# translation

lexentry: eng/integral_calculus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integral calculus
trans_list: integraalilaskenta
sense:
(calculus) The calculus that generalizes summation to find areas, masses, volumes, sums, and totals of quantities described by continuously varying functions.


lexentry: eng/integral_domain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integral domain
trans_list: kokonaisalue
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) Any nonzero commutative ring in which the product of nonzero elements is nonzero. [from 1911]


lexentry: eng/integral_equation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integral equation
trans_list: integraaliyhtälö
sense:
(mathematics) An equation involving a function f(x) and integrals of that function to be solved for f(x)


lexentry: eng/integrate__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: integrate
trans_list: integroida | summata
sense:
To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total of; as, an integrating anemometer, one that indicates or registers the entire action of the wind in a given time.


lexentry: eng/integrated_circuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integrated circuit
trans_list: integroitu piiri | mikropiiri
sense:
(semiconductors) A thin chip, usually of silicon, consisting of at least two interconnected semiconductor devices, mainly transistors.


lexentry: eng/integrated_services_digital_network__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integrated services digital network
trans_list: digitaalinen monipalveluverkko
sense:
The integration of data and voice communications services that are transported over digital facilities of various physical types.


lexentry: eng/integration__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: integration
trans_list: integrointi
sense:
(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.


lexentry: eng/integrin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: integrin
trans_list: integriini | tarttumisreseptori
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.


lexentry: eng/intellect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intellect
trans_list: äly
sense:
(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.


lexentry: eng/intellectual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intellectual
trans_list: intellektuaalinen | älykäs | älyllinen
sense:
Endowed with intellect; having a keen sense of understanding; having the capacity for higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or cleverness


lexentry: eng/intellectual_property__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intellectual property
trans_list: immateriaalioikeudet
sense:
(uncountable) Any product of someone's intellect that has commercial value: a piece of literature, a painting, an invention, a trademark, a trade secret, etc. Works protected under intellectual property law, and accorded intellectual property rights such as copyrights and patents.


lexentry: eng/intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intelligence
trans_list: älykkyys | äly
sense:
(mostly, uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.


lexentry: eng/intelligence__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: intelligence
trans_list: sotilastiedustelu | tiedustelutieto
sense:
(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_agency__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence agency
trans_list: tiedustelupalvelu
sense:
A governmental agency that is tasked with information gathering (known in the context as "intelligence") for purposes of national security and defense.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_officer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence officer
trans_list: tiedustelu-upseeri
sense:
An employee of an organization who collects, compiles or analyzes information which is of use to that organization.


lexentry: eng/intelligence_quotient__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligence quotient
trans_list: älykkyysosamäärä
sense:
A score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100.


lexentry: eng/intelligent_design__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intelligent design
trans_list: älykäs suunnittelu
sense:
The belief that biological life on Earth, or more broadly, the universe as a whole, was created by an intelligent agent (specified or unspecified) rather than being the result of undirected natural processes.


lexentry: eng/intend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intend
trans_list: aikoa | pyrkiä
sense:
(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon


lexentry: eng/intendment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intendment
trans_list: lainsäätäjä
sense:
(legal) the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation


lexentry: eng/intensive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: intensive
trans_list: teho-
sense:
(medicine) Chiefly in intensive care: of care or treatment: involving a great degree of life support, monitoring, and other forms of effort in order to manage life-threatening conditions.


lexentry: eng/intensive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: intensive
trans_list: intensiivinen | vaativa
sense:
Chiefly suffixed to a noun: using something with intensity; requiring a great amount of something; demanding.


lexentry: eng/intensive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intensive
trans_list: intensiivimuoto | vahvistaja
sense:
A thing which makes something more intense; specifically (linguistics) , a form of a word with a more forceful or stronger sense than the root on which it is built.


lexentry: eng/intensive_care__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intensive care
trans_list: tehohoito
sense:
(medicine) The support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment.


lexentry: eng/intensive_care_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intensive care unit
trans_list: teho-osasto
sense:
A hospital ward into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored (abbreviation: ICU).


lexentry: eng/intensive_farming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intensive farming
trans_list: tehomaatalous | tehoviljely
sense:
(agriculture) An industrial approach to farming, characterized by a low fallow ratio and high use of inputs such as capital, labour, agrochemicals and water to extract higher crop yields per unit land area.


lexentry: eng/intentionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intentionality
trans_list: intentionaalisuus
sense:
(philosophy) The characteristic of a mental state whereby it is about something, which relates to mental states in an analogous way as meaning relates to a word.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: -välinen | inter-
sense:
Intermittently: the root verb is done between or among temporal entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: -välinen | inter-
sense:
Internally: the root verb is done in between or among relevant entities; also formining nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: -välinen | inter-
sense:
Intersocially: the root verb is done between or among social entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/inter-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inter-
trans_list: -välinen | inter-
sense:
Interspatially: the root verb is done between or among spatial entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.


lexentry: eng/interaction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interaction
trans_list: vuorovaikutus | kanssakäyminen
sense:
The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/interactive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interactive
trans_list: vuorovaikutteinen | interaktiivinen
sense:
Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.


lexentry: eng/interactive_whiteboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interactive whiteboard
trans_list: älytaulu
sense:
A large interactive display system that may interact with an audience response system, and which replaces and extends a blackboard or whiteboard.


lexentry: eng/intercardinal_direction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intercardinal direction
trans_list: väli-ilmansuunta
sense:
(geography) Any of the four intermediate compass directions located halfway between the cardinal directions - northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest.


lexentry: eng/intercept__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intercept
trans_list: riistää | siepata
sense:
(transitive, American football) Of a defensive player: to steal a pass thrown by the opposing team, gaining possession of the ball.


lexentry: eng/interchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interchange
trans_list: eritasoliittymä
sense:
(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.


lexentry: eng/interchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: interchange
trans_list: eritasoliittymä | risteysasema | vaihto
sense:
(rail transport, countable) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.


lexentry: eng/intercontinental_ballistic_missile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intercontinental ballistic missile
trans_list: mannertenvälinen ballistinen ohjus
sense:
(military, rocketry) A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.


lexentry: eng/interdict__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: interdict
trans_list: kieltää
sense:
(transitive, US, military) To impede (an enemy); to interrupt or destroy (enemy communications, supply lines etc). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interest
trans_list: korko
sense:
(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interest
trans_list: kiinnostus | mielenkiinto
sense:
(uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity. [from later 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: interest
trans_list: etu | intressi | omistus | sidonnaisuus
sense:
(countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.


lexentry: eng/interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: interest
trans_list: ala
sense:
(usually, in the plural) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.


lexentry: eng/interest__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interest
trans_list: kiinnostaa
sense:
(obsolete, often, _, impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.


lexentry: eng/interest_rate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interest rate
trans_list: korko
sense:
(finance) The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year).


lexentry: eng/interest_rate_swap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interest rate swap
trans_list: koronvaihtosopimus
sense:
(finance) A contract to exchange the benefit of one interest rate with another. Often a fixed interest rate is exchanged for a variable rate so as to allow one party to remove an exposure to a variable rate for which they pay a premium on the fixed rate in order to compensate for this 'insurance'. The two rates can also be based on different currencies.


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interface
trans_list: rajapinta
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: interface
trans_list: rajapinta
sense:
(computing, object-oriented) The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module,


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: interface
trans_list: rajapinta
sense:
(computing, object-oriented) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.


lexentry: eng/interface__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: interface
trans_list: rajapinta | liittymäkohta | yhtymäkohta
sense:
(object-oriented programming) In some languages, a block of code declaring the interface (point of interconnection) between a class and code that interacts with it.


lexentry: eng/interferon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interferon
trans_list: interferoni
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins, produced by the immune system, that prevent viral replication in infected cells.


lexentry: eng/interfix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interfix
trans_list: interfiksi
sense:
(linguistic morphology) A morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as the empty morphs English -i- and -o-.


lexentry: eng/interior_Mexican__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interior Mexican
trans_list: aidosti meksikolainen
sense:
(US, chiefly, Austin, Texas) Especially of cuisine: of or pertaining to the country Mexico itself, in contrast to Tex-Mex.


lexentry: eng/interjection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interjection
trans_list: huudahdussana | interjektio | kiihtosana
sense:
(grammar) An exclamation or filled pause; a word or phrase with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence, often an expression of emotion.


lexentry: eng/interlace__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interlace
trans_list: lomitus
sense:
(electronics) A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.


lexentry: eng/interlanguage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interlanguage
trans_list: sekakieli
sense:
A language generated by a student of a foreign language that incorporates aspects of their native language and the target language.


lexentry: eng/interleaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interleaf
trans_list: välilehti
sense:
A leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.


lexentry: eng/interleave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interleave
trans_list: lomittaa
sense:
(transitive) To intersperse (something) at regular intervals between the parts of a thing or between items in a group.


lexentry: eng/interleave__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interleave
trans_list: lomittaa
sense:
(computing, transitive) To allocate (things such as successive segments of memory) to different tasks.


lexentry: eng/interleukin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interleukin
trans_list: interleukiini
sense:
(biochemistry) Any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function.


lexentry: eng/interlingual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interlingual
trans_list: kieltenvälinen
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) Spanning multiple languages; having a multilingual flair or quality.


lexentry: eng/interlocking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interlocking
trans_list: asetinlaite
sense:
(rail) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.


lexentry: eng/interloper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interloper
trans_list: tungettelija | tunkeilija
sense:
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.


lexentry: eng/intermediate__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: intermediate
trans_list: välituote
sense:
(chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.


lexentry: eng/intermediate_value_theorem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intermediate value theorem
trans_list: jatkuvien funktioiden väliarvolause | väliarvolause
sense:
(calculus) A theorem that states for each value between the least upper bound and greatest lower bound of the image of a continuous function there is a corresponding point in its domain that the function maps to that value.


lexentry: eng/intermezzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intermezzo
trans_list: intermezzo | välinäytös | välisoitto
sense:
(music, arts) A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude.


lexentry: eng/intermezzo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intermezzo
trans_list: välijuoma | väliruoka
sense:
(food) A palate cleanser; a small snack with a bright light neutral taste; a fruit; a fresh sparkling wine; or a fruity or milky cocktail; that is served between courses in a meal.


lexentry: eng/intermission__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intermission
trans_list: väliaika
sense:
A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.


lexentry: eng/intermittent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intermittent
trans_list: ajoittain kuivuva
sense:
(specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.


lexentry: eng/intern__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intern
trans_list: harjoitella | työharjoitella
sense:
(intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.


lexentry: eng/internal_combustion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internal combustion
trans_list: poltto
sense:
The process where fuel is burned within an engine such as a diesel engine, producing power directly as opposed to externally such as in a steam engine.


lexentry: eng/internal_combustion_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: internal combustion engine
trans_list: polttomoottori
sense:
A heat engine in which intermittent or the continuous burning of a fuel takes place inside a combustion chamber; the resulting pressurized gas acts directly on the engine to do useful work, such as a piston engine, gas turbine, jet engine or rocket.


lexentry: eng/internal_medicine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internal medicine
trans_list: sisätautioppi
sense:
The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of internal organ systems.


lexentry: eng/internal_monologue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internal monologue
trans_list: sisäinen puhe | sisäinen ääni
sense:
A person's "inner voice" which provides a running verbal monologue of their thoughts, important in planning, problem solving, self-reflection, etc.


lexentry: eng/international_law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international law
trans_list: kansainvälinen oikeus
sense:
Set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and between nations, serving as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations.


lexentry: eng/international_organization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international organization
trans_list: kansainvälinen järjestö
sense:
(international law) An organisation established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality.


lexentry: eng/international_student__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international student
trans_list: ulkomaalainen opiskelija
sense:
A student who studies in an institution of higher learning in a foreign country and is required to hold a student visa.


lexentry: eng/international_waters__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: international waters
trans_list: kansainväliset vedet
sense:
(international law) Those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government.


lexentry: eng/internationalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: internationalism
trans_list: internationalismi | kansainvälinen sana
sense:
(linguistics) A loanword that occurs in several languages with the same or similar meaning and etymology.


lexentry: eng/internment_camp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: internment camp
trans_list: järjestelyleiri
sense:
(euphemism) a concentration camp, especially a non-Nazi one from before or during WWII; a detention center; a relocation camp.


lexentry: eng/interoperability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interoperability
trans_list: yhteentoimivuus
sense:
(military) The capacity for a service, piece of equipment etc., to be operated by different forces or groups.


lexentry: eng/interpellation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpellation
trans_list: välikysymys
sense:
(politics) The act of interpellating (questioning); the period in which government officials are questioned about and explain an act, a policy or a point raised during a debate.


lexentry: eng/interpersonal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
sense: Between two or more people.
written_rep: interpersonal
trans_list:
ihmissuhde- | ihmistenvälinen | interpersonaalinen | interpersoonallinen | vuorovaikutteinen | vuorovaikutus-


lexentry: eng/interphase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interphase
trans_list: interfaasi
sense:
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.


lexentry: eng/interpolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interpolation
trans_list: interpolointi
sense:
(mathematics, science) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.


lexentry: eng/interpolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: interpolation
trans_list: lisäys
sense:
(editing, content analysis) That which is introduced or inserted; in contexts of content analysis of centuries-old texts, especially something foreign or spurious.


lexentry: eng/interpret__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpret
trans_list: tulkata
sense:
To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.


lexentry: eng/interpret__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: interpret
trans_list: tulkita
sense:
To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.


lexentry: eng/interpretation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interpretation
trans_list: tulkkaus
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).


lexentry: eng/interpretation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: interpretation
trans_list: tulkinta
sense:
(countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.


lexentry: eng/interpreter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interpreter
trans_list: tulkki | opas
sense:
A person who converts spoken or signed language into a different language for the benefit of one or more others who do not understand the first language being used (especially if in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating). (Contrasted with translator.)


lexentry: eng/interpreter__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interpreter
trans_list: tulkki | ohjelmatulkki
sense:
(computing) A program that executes another program written in a high-level language by reading the instructions in real time rather than by compiling it in advance.


lexentry: eng/interregnum__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interregnum
trans_list: epäjatkuvuus | välitila
sense:
(by extension) An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.


lexentry: eng/interrobang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrobang
trans_list: kysymys-huutomerkki
sense:
The nonstandard punctuation mark ⟨‽⟩ (a combination of ⟨?⟩ and ⟨!⟩), which may be used at the end of a sentence to express excitement or disbelief, or to indicate that it is a rhetorical question. [from 1962.]


lexentry: eng/interrogative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrogative
trans_list: interrogatiivi | kysymyssana
sense:
(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.


lexentry: eng/interrogative_pronoun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrogative pronoun
trans_list: interrogatiivipronomini | kysymyspronomini | kysyvä pronomini
sense:
(grammar) A pronoun used in a question. In English, the five interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom, and whose (also used as relative pronouns). These require no antecedent.


lexentry: eng/interrupt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrupt
trans_list: keskeytys
sense:
(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.


lexentry: eng/interrupt__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrupt
trans_list: keskeyttää | katkaista
sense:
(ambitransitive) To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.


lexentry: eng/interrupted_clubmoss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interrupted clubmoss
trans_list: riidenlieko
sense:
Lycopodium annotinum, a club moss of the family Lycopodiaceae common throughout the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/intersection__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: intersection
trans_list: leikkaus | leikkauspiste
sense:
(geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).


lexentry: eng/intersection__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: intersection
trans_list: läpimeno
sense:
(sports) The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.[1]


lexentry: eng/intersectionality__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intersectionality
trans_list: intersektionaalisuus | moniperustainen syrjintä | moniperusteinen syrjintä | risteävä eriarvoisuus
sense:
The study of (or a sociological methodology of studying) overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.


lexentry: eng/intersex__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intersex
trans_list: kaksineuvoinen
sense:
(of an individual) Having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.


lexentry: eng/intersexual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intersexual
trans_list: intersukupuolinen
sense:
(biology) Having both male and female characteristics, or characteristics intermediate between the sexes.


lexentry: eng/intersexuality__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intersexuality
trans_list: intersukupuolisuus
sense:
The state of having the physical features of both sexes, or of having ambiguous sex, i.e. not unambiguously male or female.


lexentry: eng/interstellar_medium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstellar medium
trans_list: tähtienvälinen aine
sense:
(astronomy) The matter that exists in the space between star systems in a galaxy, including gas, dust, and cosmic rays.


lexentry: eng/interstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstice
trans_list: väli | rako
sense:
A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.


lexentry: eng/interstice__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interstice
trans_list: odotusaika | rako | tauko | väli
sense:
An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.


lexentry: eng/interstitial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstitial
trans_list: väli-ikkuna
sense:
(Internet, advertising) A web page, usually carrying advertising, displayed when leaving one content page for another.


lexentry: eng/interstitial_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interstitial fluid
trans_list: kudosneste
sense:
(physiology) A solution found in tissue spaces that inundates and moistens cells in multicellular animals.


lexentry: eng/intertidal_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intertidal zone
trans_list: vuorovesivyöhyke
sense:
(oceanography) The part of a shore between high water and low water, especially the beach exposed at maximum ebb spring tides.


lexentry: eng/intertitle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intertitle
trans_list: väliteksti
sense:
(cinematography) A piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.


lexentry: eng/interval__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interval
trans_list: intervalli
sense:
(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).


lexentry: eng/interval_variable__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interval variable
trans_list: [[välimatka-asteikollinen]] muuttuja
sense:
(statistics) An ordinal variable with the additional property that the magnitudes of the differences between two values are meaningful.


lexentry: eng/interventricular_septum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: interventricular septum
trans_list: sydämen kammioiden väliseinä
sense:
(anatomy) The stout wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart from one another.


lexentry: eng/interview__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: interview
trans_list: haastattelu
sense:
A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/intestable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intestable
trans_list: testamentintekokelvoton
sense:
(legal) Not legally permitted to make a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent.


lexentry: eng/intestinal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intestinal gland
trans_list: suolirauhanen
sense:
(anatomy) A gland found in the intestinal epithelium lining of the small intestine and large intestine.


lexentry: eng/intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intestine
trans_list: suoli | suolisto
sense:
(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.


lexentry: eng/intestine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intestine
trans_list: suoli
sense:
One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.


lexentry: eng/intifada__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intifada
trans_list: intifada
sense:
An uprising, resistant struggle or rebellious protest, especially the Palestinian uprisings against Israel.


lexentry: eng/intimacy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimacy
trans_list: intiimiys
sense:
(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.


lexentry: eng/intimacy_coordinator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimacy coordinator
trans_list: läheisyyskoreografi
sense:
(film, TV) A member of a film crew who ensures the well-being of actors who participate in sex scenes or other intimate scenes.


lexentry: eng/intimidate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intimidate
trans_list: pelotella | uhkailla
sense:
(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.


lexentry: eng/into__Preposition__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: into
trans_list: alkamisesta | alusta
sense:
(mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".


lexentry: eng/intolerance__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: intolerance
trans_list: intoleranssi
sense:
(countable, medicine) Extreme sensitivity to a food or drug; of a food that is generally considered edible, an individual inability to digest it.


lexentry: eng/intolerant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intolerant
trans_list: suvaitsematon
sense:
Not tolerant; close-minded about new or different ideas; indisposed to tolerate contrary opinions or beliefs; impatient of dissent or opposition; denying or refusing the right of private opinion or choice in others; inclined to persecute or suppress dissent.


lexentry: eng/intractable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intractable
trans_list: vaikea ratkaista
sense:
(maths) (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.


lexentry: eng/intralingual__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intralingual
trans_list: kielensisäinen
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) Contained within the same language; involving a monolingual process.


lexentry: eng/intrauterine_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrauterine device
trans_list: kierukka | ehkäisykierukka
sense:
A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.


lexentry: eng/intravenous__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intravenous
trans_list: infuusio
sense:
(medicine) A dose of medicine administered from a drip, down through a hollow needle inserted into a patient's vein.


lexentry: eng/intrigue__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrigue
trans_list: juoni | salajuoni
sense:
A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.


lexentry: eng/intrinsic_motivation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrinsic motivation
trans_list: luontainen motivaatio | sisäinen motivaatio
sense:
The incentive to undertake an activity based on the expected enjoyment of the activity itself, rather than external benefits that might result.


lexentry: eng/intrinsic_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrinsic value
trans_list: todellinen arvo
sense:
(finance, economics) The real value of something within itself, which may not take into account its market value or face value.


lexentry: eng/intrinsic_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intrinsic value
trans_list: itseisarvo
sense:
(philosophy) Non-relational or non-instrumental value, or the value something has in itself, for its own sake, or as such.


lexentry: eng/introduced_species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introduced species
trans_list: vieraslaji
sense:
(ecology) A species living outside its native distributional range which has arrived there by human activity, directly or indirectly, deliberately or accidentally.


lexentry: eng/introit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introit
trans_list: introitus
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, music) A prayer, typically part of a psalm or other portion of the Bible, read or sung at the start of Mass while or immediately after the priest ascends to the altar.


lexentry: eng/introspection__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introspection
trans_list: introspektio | itsetutkiskelu
sense:
(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.


lexentry: eng/introversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introversion
trans_list: introversio | sisäänpäinsuuntautuneisuus
sense:
(psychology) A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation.


lexentry: eng/introvert__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: introvert
trans_list: introvertti | sisäänpäinsuuntautunut henkilö
sense:
(zoology) An organ or other body part that is or can be turned inside out, especially an anterior portion of some annelid worms capable of retraction.


lexentry: eng/introvert__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: introvert
trans_list: introvertti | sisäänpäinsuuntautunut henkilö
sense:
(psychology) An introverted person: one who is considered more thoughtful than social, with a personality more inwardly than outwardly directed; one who often prefers to have time in non-social situations.


lexentry: eng/intrude__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrude
trans_list: tunkeutua | tuppautua
sense:
(intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.


lexentry: eng/intrusive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intrusive
trans_list: tungetteleva | tunkeileva
sense:
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.


lexentry: eng/intrusive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: intrusive
trans_list: intrusiivinen
sense:
(geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.


lexentry: eng/intubation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intubation
trans_list: intubaatio
sense:
(medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup.


lexentry: eng/intuitionistic_logic__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: intuitionistic logic
trans_list: intuitionistinen logiikka
sense:
(mathematics, logic) A type of logic which rejects the axiom law of excluded middle or, equivalently, the law of double negation and/or Peirce's law. It is the foundation of intuitionism.


lexentry: eng/inure__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inure
trans_list: karaista | rasittaa | siedättää | totuttaa
sense:
(transitive) To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/invalid__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: invalid
trans_list: työkyvytön henkilö
sense:
(dated, sometimes, offensive) A person who is confined to home or bed because of illness, disability or injury; one who is too sick or weak to care for themselves.


lexentry: eng/invasion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invasion
trans_list: invaasio | maahantunkeutuminen
sense:
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.


lexentry: eng/invasive_species__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invasive species
trans_list: haitallinen vieraslaji
sense:
(biology) Any species that has been introduced to an environment where it is not native, and that has since become a nuisance through rapid spread and increase in numbers, often to the detriment of native species.


lexentry: eng/inveigh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inveigh
trans_list: elättää
sense:
(intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/invention__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: invention
trans_list: inventio
sense:
(music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.


lexentry: eng/inventive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: inventive
trans_list: kekseliäs | luova
sense:
Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.


lexentry: eng/inverse__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inverse
trans_list: [[käänteinen|käänteis-]] | käänteinen
sense:
(geometry) That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.


lexentry: eng/inverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: inverse
trans_list: käänteisarvo | vastakkainen lause | vastakkainen väittämä
sense:
(mathematics) A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:


lexentry: eng/inverse__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: inverse
trans_list: vastakohta
sense:
(card games) The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome.


lexentry: eng/inverse_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inverse function
trans_list: käänteisfunktio
sense:
(mathematics) For a given function f, another function, denoted f−1, that reverses the mapping action of f; (formally) given a function f: X\rightarrow Y, a function g: Y\rightarrow X such that, \forall x\in X,\ f(x) = y \implies g(y)=x.


