vyötäröinen |
| waistline {n} (line around the body at the waist; its measurement) | :: vyötärölinja |
| waistline {n} (narrowest part of a garment) | :: vyötärölinja |
| wait {v} /weɪt/ (delay until some event) | :: odottaa |
| wait {v} (to serve customers) | :: tarjoilla |
| wait {n} (a delay) | :: odotus |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} /ˈweɪtə/ (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: tarjoilija |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| wait for the other shoe to drop {v} (defer action pending another resolution) | :: odottaa seuraavaa vaihetta |
| wait for the other shoe to drop {v} (to await an undesirable inevitability) | :: odottaa seuraavaa iskua |
| waiting {n} /ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ/ (the act of staying or remaining in expectation) | :: odotus, odottaminen |
| waiting {n} (attendance, service) | :: palvelu |
| waiting game {n} (strategy of refraining from action until circumstances change) | :: odotuspeli |
| waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) | :: jonotuslista, odotuslista |
| waiting move {n} (chess: passive move) | :: odotussiirto |
| waiting room {n} (room) | :: odotushuone |
| waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list | :: |
| waitlist {v} (to place on a waiting list) | :: laittaa jonotuslistalle |
| wait on {v} (provide a service) | :: tarjoilla, palvella |
| wait on {v} (wait for a person to do something) | :: odottaa |
| wait on {v} (wait for an event) | :: odottaa |
| wait on someone hand and foot {v} (attend to someone's every need) | :: hemmotella pilalle |
| waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: tarjoilija, tarjoilijatar |
| waitstaff {n} (waiters collectively) | :: tarjoiluhenkilökunta, tarjoilijat {p} |
| waive {v} /weɪv/ (to relinquish; to give up claim to) | :: luopua |
| waive {v} (to put aside, avoid) | :: luopua |
| waiver {n} /ˈweɪ.vɚ/ (the act of waiving) | :: luopuminen |
| waiver {n} (legal document) | :: vastuuvapautussopimus [contract]; vastuuvapauslauseke [clause] |
| waiver {n} (something that releases a person from a requirement) | :: erivapaus, poikkeuslupa, vastuuvapautus |
| wake {v} /ˈweɪk/ (to stop sleeping) | :: herätä |
| wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) | :: herättää |
| wake {n} (period after death) | :: ruumiinvalvojaiset, vainajan valvojaiset |
| wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water) | :: vanavesi, peräaalto |
| wake {n} (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft) | :: vana |
| wakeboarding {n} /ˈweɪkbɔɹdɪŋ/ (water sport) | :: vesilautailu |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: herätä |
| wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) | :: herättää |
| wake up {v} (to become more aware of a real-life situation.) | :: herätä |
| wake-up {n} (act or instance of waking up) | :: herääminen |
| wake-up {n} (act or instance of being awakened) | :: herätys |
| wake up and smell the coffee {v} (stop deluding oneself) | :: herätä todellisuuteen |
| wake-up call {n} (morning courtesy call) | :: herätyssoitto |
| wake-up call {n} (figuratively: alert, reminder, call to action) | :: herätys |
| wake up on the wrong side of bed {v} (to be irritable) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed | :: |
| Waldemar {prop} (male given name) | :: Valto, Valdemar |
| waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| Waldorf salad {n} (type of salad) | :: waldorfinsalaatti |
| Wales {prop} /weɪlz/ (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Wales, Kymri |
| walk {v} /wɔk/ (to move on the feet) | :: kävellä |
| walk {v} (colloquial: to be stolen) | :: lähteä kävelemään |
| walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking) | :: kävellä |
| walk {v} (to take for a walk) | :: kävelyttää, ulkoiluttaa, taluttaa [to take for a walk]; saattaa [to accompany] |
| walk {v} (baseball: to allow to advance after four balls) | :: antaa vapaataival |
| walk {v} (move something by shifting between two positions) | :: kävelyttää, taluttaa |
| walk {v} (to full cloth) | :: vanuttaa, huovuttaa |
| walk {v} (to traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement)) | :: kävellä |
| walk {v} (colloquial: to leave, resign) | :: lähteä |
| walk {v} (to push vehicle alongside oneself) | :: taluttaa |
| walk {v} (to behave) | :: käyttäytyä |
| walk {v} (to be stirring) | :: vaeltaa, kulkea |
| walk {v} (to be in motion) | :: olla liikkeellä, liikkua, kulkea |
| walk {n} (trip made by walking) | :: kävely, kävelyretki |
| walk {n} (distance walked) | :: kävely, kävelymatka |
| walk {n} (manner of walking) | :: kävelytyyli |
| walk {n} (maintained place on which to walk) | :: kävelytie |
| walk {n} (baseball: instance of walking a batter) | :: vapaataival |
| walk around {v} (to walk with no real planned destination, but to just walk) | :: kuljeskella, tallailla, käveleskellä, vaellella, kuljeksia |
| walk a tightrope {v} (to undertake a precarious course) | :: taiteilla, tasapainoilla |
| walkaway {n} (easy victory) SEE: walkover | :: |
| walker {n} /ˈwɔkɚ/ (person who walks) | :: kävelijä |
| walker {n} (shoe designed for comfortable walking) | :: kävelykenkä |
| walkie-talkie {n} (portable radio) | :: radiopuhelin |
| walking {n} /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ (gerund of walk) | :: käveleminen |
| walking boot {n} (hiking boot) SEE: hiking boot | :: |
| walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| walking dictionary {n} (person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms) | :: kävelevä sanakirja |
| walking fish {n} (fish that can travel over land) | :: kävelevä kala |
| walking frame {n} (framework device, see also: baby walker) | :: kävelytuki, dallari |
| walking stick {n} (cane) | :: kävelykeppi |
| walking stick {n} (slang a playing card with the rank of seven) | :: seiska |
| walking stick {n} (insect) SEE: stick insect | :: |
| walk in the park {n} (something easy or pleasant) | :: helppo nakki, leivänheitto |
| walkman {n} (any personal cassette player) | :: korvalappustereot {p} |
| walk of life {n} (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) | :: ammatti [occupation], elämänala [field of life], elämäntapa [lifestyle] |
| walk-on {n} (actor with a small part) | :: sivuosan esittäjä |
| walk-on {n} (small part in a play or film) | :: sivuosa |
| walk on air {v} (be ecstatic) | :: leijua ilmassa |
| walk on eggshells {v} /ˌwɔːk ɒn ˈɛɡʃɛlz/ (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) | :: pitää kuin kukkaa kämmenellä |
| walk on eggshells {v} (to handle sensitive matters delicately) | :: käsitellä silkkihansikkain |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| walkout {n} (similar mass action) | :: ulosmarssi |
| walkover {n} (easy victory) | :: murskavoitto |
| walkover {n} (tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play) | :: luovutusvoitto |
| walkover {n} (someone easy to defeat) | :: heittopussi |
| walkover {n} (type of railroad passenger car seat) | :: kääntöistuin |
| walk the plank {v} /ˈwɔːk ðə ˈplænk/ (to be forced to resign from a position in an organization) | :: savustaa ulos (to make one walk the plank) |
| walk the talk {v} (to act in accordance with one's words) | :: pitää puheensa |
| walk through {v} (explain step by step) | :: käydä läpi |
| walk through {v} (rehearse casually) | :: käydä läpi |
| walkthrough {n} /wɔːk.θɹuː/ ((software engineering) process of inspecting algorithms and source code) | :: läpikävely |
| walkthrough {n} ((video games) playthrough detailing the steps involved in winning the game) | :: läpipeluuohje |
| walkthrough {n} (type of financial audit) | :: läpikulku |
| walkway {n} /ˈwɔːkˌweɪ/ (clearly defined path) | :: kävelytie, jalkakäytävä |
| wall {n} /wɔl/ (defensive rampart) | :: muuri, valli |
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: muuri |
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: seinä |
| wall {n} (point of desperation) | :: seinä |
| wall {n} (point of defeat or extinction) | :: seinä |
| wall {n} (impediment to free movement) | :: muuri |
| wall {n} (butterfly Lasiommata megera) | :: ruostepapurikko |
| wall {n} (barrier) | :: muuri |
| wall {n} (barrier to vision) | :: näköeste |
| wall {n} (something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall) | :: seinämä, seinä |
| wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure) | :: seinämä, seinä |
| wall {n} (fictional bidder at an auction) | :: valehuutaja |
| wall {n} (soccer: line of defenders) | :: muuri |
| wall {n} (internet: personal notice board) | :: seinä |
| wall {v} (to enclose by surrounding with walls) | :: muurata, ympäröidä muurilla, muurittaa |
| wallaby {n} /ˈwɒləbi/ (Any of several species of Marsupial) | :: vallabi, kenguru |
| Wallachia {prop} /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ə/ (region in Romania) | :: Valakia |
| Wallachian {n} /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ən/ (person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent) | :: valakki |
| Wallachian {adj} (related to Wallachia) | :: valakialainen |
| wallaroo {n} /ˌwɒləˈɹuː/ (any of three intermediate-size macropods) | :: kenguru |
| wallaroo {n} (Macropus robustus) | :: vuorikenguru |
| wall barley {n} | :: hiirenohra |
| wall bars {n} (exercise equipment) | :: puolapuut |
| wallboard {n} (a construction material of premade boards used for walls and ceilings) | :: kipsilevy |
| wall brown {n} (butterfly) | :: ruostepapurikko |
| wall chaser {n} (power tool) | :: roilokone, uraleikkuri |
| wall clock {n} (clock mounted on a wall) | :: seinäkello |
| wallcreeper {n} /ˈwɔːlkɹiːpə/ (Tichodroma muraria) | :: kalliokiipijä |
| wallet {n} /ˈwɒlɪt/ (case for keeping money) | :: lompakko |
| walleye {n} (sideways-looking misaligned eye) | :: kiero silmä |
| walleye {n} (Sander vitreus) | :: valkosilmäkuha, hietakuha |
| wallflower {n} /ˈwɔl.ˌflɑʊ.ɚ/ (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum) | :: ukonnauris |
| wallflower {n} (socially awkward person) | :: seinäkukkanen, seinäruusu |
| wall hanging {n} (wall decoration) | :: seinäkoriste |
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: Wallis ja Futuna |
| wall knot {n} (type of knot) | :: punos |
| wall lizard {n} (lizard of the genus Podarcis) | :: muurisisilisko |
| Wallonia {prop} /wəˈləʊnɪə/ (a region) | :: Vallonia |
| Walloon {prop} /wəˈluːn/ (Romance language) | :: valloni |
| Walloon {n} (an inhabitant of Wallonia) | :: valloni |
| Walloon {adj} (referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium) | :: vallonien [genitive of noun], vallonilainen |
| Walloon {adj} (referring to the Romance language) | :: valloninkielinen |
| Walloon Brabant {prop} (province) | :: Vallonian Brabant |
| wallow {v} /ˈwɒ.ləʊ/ (to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire) | :: kieriskellä |
| wallow {v} (to immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically) | :: rypeä |
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: tapetti |
| wallpaper {n} (computing: image used to cover a desktop) | :: taustakuva |
| wallpaper {v} (to cover with wallpaper) | :: tapetoida |
| wall plate {n} (horizontal piece of timber on a wall) | :: juoksu |
| wall plug {n} | :: seinätulppa, kiinnitystulppa; pistorasia |
| wall railing {n} (hand railing attached to a wall) | :: seinäkaide |
| wall rocket {n} (plant of the genus Diplotaxis) | :: hietasinappi |
| walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) | :: seinilläkin on korvat |
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point) | :: pistorasia |
| wall-to-wall {adj} (that covers all of the floor) | :: kokolattia- |
| wall-to-wall {adj} (pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting; see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting) | :: kattava |
| wall wart {n} (power supply) | :: verkkolaturi |
| walnut {n} /ˈwɑlnət/ (tree) | :: pähkinäpuu |
| walnut {n} (nut) | :: saksanpähkinä |
| walnut {n} (wood) | :: pähkinäpuu |
| walrus {n} /ˈwɑl.ɹəs/ (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: mursu |
| Walter {prop} /ˈwɔltɚ/ (male given name) | :: Valtteri |
| waltz {n} /wɔːlts/ (a ballroom dance) | :: valssi |
| waltz {n} (piece of music) | :: valssi |
| waltz {n} (simple task) | :: tanssi |
| waltz {v} (dance) | :: tanssia valssia, valssata |
| waltz {v} (move briskly and unhesitatingly) | :: tanssia, viedä [someone] |
| waltz {v} (accomplish with little effort) | :: tanssia |
| wan {adj} /wɒn/ (pale, sickly-looking) | :: kelmeä, kalmea, riutunut |
| wan {adj} (dim, faint) | :: kelmeä |
| wan {adj} (bland, uninterested) | :: vaisu |
| wand {n} /wɒnd/ (hand-held narrow rod) | :: sauva |
| wander {v} /ˈwɑndɚ/ (to move without purpose or destination) | :: vaeltaa, vaellella, kierrellä, harhailla |
| wander {v} (to stray from one's course) | :: harhautua, eksyä, ajautua sivuun |
| wander {v} (to commit adultery) | :: pettää, käydä vieraissa, tehdä aviorikos, olla uskoton, [religious/archaic] tehdä huorin |
| wander {v} (to go somewhere indirectly) | :: kierrellä, kaarrella, kiertää, vaeltaa |
| wander {v} (of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention) | :: harhailla |
| wanderer {n} (one who wanders) | :: kuljeksija, kulkuri |
| wandering Jew {n} (Tradescantia zebrina) | :: juorukki |
| Wandering Jew {prop} (the Jewish shoemaker from the Christian legend) | :: vaeltava juutalainen |
| wanderlust {n} /ˈwɑndɚˌlʌst/ (a strong impulse or longing to travel) | :: vaellushalu, kaukokaipuu |
| Wanderwort {n} (Translations) | :: kulkusana |
| wane {n} /weɪn/ (gradual diminution) | :: hiipuminen |
| wane {n} (end of a period) | :: loppu |
| wane {v} (to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity, etc.) | :: hiipua |
| waned {adj} (having wanes) | :: vajaakanttinen |
| wangle {v} (falsify) SEE: falsify | :: |
| waning {adj} /ˈweɪ.nɪŋ/ (becoming weaker or smaller) | :: hupeneva |
| waning moon {n} (moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon) | :: vähenevä kuu, alakuu |
| wank {v} /wæŋk/ (intransitive: to masturbate) | :: runkata, vetää käteen, vemputtaa |
| wank {v} (transitive: to masturbate) | :: runkata, vemputtaa |
| wank {n} (act of masturbation) | :: runkku, runkki, runkkaus, omakiva |
| wank {n} (rubbish, nonsense) | :: paskapuhe |
| Wankel engine {n} (type of engine) | :: wankelmoottori |
| wanker {n} /ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)/ (person who wanks) | :: runkkari |
| wanker {n} (idiot) | :: runkkari |
| want {v} /wɑnt/ (desire) | :: tahtoa, haluta |
| want {n} (desire, wish, longing) | :: halu, kaipuu |
| want {n} (lack (of)) | :: puute |
| want {n} (poverty) | :: köyhyys |
| want {v} (lack) SEE: lack | :: |
| want ad {n} (type of ad) | :: työpaikkailmoitus |
| wanted {adj} /ˈwɑntʰɪd/ (desired) | :: etsitty, haluttu, toivottu |
| wanted {adj} (subject to immediate detainment) | :: etsintäkuulutettu |
| wanted poster {n} (printed announcement) | :: etsintäkuulutus |
| wanton {adj} /ˈwɑntən/ (undisciplined) | :: huikentelevainen, kuriton |
| wanton {adj} (playful, carefree) | :: riehakas, leikkisä |
| wanton {adj} (lewd, immoral; sexually open/free) | :: irstas, rietas, siveetön |
| wanton {adj} (capricious, reckless of morals or justice) | :: vastuuton, holtiton, hätäinen |
| wanton {adj} (self-indulgent, luxurious, extravagant) | :: huikentelevainen |
| wanton {n} (pampered or coddled person) | :: lellikki |
| wanton {n} (overly playful person) | :: pelle |
| wanton {v} (to waste or squander) | :: tuhlata, haaskata |
| wapiti {n} (the American elk) | :: vapiti, kanadanhirvi |
| war {n} /wɔː/ (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: sota |
| war {n} (rhetorical: campaign against something) | :: sota |
| war {n} (business competition) | :: sota |
| war {n} (card game) | :: kina |
| war {v} (to engage in conflict) | :: sotia |
| warble {v} /ˈwɔɹbl̩/ (to sing like a bird, especially with trills) | :: livertää |
| warbler {n} /ˈwɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)/ (bird of the Sylviidae family) | :: kerttu |
| warbler {n} (bird of the Parulidae family) | :: kerttuli |
| war bond {n} (type of bond) | :: sotaobligaatio |
| war bonnet {n} (ceremonial headdress) | :: sotapäähine |
| war bride {n} (woman) | :: sotamorsian |
| war chest {n} (fund to finance a war) | :: sotakassa |
| war chest {n} (fund for some specific campaign) | :: rahasto; vaalikassa [funds for an electoral campaign] |
| war child {n} (child who has grown up in wartime) | :: sotalapsi |
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) | :: sotarikos |
| war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) | :: sotarikollinen |
| ward {n} /wɔːd/ (action of a watchman) | :: vartio, vahti |
| ward {n} (person under guardianship) | :: holhokki, holhottava |
| ward {n} (section of a prison) | :: osasto |
| ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities) | :: kaupunginosa |
| ward {n} (part of a hospital where patients reside) | :: potilassali, potilashuone, osasto |
| ward {n} (minor looked after by a guardian) | :: holhokki, holhottava |
| ward {n} (on a lock or key) | :: haitta |
| ward {v} (To keep in safety; to watch; to guard) | :: suojella |
| ward {v} (To defend; to protect) | :: suojella |
| ward {v} (To fend off; to repel; to turn aside) | :: suojella |
| war dance {n} (ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory) | :: sotatanssi |
| warden {n} /ˈwɔɹdən/ (a chief administrative officer of a prison) | :: vankilanjohtaja |
| ward off {v} (to parry, or turn aside) | :: torjua |
| ward off {v} (to avert or prevent) | :: torjua |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
| wardrobe {n} / ˈwɔːdɹəʊb/ (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: vaatekaappi |
| wardrobe {n} (costume department) | :: puvusto |
| wardrobe {n} (collection of clothing) | :: vaatekaappi |
| wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) | :: vaatemoka |
| ware {n} /wɛə(ɹ)/ (product) | :: tavara, kauppatavara |
| -ware {suffix} (denoting items made from a particular substance) | :: -esineet {p}, -tavara |
| -ware {suffix} (denoting items of a particular kind or for a particular use) | :: -esineet {p}, -tavara |
| -ware {suffix} (denoting specific classes of computer software) | :: -ohjelmat {p} |
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: varasto |
| warehouseman {n} (person who manages or works in a warehouse) | :: varastomies [dated]; varastotyöntekijä |
| warehouse store {n} (type of retailer) | :: laatikkomyymälä |
| warehousewoman {n} (woman who manages or works in a warehouse) | :: varastotyöntekijä [gender neutral] |
| warez {v} (copy illegally) | :: warettaa |
| warfare {n} /ˈwɔɹfɛɹ/ (the waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy) | :: sodankäynti, sota, sotiminen |
| warfare {n} (military operations of some particular kind) | :: sodankäynti, sota |
| warfighter {n} (soldier, especially in the military of one's own country) | :: taistelija |
| war film {n} (film set in wartime) | :: sotaelokuva |
| war footing {n} | :: sotajalka |
| war game {n} | :: sotaharjoitus, taisteluharjoitus, karttaharjoitus, sotapeli |
| war grave {n} (burial place) | :: sotahauta, sankarihauta |
| war hammer {n} (weapon) | :: sotavasara |
| warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) | :: taistelukärki |
| warhorse {n} (horse used in horse-cavalry) | :: sotahevonen, sotaratsu |
| warhorse {n} (experienced person) | :: sotaratsu |
| war leader {n} (person who leads a people in war, see also: war chief; commander) | :: sotapäällikkö, sotajohtaja |
| warlike {adj} /ˈwɔɹlaɪk/ (belligerent) | :: sotaisa |
| warlike {adj} (bellicose) | :: sotaisa, sotaintoinen |
| warlock {n} /ˈwɔɹ.lɑk/ (male magic-user) | :: velho |
| warlord {n} (high military officer in a warlike nation) | :: sotapäällikkö |
| warlord {n} (local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak) | :: sotaherra |
| warlordism {n} (behaviours and practices of warlords) | :: sotaherruus |
| warm {adj} /wɔɹm/ (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: lämmin, lämpöinen |
| warm {adj} (being something that causes warmth) | :: lämmin |
| warm {adj} (caring, of relation to another person) | :: lämmin |
| warm {adj} (ardent, zealous) | :: palava |
| warm {v} (to make or keep warm) | :: lämmittää, lämmitellä |
| warm {v} (to increasingly favour) | :: lämmetä |
| war machine {n} /ˈwɔː məˌʃiːn/ (weapon) | :: sotakone |
| war machine {n} (resources) | :: sotakone, sotakoneisto |
| warm-blooded {adj} (passionate) | :: kuumaverinen |
| warm-blooded {adj} (maintaining constant body temperature) SEE: endothermic | :: |
| war memorial {n} (commemorial monument) | :: sotamuistomerkki |
| warm front {n} (the trailing edge of a mass of cold air) | :: lämmin rintama |
| warmly {adv} /wɔɹmli/ (in a manner maintaining warm temperature) | :: lämpimästi |
| warmonger {n} /ˈwɔː.mʌŋ.ɡə(ɹ)/ (one who advocates war) | :: sodanlietsoja |
| warmonger {v} (to advocate war) | :: lietsoa sotaa |
| warm someone's heart {v} (warm the cockles of someone's heart) SEE: warm the cockles of someone's heart | :: |
| warmth {n} /wɔɹmθ/ (moderate heat; sensation of being warm) | :: lämpö; lämmin |
| warmth {n} (friendliness, affection) | :: lämpö |
| warmth {n} (intensity of emotion or expression) | :: kiihko |
| warmth {n} (arts: effect) | :: lämpö |
| warm the cockles of someone's heart {v} (to provide happiness to someone) | :: lämmittää jonkun sydäntä |
| warm up {v} (to become warmer) | :: lämmitellä |
| warm up {v} (to reheat food) | :: lämmittää |
| warm up {v} (to reach a normal operating temperature) | :: lämmittää [transitive], lämmetä [intransitive] |
| warm up {v} (to stretch etc before exercise) | :: verrytellä |
| warm up {v} (to do some additional practice) | :: lämmitellä |
| warm up {v} (to make an audience enthusiastic) | :: lämmittää, lämmitellä |
| warm-up {n} (The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity) | :: lämmittely, verryttely |
| warm-up {n} (Any act of preparation for a performance) | :: lämmittely |
| warm-up {n} (A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups) | :: lämmittely, verryttely |
| warmup jacket {n} (type of jacket) | :: lämmittelytakki, urheilupusakka |
| warn {v} /wɔːn/ (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: varoittaa |
| warn {v} (to notify someone of something) | :: ilmoittaa, varoittaa |
| warn {v} (intransitive: to give warning) | :: varoittaa |
| Warner {prop} (male given name of Germanic origin) | :: Verneri |
| warning {n} /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/ (instance of warning someone) | :: varoittaminen |
| warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) | :: varoitus |
| warning {interj} (warning of danger in signs) | :: vaara |
| warning shot {n} (shot fired) | :: varoituslaukaus |
| warning shot {n} (action intended as a warning) | :: varoituslaukaus |
| warning triangle {n} (a triangle used to warn other road users) | :: varoituskolmio |
| War of 1812 {prop} (military conflict) | :: vuoden 1812 sota |
| war of aggression {n} (military conflict waged without the justification of self-defense, usually for territorial gain and subjugation) | :: hyökkäyssota |
| war of attrition {n} (prolonged exhausting war) | :: näännytyssota, uuvutussota, kulutussota |
| war of conquest {n} (war of conquest, see also: war of aggression) | :: valloitussota |
| war of nerves {n} (conflict in which demoralizing and frightening tactics are used) | :: hermosota, psykologinen sodankäynti |
| war of nerves {n} (situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship) | :: hermosota |
| war of words {n} (heated exchange of statements) | :: sanasota |
| War on Terrorism {prop} (ongoing campaign by the US and its allies) | :: sota terrorismia vastaan |
| War on Terrorism {prop} (common term for conflict against Islamic terrorism) | :: sota terrorismia vastaan |
| warp {n} /wɔːp/ (state of being bent out of shape) | :: vääntyminen |
| warp {n} (distortion or twist) | :: vääntymä, vääristymä |
| warp {n} (threads running lengthwise) | :: loimi |
| warp {n} (nautical: line used in warping) | :: varppi |
| warp {n} (theoretical construct) | :: poimu |
| warp {v} (to twist or turn something out of shape) | :: vääristää, vääristyä |
| warp {v} (to move a vessel) | :: varpata |
| war paint {n} (pigment) | :: sotamaalaus |
| warp and woof {n} (threads in a woven fabric) | :: loimi ja kude |
| warp and woof {n} (fundamental structure) | :: perusrakenne, ydin; tuki ja turva, kulmakivi |
| war party {n} (group of people) | :: sotajoukko |
| warpath {n} (course of action that leads to hostility) | :: sotapolku, sotajalka |
| warped {adj} (distorted by warping) | :: vääntynyt |
| warped {adj} (in figurative sense) | :: kieroutunut |
| warphan {n} (orphan due to having lost one's parents in war) | :: sotaorpo |
| warplane {n} (aircraft for combat) | :: sotilaslentokone |
| warpower {n} (capacity to wage war) | :: sotapotentiaali |
| warrant {n} /ˈwɒɹənt/ ((obsolete) protector or defender) | :: suojelija |
| warrant {n} (authorization or certification) | :: valtuutus |
| warrant {n} (something that provides assurance or confirmation) | :: todistus |
| warrant {n} (order that serves as authorization) | :: valtakirja |
| warrant {n} ((finance) option to buy a security) | :: merkintäoikeus, warrantti |
| warrant {n} (judicial writ) | :: määräys |
| warrant {n} ((road transport) warrant of fitness) | :: katsastustodistus |
| warrant {n} (warrant officer) SEE: warrant officer | :: |
| warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify | :: |
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize | :: |
| warrant officer {n} (member of military) | :: vääpeli |
| warranty {n} /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/ (a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security) | :: takuu, takuusitoumus |
| warranty {n} (legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised) | :: takuu |
| warranty {n} (justification or mandate to do something) | :: valtuutus |
| warren {n} /ˈwɒɹən/ (the system of burrows where rabbits live) | :: koloverkosto |
| warren {n} (labyrinthine place) | :: sokkelo |
| war reparations {n} (compensation to cover war damages) | :: sotakorvaus |
| warring {adj} (engaged in war; belligerent) | :: sotaakäyvä, sotiva |
| Warring States {prop} (era in ancient Chinese history) | :: taistelevien läänitysvaltioiden kausi |
| Warring States {prop} (era in ancient Japanese history) | :: Sengoku-kausi, taistelevien valtioiden aikakausi |
| warrior {n} /ˈwɔɹiɚ/ (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) | :: taistelija, sotilas, [literary, poetic] soturi |
| warrior {n} (person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity) | :: taistelija |
| war room {n} (command center) | :: komentokeskus |
| war room {n} (location from which an activity is directed) | :: komentokeskus |
| Warsaw {prop} /ˈwɔɹsɔ/ (capital city of Poland) | :: Varsova |
| Warsaw Convention {prop} (international treaty) | :: Varsovan sopimus |
| Warsaw Pact {prop} (pact) | :: Varsovan sopimus |
| Warsaw Pact {prop} (military alliance) | :: Varsovan liitto |
| Warsaw Uprising {prop} (millitary operation) | :: Varsovan kansannousu |
| warship {n} /wɔːˌʃɪp/ (ship built or armed for naval combat) | :: sota-alus, sotalaiva |
| Warsovian {adj} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| Warsovian {n} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian | :: |
| wart {n} /wɔɹt/ (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: syylä |
| warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) | :: pahkasika |
| wartime {n} (period of a war) | :: sota-aika |
| war torn {adj} (subjected to the ravages of war) | :: ; sodan runtelema |
| warts and all {adj} (of a description which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections) | :: kaunistelematon |
| warts and all {adv} (in a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections) | :: kaunistelematta |
| war veteran {n} (person who has served in the armed forces during a war) | :: sotaveteraani |
| Warwick {prop} /ˈwɒɹɪk/ (county town of Warwickshire) | :: Warwick |
| wary {adj} /ˈwɛəɹ.i/ (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous) | :: pelätä [verb: to be wary] |
| wary {adj} (characterized by caution; guarded; careful) | :: varovainen |
| war zone {n} (region of ongoing war) | :: sotatoimialue |
| wasabi {n} /wəˈsɑːbi/ (green Japanese condiment) | :: wasabi |
| wash {v} /wɔɹʃ/ (to clean with water) | :: pestä; tiskata [dishes], pyykätä [clothes] |
| wash {v} (to move or erode by the force of water in motion) | :: huuhtoa |
| wash {v} (mining: to separate valuable material) | :: huuhtoa |
| wash {v} (to clean oneself) | :: peseytyä |
| wash {v} (to cover with liquid; to wet, moisten) | :: huuhtoa [to cover with water]; kastella [to wet]; kostuttaa [to moisten] |
| wash {v} (to be eroded) | :: huuhtoutua |
| wash {v} (to be convincing) | :: vakuuttaa |
| wash {v} (to bear washing without injury) | :: kestää pesua [generally]; kestää pesun [particular instance of washing] |
| wash {v} (to be wasted or worn away) | :: huuhtoutua |