lexentry: eng/inverse_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inverse matrix
trans_list: käänteismatriisi
sense:
(linear algebra) Of a matrix A, another matrix B such that A multiplied by B and B multiplied by A both equal the identity matrix.


lexentry: eng/inverse_trigonometric_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: inverse trigonometric function
trans_list: arkusfunktio | trigonometrisen funktion käänteisfunktio
sense:
(mathematics) A function that is the inverse of an appropriate restriction of a trigonometric function.


lexentry: eng/inversion__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: inversion
trans_list: käänteinen sanajärjestys
sense:
(grammar) Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.


lexentry: eng/invert__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invert
trans_list: kääntää | kääntää ylösalaisin
sense:
(transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.


lexentry: eng/invert_sugar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invert sugar
trans_list: inverttisokeri
sense:
An equal mixture of glucose and fructose formed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose; it is found in honey and some fruits, and also produced industrially.


lexentry: eng/invertible_matrix__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invertible matrix
trans_list: kääntyvä matriisi
sense:
(linear algebra) Any n×n square matrix for which there exists a corresponding inverse matrix (i.e., a second (or possibly the same) matrix such that when the two are multiplied by each other, in either order, the result is the n×n identity matrix).


lexentry: eng/investigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investigation
trans_list: tutkimus | selvitys
sense:
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination


lexentry: eng/investigative_journalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investigative journalism
trans_list: tutkiva journalismi
sense:
A form of journalism in which the reporter deeply investigates a single topic of interest, often involving crime or corruption.


lexentry: eng/investiture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investiture
trans_list: sijoittaminen | sijoitus
sense:
The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right.


lexentry: eng/investment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: investment
trans_list: sijoitus | investointi
sense:
(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation.


lexentry: eng/investment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: investment
trans_list: piiritys
sense:
(military) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.


lexentry: eng/investment__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: investment
trans_list: keerna
sense:
A mixture of silica sand and plaster which, by surrounding a wax pattern, creates a negative mold of the form used for casting, among other metals, bronze.


lexentry: eng/investment_bank__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investment bank
trans_list: investointipankki | sijoituspankki
sense:
(banking, finance) A financial institution that deals with raising capital, trading in securities and managing corporate mergers and acquisitions.


lexentry: eng/investment_fund__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: investment fund
trans_list: sijoitusrahasto
sense:
(finance) A fund consisting of investments made by a group of people and managed by a professional investment manager.


lexentry: eng/invigilator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invigilator
trans_list: valvoja
sense:
(UK, Ireland, Canada, India, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore) A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor


lexentry: eng/invisible_hand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invisible hand
trans_list: näkymätön käsi
sense:
(economics) A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole.


lexentry: eng/invitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: invitation
trans_list: kutsu
sense:
(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.


lexentry: eng/invoice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: invoice
trans_list: lasku
sense:
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.


lexentry: eng/involute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: involute
trans_list: involuutta
sense:
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.


lexentry: eng/involution__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: involution
trans_list: involuutio
sense:
(mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: involve
trans_list: sotkea | hyödyntää | liittää | olla suhteessa | osallistua | sekaantua
sense:
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: involve
trans_list: sotkea | johtaa | viedä
sense:
(figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: involve
trans_list: kätkeä | kääriä | peittää | sulkea | ympäröidä
sense:
To form (something) into a coil or spiral, or into folds; to entwine, to fold up, to roll, to wind round.


lexentry: eng/involve__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: involve
trans_list: nostaa ... potenssiin
sense:
(mathematics) To multiply (a number) by itself a given number of times; to raise to any assigned power.


lexentry: eng/involved__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: involved
trans_list: osallinen | asiaan liittyvä
sense:
Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)


lexentry: eng/ion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ion
trans_list: ioni
sense:
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.


lexentry: eng/ion_selective_electrode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ion selective electrode
trans_list: ioniselektiivinen elektrodi
sense:
(chemistry, physics) An electrode whose potential is dependent on the concentration of a specific ion in the solution in which it is immersed.


lexentry: eng/ionic_bond__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionic bond
trans_list: ionisidos
sense:
(physical chemistry) A type of chemical bond where two atoms or molecules are connected to each other by electrostatic attraction.


lexentry: eng/ionic_crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionic crystal
trans_list: ionihila
sense:
a class of crystal consisting of a lattice of ions held together by their electrostatic interaction; they exhibit strong absorption of infrared radiation and have planes along which they cleave easily


lexentry: eng/ionic_liquid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionic liquid
trans_list: ioninen neste
sense:
(chemistry) any salt that has a relatively low melting point; they are used as solvents where water or traditional organic solvents cannot be used.


lexentry: eng/ionization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionization
trans_list: ionisaatio
sense:
(chemistry, physics) Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.


lexentry: eng/ionize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionize
trans_list: ionisoida | ionisoitua
sense:
(physical chemistry) To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.


lexentry: eng/ionizing_radiation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionizing radiation
trans_list: ionisoiva säteily
sense:
(physics) High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles.


lexentry: eng/ionosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ionosphere
trans_list: ionosfääri
sense:
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.


lexentry: eng/iotation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iotation
trans_list: jotaatio
sense:
(linguistics) A specific occurrence of palatalization that occurred in the Proto-Slavic language, in which a consonant combined with the palatal approximant /j/ to form a palatalized consonant.


lexentry: eng/iridium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iridium
trans_list: iridium
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iris
trans_list: kurjenmiekka | värikalvo
sense:
(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: iris
trans_list: värikalvo | iiris
sense:
(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).


lexentry: eng/iris__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: iris
trans_list: aukko | himmennin
sense:
(photography, cinematography) A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.


lexentry: eng/irksome__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irksome
trans_list: hankala
sense:
Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition


lexentry: eng/iron(II)_sulfate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron(II) sulfate
trans_list: ferrosulfaatti | rauta(II)sulfaatti | rautavihtrilli
sense:
(inorganic compound) The green, crystalline salt of divalent iron and sulfuric acid, FeSO4, used as a pigment, and in water treatment.


lexentry: eng/iron__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron
trans_list: rauta
sense:
(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.


lexentry: eng/iron__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron
trans_list: silittää
sense:
(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.


lexentry: eng/iron_cross__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron cross
trans_list: ristiriipunta
sense:
(gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.


lexentry: eng/iron_maiden__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron maiden
trans_list: rautaneitsyt
sense:
(historical) A falsely or neo-medieval torture device invented in the 18th century consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which closes upon and impales the victim inside.


lexentry: eng/iron_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iron oxide
trans_list: rautaoksidi
sense:
(chemistry) Either of two compounds obtained by the reaction of oxygen on iron. Generally known as rust when hydrated.


lexentry: eng/ironing_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ironing board
trans_list: silityslauta
sense:
A long board, often covered with fabric and having on legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes.


lexentry: eng/irony__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irony
trans_list: ironia
sense:
(rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.


lexentry: eng/irony__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: irony
trans_list: ironia
sense:
(informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]


lexentry: eng/irradiate__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irradiate
trans_list: sädettää | säteilyttää
sense:
(often, literary, or, poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.


lexentry: eng/irrational__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: irrational
trans_list: irrationaalinen
sense:
(mathematics, arithmetic, number theory, not comparable) Of a real number, that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.


lexentry: eng/irregular__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: irregular
trans_list: epäsäännöllinen | säännötön
sense:
(grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language


lexentry: eng/irregular_warfare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irregular warfare
trans_list: epäsäännöllinen sodankäynti
sense:
Warfare in which one or more combatants are irregulars (such as partisans, guerrillas or insurgents) rather than regular military forces.


lexentry: eng/irrelevant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irrelevant
trans_list: epäolennainen | irrelevantti | merkityksetön | yhdentekevä
sense:
Not usefully related: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed: not materially applicable; having connections not applicable in the present situation.


lexentry: eng/irresistible_grace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irresistible grace
trans_list: vastustamaton armo
sense:
(theology) A Christian doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that the salvific benefit of Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is extended to those predestined unto salvation, without any possibility of Satan or sin successfully defeating God's election.


lexentry: eng/irresponsibility__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irresponsibility
trans_list: vastuuttomuus
sense:
The character or state of being irresponsible; lack of or freedom from responsibility; want of accountability.


lexentry: eng/irreverent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irreverent
trans_list: epäkunnioittava
sense:
Lacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.


lexentry: eng/irrigation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irrigation
trans_list: keinokastelu | kastelu | sadetus
sense:
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.


lexentry: eng/irritable_bowel_syndrome__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: irritable bowel syndrome
trans_list: ärtyvän suolen oireyhtymä
sense:
(pathology) A functional disorder causing the nerves and muscles of the large intestine to be oversensitive, leading to symptoms such as cramp, bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea and constipation.


lexentry: eng/irritation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: irritation
trans_list: ärsyttäminen | ärsytys
sense:
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.


lexentry: eng/is_anyone_sitting_here__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: is anyone sitting here
trans_list: istuuko tässä joku | onko tämä paikka varattu
sense:
Used to ask whether a seat near the interlocutor is currently occupied (by someone temporarily absent).


lexentry: eng/isabelline_shrike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isabelline shrike
trans_list: punapyrstölepinkäinen
sense:
Lanius isabellinus, a member of the shrike family (Laniidae). It was formerly considered conspecific with the red-tailed shrike and the red-backed shrike.


lexentry: eng/ischemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ischemia
trans_list: iskemia
sense:
(cardiology, pathology) Local disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).


lexentry: eng/ischemic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ischemic
trans_list: iskeeminen
sense:
(pathology) Characteristic of, or accompanied by, ischemia — localised anaemia due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply, creating a local disturbance in blood circulation.


lexentry: eng/isinglass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isinglass
trans_list: kalaliima
sense:
A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.


lexentry: eng/island__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: island
trans_list: saari
sense:
(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.


lexentry: eng/island_chain__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: island chain
trans_list: saarijono
sense:
An archipelago consisting of neighboring islands which are roughly aligned, as if chained one to the next.


lexentry: eng/island_of_Ireland__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: island of Ireland
trans_list: Irlannin saari
sense:
The second largest island in the British Isles: Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland collectively.


lexentry: eng/isobutene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isobutene
trans_list: isobuteeni | isobutyleeni
sense:
(organic compound) The unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.


lexentry: eng/isobutyric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isobutyric acid
trans_list: isovoihappo
sense:
(fatty acid) 2-methyl-propanoic acid, (CH3)2CHCOOH, an isomer of butyric acid, that occurs in carob beans and croton oil.


lexentry: eng/isocyanate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isocyanate
trans_list: isosyanaatti
sense:
(chemistry) the univalent radical -N=C=O (tautomeric with cyanate), and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives R-N=C=O


lexentry: eng/isocyanic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isocyanic acid
trans_list: isosyaanihappo
sense:
(inorganic compound) The unstable compound H-N=C=O that is metameric with cyanic acid; the imide of carbonic acid


lexentry: eng/isoelectronic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isoelectronic
trans_list: isoelektroninen
sense:
(chemistry, of two compounds) Having the same electronic configuration, although consisting of different elements.


lexentry: eng/isoflavone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isoflavone
trans_list: isoflavoni
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties.


lexentry: eng/isogeny__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isogeny
trans_list: isogenia
sense:
(algebraic geometry, category theory) An epimorphism of group schemes that is surjective and has a finite kernel.


lexentry: eng/isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isolation
trans_list: eristyneisyys | eristys
sense:
(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.


lexentry: eng/isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: isolation
trans_list: eristyneisyys
sense:
(diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).


lexentry: eng/isolation__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: isolation
trans_list: eristys | eristäminen
sense:
(medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)


lexentry: eng/isolation_transformer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isolation transformer
trans_list: suojaerotusmuuntaja
sense:
A transformer used to transfer electrical power from a source of alternating current (AC) power to some equipment or device while galvanically isolating the device from the power source, usually for safety reasons.


lexentry: eng/isoleucine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isoleucine
trans_list: isoleusiini
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with leucine, found in most animal proteins.


lexentry: eng/isomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isomer
trans_list: isomeeri
sense:
(physical chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.


lexentry: eng/isomerism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isomerism
trans_list: isomeria
sense:
(physical chemistry) the phenomenon of the existence of isomers - the existence of different substances with the same molecular formulae


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isometric
trans_list: isometrinen
sense:
Of, or being a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: isometric
trans_list: isometrinen
sense:
(physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also: Wikipedia:isometric exercise


lexentry: eng/isometric__Adjective__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: isometric
trans_list: isometrinen
sense:
(physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.


lexentry: eng/isometry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isometry
trans_list: isometria
sense:
(mathematics) A function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.


lexentry: eng/isomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isomorphic
trans_list: isomorfinen
sense:
(biology) Having a similar structure or function to something that is not related genetically or through evolution.


lexentry: eng/isomorphic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: isomorphic
trans_list: isomorfinen
sense:
Having identical relevant structure; being structure-preserving while undergoing certain invertible transformations.


lexentry: eng/isomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isomorphism
trans_list: isomorfismi
sense:
(category theory) A morphism which has a two-sided inverse; the composition of the morphism and such an inverse yields either one of two identity morphisms (depending on the order of composition).


lexentry: eng/isomorphism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: isomorphism
trans_list: isomorfismi
sense:
(group algebra) A bijection f such that both f and its inverse f −1 are homomorphisms, that is, structure-preserving mappings.


lexentry: eng/isopentane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isopentane
trans_list: isopentaani
sense:
(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon with the chemical structure CH2CH2CH(CH3)2; isomeric with pentane and neopentane.


lexentry: eng/isophthalic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isophthalic acid
trans_list: isoftaalihappo
sense:
(carboxylic acid) The isomer of phthalic acid benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid used in the synthesis of polymers.


lexentry: eng/isoprene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isoprene
trans_list: isopreeni
sense:
(organic compound) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.


lexentry: eng/isopropyl_alcohol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isopropyl alcohol
trans_list: 2-propanoli | isopropanoli | isopropyylialkoholi
sense:
(organic compound) The aliphatic alcohol 2-propanol that is used as a solvent and in many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/isostasy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isostasy
trans_list: isostasia
sense:
(geology) The state of balance or pressure equilibrium thought to exist within the Earth's crust, whereby the upper lithosphere floats on denser magma beneath.


lexentry: eng/isotherm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isotherm
trans_list: isotermi | lämpökäyrä
sense:
A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.


lexentry: eng/isotope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isotope
trans_list: isotooppi
sense:
(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: issue
trans_list: jälkeläinen | jälkikasvu
sense:
The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: issue
trans_list: asia | juttu
sense:
(US, originally, _, psychology, usually, in the plural) A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now, _, informal, figurative, _, and, _) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.


lexentry: eng/issue__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: issue
trans_list: jälkeläinen | jälkikasvu | kysymys | ongelma | vaihtoehto
sense:
(law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.


lexentry: eng/isthmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: isthmus
trans_list: kannas
sense:
(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.


lexentry: eng/isthmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: isthmus
trans_list: kannas
sense:
(graph theory) An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.


lexentry: eng/it's_a_small_world__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it's a small world
trans_list: maailma on pieni
sense:
Used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context.


lexentry: eng/it's_about_time__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it's about time
trans_list: jo oli aikakin | lopultakin | on korkea aika | vihdoinkin
sense:
(idiomatic, sarcastic) Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.


lexentry: eng/it's_lonely_at_the_top__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it's lonely at the top
trans_list: huipulla on yksinäistä
sense:
A highly successful person in a particular field will inevitably suffer from a feeling of isolation.


lexentry: eng/it's_the_thought_that_counts__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it's the thought that counts
trans_list: ajatus on tärkein
sense:
When giving someone a present or doing a favour for someone, the kindness behind the act is more important than any other consideration.


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it
trans_list: se
sense:
The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: it
trans_list: se
sense:
The impersonal pronoun, used without referent as the subject of an impersonal verb or statement (known as the dummy pronoun, dummy it or weather it).


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: it
trans_list: se
sense:
The impersonal pronoun, used without referent, or with unstated but contextually implied referent, in various short idioms or expressions.


lexentry: eng/it__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: it
trans_list: se | sen | sitä
sense:
The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.


lexentry: eng/it_ain't_over_'til_the_fat_lady_sings__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
trans_list: kaikki on vielä mahdollista
sense:
There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.


lexentry: eng/it_figures__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it figures
trans_list: niinpä tietysti
sense:
(idiomatic, North America) Used to indicate that a preceding event or statement by another is an unsurprising accompaniment of known facts and circumstances.


lexentry: eng/it_is_what_it_is__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: it is what it is
trans_list: niin se vain menee | niin se vain on | näin se vain on | sellaista se vain on
sense:
(idiomatic) Synonym of that's life: A phrase expressing resignment to a situation or set of circumstances, usually without complaint; Thus meaning: this circumstance is simply a fact and must be accepted or dealt with as it exists.


lexentry: eng/it_takes_a_village_to_raise_a_child__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it takes a village to raise a child
trans_list: lapsen kasvattamiseen tarvitaan koko kylä
sense:
An entire community of people must provide for, and interact positively with, children in order for those children to grow up healthily and safely.


lexentry: eng/it_takes_all_kinds_to_make_a_world__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it takes all kinds to make a world
trans_list: meitä on moneen junaan
sense:
(idiom) Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.


lexentry: eng/it_takes_one_to_know_one__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it takes one to know one
trans_list: kyllä koira koiran tuntee
sense:
(idiomatic) expressing the same underlying character-judgment themes as pot calling the kettle black or set a thief to catch a thief.


lexentry: eng/it_takes_two_to_tango__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: it takes two to tango
trans_list: kukaan ei riitele yksinään | kukaan ei tappele yksinään | tanssiin tarvitaan aina kaksi
sense:
(idiomatic) Some things need the active cooperation of two parties; blame is to be laid on both parties in a conflict.


lexentry: eng/italic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: italic
trans_list: kursiivi | kursiivinen
sense:
(typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.


lexentry: eng/itch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: itch
trans_list: syyhy | kutina
sense:
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.


lexentry: eng/itch__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: itch
trans_list: kutkuttaa | palaa halusta
sense:
(intransitive) To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.


lexentry: eng/itchy_trigger_finger__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: itchy trigger finger
trans_list: herkkä liipaisinsormi
sense:
(idiomatic) The metaphorical trigger finger of a person with a tendency or readiness to act in haste or without consideration; a tendency to so act.


lexentry: eng/iterative__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: iterative
trans_list: iteratiivinen | toistuva
sense:
Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.


lexentry: eng/itself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: itself
trans_list: itsensä
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject


lexentry: eng/itself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: itself
trans_list: itse | itsensä
sense:
(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate


lexentry: eng/ivory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ivory
trans_list: norsunluu
sense:
(uncountable) The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.


lexentry: eng/ivory_tower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ivory tower
trans_list: norsunluutorni
sense:
(idiomatic) A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.


lexentry: eng/jabiru__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jabiru
trans_list: jabiru
sense:
A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.


lexentry: eng/jaboticaba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jaboticaba
trans_list: brasilianrypälemyrtti
sense:
The evergreen Brazilian grape tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, a fruit-bearing tree native to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.


lexentry: eng/jacamar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jacamar
trans_list: jakamari
sense:
Any of various insectivorous tropical birds, of the family Galbulidae, having iridescent plumage and a long, sharp bill.


lexentry: eng/jacana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jacana
trans_list: jassana
sense:
Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.


lexentry: eng/jacaranda__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jacaranda
trans_list: jakaranda
sense:
A trade name for similar hardwood timber from certain species of Dalbergia, notably Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia nigra and Dalbergia refusa.


lexentry: eng/jack-in-the-box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jack-in-the-box
trans_list: vieteriukko
sense:
Children’s toy consisting of a small box from which a male figure pops out unexpectedly after some turnings of a crank.


lexentry: eng/jack-o'-lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jack-o'-lantern
trans_list: kurpitsalyhty
sense:
A carved pumpkin whose top and stem have been cut out and interior removed, leaving a hollow shell that is then decorated to represent a face, illuminated from within by a candle. It is a symbol of Halloween.


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jack
trans_list: jakki | pistorasia
sense:
(electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jack
trans_list: nosturi | tunkki | jakki | pistorasia
sense:
A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jack
trans_list: luisti
sense:
Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jack
trans_list: aasiori | pistorasia | rainelippu
sense:
(nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/jack__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jack
trans_list: lyödä kunnari
sense:
(transitive, slang, baseball) To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.


lexentry: eng/jack_mackerel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jack mackerel
trans_list: piikkimakrilli
sense:
Any of various edible fish, especially of genus Trachurus, but also genera Caranx, Acanthocybium and Euthynnus.


lexentry: eng/jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jack of all trades, master of none
trans_list: jokapaikan höylä | jokapaikanhöylä
sense:
(idiomatic) A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.


lexentry: eng/jackal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jackal
trans_list: sakaali
sense:
Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.


lexentry: eng/jackalope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jackalope
trans_list: sarvijänis
sense:
A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed as a rabbit with antlers.


lexentry: eng/jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jacket
trans_list: takki | pusakka
sense:
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.


lexentry: eng/jackhammer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jackhammer
trans_list: katupora
sense:
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.


lexentry: eng/jackstay__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jackstay
trans_list: elämänlanka
sense:
(nautical) A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.


lexentry: eng/jackstay__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: jackstay
trans_list: turvaköysi
sense:
(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.


lexentry: eng/jade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jade
trans_list: jade | jadenvihreä
sense:
A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.


lexentry: eng/jadeite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jadeite
trans_list: jadeiitti
sense:
(mineral) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.


lexentry: eng/jaggery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jaggery
trans_list: raakasokeri
sense:
A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.


lexentry: eng/jaguarundi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jaguarundi
trans_list: jaguarundi
sense:
A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi.


lexentry: eng/jail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jail
trans_list: vankila | tyrmä | poliisivankila | putka
sense:
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.


lexentry: eng/jail__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jail
trans_list: väliaikainen kilpailurajoitus myynnin jälkeen
sense:
(horse racing, uncountable) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).


lexentry: eng/jail__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: jail
trans_list: vankila
sense:
In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.


lexentry: eng/jailbait__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jailbait
trans_list: sakkoliha
sense:
(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.


lexentry: eng/jalousie__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jalousie
trans_list: kaihdin
sense:
Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.


lexentry: eng/jam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jam
trans_list: hillo
sense:
(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.


lexentry: eng/jam__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: jam
trans_list: häiritä | tukkia
sense:
To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.


lexentry: eng/jam_session__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jam session
trans_list: hillo
sense:
(music) An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre.


lexentry: eng/jamb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jamb
trans_list: pieli
sense:
(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.


lexentry: eng/jangle__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jangle
trans_list: kalista | kalistaa | kalistella
sense:
(Northern England) Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.


lexentry: eng/janissary__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: janissary
trans_list: janitsaari
sense:
(historical) An infantry soldier, often of European Christian background from the Balkans as well as Eastern Europe and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former elite Turkish (Ottoman) guard (disbanded in 1826).


lexentry: eng/janitor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: janitor
trans_list: huoltomies | siivooja | talkkari | talonmies
sense:
(Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles.


lexentry: eng/jar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jar
trans_list: tölkki | purkki | ruukku
sense:
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.


lexentry: eng/jarbua_terapon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jarbua terapon
trans_list: tiikeriahven
sense:
An edible omnivorous fish of species Terapon jarbua, fawn in color on top, cream-colored below, with a dark nape, and three or four curved dark brown bands run from the nape to the hind part of the body, the lowermost continuing across the middle of the caudal fin, of the Actinopterygii order.


lexentry: eng/jarp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jarp
trans_list: pääsiäismunien yhteen napautus
sense:
(Cumbria, Ireland, Northumberland, Yorkshire, games) The act of knocking one's pace-egg against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other's egg and leaving one's own intact, an Easter custom in many countries.


lexentry: eng/jarp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jarp
trans_list: napauttaa pääsiäismunia yhteen
sense:
(transitive, Cumbria, Ireland, Northumberland, Yorkshire, games) To knock (a pace-egg) against that of an opponent, with the aim of cracking the other's egg and leaving one's own intact.


lexentry: eng/jasmine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jasmine
trans_list: jasmiini
sense:
Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.


lexentry: eng/jasper__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jasper
trans_list: jaspis
sense:
An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.


lexentry: eng/jaundice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jaundice
trans_list: keltaisuus | ikterus | keltatauti
sense:
(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/javelin_throw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: javelin throw
trans_list: keihäänheitto
sense:
(athletics) An athletic throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear-like object made of metal, fiberglass and, in some cases, kyshashrek.


lexentry: eng/jaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: jaw
trans_list: leuka
sense:
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them.


lexentry: eng/jazz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jazz
trans_list: jazz | jatsi
sense:
(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jealous
trans_list: mustasukkainen
sense:
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jealous
trans_list: mustasukkainen
sense:
Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/jealous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jealous
trans_list: kateellinen | mustasukkainen
sense:
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/jeans_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jeans jacket
trans_list: farkkutakki
sense:
A type of jacket made from denim, popular material that is used for jeans. Typically it has long sleeves and ends at the waist.


lexentry: eng/jeer__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jeer
trans_list: taljasto
sense:
(nautical, in the plural) An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the yards of a ship.


lexentry: eng/jeer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jeer
trans_list: pilkata | ilkkua
sense:
(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.


lexentry: eng/jejunum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jejunum
trans_list: tyhjäsuoli
sense:
(anatomy) The central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum


lexentry: eng/jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jelly
trans_list: hyytelö | hillo
sense:
(New Zealand, Australia, British) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.


lexentry: eng/jelly__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jelly
trans_list: hillo | marmeladi
sense:
(North America, Britain (certain specific usages)) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Normally known as "jam" in Commonwealth English but see redcurrant jelly and jeely.


lexentry: eng/jelly_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jelly bean
trans_list: jelly bean
sense:
A small, bean-shaped, chewy candy/sweet with a firm coating and a jelly-like center, made of sugar, flavoring, coloring and sometimes starch or other thickener, and usually sold assorted in a wide variety of flavors and bright colors.


lexentry: eng/jelly_fungus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jelly fungus
trans_list: hytykkä
sense:
Any of various fungi with an irregularly branched fruiting body apparently of jelly-like consistency.


lexentry: eng/jellyfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jellyfish
trans_list: meduusa
sense:
An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.


lexentry: eng/jequirity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jequirity
trans_list: paternosterpapu
sense:
Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity bean") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.


lexentry: eng/jerboa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jerboa
trans_list: jerbo
sense:
Any of a number of species comprising most of the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.


lexentry: eng/jeremiad__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jeremiad
trans_list: valitusvirsi | jeremiadi | vuodatus
sense:
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.


lexentry: eng/jerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jerk
trans_list: ääliö | idiootti | mulkku | paskiainen
sense:
(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable; an arsehole.


lexentry: eng/jerkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jerkin
trans_list: liivit
sense:
(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.


lexentry: eng/jersey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jersey
trans_list: pelipaita
sense:
(countable, US) A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.


lexentry: eng/jet_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet bridge
trans_list: sormi
sense:
(aviation) An elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane, usually enclosed and used for disembarking and embarking passengers and crew.


lexentry: eng/jet_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet engine
trans_list: suihkumoottori
sense:
An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.


lexentry: eng/jet_engine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jet engine
trans_list: suihkumoottori
sense:
Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.


lexentry: eng/jet_lag__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet lag
trans_list: aikaero | aikaerorasitus
sense:
(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.


lexentry: eng/jet_pack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet pack
trans_list: rakettireppu
sense:
(aviation) A piece of equipment that may be strapped to a person’s back and generate vertical thrust by a downward discharge of jet fluid, thereby rendering the person capable of flight.


lexentry: eng/jet_ski__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet ski
trans_list: vesiskootteri
sense:
A small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.


lexentry: eng/jet_stream__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jet stream
trans_list: suihkuvirtaus
sense:
(meteorology) any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction


lexentry: eng/jetty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jetty
trans_list: aallonmurtaja
sense:
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.


lexentry: eng/jetty__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jetty
trans_list: uloke
sense:
(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest, and overhangs the wall below.


lexentry: eng/jewel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jewel
trans_list: koru
sense:
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.


lexentry: eng/jewellery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jewellery
trans_list: korut
sense:
Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.


lexentry: eng/jib__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jib
trans_list: fokka | halkaisija | keulapurje
sense:
(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.


lexentry: eng/jib_boom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jib boom
trans_list: fokkapuomi | halkaisijapuomi | liivaripuomi
sense:
(nautical) A spar attached to the outboard end of a bowsprit or flying jib boom with an additional stay to increase sail area.


lexentry: eng/jig__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: jig
trans_list: jigi
sense:
(fishing) A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.


lexentry: eng/jig_borer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jig borer
trans_list: tarkkuusporakone
sense:
A type of machine tool invented during the World War I era to make possible the quick-yet-very-precise location of hole centers.


lexentry: eng/jiggermast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jiggermast
trans_list: jiggermasto
sense:
(nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.


lexentry: eng/jigsaw_puzzle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jigsaw puzzle
trans_list: palapeli
sense:
A type of puzzle in which the aim is to reconstruct a picture that has been cut (originally, with a jigsaw) into many small interlocking pieces.


lexentry: eng/jihadism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jihadism
trans_list: jihadismi
sense:
The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.


lexentry: eng/jimsonweed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jimsonweed
trans_list: hulluruoho
sense:
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, occasionally ingested as a hallucinogen.


lexentry: eng/jingle__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jingle
trans_list: jinkku | laulelma | luritus | mainossävel | ralli
sense:
(broadcasting, advertising, music) A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.


lexentry: eng/jingle_bell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jingle bell
trans_list: kulkunen | tiuku
sense:
A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (percussion instrument) used as a musical instrument.


lexentry: eng/jingoism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jingoism
trans_list: yltiöisänmaallisuus
sense:
(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/jingoistic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jingoistic
trans_list: kansalliskiihkoinen
sense:
Overly patriotic or nationalistic, often with an element of favouring war or an aggressive foreign policy.


lexentry: eng/jinn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jinn
trans_list: djinni | džinni | jinni
sense:
(Arabic culture) A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often invisible but able to manifest in form and also inhabit people or animals; origin of the genie of Western literature, film etc.


lexentry: eng/jird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jird
trans_list: jirdi
sense:
Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain species in the genera Sekeetamys, Brachiones, and sometimes Pachyuromys.


lexentry: eng/jive__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jive
trans_list: tanssia
sense:
(intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.


lexentry: eng/job-hopping__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: job-hopping
trans_list: työpaikkashoppailu
sense:
The practice of suddenly or frequently changing jobs, especially for financial or career advancement reasons.


lexentry: eng/job__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: job
trans_list: työ | tehtävä | erä
sense:
(computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).


lexentry: eng/job__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: job
trans_list: hävitä
sense:
(intransitive, professional wrestling, _, slang) To take the loss, usually in a demeaning or submissive manner.


lexentry: eng/job__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: job
trans_list: pilkkoa
sense:
(transitive, often, with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.


lexentry: eng/job__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: job
trans_list: jobata
sense:
(intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.


lexentry: eng/job_interview__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: job interview
trans_list: työhaastattelu
sense:
A formal interview in which a job applicant must answer questions, especially in a professional manner, to determine whether they are suitable for the job applied for.


lexentry: eng/job_title__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: job title
trans_list: tehtävänimike
sense:
A specific designation of a post within an organization, normally associated with a job description that details the tasks and responsibilities that go with it.


lexentry: eng/jock_itch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jock itch
trans_list: nivussilsa
sense:
A fungal infection, tinea cruris, of the groin region, usually due to the fungus Trichophyton rubrum, but also Candida albicans, Trichophyton interdigitale, Epidermophyton floccosum, and others.


lexentry: eng/jockstrap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jockstrap
trans_list: alasuojus | munasuojat
sense:
(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.


lexentry: eng/jog__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jog
trans_list: hämmentää | ravistella | tönäistä
sense:
(transitive) To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt.


lexentry: eng/joint-stock_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joint-stock company
trans_list: avoin yhtiö | osakeyhtiö
sense:
(business, finance, legal, UK) A company with transferable ownership interests and limited shareholder liability.


lexentry: eng/joint-stock_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: joint-stock company
trans_list: avoin yhtiö | osakeyhtiö
sense:
(business, finance, legal, US) A company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability.


lexentry: eng/joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: joint
trans_list: nivel | baari | mesta
sense:
(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.


lexentry: eng/joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: joint
trans_list: liitos
sense:
A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.


lexentry: eng/joint__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: joint
trans_list: baari | mesta
sense:
(chiefly, US, _, slang, may be somewhat, _, pejorative) A place of business, particularly in the food service or hospitality industries; sometimes extended to any place that is a focus of human connection or activity (e.g., schools, hangouts, party spots).


lexentry: eng/joint__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: joint
trans_list: liittyä | niveltyä | niveltää | sopia yhteen
sense:
(transitive) To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.


lexentry: eng/joint_custody__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joint custody
trans_list: yhteishuoltajuus
sense:
(legal) An arrangement whereby parents or guardians (who are not a couple or cease to be one) share the physical and legal custody of a child.


lexentry: eng/joint_lock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joint lock
trans_list: nivellukko
sense:
(combat sports) Any lock designed to hyperextend one of the joints of the body, leading to pain and/or injury.


lexentry: eng/joint_venture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joint venture
trans_list: työyhteenliittymä | yhteishanke | yhteisyritys
sense:
A cooperative partnership between two individuals or businesses in which profits and risks are shared.


lexentry: eng/joist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joist
trans_list: vasa
sense:
A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.


lexentry: eng/jojoba__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jojoba
trans_list: jojoba
sense:
A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.


lexentry: eng/joker__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: joker
trans_list: jokeri
sense:
A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.


lexentry: eng/joseki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joseki
trans_list: joseki
sense:
(game of go) A studied and standardized sequence of moves in game of Go, especially at a corner of the board, in the opening phase of a game. Joseki have a variety of outcomes and can be beneficial or detrimental based on the situation. However, Joseki theoretically include the best moves locally for each player.


lexentry: eng/joss_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joss paper
trans_list: joss-paperi
sense:
A sheet of paper or other papercraft item used as a burnt offering in traditional Chinese veneration of the dead.


lexentry: eng/joss_stick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joss stick
trans_list: suitsutuspuikko | suitsuke
sense:
A stick of incense, especially (China, _, Taoism, Buddhism, etc.) those burned as an offering before a Chinese shrine.


lexentry: eng/jot__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jot
trans_list: sutaista
sense:
(transitive) Chiefly followed by down: to write (something) quickly; to make a brief note of (something).


lexentry: eng/jotun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jotun
trans_list: jotuni
sense:
(Norse mythology) A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor.


lexentry: eng/joule__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joule
trans_list: joule
sense:
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J


lexentry: eng/journal__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: journal
trans_list: loki
sense:
(computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.


lexentry: eng/journey__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: journey
trans_list: kulku | matka
sense:
(metaphorical) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.


lexentry: eng/joust__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joust
trans_list: peitsiottelu
sense:
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.


lexentry: eng/jowl__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jowl
trans_list: leukanahka
sense:
A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).


lexentry: eng/joy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joy
trans_list: ilo | riemu | onni
sense:
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.


lexentry: eng/joyride__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: joyride
trans_list: hurjastelu
sense:
An instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner, especially a vehicle which has been taken without the permission of the owner.


lexentry: eng/joystick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: joystick
trans_list: ilotikku | joystick | ohjainsauva | sauvaohjain
sense:
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.


lexentry: eng/jubilee__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: jubilee
trans_list: hääpäivä | riemu | vuotisjuhla
sense:
A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage. [from late 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judge
trans_list: tuomari
sense:
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.


lexentry: eng/judgement_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judgement day
trans_list: tuomiopäivä
sense:
(Christianity, Islam, Judaism) The final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits; the Final Judgment, the Last Judgment.


lexentry: eng/judgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: judgment
trans_list: arvostelukyky | päätös
sense:
The power or faculty of performing such operations; especially, when unqualified, the faculty of judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely


lexentry: eng/judgment__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: judgment
trans_list: tuomio | arviointi | harkinta | punnitseminen | päättely | tuomitseminen
sense:
(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.


lexentry: eng/judgment_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judgment call
trans_list: tuomarin päätös
sense:
(sports) A ruling by an umpire, referee, or similar official during a sporting event, based on his or her perception of events and in the absence of any objective measurement.


lexentry: eng/judgment_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: judgment call
trans_list: päätös | tuomio
sense:
Any decision or other determination based on subjective criteria, especially one which takes into account the particular circumstances of a situation.


lexentry: eng/judgment_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: judgment call
trans_list: tuomiopäivän kutsu
sense:
(Christianity) The summons which will call the spirits of the deceased to their heavenly reward at the time of Final Judgment.


lexentry: eng/judicial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judicial
trans_list: oikeuslaitos
sense:
That branch of government which is responsible for maintaining the courts of law and for the administration of justice.


lexentry: eng/judicial_branch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judicial branch
trans_list: tuomiovalta
sense:
The branch of government which is concerned with the administration of justice through the interpretation of the law.


lexentry: eng/judicial_notice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: judicial notice
trans_list: ottaminen oikeudellisesti huomioon
sense:
(legal) In the law of evidence, the power of a court to deem the burden of proof to be established as to a particular fact without the introduction of evidence, because the fact is one that is a matter of common knowledge, or is readily demonstrated by reference to sources of unquestionable authority.


lexentry: eng/jug__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jug
trans_list: kannu
sense:
A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.


lexentry: eng/juggle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juggle
trans_list: jongleerata | jonglöörata
sense:
To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.


lexentry: eng/juggling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juggling
trans_list: jongleeraus
sense:
The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.


lexentry: eng/jugular_vein__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jugular vein
trans_list: kaulalaskimo
sense:
(anatomy) Any of several veins on each side of the neck, which drain the brain, face and neck of deoxygenated blood.


lexentry: eng/juice_jacking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juice jacking
trans_list: virtakaappaus
sense:
(computing, technology) The act of stealing information from mobile devices by placing a data-stealing device that appears to be a charging station in a place where passers-by are likely to plug their devices into it.


lexentry: eng/jujitsu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jujitsu
trans_list: jujutsu
sense:
A Japanese martial art and method of self-defence, typically unarmed, emphasizing manipulating an opponent’s force against themselves rather than directly opposing it with force, and using a wide variety of holds, throws, and defensive techniques.


lexentry: eng/jukebox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jukebox
trans_list: levyautomaatti | jukeboksi
sense:
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music; it has push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]


lexentry: eng/jump-start__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump-start
trans_list: ohitusleikkaus
sense:
(transitive) To start a motor vehicle by passing an electrical current from a charged battery to the discharged ("dead" or "flat") battery of the vehicle being started, by using booster cables to temporarily connect the two batteries in parallel.


lexentry: eng/jump__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: jump
trans_list: hyppy | loikka
sense:
(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.


lexentry: eng/jump__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump
trans_list: hypätä
sense:
(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.


lexentry: eng/jump__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: jump
trans_list: hätkähtää | sätkiä
sense:
(intransitive) To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.


lexentry: eng/jump__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: jump
trans_list: hypätä
sense:
(intransitive) To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.


lexentry: eng/jump_rope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump rope
trans_list: naruhyppely
sense:
(uncountable) (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants.


lexentry: eng/jump_rope__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump rope
trans_list: hypätä narua
sense:
(intransitive) To repeatedly jump over a rope, the ends of which are held by the jumper or by two others, while the rope is swung under the feet and over the head of the jumper; to play the game of jump rope; to exercise by jumping rope.


lexentry: eng/jump_scare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump scare
trans_list: säikäytys
sense:
(narratology) The technique, typically used in horror films and video games, of having something occur suddenly and without warning to frighten the audience.


lexentry: eng/jump_the_gun__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: jump the gun
trans_list: ottaa varaslähtö
sense:
(idiomatic, finance, investing) To trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.


lexentry: eng/jump_the_queue__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jump the queue
trans_list: etuilla
sense:
To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.


lexentry: eng/jumping_jack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jumping jack
trans_list: haarahyppy
sense:
A physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.


lexentry: eng/jumping_mouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jumping mouse
trans_list: hyppyhiiri
sense:
Any species of the taxonomic subfamily Zapodinae or family Zapodidae of rodents, variously endemic to North America or China.


lexentry: eng/jumping_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jumping spider
trans_list: hyppyhämähäkki
sense:
Any of very many spiders, of the family Salticidae, that jump from place to place with the aid of a silk tether.


lexentry: eng/junction_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junction box
trans_list: jakorasia
sense:
(electrical engineering) A box through which the main conductors of a system of electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with branch circuits or to extend circuits.


lexentry: eng/junction_transistor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junction transistor
trans_list: liitostransistori
sense:
(physics) A transistor in which the emitter and collector barriers are formed by p-n junctions between semiconductor regions of opposite conductivity type.


lexentry: eng/juncture__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: juncture
trans_list: junktuuri
sense:
(linguistics) The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.


lexentry: eng/jungle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jungle
trans_list: viidakko
sense:
A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.


lexentry: eng/jungle_gym__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jungle gym
trans_list: kiipeilyteline
sense:
(US, Israel) A play structure designed for children to climb on, traditionally constructed as a frame of metal bars as introduced in 1920.


lexentry: eng/junior_college__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junior college
trans_list: opisto
sense:
(education) An institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a bachelor's degree or higher.


lexentry: eng/junior_high_school__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junior high school
trans_list: peruskoulun yläaste
sense:
(education) A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. In the US, it often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.


lexentry: eng/juniper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juniper
trans_list: kataja
sense:
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.


lexentry: eng/juniper_titmouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juniper titmouse
trans_list: harmaatiainen
sense:
A bird of species Baeolophus ridgwayi, in the tit family Paridae, found from southeastern Oregon to west Texas and nearby Mexico.


lexentry: eng/junk_drawer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junk drawer
trans_list: romulaatikko
sense:
(US) A drawer designated for the storage of various miscellaneous, small, useful items of little value.


lexentry: eng/junk_mail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: junk mail
trans_list: roskaposti
sense:
(post) Any mail or letters that are not welcome or solicited and typically sent in bulk; especially mail of a commercial nature such as advertising circulars and form letters.


lexentry: eng/junket__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: junket
trans_list: huviretki
sense:
A pleasure-trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment.


lexentry: eng/juridical__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juridical
trans_list: juridinen | lainopillinen | oikeudellinen
sense:
Pertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).


lexentry: eng/juridical_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juridical act
trans_list: oikeustoimi
sense:
(civil, _, law, Louisiana, Philippines) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.


lexentry: eng/juristic_act__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juristic act
trans_list: oikeustoimi
sense:
(civil, _, law, South Africa) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.


lexentry: eng/jury-rig__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jury-rig
trans_list: tehdä hätätakila
sense:
(nautical, transitive) To build an improvised rigging or assembly from whichever materials are available.


lexentry: eng/jury__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jury
trans_list: jury | lautamiehistö | valamiehistö
sense:
(law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.


lexentry: eng/jury_trial__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jury trial
trans_list: valamiesoikeudenkäynti
sense:
(legal) A legal process in which the guilt or liability of a party is determined by a jury, a group of citizens selected from the local population.


lexentry: eng/jussive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jussive
trans_list: jussiivi
sense:
(grammar, uncountable, and, countable) The jussive mood, a verb inflection used to indicate a command, permission or agreement with a request; an instance of a verb so inflected.


lexentry: eng/just_a_minute__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: just a minute
trans_list: hetkinen | pieni hetki
sense:
(idiomatic) Stop; wait; hold on. Used to interrupt speech or proceedings so that one can make a comment or query.


lexentry: eng/justice_delayed_is_justice_denied__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: justice delayed is justice denied
trans_list: viivästynyt oikeus ei ole oikeutta
sense:
If a wrong is not redressed within a reasonable time, it is as though the wrong were not redressed at all. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/justiciable__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: justiciable
trans_list: (tuomioistuinten) toimivaltaan kuuluva
sense:
(legal) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated.


lexentry: eng/justification__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: justification
trans_list: oikeutus
sense:
(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.


lexentry: eng/justification__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: justification
trans_list: suljenta | tasaus
sense:
(typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).


lexentry: eng/justified__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: justified
trans_list: tasattu
sense:
(typography) Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.


lexentry: eng/justify__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: justify
trans_list: tasapalsta | tasata
sense:
(transitive, typography) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.


lexentry: eng/jute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: jute
trans_list: juutti
sense:
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.


lexentry: eng/juvenile__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: juvenile
trans_list: alaikäinen
sense:
(criminal law) A person younger than the age of full criminal responsibility, such that the person either cannot be held criminally liable or is subject to less severe forms of punishment.


lexentry: eng/juvenile_delinquent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: juvenile delinquent
trans_list: nuorisorikollinen
sense:
(legal) A persistent young offender; an antisocial minor, one who has committed criminal acts such as theft or violence.


lexentry: eng/kaboom__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaboom
trans_list: jytym
sense:
(mimesis) An explosion; the word is typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.


lexentry: eng/kabuki__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kabuki
trans_list: kabuki
sense:
(often, capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies.


lexentry: eng/kachelofen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kachelofen
trans_list: kakluuni
sense:
A German type of ceramic tile stove or cocklestove which captures heat from periodic burning of fuel such as wood and radiates it over a long period to heat a living space.


lexentry: eng/kaddish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaddish
trans_list: kaddiš
sense:
(Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.


lexentry: eng/kaffir__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kaffir
trans_list: kafferi
sense:
(countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kafir__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kafir
trans_list: kafiiri
sense:
(Islam, countable, offensive, religious slur, political) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.


lexentry: eng/kagu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kagu
trans_list: kagu
sense:
A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.


lexentry: eng/kailan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kailan
trans_list: härmekaali | kiinanbrokkoli
sense:
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.


lexentry: eng/kairomone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kairomone
trans_list: kairomoni
sense:
(biochemistry, ecology) Any substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer. [from 1970]


lexentry: eng/kaka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaka
trans_list: kaka
sense:
Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.


lexentry: eng/kakapo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kakapo
trans_list: kakapo
sense:
A large flightless parrot, Strigops habroptila, with greenish plumage, that is nocturnal and native to New Zealand.


lexentry: eng/kakistocracy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kakistocracy
trans_list: kakistokratia
sense:
(political science) Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens. [from 1829.]


lexentry: eng/kakuro__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kakuro
trans_list: kakuro
sense:
(games) A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group.


lexentry: eng/kalach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kalach
trans_list: kalatši
sense:
Traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or various kinds of wheels. Other Slavic nations have similar but not identical types of pastry, e.g. Czech or Slovak koláč/koláč, Polish kołacz, Bulgarian колач, Serbo-Croatian колач/kolač, etc.


lexentry: eng/kale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kale
trans_list: lehtikaali
sense:
An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)


lexentry: eng/kaleidoscope__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaleidoscope
trans_list: kaleidoskooppi
sense:
An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. [from 1817]


lexentry: eng/kana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kana
trans_list: kana
sense:
The hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived from kanji.


lexentry: eng/kangaroo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kangaroo
trans_list: kenguru
sense:
A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/kangaroo_court__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kangaroo court
trans_list: kenttäoikeus | pikatuomioistuin | toverituomioistuin
sense:
(originally, US, idiomatic) A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group of people which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, and often acts abusively or decides unjustly. [from mid 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/kangaroo_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kangaroo dog
trans_list: australianvinttikoira | kengurukoira
sense:
(AU) A dog used to hunt kangaroos; (specifically), a breed of dog for this purpose, developed in Australia from the Scottish deerhound and the greyhound. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/kangaroo_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kangaroo jacket
trans_list: kengurutaskuhuppari
sense:
A sweatshirt or jacket where the left and right pockets meet in the middle to make one large pocket.


lexentry: eng/kangaroo_pocket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kangaroo pocket
trans_list: kengurutasku
sense:
A large pocket in front of a garment, often formed by making the left and right pockets meet in the middle.