| wash {v} (to tint lightly and thinly) | :: sävyttää |
| wash {v} (to overlay with a thin coat of metal) | :: silata |
| wash {n} (process or an instance of washing or being washed by water) | :: pesu |
| wash {n} (liquid for washing) | :: huuhde, pesuneste |
| wash {n} (clothes washed at a time) | :: pyykki |
| wash {n} (painting) | :: laveeraus |
| wash {n} (sound of breaking seas) | :: (aaltojen) kohina |
| wash {n} (wake of a ship) | :: vanavesi, peräaalto |
| wash {n} (turbulence left by airplane) | :: jättöpyörre |
| wash {n} (lotion) | :: -vesi, -huuhde, -saippua |
| wash {n} (ground washed away to the sea or a river) | :: huuhtouma |
| wash {n} (piece of ground washed by the action of water) | :: särkkä |
| wash {n} (shallow body of water) | :: matalikko |
| wash {n} (normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream) | :: jokiuoma, wadi |
| wash {n} (situation in which losses and gains are equivalent) | :: tasapeli |
| wash {n} (distilling: fermented wort) | :: rankki |
| wash {n} (mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings) | :: mäski |
| wash {n} (thin coat of metal laid on anything) | :: metallointi |
| wash {n} (nautical: blade of an oar) | :: lape |
| wash {n} (architecture: structure shaped so as to receive and carry off water) | :: kouru |
| washable {adj} (capable of being washed without being damaged) | :: pestävä |
| washbag {n} (toiletries bag) | :: nesessääri |
| washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) | :: pesuallas, lavuaari [permanently installed]; pesuvati [movable] |
| washboard {n} (board to do laundry) | :: pyykkilauta |
| washboard {n} (percussion instrument) | :: pyykkilauta |
| washbowl {n} (a sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain) | :: pesuallas |
| washbowl {n} (a basin for washing the face and hands) | :: pesuvati |
| washcloth {n} /ˈwɔʃklɔθ/ (cloth used to wash) | :: pesulappu |
| washer {n} (something that washes) | :: pesukone, pesuri, pesin |
| washer {n} (person who washes for a living) | :: pesijä, pesijätär [woman], pyykkäri [clothes] |
| washer {n} (flat disk) | :: aluslevy, aluslaatta; [colloquial] prikka |
| washer {n} (face cloth) | :: pesulappu |
| washi {n} (paper) | :: japaninpaperi |
| washing {n} /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ (action of the verb "to wash") | :: pesu, peseminen, huuhdonta, huuhtominen |
| washing {n} (textiles that have been or are to be washed) | :: pyykki |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: pesukone [general]; pyykinpesukone [clothes]; pyykkikone [clothes, informal] |
| washing mitt {n} | :: pesukinnas |
| washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes) | :: pesujauhe, pesupulveri |
| washing soda {n} (sodium carbonate) | :: pesusooda |
| Washington {prop} /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ (name) | :: Washington |
| Washington {prop} (US state) | :: Washingtonin osavaltio |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: Washington |
| washing-up liquid {n} (liquid soap used to wash dishes) | :: astianpesuaine, tiskiaine |
| wash one's hands of {v} (absolve oneself of responsibility) | :: pestä kätensä |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| washstand {n} (table for washing) | :: pesuteline, pesupöytä |
| washtub {n} (tub used for washing clothes) | :: pesusoikko |
| wash up {v} (wash one's hands and/or face (US)) | :: peseytyä |
| wash up {v} (be carried on to land by water) | :: huuhtoutua |
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes | :: |
| wasp {n} /wɒsp/ (insect) | :: ampiainen |
| waspish {adj} /ˈwɑ.spɪʃ/ (suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp) | :: ampiaismainen |
| waspish {adj} (spiteful or irascible) | :: äkäinen |
| wasp waist {n} (waist like that of a wasp) | :: ampiaisvyötärö |
| wasp-waisted {adj} (having very slim waist) | :: ampiaisvyötäröinen |
| waste {n} /weɪst/ (useless by-products, garbage) | :: jäte |
| waste {n} (excrement or urine) | :: jätös |
| waste {n} (waste land, desolate region) | :: joutomaa; erämaa [wilderness], autiomaa [desert] |
| waste {n} (place that has been laid waste) | :: tuhoalue |
| waste {n} (large tract of uncultivated land) | :: joutomaa |
| waste {n} (historical: unusd part of the land of a manor) | :: joutomaa |
| waste {n} (vast expanse of water) | :: ulappa |
| waste {n} (disused mine) | :: hylätty kaivos |
| waste {n} (action of wasting, ineffective use) | :: tuhlaus |
| waste {n} (large abundance of something) | :: ylimäärä, ylijäämä |
| waste {n} (gradual loss or decay) | :: rapistuminen, rapautuminen |
| waste {n} (decaying of the body by disease, see also: atrophy) | :: atropia |
| waste {n} (destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disaster) | :: tuho |
| waste {n} (legal: cause of action against degrading the value or character of a property) | :: hävittäminen |
| waste {adj} (barren) | :: karu |
| waste {adj} (excess) | :: liiallinen, liika- |
| waste {adj} (superfluous; needless) | :: liiallinen, liika- |
| waste {v} (to destroy) | :: tuhota |
| waste {v} (to decay) | :: hukata, tuhlata |
| waste {v} (to squander) | :: hukata, tuhlata |
| waste {v} (slang: to kill) | :: listiä |
| waste {v} (to weaken) | :: kuihtua |
| waste away {v} (lose energy) | :: kuihtua, riutua |
| wastebasket {n} (wastepaper basket) SEE: wastepaper basket | :: |
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| waste breath {v} (to speak futilely) | :: puhua joutavia |
| wasted {adj} /ˈweɪstɪd/ (not profitably used) | :: haaskattu, hukkaanheitetty |
| wasted {adj} (ravaged or deteriorated) | :: hävitetty |
| wasted {adj} (emaciated and haggard) | :: riutunut |
| wasted {adj} (very drunk or stoned) | :: kännissä, pilvessä |
| wasteful {adj} /ˈweɪstfəl/ (inclined to waste) | :: tuhlaava |
| wasteland {n} (region with no remaining resources; desert) | :: autiomaa, erämaa, kitumaa |
| wasteland {n} (barren and uninteresting place) | :: joutomaa |
| waste not, want not {proverb} | :: säästäväisyys on hyve |
| waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity) | :: ajanhukka |
| wastepaper {n} (unwanted paper that has been discarded) | :: jätepaperi |
| wastepaper basket {n} (small open container for discarded paper) | :: roskakori |
| waste picker {n} (person who salvages materials thrown away) | :: roskienkerääjä |
| waster {n} /ˈweɪstə/ (one that wastes) | :: tuhlaaja, haaskaaja, tuhlari |
| waster {n} (destroyer in Proverbs) | :: tuhontekijä |
| waste sorting {n} (separation of waste) | :: jätteiden lajittelu |
| waste time {v} (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) | :: hukata aikaa, haaskata aikaa |
| wastewater {n} (water containing waste products) | :: jätevesi |
| watch {n} /wɔt͡ʃ/ (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: kello [general], rannekello [wrist], taskukello [pocket] |
| watch {n} (particular time period) | :: vahti |
| watch {n} (person or group of people who guard) | :: vahti, vartio |
| watch {n} (group of sailors and officers) | :: vahti |
| watch {n} (period of time on duty) | :: vahti |
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: katsoa, katsella |
| watch {v} (to observe) | :: tarkkailla, katsoa |
| watch {v} (to attend or guard) | :: vahtia, katsoa |
| watch {v} (to be wary) | :: olla varuillaan, tarkkailla |
| watchable {adj} (that can be watched) | :: katsottava |
| watchable {adj} (that bears watching) | :: katsottava |
| watch cap {n} (knitted cap) SEE: beanie | :: |
| watchdog {n} (person) | :: vahtikoira |
| watchdog {v} (to guard and warn) | :: vartioida, olla vartiossa |
| watchdog {n} (dog) SEE: guard dog | :: |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watcher {n} /ˈwɒtʃə(ɹ)/ (someone who watches or observes) | :: katsoja; tarkkailija |
| watcher {n} (someone who keeps vigil) | :: vartija, valvoja |
| watch glass {n} (laboratory equipment) | :: kellolasi |
| watchhouse {n} (small prison) | :: putka |
| watchlist {n} /ˈwɒtʃˌlɪst/ (list for special attention) | :: tarkkailulista |
| watchmaker {n} /ˈwɔtʃˌmeɪkə/ (person who repairs (and originally made) watches) | :: kelloseppä |
| watchman {n} (guard) | :: vartija |
| watch one's mouth {v} (watch one's mouth) | :: varoa sanojaan [be careful about what one says], ei puhua rumia [profanity], olla puhumatta rumia [profanity] |
| watch one's step {v} (to move cautiously) | :: katsoa eteensä |
| watch one's step {v} (to be cautious) | :: katsoa eteensä |
| watch out {v} (to use caution) | :: varoa |
| watch out {interj} (proceed with caution) | :: varo! [singular], varokaa! [polite or plural] |
| watch over {v} (to guard and protect) | :: vahdata, kaita |
| watch pocket {n} (pocket for carrying pocket watch) | :: kellotasku |
| watchtower {n} (observation tower) | :: vartiotorni |
| watchword {n} /ˈwɒt͡ʃwɜː(ɹ)d/ (word used as expressive of a principle) | :: motto, tunnus, iskulause |
| watchword {n} (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard) | :: tunnussana |
| water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid | :: |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {v} /ˈwɔtəɹ/ (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: kastella |
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) | :: juottaa |
| water {v} (colloquial: to urinate) | :: heittää vettä |
| water {v} (dilute) | :: laimentaa |
| water {v} (to fill with or secrete water) | :: vuotaa, valua, kastua, kostua |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: vesi |
| water {n} (spa water) | :: kylpy |
| water {n} (one of the basic elements) | :: vesi |
| water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it) | :: vedet {p} |
| water {n} (urine) | :: vesi |
| water {n} (figuratively: state of affairs; conditions) | :: tuulet {p} |
| water {n} (serving of water) | :: vesi |
| water {n} (medical: fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling) | :: vesi, neste |
| water {n} (finance: excess valuation of securities) | :: ilma |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: karhukainen |
| waterbed {n} (bed with a mattress filled with water) | :: vesisänky |
| water birth {n} (form of childbirth) | :: vesisynnytys |
| waterboarding {n} (torture technique) | :: vesikidutus |
| waterbody {n} (significant accumulation of water) SEE: body of water | :: |
| water boiler {n} (electric device) | :: vedenkeitin |
| water bottle {n} (A bottle used for carrying water) | :: vesipullo |
| water break {n} (rest period during the business day) | :: juomatauko |
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) | :: vesipuhveli |
| water buffalo calf {n} | :: vesipuhvelin vasikka |
| water bug {n} (member of infraorder Nepomorpha) | :: vesilude |
| water bug {n} (other true bug living around water) | :: vesilude |
| water bug {n} (Periplaneta americana) | :: sokeritorakka, amerikantorakka |
| water bug {n} (Blatta orientalis) | :: ruotsintorakka |
| water butt {n} (barrel for holding rainwater) | :: sadevesisäiliö |
| water caltrop {n} (Trapa bicornis) | :: vesipähkinä |
| water cannon {n} (device shooting water) | :: vesitykki |
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| water carrier {n} (domestique) SEE: domestique | :: |
| water carrier {n} (person) | :: vedenkantaja |
| water carrier {n} (pipe or tube) | :: vesijohto |
| water carrier {n} (ship) | :: vesitankkeri |
| water carrier {n} (individual doing simple, ordinary work) | :: duunari |
| water chestnut {n} (Eleocharis dulcis) | :: vesikastanja |
| water chestnut {n} (corm of this species) | :: vesikastanja |
| water chestnut {n} (water caltrop) SEE: water caltrop | :: |
| water clock {n} (device for measuring time) | :: vesikello |
| water clock {n} (clepsydra) SEE: clepsydra | :: |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolour {n} /ˈwɔ.tɜ.ˌkʌ.lɜ/ (pigment) | :: vesiväri, akvarelliväri |
| watercolour {n} (painting) | :: vesivärimaalaus, akvarelli |
| watercolour {n} (genre) | :: vesivärimaalaus |
| watercolour {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) | :: vesiväri- |
| water-cooled {adj} (cooled by water) | :: vesijäähdytteinen |
| water cooler {n} (dispenser of cooled drinking water) | :: vesiautomaatti |
| water cooler {n} (location in the workplace) | :: vesiautomaatti |
| watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) | :: uoma |
| watercraft {n} /ˈwɔtɚkɹæft/ (any self-propelled vessel) | :: vesikulkuneuvo |
| watercress {n} /ˈwɔtəɹkɹɛs/ (Nasturtium officinale) | :: vesikrassi |
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium microphyllum) | :: pikkuvesikrassi |
| water cycle {n} (the natural cycle of water through evaporation, condensation and precipitation) | :: veden kiertokulku |
| water diviner {n} (water diviner) SEE: dowser | :: |
| water dog {n} (water dog) | :: vedestä noutava lintukoira, vesikoira |
| waterdog {n} (axolotl) SEE: axolotl | :: |
| waterdog {n} (mudpuppy) SEE: mudpuppy | :: |
| water down {v} (to dilute) | :: laimentaa |
| water down {v} (to make weaker) | :: vesittää |
| water down {v} (to simplify) | :: yksinkertaistaa |
| waterdrop {n} (single drop of water) | :: vesipisara |
| water dropwort {n} (plant of the genus Oenanthe) | :: pahaputki |
| waterfall {n} /ˈwɔtɚfɔl/ (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: vesiputous |
| waterfall {n} (waterfall-like outpouring) | :: hyöky |
| water flea {n} (crustacean of the order Cladocera) | :: vesikirppu |
| waterflow {n} (flow of water) | :: vesivirta, veden virtaus; vedenjuoksu |
| water fountain {n} (device designed to dispense drinking water) | :: juoma-allas |
| waterfowl {n} (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) | :: vesilintu |
| waterfree {adj} (free of water) | :: vedetön |
| waterfront {n} (land alongside a body of water) | :: vesiraja, ranta |
| waterfront {n} (dockland district of a town) | :: ranta |
| Watergate {prop} /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ (scandal) | :: Watergate, Watergate-skandaali |
| water glass {n} (water-soluble silicates) | :: vesilasi |
| water heater {n} (appliance for heating water) | :: vedenkuumennin, vedenlämmitin |
| water hemlock {n} (plant in the genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane | :: |
| waterhole {n} (depression in which water collects) | :: vesikuoppa |
| waterhole {n} (part of the electromagnetic spectrum) | :: vesikuoppa |
| water horsetail {n} (plant) | :: järvikorte |
| watering {n} (act of pouring water on something) | :: kastelu |
| watering {n} (act of diluting a liquid) | :: laimennus |
| watering {n} (act of giving wavy appearance) | :: aallotus |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: kastelukannu |
| watering hole {n} (bar etc.) | :: juottola |
| watering hole {n} (depression) SEE: waterhole | :: |
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
| water intoxication {n} (potentially fatal disturbance in brain function) | :: vesimyrkytys |
| waterish {adj} (watery) SEE: watery | :: |
| water jacket {n} (enclosed space) | :: vesivaippa |
| waterjug {n} (jug used to hold water) | :: vesikannu |
| water law {n} (branch of law) | :: vesioikeus |
| water-lettuce {n} (tropical duckweed) | :: pistia, vesisalaatti |
| water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) | :: lummekasvi, lumme |
| waterline {n} (line on the hull of a ship) | :: vesilinja |
| waterline {n} (line on the land) | :: vesiraja |
| waterlogged {adj} | :: läpimärkä, veden peitossa (oleva) |
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) | :: vesileima |
| watermark {v} (to mark paper with a watermark) | :: vesileimata |
| watermark {v} (to mark a datafile with a digital watermark) | :: vesileimata |
| watermelon {n} /ˈwɔtəɹˌmɛlən/ (plant) | :: vesimeloni |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: vesimeloni, arbuusi |
| watermelon {n} (derogatory slang: environmentalist with socialist leanings) | :: vihervassari |
| water meter {n} (device for measuring water usage volume) | :: vesimittari |
| watermilfoil {n} (plant of the genus Myriophyllum) | :: ärviä |
| watermill {n} (mill powered by water) | :: vesimylly |
| water mint {n} (herb in mint family) | :: vesiminttu |
| water of crystallization {n} (water present in crystals) | :: kidevesi |
| water park {n} (aquapark) SEE: aquapark | :: |
| water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.) | :: sorsanputki |
| water pipe {n} (water conduit) | :: vesijohtoputki |
| water pipe {n} (tobacco smoking device) | :: vesipiippu |
| water police {n} (police department charged with patrolling harbours and waterways) | :: venepoliisi |
| water pollution {n} (water pollution) | :: veden saastuminen, vesien saastuminen |
| water polo {n} (a water sport) | :: vesipoolo, vesipallo |
| water power {n} ((uncountable) power from water) | :: vesivoima |
| water power {n} ((countable) site or right) | :: vesivoimalaitos |
| waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water) | :: vedenkestävä |
| waterproof {adj} (made or covered with material that doesn't let water in) | :: vedenpitävä, vesitiivis |
| waterproof {v} (to make waterproof or water-resistant) | :: tiivistää, vesitiivistää, kosteussuojata |
| water rail {n} (Rallus aquaticus) | :: luhtakana |
| water rat {n} (Neofiber alleni) | :: floridanvesimyyrä |
| water rat {n} (Hydromys chrysogaster, see also: rakali) | :: australianvesirotta |
| water rat {n} (Arvicola amphibius) | :: vesimyyrä |
| water rat {n} (waterfront ruffian) | :: rantarosvo |
| water rat {n} (person fond of water sports) | :: vesipeto |
| water repellent {n} (chemical) | :: vettähylkivä aine |
| water-repellent {adj} (that slows penetration of water) SEE: water-resistant | :: |
| water-resistant {adj} (that slows the penetration of water) | :: vettähylkivä |
| water scooter {n} (recreational watercraft) | :: vesiskootteri |
| water scorpion {n} (insect of the family Nepidae) | :: vesilude |
| water scorpion {n} (Nepa cinerea) | :: vesiskorpioni |
| water's edge {n} (edge of a body of water) | :: rantaviiva |
| watershed {n} /ˈwɔtɚʃɛd/ (boundary between adjacent catchment basins) | :: vedenjakaja |
| watershed {n} (critical point marking a change in course or development) | :: vedenjakaja |
| watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin | :: |
| watersheep {n} (legendary creature) | :: vesilammas |
| water-shield {n} /ˈwɔːtərˌʃiːld/ (Brasenia schreberi) | :: Brasenia schreberi -kasvi |
| water-shield {n} (Cabomba caroliniana) | :: karkeaviuhkalehti |
| water shrew {n} (Eurasian water shrew) | :: vesipäästäinen |
| waterside {n} (land bordering water) | :: rantamaa, ranta |
| waterside {adj} (situated on a waterside) | :: ranta- |
| water ski {n} (ski used for water skiing) | :: vesisuksi |
| water ski {v} (ride on water skis) | :: hiihtää vesisuksilla |
| water skiing {n} (water sport) | :: vesihiihto |
| waterskin {n} (container) | :: nahkaleili |
| water slide {n} (a recreational slide with water flowing down it) | :: vesiliukumäki |
| water snake {n} (type of snake) | :: vesikäärme |
| water softener {n} (device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water) | :: vedenpehmennin |
| water-soluble {adj} (dissolving easily in water) | :: vesiliukoinen; vesiohenteinen [of paint] |
| water spinach {n} (Ipomoema aquatica) | :: pinaattielämänlanka |
| watersport {n} (sport) | :: vesiurheilu |
| watersport {n} (sexual practice) | :: pissaleikki |
| water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae) | :: vesimittari |
| water table {n} (level underground) | :: pohjavedenpinta |
| water tank {n} (large container used to store water) | :: vesisäiliö, vesitankki |
| water taxi {n} (boat that will transport small groups of passengers for a fee) | :: vesitaksi, taksivene |
| watertight {adj} /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/ (tightly made) | :: vedenpitävä, vesitiivis |
| watertight {adj} (impossible to defeat, evade or nullify) | :: vedenpitävä |
| watertightness {n} (condition of being watertight) | :: vesitiiveys |
| water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: vesitorni |
| water turbine {n} (device) | :: vesiturbiini |
| water under the bridge {n} (something in the past that cannot be controlled but must be accepted) | :: mennyt, ollut ja mennyt |
| water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) | :: vesihöyry |
| water vapor {n} (steam) | :: vesihöyry |
| water vole {n} (Old World vole) | :: vesimyyrä |
| water vole {n} (Microtus richardsoni) | :: amerikanvesimyyrä, kalliovuortenpuromyyrä; vesimyyrä |
| waterway {n} (navigable body of water) | :: vesitie |
| waterweed {n} (genus of aquatic herbs) | :: vesirutto |
| water wheel {n} (wheel propelled by water) | :: vesipyörä |
| water wheel {n} (wheel to raise water) | :: vesipyörä |
| water works {n} (system of supplying water) | :: vesilaitos |
| waterworks {n} (the water supply system of a town etc., including reservoirs, pumps and pipes) | :: vesilaitos |
| waterworks {n} (any single facility, such as a filtration plant, within such a system) | :: vesilaitos |
| waterwort {n} (aquatic plant) | :: vesirikkokasvi [Elatinaceae]; vesirikko [Elatine] |
| watery {adj} (resembling or characteristic of water) | :: vesimäinen, vettä muistuttava |
| watery {adj} (wet, soggy or soaked with water) | :: läpimärkä |
| watery {adj} (diluted or having too much water) | :: vetinen |
| watery {adj} (of light: thin and pale) | :: kelmeä |
| watery {adj} (weak and insipid) | :: ponneton |
| watery {adj} (discharging water or similar) | :: vuotava |
| watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful | :: |
| watt {n} /wɑt/ (derived unit of power) | :: watti |
| watt-hour {n} (unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour) | :: wattitunti |
| wattle {n} /ˈwɒtəl/ (construction of branches and twigs) | :: punos |
| wattle {n} (fold of skin hanging from the neck of birds) | :: heltta |
| wattle {n} (fleshy appendage on the neck of goat) | :: heltta |
| wattle {n} (loose hanging skin) | :: heltta |
| wattle {n} (Australian acacia) | :: akasia |
| wattmeter {n} (device for measuring electric power) | :: wattimittari |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {v} /weɪv/ (to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: aaltoilla, hulmuta |
| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) | :: vilkuttaa, heiluttaa |
| wave {v} (to have an undulating or wavy form) | :: aaltoilla |
| wave {v} (to produce waves to the hair) | :: kähertää |
| wave {v} (baseball: to swing and miss at a pitch) | :: vilkuttaa |
| wave {v} (to cause to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: heiluttaa |
| wave {v} (to signal with a waving movement) | :: vilkuttaa |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: aalto |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance in a field) | :: aalto |
| wave {n} (shape which alternatingly curves in opposite directions) | :: aalto |
| wave {n} (sudden unusually large amount of something) | :: aalto |
| wave {n} (sideways movement of the hand) | :: vilkutus |
| wave {n} (A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water) | :: aaltoilu, aalto |
| waveform {n} (mathematics) | :: aaltomuoto |
| waveform {n} (physics) | :: aaltomuoto |
| wavefunction {n} /ˈweɪv.fʌŋ(k).ʃən/ (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: aaltofunktio |
| waveguide {n} (a structure which guides waves) | :: aaltojohto |
| wavelength {n} /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/ (the length of a single cycle of a wave) | :: aallonpituus |
| wavelet {n} (a small wave; a ripple) | :: kare, liplatus |
| wavelet {n} (a fast-decaying oscillation) | :: aalloke |
| wavelike {adj} (having some properties or characteristics of a wave) | :: aaltomainen |
| wave mechanics {n} (mathematical basis for quantum mechanics) | :: aaltomekaniikka |
| wavenumber {n} (measure of the number of waves) | :: aaltoluku |
| wave packet {n} (collection of waves) | :: aaltopaketti |
| wave packet {n} (probability wave) | :: aaltopaketti |
| wave-particle duality {n} (concept applying to matter and radiation) | :: aalto-hiukkasdualismi |
| wave pool {n} (swimming pool with waves) | :: aaltoallas |
| wave power {n} (transport and harnessing of energy by ocean surface waves) | :: aaltovoima |
| waver {v} /ˈweɪ.vɚ/ (to sway back and forth) | :: huojua, liehua |
| waver {v} (to flicker, glimmer, quiver) | :: lepattaa |
| waver {v} (to fluctuate or vary) | :: heilua |
| waver {v} (to shake or tremble) | :: täristä, väristä |
| waver {v} (to falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way) | :: horjua |
| waver {v} (to be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate) | :: horjua, epäröidä |
| waver {n} (act of wavering, vacillating) | :: heilunta, huojunta, värinä, epäröinti, horjunta, lepatus, liehunta |
| waver {n} (someone who waves) | :: viittoilija, vilkuttaja |
| waver {n} (someone who specializes in waving) | :: kähertäjä |
| waver {n} (tool that accomplishes hair waving) | :: käherrin |
| waviness {n} (quality of being wavy) | :: aalloittaisuus, aaltomaisuus |
| waviness {n} (of hair: tendency to form waves) | :: aaltoilevuus |
| wavy {adj} /ˈweɪvi/ (rising or swelling in waves) | :: aaltoileva, vellova |
| wavy {adj} (full of waves) | :: aaltoinen |
| wavy {adj} (undulating) | :: aaltoileva, vellova |
| wavy {adj} (waved) | :: aaltoinen |
| wavy {adj} (botany) | :: aaltoileva |
| waw {n} /wɔː/ (Arabic letter) | :: vav |
| wax {n} /wæks/ (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: vaha |
| wax {n} (preparation containing wax, used as a polish) | :: vaha |
| wax {n} (phonograph record) | :: savikiekko |
| wax {adj} (made of wax) | :: vaha-, vahasta tehty |
| wax {v} (apply wax to) | :: vahata |
| wax {v} (remove hair from) | :: poistaa vahalla |
| wax {v} (to assume specified characteristic) | :: tulla, muuttua |
| wax {v} (literary: grow) | :: kasvaa |
| wax {v} (of the moon: appear larger each night) | :: kasvaa |
| wax {n} (process of growing) | :: kasvu |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| waxflower {n} (plant of he genus Hoya) | :: posliinikukka |
| waxflower {n} (Hoya carnosa) | :: isoposliinikukka |
| wax gourd {n} (vine) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| wax gourd {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| waxing {n} /ˈwæksɪŋ/ (the action of the verb to wax) | :: vahaus |
| waxing {n} (cosmetic procedure) | :: vahaus |
| waxing moon {n} (The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon) | :: kasvava kuu, yläkuu |
| waxlike {adj} (waxy) SEE: waxy | :: |
| wax paper {n} (semi-translucent, moisture-proof paper made with a waxy coating) | :: voipaperi |
| waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla) | :: tilhi |
| waxwork {n} (a wax figure, an effigy of a famous person) | :: vahakuva, vahapatsas |
| waxy {adj} /ˈwæksi/ (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) | :: vahamainen |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| way {n} /weɪ/ (road, direction, path) | :: tie, matka |
| way {n} (means to enter or leave) | :: tie, reitti; kautta [adverb] |
| way {n} (roughly-defined geographical area) | :: tienoo |
| way {n} (method or manner) | :: tapa |
| way {n} (state or condition) | :: kunto, tila |
| way {n} (possibility) | :: mahdollisuus |
| way {n} (determined course) | :: tahto |
| way {n} (paganism: dedication to a specific deity or craft) | :: usko |
| way {n} (nautical: speed, progress, momentum) | :: vauhti |
| way {n} (degree, amount, sense) | :: tapa, mieli |
| way {n} (as the head of an interjectory clause) | :: hyvä tapa |
| way {n} (timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water) | :: ramppi, veneluiska |
| way {n} (longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc.) | :: johde |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| waybill {n} (document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo) | :: rahtikirja |
| wayfarer {n} /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/ (traveller) | :: kulkija |
| waylay {v} /ˈweɪleɪ/ (to lie in wait for and attack from ambush) | :: väijyä [to lie in wait]; hyökätä väijyksistä [to attack from ambush] |
| waylay {v} (to accost or intercept unexpectedly) | :: yllättää |
| way of life {n} (style of living) | :: elämäntapa |
| Way of St. James {prop} (Any of the pilgrimage routes to the shrine of the apostle St. James the Great) | :: Pyhän Jaakobin pyhiinvaellusreitti |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way to go {interj} (expression of congrats, encouragement or approval) | :: sillä lailla |
| way to go {n} (right route) | :: oikea tie |
| way to go {n} (preferred decision) | :: paras vaihtoehto |
| way too {adv} (all too, much too, to a degree that is very excessive) | :: aivan liian |
| wayward {adj} /ˈweɪwɚd/ (given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray) | :: kuriton |
| wayward {adj} (obstinate, contrary and unpredictable) | :: arvaamaton |
| W-boson {n} (fundamental particle) | :: W-bosoni |
| WC {n} (abbreviation for water closet) | :: WC, vessa |
| we {pron} /wiː/ (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: me, myö [dialectal] |