lexentry: eng/kangatarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kangatarian
trans_list: henkilö, joka ei syö muuta lihaa kuin kengurunlihaa
sense:
A non-vegetarian who, for ethical reasons, does not eat meat from animals other than kangaroos, because they are sourced from the wild and not farmed.


lexentry: eng/kaniwa__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaniwa
trans_list: kaniwa
sense:
A goosefoot of species Chenopodium pallidicaule, similar in character and uses to the closely related quinoa.


lexentry: eng/kantele__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kantele
trans_list: kannel | kantele
sense:
(musical instrument) A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.


lexentry: eng/kaolinite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaolinite
trans_list: kaoliniitti
sense:
(mineral) A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al2Si2O5(OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals.


lexentry: eng/kaon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaon
trans_list: kaoni
sense:
(particle) any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark


lexentry: eng/kaph__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaph
trans_list: kaf
sense:
The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/kapok__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kapok
trans_list: kapokki
sense:
A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.


lexentry: eng/kapok_tree__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kapok tree
trans_list: amazoninkapokkipuu
sense:
Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.


lexentry: eng/karaoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karaoke
trans_list: karaoke
sense:
(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.


lexentry: eng/karaoke_machine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karaoke machine
trans_list: karaokelaite
sense:
A machine which plays recorded (typically instrumental) tracks that can be sung along to with a microphone and with reference to lyrics displayed on a screen.


lexentry: eng/karate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karate
trans_list: karate
sense:
An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.


lexentry: eng/karma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karma
trans_list: karma
sense:
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.


lexentry: eng/karst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karst
trans_list: karsti
sense:
(geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.


lexentry: eng/karyokinesis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: karyokinesis
trans_list: karyokineesi
sense:
(biology) The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.


lexentry: eng/kastanozem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kastanozem
trans_list: kastanjamultamaannos
sense:
A kind of soil, brighter than chernozem and related to the mollisols, that is rich in humus and originally covered with early maturing native grassland vegetation, which produces a characteristic brow


lexentry: eng/katabatic_wind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: katabatic wind
trans_list: laskutuuli
sense:
(climatology) A drainage wind or a fall wind: a wind, such as the bora or Bohemian wind, which moves high density air from a higher elevation down an incline, due to the force of gravity.


lexentry: eng/katakana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: katakana
trans_list: katakana
sense:
(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.


lexentry: eng/katana__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: katana
trans_list: katana
sense:
(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.


lexentry: eng/katsura__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: katsura
trans_list: katsura
sense:
One of two species of trees in the genus Cercidiphyllum, most commonly Cercidiphyllum japonicum, one of the largest trees in Asia.


lexentry: eng/kayak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kayak
trans_list: kajakki
sense:
A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck


lexentry: eng/kaymak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kaymak
trans_list: kaymak
sense:
A creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It is made from the milk of water buffalos in the East or of cows in the West.


lexentry: eng/kebab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kebab
trans_list: kebab | kebappi
sense:
(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.


lexentry: eng/keel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keel
trans_list: köli
sense:
(nautical) A rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.


lexentry: eng/keel_over__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keel over
trans_list: kaatua
sense:
(intransitive, nautical, also, _, figuratively) Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle.


lexentry: eng/keelhaul__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keelhaul
trans_list: vetää kölin alta
sense:
(transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.


lexentry: eng/keelson__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keelson
trans_list: kelsi | sikopalkki
sense:
(nautical) A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. [from c. 1611]


lexentry: eng/keen__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keen
trans_list: innokas
sense:
(chiefly, Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.


lexentry: eng/keep_it_together__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keep it together
trans_list: hillitä itsensä
sense:
(informal) To maintain composure; to avoid an overly emotional reaction; to suppress an instinct or urge.


lexentry: eng/keep_one's_head_above_water__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keep one's head above water
trans_list: pitää nenä pinnalla
sense:
(idiomatic) To survive or endure, especially in a situation in which one is struggling to avoid being overwhelmed by adverse financial circumstances.


lexentry: eng/keep_someone_company__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keep someone company
trans_list: pitää seuraa
sense:
(idiomatic) To remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.


lexentry: eng/keep_the_change__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keep the change
trans_list: pitäkää vaihtorahat
sense:
An instruction to a taxi driver, waiter etc. to keep the change from the amount handed over as a tip.


lexentry: eng/keep_up_appearances__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keep up appearances
trans_list: pitää yllä kulissia
sense:
(idiomatic) To artificially maintain an outward sign of normality; to maintain an appearance of wealth, comfort, or propriety.


lexentry: eng/keep_up_with_the_Joneses__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keep up with the Joneses
trans_list: olla mukana elintasokilpailussa
sense:
(idiomatic) To act or make purchases for status or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends, neighbors, or society.


lexentry: eng/keeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: keeper
trans_list: vartija
sense:
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.


lexentry: eng/keeper__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: keeper
trans_list: maalivahti
sense:
(sports) The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper. In quidditch (both Muggle quidditch and the game in the original Harry Potter series), this is someone responsible for guarding the three goalposts.


lexentry: eng/keepsake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keepsake
trans_list: muisto | muistoesine
sense:
Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.


lexentry: eng/keirin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keirin
trans_list: keirin
sense:
(cycle racing) A form of track cycling originating in Japan, where riders must initially race behind a motorised pace-setter, the derny.


lexentry: eng/kelpie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kelpie
trans_list: vetehishevonen | jokihevonen
sense:
(Celtic mythology) A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.


lexentry: eng/kelvin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kelvin
trans_list: kelvin
sense:
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K".


lexentry: eng/kennel_cough__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kennel cough
trans_list: kennelyskä
sense:
A respiratory infection in dogs, canine infectious respiratory disease, formerly canine infectious tracheobronchitis.


lexentry: eng/keratoconus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keratoconus
trans_list: kartiopullistuma
sense:
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve.


lexentry: eng/kerb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kerb
trans_list: reunakiveys | jalkakäytävän reuna | reunakivi
sense:
(British, AU, NZ) The raised edge between the pavement and the roadway, typically made of concrete though originally consisting of a line of kerbstones.


lexentry: eng/kerfuffle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kerfuffle
trans_list: hälinä | hässäkkä
sense:
(chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/kern__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kern
trans_list: välistää | välistää parit
sense:
(typography, chiefly, _, proportional font printing) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs); to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kernel
trans_list: pähkinä
sense:
(botany) The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: kernel
trans_list: ydin | kerneli | käyttöjärjestelmäydin
sense:
(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: kernel
trans_list: ydin
sense:
(mathematics, linear algebra, group theory, functional analysis) For a given function (especially a linear transformation between vector spaces or homomorphism between groups), the set of elements in the domain which are mapped to zero; (formally) given f : X → Y, the set {x ∈ X : f(x) = 0}.


lexentry: eng/kernel__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: kernel
trans_list: ydin
sense:
(mathematics, fuzzy set theory) The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).


lexentry: eng/kernicterus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kernicterus
trans_list: kernikterus
sense:
(medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).


lexentry: eng/kerosene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kerosene
trans_list: petroli | kerosiini
sense:
A thin colorless, blue- or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel heavier than gasoline/petrol or naptha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.


lexentry: eng/ketamine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketamine
trans_list: ketamiini
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used as an anesthetic and analgesic drug and also (illicitly) as a hallucinogen.


lexentry: eng/ketch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketch
trans_list: ketsi
sense:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.


lexentry: eng/ketchup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketchup
trans_list: ketsuppi
sense:
(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup. A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners.


lexentry: eng/ketoacidosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketoacidosis
trans_list: ketoasidoosi | happomyrkytys
sense:
(biology, medicine) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.


lexentry: eng/ketone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketone
trans_list: ketoni
sense:
(organic compound) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.


lexentry: eng/ketorolac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketorolac
trans_list: ketorolaakki
sense:
(pharmaceutical drug) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug often used as an analgesic and antipyretic.


lexentry: eng/ketosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ketosis
trans_list: ketoosi
sense:
(pathology) A metabolic state in which the body produces ketones to be used as fuel by some organs so that glycogen can be reserved for organs that depend on it. This condition occurs during times of fasting, starvation, or while on a ketogenic diet.


lexentry: eng/kettle_hole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettle hole
trans_list: suppa
sense:
(geology) A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.


lexentry: eng/kettlebell__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettlebell
trans_list: kahvakuula
sense:
A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.


lexentry: eng/kettledrum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kettledrum
trans_list: patarumpu
sense:
(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: key
trans_list: akselikiila | kiila
sense:
An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: key
trans_list: näppäin
sense:
(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | kosketin | avainkenttä
sense:
In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | avainkenttä
sense:
In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | morseavain | sähkötysavain
sense:
(historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | salakirjoitusavain
sense:
(cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 15
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | avainkenttä
sense:
(databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: key
trans_list: akselikiila | kiila
sense:
(basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.


lexentry: eng/key__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: key
trans_list: avain | avainkenttä
sense:
(biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.


lexentry: eng/key_fob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: key fob
trans_list: (elektroninen) avaimenperä | RFID-avain | avaimenperätunnistin
sense:
A passive wireless electronic device that usually uses RFID technology to control access to buildings, containers, computers, etc. by being placed near a detector.


lexentry: eng/key_fob__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: key fob
trans_list: (elektroninen) avaimenperä | (kauko-ohjattava) autonavain | RFID-avain | avaimenperätunnistin
sense:
An active wireless electronic device that controls access to buildings or vehicles, such as a remote control for a car door lock.


lexentry: eng/key_logger__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: key logger
trans_list: näppäinnauhuri
sense:
(computing) Software or hardware designed to record keyboard entries, often for the purpose of stealing passwords or other sensitive data.


lexentry: eng/key_performance_indicator__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: key performance indicator
trans_list: avaintulosmittari
sense:
(management) A financial or non-financial metric used to help an organization define and measure progress towards its goals.


lexentry: eng/key_signature__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: key signature
trans_list: etumerkintä | sävellajin etumerkintä
sense:
(music) An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: koskettimisto | sormio | koskettimet
sense:
(music) A component of many instruments including the piano, organ, and harpsichord consisting of usually black and white keys that cause different tones to be produced when struck.


lexentry: eng/keyboard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: keyboard
trans_list: koskettimisto | koskettimet | näppäimistö
sense:
(music) A device with keys of a musical keyboard, used to control electronic sound-producing devices which may be built into or separate from the keyboard device.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyboard instrument
trans_list: kosketinsoitin
sense:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_instrument__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: keyboard instrument
trans_list: kosketinsoitin
sense:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument (a chordophone) that uses a keyboard to manipulate strings which produce sound, including a piano.


lexentry: eng/keyboard_shortcut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyboard shortcut
trans_list: pikanäppäin
sense:
(computing) A key, or more usually a combination of keys, on the keyboard of a personal computer that activates a specific, predefined function.


lexentry: eng/keycard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keycard
trans_list: avainkortti
sense:
A usually plastic card which stores a digital signature that is used to operate an electronic access control lock.


lexentry: eng/keycode__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keycode
trans_list: avainkoodi
sense:
A code that serves to unlock something, such as an electronic door or a car stereo (as an antitheft measure).


lexentry: eng/keyframe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyframe
trans_list: avainkuva | avainruutu
sense:
(computer graphics) A complete video frame, used as a reference for subsequent interframes in video compression.


lexentry: eng/keyhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyhole
trans_list: avaimenreikä
sense:
Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function; especially, one that gives a vista of, or access to, a space beyond.


lexentry: eng/keynote__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keynote
trans_list: avauspuhe | pääaihe | pääpuhe
sense:
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.


lexentry: eng/keyserver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keyserver
trans_list: avainpalvelin
sense:
(cryptography) In public key cryptography, the server that stores and distributes the public key files.


lexentry: eng/keystroke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keystroke
trans_list: painallus
sense:
The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a computer keyboard or a typewriter, or a similar input device.


lexentry: eng/keyword__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: keyword
trans_list: hakusana
sense:
(information science) Any word#Noun used in a reference work to link to other words or other information.


lexentry: eng/keywork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: keywork
trans_list: koneisto
sense:
(music) Collectively, the mechanisms of a woodwind musical instrument such as a flute or clarinet that support the operation of its keys.


lexentry: eng/khagan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khagan
trans_list: suurkaani
sense:
(historical) A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.


lexentry: eng/khakis__Noun__1
sense_num: 00
written_rep: khakis
trans_list: khakiunivormu
sense:
(military) A khaki uniform of pants (trousers) or shorts, shirt, and hat or other head covering such as a turban.


lexentry: eng/khanda__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: khanda
trans_list: khanda
sense:
(India) A religious symbol of Sikhism, ⟨☬⟩, having the shape of three swords: a khanda, a chakram and two kirpans.


lexentry: eng/khat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khat
trans_list: kati | khat | katpensas | khatpensas
sense:
A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.


lexentry: eng/khedive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khedive
trans_list: kediivi
sense:
The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.


lexentry: eng/khoomei__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khoomei
trans_list: khoomei | tuvalainen kurkkulaulu
sense:
(music genre) A style of throat singing, often accompanied by the horsehead fiddle, from Mongolia and eastern Siberia.


lexentry: eng/khorovod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: khorovod
trans_list: kierros
sense:
a Slavic art form, a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to chorea of ancient Greece, also in Romania (horă)


lexentry: eng/kibbutz__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kibbutz
trans_list: kibbutsi
sense:
A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.


lexentry: eng/kibitz__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kibitz
trans_list: höpöttää | lörpötellä
sense:
(intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.


lexentry: eng/kick-off__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kick-off
trans_list: alkupotku | aloitus | avaus
sense:
(music) The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.


lexentry: eng/kick_around__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kick around
trans_list: pyöriä
sense:
(usually in the present continuous) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.


lexentry: eng/kick_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kick in
trans_list: alkaa käydä | alkaa vaikuttaa
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way; to begin functioning.


lexentry: eng/kick_in__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kick in
trans_list: kaivaa kuvetta | lahjoittaa
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over.


lexentry: eng/kick_into_touch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kick into touch
trans_list: potkaista sivurajan yli
sense:
(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.


lexentry: eng/kick_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: kick off
trans_list: paukkua
sense:
(intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.


lexentry: eng/kick_up_a_fuss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kick up a fuss
trans_list: nostaa meteli
sense:
(idiomatic) To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.


lexentry: eng/kick_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kick wheel
trans_list: dreija
sense:
(ceramics) A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kickback
trans_list: lahjus
sense:
(countable, informal) A covert, often illegal, payment in return for a favor consisting of providing an opportunity of chargeable transaction; especially, a kind of quid pro quo in which if you (an insider) secretly help me (an outsider) win the bid for the contract then I will secretly send you a portion of the contract value; thus, a kind of bribe.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kickback
trans_list: rekyyli
sense:
(uncountable, firearms, machinery) Recoil; a sudden backward motion, usually in the direction of the operator.


lexentry: eng/kickback__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kickback
trans_list: takaisku | takapotku
sense:
(countable, machinery) An accident where an object being cut by a rotating blade or disk, such as a circular saw, is caught by the blade and thrown outward.


lexentry: eng/kickboxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kickboxing
trans_list: potkunyrkkeily
sense:
(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches.


lexentry: eng/kicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kicker
trans_list: potkija
sense:
(American football) A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.


lexentry: eng/kicker__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: kicker
trans_list: juju
sense:
(colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.


lexentry: eng/kicking_strap__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kicking strap
trans_list: kikki | puomin alasvedin
sense:
(nautical) A piece of rope that connects the lower end of the mast and the boom in order to provide a means for exerting downward force on the boom and thus controlling the shape of the sail.


lexentry: eng/kicksled__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kicksled
trans_list: potkukelkka
sense:
A type of small sled consisting of a handlebar mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners. The driver stands on the runners and kicks the sled forward with one foot. In front of the handlebar there's often a seat for a passenger.


lexentry: eng/kickstand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kickstand
trans_list: jalka | jalkatuki | seisontatuki
sense:
A levered bar that can be folded down from the frame of a bicycle or motorcycle to prop it upright when not being ridden.


lexentry: eng/kidnap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidnap
trans_list: kaapata | kidnapata | siepata
sense:
(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kidney-shaped__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidney-shaped
trans_list: munuaismainen
sense:
Having a shape like a kidney, that is, an approximately circular or elongated ovoid shape with an inward curve or indentation on one side.


lexentry: eng/kidney_dish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidney dish
trans_list: munuainen
sense:
(medicine, surgery) A shallow kidney-shaped basin for holding soiled dressings and other medical waste.


lexentry: eng/kidult__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kidult
trans_list: aikuislapsi
sense:
(informal, marketing, sociology) An adult who participates in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children.


lexentry: eng/kill_time__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kill time
trans_list: tappaa aikaa
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.


lexentry: eng/killdeer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: killdeer
trans_list: amerikantylli
sense:
A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.


lexentry: eng/killer_application__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: killer application
trans_list: läpimurtosovellus
sense:
A technological product that is so good, or so innovative, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades people to buy the hardware needed to use it.


lexentry: eng/killer_instinct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: killer instinct
trans_list: tappajan vaisto
sense:
(idiomatic) The natural inclination to do whatever is necessary to succeed (including extreme violence)


lexentry: eng/kiln__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiln
trans_list: uuni | kuivaamo | kuivuri | riihi
sense:
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.


lexentry: eng/kilo-__Prefix__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilo-
trans_list: kilo-
sense:
In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k


lexentry: eng/kilo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kilo
trans_list: kilo
sense:
(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.


lexentry: eng/kilogram-force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilogram-force
trans_list: kilogrammavoima | kilopondi
sense:
(obsolete) A unit of force equal to the weight, on earth (subject to standard gravity at 9.80665 m/s²), of a mass of one kilogram; equal to 9.80665 newtons. Symbol kgf or kgf.


lexentry: eng/kilogram-metre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilogram-metre
trans_list: kilogrammametri
sense:
(physics) a unit of work, equal to that done by a force of one kilogram-force acting through a distance of one metre


lexentry: eng/kilogram__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilogram
trans_list: kilogramma
sense:
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg


lexentry: eng/kiloton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiloton
trans_list: kilotonni
sense:
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.


lexentry: eng/kilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilt
trans_list: kiltti
sense:
A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/kilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kilt
trans_list: kiltti
sense:
A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.


lexentry: eng/kilter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kilter
trans_list: järjestys
sense:
(chiefly in the negative) Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle. [from 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/kimchi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kimchi
trans_list: kimchi
sense:
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.


lexentry: eng/kimono__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kimono
trans_list: kimono
sense:
A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.


lexentry: eng/kinase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinase
trans_list: kinaasi
sense:
(enzyme, organic compound) Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.


lexentry: eng/kindergarten__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kindergarten
trans_list: lastentarha | päiväkoti | tarha | esikoulu
sense:
(North America, Australia) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]


lexentry: eng/kindling_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kindling point
trans_list: syttymispiste
sense:
the lowest temperature at which a substance will spontaneously combust in a normal atmosphere without an external source of ignition


lexentry: eng/kinematics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinematics
trans_list: kinematiikka
sense:
(physics) The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.


lexentry: eng/kinesthesia__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kinesthesia
trans_list: asentoaisti
sense:
Proprioception or static position sense; the perception of the position and posture of the body; also, more broadly, including the motion of the body as well. See usage notes below.


lexentry: eng/kinetic_energy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinetic energy
trans_list: liike-energia | kineettinen energia
sense:
(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed.


lexentry: eng/kinetics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinetics
trans_list: kinetiikka
sense:
(mechanics) The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king
trans_list: kuningas
sense:
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: kuningas
sense:
(card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: kuningas
sense:
(chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.


lexentry: eng/king__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: king
trans_list: tammi
sense:
A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.


lexentry: eng/king_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king cake
trans_list: loppiaiskakku
sense:
(Louisiana) A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.


lexentry: eng/king_cobra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king cobra
trans_list: kuningaskobra
sense:
A large venomous snake found in East Asia (Ophiophagus hannah), the longest venomous snake in the world.


lexentry: eng/king_of_the_hill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: king of the hill
trans_list: kukkulan kuningas
sense:
(uncountable) A children's game in which one player stands on top of a hill or other location atop an incline, and attempts to repel other players whose goal is to capture his position.


lexentry: eng/kingdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kingdom
trans_list: kunta | kuningaskunta
sense:
(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).


lexentry: eng/kingfisher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kingfisher
trans_list: kuningaskalastaja
sense:
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: olkatappi
sense:
(transportation) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: olkatappi
sense:
(transportation) The pivot or connector between a tractor and trailer in the fifth-wheel coupling of semi-trailer truck.


lexentry: eng/kingpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kingpin
trans_list: olkatappi
sense:
(ten-pin, _, bowling) The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.


lexentry: eng/kinkajou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kinkajou
trans_list: kinkaju | kierteishäntäkarhu
sense:
Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.


lexentry: eng/kiosk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiosk
trans_list: kioski
sense:
A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.


lexentry: eng/kip__Noun__6
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kip
trans_list: kippi
sense:
(gymnastics) A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.


lexentry: eng/kip__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kip
trans_list: koisata | nukkua | punkata
sense:
(informal, chiefly, UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.


lexentry: eng/kisel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kisel
trans_list: kiisseli
sense:
A dessert (sometimes consumed as a drink) made from fruit or berry juice and thickened with starch, common in Slavic and Baltic countries as well as Finland.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss
trans_list: suudella | pussata | suukottaa
sense:
(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.


lexentry: eng/kiss__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: kiss
trans_list: suudella
sense:
(reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.


lexentry: eng/kiss_ass__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss ass
trans_list: nuoleskella | nuolla persettä
sense:
(US, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial) to flatter or perform favors excessively, especially to receive preferential treatment from a boss or other superior; to behave obsequiously.


lexentry: eng/kiss_me__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss me
trans_list: anna suukko | suutele minua
sense:
I informally request that you kiss me—that you touch my lips with your lips or press the lips against, as an expression of love or affection.


lexentry: eng/kiss_of_peace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiss of peace
trans_list: rauhan suudelma
sense:
(Christianity) An early Christian greeting consisting of a kiss, originally on the mouth but later on the cheek, still used in some traditional churches.


lexentry: eng/kissing_gourami__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kissing gourami
trans_list: pusukala
sense:
A large tropical freshwater fish (Helostoma temminckii), commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia and are also popular with aquarists for the fish's peculiar "kissing" behaviour.


lexentry: eng/kit__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kit
trans_list: tarvikkeet
sense:
Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_cabinet__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen cabinet
trans_list: neuvonantajaryhmä | neuvonantajat
sense:
(informal) An informal group of advisors to a country's chief executive, as distinguished from the official cabinet.


lexentry: eng/kitchen_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchen paper
trans_list: talouspaperi
sense:
(UK) Paper towels intended for kitchen purposes such as absorbing spillages and wrapping sandwiches.


lexentry: eng/kitchenware__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitchenware
trans_list: keittiöväline
sense:
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
(astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.


lexentry: eng/kite__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: kite
trans_list: leija
sense:
(sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.


lexentry: eng/kite__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: kite
trans_list: lennättää leijaa
sense:
(ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.


lexentry: eng/kitsch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitsch
trans_list: kitsch | kitsi | rihkama | krääsä
sense:
Art, decorative objects, and other forms of representation of questionable artistic or aesthetic value; a representation that is excessively sentimental, overdone, or vulgar.


lexentry: eng/kitsune__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kitsune
trans_list: kitsune
sense:
(Japanese mythology) A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.


lexentry: eng/kittiwake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kittiwake
trans_list: kajava
sense:
Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.


lexentry: eng/kiwi_fruit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kiwi fruit
trans_list: kiivi | kiivihedelmä
sense:
A Chinese gooseberry vine fruit, having a hairy brown skin and dark green (or in the case of the kiwi fruit gold, yellow) flesh with fine black seeds, almost always varieties of Actinidia deliciosa.


lexentry: eng/klaxon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klaxon
trans_list: äänitorvi
sense:
A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]


lexentry: eng/klepht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klepht
trans_list: varas
sense:
(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.


lexentry: eng/kleptomania__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kleptomania
trans_list: kleptomania
sense:
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.