| we {pron} (the speaker(s) and the listener(s) (inclusive we: you and I)) | :: me [no distinction between exclusive and inclusive], myö [dialectal] |
| weak {adj} /wiːk/ (lacking in force or ability) | :: heikko |
| weak {adj} (dilute, lacking in taste or potency) | :: laimea, mieto |
| weak {adj} (grammar: regular in inflection) | :: säännöllinen |
| weak {adj} (physics: one of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay) | :: heikko |
| weak {adj} (slang: bad or uncool) | :: huono |
| weaken {v} /ˈwikən/ (to make weaker) | :: heikentää |
| weaken {v} (to become weaker) | :: heikentyä, heiketä |
| weaker sex {n} (women regarded collectively) | :: heikompi astia |
| weaker vessel {n} (a woman; women collectively) | :: heikompi astia |
| weakest link {n} (the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems) | :: heikoin lenkki |
| weakest link {n} (in reality show) | :: heikoin lenkki |
| weakling {n} /ˈwijkˈlɪŋɡ/ (person of weak or even sickly physical constitution) | :: rääpäle, surkimus |
| weakling {n} (person of weak character) | :: ketale, kutale, surkimus |
| weakly interacting massive particle {n} (hypothetical class of particle) | :: wimp |
| weak-minded {adj} (foolish or ignorant) | :: typerä |
| weak-minded {adj} (weak-willed) | :: heikkotahtoinen |
| weak-minded {adj} (characterized by weakness) | :: heikko |
| weak-minded {adj} (mentally deficient) | :: heikkomielinen |
| weakness {n} /ˈwiːk.nəs/ (condition of being weak) | :: heikkous, voimattomuus |
| weakness {n} (fault) | :: heikkous |
| weakness {n} (special fondness) | :: heikkous |
| weak nuclear force {n} (one of the fundamental forces) | :: heikko ydinvoima |
| weak nuclear interaction {n} (fundamental interaction) | :: heikko vuorovaikutus |
| weak spot {n} | :: heikko kohta |
| weal {n} /wiːl/ (community welfare) | :: hyvinvointi, hyvä |
| wealth {n} /wɛlθ/ (riches; valuable material possessions) | :: varallisuus; rikkaus, rikkaudet {p} |
| wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) | :: rikkaus |
| wealth {n} (power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money) | :: rikkaus |
| wealthy {adj} /ˈwɛl.θi/ (rich) | :: varakas, äveriäs |
| wealthy {adj} (abundant) | :: runsas, rikas |
| wean {v} /wiːn/ (to cease giving milk) | :: vieroittaa |
| wean {v} (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment) | :: vieroittua |
| wean {v} (to cease to depend) | :: vieroittua |
| weapon {n} /ˈwɛ.pən/ (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: ase, astalo |
| weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) | :: joukkotuhoase |
| weaponry {n} (weapons collectively) | :: aseistus |
| wear {v} /wɛə/ (to have on (clothes)) | :: olla yllään, pitää, käyttää, olla päällään |
| wear {v} (to have or carry on one's person habitually, or in a particular manner) | :: käyttää |
| wear {v} (to overcome one's reluctance and endure) | :: kestää, sietää |
| wear {v} (to erode due to use) | :: kulua [intr.]; kuluttaa [tr.] |
| wear {v} (to undergo gradual deterioration) | :: kulua |
| wear {v} (to exhaust physically) | :: kuluttaa, väsyttää, uuvuttaa |
| wear {v} (to last or remain durable under hard use or over time) | :: kestää |
| wear {v} (to cause annoyance or irritation near the point of an exhaustion of patience) | :: rasittaa |
| wear {v} (of time: to pass slowly, gradually or tediously) | :: kulua |
| wear {v} (nautical: to bring to other tack by bringing the wind around the stern) | :: jiipata |
| wear {n} (clothing) | :: asu, vaatteet {p}, vaate {s}, pukimet {p} |
| wear {n} (damage) | :: kuluminen, kuluma |
| wearable {adj} /ˈweəɹəbl/ (able to be worn) | :: puettava |
| wear and tear {n} /ˈwɛəɹənˈtɛəɹ/ (damage or depreciation) | :: kuluminen |
| wear away {v} (erode gradually) | :: hivuttaa |
| wear down {v} (to cause physical or mental fatigue) | :: rasittaa |
| wearing {adj} /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/ (causing tiredness) | :: kuluttava, uuvuttava, väsyttävä |
| wearing {adj} (causing erosion) | :: kuluttava |
| wearing {n} (process of eroding or grinding) | :: kuluminen |
| wear one's heart on one's sleeve {v} (to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) | :: olla kuin avoin kirja |
| wear out {v} (to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use) | :: kuluttaa |
| wear out {v} (to deteriorate or become unusable or ineffective due to continued use, exposure, or strain) | :: kulua |
| wear out {v} (to exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness) | :: kuluttaa, väsyttää, uuvuttaa |
| wear out {v} (to become exhausted, tired, fatigued, or weary) | :: väsyä |
| wear out one's welcome {v} (to make one's presence unwanted) | :: lakata olemasta tervetullut (to cease being welcome) |
| wear rose-colored glasses {v} (to be excessively optimistic) | :: katsoa asioita ruusunpunaisten silmälasien läpi |
| wear something on one's sleeve {v} (to habitually aggressively express a thought, attitude, or belief) | :: ilmaista avoimesti |
| wear the pants {v} (wear the trousers) SEE: wear the trousers | :: |
| wear the trousers {v} (to be the dominant partner) | :: määrätä, näyttää kaapin paikka |
| wear thin {v} (to lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse) | :: kulua |
| weary {adj} /ˈwɪəɹi/ (tired, fatigued) | :: väsynyt, lopen uupunut |
| weary {adj} (expressive of fatigue) | :: väsynyt |
| weasel {n} /ˈwiːz(ə)l/ (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) | :: lumikko |
| weasel {n} (any mammal of the genus Mustela) | :: kärppä |
| weasel {n} (any mammal of the family Mustelidae) | :: näätäeläin |
| weasel {v} (to weasel out of doing something) | :: lusmuilla, kiemurrella |
| weasel {v} (to weasel something out of somebody) | :: huiputtaa, kieroilla |
| weasel out {v} (to weasel out of doing something) | :: lusmuilla, kiemurrella |
| weasel out {v} (to weasel something out of someone) | :: huiputtaa, kieroilla |
| weather {n} /ˈwɛðə/ (state of the atmosphere) | :: sää, ilma |
| weather {n} (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) | :: säät {p} |
| weather {n} (nautical: windward side of a ship) | :: ylähanka |
| weather {v} (to pass to windward) | :: nostaa tuuleen |
| weather {v} (to endure an event) | :: selvitä (jostakin) |
| weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation | :: |
| weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon) | :: sääpallo, säähavaintopallo |
| weatherboard {n} (nautical: windward side of vessel) | :: ylähanka, luuvartti |
| weatherboard {n} (clapboard) | :: ulkolauta |
| weathercock {n} (weather vane) | :: tuuliviiri [general]; tuulikukko [cockerel-formed] |
| weathercock {n} (a fickle, inconstant person) | :: tuuliviiri |
| weather deck {n} (uncovered deck, deck open to weather, uppermost deck) | :: sääkansi |
| weather eye {n} (ability to predict short-term weather) | :: säänlukutaito |
| weather eye {n} (monitoring device) | :: sääasema, säätutka |
| weather forecast {n} (prediction of future weather) | :: säätiedotus, sääennustus, sääennuste |
| weather forecaster {n} (person who forecasts the weather) | :: säätiedottaja |
| weather forecasting {n} (science of using meteorology to predict future weather) | :: sään ennustaminen |
| weather front {n} (boundary between two masses of air) | :: säärintama |
| weatherize {v} (to protect against weather) SEE: weatherproof | :: |
| weatherman {n} (weather forecaster) | :: säätiedottaja |
| weather map {n} (map showing the analysis of meteorological quantities) | :: sääkartta |
| weatherperson {n} (weatherman) SEE: weatherman | :: |
| weatherproof {adj} (Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather) | :: säänkestävä |
| weatherproof {v} (To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather) | :: suojata säältä |
| weather report {n} (translations) | :: säätiedotus |
| weather satellite {n} (weather satellite) | :: sääsatelliitti |
| weather shore {n} (nautical: shore to windward) | :: suojainen ranta |
| weather shore {n} (protection creating relative calm) | :: tuulensuoja |
| weather speak {n} (conversation) | :: sääpuhe |
| weather speak {n} (jargon) | :: sääpuhe |
| weather station {n} (station for meteorological observations) | :: sääasema, säähavaintoasema |
| weatherstrip {n} (material used to prevent cold air from entering) | :: tiivistenauha, tiiviste |
| weatherstrip {v} (to apply such a strip) | :: tiivistää |
| weather the storm {v} (idiomatic) | :: selvitä tilanteesta |
| weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind) | :: tuuliviiri |
| weatherwoman {n} (female weather forecaster) | :: säätiedottaja [gender-neutral], säänainen |
| weave {v} /wiːv/ (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: kutoa |
| weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web) | :: kutoa |
| weave {n} (a type or way of weaving) | :: kudos |
| weave {v} (to weave) | :: mutkitella, kiemurrella, puikkelehtia |
| weaver {n} /ˈwi.vɚ/ (one who weaves) | :: kutoja |
| weaver ant {n} (ant of the genus Oecophylla) | :: kutojamuurahainen |
| weaving {n} /ˈwiːvɪŋ/ (process of making woven material) | :: kutominen |
| weaving {n} (piece of such material) | :: kudonnainen |
| weaving {n} (unsteady motion back and forth) | :: horjahtelu |
| web {n} /wɛb/ (any interconnected set of persons, places, or things) | :: verkosto |
| web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web)) | :: verkko |
| web {n} (the part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing) | :: verkko |
| web {n} (a latticed or woven structure) | :: ristikko, punos |
| web {n} (the thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top and bottom of the rail) | :: varsi |
| web {n} (a fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds) | :: räpylä |
| web {n} (a continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing) | :: nauha, rata |
| web {n} (a long sheet of paper) | :: raina |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| Web 1.0 {prop} (first generation of the WWW) | :: Web 1.0 |
| Web 2.0 {prop} /ˈwɛbˈtuː.pɔɪntˈoʊ/ (second generation of the WWW) | :: Web 2.0 |
| Web 3.0 {prop} (third generation of the WWW) | :: Web 3.0 |
| web address {n} (URL) | :: verkko-osoite, web-osoite |
| web app {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
| web application {n} (computer application) | :: verkkosovellus |
| webbed {adj} /ˈwɛbd/ (with the digits connected by a thin membrane) | :: räpylä- |
| webbed {adj} (resembling a web) | :: verkkomainen |
| webbed {adj} (connected to the World Wide Web) | :: internetiin liitetty |
| web browser {n} /wɛb.bɹaʊ.zə(ɹ)/ (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: selain, verkkoselain, www-selain |
| webcam {n} /ˈwɛbˌkæm/ (video camera viewed over a network) | :: verkkokamera, webbikamera |
| webcap {n} (mushroom of the genus Cortinarius) | :: seitikki |
| web conference {n} (meeting, presentation or communication conducted via the World Wide Web) | :: verkkokonferenssi |
| web design {n} (creation of web pages) | :: verkkosivujen suunnittelu |
| web developer {n} (person who develops applications) | :: verkkokehittäjä |
| web development {n} (work) | :: verkkokehitys |
| weber {n} /ˈwɛbɚ/ (derived unit of magnetic flux) | :: weber |
| webfoot {n} (foot) | :: räpyläjalka |
| webfoot {n} (animal) | :: räpyläjalkainen |
| webfooted {adj} (having webbed feet) | :: räpyläjalkainen |
| webfootedness {n} (quality) | :: räpyläjalkaisuus |
| web hosting {n} (service) | :: verkkopalvelu |
| webinar {n} (interactive seminar conducted via Internet) | :: webinaari |
| weblication {n} (web application) SEE: web application | :: |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| webmaster {n} (the person responsible for maintaining a website) | :: sivustovastaava, verkkovastaava, webmaster |
| web page {n} (a single page in a website) | :: verkkosivu, web-sivu, www-sivu, nettisivu |
| web server {n} (software) | :: verkkopalvelin |
| web server {n} (computer) | :: verkkopalvelin |
| website {n} /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: verkkosivusto, sivusto, www-sivu, nettisivu |
| wed {v} /ˈwɛd/ (to join in matrimony) | :: vihkiä (avioliittoon) |
| wed {v} (transitive: to take as one's spouse) | :: naida, avioitua jonkun kanssa, mennä naimisiin jonkun kanssa, ottaa puolisokseen |
| wed {v} (intransitive: to take a spouse) | :: avioitua, mennä naimisiin |
| Wed {n} (abbreviation of Wednesday) | :: ke |
| wedding {n} /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ (marriage ceremony) | :: häät {p} |
| wedding {n} (joining of two or more parts) | :: yhdistäminen, liitos, liittäminen |
| wedding cake {n} (cake used as part of a wedding ceremony) | :: hääkakku |
| wedding day {n} | :: hääpäivä |
| wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony) | :: hääpuku, morsiuspuku |
| wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress | :: |
| wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) | :: vihkisormus |
| wedge {n} /wɛdʒ/ (simple machine) | :: kiila |
| wedge {n} (piece of food etc.) | :: kolmio [food]; kiila |
| wedge {n} (geometry: type of five-sided polyhedron) | :: kiila |
| wedge {n} (figurative: something that creates a division) | :: kiila |
| wedge {n} (flank of cavalry) | :: kiila |
| wedge {n} (type of golf club) | :: wedge |
| wedge {n} (group of birds flying in V formation) | :: aura |
| wedge {n} (one of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes) | :: kiilakorkokenkä |
| wedge {n} (colloquial: quantity of money) | :: massi, paalu |
| wedge {n} (mathematics: the symbol ∧) | :: konjunktio, ja |
| wedge {v} (to support or secure using a wedge) | :: kiilata |
| wedge {v} (to force into a narrow gap) | :: kiilata |
| wedge {n} (sandwich) SEE: sub | :: |
| wedge {n} (typography: háček) SEE: háček | :: |
| wedgelike {adj} (shaped like a wedge) | :: kiilamainen |
| wedge product {n} (in algebra) | :: kiilatulo |
| wedge-tailed eagle {n} (eaglehawk) SEE: eaglehawk | :: |
| wedgewise {adv} (in the manner of a wedge) | :: kiilamaisesti |
| wedgy {adj} (shaped like a wedge) SEE: wedgelike | :: |
| Wednesday {n} /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ (day of the week) | :: keskiviikko |
| wee {adj} /wiː/ (small, little) | :: pikkuruinen |
| wee {n} | :: pissa; pissaaminen |
| wee {v} | :: pissata, pissiä |
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} /wiːd/ (unwanted plant) | :: rikkakasvi, rikkaruoho |
| weed {n} (underbrush; low shrubs) | :: varvikko |
| weed {n} (slang: marijuana) | :: ruoho [slang], pajari [slang], möyhy [slang], pössy [slang], pilvi [slang] |
| weed {n} (weak horse) | :: luuska |
| weed {n} (informal: puny person) | :: hukkapätkä, pätkä |
| weed {n} (figuratively: something useless) | :: turhake |
| weed {v} (to remove weeds from) | :: kitkeä |
| weed {n} ((archaic) apparel) | :: vaate |
| weed {n} (duckweed) SEE: duckweed | :: |
| weed eater {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer | :: |
| weedkiller {n} (chemical that destroys unwanted plants) | :: rikkaruohomyrkky |
| weed out {v} (to remove unwanted elements) | :: karsia, kitkeä |
| wee hours {n} | :: pikkutunnit |
| week {n} /wik/ (period of seven days) | :: viikko |
| weekday {n} /ˈwiːkdeɪ/ (weekday) | :: arkipäivä |
| weekend {n} /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ (break in the working week) | :: viikonloppu |
| weekend {adj} (of, relating to or for the weekend) | :: viikonloppu-, viikonloppuinen |
| weekend {adj} (occurring at the weekend) | :: viikonloppuinen |
| weekly {adv} /wiːk.li/ (once every week) | :: viikoittain |
| weekly {adv} (every week) | :: viikoittain |
| weekly {adj} (of or relating to a week) | :: viikoittainen, viikko- |
| weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week) | :: viikoittainen |
| weekly {n} (publication that is published once a week) | :: viikkolehti |
| weenie {n} (Someone weak and unimportant) | :: nynny |
| weep {v} /wiːp/ (to cry, shed tears) | :: itkeä, kyynelehtiä |
| weeping willow {n} (Salix babylonica) | :: itkupaju, itkuraita |
| weeping willow {n} (hybrids of Salix babylonica) | :: itkupaju |
| weever {n} /ˈwi.vɚ/ (fish of Trachinidae) | :: louhikala |
| weevil {n} /ˈwiːv(ə)l/ (beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea) | :: kärsäkäsmäinen |
| weevil {n} (beetle in the family Curculionidae) | :: kärsäkäs |
| weevil {n} (similar beetle) | :: kuoriainen |
| weevil {n} (loathsome person) | :: nilviäinen |
| wee-wee {n} | :: pissa, pissi, pisu, piipi, liri; pippeli, kikkeli [male], pimppi, pimppa [female] |
| wee-wee {v} | :: pissata |
| weft {n} /wɛft/ (horizontal threads) | :: kude |
| weft {n} (fill) | :: kudelanka |
| weigh {v} /weɪ/ (to determine the weight of an object) | :: punnita |
| weigh {v} (to weigh out) | :: punnita, mitata |
| weigh {v} (to determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object) | :: punnita, arvioida |
| weigh {v} (to consider a subject) | :: punnita, puntaroida |
| weigh {v} (to have a certain weight) | :: painaa |
| weigh {v} (nautical: to raise an anchor) | :: [ankkuri] nostaa |
| weigh anchor {v} (raise the anchor) | :: nostaa ankkuri |
| weighbridge {n} /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/ (weighing platform) | :: ajoneuvovaaka |
| weigh down {v} (to act as ballast) | :: painaa, olla painolastina |
| weigh down {v} (to be too much to handle) | :: painaa liikaa |
| weigher {n} /ˈweɪ.ɚ/ (one who weighs) | :: punnitsija |
| weighing machine {n} (a mechanical device for determing the weight of an object or person) | :: vaaka |
| weigh one's words {v} | :: punnita sanansa |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} /weɪt/ (force due to gravity) | :: paino |
| weight {n} (object to make something heavier) | :: paino |
| weight {n} (standardized measuring weight) | :: punnus |
| weight {n} (importance or influence) | :: painoarvo, merkitys |
| weight {n} (weight for training muscles) | :: paino |
| weight {n} (statistics: multiplier) | :: painokerroin, paino, painotuskerroin, painotus |
| weight {n} (topology: the smallest cardinality of a base) | :: paino |
| weight {n} (typography: boldness of a font) | :: paksuus |
| weight {n} (line weight) | :: paksuus |
| weight {n} (thickness and opacity of paint) | :: peitto, peittävyys |
| weight {v} (add weight) | :: lisätä painoa |
| weight {v} (oppress) | :: kuormittaa, raskauttaa |
| weight {v} (in mathematics) | :: painottaa |
| weight {v} (to bias, to slant) | :: painottaa |
| weight {v} (to handicap a horse) | :: lisätä paino |
| weighted average {n} (arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings) SEE: weighted mean | :: |
| weighted graph {n} (graph) | :: painotettu verkko |
| weighted mean {n} (average calculated after biasing values) | :: painotettu keskiarvo |
| weight gain {n} (increase in weight) | :: painonnousu, lihominen |
| weightless {adj} (which has no weight) | :: painoton |
| weightless {adj} (which is not being affected by gravity) | :: painoton |
| weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) | :: painottomuus |
| weight-lift {v} (to engage in weightlifting) | :: nostaa painoja |
| weightlifting {n} /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/ (form of exercise) | :: painonnosto |
| weightlifting {n} (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights) | :: painonnosto |
| weight loss {n} (reduction of body mass) | :: painonpudotus (desirable); painonmenetys [unwanted] |
| weight training {n} (form of physical exercise) | :: painoharjoittelu |
| Weimar Republic {prop} /ˈvaɪmɑː(ɹ) ɹɪˈpʌblɪk/ (Germany between 1919 and 1933) | :: Weimarin tasavalta |
| weir {n} /wɪə/ (adjustable dam) | :: säännöstelypato, ylivuotopato |
| weir {n} (fence to catch fish) | :: kalapato |
| weird {adj} /ˈwiɚd/ (having supernatural or preternatural power) | :: yliluonnollinen |
| weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) | :: outo |
| weird {adj} (deviating from the normal; bizarre) | :: outo, kummallinen |
| weird number {n} (natural number) | :: outo luku |
| Wei River {prop} (major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces) | :: Wei |
| weissbier {n} (specialty beer) | :: vehnäolut |
| welch {v} /wɛltʃ/ | :: luistaa, rikkoa lupaus |
| welcher {n} | :: maksamatta jättäjä |
| welcome {adj} /ˈwɛlkəm/ (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: tervetullut |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: tervetuloa! |
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) | :: tervetulotoivotus, tervehtiminen, vastaanotto |
| welcome {n} (utterance of such a greeting) | :: tervetulotoivotus |
| welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) | :: toivottaa tervetulleeksi |
| welcome {v} (to accept willingly) | :: toivottaa tervetulleeksi |
| welcome back {phrase} (welcome back) | :: tervetuloa takaisin |
| welcome home {phrase} (welcome home) | :: tervetuloa kotiin |
| Welcome to Country {n} (protocol) | :: tervetuloseremonia |
| weld {n} /wɛld/ (herb) | :: värireseda |
| weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) | :: hitsata |
| weld {v} (to bind, unite) | :: hitsata |
| welder {n} /ˈwɛldə(ɹ)/ (one who welds) | :: hitsari |
| welder {n} (item of equipment) | :: hitsauskone |
| welding {n} /ˈwɛldɪŋ/ (action or process of welding) | :: hitsaaminen, hitsaus |
| welfare {n} /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/ (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity) | :: hyvinvointi |
| welfare {n} (aid, provided by a government, etc.) | :: sosiaaliavustus, sosiaalituki |
| welfare capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) | :: hyvinvointikapitalismi |
| welfare parasite {n} (person who is seen as living on the welfare of others) | :: sosiaalipummi |
| welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens) | :: hyvinvointivaltio |
| welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates) | :: hyvinvointivaltio |
| welfare trap {n} (situation) | :: kannustinloukku |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {adv} /wɛl/ (accurately; competently) | :: hyvin |
| well {adv} (completely; fully) | :: hyvin, kunnolla |
| well {adv} (to a significant degree) | :: hyvin |
| well {adv} ((slang) very) | :: tosi |
| well {adj} (in good health) | :: terve, hyvässä kunnossa |
| well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) | :: no, tuota |
| well {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: jopas, jopas jotakin |
| well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space) | :: tuota, niinku |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: kaivo |
| well {n} (spring) | :: lähde |
| well {n} (small depression for holding) | :: kuoppa; vesikuoppa [waterhole] |
| well {n} (figurative: source of supply) | :: lähde |
| well {n} (nautical: compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel to keep fish alive) | :: sumppu |
| well {n} (militar: hole or excavation in the earth) | :: potero |
| well {n} (architecture: opening through the floors of a building) | :: kuilu |
| well {n} (metalworking: lower part of a furnace) | :: pesä |
| well {v} (to issue forth) | :: pursua, pursuta; kummuta |
| well {v} (to have something seep out of the surface) | :: pursuttaa |
| well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit | :: |
| well and truly {adv} (utterly) | :: todellakin, totisesti |
| well-balanced {adj} (properly balanced; in equilibrium) | :: tasapainoinen |
| well-balanced {adj} (mentally stable and free from psychological disorder) | :: tasapainoinen |
| well begun is half done {proverb} (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) | :: hyvin aloitettu on puoliksi tehty |
| well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly) | :: hyvätapainen, hyväkäytöksinen, hyvin käyttäytyvä |
| well-behaved {adj} (having a finite derivative) | :: derivoituva |
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) | :: hyvinvointi |
| well deck {n} (deck between forcastle and poop) | :: kaivokansi |
| well done {adj} (well cooked) | :: kypsä |
| well done {interj} (exclamation of praise) | :: hyvin tehty |
| well-dressed {adj} (that dresses well) | :: hyvin pukeutunut, hyvinpukeutuva |
| well-earned {adj} (deserved) | :: ansaittu |
| well-educated {adj} (highly educated) | :: hyvin koulutettu |
| Wellerism {n} (proverb) | :: wellerismi |
| well-established {adj} (well-known) SEE: well-known | :: |
| well-established {adj} (having been established for a long period of time) | :: vakiintunut |
| well-founded {adj} (based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement) | :: perusteltu, aiheellinen |
| well-founded {adj} (properly substantiated) | :: perusteltu |
| well-grounded {adj} (having extensive knowledge) | :: perehtynyt |
| well-grounded {adj} (based on good judgment) | :: perusteltu, aiheellinen |
| well-heeled {adj} (rich; affluent) | :: varakas |
| well, I never {interj} (exclamation of great surprise) | :: en olisi ikinä odottanut |
| well-informed {adj} (furnished with knowledge) | :: hyvin informoitu, hyvin perillä asioista |
| Wellington {prop} /ˈwɛlɪŋtən/ (capital of New Zealand) | :: Wellington |
| Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots | :: |
| Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot) | :: kumisaapas |
| well-intentioned {adj} (having good intentions) | :: hyväntahtoinen, hyvää tarkoittava |
| well-known {adj} /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/ (familiar, widely known) | :: tuttu, tunnettu |
| well-lit {adj} /ˌwɛlˈlɪt/ (adequately illuminated by light) | :: hyvin valaistu, valaistu |
| well-mannered {adj} (having good manners) | :: hyvätapainen, hyvin käyttäytyvä |
| well-matched {adj} (of comparable strength or power) | :: tasaväkinen |
| well-matched {adj} (suitable to be in a relationship with one another) | :: yhteensopiva |
| wellness {n} (The quality or state of being in good health.) | :: hyvinvointi |
| well off {adj} (being in fortunate circumstances) | :: hyväosainen, varakas |
| well-preserved {adj} (healthy and ageing gracefully) | :: hyvin säilynyt |
| well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively) | :: lukenut, oppinut |
| well-rounded {adj} /ˌwɛlˈɹaʊndɪd/ (having a balanced variety of attributes) | :: monipuolinen |
| well-rounded {adj} (plumb, shapely or curvaceous) | :: muodokas |
| well-rounded {adj} (using words which have been carefully chosen) | :: selkeäsanainen |
| well said {interj} (expression of approval to something said) | :: hyvin sanottu |
| well spotted {interj} | :: hyvä huomio |
| well-to-do {adj} /ˌwɛltəˈdu/ (rich) | :: varakas, rikas, vauras, varoissaan |
| wellwater {n} /ˈwɛlwɔːtə(ɹ)/ (water taken from a well) | :: kaivovesi |
| well, well, well {interj} (indicating consideration) | :: jaa-ha, kappas vain |
| well-wisher {n} (someone who extends good wishes) | :: onnentoivottaja, onnittelija |
| well-wisher {n} (someone who expresses sympathy) | :: osanottaja |
| well-wishing {adj} (extending good wishes) | :: onnitteleva |
| well-wishing {n} (act of extending good wishes) | :: onnittelu |
| wels catfish {n} (Silurus glanis) | :: säkiä, monni |
| Welsh {adj} /wɛlʃ/ (of or pertaining to Wales) | :: walesilainen, Walesin |
| Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) | :: walesinkielinen, kymrinkielinen |
| Welsh {n} (language) | :: wales, walesin kieli, kymri, kymrin kieli |
| Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales) | :: walesilaiset {p} |
| Welsh corgi {n} (breed of dog) | :: walesincorgi |
| Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: walesilainen, kymri |
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| Welsh Sheepdog {n} (dog breed) | :: walesinpaimenkoira |
| Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: walesilainen, kymri, walesilaisnainen |
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview | :: |
| welter-weight {n} (boxer) | :: välisarja |
| weltschmerz {n} /ˈvɛltʃmɛːts/ (world-weariness) | :: maailmantuska |
| wen {n} /wɛn/ (a cyst on the skin) | :: rakkula, rakko, kysta |
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
| Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland) | :: vendi |
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendy house {n} (toy house for children to play in) | :: leikkimökki |
| werewolf {n} /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/ (wolflike human) | :: ihmissusi, vironsusi |
| wergeld {n} (reparative payment) | :: veriraha |
| Wernicke's aphasia {n} (aphasia associated with damage to Wernicke's area) | :: Wernicken afasia, sensorinen afasia |
| Wernicke's area {n} (posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus) | :: Wernicken alue |
| west {n} /wɛst/ (compass point) | :: länsi |
| west {adj} (towards the west) | :: länteen päin |
| west {adj} (western) | :: läntinen |
| west {adj} (occidental) | :: länsimaalainen |
| West {prop} (Western world) | :: länsi |
| West {prop} (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept) | :: Länsi-Eurooppa |
| West Africa {prop} (An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries) | :: Länsi-Afrikka |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: Länsiranta |
| West Bengal {prop} /wɛst bɛŋˈɡɔːl/ (state) | :: Länsi-Bengali |
| West Berlin {prop} (western Berlin between 1949 and 1990) | :: Länsi-Berliini |