lexentry: eng/klipspringer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: klipspringer
trans_list: kalliohyppijä
sense:
A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).


lexentry: eng/kludge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kludge
trans_list: purkka | purkkaratkaisu
sense:
(informal) Any construction or practice, typically crude yet effective, designed to solve a problem temporarily or expediently.


lexentry: eng/knackwurst__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knackwurst
trans_list: nakki | nakkimakkara
sense:
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.


lexentry: eng/knead__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knead
trans_list: vaivata | sotkea
sense:
(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.


lexentry: eng/kneaded_eraser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kneaded eraser
trans_list: hiilikumi
sense:
A tool made from pliable material resembling putty or chewing gum used to absorb graphite or charcoal.


lexentry: eng/knee-high__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee-high
trans_list: polvisukka
sense:
(US, usually, in the plural) A sock or stocking that reaches to the knees; chiefly, women's nylon stockings that end slightly above the knee and supported by garter belts.


lexentry: eng/knee-jerk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee-jerk
trans_list: patellaarirefleksi | polviheijaste
sense:
A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap).


lexentry: eng/knee__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knee
trans_list: polvi | etupolvi
sense:
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.


lexentry: eng/knee__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: knee
trans_list: polvi
sense:
(shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.


lexentry: eng/knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knife
trans_list: veitsi | puukko
sense:
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.


lexentry: eng/knife__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knife
trans_list: veitsi | puukko | tikari
sense:
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.


lexentry: eng/knife__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knife
trans_list: leikata | puukottaa
sense:
(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.


lexentry: eng/knife_pleat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knife pleat
trans_list: myötälaskos
sense:
(sewing) A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.


lexentry: eng/knife_rest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knife rest
trans_list: veitsituki
sense:
A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.


lexentry: eng/knight-errant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knight-errant
trans_list: vaeltava ritari
sense:
A knight in a medieval romance who wanders in search of adventure and opportunities to prove his chivalry.


lexentry: eng/knight__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: knight
trans_list: ratsu | hevonen
sense:
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.


lexentry: eng/knit__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knit
trans_list: kutoa | neuloa
sense:
(ambitransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.


lexentry: eng/knit__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knit
trans_list: kutoa | neuloa
sense:
(ambitransitive) To create a stitch by pulling the working yarn through an existing stitch from back to front.


lexentry: eng/knobhead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knobhead
trans_list: kusimutteri
sense:
(Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, vulgar, slang, synecdochically) A fool; an idiot; a contemptible person.


lexentry: eng/knock__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: knock
trans_list: nakutus
sense:
(automotive, uncountable) Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.


lexentry: eng/knock__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: knock
trans_list: kolauttaa | kolhaista
sense:
(transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To impress forcibly or strongly; to astonish; to move to admiration or applause.


lexentry: eng/knock_about__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock about
trans_list: mukiloida | rusikoida
sense:
(transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).


lexentry: eng/knock_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock down
trans_list: kaataa
sense:
(transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.


lexentry: eng/knock_it_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock it off
trans_list: lopettaa
sense:
(colloquial, mostly, imperative, idiom) To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.


lexentry: eng/knock_on_wood__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knock on wood
trans_list: koputtaa puuta
sense:
(idiomatic, US) To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.


lexentry: eng/knock_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: knock up
trans_list: panna paksuksi
sense:
(dated, intransitive) To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/knock_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: knock up
trans_list: panna paksuksi
sense:
(slang, principally American) To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up. [from 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/knockoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knockoff
trans_list: jäljitelmä
sense:
An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.


lexentry: eng/knockout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knockout
trans_list: tyrmäys
sense:
The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.


lexentry: eng/knockout_drop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knockout drop
trans_list: tyrmäystippa
sense:
(slang, US, usually, in the plural) A drop of a drug used to make a person fall asleep or become unconscious or stupefied for the purpose of robbery, etc., typically by mixing it into a drink.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knot
trans_list: solmu
sense:
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: knot
trans_list: solmu
sense:
(mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: knot
trans_list: solmu
sense:
(aviation) A unit of indicated airspeed, calibrated airspeed, or equivalent airspeed, which varies in its relation to the unit of speed so as to compensate for the effects of different ambient atmospheric conditions on aircraft performance.


lexentry: eng/knot__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knot
trans_list: isosirri | sirri | vuorisirri
sense:
One of a variety of shore birds; red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).


lexentry: eng/knothole__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knothole
trans_list: oksanreikä
sense:
In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.


lexentry: eng/knout__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knout
trans_list: nagaikka
sense:
A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.


lexentry: eng/know-it-all__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: know-it-all
trans_list: besserwisser | kaikkitietävä
sense:
(chiefly, US, pejorative) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.


lexentry: eng/know__Verb__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: know
trans_list: ymmärtää | tietää
sense:
(transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.


lexentry: eng/know_of__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: know of
trans_list: tuntea
sense:
(transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.


lexentry: eng/knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knowledge
trans_list: tieto | tiedot
sense:
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/knowledge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: knowledge
trans_list: tietoisuus | tieto
sense:
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/knowledge_is_power__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knowledge is power
trans_list: tieto on valtaa
sense:
Scientia potentia est; with knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of one's objectives will certainly increase.


lexentry: eng/known-plaintext_attack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: known-plaintext attack
trans_list: tunnettuun selkotekstiin perustuva hyökkäys
sense:
(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's knowledge of not just some ciphertexts encrypted with that system and key, but also their corresponding plaintexts (cribs). More powerful than a ciphertext-only attack, but less powerful than a chosen-plaintext attack.


lexentry: eng/knucklebone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: knucklebone
trans_list: rystysluu
sense:
A bone that forms a knuckle in the human hand, in an animal's paw or any bone that forms a similar bump.


lexentry: eng/koala__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koala
trans_list: koala | pussikarhu
sense:
A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/koan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koan
trans_list: kōan
sense:
(Zen, _, Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.


lexentry: eng/koan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: koan
trans_list: aporia | kōan
sense:
A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.


lexentry: eng/kob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kob
trans_list: kobi | kobiantilooppi
sense:
Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob.


lexentry: eng/kofta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kofta
trans_list: kofta
sense:
Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.


lexentry: eng/kogel_mogel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kogel mogel
trans_list: hompelipompeli
sense:
An egg-based homemade dessert made from egg yolks, sugar, and flavourings such as honey, vanilla, cocoa or rum, similar to eggnog, popular in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in Caucasus.


lexentry: eng/kohl__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kohl
trans_list: kajaali
sense:
A dark powder, usually powdered antimony, used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.


lexentry: eng/koi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koi
trans_list: koristekarppi
sense:
Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.


lexentry: eng/kokutai__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kokutai
trans_list: kokutai
sense:
The national essence and character of Japan viewed as conforming to Shinto-Confucian ideals, with the emperor as its ethical, spiritual, cultural and political center.


lexentry: eng/kola_nut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kola nut
trans_list: kolapähkinä
sense:
The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine.


lexentry: eng/koliva__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koliva
trans_list: koliva
sense:
A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.


lexentry: eng/kommunalka__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kommunalka
trans_list: kommunalka
sense:
A communal apartment in the former Soviet Union, typically shared by several families. Each family has a room and the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are shared.


lexentry: eng/kompromat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kompromat
trans_list: kompromaatti | vahingoittava materiaali
sense:
Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.


lexentry: eng/konjac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: konjac
trans_list: konjak
sense:
Any of various food products made from the plant, including a flour and a gelatin, used to make noodles and candies, and as a food supplement for weight reduction.


lexentry: eng/kore__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kore
trans_list: kore | kore-veistos
sense:
(arts, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.


lexentry: eng/korfball__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: korfball
trans_list: korfpallo
sense:
(uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.


lexentry: eng/koto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: koto
trans_list: koto
sense:
(musical instrument) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.


lexentry: eng/kowari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kowari
trans_list: byrnesinpussihiiri
sense:
A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia. [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/kratom__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kratom
trans_list: kratomi | siaminkratomi
sense:
The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.


lexentry: eng/krill__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krill
trans_list: krilli
sense:
any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.


lexentry: eng/krone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krone
trans_list: kruunu
sense:
The currency of Iceland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands) and Norway, divided into 100 øre, except in Iceland where 1 króna = 100 aurar.


lexentry: eng/kroužek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kroužek
trans_list: ympyrä
sense:
A ring-shaped diacritical mark (˚), whose use is largely restricted to Å, å and Ů, ů, and whereon it represents an etymological ‘o’.


lexentry: eng/krypton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: krypton
trans_list: krypton
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kugel
trans_list: kugel
sense:
A traditional savoury or sweet Jewish dish consisting of a baked pudding of pasta, potatoes, or rice, with vegetables, or raisins and spices.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kugel
trans_list: itsekäs juutalaisnainen
sense:
(by extension, South Africa, derogatory, slang) A wealthy young Jewish woman characterized as materialistic and selfish.


lexentry: eng/kugel__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kugel
trans_list: kugel
sense:
A traditional hanging ornament of German origin made of coloured glass, usually spherical but also produced in other shapes such as bunches of grapes and drops.


lexentry: eng/kulak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kulak
trans_list: kulakki
sense:
(historical) A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.


lexentry: eng/kumari__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kumari
trans_list: jumalatar
sense:
(Hinduism, chiefly, _, Nepal) A living goddess; a prepubescent girl worshipped as a manifestation of divine female energy.


lexentry: eng/kumquat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kumquat
trans_list: kumkvatti
sense:
A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).


lexentry: eng/kurtosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kurtosis
trans_list: huipukkuus | kurtoosi
sense:
(statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.


lexentry: eng/kuru__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kuru
trans_list: kuru
sense:
A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.


lexentry: eng/kwashiorkor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kwashiorkor
trans_list: kvasiorkor
sense:
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.


lexentry: eng/kype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kype
trans_list: leuan koukku
sense:
The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.


lexentry: eng/kyphosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: kyphosis
trans_list: kyfoosi | kyttyräselkäisyys
sense:
(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.


lexentry: eng/kyriarchy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kyriarchy
trans_list: kyriarkia
sense:
A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed. [from 1992]


lexentry: eng/kyrie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: kyrie
trans_list: kyrie | kyrie-litania | kyrie-rukous
sense:
(Christianity) A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.


lexentry: eng/l'esprit_de_l'escalier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: l'esprit de l'escalier
trans_list: myöhään keksitty huomautus | myöhään keksitty letkaus | myöhään keksitty sutkaus
sense:
The phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.


lexentry: eng/lab_rat__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lab rat
trans_list: koekaniini
sense:
(idiomatic) A person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test, especially unwillingly or unwittingly.


lexentry: eng/label__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: label
trans_list: etiketti | lappu | merkki
sense:
A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.


lexentry: eng/label__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: label
trans_list: leimata
sense:
(ditransitive) To give a label to (someone or something) in order to categorise that person or thing.


lexentry: eng/labia_majora__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labia majora
trans_list: isot häpyhuulet | ulommat häpyhuulet
sense:
(anatomy) The two outer rounded folds of adipose tissue that lie on either side of the opening of the vagina.


lexentry: eng/labialization__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labialization
trans_list: labialisaatio
sense:
(phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.


lexentry: eng/labium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labium
trans_list: häpyhuuli | huuli
sense:
(anatomy, usually, in the plural) A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.


lexentry: eng/labneh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labneh
trans_list: valutettu jogurtti
sense:
Yogurt that has been strained to filter or remove the whey and thus has a consistency between that of yoghurt and cheese.


lexentry: eng/labor-intensive__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor-intensive
trans_list: työintensiivinen
sense:
(American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.


lexentry: eng/labor_market__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor market
trans_list: työmarkkinat
sense:
(economics) The market consisting of the supply of unemployed workers in relation to the demand for them.


lexentry: eng/labor_of_love__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor of love
trans_list: hyväntekeväisyys
sense:
(American spelling, idiomatic) A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.


lexentry: eng/labor_theory_of_value__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labor theory of value
trans_list: työnarvoteoria
sense:
(economics, political science) The theory, usually associated with Marxian economics, that freely reproducible goods obtain their value from socially necessary human labor time.


lexentry: eng/laboratory_mouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laboratory mouse
trans_list: laboratoriohiiri | laboratoriorotta
sense:
A small mammal of the order Rodentia, usually Mus musculus, which is bred and kept for scientific research.


lexentry: eng/labored_breathing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labored breathing
trans_list: työläs hengitys
sense:
(medicine) Breathing at less than 12 or more than 20 breaths per minute with poor or irregular quality, rhythm, or tidal volume; a sign of respiratory distress.


lexentry: eng/labour__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: labour
trans_list: työvoima | aherrus | työläiset
sense:
(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.


lexentry: eng/labour_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: labour force
trans_list: työvoima
sense:
The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included).


lexentry: eng/labyrinth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: labyrinth
trans_list: labyrintti
sense:
(anatomy) A complex structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance. It consists of bony cavities (the bony labyrinth) filled with fluid and lined with sensitive membranes (the membranous labyrinth).


lexentry: eng/lac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lac
trans_list: lakka
sense:
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.


lexentry: eng/lace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lace
trans_list: pitsi
sense:
(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp


lexentry: eng/lachrymatory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lachrymatory
trans_list: kyynelmalja
sense:
(archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.


lexentry: eng/lack_of_sleep__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lack of sleep
trans_list: unenpuute | univaje
sense:
The condition of not having slept enough at any given time without any specification of cause. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/lackluster__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lackluster
trans_list: lattea | mitäänsanomaton
sense:
(figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.


lexentry: eng/lacquer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacquer
trans_list: lakka
sense:
A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_apparatus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal apparatus
trans_list: kyynelelimet
sense:
(anatomy, physiology, ophthalmology) The system containing the orbital structures for the production and drainage of tear.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_caruncle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal caruncle
trans_list: kyynellihake
sense:
(anatomy) A small globular nodule at the inner corner of the eye that covers sebaceous and sudoriferous glands.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_duct__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal duct
trans_list: kyyneltiehyt
sense:
(anatomy) A small channel, the end of which is visible on the margin of each eyelid, that drains the lacrimal fluid from the eye towards the lacrimal sac.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_fluid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal fluid
trans_list: kyynelneste
sense:
Fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands to lubricate the eye and fight bacteria. It consists of water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, lacritin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium, and potassium.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_gland__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal gland
trans_list: kyynelrauhanen
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_lake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal lake
trans_list: kyynellampi
sense:
(anatomy) The pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac of the eye, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_punctum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal punctum
trans_list: kyynelpiste
sense:
(anatomy) A minute orifice in the margin of each eyelid, through which the lacrimal ducts convey the lacrimal fluid from the eye to the lacrimal sac.


lexentry: eng/lacrimal_sac__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrimal sac
trans_list: kyynelpussi
sense:
(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.


lexentry: eng/lacrosse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacrosse
trans_list: haavipallo | lacrosse
sense:
(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.


lexentry: eng/lactam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactam
trans_list: laktaami
sense:
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of cyclic amides that are the nitrogen analogs of lactones, formed by heating amino acids; the tautomeric enol forms are known as lactims.


lexentry: eng/lactase__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactase
trans_list: laktaasi
sense:
(enzyme, organic compound) A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers.


lexentry: eng/lacteal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacteal
trans_list: maitiaissuoni
sense:
(physiology, chiefly, in plural) Each of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the mesentery to the thoracic duct.


lexentry: eng/lactic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactic acid
trans_list: maitohappo
sense:
(carboxylic acid) 2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H), a syrupy liquid, soluble in water; found in milk, wine and many fruits; used as a food additive and in many industrial applications.


lexentry: eng/lacto-ovo-vegetarian__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lacto-ovo-vegetarian
trans_list: lakto-ovovegetaristi
sense:
A vegetarian whose diet excludes animal flesh, but accepts food that can be produced from a living animal without directly causing death (such as eggs, honey, and dairy products).


lexentry: eng/lactose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactose
trans_list: laktoosi | maitosokeri
sense:
(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.


lexentry: eng/lactulose__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lactulose
trans_list: laktuloosi
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic disaccharide C12H22O11 consisting of galactose and fructose units, used as a laxative for chronic constipation and as an acidifier to reduce blood ammonia levels causing neurological symptoms in advanced liver disease. It is used in solution for oral or rectal administration.


lexentry: eng/lacuna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lacuna
trans_list: leksikaalinen aukko
sense:
(linguistics, translation studies) A language gap, which occurs when there is no direct translation in the target language for a lexical term found in the source language.


lexentry: eng/lacuna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lacuna
trans_list: aukko
sense:
An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing, often referring to an ancient manuscript or similar.


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: tikapuut | tikkaat
sense:
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: silmäpako
sense:
(chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.


lexentry: eng/ladder__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ladder
trans_list: tikapuut | tikkaat
sense:
In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.


lexentry: eng/ladette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladette
trans_list: miesmäinen nainen
sense:
(informal) A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.


lexentry: eng/ladies'_room__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladies' room
trans_list: naistenhuone
sense:
(historical) A waiting room in a railway station or other public building intended exclusively for women and usually including a separate women's lavatory.


lexentry: eng/lady's_slipper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lady's slipper
trans_list: tikankonttikasvi
sense:
Any orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates.


lexentry: eng/lady-in-waiting__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lady-in-waiting
trans_list: hovinainen | kamarineiti | kamarineito
sense:
A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lady
trans_list: rouva
sense:
A title that can be used instead of the formal terms of marchioness, countess, viscountess, or baroness.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: lady
trans_list: rouva | neiti | nais-
sense:
A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound.


lexentry: eng/lady__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: lady
trans_list: rouva
sense:
(archaic) gastric mill, the triturating apparatus in the stomach of a lobster, consisting of calcareous plates; so called from a fancied resemblance to a seated female figure.


lexentry: eng/ladybird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ladybird
trans_list: leppäkerttu | leppäpirkko
sense:
Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.


lexentry: eng/lag__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: lag
trans_list: lagi | viive
sense:
A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine.


lexentry: eng/lagniappe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lagniappe
trans_list: palvelu
sense:
(chiefly, Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.


lexentry: eng/lahmacun__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lahmacun
trans_list: lahmacun | turkkilainen pizza
sense:
A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).


lexentry: eng/lair__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lair
trans_list: piilo | piilopaikka
sense:
(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.


lexentry: eng/laissez_faire__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laissez faire
trans_list: laissez-faire
sense:
(economics, politics) Practicing or representing governmental noninterference, or minimal interference, especially in economic affairs; pertaining to free-market capitalism.


lexentry: eng/lake__Noun__4
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lake
trans_list: lakka
sense:
In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors.


lexentry: eng/lambada__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambada
trans_list: lambada
sense:
(preceded by definite article) A fast-paced, erotic Brazilian dance in which couples dance with their stomachs touching.


lexentry: eng/lambda__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambda
trans_list: lambda
sense:
The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.


lexentry: eng/lambda_calculus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambda calculus
trans_list: lambdakalkyyli
sense:
(computing theory) Any of a family of functionally complete algebraic systems in which lambda expressions are evaluated according to a fixed set of rules to produce values, which may themselves be lambda expressions.


lexentry: eng/lambda_function__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lambda function
trans_list: anonyymi funktio | lambda | lambda-funktio
sense:
(programming) An anonymous function; a function that is defined in an inline, ad-hoc manner, and often doesn't have a name (not bound to an identifier).


lexentry: eng/lamed__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamed
trans_list: lamed
sense:
The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/lamer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamer
trans_list: peelo
sense:
(slang, derogatory, demoscene, gaming, warez, dated) A person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence.


lexentry: eng/lametta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lametta
trans_list: sade
sense:
Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver; now especially thin strips of metallic foil used as Christmas decoration.


lexentry: eng/lamia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamia
trans_list: lamia
sense:
(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.


lexentry: eng/lamina__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamina
trans_list: lehtilapa
sense:
(skeleton) Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen.


lexentry: eng/laminar_flow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laminar flow
trans_list: laminaarinen virtaus
sense:
(physics) A smooth, streamline type of viscous flow in which the fluid behaves as a system of orderly layers, with no eddies or irregular fluctuations.


lexentry: eng/laminate_flooring__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laminate flooring
trans_list: laminaatti
sense:
Multi-layer synthetic flooring product fused together with a lamination process and simulating wood.


lexentry: eng/lampblack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampblack
trans_list: noki
sense:
An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.


lexentry: eng/lampoon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampoon
trans_list: satiiri | pilkkakirjoitus
sense:
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.


lexentry: eng/lamprey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lamprey
trans_list: nahkiainen
sense:
Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.


lexentry: eng/lampshade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lampshade
trans_list: lampunvarjostin
sense:
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.


lexentry: eng/lance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lance
trans_list: peitsi | keihäs
sense:
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.


lexentry: eng/lance__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lance
trans_list: peitsi
sense:
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.


lexentry: eng/lance_corporal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lance corporal
trans_list: korpraali
sense:
(US) An enlisted rank of grade E-3 in the United States Marine Corps, ranking above private first class and below corporal. Abbreviated as LCpl.


lexentry: eng/lanceolate__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanceolate
trans_list: suikea
sense:
(botany, mycology) Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.


lexentry: eng/land__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: land
trans_list: maa
sense:
Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.


lexentry: eng/land__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: land
trans_list: maa
sense:
(agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.


lexentry: eng/land_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: land bridge
trans_list: kannas | maakannas
sense:
(biogeography) An isthmus or other land connection between what at other times are separate land masses.


lexentry: eng/land_bridge__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: land bridge
trans_list: maasilta
sense:
(Ireland, British, travel) Travel by ferry from one country, via another country by road, then by another ferry crossing to a third country. An example is from Ireland by ferry to the UK, by road to the opposite coast, then ferry to France.


lexentry: eng/land_degradation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: land degradation
trans_list: maan heikkeneminen
sense:
(ecology) The decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegetation condition commonly caused by human activities.


lexentry: eng/land_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: land mile
trans_list: maamaili
sense:
(unit of measurement) Any of the various miles used to measure length on land, as opposed to the nautical mile.


lexentry: eng/landgrave__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: landgrave
trans_list: maakreivi
sense:
County nobleman in the British, privately held North American colony Carolina, ranking just below the proprietary (chartered equivalent of a royal vassal).


lexentry: eng/landing_craft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing craft
trans_list: maihinnousualus
sense:
(nautical, military) A type of flat-bottomed boat used to transport infantry and vehicles onto a shore during an assault from the sea.


lexentry: eng/landing_gear__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing gear
trans_list: laskuteline
sense:
(uncountable, countable, aviation) The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage.


lexentry: eng/landing_net__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing net
trans_list: kalahaavi
sense:
(fishing) A fishnet mounted on a ring which is connected to a handle, used by anglers to secure a catch when pulling it out of the water by the line to which it is hooked.


lexentry: eng/landing_page__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing page
trans_list: aloitussivu
sense:
(web design, marketing) A web page at which a user first arrives at a website, now especially one optimized for a marketing campaign or for lead generation.


lexentry: eng/landing_ship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landing ship
trans_list: maihinnousualus
sense:
(military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore


lexentry: eng/landing_strip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: landing strip
trans_list: kiitorata
sense:
(idiomatic) A cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.


lexentry: eng/landline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landline
trans_list: kiinteä linja | lankalinja
sense:
A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.


lexentry: eng/landrace__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landrace
trans_list: maatiaisrotu
sense:
(often, attributive) Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work). [from late 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landscape
trans_list: maisema
sense:
A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: landscape
trans_list: maisema | maisemakuva | maisemamaalaus | maisemataulu
sense:
A picture representing a real or imaginary scene by land or sea, the main subject being the general aspect of nature, as fields, hills, forests, water, etc.


lexentry: eng/landscape__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: landscape
trans_list: vaakakuva
sense:
(computing, printing, uncountable) a mode of printing where the horizontal sides are longer than the vertical sides


lexentry: eng/landslide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: landslide
trans_list: maanvyöry | maanvyörymä
sense:
A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language
trans_list: kieli | puhe
sense:
(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: language
trans_list: kieli | sanasto
sense:
(uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.


lexentry: eng/language__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: language
trans_list: kieli | puhe
sense:
(countable, uncountable, figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.


lexentry: eng/language_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language arts
trans_list: ainekirjoitus
sense:
The study of language as a subject in primary school and secondary school, with a particular focus on essay writing and debate.


lexentry: eng/language_barrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language barrier
trans_list: kielimuuri
sense:
A conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.


lexentry: eng/language_contact__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language contact
trans_list: kielikontakti
sense:
(linguistics) The phenomenon in which speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact and influence each other.


lexentry: eng/language_exchange__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language exchange
trans_list: kielen vaihto
sense:
A method of language learning based on mutual practice by learning partners who speak different languages.


lexentry: eng/language_lab__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language lab
trans_list: kielilaboratorio
sense:
(education) A dedicated space for the learning of a foreign language where students have access to audiovisual materials.


lexentry: eng/language_model__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language model
trans_list: kielimalli
sense:
(ML) A machine learning model that assigns probabilities to sequences of characters or words, and/or is capable of generating plausible subsequent text from a given prompt.


lexentry: eng/language_police__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language police
trans_list: kielipoliisi
sense:
(informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.


lexentry: eng/language_technology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: language technology
trans_list: kieliteknologia
sense:
The interdisciplinary field dealing with making computer programs model, analyze, produce, modify and respond to human language.


lexentry: eng/languid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: languid
trans_list: veltto
sense:
Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.


lexentry: eng/languish__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: languish
trans_list: nääntyä | riutua
sense:
(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/languish__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: languish
trans_list: riutua | räytyä
sense:
(intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/langur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: langur
trans_list: languri | hanumaani | hulokki | sureli
sense:
Any of the Old World monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae, in the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).


lexentry: eng/lanolin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanolin
trans_list: lanoliini
sense:
A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.


lexentry: eng/lansquenet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lansquenet
trans_list: landsknecht
sense:
(countable, historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.


lexentry: eng/lansquenet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lansquenet
trans_list: lansquenet
sense:
(uncountable) A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met.


lexentry: eng/lantern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lantern
trans_list: lyhty
sense:
A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.


lexentry: eng/lanternfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanternfish
trans_list: valokala
sense:
any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.


lexentry: eng/lanternfly__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanternfly
trans_list: lyhtykaskas
sense:
Any of various insects in the family Fulgoridae, especially in the genera Fulgora and Pyrops, with brilliant coloration.


lexentry: eng/lanthanide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanthanide
trans_list: lantanoidi | lantanidi
sense:
(chemistry) Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are not filled, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides.


lexentry: eng/lanthanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lanthanum
trans_list: lantaani
sense:
(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.


lexentry: eng/lanyard__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lanyard
trans_list: avainnauha
sense:
(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lap
trans_list: syli
sense:
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lap
trans_list: ylite
sense:
That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.


lexentry: eng/lap__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lap
trans_list: ylite
sense:
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.


lexentry: eng/lap__Verb__2
sense_num: 08
written_rep: lap
trans_list: ohittaa kierroksella
sense:
(transitive, sports, motor racing) To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.


lexentry: eng/lap__Verb__3
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap
trans_list: latkia | lipittää | lipoa
sense:
(ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.


lexentry: eng/lap_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap belt
trans_list: sylivyö
sense:
(primarily, automotive) A seat belt that passes over the hips and does not itself provide restraint to the upper body (although it may be part of a larger system another component of which does provide upper-body restraint).


lexentry: eng/lap_dance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap dance
trans_list: sylitanssi
sense:
An erotic form of entertainment, typically at a men's club, where a naked or nearly-nude performer straddles a customer and moves in a rhythmic, sexual manner over his or her lap.


lexentry: eng/lap_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap dog
trans_list: sylikoira
sense:
(cynology) A small toy dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.


lexentry: eng/lap_sash_seatbelt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lap sash seatbelt
trans_list: kolmipisteturvavyö
sense:
(UK, Australia, automotive) A type of seatbelt which goes across the pelvis and then up and diagonally across the body; the conventional type found in most cars today.


lexentry: eng/laparoscopy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laparoscopy
trans_list: laparoskopia
sense:
(medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.


lexentry: eng/lapel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapel
trans_list: käänne | takinkäänne
sense:
Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.


lexentry: eng/lapidary__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lapidary
trans_list: kiveen hakattu | ytimekäs ja hienostunut
sense:
Of a piece of writing or a writing style: characteristic of or suitable for an inscription; embodying the precision and refinement of inscriptions on monuments; concise and stately.


lexentry: eng/lappet-faced_vulture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lappet-faced vulture
trans_list: korvakorppikotka
sense:
A species of vulture in the family Accipitridae living across Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula Torgos tracheliotus.


lexentry: eng/lapti__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapti
trans_list: niinivirsu | niinivirsut
sense:
A pair of the old traditional East Slavic (especially Russian) bast shoes, an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Northern Europe, formerly worn by poorer members of the Finnic peoples, Balts, and East Slavs.


lexentry: eng/lapwing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lapwing
trans_list: hyyppä
sense:
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.


lexentry: eng/lar_gibbon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lar gibbon
trans_list: lari
sense:
A primate in the Hylobatidae family, Hylobates lar, with black or brown fur and white hands and feet.


lexentry: eng/larceny__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larceny
trans_list: varkaus
sense:
(legal, uncountable) The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently. [from mid-15th c.]


lexentry: eng/lard__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lard
trans_list: koristella
sense:
To distribute, garnish or strew, especially with reference to fatty or greasy things or words or phrases in speech and writing.


lexentry: eng/lardy_cake__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lardy cake
trans_list: laardikakku
sense:
A traditional, richly spiced type of bread originating in southwest England made with rendered lard, flour, sugar, spices, currants and raisins.


lexentry: eng/largesse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: largesse
trans_list: anteliaisuus | antelias lahjoittaminen | avokätisyys | haaskaaminen | runsaskätisyys | tuhlaaminen
sense:
Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.


lexentry: eng/largesse__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: largesse
trans_list: lahja | lahjaraha
sense:
(also, figuratively) A specific gift of money, etc., given in this way, specifically (historical) at harvest time; a donation, a gratuity.


lexentry: eng/larkspur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larkspur
trans_list: ritarinkannus
sense:
A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida


lexentry: eng/larva__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: larva
trans_list: toukka | toukka-aste | toukkavaihe
sense:
(figurative) A preliminary stage of someone or something, before it has fully matured, especially a time of growth rather than one of performance.


lexentry: eng/laryngomalacia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laryngomalacia
trans_list: laryngomalasia
sense:
A condition in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction.


lexentry: eng/larynx__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: larynx
trans_list: kurkunpää
sense:
(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.


lexentry: eng/lasagna__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lasagna
trans_list: lasagne
sense:
An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).


lexentry: eng/laser_pointer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laser pointer
trans_list: laserosoitin
sense:
A device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance


lexentry: eng/laser_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laser printer
trans_list: lasertulostin
sense:
(computer hardware) A computer printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a rotating drum before transferring it to the paper.


lexentry: eng/lash__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lash
trans_list: piiskata
sense:
(transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.


lexentry: eng/lassie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lassie
trans_list: pikkutyttö | typykkä | tyttönen
sense:
(chiefly, Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.


lexentry: eng/last__Determiner__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: last
trans_list: viime
sense:
(of days of the week or months of the year) Closest in the past, or closest but one if the closest was very recent; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) ago, or the most recent instance before seven days (one week) ago.


lexentry: eng/last__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: last
trans_list: lästi
sense:
(obsolete) A measure of weight or quantity, varying in designation depending on the goods concerned.


lexentry: eng/last__Noun__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: last
trans_list: lästi
sense:
(obsolete) An old English (and Dutch) measure of the carrying capacity of a ship, equal to two tons.


lexentry: eng/last_but_not_least__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last but not least
trans_list: viimeisimpänä muttei vähäisimpänä
sense:
An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.


lexentry: eng/last_call__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last call
trans_list: valomerkki
sense:
In a bar, the announcement that the establishment will soon be closing and that this is the final opportunity to buy drinks.


lexentry: eng/last_in_first_out__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last in first out
trans_list: pinotapa | viimeksi sisään ensin ulos
sense:
(accounting, computing, business) Of or pertaining to any situation where the last to arrive is the first to go, or a data structure where the most recently added item is the first to be retrieved.


lexentry: eng/last_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last mile
trans_list: viimeinen kilometri
sense:
(logistics, transport) The final stage of delivery of goods, etc., from a distribution centre to the consumer, often involving greater effort or expense. [from mid 1970s]


lexentry: eng/last_mile__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: last mile
trans_list: tilaajapää
sense:
(telecommunications) The portion of the infrastructure that carries communication signals from the main system to the end user's business or home, often involving greater expense to install and maintain, and lower transmission speeds.


lexentry: eng/last_minute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last minute
trans_list: viime hetki | viime tinka
sense:
(idiomatic) An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.


lexentry: eng/last_night__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last night
trans_list: viime yönä | eilisiltana | eilen illalla
sense:
during the previous day’s nighttime; during the night before today (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/last_night__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last night
trans_list: eilisilta | viime yö
sense:
(often, used adverbially) The evening or night immediately before the present. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/last_straw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last straw
trans_list: viimeinen niitti | viimeinen pisara
sense:
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) A small addition to a burden which causes it to exceed the capacity.


lexentry: eng/last_word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: last word
trans_list: viimeinen huuto | viimeinen sana
sense:
(idiomatic, often preceded by the and followed by in) The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.


lexentry: eng/latch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latch
trans_list: salpa | säppi
sense:
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.


lexentry: eng/latch__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latch
trans_list: kiikku | salpa
sense:
(electronics) An electronic circuit that is like a flip-flop, except that it is level triggered instead of edge triggered.


lexentry: eng/latchkey_kid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latchkey kid
trans_list: avainkaulalapsi | avainlapsi
sense:
(informal) A schoolchild who carries keys to his or her house because there is usually no parent home when school finishes.


lexentry: eng/late__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: late
trans_list: edesmennyt | vainaa | vainaja
sense:
(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)


lexentry: eng/late_bloomer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: late bloomer
trans_list: myöhäinen kukkija | syksyinen kukkija
sense:
(literally, horticulture) A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.


lexentry: eng/late_capitalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: late capitalism
trans_list: myöhäiskapitalismi
sense:
The most recent or current form of capitalism, especially as characterized by monopoly, globalization, exploitation, and excess.


lexentry: eng/lateen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lateen
trans_list: latinalaispurje
sense:
(ship parts) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.


lexentry: eng/later__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: later
trans_list: myöhempi
sense:
Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)


lexentry: eng/lateral__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lateral
trans_list: kylki | lateraalinen | ulko-
sense:
(phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.


lexentry: eng/lateral_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lateral line
trans_list: kylkiviiva
sense:
A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.


lexentry: eng/lateral_raise__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lateral raise
trans_list: vipunosto
sense:
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arm is raised and lowered against resistance – such as through use of a dumbbell, cable, or resistance band –, isolating the deltoids.


lexentry: eng/lateral_thinking__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lateral thinking
trans_list: lateraalinen ajattelu
sense:
Using reasoned thought in a non-standard, or non-linear logical, way to find a solution to a problem.


lexentry: eng/laterite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laterite
trans_list: lateriitti
sense:
A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.


lexentry: eng/lath__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lath
trans_list: rima
sense:
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.


lexentry: eng/lathe__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lathe
trans_list: sorvi
sense:
(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.


lexentry: eng/laticifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laticifer
trans_list: maitiaisputki
sense:
(botany) a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.


lexentry: eng/laticlave__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laticlave
trans_list: leveä raita
sense:
(historical) A badge of two wide purple stripes, worn by senators and certain other high-ranking people in ancient Rome.


lexentry: eng/latissimus_dorsi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latissimus dorsi
trans_list: leveä selkälihas
sense:
(muscle) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: leveysaste | leveys
sense:
(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: leveyspiiri
sense:
(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.


lexentry: eng/latitude__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: latitude
trans_list: valotusvara
sense:
(photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.


lexentry: eng/lative__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lative
trans_list: latiivi
sense:
(grammar) A case of verbs, found in the Uralic and Northern Caucasian languages, used to indicate motion to a location; in the Northern Caucasian languages, the lative also takes up functions of the dative case.


lexentry: eng/latrine__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latrine
trans_list: latriini | paskahuusi | puucee | riukula | ulkokäymälä | ulkovessa
sense:
(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.


lexentry: eng/latte__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: latte
trans_list: maitokahvi | latte
sense:
A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: ristikko | säleikkö
sense:
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: hila
sense:
(crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.


lexentry: eng/lattice__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: lattice
trans_list: hila
sense:
(algebra, order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.


lexentry: eng/lattice_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lattice theory
trans_list: hilateoria
sense:
(mathematics, uncountable) The branch of mathematics concerned with lattices (partially ordered sets).


lexentry: eng/laudanum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laudanum
trans_list: laudanumi
sense:
(pharmacology) A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: nauraa | nauru
sense:
(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: nauraa | iloita
sense:
(intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.


lexentry: eng/laugh__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: laugh
trans_list: nauraa | pilkata
sense:
(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.


lexentry: eng/laughing_dove__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laughing dove
trans_list: palmukyyhky
sense:
A small pigeon (Spilopelia senegalensis) native to the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara; the Middle East; and southern Asia east to India.


lexentry: eng/laughing_gull__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laughing gull
trans_list: nokisiipilokki
sense:
An American gull (Leucophaeus atricilla); in summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black.


lexentry: eng/laughing_kookaburra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laughing kookaburra
trans_list: isonauraja
sense:
A kookaburra of species Dacelo novaeguineae, native to eastern Australia and famed for its loud laugh-like call.


lexentry: eng/laughter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laughter
trans_list: nauru
sense:
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.


lexentry: eng/launch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: launch
trans_list: vesillelasku
sense:
The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)


lexentry: eng/launch__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: launch
trans_list: kapteenin vene
sense:
(nautical) The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".


lexentry: eng/launch__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: launch
trans_list: laskea vesille
sense:
(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.


lexentry: eng/launch__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: launch
trans_list: lanseerata | tuoda markkinoille
sense:
(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation


lexentry: eng/launcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: launcher
trans_list: heitin | laukaisin
sense:
One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.


lexentry: eng/launder__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: launder
trans_list: ränni
sense:
(mining) A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.


lexentry: eng/laundry__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: laundry
trans_list: pesula | pesutupa | pyykkäys | pyykkääminen
sense:
A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.


lexentry: eng/laundry_basket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laundry basket
trans_list: pyykkikori
sense:
A container, often made of plastic, for holding and transporting clothing and household textiles, especially before and after being laundered.


lexentry: eng/laundry_chute__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laundry chute
trans_list: pyykkikuilu
sense:
A vertical shaft in a building down which dirty clothes and linens can be dropped, to land in a laundry area on a lower floor.


lexentry: eng/laurel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: laurel
trans_list: laakeri
sense:
Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.


lexentry: eng/lauric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lauric acid
trans_list: lauriinihappo
sense:
(fatty acid) A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)10COOH, occurring in coconut, palm and laurel oil; mostly used in making cosmetics and soaps


lexentry: eng/lava__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lava
trans_list: laava
sense:
The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.


lexentry: eng/lava_flow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lava flow
trans_list: laavavirta | laavavirtaus
sense:
(geology) a flow of molten lava from an erupting volcano, and the solidified mass left after the lava has cooled down.


lexentry: eng/lava_lamp__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lava lamp
trans_list: laavalamppu
sense:
A kind of lamp, typically used more for decoration than illumination, in which the gentle flow of randomly-shaped clumps of wax purportedly suggests the flowing of lava.


lexentry: eng/lavaret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lavaret
trans_list: siika
sense:
(zoology) A European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, found in the mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, and in the archipelago in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland.


lexentry: eng/lavash__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lavash
trans_list: lavash
sense:
A soft, thin flatbread made with flour, water, yeast, and salt, baked in a tandoor. Toasted sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds are sometimes sprinkled on it before baking. Traditionally made in Armenia and other countries of the Caucasus and the Middle East.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki | lainsäädäntö
sense:
(usually with "the") The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: kytät | laki
sense:
(cricket) One of the official rules of cricket as codified by the its (former) governing body, the MCC.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki | sääntö
sense:
(mathematics, logic) A statement (of relation) that is true under specified conditions; a mathematical or logical rule.


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki
sense:
A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)


lexentry: eng/law__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: law
trans_list: laki
sense:
Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)


lexentry: eng/law_enforcement__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: law enforcement
trans_list: toimeenpanoviranomainen
sense:
The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.


lexentry: eng/law_of_cosines__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of cosines
trans_list: kosinilause
sense:
(trigonometry) A generalization of the Pythagorean theorem that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the cosine of one of its angles.


lexentry: eng/law_of_large_numbers__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of large numbers
trans_list: suurten lukujen laki
sense:
(statistics) The statistical tendency toward a fixed ratio in the results when an experiment is repeated a large number of times; law of averages.


lexentry: eng/law_of_obligations__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of obligations
trans_list: velvoiteoikeus
sense:
(law) A branch of private law under civil-law legal systems concerning the rights and duties arising between individuals.


lexentry: eng/law_of_sines__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of sines
trans_list: sinilause
sense:
(trigonometry) A statement that relates the lengths of the sides of a triangle to the sines of its angles.


lexentry: eng/law_of_tangents__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of tangents
trans_list: tangenttilause
sense:
(trigonometry) A statement about the relationship between the tangents of two angles of a triangle and the lengths of the opposing sides.


lexentry: eng/law_of_the_jungle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: law of the jungle
trans_list: viidakon laki
sense:
(figurative) A putative law dictating that one serves one's own interest to the extent that one can, in any situation where legal authority is absent or generally ignored; self-interested behaviour that emerges in the absence of law; lawlessness.


lexentry: eng/law_of_the_sea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: law of the sea
trans_list: merioikeus
sense:
(legal) The body of international law that concerns the principles and rules by which public entities, especially states, interact in maritime matters, including navigational rights, sea mineral rights, and coastal waters jurisdiction.


lexentry: eng/lawn_chair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawn chair
trans_list: puutarhatuoli
sense:
(US) Any chair designed to be used outdoors, especially a folding chair with aluminum frame, armrests, and interwoven ribbon mesh seat and back, used on backyard lawns.


lexentry: eng/lawnmower__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawnmower
trans_list: ruohonleikkuri
sense:
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.


lexentry: eng/lawspeaker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawspeaker
trans_list: laamanni
sense:
(historical) An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing; the office of that person.


lexentry: eng/lawsuit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lawsuit
trans_list: kanne | oikeusjuttu | siviilikanne
sense:
(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.


lexentry: eng/lawyer__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lawyer
trans_list: asianajaja | lakimies | juristi
sense:
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.


lexentry: eng/lay-by__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay-by
trans_list: levähdysalue
sense:
(UK, Philippines) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.


lexentry: eng/lay-by__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay-by
trans_list: levähdysalue
sense:
(UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.


lexentry: eng/lay-by__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lay-by
trans_list: levähdysalue
sense:
(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.


lexentry: eng/lay_an_egg__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay an egg
trans_list: epäonnistua | munata
sense:
(idiomatic, of a person, organization, etc.) To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.


lexentry: eng/lay_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lay down
trans_list: määrätä | säätää
sense:
(transitive) To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate (rules or policies).


lexentry: eng/lay_down__Verb__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: lay down
trans_list: käydä makuulle | käydä pitkäkseen
sense:
(intransitive, nonstandard, proscribed) To lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.


lexentry: eng/lay_judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay judge
trans_list: lautamies
sense:
A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).


lexentry: eng/lay_of_the_land__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay of the land
trans_list: tunnelma
sense:
(idiomatic) The trends, feelings, intentions, and other factors influencing a strategic, political, or social situation.


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lay off
trans_list: irtisanoa | lomauttaa
sense:
(transitive, chiefly, US, idiom) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lay off
trans_list: lopettaa
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.


lexentry: eng/lay_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lay off
trans_list: suunnitella reitti | töpöttää
sense:
(ambitransitive, art) In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.


lexentry: eng/lay_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lay out
trans_list: järjestellä | asetella | sommitella
sense:
(transitive) To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).


lexentry: eng/lay_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: lay out
trans_list: selittää | tulkita
sense:
(transitive, colloquial) To render (someone) unconscious; to knock out; to cause to fall to the floor.


lexentry: eng/layoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: layoff
trans_list: irtisanominen | lomautus
sense:
(chiefly, US) A dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortage (not due to poor performance or misconduct).


lexentry: eng/layout__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: layout
trans_list: taitto
sense:
(publishing) The process of arranging editorial content, advertising, graphics and other information to fit within certain constraints.


lexentry: eng/layout__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: layout
trans_list: asemapiirustus
sense:
(engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.


lexentry: eng/lazaretto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lazaretto
trans_list: lasaretti
sense:
(also, figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/lazaretto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lazaretto
trans_list: lasaretti
sense:
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis. [from mid 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/lazy_Susan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lazy Susan
trans_list: pyörivä tarjoilualusta | pyörivä tarjotin
sense:
A rotating set of shelves used to minimize inaccessible space, usually employed in corner kitchen cabinets.


lexentry: eng/lazy_jacks__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lazy jacks
trans_list: lazy-jack
sense:
(nautical, sailing) A type of running rigging to assist in handling a fore-and-aft-rigged sail during reefing and furling; consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: lyijy
sense:
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lead
trans_list: luoti | peittyä lyijyyn | peittää lyijyllä | täyttyä lyijyyn | täyttää lyijyllä
sense:
(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lead
trans_list: lisätä rivivälit | riviväli | välistää rivit
sense:
(uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johto | johtoasema | kärki | kärkipaikka | olla edellä
sense:
(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lead
trans_list: kärkkyä | mennä edeltä
sense:
(baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johdattaa | opastaa | ajo | aloittaa | lähtö | ohjata
sense:
(uncountable, card games, dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 13
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | opastaa | ohjata
sense:
In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 15
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | opastaa | viedä
sense:
(horology) The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 17
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | ajaa | johdattaa | opastaa | johtolanka | mennä edeltä
sense:
Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 19
written_rep: lead
trans_list: vihje
sense:
Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.


lexentry: eng/lead__Noun__2
sense_num: 26
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | opastaa
sense:
(music) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | vetää
sense:
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | johto | opastaa | aloittaa | johtaminen
sense:
To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead
trans_list: johtaa | johdattaa | opastaa | ajo | lähtö | pituus
sense:
To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lead
trans_list: suoni
sense:
(intransitive) To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.


lexentry: eng/lead__Verb__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lead
trans_list: ajaa | johdattaa | liidi | mahdollinen asiakas | potentiaalinen asiakas
sense:
(transitive) To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure


lexentry: eng/lead_guitar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead guitar
trans_list: soolokitara
sense:
An electric guitar in a band that plays soloistically, usually playing melodically as opposed to strumming chords; supported by the rhythm guitar.


lexentry: eng/lead_time__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lead time
trans_list: läpimenoaika
sense:
(idiomatic) The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.


lexentry: eng/leader__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: leader
trans_list: pääkirjoitus
sense:
(UK, journalism) The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story.


lexentry: eng/leading_edge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leading edge
trans_list: etureuna
sense:
(aeronautics) The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats


lexentry: eng/leading_question__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leading question
trans_list: johdatteleva kysymys
sense:
A question that suggests the answer or that contains the information for which the examiner is looking.


lexentry: eng/leaf-cutter_ant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf-cutter ant
trans_list: lehdenleikkaajamuurahainen
sense:
Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: leaf
trans_list: lehti | sivu
sense:
(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).


lexentry: eng/leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: leaf
trans_list: levy | läppä | paneeli
sense:
(plural leaves or leafs) A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.


lexentry: eng/leaf_litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf litter
trans_list: lehtikarike
sense:
Dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground and may be used by animals as habitat or for nest-building, eventually decomposing and releasing nutrients into the soil.