| West Coast {prop} (the western seaboard of the United States) | :: länsirannikko |
| western {adj} /ˈwɛstɚn/ (pertaining to the west) | :: länsi-, läntinen [concretely], länsimainen [culturally or politically] |
| western {adj} (blowing from the west) | :: länsi-, läntinen |
| western {n} (film or other dramatic work) | :: lännenfilmi [film]; lännentarina [story]; länkkäri [any dramatic work] |
| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western | :: |
| Western {adj} (of or pertaining to a genre dealing with the Old West) | :: lännen- |
| Western Africa {prop} (West Africa) SEE: West Africa | :: |
| Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) | :: Länsi-Aasia |
| Western Australia {prop} (state of Australia) | :: Länsi-Australia |
| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) | :: tornipöllö |
| western black-eared wheatear {n} (Oenanthe hispanica) | :: rusotasku |
| Western Bonelli's warbler {n} (Phylloscopus bonelli) | :: vuoriuunilintu |
| western capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: metso |
| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) | :: lehmähaikara |
| Western concert flute {n} (transverse woodwind instrument made of metal or wood) | :: poikkihuilu |
| western diamondback rattlesnake {n} (Crotalus atrox) | :: teksasinkalkarokäärme |
| westerner {n} (inhabitant of Europe and the Americas) | :: länsimaalainen |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: Länsi-Eurooppa |
| Western European {adj} (Western European) | :: länsieurooppalainen |
| Western European {n} (Western European person) | :: länsieurooppalainen |
| Western Isles {prop} (Outer Hebrides) SEE: Outer Hebrides | :: |
| westernization {n} (assimilation of the western culture) | :: länsimaistuminen, länsimaistaminen |
| westernize {v} (make something western) | :: länsimaistaa |
| western marsh harrier {n} (Circus aeruginosus) | :: suohaukka |
| western olivaceous warbler {n} (Iduna opaca) | :: iberiankultarinta |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Länsi-Sahara |
| western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) | :: tundrasirri |
| western slaty antshrike {n} (bird) | :: panamanpuumuura |
| Western-style toilet {n} (Western-style toilet - translation entry) | :: länsimainen käymälä, länsimainen vessa |
| western subalpine warbler {n} (Sylvia cantillans) | :: idänrusokerttu |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Länsimuuri, Itkumuuri, Valitusmuuri |
| western yellow wagtail {n} (Motacilla flava) | :: keltavästäräkki |
| West Frisian {prop} (language spoken in Friesland) | :: länsifriisi |
| West Frisian {prop} (the Western Frisian dialect of Dutch) | :: länsifriisiläinen murre |
| West German {adj} (from or pertaining to West Germany) | :: länsisaksalainen |
| West German {n} (person who comes from or lives in West Germany) | :: länsisaksalainen |
| West Germany {prop} (former European country) | :: Länsi-Saksa |
| West Greece {prop} (periphery) | :: Länsi-Kreikka |
| West Indies {prop} (islands of the Caribbean sea) | :: Länsi-Intia |
| West Macedonia {prop} (periphery) | :: Länsi-Makedonia |
| Westman Islands {prop} (archipelago off the south coast of Iceland) | :: Vestmannasaaret {p} |
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: Westminster Abbey |
| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) | :: Westminsterin katedraali |
| Westminster system {n} (democratic parliamentary system) | :: Westminster-järjestelmä |
| west northwest {n} (the compass point) | :: länsiluode |
| west-northwest {n} (compass point) | :: länsiluode |
| Westphalian {adj} (pertaining to Westphalia or its people and culure) | :: westfalenilainen |
| Westphalian {n} /wɛstˈfeɪljən/ (someone from Westphalia) | :: westfalenilainen |
| Westphalian {n} (breed of Westphalian horse) | :: westfaleninhevonen |
| West Point {prop} (place in the United States) | :: West Point |
| west-southwest {n} (compass point) | :: länsilounas |
| West Virginia {prop} /ˈwɛst vɚˈdʒɪn.jə/ (US state) | :: Länsi-Virginia |
| wet {adj} /wɛt/ (made of liquid or moisture) | :: märkä |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: märkä |
| wet {adj} (of weather or a time period: rainy, see also: rainy) | :: märkä |
| wet {adj} ((slang) sexually aroused and thus having a moistened vulva) | :: märkä |
| wet {adj} ((slang) of a person: ineffectual) | :: saamaton, nössö |
| wet {v} (cover or impregnate with liquid) | :: kastella |
| wet {v} (urinate accidentally in or on) | :: kastella |
| wet {v} (become wet) | :: kastua |
| wet behind the ears {adj} (inexperienced, not seasoned) | :: märkäkorva |
| wet blanket {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity) | :: ilonpilaaja |
| wet cough {n} (coughing with expectoration) | :: limainen yskä |
| wet dock {n} (dock that has a constant level of water) | :: laivatokka |
| wet dream {n} (literally) | :: märkä uni |
| wet dream {n} (figuratively) | :: märkä uni |
| wet dream {n} (ejaculation or orgasm while asleep) SEE: nocturnal emission | :: |
| wet end {n} (section of a paper machine) | :: märkäpää |
| wet fish {n} (fresh fish) | :: tuore kala |
| wet fly {n} (type of fly) | :: uppoperho |
| wether {n} /ˈwɛðɚ/ (castrated buck goat) | :: salvupukki |
| wether {n} (castrated ram) | :: oinas |
| wether {v} (to castrate a male sheep or goat) | :: kuohita, salvaa |
| wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) | :: kosteikko |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: imettäjä |
| wet oneself {v} (lose control of one's bladder) | :: laskea alleen |
| wet one's pants {v} (wet oneself) SEE: wet oneself | :: |
| wet one's whistle {v} (to have a drink) | :: kostuttaa kurkkuaan |
| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season | :: |
| wetsuit {n} /ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/ (close fitting, insulating garment) | :: märkäpuku |
| wet the bed {v} /wɛt ðə ˈbɛːd/ (to urinate in one's bed during sleep) | :: kastella vuoteensa |
| wetting {n} /ˈwɛtɪŋ/ (act of making something wet) | :: kastelu |
| wetting {n} (act of accidental urination) | :: kastelu |
| wet t-shirt competition {n} (event) SEE: wet t-shirt contest | :: |
| wet t-shirt contest {n} (contest in which women wear wet t-shirts) | :: märkä T-paita -kisa |
| wet wipe {n} (moistened piece of paper or cloth) | :: kosteuspyyhe |
| whack {n} /wæk/ (A blow, impact or slap) | :: mäjäys, täräytys, isku, läimäytys |
| whack {v} (to hit, slap or strike) | :: mäjäyttää, iskeä, täräyttää, läimäyttää |
| whack {v} (to kill) | :: tappaa |
| whack {v} (to share or parcel out) | :: jakaa |
| whale {n} /weɪl/ (large sea mammal) | :: valas |
| whale {v} (hunt for whales) | :: pyytää valaita |
| whale louse {n} (parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae) | :: valaantäi |
| whale oil {n} (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) | :: valaanrasva [fat]; valaanöljy [oil] |
| whaler {n} /ˈweɪlə/ (person who hunts whales) | :: valaanpyytäjä |
| whaler {n} (vessel for hunting whales) | :: valaanpyyntialus |
| whale watching {n} (observing whales in their natural habitat) | :: valaiden katselu, valaiden tarkkailu |
| whaling {n} /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ (practice of hunting whales) | :: valaanpyynti |
| whaling {n} (whale watching) SEE: whale watching | :: |
| whaling station {n} (dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed) | :: valaanpyyntiasema |
| wham, bam, thank you ma'am {interj} (hit it and quit it) SEE: hit it and quit it | :: |
| whangdoodle {n} /ˈwæŋ.duː.dl̩/ (whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction) | :: menninkäinen |
| whangdoodle {n} (term of disparagement) | :: menninkäinen |
| wharf {n} /wɔɹf/ (man-made landing place) | :: laituri |
| wharfie {n} (wharf laborer or stevedore) | :: telakkatyöntekijä [wharf labourer]; ahtaaja [stevedore] |
| what {pron} /wɔt/ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: mikä, mitä |
| what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that) | :: mikä |
| what {adv} (such) | :: kuinka |
| what {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: [1] mitä! |
| what {determiner} (which) | :: mikä |
| what {determiner} (how much! (in an exclamation)) | :: mikä, millainen |
| what about {adv} (used to make a suggestion) | :: conditional + -ko, mitä jos + conditional, entä jos + conditional |
| what about {adv} (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) | :: entä |
| what about {adv} (used to repeat a question) | :: entä |
| what about {adv} (used to express approval) | :: entäpä, entä |
| whataboutery {n} (whataboutism) SEE: whataboutism | :: |
| whataboutism {n} (propaganda technique) | :: whataboutismi |
| what a lovely day {phrase} (what a lovely day) | :: onpa ihana päivä |
| what a pity {phrase} (used to express regret) | :: sääli, ikävää, harmi |
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: mitä sinä teet? |
| what a shame {phrase} (used to express regret) SEE: what a pity | :: |
| what date is it today {phrase} (what date is it today?) | :: monesko päivä tänään on |
| what day is it today {phrase} (what day is it today? (current day of the week or of the month)) | :: mikä päivä tänään on |
| what does that have to do with the price of tea in China {phrase} (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) | :: mitä tekemistä sillä on tämän kanssa?, miten se tähän liittyy? |
| what does XX mean {phrase} (what does XX mean?) | :: mitä XX tarkoittaa |
| what do you know {phrase} (what a surprise) | :: kappas kummaa, mikä yllätys |
| what do you mean {phrase} (what do you mean?) | :: mitä tarkoitat |
| what do you say {phrase} (used to ask someone if they are willing to do something) | :: mitä sanot |
| what do you say {phrase} (used to remind a child to say a polite expression) | :: mitä sanotaan |
| whatever {determiner} /ʍɒtˈɛvə/ (no matter which; for any) | :: minkä tahansa |
| whatever {determiner} (anything) | :: mitä tahansa, mikä ikinä |
| whatever {pron} (anything) | :: mitä tahansa, mikä ikinä |
| whatever {interj} (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says) | :: miten vain, ihan sama [colloquial] |
| what for {adv} (For what reason; why) | :: miksi, minkä takia, minkä vuoksi, mitä varten |
| what for {n} (An unspecified punishment or rebuke) | :: isän kädestä |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (the status returns to its original value) | :: se, mikä menee ylös, tulee myös alas, ympäri käydään, yhteen tullaan |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) | :: minkä taakseen jättää, sen edestään löytää |
| whath {determiner} (which ordinal number) SEE: whatth | :: |
| what have you {pron} (any of several additional things) | :: jokin |
| what if {adv} (used to introduce suggestion) | :: mitä jos, entä jos |
| what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about future) | :: mitä jos, entä jos |
| what if {adv} (used to introduce speculation about past) | :: mitä jos, entä jos |
| what is her name {phrase} (what is her name?) | :: mikä hänen nimensä on |
| what is his name {phrase} (what is his name?) | :: mikä hänen nimensä on |
| what is more {adv} (furthermore) | :: kaiken lisäksi, lisäksi |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: mikä tuo on |
| what is the Wi-Fi password {phrase} (what is the Wi-Fi password?) | :: mikä on WiFi-verkon salasana, mikä on langattoman verkon salasana |
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: mikä teidän nimenne on? [formal], mikä sinun nimesi on? [casual] |
| what kind of {pron} | :: minkälainen, millainen |
| what kind of music do you like {phrase} (what kind of music do you like?) | :: millaisesta musiikista pidät |
| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) | :: [informal] mitä kieliä puhut, [formal] mitä kieliä puhutte |
| what number {adv} (what number, which (in a numbered series)) | :: kuinka mones, monesko |
| what of it {interj} (so what) | :: entä sitten, mitä sitten; mitä välii |
| what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up | :: |
| what's good {phrase} ((colloquial) what is good, especially in reference to food) | :: mikä on hyvää |
| what should I do {phrase} (what should I do?) | :: mitä minun pitäisi tehdä |
| what's it to you {phrase} ((defensively) why are you asking?) | :: mitä se sinulle kuuluu |
| what's new {phrase} (informal greeting asking what has happened recently) | :: mitä uutta?, mitä kuuluu? |
| what's new {phrase} (implies that the situation is and always has been unsatisfactory) | :: onko mitään uutta |
| whatsoever {adj} /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/ (in any way) | :: minkäänlainen |
| what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?) | :: mitä mietit |
| what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander {proverb} (if something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another) | :: ei köyhänkään suu tuohesta ole |
| what's that {phrase} (what is that) | :: mikä tuo on |
| what's that {phrase} (what was that) | :: mikä tuo oli |
| what's the matter {phrase} (what's wrong?) | :: mikä hätänä, mistä on kysymys |
| what's up {phrase} (How are you?) | :: miten menee?, mitä kuuluu?, kuinkas hurisee?, mikä on?, mitäs +person's name? |
| what's your job {phrase} (what's your job?) | :: mitä teet työksesi? |
| what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?) | :: mikä on puhelinnumerosi?, mikä sinun puhelinnumerosi on? [informal]; mikä on teidän puhelinnumeronne? [formal] |
| what's your poison {phrase} (used to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink) | :: mitä haluat juoda |
| what's yours {phrase} (what's your poison) SEE: what's your poison | :: |
| whatth {n} /wʌtθ/ (which ordinal number) | :: mones, monesko |
| what the Devil {interj} (used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question) | :: mitä pirua |
| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) | :: mitä vittua |
| what the fuck {interj} (expressing astonishment) | :: mitä vittua |
| what the heck {phrase} (softer form of "what the hell") | :: mitä hittoa?, mitä helkkaria? |
| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) | :: mitä helvettiä?, mitä hittoa? |
| what the hell {phrase} (why not?) | :: mitä hittoa |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: mitä kello on?, paljonko kello on? |
| what was that {phrase} (What did you just say) | :: mitä sanoit |
| what would you like {phrase} (used to ask the interlocutor what they would like to order, to buy or have a look at) | :: mitä haluaisitte |
| what you see is what you get {proverb} ((idiomatic, computing) the screen image resembles the printed output) | :: WYSIWYG |
| wheal {n} (small raised swelling on the skin) SEE: weal | :: |
| wheat {n} /wiːt/ (grain) | :: vehnä |
| wheatear {n} (birds of genus Oenanthe) | :: kivitasku |
| wheatfield {n} (wheat field) | :: vehnäpelto |
| wheat flour {n} (flour from wheat) | :: vehnäjauho |
| wheat germ {n} (embryo of the wheat kernel) | :: vehnänalkio |
| wheatgrass {n} (young grass of common wheat plant) | :: vehnänoras |
| wheatgrass {n} (Agropyron) | :: harjasvehnä |
| wheat midge {n} (Mayetiola destructor) SEE: Hessian fly | :: |
| wheat midge {n} (Contarinia tritici) | :: vehnäsääski |
| wheat midge {n} (Sitodiplosis mosellana) | :: tähkäsääski |
| wheat sawfly {n} (Cephus pygmaeus) | :: olkikorsiainen |
| wheat starch {n} (starch obtained from wheat) | :: vehnätärkkelys |
| wheat weevil {n} (species of weevils) | :: jyväkärsäkäs |
| wheedle {v} /ˈʍiː.dəl/ (cajole) | :: lirkutella |
| wheek {n} /ʍiːk/ (onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak) | :: kuikutus |
| wheek {v} ((of a guinea pig) to squeak) | :: kuikuttaa |
| wheel {n} /ʍiːl/ (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: pyörä |
| wheel {n} (steering device in a vessel) | :: ruori, ratti, ruoriratti |
| wheel {n} (person with a great deal of power or influence) | :: kiho |
| wheel {n} (lowest straight in poker) | :: pyörä |
| wheel {n} (wheel rim) | :: vanne |
| wheel {v} (To roll along as on wheels) | :: rullata |
| wheel {v} (To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air) | :: kaartaa, kaarrella |
| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
| wheel and axle {n} (simple machine) | :: pyörä ja akseli |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: kottikärry |
| wheelbase {n} (distance btw. axles) | :: akseliväli |
| wheelchair {n} /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ (chair) | :: pyörätuoli (colloquial, dated: rullatuoli) |
| wheelchair basketball {n} (a sport derived from basketball, played by people sitting in a wheelchair) | :: pyörätuolikoripallo |
| wheelchair curling {n} | :: pyörätuolicurling |
| wheelchair rugby {n} (the variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs) | :: pyörätuolirugby |
| wheel clamp {n} (a device locked to the wheel of a motor car to prevent it from being driven) | :: rengaslukko |
| wheeled {adj} /wiːld/ (having wheels) | :: pyörillä varustettu, pyörällinen |
| wheeled {adj} (having specified number or type of wheels) | :: -pyöräinen |
| wheelhouse {n} /ˈʍiːlˌhaʊs/ (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) | :: ohjaushytti |
| wheelhouse {n} (enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat, see also: paddle box) | :: siipirattaan suojus |
| wheelie {n} /ˈ(h)wiːli/ (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels) | :: keulinta |
| wheelie {v} (to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels, see also: wheelstand) | :: keulia |
| wheel of Fortune {prop} (Tarot card) | :: kohtalonpyörä, onnenpyörä |
| Wheel of Fortune {prop} (television game show) | :: Onnenpyörä |
| wheelset {n} /wiːlsɛt/ (A wheel and axle combination) | :: pyöräkerta |
| wheelspin {n} (the accidental or deliberate spinning of the wheels of a vehicle) | :: sutiminen |
| wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) | :: vaunuseppä |
| wheeze {v} /ʍiːz/ (breathe hard) | :: hengittää pihisten, pihistä, korista |
| wheeze {n} (piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration) | :: pihinä; kähinä [coarse sound] |
| wheeze {n} (exaggerated whisper) | :: teatterikuiskaus |
| wheezy {adj} (that wheezes) | :: vinkuva, pihisevä |
| whelk {n} /wɛlk/ (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) | :: kuningaskotilo |
| when {adv} /ʍɛn/ (at what time, as a direct question) | :: milloin, koska |
| when {adv} (at what time, as an indirect question) | :: milloin, koska |
| when {adv} (at an earlier time and under different circumstances) | :: ennen, ennen vanhaan |
| when {adv} (at which, on which, during which) | :: jolloin, kun |
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: kun |
| when {conj} (during the time that) | :: kun |
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: jolloin |
| when {conj} (since; given the fact that; considering that) | :: kun |
| when {conj} (whereas; although; in spite of the fact that) | :: vaikka, kun |
| when {pron} (what time; which time) | :: milloin; mistä lähtien [since when] |
| when {n} (the time) | :: milloin |
| when {interj} (that's enough) | :: riittää |
| when all is said and done {phrase} (in the end) | :: loppujen lopuksi |
| when, as, and if {conj} (conjugation indicating time and contingency) | :: jos ja kun |
| whence {adv} /ʍɛns/ (from where; from which place or source) | :: mistä |
| whence {conj} (conjunction) | :: josta, mistä |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| whenever {conj} /wəˈnɛvɚ/ (at any time that) | :: milloin tahansa, koska vaan |
| whenever {conj} (every time that) | :: joka kerta kun, aina kun |
| whenever {adv} (at any time) | :: koska vaan |
| when Hell freezes over {adv} (never) | :: kun helvetti jäätyy |
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: maassa maan tavalla |
| when is closing time {phrase} (when is closing time?) | :: milloin on sulkemisaika |
| when pigs fly {adv} (never, expressed by an idiom) | :: kun lehmät lentävät (when cows fly) |
| when push comes to shove {phrase} (when the pressure is on) | :: kun on pakko; tosipaikan tullen |
| when the cat's away {proverb} (People take advantage of the absence of authority) | :: kun kissa on poissa |
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: kun kissa on poissa, hiiret hyppivät pöydällä |
| where {conj} /ʍɛə(ɹ)/ (while on the contrary, although, whereas) | :: siinä missä |
| where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: jossa, missä, siellä missä |
| where {conj} (to which place or situation) | :: sinne missä |
| where {conj} (wherever) | :: minne, sinne minne |
| where {conj} (legal: in the situation in which) | :: mikäli |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: missä |
| where {adv} (at or in what place) | :: missä |
| where {adv} (to what place) | :: mihin, minne |
| where {adv} (from what place) | :: mistä |
| where {adv} (in what situation) | :: missä |
| where {pron} (the place in which) | :: siellä missä, sieltä missä, sinne missä |
| where {n} (the place in which something happens) | :: missä |
| whereabouts {adv} /ˌʍɛəɹəˈbaʊts/ (near what location) | :: missä päin, missäpäin |
| whereabouts {n} (location) | :: olinpaikka, sijainti |
| whereafter {adv} /wɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/ (translation) | :: minkä jälkeen |
| where are we {phrase} (where are we) | :: missä me olemme |
| where are we going {phrase} (where are we going?) | :: minne olemme menossa |
| where are you {phrase} (where are you?) | :: missä olet |
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) | :: mistä olet kotoisin |
| where are your parents {phrase} (where are your parents?) | :: missä vanhempasi ovat |
| whereas {conj} /weəɹˈæz/ (but in contrast; whilst on the contrary…) | :: kun taas, kun sitä vastoin |
| whereas {conj} (it being the case that…) | :: koska |
| whereat {conj} /wɛəɹˈæt/ (translation) | :: joten |
| whereby {adv} /wɛə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/ (by which) | :: jolla, millä |
| where can I find a hotel {phrase} (where can I find a hotel) | :: mistä löytäisin hotellin |
| where does it hurt {phrase} (where does it hurt?) | :: mihin sattuu |
| where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go) | :: mihin tämä bussi menee? |
| where does this train go {phrase} (where does this train go) | :: minne tämä juna menee? |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: missä asut [informal or singular], missä asutte [formal or plural] |
| wherefore {conj} /ˈweə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/ (because of which) | :: minkä vuoksi, miksi |
| wherefrom {adv} (from which) | :: mistä |
| where have you been {phrase} (where have you been?) | :: missä olet ollut |
| whereinto {adv} (translation) | :: mihin |
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: missä on vessa? |
| wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever | :: |
| whereof {conj} /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ (of what; of which; of whom) | :: minkä |
| whereon {adv} (translation) | :: mille, mihin |
| where's the fire {phrase} | :: mikä kiire? |
| where there is a will there is a way {proverb} /ʍɛə ˌðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈwɪl ðɛəɹ ɪz ə ˈweɪ/ (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) | :: jos tahtoa on |
| whereto {adv} (to what place; whither) | :: mihin, minne |
| whereunder {adv} (translation) | :: minkä alla, minkä alapuolella |
| whereupon {conj} /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ (after which) | :: jolloin |
| whereupon {conj} (in consequence of which) | :: joten |
| whereupon {conj} (upon something) | :: jolla |
| wherever {adv} /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ (emphatic form of "where") | :: missä ihmeessä, missä kummassa, missä ikinä |
| wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere) | :: missä tahansa, missä vain, missä ikinä, mihin tahansa, mihin vain, mihin ikinä |
| wherever {conj} (in all places, everywhere) | :: missä tahansa, missä vain, missä ikinä |
| wherewith {adv} /ʍɛɚˈwɪð/ (with which) | :: millä |
| wherewithal {n} /ˈwɛəɹ.wɪ.ðɔl/ (the ability and means to accomplish some task) | :: kyky |
| wherewithal {adv} (in what way; how) | :: kuinka, miten |
| where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you | :: |
| whether {conj} /ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/ (introducing indirect questions) | :: -ko [particle appended to the verb] |
| whether {conj} (if, whether or not) | :: n/a (different structure is used) |
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | :: -pa [particle appended to the verb], (riippumatta siitä) ...-ko |
| whetstone {n} /wɛtstəʊn/ (stone used to hone tools) | :: hiomakivi, kovasin |
| whey {n} /ʍeɪ/ (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) | :: hera |
| which {determiner} /wɪt͡ʃ/ ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: mikä, kumpi |
| which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) | :: joka, mikä |
| which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) | :: mikä, kumpi |
| which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) | :: joka |
| whichever {determiner} /wɪtʃˈɛvɚ/ (any one or number of a group; no matter which) | :: mikä tahansa, kumpi tahansa |
| whichever {pron} (any one or a number of a group; no matter which one) | :: mikä tahansa, kumpi tahansa |
| which one {pron} | :: kumpi [of two], mikä [of more than two] |
| whiff {n} /wɪf/ (waft; brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air) | :: tuulahdus |
| whiff {n} (odour carried briefly through the air) | :: tuoksahdus |
| whiff {n} (short inhalation of breath) | :: henkäys |
| whiff {n} (megrim) | :: lasikampela |
| whiff {v} (waft) | :: tuulahtaa |
| whiff {v} (sniff) | :: nuuhkaista |
| whiff {v} (attempt to strike and miss) | :: lyödä ohi |
| whiff {v} (baseball sense) SEE: strike out | :: |
| Whig {n} /ʍɪɡ/ (a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political party) | :: whig |
| while {n} /ʍaɪl/ (uncertain duration of time, a period of time) | :: aika |
| while {conj} (during the same time that) | :: sillä välin kun, sillä aikaa kun, samaan aikaan kun |
| while {conj} (although) | :: vaikka, vaikkakin, [at the beginning of a clause, contrasting] kun taas |
| while {conj} (as long as) | :: niin kauan kuin |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| while away {v} (spend time idly) | :: viettää aikaansa |
| whim {n} /ʍɪm/ (fanciful impulse) | :: oikku |
| whimbrel {n} /ˈʍɪmbɹɜl/ (a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus) | :: pikkukuovi |
| whimper {v} /ˈwɪmpə(ɹ)/ (to cry or sob softly and intermittently) | :: vikistä, uikuttaa |
| whimsical {adj} /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/ (Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing) | :: oikutteleva, oikukas, huvittava |
| whimsicality {n} (caprice) SEE: caprice | :: |
| whimsicality {n} (state) | :: oikullisuus (quality), oikuttelu (activity) |
| whimsically {adv} (in a whimsical manner) | :: oikuttelevasti, oikukkaasti, leikillisesti |
| whimsy {n} /ˈwɪmzi/ (idea) | :: oikku |
| whimsy {n} (character) | :: oikuttelija |
| whinchat {n} (Saxicola ruberta) | :: pensastasku |
| whine {n} /waɪn/ (a long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound) | :: ulvonta |
| whine {v} (to utter a whine) | :: vikistä, vinkua, uikuttaa |
| whine {v} (to make a sound resembling such a cry) | :: ujeltaa |
| whine {v} (to complain or protest with a whine or as if with a whine) | :: kitistä, vinkua, vikistä |
| whine {v} (to move with a whining sound) | :: ujeltaa |
| whinge {n} /(h)wɪn(d)ʒ/ (to complain or protest) | :: kitistä, narista, inistä |
| whip {n} /wɪp/ (rod or rope) | :: piiska, ruoska |
| whip {n} (party policy enforcer) | :: piiskuri |
| whip {v} (to hit with a whip) | :: ruoskia, piiskata |
| whip {v} (by extension, to hit with any flexible object) | :: piiskata |
| whip {v} (to defeat) | :: piestä |
| whip {v} (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion) | :: vatkata, vispata |
| whip {v} (to urge into action) | :: piiskata |
| whip {v} (nautical: to bind the end of a rope with twine) | :: rihmata |
| whip {v} (to throw at high velocity) | :: paiskata |
| whip {v} (to fish by making repeated casts) | :: piiskata |
| whip {v} (to snap back and forth like a whip) | :: piiskata [transitive structure used in Finnish] |
| whip {v} (to move very fast) | :: piiskata [transitive structure used in Finnish] |
| whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream | :: |
| whiplash {n} (lash of a whip) | :: piiskanisku |
| whiplash {n} (whiplash injury) | :: piiskaniskuvamma, niskan retkahdusvamma |
| whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) | :: kermavaahto |
| whippersnapper {n} /ˈʍɪpəɹˌsnæpəɹ/ (young, cheeky person) | :: räkänokka, märkäkorva |
| whipper snipper {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer | :: |
| whipping {n} /ˈwɪpɪŋ/ (punishment) | :: ruoskinta |
| whipping {n} (defeat) | :: murskatappio |
| whipping {n} (cooking technique) | :: vatkaaminen |
| whipping {n} (nautical term) | :: rihmos |