lexentry: eng/leaf_monkey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf monkey
trans_list: sureli
sense:
Any of various leaf-eating, arboreal Asian monkeys of the subfamily Colobinae of family Cercopithecidae, related to and including the langurs.


lexentry: eng/leaf_node__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaf node
trans_list: lehtisolmu | solmu
sense:
(botany) One of the spots upon a stem where buds and intercalary meristems occur, usually marking the end of a season's growth.


lexentry: eng/leaftosser__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leaftosser
trans_list: karikeorneero
sense:
Any of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.


lexentry: eng/leafy_goosefoot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leafy goosefoot
trans_list: mansikkapinaatti | marjasavikka
sense:
A species of flowering plant in the amaranth family formerly used as leaf vegetable, Blitum virgatum, formerly Chenopodium foliosum.


lexentry: eng/league__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: league
trans_list: muodostaa liitto
sense:
(ambitransitive) To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.


lexentry: eng/league_table__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: league table
trans_list: sarjataulukko
sense:
(sports) A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.


lexentry: eng/lean-to__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lean-to
trans_list: laavu | katos
sense:
A shelter with a sloped roof; also a building with a similar construction attached to the side of a building as an extension.


lexentry: eng/leap_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap day
trans_list: karkauspäivä
sense:
An extra day intercalated into a year, especially the day intercalated into the Julian calendar every fourth year and into the Gregorian calendar every fourth year excepting centuries not divisible by 400, usually reckoned as February 29th.


lexentry: eng/leap_of_faith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap of faith
trans_list: uskon hyppy
sense:
(figuratively) The act of believing in something despite lack of proof of its truth or existence, or the attempt of something without being sure of its possible outcome.


lexentry: eng/leap_second__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap second
trans_list: karkaussekunti
sense:
A second of time added to the year occasionally to compensate for variation in the rate of Earth's rotation relative to the absolute standards of time.


lexentry: eng/leap_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leap year
trans_list: karkausvuosi
sense:
A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendar with an intercalary day added to February (in the Gregorian calendar, February 29), used to adjust for the extra hours of the solar year; a 366-day year.


lexentry: eng/leap_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leap year
trans_list: karkausvuosi
sense:
(loosely) Any other year featuring intercalation, such as a year in a lunisolar calendar with 13 months instead of 12, used to maintain its alignment with the seasons of the solar year.


lexentry: eng/leapfrog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leapfrog
trans_list: pukkihyppely
sense:
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.


lexentry: eng/leapfrog__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: leapfrog
trans_list: koukata
sense:
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.


lexentry: eng/learned_borrowing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: learned borrowing
trans_list: sivistyssana
sense:
(linguistics) A word or other linguistic form borrowed from one language into another on purpose instead of through normal language contact, especially one from a classical language.


lexentry: eng/learning_objective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: learning objective
trans_list: oppimistavoite
sense:
Any fact, technique or other outcome that a student is expected to have learnt or achieved by the end of a specific course of instruction


lexentry: eng/lease__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lease
trans_list: vuokrasopimus | vuokra-aika
sense:
(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.


lexentry: eng/least_common_multiple__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least common multiple
trans_list: pienin yhteinen jaettava | pienin yhteinen monikerta
sense:
(number theory) The smallest positive integer which is divisible by (equivalently, is an integer multiple of) each of a specified finite set of integers.


lexentry: eng/least_flycatcher__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least flycatcher
trans_list: pikkusieppari
sense:
A small insect-eating passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, and the smallest member of the genus Empidonax, native to North America.


lexentry: eng/least_weasel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: least weasel
trans_list: lumikko
sense:
The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa.


lexentry: eng/leather__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leather
trans_list: nahka
sense:
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.


lexentry: eng/leatherette__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leatherette
trans_list: keinonahka | tekonahka
sense:
(countable, uncountable, also, attributively) A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.


lexentry: eng/leatherjacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leatherjacket
trans_list: säppikala
sense:
Any of several brightly coloured tropical fishes, of the family Balistidae, including the filefish and the triggerfish; leatherfish


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave
trans_list: jättää
sense:
(transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leave
trans_list: jättää | erota
sense:
(transitive) To end one's membership in (a group); to terminate one's affiliation with (an organization); to stop participating in (a project).


lexentry: eng/leave__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: leave
trans_list: jättää
sense:
(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with.


lexentry: eng/leave_for_dead__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave for dead
trans_list: jättää kuolemaan
sense:
(transitive) To abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.


lexentry: eng/leave_someone_in_the_lurch__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave someone in the lurch
trans_list: jättää pulaan
sense:
(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.


lexentry: eng/leave_someone_on_read__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leave someone on read
trans_list: jättää jonkun viestit luetuksi
sense:
(Internet slang) To read someone's message or messages and not give any response, particularly on an instant messaging application where a user can see whether or not their interlocutor has read their message.


lexentry: eng/leavening_agent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leavening agent
trans_list: nostatusaine
sense:
Any organism or substance added to a food product (such as dough or batter) that makes it rise when cooked.


lexentry: eng/lebensraum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lebensraum
trans_list: elintila
sense:
(chiefly, with reference to nations and peoples) Hitherto unoccupied “living space” claimed as one’s rightful domain.


lexentry: eng/lecithin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lecithin
trans_list: lesitiini
sense:
(organic chemistry) The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier).


lexentry: eng/lect__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lect
trans_list: lekti
sense:
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) A specific form of a language or language cluster: a language or a dialect.


lexentry: eng/lectern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lectern
trans_list: lehteri | lukuteline | puhujapönttö
sense:
A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.


lexentry: eng/lectotype__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lectotype
trans_list: lektotyyppi
sense:
(taxonomy) A biological specimen or illustration later selected to serve as definitive type example of a species or subspecies when the original author of the name did not designate a holotype.


lexentry: eng/lecturer__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lecturer
trans_list: apupappi
sense:
(dated) A member of the Church of England clergy whose main task was to deliver sermons (lectures) in the afternoons and evenings.


lexentry: eng/lede__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lede
trans_list: ingressi
sense:
(chiefly, US, journalism) The introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article; the lead or lead-in. [from mid 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/ledger__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ledger
trans_list: juoksu | niska
sense:
(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.


lexentry: eng/ledger_line__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ledger line
trans_list: apuviiva
sense:
(music) A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves; a line slightly longer than the note is drawn parallel to the staff, above or below, spaced at the same distances as the notes within the staff.


lexentry: eng/lee__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lee
trans_list: tuulensuoja | lee
sense:
A sheltered place, especially a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind (see also leeside); shelter; protection.


lexentry: eng/leechline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leechline
trans_list: nokkakoortinki | reunanuora
sense:
(nautical) A line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by.


lexentry: eng/leek__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leek
trans_list: purjo | purjosipuli
sense:
A vegetable of variety variety, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.


lexentry: eng/leer__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leer
trans_list: mulkaista | mulkoilla | silmäillä
sense:
(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.


lexentry: eng/lees__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lees
trans_list: sakka
sense:
The sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages, consisting of dead yeast and precipitated parts of the fruit.


lexentry: eng/leeside__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leeside
trans_list: suojanpuoli
sense:
The side of something that provides the most shelter from some prevailing force such as wind, rain, waves, etc.


lexentry: eng/left-click__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: left-click
trans_list: klikata vasemmalla
sense:
(transitive, computing) To activate an item on the screen by left-clicking while the pointer is over it.


lexentry: eng/left__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left
trans_list: vasen | vasemmistolainen
sense:
Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←


lexentry: eng/left_fielder__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left fielder
trans_list: vasen koppari
sense:
(baseball) The outfield defensive player that stands to the left of the center fielder as viewed from home plate.


lexentry: eng/left_turn__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left turn
trans_list: käännös vasempaan päin
sense:
(chiefly, military) A command to a soldier or other person who is marching: turn ninety degrees to your left!


lexentry: eng/left_turn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: left turn
trans_list: kääntyä vasempaan
sense:
(intransitive, chiefly, military) To turn ninety degrees to one's left, especially in response to a military command while marching.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: leg
trans_list: jalka | varsi
sense:
A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: leg
trans_list: legi
sense:
(nautical) A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.


lexentry: eng/leg__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: leg
trans_list: lahje | puntti
sense:
(cricket, attributive) Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.


lexentry: eng/leg_extension__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leg extension
trans_list: jalkojen ojennus
sense:
(weightlifting) An exercise performed on a machine while seated. The quadriceps (thigh muscles) are exerted to straighten the knee while acting against resistance applied to the lower shin.


lexentry: eng/leg_up__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leg up
trans_list: punttaus
sense:
The act of assisting another's progress over a wall or other obstacle by forming a step for one of their feet with one's hands.


lexentry: eng/leg_warmer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leg warmer
trans_list: säärystin
sense:
A type of garment similar to a footless sock, which usually extends from below the knee to above the ankle.


lexentry: eng/legal_advice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal advice
trans_list: lainopillinen neuvo
sense:
(legal) The giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law, usually received from a solicitor, barrister or lawyer, ordinarily for a fee.


lexentry: eng/legal_capacity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal capacity
trans_list: oikeuskelpoisuus | oikeustoimikelpoisuus
sense:
(law) Capacity of a person to make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will.


lexentry: eng/legal_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal interest
trans_list: laillinen korko
sense:
(banking, finance) The amount of interest that is allowed or required to be charged by law; an interest rate determined by law.


lexentry: eng/legal_person__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal person
trans_list: oikeushenkilö
sense:
(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law.


lexentry: eng/legal_positivism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal positivism
trans_list: oikeudellinen positivismi
sense:
(legal) A school of thought in jurisprudence in which the law is seen as separated from moral values, i.e. the law is posited by lawmakers (humans).


lexentry: eng/legal_representative__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legal representative
sense:
(law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.

trans_list:
asiamies | asianajaja | laillinen edustaja | oikeudellinen edustaja | oikeudenkäyntiasiamies | oikeudenkäyntiavustaja


lexentry: eng/legal_tender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legal tender
trans_list: laillinen maksuväline
sense:
(legal) Any form of currency that by law cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt equal to the amount offered.


lexentry: eng/legalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legalism
trans_list: legalismi
sense:
Focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence to law over justice, mercy, grace and common sense.


lexentry: eng/legalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legalism
trans_list: legalismi
sense:
(religion) A belief that salvation is attained or maintained by adherence to the requirements of moral law; salvation by works rather than by faith alone.


lexentry: eng/legalize__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legalize
trans_list: laillistaa
sense:
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.


lexentry: eng/legion__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legion
trans_list: legioona
sense:
(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.


lexentry: eng/legionary__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: legionary
trans_list: legioonalainen
sense:
A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).


lexentry: eng/legislative_body__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legislative body
trans_list: lainsäädäntöelin
sense:
A political institution which holds the legislative power in a state, and often controls the executive power.


lexentry: eng/legless_lizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legless lizard
trans_list: eväjalkalisko
sense:
Any of the several groups of lizards of the family Pygopodidae which have lost limbs or reduced them to the point of uselessness.


lexentry: eng/leglock__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leglock
trans_list: jalkalukko
sense:
Wraps one's legs around another, locking them between one's legs and body. This term is mainly used in a sexual sense.


lexentry: eng/legman__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legman
trans_list: kenttätoimittaja
sense:
(originally, US, journalism) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story.


lexentry: eng/legume__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: legume
trans_list: hernekasvi
sense:
(botany) Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).


lexentry: eng/legume__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: legume
trans_list: palko
sense:
(botany) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.


lexentry: eng/legwork__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: legwork
trans_list: jalkatyö
sense:
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.


lexentry: eng/leister__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leister
trans_list: atrain
sense:
(fishing) A spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon. [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/leisure_battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leisure battery
trans_list: hupiakku | vapaa-ajan akku
sense:
A deep-cycle battery used to power electric appliances and equipment in a motor home, caravan, boat, or other vehicle with living quarters.


lexentry: eng/leisure_centre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leisure centre
trans_list: vapaa-aikakeskus | vapaa-ajankeskus
sense:
(UK, Ireland, AU, Canada) A building or site open to the public for fitness and sporting activities.


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemma
trans_list: apulause | lemma
sense:
(mathematics) A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.


lexentry: eng/lemma__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lemma
trans_list: perusmuoto | lemma
sense:
(psycholinguistics) The theoretical abstract conceptual form of a word, representing a specific meaning, before the creation of a specific phonological form as the sounds of a lexeme, which may find representation in a specific written form as a dictionary or lexicographic word.


lexentry: eng/lemmatisation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemmatisation
trans_list: lemmatisointi | perusmuotoistaminen
sense:
(computing, lexicography) The process of finding the lemma that corresponds to an inflected form of a word.


lexentry: eng/lemming__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lemming
trans_list: laumasielu | sopuli
sense:
(figuratively) Any member of a group given to conformity or groupthink, especially a group poised to follow a leader off a cliff.


lexentry: eng/lemon__Noun__1
sense_num: 08
written_rep: lemon
trans_list: sitruuna | sitruunan maku | sitruunankeltainen
sense:
(geometry) The surface of revolution of a circular arc of angle less than 180° rotated about the straight line passing through the arc’s two endpoints.


lexentry: eng/lemon_balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon balm
trans_list: sitruunamelissa
sense:
A perennial herb, of species Melissa officinalis, of southern Europe; used as a flavouring in ice cream etc.


lexentry: eng/lemon_juice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon juice
trans_list: sitruunamehu
sense:
The liquid extract of lemon fruit, notably sour and often condensed, as used especially in food preparation.


lexentry: eng/lemon_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon shark
trans_list: sitruunahai
sense:
A shark of species Negaprion brevirostris, growing up to 10 feet long and found along the Atlantic coast of North and South America.


lexentry: eng/lemon_verbena__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemon verbena
trans_list: sitruunaverbena
sense:
A deciduous perennial shrub native to South America, used for its lemon-like fragrance and flavor, Aloysia citrodora.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemonade
trans_list: sitruunamehu | limonadi
sense:
(US, Canada, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.


lexentry: eng/lemonade__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lemonade
trans_list: limonadi | sitruunasooda
sense:
(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar.


lexentry: eng/lemongrass__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemongrass
trans_list: intiansitrusheinä | sitrusheinä | sitruunaruoho
sense:
One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.


lexentry: eng/lemur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lemur
trans_list: maki | makimainen puoliapina
sense:
(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.


lexentry: eng/lend__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lend
trans_list: lainata | antaa lainaksi
sense:
(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.


lexentry: eng/lender__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lender
trans_list: lainanantaja | lainaaja
sense:
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.


lexentry: eng/length__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: length
trans_list: hevosenmitta
sense:
(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.


lexentry: eng/lengthman__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lengthman
trans_list: ratavartija | tievartija
sense:
(nautical, rail transport, road transport, chiefly, historical) A man responsible for the care and maintenance of a length of canal, railway, or road.


lexentry: eng/lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lens
trans_list: linssi
sense:
(geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.


lexentry: eng/lens_flare__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lens flare
trans_list: linssiheijastus
sense:
A stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.


lexentry: eng/lenticular_galaxy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lenticular galaxy
trans_list: linssimäinen galaksi
sense:
(galaxy) A galaxy that, like spiral galaxies, has a flat galactic disc, but which has lost most of its interstellar matter and therefore has no spirals; considered a transitional form between spirals and elliptical galaxies.


lexentry: eng/lentil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lentil
trans_list: linssi | kylvövirvilä
sense:
Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leonine
trans_list: leijonamainen
sense:
(pathology) Of a facies: resembling those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis; also, of leprosy: causing a lionlike facies.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leonine
trans_list: Leo
sense:
Of or pertaining to one of the popes named Leo; specifically (in Leonine City), to Pope Leo IV (790–855) who ordered the building of a wall around Vatican Hill to protect what is now Vatican City.


lexentry: eng/leonine__Adjective__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: leonine
trans_list: leoniininen
sense:
(poetry) Being or relating to a kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also (by extension) , of or relating to modern verse having internal rhyme.


lexentry: eng/leopard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopard
trans_list: leopardi | pantteri
sense:
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess) .


lexentry: eng/leopard_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopard shark
trans_list: leopardihai
sense:
A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean.


lexentry: eng/leopardsbane__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leopardsbane
trans_list: vuohenjuuri
sense:
Any of various plants, including Arnica montana, Senecio doronicum, Paris quadrifolia, and species of genus Doronicum.


lexentry: eng/leotard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leotard
trans_list: trikoot | voimistelupuku
sense:
A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)


lexentry: eng/lepidolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lepidolite
trans_list: lepidoliitti
sense:
(mineral) A pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.


lexentry: eng/leprosy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leprosy
trans_list: lepra | spitaali
sense:
(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.


lexentry: eng/leprosy__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: leprosy
trans_list: lepra | spitaali
sense:
Ellipsis of murine leprosy. and feline leprosy, diseases caused in rodents and cats by Mycobacterium lepraemurium.


lexentry: eng/leptokurtic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leptokurtic
trans_list: huipukas | leptokurtinen | terävähuippuinen
sense:
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.


lexentry: eng/lepton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lepton
trans_list: lepto
sense:
A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).


lexentry: eng/lepton__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lepton
trans_list: leptoni
sense:
(particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.


lexentry: eng/leptospirosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leptospirosis
trans_list: leptospiroosi
sense:
An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.


lexentry: eng/lese_majesty__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lese majesty
trans_list: majesteettirikos
sense:
The crime of violating majesty, an offense against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state.


lexentry: eng/lesene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesene
trans_list: liseeni
sense:
(architecture) A low-relief, vertical pillar or pilaster in a wall, usually without a base or capital; used in architecture to divide a facade or other wall surface visually.


lexentry: eng/lesion__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lesion
trans_list: vamma | leesio
sense:
(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.


lexentry: eng/less_is_more__Proverb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: less is more
trans_list: vähemmän on enemmän
sense:
That which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.


lexentry: eng/lesser__Adjective__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser
trans_list: pienempi | vähäisempi
sense:
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc.


lexentry: eng/lesser_bilby__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser bilby
trans_list: pikkupussikaniini
sense:
An extinct species of bilby, a rabbit-sized marsupial, Macrotis leucura, previously endemic to arid regions of central Australia.


lexentry: eng/lesser_celandine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser celandine
trans_list: mukulaleinikki
sense:
A European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers


lexentry: eng/lesser_clubmoss__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser clubmoss
trans_list: mähkä
sense:
Selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.


lexentry: eng/lesser_flamingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser flamingo
trans_list: pikkuflamingo
sense:
A flamingo the Old World species of flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, syn. Phoenicopterus minor, found principally in the Great Rift Valley of Africa, smaller than flamingos of the other Old World species.


lexentry: eng/lesser_omentum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lesser omentum
trans_list: pieni vatsapaita
sense:
(anatomy) A thin peritoneal fold that extends from the liver to the lesser curvature of the stomach and the first part of the duodenum.


lexentry: eng/lest__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lest
trans_list: että
sense:
(after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension) that (without the negative particle; introduces the reason for an emotion.)


lexentry: eng/let's__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let's
trans_list: antaa
sense:
Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.


lexentry: eng/let-down__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let-down
trans_list: maidontulo
sense:
(countable, uncountable) The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let alone
trans_list: puhumattakaan | saati
sense:
(idiomatic, negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.


lexentry: eng/let_alone__Conjunction__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let alone
trans_list: puhumattakaan | saati
sense:
(idiomatic, positive polarity item, rare) Not to mention, as well as; used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.


lexentry: eng/let_be__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let be
trans_list: lakata
sense:
(intransitive, archaic) To stop, to stop doing something; to leave off (now used alone, formerly also + infinitive).


lexentry: eng/let_bygones_be_bygones__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let bygones be bygones
trans_list: antaa menneiden olla menneitä | sitä tikulla silmään joka vanhoja muistelee
sense:
(intransitive, idiomatic) To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).


lexentry: eng/let_go__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let go
trans_list: päästää | antaa mennä | hellittää otteensa | päästää irti | päästää käsistään
sense:
(intransitive, with of, and, transitive, with object before go) To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.


lexentry: eng/let_him_who_is_without_sin_cast_the_first_stone__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let him who is without sin cast the first stone
trans_list: joka teistä on synnitön, se heittäköön häntä ensimmäisenä kivellä
sense:
Only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others (implying that no one is faultless and that, therefore, no one has such a right to pass judgment).


lexentry: eng/let_it_be__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let it be
trans_list: antaa olla
sense:
(idiomatic) To leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.


lexentry: eng/let_nature_take_its_course__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let nature take its course
trans_list: antaa asioiden mennä luonnollista latuaan
sense:
(idiomatic) To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.


lexentry: eng/let_oneself_go__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: let oneself go
trans_list: antaa itsensä rapistua
sense:
(idiomatic) To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc.


lexentry: eng/let_sleeping_dogs_lie__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: let sleeping dogs lie
trans_list: älä herätä nukkuvaa karhua
sense:
(idiomatic) To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.


lexentry: eng/lethargy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lethargy
trans_list: letargia | saamattomuus | uupumus
sense:
A state of extreme torpor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/letter_carrier__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter carrier
trans_list: postinkantaja
sense:
An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.


lexentry: eng/letter_case__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter case
trans_list: aakkoslaji
sense:
(typography, uncountable) The distinction between majuscule (uppercase) and minuscule (lowercase) letters.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of credit
trans_list: remburssi
sense:
(finance, banking) A document, used primarily in trade finance and issued generally by a financial institution, in which the institution promises to pay debts up to a certain limit to be acquired by the beneficiary against delivery of documents specified in the letter.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_intent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of intent
trans_list: aiesopimus
sense:
A legal document outlining one or more agreements between two or more parties before the actual agreements are finalized


lexentry: eng/letter_of_marque__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of marque
trans_list: kaapparikirja
sense:
(nautical, historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation.


lexentry: eng/letter_of_recommendation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter of recommendation
trans_list: suositus | suosituskirje
sense:
A letter written by one person who is familiar with another, usually a teacher, employer, or person of similar authority, evaluating and often extolling the fitness of the other person for a position.


lexentry: eng/letter_to_the_editor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letter to the editor
trans_list: kirje toimitukselle | mielipidekirjoitus | yleisönosastokirjoitus
sense:
A letter written to a newspaper, magazine or other periodical, usually intended for publication, about issues of concern to readers.


lexentry: eng/letterbox__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letterbox
trans_list: kirjelaatikko
sense:
A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.


lexentry: eng/letters_close__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letters close
trans_list: myöntökirja
sense:
(legal, plurale tantum) A sealed legal document, once issued by a monarch or government, granting a right, title etc to a person or corporation.


lexentry: eng/letters_patent__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: letters patent
trans_list: lupakirja | patentti | patenttikirja | valtakirja
sense:
(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization; or to record a contract.


lexentry: eng/lettuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lettuce
trans_list: lehtisalaatti
sense:
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.


lexentry: eng/lettuce__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lettuce
trans_list: salaatinlehti | salaatti
sense:
(uncountable) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.


lexentry: eng/leucine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leucine
trans_list: leusiini
sense:
(amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.


lexentry: eng/leucism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leucism
trans_list: leukismi
sense:
(zoology, pathology) An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).


lexentry: eng/leucite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leucite
trans_list: leusiitti
sense:
(mineral) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.


lexentry: eng/leukemia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukemia
trans_list: leukemia | verisyöpä
sense:
Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.


lexentry: eng/leukocyte__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukocyte
trans_list: valkosolu | leukosyytti
sense:
(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.


lexentry: eng/leukoplakia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukoplakia
trans_list: leukoplakia
sense:
(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.


lexentry: eng/leukotriene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leukotriene
trans_list: leukotrieeni
sense:
(carboxylic acid) Any of several physiologically active lipids, related to the prostaglandins, that participate in allergic responses.


lexentry: eng/levator_ani__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levator ani
trans_list: peräaukon kohottajalihas
sense:
(anatomy) a broad, thin muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis, that forms part of the pelvic floor. In humans it supports the viscera in pelvic cavity and in quadruped animals with tails it is the muscle used to wag the tail.