| whipping cream {n} (cream suitable for whipping) | :: vispikerma |
| whippoorwill {n} /ˈ(h)wɪp.ɚ.ˌwɪl/ (bird) | :: amerikankehrääjä |
| whipsaw {n} (saw) | :: tukkisaha, hirsisaha, justeeri |
| whipstaff {n} /ˈʍɪpstɑːf/ (bar to steer a vessel) | :: peräsinvipu |
| whipworm {n} (Trichuris trichiura) | :: piiskamato |
| whirligig {n} /ˈwɝ.lɪ.ɡɪɡ/ (anything that whirls or spins around, such as a toy) | :: väkkyrä |
| whirlpool {n} /ˈwɝlpul/ (swirling body of water) | :: pyörre, syöveri, kurimus |
| whirlpool {n} (jacuzzi) SEE: jacuzzi | :: |
| whirlwind {n} /ˈ(h)wɜːlwɪnd/ (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: pyörremyrsky, pyörretuuli |
| whirlwind {n} (figuratively: a body of objects or events sweeping violently onward) | :: pyörremyrsky |
| whirlybird {n} (helicopter) | :: vispilä |
| whirr {v} /ʍɝ/ (To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound) | :: hurista, surista |
| whirr {n} (A sibilant buzz or vibration) | :: hurina, surina |
| whish {interj} /ʍɪʃ/ (whisht) | :: hys |
| whish {n} (a sibilant sound) | :: viuhahdus, suhahdus |
| whish {v} (to make such a sound) | :: viuhahtaa, suhahtaa |
| whisht {interj} (shush, silence, be quiet) | :: hys |
| whisk {n} /(h)wɪsk/ (quick, light sweeping motion) | :: pyyhkäisy, huiskaus |
| whisk {n} (kitchen utensil) | :: vispilä |
| whisk {n} (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush) | :: luuta, vasta |
| whisk {n} (small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle) | :: huisku, pölyhuisku |
| whisk {v} (to move something with quick light sweeping motions) | :: pyyhkiä, pyyhkäistä |
| whisk {v} (in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream) | :: vatkata, vispata |
| whisk {v} (to move something rapidly and with no warning) | :: kiidättää, lennättää |
| whisk {v} (to move lightly and nimbly) | :: rientää |
| whisker {n} /ʍɪskə(ɹ)/ (part of the beard) | :: parta, leukaparta |
| whisker {n} (hair of the beard) | :: partakarva |
| whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) | :: viiksikarva |
| whisker {n} ((colloquial) very small distance between two things) | :: hiuskarva |
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) | :: valkoposkitiira |
| whiskey {n} /ˈwɪski/ (alcoholic drink) | :: viski |
| whiskey {n} (the letter "W" in ICAO spelling alphabet) | :: wiski |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {n} /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: kuiskaus |
| whisper {n} (rumor) | :: kuiskailu |
| whisper {n} (faint trace or hint) | :: aavistus |
| whisper {n} (internet: private message in a chat room) | :: yksityisviesti |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: kuiskata |
| whist {n} /ʍɪst/ (card game) | :: visti, tuppi |
| whistle {n} /wɪsl̩/ (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: pilli |
| whistle {n} (act of whistling) | :: vihellys, viheltäminen |
| whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) | :: vihellys, vislaus |
| whistle {n} (sound similar to the sound made by whistling) | :: vihellys |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: viheltää |
| whistle {v} (to move in such a way as to make a whistling sound) | :: viheltää |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| whistle-blower {n} (one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities) | :: ilmiantaja |
| whistleblowing {n} (disclosure of wrongdoing) | :: ilmiantaminen |
| whistle Dixie {v} (to engage in idle conversational phantasies) | :: puhua joutavia |
| whistle for {v} | :: kysellä turhaan |
| whistle in the dark {v} (make a show of bravery) | :: vislailla |
| whistle in the dark {v} (speak without knowledge) | :: puhua läpiä päähänsä |
| whistle past the graveyard {v} (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) | :: pitää päänsä pystyssä |
| whistle past the graveyard {v} (to ignore a bad situation) | :: lähteä soitellen sotaan |
| whistler {n} /ˈʍɪslə(ɹ)/ (someone or something that whistles) | :: viheltäjä [man or animal], vihellin [device] |
| whistler {n} (goldeneye) | :: telkkä |
| whistler {n} (physics: audio-frequency electromagnetic wave) | :: matalataajuinen radioaalto |
| whistler {n} (whistling marmot) SEE: hoary marmot | :: |
| whistle-stop {n} (small train station) | :: seisake |
| whistle-stop {adj} (extremely brief) | :: pikainen, pika- |
| whistling duck {n} (bird of the genus Dendrocygna) | :: viheltäjäsorsa |
| whit {n} /wɪt/ (smallest part imaginable) | :: rahtunen, hitunen, hiukkanen |
| white {n} /waɪt/ (color/colour) | :: valkoinen, valkea |
| white {n} (Caucasian person) | :: valkoinen, valkoihoinen |
| white {n} (albumen) | :: valkuainen |
| white {n} (white of the eye) | :: valkuainen, silmänvalkuainen |
| white {n} (common name for the Pieris genus of butterflies) | :: kaaliperhonen |
| white {n} (cue ball) | :: valkea |
| white {n} (street name for cocaine) | :: lumi |
| white {n} (archery: central part of the butt) | :: häränsilmä |
| white {n} ("green" in snow golf) | :: valkio |
| white {n} (white pigment) | :: valkoinen |
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: valkoinen, valkea |
| white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians) | :: valkoinen, valkoihoinen |
| white {adj} (designated for use by Caucasians) | :: valkoinen |
| white {adj} (relatively light or pale in colour) | :: vaalea; vihreä [of grapes] |
| white {adj} (pale or pallid) | :: kalpea |
| white {adj} (lacking tan) | :: vaalea |
| white {adj} (of coffee or tea, containing milk etc.) | :: maidolla, maito- [with milk]; kermalla [with cream] |
| white {adj} (board games: deemed to belong to the white set) | :: valkoinen |
| white {adj} (honourable, fair, decent) | :: puhdas |
| white {adj} (grey, as from old age) | :: harmaa |
| white {adj} (characterized by freedom from that which disturbs) | :: rauhallinen |
| white {adj} (favourite; darling) | :: rakas |
| white {adj} (politics: anti-revolutionary) | :: valkoinen |
| white {adj} (of tea: made from immature leaves and shoots) | :: valkoinen |
| white {adj} (typography: not containing characters) | :: tyhjä |
| white admiral {n} (white and black butterfly) | :: kuusamaperhonen |
| white alder {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry | :: |
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
| white as a sheet {adj} (pale as if suffering from shock) | :: kalpea kuin lakana |
| white as snow {adj} (very white) | :: lumivalkoinen |
| white-backed black tit {n} (Melaniparus leuconotus) | :: etiopiantiainen |
| white bacon {n} (salt pork) SEE: salt pork | :: |
| white-beaked dolphin {n} (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) | :: valkokuonodelfiini |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| white-bearded antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: valkopartamuura |
| white beech {n} (American beech) SEE: American beech | :: |
| white-bellied tit {n} (Melaniparus albiventris) | :: mustahupputiainen |
| white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) | :: leukosyytti, valkosolu |
| whiteboard {n} /ˈwaɪtbɔːd/ (large vertical writing area) | :: valkotaulu |
| white bread {n} (bread made from white flour) | :: vaalea leipä, valkoinen leipä |
| white bream {n} (European fish) | :: pasuri |
| white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus) | :: valkokulmatiainen |
| white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) | :: valkokaali, keräkaali |
| white chocolate {n} (food) | :: valkosuklaa |
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) | :: valkoapila |
| white coffee {n} (coffee with milk added) | :: kahvi maidolla, maitokahvi |
| white-collar {adj} (of or pertaining to office work and workers) | :: valkokaulus- |
| white-collar crime {n} (non-violent crime) | :: valkokaulusrikollisuus |
| white-collar worker {n} (type of worker) | :: valkokaulustyöntekijä |
| white currant {n} /waɪtˈkʌɹənt/ (shrub) | :: valkoherukkapensas |
| white currant {n} (berry) | :: valkoherukka, valkoinen viinimarja |
| white devil {n} (white devil) | :: valkoinen piru |
| white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) | :: valkoinen kääpiö |
| white-eye {n} (passerine bird of the family Zosteropidae) | :: rilli |
| white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) | :: valkosilmälokki |
| whiteface {n} (bird) | :: valkonaamamaluri |
| whiteface {n} (person of European origin) | :: valkonaama |
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| white fir {n} (Abies concolor) | :: harmaapihta |
| whitefish {n} (whiting) SEE: whiting | :: |
| whitefish {n} (menhaden) SEE: menhaden | :: |
| whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga | :: |
| whitefish {n} (fish of the genus Coregonus) | :: siika |
| white flag {n} (a flag used as a symbol of surrender) | :: valkoinen lippu |
| white flour {n} (flour made of endosperm of the grain) | :: ydinjauho |
| whitefly {n} (Any of various Aleyrodidae) | :: jauhiainen |
| white fox {n} (arctic fox) SEE: arctic fox | :: |
| white gold {n} (A precious metal alloy consisting of gold and a platinum group metal) | :: valkokulta |
| white goods {n} (linens) | :: kodintekstiilit {p} |
| white goods {n} (appliances) | :: suuret kodinkoneet {p} |
| white goods {n} (colorless spirits) | :: kirkkaat viinat {p} |
| white goosefoot {n} (Chenopodium album) | :: jauhosavikka |
| white gourd {n} (vine) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| white gourd {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| white guilt {n} (guilt) | :: valkoinen syyllisyys |
| white-handed gibbon {n} (lar gibbon) SEE: lar gibbon | :: |
| white-headed duck {n} (Oxyura leucocephala) | :: valkopääsorsa |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Valkoinen talo |
| White House {prop} ((idiomatic) the US presidency) | :: Valkoinen talo |
| White Hun {n} (Hephthalite) SEE: Hephthalite | :: |
| white iron {n} (kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite) | :: valkoinen valurauta |
| white lead {n} (lead carbonate or the paint thereof) | :: lyijyvalkoinen |
| white lie {n} (deliberate untrue statement which is intended to produce a favorable result) | :: valkoinen valhe |
| white light {n} (light perceived as having no colour) | :: valkoinen valo |
| white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| whitelist {n} (list of people that are known) | :: valkoinen lista |
| white magic {n} (magic derived from benign forces) | :: taikuus, taikuruus |
| white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian | :: |
| white man {n} (whites collectively) | :: valkoinen mies |
| white man's burden {n} (supposed responsibility of whites) | :: valkoisen miehen taakka |
| white market {n} (legal market) | :: valkoiset markkinat {p} |
| white marriage {n} (unconsummated marriage) | :: seksitön avioliitto |
| white matter {n} (region of the central nervous system) | :: valkea aine |
| white millet {n} (proso millet) SEE: proso millet | :: |
| white mulberry {n} (mulberry tree) | :: valkomulperi |
| white mustard {n} (Sinapis alba) | :: keltasinappi |
| whiten {v} /ˈ(h)waɪtn̩/ (to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: vaalentaa; (to whiten completely) valkaista |
| whiten {v} (to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: vaaleta, vaalentua |
| white-naped tit {n} (Machlolophus nuchalis) | :: intiantalitiainen |
| whiteness {n} /ˈwaɪtnəs/ (state of being white) | :: valkoisuus |
| white night {n} (night with only civil twilight) | :: valkea yö |
| white noise {n} (random signal with flat power spectral density) | :: valkoinen kohina |
| whiteout {n} (heavy snowstorm) | :: myräkkä |
| whiteout {n} (weather condition) | :: whiteout |
| whiteout {n} (correction fluid) SEE: correction fluid | :: |
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| white pages {n} (telephone directory that lists residential numbers) | :: valkoiset sivut |
| white paper {n} (marketing document) | :: valkoinen kirja, white paper |
| white paper {n} (parliamentary document) | :: valkoinen kirja |
| white paper {n} (EU document) | :: valkoinen kirja |
| white pepper {n} (Light-colored seed of pepper) | :: valkopippuri |
| white petrolatum {n} (petroleum jelly) SEE: petroleum jelly | :: |
| white phosphorus {n} (most common allotrope of phosphorus) | :: valkoinen fosfori |
| white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark | :: |
| white poplar {n} (Populus alba) | :: hopeapoppeli |
| white poplar {n} (Populus grandidentata) | :: hammashaapa |
| white poplar {n} (Populus tremuloide) | :: amerikanhaapa |
| white rhinoceros {n} (Ceratotherium simum) | :: valkosarvikuono, leveähuulisarvikuono |
| white rice {n} (rice with the hull polished off) | :: valkoinen riisi |
| white roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt | :: |
| white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) | :: valkoperäsirri |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| White Russian {n} (a cocktail) | :: valkovenäläinen, valkea ryssä |
| white sage {n} (Salvia apiana) | :: valkosalvia |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| white sauce {n} (béchamel sauce) SEE: béchamel sauce | :: |
| white sauce {n} | :: valkokastike |
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: Vienanmeri |
| white-shouldered antshrike {n} (passerine bird) | :: koukkunokkamuura |
| whitesmith {n} (tinsmith) SEE: tinsmith | :: |
| white smoke {n} (event of reaching an agreement) | :: valkoinen savu |
| white soul {n} (rhythm and blues or soul music performed by white artists) | :: sinisilmäinen soul |
| white space {n} /ˈwaɪtˌspeɪs/ (white area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page) | :: tyhjä tila |
| white space {n} (single character or series of characters) | :: tyhjätilamerkki |
| white spirit {n} (solvent) | :: mineraalitärpätti, lakkabensiini |
| white spruce {n} (Picea glauca) | :: valkokuusi |
| White's thrush {n} (White's thrush) | :: kirjorastas |
| white stork {n} (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia) | :: kattohaikara |
| white supremacist {n} (advocate of white supremacy) | :: valkoisen ylivallan kannattaja |
| white supremacy {n} (ideology) | :: valkoinen ylivalta |
| white-tailed deer {n} (type of deer) | :: valkohäntäpeura |
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: merikotka |
| white-tailed lapwing {n} (Vanellus leucurus) | :: suohyyppä |
| white-tailed plover {n} (Vanellus leucurus) SEE: white-tailed lapwing | :: |
| white tea {n} (leaves) | :: valkoinen tee |
| white tea {n} (drink) | :: valkoinen tee |
| whitethroat {n} (Sylvia communis) | :: pensaskerttu |
| white-throated dipper {n} (Cinclus cinclus) | :: koskikara |
| white-throated robin {n} (Irania gutturalis) | :: kivikkosatakieli |
| white tie {n} (men's most formal eveningwear) | :: frakki, frakkipuku |
| white tie {n} (dress code) | :: frakki, juhlapuku |
| white trash {n} (white person or people of low social status (pejorative)) | :: valkoinen roskaväki, valkoroska |
| white vinegar {n} (vinegar that has been distilled) | :: valkoviinietikka |
| whitewash {n} /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ (lime and water mixture) | :: kalkkivelli |
| whitewash {n} (victory) | :: murskavoitto |
| whitewash {v} (paint) | :: kalkita |
| whitewash {v} (cover errors) | :: peitellä |
| white water {n} (turbulent or frothy water) | :: kuohut {p} |
| white water {n} (turbulent conditions) | :: kuohut {p} |
| whitewater rafting {n} (traveling by raft) | :: koskenlasku kumiveneellä |
| white wedding {n} (wedding routine) | :: valkoiset häät |
| white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga | :: |
| white willow {n} (Salix alba) | :: valkopaju |
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: valkoviini |
| white-winged black tit {n} (Melaniparus leucomelas) | :: kobolttitiainen |
| white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) | :: valkosiipitiira |
| whither {adv} /ˈʍɪðɚ/ (to which place) | :: minne, jonne, kunne [archaic] |
| whiting {n} (fine white chalk) | :: liitujauho |
| whiting {n} (fish, Merlangius merlangus) | :: valkoturska |
| whitish {adj} /ˈwaɪtɪʃ/ (somewhat white) | :: valkeahko |
| whitlow {n} /ˈwɪt.loʊ/ (an infection) | :: kynsinauhantulehdus |
| Whitsun {n} /ˈʍɪt.sən/ (Whitsunday) | :: helluntai |
| Whitsunday {n} (the Sunday of the feast of Pentecost) | :: helluntai, helluntaipäivä |
| whittle {n} /ˈʍɪtəl/ (large knife) | :: leuku |
| whittle {v} (cut or shape wood with a knife) | :: vuolla, veistää |
| whittle {v} (reduce or gradually eliminate something) | :: leikata |
| whiz {n} (urination) SEE: urination | :: |
| whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| whiz {v} /wɪz/ (to make a whirring or hissing sound) | :: suhista, sihistä, sähistä |
| whiz {v} (to rush or move swiftly with such sound) | :: suhahtaa |
| whiz {v} (to throw or spin rapidly) | :: sujauttaa |
| whiz {n} (whirring or hissing sound) | :: suhahdus, sihinä, sihahdus, sähinä, sähähdys |
| whiz {n} (someone remarkably skilled at something) | :: taituri, taitaja, taitoniekka |
| who {pron} /huː/ (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: kuka, ken |
| who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) | :: joka |
| WHO {prop} /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˈəʊ/ (World Health Organization) | :: WHO |
| whoa {interj} /woʊ/ (stop, said to a horse) | :: ptruu |
| whoa {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: oho |
| who are you {phrase} (who are you?) | :: kuka sinä olet [informal], kuka Te olette [formal] |
| who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what | :: |
| whodunit {n} /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/ (a crime novel or drama) | :: salapoliisitarina, dekkari |
| whoever {pron} /huˈɛvɚ/ (whatever person or persons) | :: kuka tahansa, kuka ikinä |
| who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: one doesn't know) | :: kukapa tietää |
| who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: anything is possible) | :: kukapa tietää |
| whole {adj} /hoʊl/ (entire) | :: koko, kokonainen |
| whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety) | :: kokonaan, täysin |
| whole {n} (something complete) | :: kokonaisuus |
| whole cloth {n} (complete fabrication) | :: tuulesta temmattu |
| whole cloth {n} (something not based on anything else) | :: tyhjä |
| whole food {n} (unprocessed food) | :: luontaistuote, whole food |
| wholegrain {n} (cereal grain that contains germ, endosperm, and bran) | :: täysjyvä |
| wholehearted {adj} /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.əd/ (having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support) | :: täysi |
| wholeheartedly {adv} /ˌhəʊlˈhɑː(ɹ)t.ədli/ (in a wholehearted manner; with one's whole heart; enthusiastically) | :: täysin rinnoin, täysin sydämin |
| wholemeal {adj} (containing or made from the whole grain) SEE: wholegrain | :: |
| wholemeal bread {n} (bread) | :: kokojyväleipä |
| whole milk {n} (milk from which nothing has been removed) | :: täysmaito |
| wholeness {n} (quality of being whole) | :: kokonaisuus, eheys, koskemattomuus, jakamattomuus |
| whole note {n} (semibreve) SEE: semibreve | :: |
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer | :: |
| whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number | :: |
| wholesale {n} /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) | :: tukkukauppa |
| wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) | :: tukku- |
| wholesale {adv} (in bulk or large quantity) | :: tukuttain |
| wholesaler {n} (person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers) | :: tukkukauppias |
| whole shebang {n} (the entire thing) | :: koko helahoito, koko repertoaari, koko roska, koko hoito, ihan kaikki |
| wholesome {adj} /ˈhoʊlsəm/ (promoting good health, and well-being) | :: terveellinen |
| wholesome {adj} (sound and healthy) | :: terve |
| wholesome {adj} (promoting virtue or being virtuous) | :: hyveellinen, tervehenkinen |
| whole tone {n} (interval of two-twelfths of an octave) | :: kokosävelaskel, sävelaskel, kokoaskel |
| whole wide world {n} (entire world) | :: koko maailma |
| wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely | :: |
| whom {pron} /huːm/ (what person; object of a verb (accusative)) | :: kenet, ketkä |
| whom {pron} (what person or people, object of a preposition (dative)) | :: kenen, keiden [inflected for some prepositions] |
| whom {pron} (relative pronoun) | :: joka, jotka |
| whoop {n} /huːp/ (An exclamation, a cry, usually of joy) | :: kiljahdus |
| whoop {v} /wʊp/ (to beat, to strike) | :: hakata |
| whoop {v} (to defeat thoroughly) | :: hakata, piestä |
| whoopee {interj} /ʍupi/ (expression of delight) | :: jippii |
| whoopee cushion {n} (inflatable bag used as practical joke) | :: pierutyyny |
| whooper {n} (whooping crane) SEE: whooping crane | :: |
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan | :: |
| whooper swan {n} /ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) | :: laulujoutsen |
| whoopie cushion {n} | :: pierutyyny |
| whooping cough {n} /ˈhuːpɪŋ ˌkɔf/ (a contagious disease) | :: hinkuyskä |
| whooping crane {n} (Grus americana) | :: trumpettikurki |
| whoosh {n} /ʍʊʃ/ (breathy sound) | :: humahdus, suhahdus |
| whoosh {v} (breathy sound) | :: humista, humahtaa |
| who pays the piper calls the tune {proverb} (one who pays for something controls it) | :: kenen leipää syöt, sen lauluja laulat |
| whopper {n} (something remarkably large) | :: jätti |
| whopper {n} (outrageous lie) | :: emävale |
| whopping {adj} /ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/ (exceptionally great or large) | :: valtava |
| whore {n} /hɔɹ/ | :: huora, prostituoitu |
| whore {n} | :: huora, lutka, lumppu, horo, horatsu |
| whore {v} (to prostitute oneself) | :: huorata, myydä itseään |
| whore {v} (to engage a prostitute) | :: huorata |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whore around {v} (to regularly copulate with people that one is not in a relationship with) | :: huorata |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremonger {n} /ˈhɔɹˌmɑŋ.ɡɚ/ (frequent customer of whores) | :: huoripukki |
| whoremonger {n} (pimp) | :: sutenööri |
| whorey {adj} (Of or resembling a slut) | :: huoramainen |
| whorish {adj} /ˈhɔɹɪʃ/ (resembling a whore) | :: huorahtava |
| whorl {n} /wɜː(ɹ)l/ (pattern of concentric circles.) | :: pyörre |
| whorl {n} (spindle whorl.) | :: värttinänkehrä |
| who's calling {phrase} (who is calling?) | :: kuka soittaa |
| whose {determiner} /huːz/ (of whom (interrogative)) | :: kenen |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) | :: jonka |
| whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) | :: jonka |
| wh-question {n} /ˈdʌbl̩juː eɪtʃ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/ (question introduced by a wh-word) | :: avoin kysymys |
| why {adv} /ʍaɪ/ (for what reason) | :: miksi |
| why {n} (the reason) | :: miksi |
| why {interj} (exclamation of surprise) | :: no mutta |
| why not {adv} (why is that not true) | :: miksi ei, miksei |
| why not {adv} (state one has no objection) | :: miksipä ei, mikä ettei |
| why not {adv} (introduce a proposal) | :: miksi ei |
| Wicca {prop} /wɪkə/ (neo-pagan religion) | :: wicca |
| Wiccan {adj} /ˈwɪkən/ (of or pertaining to Wicca) | :: wiccalainen |
| Wiccan {n} (follower of Wicca) | :: wiccalainen, wicca |
| wick {n} /wɪk/ (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: sydän, sydänlanka |
| wicked {adj} /ˈwɪkɪd/ (evil or mischevous) | :: ilkeä, häijy, paha, pahanilkinen |
| wicked {adj} (slang: awesome) | :: siisti, paha |
| wicked {adv} (slang: very) | :: pirun, vähän |
| wickedly {adv} /ˈwɪkɪdli/ (in a wicked manner) | :: ilkeästi, häijysti |
| wickedness {n} /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ (state of being wicked) | :: pahuus |
| wicked problem {n} (problem) | :: viheliäinen ongelma |
| wicker {n} /ˈwɪkə(ɹ)/ (flexible branch or twig) | :: vitsa |
| wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork | :: |
| wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker) | :: korityö |
| wicket {n} /ˈwɪkɪt/ (small door or gate) | :: sivuovi, pikkuovi [door]; veräjä [gate] |
| wicket {n} (small window or other opening) | :: luukku [with cover of some sort]; aukko [open] |
| wicket {n} (service window) | :: luukku |
| wicket {n} (cricket: wooden structure at each end of the pit) | :: hila |
| wicket {n} (cricket: dismissal) | :: palo |
| wicket {n} (cricket: pitch) | :: keskialue |
| wicket {n} (cricket: area around the stumps where the batsmen stand) | :: pesä |
| wicket {n} (croquet: small arch) | :: portti |
| wicket {n} (shelter made from tree boughs) | :: laavu |
| wicket {n} (Internet: angle bracket) | :: kulmasulku |
| widdershins {adv} /ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/ (anticlockwise, counter-clockwise) | :: vastapäivään |
| widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate | :: |
| wide {adj} /waɪd/ (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: leveä, laaja |
| wide {adv} (extensively) | :: laajasti |
| wide {adv} (completely (with awake)) | :: täysin |
| wide {adv} (away from the given goal) | :: ohi |
| wide-angle {adj} (having angle of view greater than 70°) | :: laajakulma |
| wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens) | :: laajakulmaobjektiivi |
| wide area network {n} (network) | :: laajaverkko |
| wide awake {adj} (awake and very alert) | :: täysin hereillä |
| widebodied {adj} (An airliner that can seat more than six passengers in each row, in economy seating.) | :: leveärunkoinen |
| wide-eyed {adj} (astonished or surprised) | :: silmät levällään |
| widely {adv} /ˈwaɪdli/ (commonly, generally) | :: laajalti |
| widely {adv} (separated by a large distance) | :: suuresti |
| widen {v} /ˈwaɪdən/ (to become wider) | :: laajentua |
| widen {v} (to make wider) | :: laajentaa |
| widen {v} (to let out clothes) | :: leventää |
| widen {v} (to broaden or extend) | :: laajentaa |
| wideness {n} (state orquality of being wide) | :: laajuus, leveys |
| wideness {n} (large extent, breadth) | :: laajuus, leveys |
| wide open {adj} (open completely) | :: apposen auki, ammollaan |
| wide open {adj} (lawless) | :: villi |
| wide open {adj} (unresolved) | :: avoinna |
| wide open {adj} (vulnerable) | :: altis |
| wide receiver {n} (American football: offensive player position) | :: laitahyökkääjä |
| widescale {adj} (involving all or most of the relevant area) | :: laajamittainen |
| widescreen {n} (screen with a wider than normal aspect ratio) | :: laajakuva |
| widescreen {adj} (filmed in a greater aspect ratio) | :: laajakuva-, panoraama- |
| widespread {adj} (affecting a large area) | :: laajalle levinnyt, laaja |
| widget {n} (unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product) | :: vempain, vekotin, härveli |
| widget {n} (component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with) | :: komponentti, pienoisohjelma, vekotin; widgetti [colloquial] |
| widow {n} /ˈwɪ.dəʊ/ (woman whose spouse has died) | :: leski |
| widow {n} (person whose spouse has died) | :: leski |
| widow {n} (woman whose husband is often away) | :: leski |
| widow {n} (single line of type carried over to the next page) | :: leskirivi |
| widow {n} (spider of the genus Latrodectus) | :: Latrodectus; mustaleski [Latrodectus mactans] |
| widowed {adj} ((of a previously married person) whose spouse has died) | :: leskeksi jäänyt, leski- |
| widower {n} /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: leski, leskimies |
| widowerhood {n} (The period of being a widower) | :: leskeys |
| widowhood {n} (The period of being a widow) | :: leskeys |
| widow-maker {n} /ˈwɪdoʊˌmeɪkɚ/ (something which or someone who takes the lives of men) | :: leskentekijä |
| widow's mite {n} ((numismatics) lepton) SEE: lepton | :: |
| widow's mite {n} /ˈwɪdəʊz ˈmaɪt/ (very small gift or donation) | :: lesken ropo |
| widow's peak {n} (V-shaped point in the hairline) | :: leskenlippa, V:n muotoinen hiusraja |
| width {n} /ˈwɪtθ/ (state of being wide) | :: leveys, laajuus |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: leveys |
| width {n} (piece of fabric measured from side to side) | :: leveys |
| wield {v} /wiːld/ (to handle with skill and ease) | :: hallita |
| wield {v} (to exercise authority or influence) | :: hallita |
| wield {v} (to handle or use a weapon) | :: käyttää, käsitellä |
| wiener {n} (sausage) | :: nakki |
| wiener {n} (childish word for the penis) | :: pippeli |
| Wiener schnitzel {n} (veal cutlet) | :: wieninleike |
| wienie {n} (A hot dog, wiener, wurst or sausage) | :: makkara |
| wienie {n} (A penis) | :: penis |
| wife {n} /waɪf/ (married woman) | :: vaimo, aviovaimo |
| wifebeater {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet | :: |
| wife-beating question {n} (loaded question) | :: "joko olet lakannut hakkaamasta vaimoasi" -kysymys |
| wife carrying {n} (Scandinavian sport) | :: eukonkanto, akankanto |
| wifelet {n} /ˈwaɪflət/ ((affectionate) wife) | :: pikkuvaimo |
| wifelet {n} (mistress, see also: mistress) | :: vaimoke |
| Wi-Fi {n} /ˈwaɪ.faɪ/ (computing: wireless data communication standard) | :: Wi-Fi, langaton verkko |
| wig {n} /wɪɡ/ (head of artificial hair) | :: peruukki |
| wigeon {n} (a kind of duck) | :: haapana |
| wiggle {v} /ˈwɪɡəl/ (to move with irregular motions) | :: tytistä, hytistä, tutista, hytkyä, hyllyä [intransitive]; hytisyttää, tutisuttaa, hytkyttää [transitive] |
| wiggle {n} (wiggling movement) | :: tutina, hytinä, hytke |
| wiggly {adj} /ˈwɪ.ɡə.ˌli/ (constantly moving) | :: vääntelehtivä, tempoileva |
| wiggly {adj} (made of many curves) | :: kiemurteleva, kiemurainen |
| wight {n} /waɪt/ (a living creature, a human being) | :: olento, olio, ihminen |
| wiki {n} /ˈwɪki/ (collaborative website) | :: wiki |
| wikify {v} /ˈwɪkifaɪ/ (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: wikittää |
| Wikipedia {prop} /ˌwɪkiˈpiːdi.ə/ (online encyclopedia) | :: Wikipedia |
| Wikipedia {n} (source of abundant knowledge) | :: tietosanakirja |
| Wikipedian {n} /wɪ.kɪˈpiː.dɪ.ən/ (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) | :: wikipedialainen |
| Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) | :: wikipedialainen |
| Wiktionarian {n} (A person who contributes to Wiktionary) | :: Wiktionaristi |
| Wiktionary {prop} /ˈwɪkʃənɹɪ/ (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: Wikisanakirja |
| wilco {interj} /ˈwɪl.koʊ/ (indication of agreement and compliance) | :: wilco, noudatan |
| wild {adj} /waɪld/ (not domesticated or tamed) | :: villi, kesytön, villi- |
| wild {adj} (unrestrained or uninhibited) | :: villi, hillitön |
| wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage) | :: raju, villi, hillitön, hurja |
| wild and woolly {adj} | :: kesytön |
| wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state) | :: villieläin |
| wild ass {n} /waɪld ˈæs/ (mammal) | :: villiaasi |
| wild-ass {n} (slang: uneducated person) | :: juntti |
| wild bergamot {n} (Monarda fistulosa) | :: preeriaväriminttu |
| wild boar {n} /ˈwaɪld ˈboɹ/ (Sus scrofa) | :: villisika |
| wild buckwheat {n} (plant of the genus Eriogonum) | :: pumissi |
| wild cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea) | :: villikaali |
| wild card {n} (special card) | :: jokeri |
| wild card {n} (competitor or team) | :: villi kortti |
| wildcard {n} (special character) | :: jokerimerkki |
| wildcard {n} (uncontrolled or unpredictable element) | :: kysymysmerkki, avoin kysymys |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (undomesticated cat) | :: villikissa |
| wild cat {n} (domesticated cat returned to the wild) SEE: feral cat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ (Felis silvestris) | :: villikissa, metsäkissa |
| wildcat {n} (person who acts like a wildcat) | :: villikissa |
| wildcat {adj} (unauthorized by the proper authorities) | :: villi, luvaton |
| wildcat {n} (undomesticated cat) SEE: wild cat | :: |
| wildcat {n} (domesticated cat returned to the wild) SEE: feral cat | :: |
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike | :: |
| wildcat strike {n} /ˈwaɪldˌkæt ˈstɹaɪk/ (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union) | :: korpilakko |
| wild cherry {n} (Prunus avium tree) | :: imeläkirsikka, linnunkirsikkapuu |
| wild cherry {n} (Prunus avium fruit) | :: villikirsikka |
| wild child {n} (headstrong young person) | :: villi lapsi, kauhukakara |
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
| wilderness {n} /ˈwɪl.dəɹ.nəs/ (uncultivated tract of land) | :: erämaa, korpi, kaira |
| wildfire {n} /ˈwaɪəldˌfaɪɝ/ (rapidly spreading fire) | :: maastopalo, kulovalkea |
| wildfire {n} (something that acts quickly and uncontrollably) | :: kulovalkea |
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
| wildflower {n} (wild flowering plant) | :: villi kukka |
| wildfowl {n} /ˈwaɪldfaʊl/ (waterfowl) | :: vesilintu |
| wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) | :: villihanhi |
| wild-goose chase {n} (fruitless, futile pursuit) | :: neulan etsiminen heinäsuovasta, hukkareissu |
| wild horse {n} (Equus ferus) | :: villihevonen |
| wild horse {n} (feral horse) | :: villihevonen |
| wild horse {n} (untamed horse) | :: villi hevonen |
| wild leek {n} (Allium ampeloprasum) | :: kesäpurjo |
| wildlife {n} /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ (animals and plants in their natural environment) | :: villieläimet {p} |
| wildlife reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| wildlife sanctuary {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve | :: |
| wildly {adv} /ˈwaɪldli/ (in a wild manner) | :: villisti |
| wildness {n} (the quality of being wild or untamed) | :: villeys |
| wild oats {n} (non-cultivated oats) | :: villikaura; hukkakaura [Avena fatua] |
| wild oats {n} (Chasmanthium latifolium) | :: nuokkutähkä |
| wild rice {n} (any species of Zizania) | :: intiaaniriisi, villiriisi |
| wild rye {n} (grass) | :: villivehnä [Elymus]; rantavehnä [Leymus] |
| wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) | :: etelänpihlaja |
| wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) | :: ahomansikka, metsämansikka |
| wild thyme {n} (species of flowering plant in the mint family) | :: kangasajuruoho |
| wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo) | :: kalkkuna |
| Wild West {prop} (western United States during the 19th-century era of settlement) | :: Villi länsi |
| Wild West {prop} (place or situation in which disorderly behaviour prevails) | :: villi länsi |
| wile {n} /waɪl/ (trick or stratagem) | :: kikka |
| wilful {adj} /ˈwɪlfʊl/ (intentional) | :: tahallinen, tarkoitettu, harkittu, tietoinen |
| wilful {adj} (stubborn) | :: itsepintainen, itsepäinen, jääräpäinen, joustamaton, omapäinen |
| Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William) | :: Vilhelmiina |
| will {v} /wɪl/ (indicating future action) | :: Use the present tense, tulla |
| will {n} (one's independent faculty of choice) | :: tahto |
| will {n} (intention or decision) | :: tahto |
| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | :: tahto, halu |
| will {n} (legal document) | :: testamentti, viimeinen tahto |
| will {v} (To bequeath) | :: testamentata |
| Will {prop} /wɪl/ (diminutive of William) | :: Ville, Vili |
| will do {v} (affirmative yes) | :: hoituu |
| willemite {n} (mineral) | :: willemiitti |
| willet {n} (Tringa semipalmata) | :: preeriaviklo |
| willful ignorance {n} (a decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed) | :: tarkoituksellinen tietämättömyys |
| William {prop} /ˈwɪl.jəm/ (male given name) | :: Vilho, Ville, Vilhelm [of historical persons] |
| Williams {prop} (surname meaning "son of William") | :: Vilhunen |
| willie wagtail {n} (bird) | :: valkokulmamonarkki |
| willing {adj} /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ (ready to do something that is not a matter of course) | :: halukas |
| willingly {adv} /ˈwɪlɪŋli/ (of one’s own free will) | :: vapaaehtoisesti |
| willingness {n} /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ (state of being willing) | :: halukkuus |
| willing suspension of disbelief {n} (suspension of disbelief) SEE: suspension of disbelief | :: |
| will o' the wisp {n} /ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp/ (strange light) | :: virvatuli, aarretuli, aarnituli, aarnivalkea |
| will o' the wisp {n} (delusionary goal) | :: virvatuli |
| willow {n} /ˈwɪloʊ/ (tree) | :: paju |
| willow grouse {n} (Lagopus lagopus) | :: riekko |
| willowherb {n} (Epilobium) | :: horsma |
| willow ptarmigan {n} (Lagopus lagopus) SEE: willow grouse | :: |
| willow tit {n} (bird) | :: hömötiainen |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: uunilintu, pajulintu |
| willowy {adj} /ˈwɪloʊi/ (tall, slender, graceful) | :: sorea |
| willowy {adj} (having willows) | :: pajukkoinen |
| willpower {n} /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/ (strength of will) | :: tahdonvoima, sisu |
| willy {n} /ˈwɪli/ (The penis) | :: pippeli, kikkeli, pili |
| willy-nilly {adv} /ˌwɪliˈnɪli/ (whether desired or not) | :: halusimme tai emme |
| willy-nilly {adv} (without regard for consequences or wishes of those involved) | :: miten sattuu |
| willy-nilly {adv} (seemingly at random, haphazardly) | :: miten sattuu |
| will you marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal) | :: menisitkö naimisiin kanssani; tuletko vaimokseni [man to woman] |
| Wilson's disease {prop} (autosomal-recessive genetic disorder) | :: Wilsonin tauti |
| Wilson's storm petrel {n} (small seabird) | :: etelänkeiju |
| wilt {v} /wɪlt/ (to droop) | :: lakastua, kuihtua, näivettyä, nuutua |
| wilt {v} (to fatigue) | :: väsyä, nuutua, uupua |
| wilt {v} (to cause to droop) | :: lakastuttaa, kuihduttaa, näivettää, nuuduttaa |
| wilt {v} (to cause to fatigue) | :: väsyttää, nuuduttaa, uuvuttaa |
| wilt {n} (drooping) | :: lakastuminen, kuihtuminen, näivettyminen, nuutuminen |
| wilt {n} (disease) | :: näivetystauti |
| wily {adj} /waɪ.li/ (sly, cunning) | :: ovela, viekas, juonikas, kiero, luihu, kavala |
| wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence) | :: nössö, nynny, nysväke, nahjus |
| win {v} /wɪn/ (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: voittaa |
| win {v} (to gain a prize) | :: voittaa |
| win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing) | :: voittaa [often voittaa puolelleen] |
| win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) | :: voittaa |
| win {n} (individual victory) | :: voitto |
| win {n} (gain, profit) | :: voitto |
| wince {n} /wɪns/ (gesture of shrinking away) | :: vavahdus, sävähdys, kavahdus |
| wince {v} (to flinch as if in pain) | :: vavahtaa, kavahtaa |
| wince {v} (to kick or flounce) | :: tempoilla, potkia, tempoa |
| winch {n} /wɪntʃ/ (machine) | :: vinssi, vintturi |
| winch {v} (use a winch) | :: vinssata |
| wind {v} (to introduce by insinuation) SEE: insinuate | :: |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: tuuli |
| wind {n} (the force developed by the movement of air) | :: tuuli, tuulenpaine |
| wind {n} (ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath) | :: henki |
| wind {n} (flatus) | :: pieru, ilmavaivat {p} |
| wind {v} (blow air through (a wind instrument)) | :: puhaltaa |
| wind {v} (cause (someone) to become breathless) | :: lyödä ilmat pihalle ["hit"; verb can be substituted for something else] |
| wind {v} (wind oneself: exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath) | :: hengästyä |
| wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) | :: keriä, kelata |
| wind {v} (to tighten a clockwork mechanism) | :: vetää |
| wind {v} (to entwist; enfold; encircle) | :: kietoa |
| wind {v} (to travel in a way that is not straight) | :: kiemurrella, mutkitella [road], kierrellä |
| wind {v} (to have complete control over) | :: pyörittää |
| wind {v} (to cover or surround with something coiled about) | :: rihmata [to wind a rope with twine]; kietoa jonkin ympäri |
| wind back {v} (to wind towards the beginning) | :: kelata taaksepäin; kelata takaisin [especially when rewinding back to beginning] |
| windbag {n} /ˈwɪndˌbæɡ/ (someone who talks excessively) | :: suupaltti |
| windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat) | :: tuulitakki |
| windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker | :: |
| wind chimes {n} (chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind) | :: tuulikello |
| Windex {n} (type of wind indicator) | :: windex |
| windfall {n} /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ (something that has been blown down by the wind) | :: tuulenkaato |
| windfall {n} (fruit fallen off a tree naturally) | :: pudokas |
| windfall {n} (sudden large benefit) | :: jättipotti |
| wind farm {n} (collection of wind turbines) | :: tuulipuisto |
| windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone | :: |
| wind harp {n} (aeolian harp) SEE: aeolian harp | :: |
| Windhoek {prop} /ˈwɪndhʊk/ (capital of Namibia) | :: Windhoek |
| wind horse {n} (allegory for the human soul) | :: tuulihevonen |
| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel | :: |
| windiness {n} (state of being windy) | :: tuulisuus |
| winding {n} /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ (something wound around something else) | :: käämi, kela |
| winding {n} (the manner in which something is wound) | :: käämintä, kelaus |
| winding {n} (one complete turn of something wound) | :: kierros |
| winding {n} (length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer) | :: käämi, käämitys |
| winding {adj} (twisting, turning or sinuous) | :: kiemurteleva, mutkikas, mutkitteleva |
| winding cloth {n} (burial shroud) | :: käärinliina |
| winding sheet {n} (burial shroud) | :: käärinliina |
| wind instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: puhallin, puhallinsoitin, puhallussoitin |
| windlass {n} /ˈwɪnd.ləs/ (winch) | :: vintturi |
| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing | :: |
| windles {n} (windlass) SEE: windlass | :: |
| windmeter {n} (an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind) SEE: anemometer | :: |
| windmill {n} /ˈwɪnd.mɪl/ (machine) | :: tuulimylly |
| windmill {n} (structure) | :: tuulimylly |
| windmill {n} (child's toy) | :: tuulihyrrä |
| windmill {n} (basketball: type of dunk) | :: tuulimylly |
| windmill {n} (guitar move) | :: tuulimylly |
| windmill {n} (breakdancing move) | :: tuulimylly |
| windmill {n} (metaphorical: imaginary enemy) | :: tuulimylly |
| windmill {v} (to rotate with a sweeping motion) | :: pyörittää, kieputtaa, huiskia |
| windmill {v} (to rotate freely) | :: pyöriä, kieppua |
| window {n} /ˈwɪndoʊ/ (opening for light and air) | :: ikkuna |
| window {n} (period of time) | :: jakso, ikkuna |
| window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: ikkuna |
| window {n} (seat beside a window) | :: ikkunapaikka |
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
| window cleaner {n} (person) | :: ikkunanpesijä |
| window cleaner {n} (product) | :: ikkunanpesuaine |
| window frame {n} (framework around a window) | :: ikkunankehys, ikkunanpoka, poka, ikkunanpuite |
| windowfront {adj} (next to window) | :: ikkuna-, see ikkunapöytä |
| window manager {n} (software) | :: ikkunointiohjelma |
| window of opportunity {n} (suitable period) | :: mahdollisuus, etsikkoaika |
| windowpane {n} /ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/ (piece of glass filling a window) | :: ikkunaruutu |
| Windows {prop} (Microsoft Windows) | :: Windows |
| window screen {n} (mesh set in a frame and covering the opening of a window) | :: hyttysverkko |
| window-shop {v} (browse shops with no intention of buying) | :: olla ikkunaostoksilla |
| window-shopping {n} (browsing shops with no intention of buying) | :: ikkunaostokset {p} |
| windowsill {n} /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/ (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: ikkunalauta |
| Windows key {n} (a keyboard key) | :: Windows-näppäin |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| windpipe {n} (trachea) | :: henkitorvi |
| windpipe {n} (duct) | :: torvi, kanava, putki |
| wind power {n} (power harnessed from the wind) | :: tuulivoima, tuulisähkö |
| windproof {adj} (providing protection from the wind) | :: tuulenpitävä |
| windpump {n} (windmill applied for pumping water) | :: tuulipumppu |
| wind rose {n} (meteorological diagram) | :: tuuliruusu |
| windrow {n} /ˈwɪnd.ɹəʊ/ (row of cut grain or hay) | :: karhe |
| windscreen {n} (windshield) SEE: windshield | :: |
| windscreen washer {n} (device to clean windscreens) | :: tuulilasin pesulaite, (slightly vulgar) pissapoika, tuulilasinpesin |
| windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper | :: |
| windshield {n} (screen located in front of a vehicle to protect from wind and weather) | :: tuulilasi |
| windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) | :: tuulilasinpyyhin, tuulilasinpyyhkijä |
| windshield wiper {n} (exercise of lower torso rotation) | :: tuulilasinpyyhkijä |
| windsock {n} (tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed) | :: tuulipussi |
| Windsor bean {n} (fava bean) SEE: broad bean | :: |
| Windsor knot {n} (knot of a particular sort) | :: Windsorin solmu |
| wind speed {n} (speed of the wind) | :: tuulennopeus |
| windstorm {n} (storm with strong violent winds) | :: myrskytuuli, myrsky, puhuri |
| windsurf {v} (ride a surfboard with a sail) | :: purjelautailla |
| windsurfer {n} (a person who windsurfs) | :: purjelautailija |
| wind tunnel {n} (test facility) | :: tuulitunneli |
| wind turbine {n} (device) | :: tuuliturbiini |
| wind up {v} (to end up; to arrive or result) | :: joutua, päätyä |
| wind up {v} (to conclude, complete, or finish) | :: päättää, lopettaa |
| wind up {v} (to tighten by winding or twisting) | :: vetää |
| wind up {v} (to excite) | :: innostaa |
| wind up {v} (to play a prank, to take the mickey or mock) | :: vedättää |
| wind up {v} (to dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets) | :: purkaa |
| windward {adj} /ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/ (towards the wind) | :: tuulenpuoleinen |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| windy {adj} /ˈwɪndi/ (accompanied by wind) | :: tuulinen |
| windy {adj} (unsheltered and open to the wind) | :: tuulinen, tuulen pieksämä |
| windy {adj} (empty and lacking substance) | :: tyhjä, tuulesta temmattu |
| windy {adj} (flatulent) | :: ilmavaivainen |
| windy {adj} /ˈwaɪndi/ (having many bends) | :: mutkainen, kiemurteleva |
| wine {n} /waɪn/ (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: viini |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) | :: viini |
| wine {n} (serving of wine) | :: viini, viinilasillinen |
| wine {n} (wine colour) | :: viininpunainen |
| wine bar {n} (drinking establishment where only wine is served) | :: viinibaari |
| wineberry {n} (Japanese wineberry) | :: Japaninvatukka |
| wine bottle {n} (bottle for holding wine) | :: viinipullo |
| winebox {n} (box) | :: viinilaatikko |
| wine cellar {n} (underground place for storing wine) | :: viinikellari |
| wine cellar {n} (collection of wine) | :: viinikellari |
| wine cooler {n} (piece of equipment) | :: viininjäähdytin, viinikaappi |
| wine cooler {n} (drink) | :: wine cooler |
| winecup {n} (vessel from which wine is drunk) | :: viinipikari, viinimalja |
| wine from unpressed grapes {n} (wine) | :: viini puristamattomista rypäleistä |
| wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) | :: viinilasi |
| wine list {n} (list of wines available at a restaurant or bar) | :: viinilista |
| winemaker {n} (a person or company that makes wine) SEE: vintner | :: |
| winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) | :: viininvalmistus |
| wine rack {n} (set of shelves for wine) | :: viinipulloteline |
| winery {n} /ˈwaɪnəɹi/ (a place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine) | :: viinitila [farm], viinitalo [firm], viininvalmistamo [processing plant] |
| wine vinegar {n} (vinegar made from wine) | :: viinietikka |
| wing {n} /wɪŋ/ (part of an animal) | :: siipi |
| wing {n} (slang: human arm) | :: siipi |
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: siipi |
| wing {n} (extension to a main body) | :: siipi |
| wing {n} (fraction of a political movement) | :: siipi |
| wing {n} (air force unit) | :: lennosto |
| wing {n} (panel of a car which encloses the wheel area) | :: lokasuoja |
| wing {n} (extension of a ship's bridge) | :: siipi |
| wing {n} (sports: position in many team sports) | :: laitahyökkääjä, laituri |
| wing {n} (sports: person in such position) | :: laitahyökkääjä, laituri |
| wing {v} (to injure slightly) | :: antaa siipeen |
| wing {v} (to add a wing (extra part) to) | :: lisätä siipi |
| wing {v} (to be extemporaneous) | :: innostua |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| wing-and-wing {adv} (sailing with studding sails) | :: myötäpurjeet ylhäällä |
| wing-and-wing {adv} (sailing mainsail and headsails on different sides) | :: purjeet virsikirjalla |
| wing collar {n} (type of collar) | :: frakkikaulus |
| wingding {n} (fit or spasm) | :: kohtaus |
| wingding {n} (party) | :: bileet {p} |
| winged bean {n} (legume) | :: siipipapu |
| winger {n} /ˈwɪŋɚ/ (offensive player) | :: laitahyökkääjä |
| wingless {adj} (lacking wings) | :: siivetön |
| winglet {n} (a small wing) | :: siiveke |
| winglet {n} (winglike structure at a wingtip) | :: siipiuloke, winglet |
| wingman {n} (pilot partner) | :: siipimies |
| wingman {n} (friend that gives support) | :: taistelupari [general]; puhemies [in picking up girls] |
| wing nut {n} (nut with wing-like projections) | :: siipimutteri, lehtimutteri |
| wingnut {n} (nut with winglike projections) SEE: wing nut | :: |
| wingnut {n} /ˈwɪŋˌnʌt/ (genus Pterocarya (botany)) | :: siipipähkinä |
| wingnut {n} (odd, eccentric, and/or extreme person) | :: kummajainen, hörhö |
| wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) | :: siipien kärkiväli, siipiväli, kärkiväli |
| wink {v} /ˈwɪŋk/ (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) | :: iskeä silmää, vilkuttaa |
| wink {v} (to twinkle) | :: vilkkua, tuikkia |
| wink {n} (a blink) | :: silmänisku |
| wink {n} (an instant) | :: silmänräpäys |
| winkle {n} (gastropod) SEE: periwinkle | :: |
| winnable {adj} (able to be won) | :: voitettavissa |
| winner {n} /ˈwɪnɚ/ (one who has won or often wins) | :: voittaja |
| winner {n} (point, goal (etc.) which wins a contest) | :: voittomaali |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Nalle Puh |
| winning {adj} /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ (that constitutes a win) | :: voitto- |
| winning {adj} (attractive) | :: valloittava, hurmaava |
| winning streak {n} (an uninterrupted sequence of wins) | :: voittoputki |
| winnow {v} /ˈwɪnoʊ/ (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) | :: tuultaa, viskata |
| winnow {v} (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) | :: seuloa |
| winnowing {n} (act of separating chaff from grain) | :: viskaaminen |
| winnowing basket {n} (basket used to winnow) | :: viskain, viskin |
| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| winsome {adj} /ˈwɪn.s(ə)m/ (charming, engaging, winning) | :: valloittava |
| winter {n} /ˈwɪntʰɚ/ (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: talvi |
| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday) | :: viettää talvi, talvehtia |
| winter {v} (store over winter) | :: pitää talven yli |
| winterberry {n} (Ilex verticillata) | :: kesäorjanlaakeri |
| winterberry {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry | :: |
| winterberry holly {n} (American winterberry) SEE: American winterberry | :: |
| winter break {n} (time off in winter) | :: talviloma, joululoma |
| winter cherry {n} (bladder cherry) SEE: bladder cherry | :: |
| winter coat {n} (warm coat) | :: talvitakki |
| winter coat {n} (seasonal appearance) | :: talviturkki, talvipuku |
| winter depression {n} (disorder) | :: kaamosmasennus |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen perennial of the genus Pyrola) | :: talvikki |
| wintergreen {n} (Gaultheria procumbens) | :: lamosalali |
| winterless {adj} (without winter) | :: talveton |
| winter melon {n} (vine) | :: talvimeloni, vahakurpitsa |
| winter melon {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) | :: talvimeloni, vahakurpitsa |
| winter road {n} (type of road) | :: talvitie |
| winters {adv} (in the winter) | :: talvella, talvisin |
| winter savory {n} (Satureja montaa) | :: talvikynteli |
| winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) | :: talvipäivänseisaus |
| winter sport {n} (sport played on ice or snow) | :: talviurheilu, talviurheilulaji |
| winter storm {n} /ˈwɪntɚ stɔɹm/ (A winter storm) | :: talvimyrsky, lumimyrsky |
| wintertide {n} (wintertime) SEE: wintertime | :: |
| wintertime {n} (the season of winter) | :: talvisaika |
| Winter Triangle {prop} (a bright asterism of the northern winter sky) | :: Talvikolmio |
| Winter War {prop} (war) | :: talvisota |
| winter warmer {n} (strong beer brewed in winter) | :: talviolut |
| winter wheat {n} (type of wheat) | :: syysvehnä |
| wintry {adj} /ˈwɪnt(ə)ɹɪ/ (suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy) | :: talvinen |
| wintry {adj} (aged, white(-haired etc.)) | :: harmaahapsinen |
| win-win {adj} /ˌwɪnˈwɪn/ (of a situation that benefits two parties) | :: molempia hyödyttävä, win-win |
| win-win {n} (situation that benefits both parties) | :: yhteisvoitto, win-win-tilanne |
| wipe {v} /waɪp/ (remove surface substance) | :: pyyhkiä |
| wipe {v} (erase a computer disk) | :: tyhjentää |
| wipe out {v} (to destroy or obliterate) | :: tuhota, pyyhkäistä pois |
| wipe out {v} (to erase) | :: pyyhkiä |
| wipe out {v} (to crash or fall) | :: kaatua |
| wipeout {n} (The action of the verb "wipe out") | :: pyyhintä, pyyhkiminen, poispyyhkäisy, kaatuminen |
| wiper {n} /ˈwaɪpɚ/ (someone who wipes) | :: pyyhkijä |
| wiper {n} (something used for wiping) | :: pyyhe [towel]; pyyhin |
| wiper {n} (something designed for wiping) | :: pyyhin, pyyhkijä |
| wiper {n} (movable electric contact) | :: pyyhkäisykosketin |
| wipe the slate clean {v} /ˌwaɪp ðə sleɪt ˈkliːn/ (to make a fresh start, forgetting differences) | :: aloittaa puhtaalta pöydältä |
| wire {n} /ˈwaɪɚ/ (thin thread of metal) | :: lanka, metallilanka |
| wire {n} (metal conductor that carries electricity) | :: sähköjohto, johdin |
| wire {n} (fence made of usually barbed wire) | :: piikkilanka-aita |
| wire {n} (sports: finish line of a racetrack) | :: maalinauha |
| wire {v} (to fasten with wire) | :: sitoa |
| wire {v} (to string on a wire) | :: pujottaa |
| wire {v} (to equip with wires for use with electricity) | :: johdottaa |
| wire {v} (to add something into an electrical system by means of wiring) | :: kytkeä |
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wire cutters {n} (hand tool) | :: sivuleikkurit {p} |
| wired {adj} (equipped with wires) | :: langallinen, kiinteä |
| wired {adj} (equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices) | :: salakuunneltu |
| wired {adj} (reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire) | :: langalla vahvistettu, langalla kiinnitetty |
| wired {adj} (very excited, hyper; high-strung) | :: ylikierroksilla käyvä [verb] |
| wire fox terrier {n} (breed of fox terrier) | :: karkeakarvainen kettuterrieri |
| wireframe {n} (model of three-dimensional object) | :: rautalankamalli |
| wire-haired {adj} (having coarse hair) | :: karkeakarvainen |
| wireless {adj} /ˈwaɪ.ə(ɹ).ləs/ (not having any wires) | :: langaton |
| wireless {adj} (of or relating to wireless telegraphy) | :: langaton |
| wireless {n} (radio) | :: radio, radioviestintä |
| wireless {n} (wireless connectivity to a computer network) | :: langaton |
| wire netting {n} (hexagonal network of interwoven wire) | :: metallilankaverkko |
| wire rope {n} (strong cable) | :: köysi, teräsköysi |
| wiretap {n} (covert connection) | :: salakuuntelulaite, kuuntelulaite |
| wiretap {v} (to install or to use such a device) | :: asentaa salakuuntelulaite, salakuunnella |
| wire transfer {n} (electronic transfer of funds) | :: tilisiirto |
| wiring harness {n} (bundle of insulated wires) | :: johtosarja |
| wiry {adj} /ˈwaɪ(ə)ɹi/ (thin, muscular and flexible) | :: jäntevä |
| Wisconsin {prop} /wəˈskɑnsən/ (state of the United States of America) | :: Wisconsin |
| Wisconsinite {n} (person from Wisconsin) | :: wisconsinilainen |
| wisdom {n} /ˈwɪzdəm/ (element of personal character) | :: viisaus |
| wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice) | :: viisaus |
| wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) | :: viisaus |
| wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) | :: viisaus |
| wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) | :: viisaus |
| wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) | :: viisaus |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: viisaudenhammas |
| wise {adj} /waɪz/ (showing good judgement) | :: viisas |
| wise guy {n} (one who is insolent or flippant) | :: neropatti, viisastelija |
| wisely {adv} /ˈwaɪzli/ (in a wise manner) | :: viisaasti |
| wisent {n} /ˈwɪzənt/ (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: visentti |
| wish {n} /wɪʃ/ (desire) | :: toive |
| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: toivoa |
| wish {v} (to bestow a thought) | :: toivottaa |
| wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable | :: |
| wishbone {n} (bird's bone) | :: toivomusluu, hankaluu |
| wishbone {n} (spar) | :: haarukkavipu |
| wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) | :: toiveajattelu |
| wishing well {n} (well where wishes were thought to be granted) | :: toivomuskaivo |
| wish list {n} (list of desired things) | :: toivomuslista, toivelista |
| wishlist {n} /ˈwɪʃlɪst/ (a list of desired things) | :: toivelista |
| wish you well {v} /ˌwɪʃ ju ˈwɛl/ (polite way of saying goodbye) | :: kaikkea hyvää sinulle |
| wishy-washy {adj} /ˈwɪʃ.iˌwɔ.ʃi/ (wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support) | :: ympäripyöreä |
| wishy-washy {adj} (thin or watery) | :: vetinen |
| wisp {n} /wɪsp/ (a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance) | :: nippu |
| wisteria {n} (a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines) | :: visteri |
| wistful {adj} /ˈwɪstfəl/ (full of longing) | :: kaihoisa, haikea |
| wistful {adj} (sad and thoughtful) | :: haikea, mietteliäs |
| wit {n} /wɪt/ (Ability to think quickly) | :: sukkeluus, nokkeluus, sutkaus |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} /wɪtʃ/ (person who uses magic) | :: noita |
| witch {n} (derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman) | :: akka, ämmä |
| witch {n} (Wiccan) SEE: Wiccan | :: |
| witch {n} (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) SEE: Torbay sole | :: |
| witchcraft {n} /ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft/ (the practice of witches) | :: noituus |
| witch doctor {n} /ˈwɪtʃ ˌdɒktə/ (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) | :: noitatohtori, poppamies |
| witches' Sabbath {n} (supposed meeting of witches at midnight to practice sorcery or to take part in a demonic orgy) | :: noitasapatti |
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| witchgrass {n} (grass of genus Panicum) | :: hirssi |
| witch-hunt {n} /ˈwɪtʃhʌnt/ (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) | :: noitavaino |
| witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons) | :: noitavaino |
| with {prep} /wɪθ/ (against) | :: -a [partitive] vastaan |
| with {prep} (in the company of) | :: kera, luona, [comitative case] -neen, kanssa |
| with {prep} (in addition to) | :: kera, [comitative case] -neen |
| with {prep} (in support of) | :: avulla |
| with {prep} (expressing manner) | :: -lla [adessive case] |
| with {prep} (by means of) | :: -lla, [adessive case] -llä, [instructive case] -in |
| with {prep} (as nourishment) | :: -lla [allative case] |
| with a grain of salt {adv} (with common sense and skepticism) | :: varauksin, varauksellisesti, varauksella, varovasti |
| with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone) | :: kaikella kunnioituksella |
| with all one's might {prep} | :: kaikin voimin |
| with any luck {phrase} | :: hyvällä tuurilla, hyvällä onnella˔ |
| with bad grace {prep} | :: vastahakoisesti |
| with bated breath {prep} /wɪð ˈbeɪtɪd ˈbɹɛθ/ (holding one's breath) | :: henkeä pidätellen |
| with bated breath {prep} (eagerly) | :: henkeä pidätellen |
| with child {prep} (pregnant (euphemistic)) | :: pieniin päin |
| withdraw {v} /wɪðˈdɹɔː/ (pull back) | :: vetää takaisin, vetää pois |
| withdraw {v} (take back) | :: ottaa takaisin, perua |
| withdraw {v} (remove, stop providing) | :: perua, vetää pois |
| withdraw {v} (extract (money from an account)) | :: nostaa |
| withdraw {v} (retreat) | :: perääntyä, vetäytyä |
| withdrawal {n} /wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/ (receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them) | :: nosto [money from a bank], otto [money from a bank], poisvetäminen |
| withdrawal {n} (method of birth control) | :: keskeytetty yhdyntä |
| withdrawal {n} (type of metabolic shock) | :: vierotusoireet {p} |
| withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing) | :: vetäytyminen, vieroitus |
| withdrawal symptom {n} (symptom associated with the discontinuance of a drug) | :: vieroitusoire |
| withdrawn {adj} /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/ (introvert) | :: sisäänpäinkääntynyt, sulkeutunut |
| withe {n} /wɪθ/ (twig or shoot) | :: varpu, vitsa, vitsas |
| wither {v} /ˈwɪðɚ/ ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) | :: lakastua, kuihtua |
| wither {v} ((intransitive) to become helpless due to emotion) | :: jäykistyä, jähmettyä |
| wither {v} ((transitive) to cause to shrivel or dry up) | :: kuihduttaa, lakastuttaa |
| wither {v} (to lose vigor or power) | :: kuihtua |
| wither {v} ((transitive) to make helpless due to emotion) | :: jäykistää |
| withered {adj} /ˈwɪðɚd/ (shrivelled) | :: kuihtunut, kitulias |
| withering {adj} (tending to destroy, devastate, overwhelm or cause complete destruction) | :: musertava, murskaava |
| withering {adj} (diminishing rapidly) | :: kuihtuva |
| withering {adj} (tending to make someone feel small) | :: vähättelevä |
| witherite {n} (mineral) | :: witheriitti |
| withers {n} /ˈwɪð.ɚz/ (part of the back of a draft animal) | :: säkä |
| with flying colors {prep} ((idiom) extremely well) | :: liput liehuen, mennen tullen |
| with good grace {prep} | :: miellyttävästi, suopeasti, kohteliaasti, arvokkaasti, auliisti |
| withhold {v} /wɪθˈhoʊld/ (to keep an object) | :: pitää (itsellään) |
| withhold {v} (to keep information) | :: pitää omana tietonaan |
| withhold {v} (to retain) | :: evätä |
| withholding {n} (deduction of taxes from employees' salary) | :: ennakonpidätys |
| withholding {n} (tax so deducted) | :: ennakonpidätys |
| withholding tax {n} (A withholding, a tax withheld from employees' salary and paid to the government) | :: ennakonpidätys |
| within {prep} /wɪðˈɪn/ (spatial enclosure) | :: sisällä |
| within living memory {prep} (in living memory) SEE: in living memory | :: |
| within one's means {prep} | :: suu säkkiä myöten |
| within one's rights {prep} | :: oikeutensa (one's right) [used as a noun], oikeuksiensa rajoissa |
| within reach {prep} (at a distance close enough to touch by reaching) | :: ulottuvilla, käsillä, käden ulottuvilla |
| within reach {prep} (at a close distance to) | :: käden ulottuvilla |
| with no further ado {prep} (with no further ado) | :: ilman enempiä muodollisuuksia, pidemmittä puheitta |
| with one hand tied behind one's back {adv} (hands down) SEE: hands down | :: |
| with one's eyes closed {adv} | :: silmät kiinni |
| with one's eyes open {adv} | :: silmät auki |
| with one voice {prep} (in unison) | :: yhteen ääneen |
| with open arms {prep} (with enthusiasm, as if embracing) | :: avosylin |
| without {prep} /wɪθˈaʊt/ (not having) | :: ilman, -tta [abessive case], vailla |
| without a doubt {prep} (certainly) SEE: certainly | :: |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| without a doubt {prep} | :: epäilemättä, ilman epäilystäkään |
| without doubt {prep} (without a doubt) SEE: without a doubt | :: |
| without exception {prep} (exceptionless) | :: poikkeuksetta |
| without loss of generality {prep} (without loss of generality) | :: yleisyyttä menettämättä |
| without prejudice {prep} (not considering) | :: huomioimatta, ottamatta huomioon |
| without prejudice {prep} (law: not affecting) | :: puuttumatta, koskematta |
| without prejudice {prep} (law: allowing return to earlier position) | :: sitoumuksetta |
| with pleasure {prep} /wəð ˈpleʒ.ə/ (willingly, without argument) | :: ilomielin, kernaasti, mielellään |
| with regard to {prep} (concerning) | :: koskien, liittyen, tiimoilta |
| with respect {prep} (mild apology) | :: kaikella kunnioituksella |
| with respect to {prep} (pertaining to) | :: suhteen, suhteessa, liittyen |
| with respect to {prep} (mathematics) | :: suhteen |
| withspeak {v} (speak against) SEE: oppose | :: |
| withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict | :: |
| withstand {v} /wɪðˈstænd/ (to resist) | :: kestää |
| withstand {v} (to oppose) | :: vastustaa |
| withy {n} (osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| withy {n} (long, flexible twig of the osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| witless {adj} (Without wit or understanding) | :: järjetön, älytön |
| witness {n} /ˈwɪtnəs/ (attestation of a fact or event) | :: todistus |
| witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) | :: todistaja |
| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) | :: todistaja |
| witness {n} (something that serves as evidence) | :: todiste |
| witness {v} ((transitive) to furnish proof of) | :: todistaa |
| witness {v} ((transitive) to take as evidence) | :: todistaa, osoittaa |
| witness {v} ((transitive) to see or gain knowledge of through experience) | :: todistaa |
| witness {v} ((intransitive) to preach presenting personal testimony) | :: todistaa |
| wits' end {n} (at (one's) wits' end) SEE: perplexed | :: |
| wittedness {n} (condition) | :: älyisyys |
| witticism {n} /ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/ (witty remark) | :: sukkeluus |
| wittiness {n} (the quality of being witty) | :: nasevuus |
| wittle {adj} (babytalk for little) | :: piäni |
| witty {adj} /ˈwɪti/ (possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity) | :: terävä |
| witty {adj} (clever; amusingly ingenious) | :: naseva, sukkelasanainen |
| witty {adj} (full of wit) | :: välkky |
| witty {adj} (quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits) | :: välkky |
| wizard {n} /wɪ.zɚd/ (person skilled with magic) | :: velho |
| wizard {n} (person skilled or unusually talented in a particular field) | :: velho |
| wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) | :: apuri |
| wizard {n} (wise man; sage) | :: tietäjä |
| wizardess {n} (sorceress) SEE: sorceress | :: |
| wizardry {n} (art of a wizard; sorcery) | :: noitataito, taikuus |
| wizardry {n} (something that gives the appearance of magic) | :: taikuus |
| wizardry {n} (great ability) | :: taituruus, taikuus, noituus |
| wizen {adj} /ˈwɪzən/ (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage) | :: kurttuinen |
| wizen {v} (to become lean and wrinkled by shrinkage) | :: kurtistua, kurttuuntua, mennä kurttuun |
| wizened {adj} /ˈwɪzənd/ (withered) | :: kuihtunut, kurttuinen |
| woad {n} (Isatis tinctoria) | :: morsinko |
| wobble {n} /ˈwɑbl̩/ (unsteady motion) | :: vaappuminen, huojunta, horjunta |
| wobble {v} (move with an uneven or rocking motion) | :: vaappua, horjua, huojua |
| wobble {v} (quaver) | :: väristä |
| wobble {v} (vacillate) | :: olla kahden vaiheilla |
| wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum | :: |
| wobbly {adj} (unsteady and tending to wobble) | :: horjuva |
| woe {n} /wəʊ/ (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | :: suru, tuska |
| woe is me {interj} /woʊ ɪz mi/ (interjection) | :: voi minua |
| wog {n} /wɒɡ/ (an offensive term for a dark-skinned person) | :: laku |
| wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| woggle {n} (Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide) | :: huiviholkki, osmonsolmu |
| wok {n} /wɒk/ (large round pan) | :: wokkipannu |
| wok {v} (to use a wok) | :: wokata |
| woke {adj} /wəʊk/ (alert of what is happening) | :: tiedostava |
| wolf {n} /wʊlf/ (animal) | :: susi, hukka, susihukka |
| wolf {n} (man who makes amorous advances on many women) | :: häntäheikki, naistenmies |
| wolf {n} (unpleasant musical tone) | :: susisävel, särö |
| wolf {v} (to devour) | :: hotkia, ahmia |
| wolf {n} (constellation) SEE: Lupus | :: |
| wolfberry {n} (Lycium) | :: pukinpensas |
| wolfberry {n} (fruit of Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense) | :: goji-marja |
| wolf cub {n} /ˈwʊlfkʌb/ (young wolf) | :: sudenpentu |
| wolf down {v} (consume quickly) | :: [as a long-term act, the amount of the object not confined] hotkia, ahmia, [as a short-term act, the amount of the object confined] hotkaista, ahmaista |
| wolffish {n} /ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ/ (fish) | :: merikissa |
| Wolfgang {prop} /ˈwʊlf.ɡæŋ/ (male given name) | :: Wolfgang |
| wolfhound {n} (dog) | :: susikoira |
| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} /ˈwʊlf ɪn ˈʃiːps ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: susi lampaan vaatteissa |
| wolfish {adj} /ˈwʊlfiʃ/ (pertaining to wolves) | :: suden- |
| wolfish {adj} (akin to the characteristics or habits of a wolf) | :: suden- |
| wolfish {adj} (fierce, savage, menacing) | :: petomainen |
| wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfpack {n} (group of wild wolves, see also: pack) | :: susilauma |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| wolfram {n} (wolframite) SEE: wolframite | :: |
| wolframite {n} (wolframite) | :: wolframiitti |
| wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| wolfskin {n} (skin of wolf) | :: sudennahka, sudentalja |
| wolf spider {n} (any of several spiders of the family Lycosidae) | :: juoksuhämähäkki |
| wolf tone {n} | :: susisävel |
| wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wollastonite {n} (grey inosilicate mineral) | :: wollastoniitti |
| Wolverhampton {prop} /ˌwʊlvəɹˈhæmptən/ (city) | :: Wolverhampton |
| wolverine {n} /ˌwʊlvəˈriːn/ (Gulo gulo) | :: ahma |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: nainen |
| woman child {n} (childish or immature woman) | :: lapsinainen |
| womanhater {n} (hater of women) SEE: misogynist | :: |
| womanhood {n} /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ (state of being a woman) | :: naiseus |
| womanhood {n} (qualities considered typical for a woman) | :: naisellisuus |
| womanhood {n} (women as a group) | :: naiset, naisväki |
| womanish {adj} /ˈwʊmənɪʃ/ (characteristic of a woman) | :: naismainen |
| womanizer {n} /ˈwʊmənaɪzəɹ/ (habitual seducer of women) | :: pelimies, naistenmies |
| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity | :: |
| womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman) | :: naisellinen |
| woman of easy virtue {n} | :: kevytkenkäinen nainen |
| woman of the world {n} (worldly woman) | :: maailmannainen |
| womb {n} /wuːm/ (uterus) | :: kohtu |
| womb {n} (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) | :: kehto |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| wombat {n} /ˈwɑmˌbæt/ (marsupial) | :: vompatti |
| womenfolk {n} (women collectively) | :: naisväki |
| womenfolk {n} (adult female members of a community) | :: naisväki |
| women's refuge {n} (women's shelter) SEE: women's shelter | :: |
| women's shelter {n} (temporary refuge for women) | :: turvakoti |
| women's studies {n} (academic field) | :: naistutkimus |
| wonder {n} /ˈwʌndɚ/ (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: ihme |
| wonder {n} (something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable) | :: ihme, kumma, kummallisuus |
| wonder {n} (someone very talented at something, a genius) | :: lahjakkuus, ilmiö, ihme |
| wonder {n} (sense of awe or astonishment) | :: kummastus, ihmetys |
| wonder {n} (informal: thought) | :: ihmettely, fundeeraus |
| wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise) | :: hämmästellä, ihmetellä, kummastella |
| wonder {v} (to ponder about something) | :: ihmetellä, miettiä, pohtia, tuumia, tuumailla, aprikoida |
| wonderful {adj} /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fl̩/ (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: hieno, mainio, loistava, ihana |
| wonderfully {adv} /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/ (in a wonderful manner) | :: loistavasti |
| wonderfully {adv} (to an extent inspiring wonder) | :: ihmeellisen |
| wonderland {n} /ˈwʌndɚˌlænd/ (Imaginary or real place full of wonder or marvels) | :: ihmemaa |
| wonderous {adj} (wondrous) SEE: wondrous | :: |
| Wonder Woman {prop} /ˈwʌndə ˈwʊmən/ (DC Comics character) | :: Ihmenainen |
| Wonder Woman {n} (woman of extraordinary powers) SEE: superwoman | :: |
| wondrous {adj} /ˈwʌndɹəs/ (amazing, inspiring awe) | :: ihmeellinen, vaikuttava |
| wont {n} /wəʊnt/ (habitual way of doing things) | :: tapa |
| wont {adj} (accustomed or apt) | :: tapana |
| wonton {n} /ˈwɑntɑn/ (Chinese dumpling) | :: wonton |
| woo {v} /wuː/ (to endeavor to gain someone's affection) | :: kosiskella, riiata, vokotella |
| wood {n} /wʊd/ (substance) | :: puu |
| wood {n} (wood from a particular species) | :: puulaji |
| wood {n} (woodland) | :: metsä, metsikkö |
| wood {n} (firewood) | :: puut {p}, polttopuu |
| wood {n} (type of golf club) | :: puu, puumaila |
| wood {n} (music: woodwind instrument) | :: puupuhallin |
| wood {n} (slang: an erection) | :: stondis, kanki |
| wood {v} (to cover or plant with trees) | :: metsittää, istuttaa metsää |
| wood alcohol {n} (methanol) | :: puusprii |
| wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa) | :: valkovuokko |
| wood anemone {n} (Anemone quinquefolia) | :: n.a. |
| wood anemone {n} (Anemone sylvestris) | :: arovuokko |
| woodblock printing {n} (technique for printing text, images or patterns) | :: puupiirrospaino |
| woodbox {n} (bof for firewood) | :: halkolaatikko, puulaatikko |
| woodcarver {n} (a person who is skilled at woodcarving) | :: puunleikkaaja |
| wood carving {n} (art) | :: puunleikkaus |
| wood carving {n} (object) | :: puuleikkaustyö |
| wood carving {n} (decoration) | :: puuleikkaus |
| woodchat shrike {n} (Lanius senator) | :: punapäälepinkäinen |
| woodchip {n} (chip of wood) | :: lastu, hake [chips as mass] |
| woodchip {n} (fibre of wood) | :: puukuitu |
| woodchipper {n} (woodchip making machine) | :: haketin, hakkuri |
| woodchuck {n} /ˈwʊd.tʃʌk/ (rodent of the family Sciuridae) | :: metsämurmeli |
| woodcock {n} /ˈwʊd.kɒk/ (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) | :: lehtokurppa, kurppa |
| woodcraft {n} (art or skill) SEE: wood carving | :: |
| woodcraft {n} (skills related to a woodland habitat) | :: erätaito, erätaidot {p} |
| wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum) | :: ahojäkkärä |
| woodcut {n} (method of printmaking) | :: ksylografia, puukaiverrus |
| woodcut {n} (print) | :: ksylografia |
| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| woodcutter {n} (person who cuts wood) | :: puunhakkaaja |
| woodcutter {n} (person who makes woodcuts) | :: puunkaivertaja, puunleikkaaja |
| wood dock {n} (Rumex sanguineus) SEE: bloody dock | :: |
| wood ear {n} (black fungus) | :: juudaksenkorva |
| woodedness {n} (state or degree of being wooded) | :: metsäisyys |
| wooden {adj} /ˈwʊdən/ (made of wood) | :: puinen |
| wooden {adj} (figuratively) | :: puiseva |
| wooden fish {n} (percussion instrument) | :: puukala |
| wooden spoon {n} /ˈwʊdən spuːn/ (spoon made from wood) | :: kapusta, puukauha |
| wooden spoon {n} (prize for coming last in a competition) | :: lohdutuspalkinto |
| wood fern {n} (fern of the genus Dryopteris) | :: alvejuuri |
| woodfree {adj} (Made from chemically processed (as opposed to mechanical pulping process) wood pulp.) | :: puuvapaa |
| wood grouse {n} (Tetrao urogallus) SEE: western capercaillie | :: |
| wood-hewer {n} (one who earns a living by splitting wood) | :: halonhakkaaja |
| wood horsetail {n} (plant) | :: metsäkorte |
| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
| woodland {adj} /ˈwʊd.lənd/ (of or pertaining to a creature or object existing in a woodland) | :: metsän, metsä- |
| woodland {n} (land covered with woody vegetation) | :: metsämaa, metsä |
| wood lemming {n} (wood lemming) | :: metsäsopuli |
| wood lot {n} (area of land) | :: metsäpalsta |
| woodlouse {n} /ˈwʊd.ˌlaʊs/ (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: siira, saunamaija [colloquial] |
| wood mouse {n} (European rodent) | :: pikkumetsähiiri |
| wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch | :: |
| woodpecker {n} /ˈwʊdˌpɛkɚ/ (bird in Picinae) | :: tikka |
| woodpeckerlike {adj} (resembling woodpecker) | :: tikkamainen |
| woodpeckerologist {n} (ornithologist specialized in woodpeckers) | :: tikkatutkimus |
| woodpeckerology {n} (study of woodpeckers) | :: tikkatutkimus |
| wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus) | :: sepelkyyhky |
| woodpile {n} /ˈwʊdpaɪl/ (pile of cut wood) | :: halkopino |
| wood pulp {n} (pulp from trees used to make paper) | :: paperimassa |
| woodpusher {n} (chess player who is not good at the game) | :: amatööri, tumpelo |
| woodruff {n} /ˈwʊdɹʌf/ (herb) | :: tuoksumatara |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) | :: liro |
| woodshed {n} (enclosed structure for storing firewood) | :: puuvaja, liiteri |
| wood sorrel {n} /ˈwʊdˌsɒɹəl/ (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella) | :: käenkaali, ketunleipä |
| wood sorrel {n} (any of several other species of the genus Oxalis) | :: käenkaali |
| wood spirit {n} (spiritual being) | :: metsänhenki |
| wood spirit {n} (alcohol) | :: metanoli |
| wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry | :: |
| wood warbler {n} (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) | :: sirittäjä |
| woodwind {n} (musical instrument) | :: puupuhallin |
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: puupuhallin |
| woodwork {n} (handiwork of wood) | :: puutyö, puuesine |
| woodwork {n} (wood product) | :: puutuote |
| woodwork {n} (working with wood) | :: puutyöt {p} |
| woodwork {n} (a woodworking shop or factory) | :: puusepänliike |
| woodwork {n} (goalpost or crossbar) | :: maalitolppa, ylärima |
| woodworker {n} (a person skilled at woodworking) | :: puuseppä, kirvesmies |
| woodworm {n} (larvae that bore into wood) | :: jumi |
| woody {adj} /ˈwʊdi/ (non-herbaceous) | :: puuvartinen |
| woody {adj} (lignified) | :: puu-, puinen |
| woof {n} /wʊf/ (set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom) | :: kude |
| woof {n} (sound of a dog) | :: hau, vuh |
| woof {v} (to make the sound of a dog) | :: haukahtaa, haukkua |
| woofer {n} /ˈwʊfɚ/ (low-frequency audio speaker) | :: bassokaiutin |
| wooing {n} (courting) SEE: courtship | :: |
| wool {n} /wʊl/ (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: villa |
| wool {n} (cloth or yarn) | :: villa |
| wool {n} (anything with a texture like that of wool) | :: villa |
| woolen {adj} /ˈwʊlən/ (made of wool) | :: villa- [in compounds], villainen |
| woolgathering {n} (Indulgence in daydreams) | :: haaveilu, unelmointi, uneksinta |
| woolly back {n} (slang: unsophisticated person from the countryside) | :: landepaukku, turvenuija, bönde, heinähattu |
| woolly hat {n} (beanie) SEE: beanie | :: |
| woolly mammoth {n} (Mammuthus primigenius) | :: villamammutti |
| Woop Woop {prop} (an extremely remote area) | :: Perähikiä |
| woozy {adj} /ˈwuːzi/ (queasy, dizzy, or disoriented) | :: tokkurainen |
| wop {n} /wɒp/ (person of Italian descent) | :: italiaano, makaroni, Luigi |
| Worcestershire sauce {n} /ˈwʊs.tɚ.ʃɚ ˈsɔːs/ (English condiment) | :: Worcestershire-kastike, Worcesterkastike |
| word {n} /wɜːd/ (unit of language) | :: sana |
| word {n} (telegraphy: unit of text) | :: sana |
| word {n} (computing: fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit) | :: sana |
| word {n} (computer science: finite string which is not a command or operator) | :: sana |
| word {n} (group theory: kind of group element) | :: sana |
| word {n} (fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action) | :: sanat |
| word {n} (something which has been said) | :: sana, puhe |
| word {n} (news, tidings) | :: uutiset, sana |
| word {n} (order, request, expression of will, see also: order; request) | :: sana |
| word {n} (promise) | :: sana |
| word {n} (brief discussion) | :: pari sanaa |
| word {n} (angry debate; argument) | :: riita, kiista, sanailu, sananvaihto |
| word {n} (Christ) | :: Sana |
| word {n} (the word of God) | :: sana |
| word {v} (to say or write using particular words) | :: muotoilla [to formulate]; pukea sanoiksi [to put into words] |
| word {v} (to flatter with words) | :: imarrella |
| word {v} (to ply or overpower with words) | :: puhua |
| word {v} (to conjure with a word) | :: loitsia |
| word {v} (to speak) | :: virkkaa [archaic or literary] |
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| word {n} (watchword) SEE: watchword | :: |
| Word {n} /wɝd/ (Scripture) | :: sana, jumalansana |
| word association {n} (activity in which the participant is presented with a word) | :: sana-assosiaatiopeli [game], sana-assosiaatio [method] |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon | :: |
| wordbook {n} (libretto) SEE: libretto | :: |
| word count {n} (number of words in a passage) | :: sanamäärä |
| word formation {n} (formation of new words) | :: sananmuodostus |
| word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim | :: |
| word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used) | :: sanasta sanaan |
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| wordily {adv} (using too many words) | :: monisanaisesti |
| wordless {adj} (unspoken) | :: sanaton |
| wordless {adj} (unable or unwilling to speak) | :: mykkä, sanaton |
| wordlessness {n} (state of being wordless) | :: sanattomuus |
| wordlist {n} (collection of all words from a particular source) | :: sanalista |
| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) | :: kunniasana |
| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor | :: |
| word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) | :: suupuhe |
| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) | :: sanajärjestys |
| wordplay {n} | :: sanaleikki |
| word processing {n} (The creation, input, editing and formatting of documents and other text using software on a computer) | :: tekstinkäsittely |
| word processor {n} (device) | :: tekstinkäsittelylaite |
| word processor {n} (software) | :: tekstinkäsittelyohjelma |
| words {n} /wɜːdz/ (angry debate or conversation) | :: sanaharkka |
| words {n} (lines in a script for a performance) | :: sanat {p}, vuorosanat {p} |
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| word search {n} (a word game) | :: sanalaatikko |
| wordsmith {n} /wɝdsmɪθ/ (one who uses words skillfully) | :: sanataituri, sanaseppo, sanaseppä |
| wordsmith {v} (apply craftsman-like skills to word use) | :: sanaseppoilla |
| wordsmithery {n} (skillful use of words) | :: sanaseppoilu |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| word to the wise {adv} (idiomatic) | :: pieni neuvo |
| wordy {adj} /ˈwɝdi/ (using an excessive number of words) | :: monisanainen |
| work {n} /wɝk/ (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: työ |
| work {n} (place where one is employed) | :: työ, työpaikka |
| work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) | :: työ |
| work {n} (result of a particular manner of production) | :: työ |
| work {n} (something produced using the specified material or tool) | :: työ |
| work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) | :: teos |
| work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object) | :: työ |
| work {n} (thermodynamics: energy in transit between one form or repository and another) | :: työ |
| work {n} (fortification) | :: varustus |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: työskennellä, tehdä työtä, olla töissä |
| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive)) | :: tunkeutua, hivuttaa |
| work {v} (embroider with thread) | :: kirjailla |
| work {v} (set into action) | :: käyttää |
| work {v} (cause to ferment) | :: käyttää |
| work {v} (exhaust) | :: käyttää loppuun |
| work {v} (shape, form, or improve a material) | :: työstää, muokata |
| work {v} (operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.) | :: työskennellä |
| work {v} (to operate in or through) | :: käyttää |
| work {v} (provoke or excite) | :: aiheuttaa |
| work {v} (use or manipulate) | :: käyttää, ohjata |
| work {v} (cause to happen) | :: aiheuttaa, tehdä |
| work {v} (cause to work) | :: teettää, teettää työtä |
| work {v} (function correctly) | :: toimia |
| work {v} (influence) | :: vaikuttaa |
| work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (intransitive)) | :: vaikuttaa |
| work {v} (move in an agitated manner) | :: liikkua, ravistella |
| work {v} (behave in a certain way when handled.) | :: muokkautua |
| work {v} (cause to feel) | :: tuottaa |
| workability {n} (ease with which something can be worked) | :: työstettävyys |
| workable {adj} (capable of functioning) | :: toimiva, käyttökelpoinen |
| workaday {adj} (suitable for everyday use) | :: arkinen |
| workaday {adj} (mundane or commonplace) | :: arkinen |
| workaholic {n} (person) | :: työnarkomaani |
| workaholic {adj} (in the nature or manner of a workaholic) | :: työnarkomaaninen, työnarkomaani |
| workbench {n} (sturdy table) | :: penkki, höyläpenkki, työstöpenkki, työpöytä |
| workday {n} (day on which work is done) | :: työpäivä |
| workday {n} (part of a day on which work is done) | :: työpäivä |
| worked up {adj} (excessively emotional) | :: kiihtynyt |
| worker {n} /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ (person who performs labor) | :: työläinen |
| worker {n} (insect) | :: työläinen |
| worker bee {n} (sterile bee) | :: työläinen, työmehiläinen |
| worker's compensation {n} (workers' compensation) SEE: workers' compensation | :: |
| workers' compensation {n} (insurance ) | :: työtapaturmavakuutus |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: kaikkien maiden proletaarit, liittykää yhteen! |
| work ethic {n} (value that one ought to work hard at one's job or duties) | :: työmoraali |
| work ethic {n} (tendency to work hard at one's job or duties) | :: ahkeruus |
| work experience {n} (short unpaid period of time at a workplace) | :: työharjoittelu |
| workflow {n} (A process or procedure by which tasks are completed) | :: työnkulku |
| workforce {n} (workers employed by an organization) | :: työvoima |
| workgroup {n} /ˈwəːkɡɹuːp/ (a group of workers engaged in a series of collaborative tasks) | :: työryhmä |
| workgroup {n} (a computer network created for use by such groups) | :: työryhmäverkko |
| workhorse {n} (a horse used primarily for work) | :: työhevonen |
| workhorse {n} (anyone that does a lot of work) | :: työjuhta |
| working {n} /ˈwɝkɪŋ/ (operation; action) | :: työ, työskenteleminen, työn tekeminen, toimiminen |
| working {n} (method of operation) | :: toimintatapa, työskentelytapa |
| working {n} (fermentation) | :: käyminen |
| working {n} (becoming full of a vegetable substance) | :: rehevöityminen |
| working {adj} (functioning) | :: toimiva |
| working {adj} (suffices but requires additional work) | :: työ-, keskeneräinen |
| working {adj} (in paid employment) | :: työssäkäyvä; työtätekevä [working class] |
| working {adj} (of or relating to employment) | :: työ- |
| working {adj} (enough to allow one to use something) | :: riittävä |
| working animal {n} (animal kept for work) | :: työjuhta |
| working class {n} (social class doing physical work) | :: työväenluokka |
| working-class {adj} (relating to the working class) | :: työväenluokkainen |
| working conditions {n} (environment in which one works) | :: työskentelyolosuhteet {p}, työympäristö, työolot {p} |
| working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done) | :: työpäivä |
| working day {n} (part of a day in which work is done) | :: työpäivä |
| working dog {n} (type of dog breed) | :: käyttökoira |
| working end {n} (end of rope) | :: vapaa pää |
| working group {n} (any more or less formal team working for joint purpose) | :: työryhmä |
| working knowledge {n} (knowledge of how to make something work) | :: käytännön osaaminen |
| working life {n} (period spent in employment) | :: työelämä |
| working order {n} (state or condition of being operational) | :: käyttökunto |
| working poor {n} (working people) | :: työtätekevät köyhät {p} |
| working time {n} (law: time spent at occupational labor) | :: työaika |
| working title {n} (a temporary name) | :: työnimi |
| working week {n} (range of days of the week) SEE: workweek | :: |
| work in progress {n} (work) | :: kesken [adverb] |
| work in progress {n} (project) | :: keskeneräinen työ, kesken [adverb] |
| work in progress {n} (accounting: value of unfinished goods) | :: keskeneräinen tuotanto |
| work-intensive {adj} (labor-intensive) SEE: labor-intensive | :: |
| work-life balance {n} (working time) | :: työ- ja yksityiselämän tasapaino |
| workloom {n} (tool or implement) | :: työkalu |
| workman's compensation {n} (workers' compensation) SEE: workers' compensation | :: |
| workmanship {n} /ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/ (the skill of an artisan or craftsman) | :: ammattitaito |
| workmanship {n} (the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman) | :: työn laatu |
| workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker | :: |
| workmen's compensation {n} (workers' compensation) SEE: workers' compensation | :: |
| work of art {n} (product of the fine arts) | :: taideteos |
| work of art {n} (something beautiful or exquisite) | :: taideteos |
| work one's butt off {v} (to work excessively) | :: raataa |
| work out {v} /ˌwɚk ˈaʊt/ (to calculate) | :: laskea |
| work out {v} (to make sense of) | :: tajuta |
| work out {v} (to conclude with the correct solution) | :: täsmätä |
| work out {v} (to succeed) | :: toimia |
| work out {v} (to habitually exercise rigorously) | :: treenata |
| workout {n} /ˈwɚk.aʊt/ (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise) | :: treenit |
| work permit {n} (authorization to work in a foreign country) | :: työskentelylupa [law], työlupa |
| workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: työpaikka |
| work placement {n} (practicum) SEE: practicum | :: |
| work product {n} (something created by an employee that is considered the property of the employer) | :: työn tulos |
| workroom {n} (A room where work is done) | :: työhuone |
| works {n} /wɝks/ (a mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens) | :: kone |
| works agreement {n} (contract on conditions of industry by en employer and a work council) | :: yrityskohtainen työehtosopimus |
| works council {n} (organization) | :: yritysneuvosto ("luottamusmiesneuvosto", "kollektiivinen luottamusmies") |
| worksheet {n} (sheet on which problems are worked out) | :: tehtäväpaperi, tehtävämoniste [paper]; tehtäväsivu [on computer] |
| workshop {n} /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ (small manufacturing room) | :: työpaja, verstas, paja |
| workshop {n} (intensive course of education) | :: työpaja, ryhmätyökurssi |
| workshop {n} (academic conference) | :: työpaja, workshop |
| worksite {n} (site of work, especially in reference to construction work) | :: työmaa |
| worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| work someone's arse off {v} (to work excessively) SEE: work someone's ass off | :: |
| work someone's ass off {v} (to work excessively) | :: raataa |
| workspace {n} (area allocated for someone to work in) | :: työpaikka |
| workspace {n} (computing: A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated) | :: työtila |
| workstation {n} (powerful desktop computer) | :: työasema |
| workstation {n} (area for single worker) | :: työpiste |
| workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| workstead {n} (place for work) | :: työpaikka, työpiste, työtila |
| workstead {n} (place of employment) | :: työpaikka |
| worktable {n} (table) | :: työpöytä |
| work the crowd {v} (work the room) SEE: work the room | :: |
| work the room {v} (to interact with attendees at social event) | :: ottaa yleisönsä |
| work the room {v} (to interact with one's audience) | :: ottaa yleisönsä |
| worktop {n} (kitchen work surface) | :: työtaso |
| work-to-rule {n} (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out) | :: hidastuslakko (slow-down strike), italialainen lakko (Italian strike) |
| work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop | :: |
| workweek {n} (range of days of the week) | :: työviikko |
| work wonders {v} | :: saada ihmeitä aikaan |
| world {n} /wɜːld/ (human collective existence) | :: maailma |
| world {n} (the universe) | :: maailma, maailmankaikkeus |
| world {n} (the Earth) | :: maailma, maapallo, maa |
| world {n} (inhabited planet) | :: maailma |
| world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) | :: maailma |
| World Bank {prop} (group of five financial organizations) | :: Maailmanpankki |
| worldbuilding {n} (act or process of building of a fictional world) | :: maailmanrakennus |
| world champion {n} (winner of world cup or world championship) | :: maailmanmestari |
| world-class {adj} /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/ (of a standard that ranks among the best in the world) | :: maailmanluokan |
| world cup {n} (event; competition) | :: maailmanmestaruuskilpailut {p}, MM-kisat {p} |
| world cup {n} (trophy) | :: MM-pokaali |
| World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) | :: maailmannäyttely |
| world-famous {adj} (renowned in many parts of the world) | :: maailmankuulu |
| World Heritage Site {n} (place listed by UNESCO as being of significance) | :: maailmanperintökohde |
| world language {n} (language spoken internationally) | :: maailmankieli |
| world literature {n} (comparative literature) SEE: comparative literature | :: |
| worldly {adj} /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/ (concerned with the human, earthly or physical rather than spiritual) | :: maallinen, mainen |
| worldly {adj} (concerned with the secular rather than sacred) | :: maallinen, sekulaarinen |
| worldly {adj} (versed in the ways of the world) | :: kokenut, maailmanmiesmäinen, varmakäytöksinen |
| world music {n} (traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music) | :: kansanmusiikki |
| world music {n} (music that combines elements from traditional styles with popular elements) | :: maailmanmusiikki |
| world order {n} (structure that manages the world's stability) | :: maailmanjärjestys |
| world peace {n} (ideology of universal global understanding and nonviolence) | :: maailmanrauha |
| world record {n} (the world's best score or time) | :: maailmanennätys |
| world-renowned {adj} (of worldwide renown) | :: maailmankuulu |
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: maailman vanhin ammatti |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: Maailman kauppajärjestö |
| worldview {n} (personal view of the world) | :: maailmankatsomus |
| worldview {n} (totality of one's beliefs about reality) | :: maailmankatsomus |
| worldview {n} (general philosophy or view of life) | :: maailmankatsomus, elämänkatsomus |
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: maailmansota |
| World War I {prop} (war) | :: ensimmäinen maailmansota |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: toinen maailmansota |
| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III)) | :: kolmas maailmansota |
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| world-weariness {n} (characteristic of being world-weary) | :: maailmantuska |
| worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world) | :: maailmanlaajuinen |
| worldwide {adv} (throughout the world) | :: maailmanlaajuisesti |
| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) | :: maailmanlaajuinen tietoverkko, verkko, web, WWW |
| worm {n} /wɝm/ (animal) | :: mato |
| worm {n} (contemptible being) | :: luihu |
| worm {n} (self-replicating program) | :: mato |
| worm {n} (something helical, especially the thread of a screw) | :: jengat {p}, kierre |
| worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent) | :: käärme |
| worm {v} (to move with one's body dragging the ground) | :: madella |
| wormfish {n} (Microdesmidae) | :: nuolikko |
| wormhole {n} (a hole burrowed by a worm) | :: madonreikä |
| wormhole {n} (a shortcut between distant parts of space) | :: madonreikä |
| wormwood {n} /ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/ (Artemisia absinthium) | :: koiruoho, mali |
| wormwood {n} (that which causes bitterness) | :: karvasaine |
| worn {adj} /wɔɹn/ (damaged and shabby from too much use) | :: kulunut |
| worried {adj} /ˈwʌɹid/ (thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen) | :: huolestunut |
| worrisome {adj} /ˈwʌɹisəm/ (causing worry; perturbing or vexing) | :: huolestuttava |
| worrisome {adj} (of a person: inclined to worry) | :: huolestuvainen |
| worry {v} /ˈwʌɹi/ (be troubled) | :: huolehtia, huolia |
| worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of) | :: huolestuttaa, tehdä huolestuneeksi |
| worry {v} (harass, irritate) | :: ärsyttää |
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: huoli, harmi |
| worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle | :: |
| worrying {adj} /ˈwʌɹijˌɪŋ/ (inducing worry) | :: huolestuttava |
| worry wart {n} (one who worries excessively) | :: huolehtija |
| worrywart {n} /ˈwɝ.iˌwɔɹt/ (person who worries excessively) | :: murehtija |
| worse {adj} /wɝs/ (comparative form of bad) | :: huonompi |
| worse {adv} (comparative of badly) | :: huonommin, pahemmin |
| worsen {v} /ˈwɜː(r)sən/ (transitive: make worse) | :: pahentaa, huonontaa |
| worsen {v} (intransitive: get worse) | :: huonontua, pahentua |
| worship {n} /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) | :: palvonta |
| worship {n} (the religious ceremonies that express this devotion) | :: jumalanpalvelus, palvontamenot {p} |
| worship {n} (the ardent love of a person) | :: palvonta |
| worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) | :: palvoa |
| worshipper {n} (person who worships) | :: palvoja; jumalanpalvelukseen osallistuva [participant in a Christian ceremony]; kirkkokansa [collectively] |
| worst {adj} /wɝst/ (most inferior) | :: pahin |
| worst comes to worst {adv} (if a bad situation develops) | :: pahimmassa tapauksessa |
| worsted {n} /ˈwʊs.tɪd/ (yarn made from wool) | :: kampalanka |
| worsted {n} (fine smooth wool fabric) | :: kampalankakangas |
| worsted {adj} /ˈwɝ.stɪd/ (defeated, overcome) | :: lyöty |
| worst of both worlds {n} (scenario which combines disadvantages) | :: huonot puolet molemmista {p} |
| wort {n} /wɝt/ (any of various plants or herbs) | :: ruoho, yrtti |
| wort {n} (liquid extract) | :: vierre |
| worth {adj} (obsolete: valuable, worthwhile) SEE: worthwhile | :: |
| worth {adj} /wɜːθ/ (equal in value to) | :: arvoinen |
| worth {adj} (deserving of) | :: arvoinen, väärti |
| worth {adj} (making a fair equivalent of) | :: arvoinen |
| worth {n} (value) | :: arvo |
| worth {n} (merit, excellence) | :: kyvyt {p}, arvo |
| worth {n} (wealth, property) | :: arvo, omaisuus |
| worthless {adj} /ˈwɝθləs/ (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) | :: arvoton |
| worthlessness {n} (quality of lacking worth) | :: arvottomuus |
| worth one's salt {adj} /ˈwɜːθ wʌnz ˈsɒlt/ (adept or competent) | :: palkkansa arvoinen |
| worth one's weight in gold {adj} (idiomatic: very valuable) | :: painonsa arvoinen kultaa |
| worth one's while {adj} (important enough to spend time, effort or money on) | :: vaivan arvoinen |
| worthwhile {adj} /wɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/ (good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on) | :: vaivan arvoinen |
| worthy {adj} /ˈwɝði/ (having worth, merit or value) | :: arvollinen |
| worthy {adj} (honourable or admirable) | :: kunnianarvoisa |
| worthy {adj} (deserving, or having sufficient worth) | :: -n (genitive) arvoinen |
| -worthy {suffix} (of sufficient worth for) | :: -kelpoinen, -arvoinen |
| -worthy {suffix} (suitable or safe for) | :: -kelpoinen, -kestävä |
| -worthy {suffix} (able or fit to be) | :: -kelpoinen, -arvoinen |
| -worthy {suffix} (having the right, power, permission, or freedom to) | :: vapaa [tekemään jotakin: "to do something"] |
| would {v} /wʊd/ (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) | :: Use the conditional mood |
| would {v} (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) | :: We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Meillä olisi lämpimämpää, jos et olisi avannut ikkunaa! |
| would {v} (indicating a possible (but not definite) future action or state) | :: Use the conditional mood; We sat on the bench, wondering if the bus would be late this time. - Istuimme rannalla miettien, tulisiko linja-auto tämän kerran myöhässä. |
| would {v} (indicating an action in the past that was planned or intended) | :: Use the present tense or omit the subject and use the active present participle with a possessive suffix congruent with the subject; The waiter said he would be right back. - Tarjoilija sanoi, että hän palaa pian. / Tarjoilija sanoi palaavansa pian. |
| would {v} (indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly) | :: Use the adessive case with the construction oli tapana; In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Talvisin meillä oli tapana istua jäisen järven avannon vieressä ja kalastaa tuntikausia. |
| would {v} (used to express a polite request) | :: Use the conditional; Would you please turn off the TV? - Sulkisitko television? |
| would like {v} (transitive) | :: conditional forms of haluta |
| would like {v} (intransitive) | :: conditional forms of haluta |
| wouldn't hurt a fly {v} (is of very gentle nature (idiom)) | :: ei tekisi pahaa kärpäsellekään |
| wouldn't kick someone out of bed {v} (one finds a person sexually attractive) | :: ei potkisi pois sängystä |
| would you like to go out with me {phrase} (suggestion to date someone) | :: haluaisitko lähteä ulos kanssani? |
| would you mind putting on your seat belt {phrase} (would you mind putting on your seat belt?) | :: laittaisitko turvavyön kiinni |
| wound {n} /wund/ (injury) | :: haava |
| wound {n} (something that offends a person’s feelings) | :: loukkaus |
| wound {n} (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) | :: haava |
| wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: haavoittaa |
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: loukata |
| wounded {adj} /ˈwuːndɪd/ (suffering from a wound) | :: haavoittunut |
| wounded {adj} (suffering from an emotional injury) | :: loukkaantunut, haavoittunut |
| wounded {n} (people who have suffered wounds) | :: haavoittuneet {p} |
| wounding {n} (act of inflicting a wound) | :: haavoittaminen |
| wounding {n} (instance of being wounded) | :: haavoittuminen |
| woundwort {n} (genus Stachys) | :: pähkämö |
| wow {interj} /waʊ̯/ (excitement) | :: vau! |
| wow {interj} (amazement) | :: vau, o-ho, jukoliste |
| wrack {v} (rack) SEE: rack | :: |
| wraith {n} /ɹeɪθ/ (A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death) | :: henki, haamu |
| wramp {v} (to sprain part of the body) SEE: sprain | :: |
| wramp {n} (wrench, twist, sprain) | :: nyrjähdys |
| wramp {n} (twisted or distorted understanding) | :: väärä käsitys; ajatusnyrjähdys [informal] |
| wrangle {v} /ˈɹæŋ.ɡəl/ (to bicker) | :: riidellä, rähistä, torailla, kiistellä |
| wrangle {v} (to herd livestock) | :: paimentaa |
| wrangle {n} (act of wrangling) | :: riitely, kiistely, torailu, rähinöinti |
| wrangle {n} (angry dispute) | :: riita, kiista, tora, rähinä, sanasota |
| wrap {v} /ɹæp/ (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) | :: kääriä |
| wrap {v} (to enclose or coil around an object or organism) | :: kiertää |
| wrap {v} (figuratively: to conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide) | :: kätkeä |
| wrap {v} (to finish shooting a video, television show, or movie) | :: purkittaa |
| wrap {n} (garment) | :: peitto |
| wrap {n} (food) | :: rulla, wrap, wrappi |
| wrap around one's little finger {v} (to successfully control or influence) | :: kietoa pikkusormensa ympärille |
| wrapped {adj} /ɹæpt/ (encased in a wrapping) | :: kääritty, paketoitu |
| wrapper {n} /ˈɹapɚ/ ((computing) A construct that serves to mediate access to another object.) | :: kääre, kääreluokka, wrapperi |
| wrapping {n} (material) SEE: packaging | :: |
| wrapping paper {n} (paper used for wrapping parcels or presents) | :: käärepaperi |
| wrap up {v} (To fold and secure something to be the cover or protection) | :: paketoida |
| wrap up {v} (To finish off a task completely) | :: päättää, saada valmiiksi |
| wrap up {v} (To wear abundant clothing as protection from the weather) | :: pukeutua lämpimästi |
| wrap up {v} (To summarize or recapitulate) | :: tehdä yhteenveto, tiivistää |
| wrap-up {n} /ˈɹæpʌp/ (brief final summary) | :: yhteenveto |
| wrath {n} /ɹɒθ/ (great anger) | :: viha, raivo |
| wreak {v} /ɹik/ (to cause or inflict causing injury) | :: [of havoc] aiheuttaa, [of anger] kohdistaa |
| wreak {v} (to take vengeance) | :: kurittaa |
| wreath {n} /ɹiːθ/ (something twisted and curled) | :: kiehkura |
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) | :: seppele, kranssi |
| wreath {n} (heraldry: support of a crest) | :: lakipunos |
| wreath {v} (to place a wreath around something) | :: seppelöidä |
| wreath {v} (to wrap around something in a circle) | :: ympäröidä |
| wreck {n} /ˈɹɛk/ (ruined object or person) | :: raunio, ihmisraunio |
| wreck {n} (remains) | :: romu, raato, jäännökset, hylky |
| wreck {n} (collision) | :: törmäys, yhteentörmäys, kolari |
| wreck {v} (to cause severe damage) | :: tuhota, särkeä, romuttaa |
| wreck {v} (to ruin) | :: tuhota, särkeä |
| wreck {v} (to dismantle wrecked objects) | :: romuttaa |
| wreckage {n} (something wrecked) | :: romu |
| wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck | :: |
| wreckfish {n} (perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae) | :: hylkyahven |
| wrecking ball {n} (heavy steel ball used for demolition) | :: murskauspallo |
| wreck yard {n} (location of dismantling business) | :: hajottamo, romuttamo, autopurkamo |
| wren {n} /ɹɛn/ (bird of family Troglodytidae) | :: peukaloinen |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrench {n} /ɹɛnt͡ʃ̩̩/ (trick or artifice) | :: temppu |
| wrench {n} (deceit; guile; treachery) | :: petos, petkutus, huijaus |
| wrench {n} (violent twisting movement) | :: vääntö |
| wrench {n} (injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb) | :: nyrjähdys |
| wrench {n} (winch or windlass) | :: vinssi, vintturi |
| wrench {n} (hand tool) | :: kiintoavain [not adjustable], jakoavain [adjustable] |
| wrench {n} (means, contrivance) | :: keino |
| wrench {v} (to pull or twist) | :: kiskaista, riuhtaista, tempaista; (to (try to) pull or twist continuously) kiskoa, riuhtoa, tempoa |
| wrench {v} (to sprain a joint) | :: nyrjäyttää |
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
| wrest {v} /ɹɛst/ (to obtain by pulling or violent force) | :: riistää |
| wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort | :: |
| wrestle {n} /ˈɹɛ.səl/ (wrestling bout) | :: paini, painiottelu |
| wrestle {n} (struggle) | :: paini, kamppailu |
| wrestle {v} (to contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw) | :: painia |
| wrestle {v} (to struggle or strive) | :: painia, kamppailla |
| wrestle {v} (to take part in wrestling match) | :: painia |
| wrestle {v} (to move or lift with difficulty) | :: punnertaa |
| wrestle {v} (to throw an animal for branding) | :: kaataa |
| wrestle {v} (to fight) | :: painia, tapella |
| wrestler {n} (person who wrestles) | :: painija |
| wrestling {n} /ˈɹɛs.l̩.ɪŋ/ (sport) | :: paini |
| wrestling {n} (tumbling act) | :: showpaini |
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
| wretch {n} /ɹɛtʃ/ (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person) | :: ressukka, raasu, poloinen |
| wretched {adj} /ˈɹɛtʃɪd/ (very miserable) | :: kurja, viheliäinen, surkea, onneton |
| wretched {adj} (worthless) | :: kurja, pahainen, surkea |
| wretched {adj} (hatefully contemptible) | :: riivattu |
| wretchedly {adv} (in a wretched manner) | :: kurjasti, surkeasti |
| wriggle {v} /ˈɹɪɡəl/ (to twist one's body and move the limbs) | :: kiemurrella |
| wriggle {v} (to make or cause to wriggle) | :: kiemurteluttaa |
| wriggle {n} (wriggling movement) | :: kiemurtelu |
| wring {v} /ɹɪŋ/ (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) | :: vääntää |
| wring {v} (to obtain by force) | :: puristaa |
| wring {v} (to hold tightly and press or twist) | :: väännellä [hands], vääntää niskat nurin [neck] |
| wrinkle {n} /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/ (furrow in a smooth surface) | :: ryppy, juonne |
| wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) | :: ryppy |
| wrinkle {n} (fault, imperfection or bug) | :: vika, virhe, bugi, lastentauti |
| wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) | :: rypistää, kurtistaa |
| wrinkle {v} (to pucker or become uneven or irregular) | :: rypistyä, kurtistua |
| wrinkly {adj} (having wrinkles) | :: ryppyinen, kurttuinen, ruttuinen |
| wrist {n} /ɹɪst/ (wrist) | :: ranne |
| wristband {n} /ˈɹɪs(t)ˌbænd/ (the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist) | :: ranneke |
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: rannekello |
| writ {n} /ɹɪt/ (a written order) | :: oikeuden määräys |
| writ {n} (that which is written) | :: kirjoitus |
| write {v} /ɹaɪt/ (to form letters, etc.) | :: kirjoittaa |
| write {v} (to send a letter to) | :: kirjoittaa |
| write {v} (to be the author of) | :: kirjoittaa |
| write {v} (to show (information)) | :: kirjoittaa |
| write {v} (to be an author) | :: kirjoittaa |
| write {v} (record (data)) | :: kirjoittaa |
| write down {v} (to set something down in writing) | :: kirjoittaa ylös, kirjoittaa muistiin, merkitä muistiin |
| write down {v} (to make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset) | :: alaskirjata |
| write off {v} (to reduce an asset's book value to zero) | :: alaskirjata |
| write off {v} (to record an expenditure as an expense) | :: kirjata kuluksi |
| write off {v} (to record a notional expense) | :: alaskirjata |
| write off {v} (to assign a low value to something) | :: alaskirjata |
| write-off {n} (cancellation) | :: alaskirjaus |
| write-off {n} (something worthless) | :: romu, hylkytavara |
| write out {v} (to write at full length) | :: kirjoittaa auki |
| writer {n} /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (person who writes; an author) | :: kirjoittaja, kirjailija |
| writer's block {n} (the temporary inability to write) | :: valkoisen paperin kammo, tyhjän paperin kammo, luomistuska |
| writhe {v} /ɹaɪð/ (to twist or contort the body) | :: vääntelehtiä tuskissaan [to writhe in pain] |
| writing {n} /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ (written letters or symbols) | :: kirjoitus |
| writing {n} (something written) | :: kirjoitus |
| writing {n} (process of representing a language) | :: kirjoittaminen |
| writing {n} (work of an author) | :: kirjoitus, teos |
| writing {n} (style of writing) | :: käsiala |
| writing {n} (made for or used in writing) | :: kirjoitus- |
| writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces) | :: erilleen/erikseen kirjoittaminen |
| writing desk {n} (desk) | :: kirjoituspöytä |
| writing on the wall {n} /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ ɒn ðə ˈwɔːl/ (ominous warning) | :: vaaran merkit {p} |
| writing system {n} (system for writing one or more languages) | :: kirjoitusjärjestelmä |
| writing system {n} (basic type of system for writing langauges) | :: kirjoitusjärjestelmä |
| written {adj} /ˈɹɪtn̩/ (of, relating or characteristic of writing) | :: kirjoitettu, kirjallinen |
| Wroclaw {prop} /ˈvɹɔts.wɑf/ (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Wrocław |
| wrong {adj} /ɹɒŋ/ (incorrect) | :: väärä |
| wrong {adj} (immoral) | :: väärä |
| wrong {adj} (improper) | :: väärä, huono, sopimaton |
| wrong {adj} (not working) | :: vialla, vikaa |
| wrong {adj} (designed to be worn or placed inward) | :: nurja |
| wrong {adv} | :: väärin |
| wrong {n} (something immoral) | :: vääryys |
| wrong {n} (instance of wronging someone) | :: vääryys, väärinteko |
| wrong {n} (incorrect opinion or position) | :: väärä, virhe |
| wrong {n} (opposite of right) | :: vääryys, väärä |
| wrong {v} (to treat unjustly) | :: tehdä väärin, tehdä vääryyttä |
| wrong {v} (to deprive of a right) | :: tehdä vääryyttä |
| wrong {v} (to slander or impute evil) | :: tehdä vääryyttä |
| wrong {adv} (wrongly) SEE: wrongly | :: |
| wrong crowd {n} (group of people thought to have a negative influence) | :: huono seura |
| wrongdoer {n} (someone who does wrong) | :: väärintekijä, pahantekijä |
| wrongdoing {n} /ɹɒŋˈduːɪŋ/ (violation of standards) | :: rikkomus, pahanteko |
| wrongdoing {n} (instance of doing wrong) | :: pahanteko |
| wrongful {adj} /ˈɹɒŋfəl/ (wrong or unjust) | :: epäoikeudenmukainen, oikeudeton |
| wrongful {adj} (unlawful) | :: oikeudeton |
| wrongfully {adv} /ˈɹɒŋfəli/ (unjustly) | :: oikeudettomasti, epäoikeudenmukaisesti |
| wrongly {adv} /ˈɹɔŋli/ (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) | :: epäoikeudenmukaisesti |
| wrongly {adv} (incorrectly; by error) | :: virheellisesti, väärin |
| wrong number {n} (A call with a mistake in the number dialled) | :: väärä numero |
| wrong side of the tracks {n} (poor part of town) | :: laitakaupunki |
| wrought {adj} /ɹɔt/ (Having been worked or prepared somehow) | :: työstetty |
| wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast) | :: takorauta, kankirauta |
| wry {adj} /ɹaɪ/ (contorted) | :: poispäin kääntynyt |
| wry {adj} (dryly humorous) | :: kuiva |
| wry {adj} (twisted) | :: kiero, vääntynyt |
| wry {v} (to turn away) | :: kääntyä pois |
| wry {v} (to divert) | :: johtaa harhaan |
| wry {v} (to twist) | :: vääntää |
| wryneck {n} /ˈɹaɪnɛk/ (either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis) | :: käenpiika |
| wryneck {n} (torticollis) SEE: torticollis | :: |
| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| wüstite {n} (a mineral, iron(II) oxide) | :: wüstiitti, wystiitti |
| WTO {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: WTO |
| Wu {prop} (one of the families of the Chinese language) | :: wu-kiina |
| Wu {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: Wu |
| wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff | :: |
| wudu {n} /ˈwuːduː/ (ritual washing after minor impurity) | :: rukouspesu |
| wulfenite {n} (a mineral, lead molybdate) | :: wulfeniitti |
| wunderkind {n} /ˈvʊn.dɚ.kɪnt/ (highly talented individual who is successful at a young age) | :: ihmelapsi |
| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy | :: |
| wurtzite {n} (zinc iron sulfide mineral) | :: wurtziitti |
| wuss {n} /wʊs/ (weak, ineffectual person) | :: pelkuri, mammanpoika, nynny, nyhverö |
| wussy {n} (wuss) SEE: wuss | :: |
| Wusun {n} (ancient nomadic steppe people) | :: wusun-kansa |
| wuther {v} /ˈwʌðɚ/ (To make a rushing sound; to whizz) | :: humista |
| wuther {v} (To shake vigorously) | :: täristä, väristä |
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| WW2 {prop} (WWII) SEE: WWII | :: |
| WWII {prop} (Abbreviation for WWII) | :: 2. MS |
| WWW {prop} /ˈdʌb.əl.juː ˈdʌb.əl.juː ˈdʌb.əl.juː/ (World Wide Web (abbreviation)) | :: www |
| wy {n} (name of the letter Y, y) SEE: wye | :: |
| wye {n} /waɪ/ (name of the letter Y, y) | :: yy |
| Wyoming {prop} /waɪˈoʊmɪŋ/ (US state) | :: Wyoming |
| WYSIWYG {n} /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/ (computer program that allows editing on screen what the printed version would be like) | :: WYSIWYG |
| wyvern {n} /ˈwaɪvə(ɹ)n/ (mythical dragon-like creature) | :: traakki |