lexentry: eng/level-triggered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level-triggered
trans_list: tasoherkkä
sense:
(electronics) Describing a circuit or component whose output is sensitive to changes of the inputs only so long as the clock input's signal is high.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level
trans_list: vatupassi | vesivaaka
sense:
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: level
trans_list: leveli | taso
sense:
(video games) One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.


lexentry: eng/level__Noun__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: level
trans_list: taso | leveli
sense:
(role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.


lexentry: eng/level__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: level
trans_list: tasoittaa
sense:
(figurative) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.


lexentry: eng/level_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: level crossing
trans_list: tasoristeys
sense:
(chiefly, British) An at-grade crossing between a railway line and an ordinary road, with rails and road at the same level.


lexentry: eng/leviathan__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: leviathan
trans_list: leviatan
sense:
(Bible, mythological creature) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.


lexentry: eng/levitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levitation
trans_list: leijutus | levitaatio
sense:
The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind


lexentry: eng/levitation__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: levitation
trans_list: leijutus | levitaatio
sense:
The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism


lexentry: eng/levity__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: levity
trans_list: kepeys | kevytmielisyys
sense:
Lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; lack of appropriate seriousness; inclination to make a joke of serious matters.


lexentry: eng/lexeme__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexeme
trans_list: lekseemi
sense:
(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.


lexentry: eng/lexeme__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lexeme
trans_list: lekseemi
sense:
(computing) An individual instance of a continuous character sequence without spaces, used in lexical analysis (see token).


lexentry: eng/lexical_bundle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical bundle
trans_list: sanaryväs
sense:
(linguistics) A sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle, a chunk, a cluster.


lexentry: eng/lexical_category__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical category
trans_list: sanaluokka
sense:
(linguistics) A linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items), generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question, such as noun or verb.


lexentry: eng/lexical_item__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexical item
trans_list: leksikaalinen yksikkö
sense:
(semantics) A term (that is, a word or sequence of words) that acts as a unit of meaning, including words, phrases, phrasal verbs and proverbs; exemplified by cat, traffic light, take care of, by-the-way, and don't count your chickens before they hatch.


lexentry: eng/lexicography__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lexicography
trans_list: leksikografia
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The scholarly discipline of analysing and describing the semantic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationships within the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language and developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries.


lexentry: eng/lexicology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lexicology
trans_list: leksikologia | sanasto-oppi
sense:
(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.


lexentry: eng/liability__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liability
trans_list: rasite | taakka
sense:
A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.


lexentry: eng/liability_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liability insurance
trans_list: vastuuvakuutus
sense:
Any insurance against a potential loss due to the insured's liability for injury or damage to others.


lexentry: eng/libation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libation
trans_list: juomauhri
sense:
The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.


lexentry: eng/libel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libel
trans_list: häväistyskirjoitus | kirjallinen herjaus | kirjallinen kunnianloukkaus
sense:
(countable) A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.


lexentry: eng/libel__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: libel
trans_list: kunnianloukkauskanne
sense:
(law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek.


lexentry: eng/libelous__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libelous
trans_list: loukkaava
sense:
Defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: vapaa
sense:
(now, rare, outside, set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which is considered to provide general knowledge, as opposed to vocational/occupational, technical or mechanical training.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: liberaali
sense:
(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.


lexentry: eng/liberal__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: liberal
trans_list: liberaali
sense:
(UK politics) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also called "classical liberal"; compare libertarian).


lexentry: eng/liberal_arts__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liberal arts
trans_list: vapaat taiteet
sense:
The academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects.


lexentry: eng/liberal_guilt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liberal guilt
trans_list: liberaali syyllisyys
sense:
Empathy for the situation of the poor and working class and shame and remorse for one’s affluence, associated with liberal political views.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalismi
sense:
(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.


lexentry: eng/liberalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liberalism
trans_list: liberalismi
sense:
(economics) An economic ideology in favour of laissez faire and the free market (related to economic liberalism).


lexentry: eng/libertarian_socialism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertarian socialism
trans_list: libertaarisosialismi
sense:
Any of a group of political philosophies dedicated to opposing coercive forms of authority and social hierarchy, prominent examples being capitalism and the State; especially one that encourages the direct seizure by the people of the means of production with the aim of moving toward the creation of a radical direct democracy.


lexentry: eng/libertarianism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertarianism
trans_list: libertarismi
sense:
(philosophy, politics, economics) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.


lexentry: eng/libertine__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libertine
trans_list: juopumus
sense:
Someone (especially a man) who takes no notice of moral laws, especially those involving sexual propriety; someone loose in morals; a pleasure-seeker.


lexentry: eng/libertinism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libertinism
trans_list: libertinismi
sense:
A lifestyle or pattern of behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint, especially one involving sexual promiscuity and rejection of religious or other moral authority.


lexentry: eng/libido__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libido
trans_list: libido | elämänvoima | halut | himot
sense:
(psychology) Drives or mental energies related to or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.


lexentry: eng/library__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: library
trans_list: kirjasto
sense:
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.


lexentry: eng/library_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: library science
trans_list: kirjastotiede
sense:
An interdisciplinary science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information.


lexentry: eng/libration__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libration
trans_list: huojunta | libraatio
sense:
(astronomy) The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.


lexentry: eng/libre__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: libre
trans_list: vapaa
sense:
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge. [from late 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/libtard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: libtard
trans_list: lipilaari
sense:
(US, slang, derogatory, political) A stupid liberal or progressive; a person who presents or advocates liberal views in a stupid or illogical manner.


lexentry: eng/license__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: license
trans_list: vapaus
sense:
Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).


lexentry: eng/license_plate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: license plate
trans_list: rekisterikilpi
sense:
An identifying tag, usually of metal, bearing a sequence of letters, numbers, or both identifying the vehicle, and placed at the back and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle.


lexentry: eng/licentious__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licentious
trans_list: epäsiveellinen | estoton | hillitön | rietas | räävitön | siveetön
sense:
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.


lexentry: eng/lichen__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lichen
trans_list: jäkälä
sense:
Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.


lexentry: eng/lick_into_shape__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lick into shape
trans_list: laittaa kuntoon
sense:
(transitive, idiomatic) To exert considerable effort to change (someone or something) into a desired state.


lexentry: eng/lickspittle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lickspittle
trans_list: nuoleskelija
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To play the toady; take the role of a lickspittle to please (someone).


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorice
trans_list: lakritsi | laku | lakritsikasvi
sense:
(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.


lexentry: eng/licorice__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: licorice
trans_list: lakritsi | laku | lakritsa
sense:
(uncountable, chemistry) A flavouring agent made from dried root portions of the aforementioned plant.


lexentry: eng/licorice_extract__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorice extract
trans_list: lakritsiuute
sense:
A sweet flavorful tisane made from the root of the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra or the North American plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. Used in candy making.


lexentry: eng/licorne__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: licorne
trans_list: jedinorog
sense:
(historical, military) A type of muzzle-loading gun-howitzer used by the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.


lexentry: eng/lidar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lidar
trans_list: lasertutka | lidar | valotutka
sense:
The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.


lexentry: eng/lidocaine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lidocaine
trans_list: lidokaiini
sense:
(organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline compound C14H22N2O that is used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic and as an antiarrhythmic agent.


lexentry: eng/lien__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lien
trans_list: kiinnitys | panttioikeus | pidätysoikeus
sense:
(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lieutenant
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_colonel__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lieutenant colonel
trans_list: everstiluutnantti
sense:
An English-language term used as a general categorization for military officer ranks that are the equivalent of lieutenant colonel, the relative rank level is found in most countries.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_general__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant general
trans_list: kenraaliluutnantti
sense:
A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, or United States Air Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_governor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant governor
trans_list: varakuvernööri
sense:
(government) The state representative of, or second-in-command of a governor, or Crown, who usually acts as the nominal chief executive officer of the realm.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_governor__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lieutenant governor
trans_list: varakuvernööri
sense:
(US, government) The next-in-line to the chief executive of a primary political division of the United States of America, such as a state, second to the governor.


lexentry: eng/lieutenant_junior_grade__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lieutenant junior grade
trans_list: luutnantti
sense:
A commissioned officer of the United States Navy whose rank is above an ensign's and below a lieutenant, or a corresponding rank in other navies.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life
trans_list: elämä | elo | eläminen | henki | nirri
sense:
(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: life
trans_list: elämä | eläminen
sense:
The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: life
trans_list: elämä
sense:
(video games) One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.


lexentry: eng/life__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: life
trans_list: elinkautinen
sense:
(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).


lexentry: eng/life_belt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life belt
trans_list: pelastusrengas
sense:
A buoyant ring carried on board ships that can be thrown to someone in the water in an emergency to keep themselves afloat.


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life cycle
trans_list: elinkaari
sense:
(biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.


lexentry: eng/life_cycle__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: life cycle
trans_list: elinkaari
sense:
(by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.


lexentry: eng/life_drawing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life drawing
trans_list: elävän mallin piirustus
sense:
A sketched study of a model holding a pose, normally nude, or the process of creating such an image.


lexentry: eng/life_estate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life estate
trans_list: elinikäinen nautintaoikeus | syytinki
sense:
(legal) An estate in land which is owned by a party only for the duration of the life of that party, and for which ownership will revert to another upon the death of that party.


lexentry: eng/life_expectancy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: life expectancy
trans_list: odotettu kesto
sense:
(figuratively, by extension, of an idea or an object) The amount of time something is expected to last.


lexentry: eng/life_insurance__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life insurance
trans_list: henkivakuutus
sense:
A form of insurance on the life of a person, whereby if the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family).


lexentry: eng/life_interest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life interest
trans_list: elinkorko
sense:
(law) A right, typically in the form of regular income, that lasts for the lifetime of the person benefiting from that right.


lexentry: eng/life_jacket__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life jacket
trans_list: pelastusliivi
sense:
an article of protective clothing that is designed to keep the wearer's head floating above the surface of the water.


lexentry: eng/life_partner__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life partner
trans_list: elämänkumppani
sense:
A romantic partner for life. This can be same-sex or opposite-sex, married or without marriage, and monogamous or polyamorous.


lexentry: eng/life_raft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life raft
trans_list: pelastuslautta
sense:
A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.


lexentry: eng/life_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: life review
trans_list: elämänkertaus
sense:
A phenomenon in a near-death experience, or in the afterlife, in which a person sees their life history, often described by people having experienced it as "having their life flash before their eyes".


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: life support
trans_list: elintoimintojen ylläpitäminen
sense:
(medicine) Maintenance of vital functions of a critically ill or comatose person or a person undergoing surgery.


lexentry: eng/life_support__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: life support
trans_list: hengityskone
sense:
(figuratively) Means of sustaining existence or continuation of something, usually in an artificial manner when it should have changed or terminated in its natural environment.


lexentry: eng/lifeboat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeboat
trans_list: pelastusvene
sense:
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).


lexentry: eng/lifeguard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifeguard
trans_list: uimavalvoja | pelastusrengas
sense:
A lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.


lexentry: eng/lifehack__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lifehack
trans_list: niksi
sense:
(colloquial) Any process or technique that reduces the chaos in one's life and makes it easier to manage, or more convenient.


lexentry: eng/lifeline__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lifeline
trans_list: elämänlanka
sense:
(nautical) On the deck of a boat, a line to which one can attach oneself to stay aboard on rough seas.


lexentry: eng/lifer__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lifer
trans_list: elämänpinna | uusi bongaus
sense:
(birdwatching) A bird species seen for the first time by a birder who is keeping a list of all the species he or she has ever seen.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lift
trans_list: hissi | nostin
sense:
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: lift
trans_list: nostovoima | noste
sense:
An upward force; especially, the force (generated by wings, rotary wings, or airfoils) that keeps aircraft aloft.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: lift
trans_list: nousu
sense:
(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.


lexentry: eng/lift__Noun__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: lift
trans_list: nostin
sense:
(nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.


lexentry: eng/liftoff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liftoff
trans_list: irtoaminen
sense:
(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.


lexentry: eng/liftshaft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liftshaft
trans_list: hissikuilu
sense:
(UK) The vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.


lexentry: eng/ligand__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ligand
trans_list: ligandi
sense:
(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:


lexentry: eng/ligation__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: ligation
trans_list: sidonta | sitominen | tukkiminen
sense:
(surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: ligatuuri | side | sidos
sense:
(countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: ligatuuri
sense:
(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ĳ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.


lexentry: eng/ligature__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: ligature
trans_list: ligatuuri
sense:
(countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.


lexentry: eng/light-emitting_diode__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light-emitting diode
trans_list: hohtodiodi | ledi | loistediodi
sense:
(physics) A rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light.


lexentry: eng/light-fingered__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: light-fingered
trans_list: pitkäkyntinen
sense:
(figuratively) Having nimble fingers, especially for stealing or picking pockets (pickpocketing), given to thievery or shoplifting.


lexentry: eng/light__Adjective__2
sense_num: 03
written_rep: light
trans_list: kevyt
sense:
Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.


lexentry: eng/light__Adjective__2
sense_num: 04
written_rep: light
trans_list: kevyt
sense:
(nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light
trans_list: valo | vaalea
sense:
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: light
trans_list: tuli | valo
sense:
(painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.


lexentry: eng/light__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: light
trans_list: ikkuna | ikkuna-aukko
sense:
A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.


lexentry: eng/light__Verb__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: light
trans_list: sytyttää
sense:
(transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.


lexentry: eng/light_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light air
trans_list: hiljainen tuuli
sense:
(meteorology, nautical) A light wind with wind speed between 0.3 and 1.5 m/s; a Force 1 wind strength on the Beaufort scale.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: hehkulamppu | lamppu
sense:
An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: lamppu
sense:
(by extension) An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: light bulb
trans_list: lamppu
sense:
(figuratively) Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like.


lexentry: eng/light_bulb_joke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light bulb joke
trans_list: lampunvaihtovitsi
sense:
Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, where X is some usually stereotypical class of people.


lexentry: eng/light_cavalry__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light cavalry
trans_list: kevyt ratsuväki
sense:
(military) A military unit consisting of lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses.


lexentry: eng/light_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light day
trans_list: valovuorokausi
sense:
(astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one day; about 170 astronomical units


lexentry: eng/light_fixture__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light fixture
trans_list: valaisin
sense:
A complete lighting unit, composed of a housing attached to a wall or ceiling, and a mount for a light source.


lexentry: eng/light_oil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light oil
trans_list: kevytöljy
sense:
(petrochemistry) The oily product, lighter than water, forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.


lexentry: eng/light_pollution__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light pollution
trans_list: valosaaste
sense:
An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.


lexentry: eng/light_rail__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light rail
trans_list: pikaraitiotie
sense:
(US, Canada, rail) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.


lexentry: eng/light_switch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light switch
trans_list: valokatkaisija
sense:
A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off.


lexentry: eng/light_verb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light verb
trans_list: funktioverbi
sense:
(linguistics) A semantically incomplete verb which qualifies as a predicate only in combination with a predicative complement, usually a noun.


lexentry: eng/light_year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: light year
trans_list: valovuosi
sense:
(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one Julian year; used to measure extremely large distances.


lexentry: eng/lighten_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lighten up
trans_list: ottaa rennommin
sense:
(idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To make (something) or to become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lighter
trans_list: sytytin | sytkäri | tupakansytytin | savukkeensytytin
sense:
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.


lexentry: eng/lighter__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lighter
trans_list: lehteri
sense:
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).


lexentry: eng/lightning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning
trans_list: salama | salamointi
sense:
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.


lexentry: eng/lightning_detector__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning detector
trans_list: ukkostutka
sense:
A device that provides an alarm to inform its user(s) that lightning has occurred nearby. Specific devices are available for a variety of applications.


lexentry: eng/lightning_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning rod
trans_list: ukkosenjohdatin
sense:
A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground to protect the building from damage by lightning.


lexentry: eng/lightning_rod__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lightning rod
trans_list: ukkosenjohdatin
sense:
(figuratively) A person or thing that is a target for negative reactions and distracts criticism from another target.


lexentry: eng/lightning_strike__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightning strike
trans_list: salamanisku
sense:
A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.


lexentry: eng/lightship__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightship
trans_list: majakka-alus | majakkalaiva
sense:
(nautical) A vessel riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: kevytsarjalainen
sense:
(combat, _, sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: kevytsarjalainen
sense:
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.


lexentry: eng/lightweight__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lightweight
trans_list: kevytsarja | kevytsarjalainen
sense:
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.


lexentry: eng/lignoceric_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lignoceric acid
trans_list: lignoseriinihappo
sense:
(fatty acid) The saturated fatty acid n-tetracosanoic acid, having twenty-four carbon atoms; it is found in wood tar


lexentry: eng/like__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: like
trans_list: tykkäys
sense:
(internet) An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.


lexentry: eng/like__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like
trans_list: kaltainen | lainen
sense:
(sometimes as the likes of) Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.


lexentry: eng/like__Particle__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: like
trans_list: niinku
sense:
(colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.


lexentry: eng/like__Verb__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: like
trans_list: tykätä
sense:
(Internet, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.


lexentry: eng/like_talking_to_a_wall__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like talking to a wall
trans_list: kuin seinälle puhuisi
sense:
(idiom) A futile or unsuccessful attempt at communication due to the ignorance or stubbornness of the other party.


lexentry: eng/like_turkeys_voting_for_Christmas__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: like turkeys voting for Christmas
trans_list: sahata omaa oksaansa
sense:
(Britain, simile, humorous, of an action) Self-defeating; serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the performer of the action. [from 1977]


lexentry: eng/likelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: likelihood
trans_list: todennäköisyys
sense:
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.


lexentry: eng/likely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: likely
trans_list: lupaava | todennäköinen
sense:
(as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable.


lexentry: eng/liken__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liken
trans_list: verrata | rinnastaa | tehdä jonkinlaiseksi
sense:
Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare.


lexentry: eng/lily__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lily
trans_list: lilja
sense:
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.


lexentry: eng/limaçon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limaçon
trans_list: Pascalin simpukka
sense:
(geometry) A plane curve with polar equation \rho = a + b\,\sin\,\theta or \rho = a + b\,\cos\,\theta, of which the cardioid is a special case.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbus | välitila
sense:
(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: paitsio
sense:
(countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status. [from mid 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: Limbo
sense:
(countable, military, nautical, artillery) A type of antisubmarine mortar installed on naval vessels.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbo
sense:
(dances, also, attributively) A competitive dance originating from Trinidad and Tobago in which dancers take turns to cross under a horizontal bar while bending backwards. The bar is lowered with each round, and the competition is won by the dancer who passes under the bar in the lowest position without dislodging it or falling down.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: ajaa paitsioon
sense:
(transitive, rare) To place (someone or something) in an in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status.


lexentry: eng/limbo__Verb__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limbo
trans_list: limbota
sense:
(by extension, also, figuratively) Often followed by under: to pass under something, especially while bending backwards.


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lime
trans_list: kalkki
sense:
(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lime
trans_list: liisteri | mönjä
sense:
(poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.


lexentry: eng/lime__Noun__3
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lime
trans_list: limenvihreä | limetinvihreä
sense:
(uncountable) A brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.


lexentry: eng/lime_mortar__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lime mortar
trans_list: kalkkilaasti
sense:
A soft form of mortar made from sand and slaked lime, largely replaced by cement mortar in modern building methods.


lexentry: eng/limelight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limelight
trans_list: kalkkivalo
sense:
A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.


lexentry: eng/limerick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limerick
trans_list: limerikki
sense:
A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.


lexentry: eng/limescale__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limescale
trans_list: kalkkeuma | kalkkeutuma | kalkkiuma | kalkkiutuma
sense:
A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.


lexentry: eng/limestick__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limestick
trans_list: liimatikku
sense:
A stick, twig or branch smeared with birdlime, used as trap to catch birds. The practise is illegal in many jurisdictions.


lexentry: eng/limestone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limestone
trans_list: kalkkikivi | kalkkikivinen
sense:
An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.


lexentry: eng/limit__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limit
trans_list: raja-arvo
sense:
(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).


lexentry: eng/limit_point__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limit point
trans_list: rajapiste
sense:
(topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.


lexentry: eng/limited_atonement__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited atonement
trans_list: rajoitettu sovitus
sense:
(theology) A doctrine, one of the five points of Calvinism, stating that Jesus Christ's substitutionary atonement on the cross is limited in scope to those who are predestined unto salvation, which is conferred only to believers.


lexentry: eng/limited_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited company
trans_list: osakeyhtiö
sense:
A company in which the liability of members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company.


lexentry: eng/limited_liability_company__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited liability company
trans_list: osakeyhtiö | rajavastuuyhtiö
sense:
(legal) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares.


lexentry: eng/limited_partnership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limited partnership
trans_list: kommandiittiyhtiö
sense:
(legal) A form of partnership including limited partners whose potential liability is limited to their investment.


lexentry: eng/limnology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limnology
trans_list: järvitiede | limnologia
sense:
(ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.


lexentry: eng/limonene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limonene
trans_list: limoneeni
sense:
(organic compound) A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance


lexentry: eng/limonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limonite
trans_list: järvimalmi | limoniitti
sense:
(mineral) Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hemite with clays and manganese oxide.


lexentry: eng/limousine__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: limousine
trans_list: limusiini
sense:
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limpet
trans_list: maljakotilo
sense:
A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.


lexentry: eng/limpet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: limpet
trans_list: iiliäinen
sense:
(British) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.


lexentry: eng/limpkin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: limpkin
trans_list: kotilokurki
sense:
A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linchpin
trans_list: sokka
sense:
A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.


lexentry: eng/linchpin__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linchpin
trans_list: avainhenkilö | kulmakivi
sense:
(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: suora
sense:
(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: viiva
sense:
(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: viiva
sense:
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja
sense:
(especially, military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 17
written_rep: line
trans_list: jono | mittanauha
sense:
A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 18
written_rep: line
trans_list: jalkaväki
sense:
(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 20
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja | sukulinja
sense:
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 21
written_rep: line
trans_list: repliikki | rivi | vuorosana | liina | naru | nuora
sense:
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 22
written_rep: line
trans_list: linjaus
sense:
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [from earlier 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 23
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja | mielipide | näkökanta
sense:
The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [from later 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 25
written_rep: line
trans_list: linja | tuotelinja
sense:
A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [from early 19th c.]


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 27
written_rep: line
trans_list: viiva | linja
sense:
Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:


lexentry: eng/line__Noun__1
sense_num: 32
written_rep: line
trans_list: rihtaus
sense:
(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).


lexentry: eng/line__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line
trans_list: asettaa jonoon
sense:
(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.


lexentry: eng/line__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: line
trans_list: asettaa varrelle
sense:
(transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.


lexentry: eng/line_art__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line art
trans_list: viivapiirros
sense:
Images that consist of distinct straight and curved lines placed against a (usually plain) background, without gradations in shade (darkness) or hue (color).


lexentry: eng/line_break__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line break
trans_list: rivinvaihto
sense:
(typesetting) A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.


lexentry: eng/line_feed__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: line feed
trans_list: rivinsiirto
sense:
(computing) The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a teletype or printer, or moves the cursor to the next line on a display.


lexentry: eng/line_judge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line judge
trans_list: linjatuomari
sense:
(tennis) An official who watches the lines of the court and judges whether the ball has landed in or out and also declares foot faults.


lexentry: eng/line_of_business__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of business
trans_list: oksa
sense:
A product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.


lexentry: eng/line_of_credit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of credit
trans_list: luottolimiitti | luottolimiittisopimus | luottoraja
sense:
(finance, banking) A credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the specified period.


lexentry: eng/line_of_force__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of force
trans_list: voimaviiva
sense:
(physics) An imaginary line in a field of force, whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the field at that point and whose number through unit area perpendicular to the field represents its intensity.


lexentry: eng/line_of_succession__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line of succession
trans_list: kruununperimysjärjestys | perimysjärjestys
sense:
An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed using the rules of an established order of succession.


lexentry: eng/line_printer__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: line printer
trans_list: rivikirjoitin
sense:
(computing) A high-speed impact printer, most often used by older mainframes, that prints an entire line in a single operation


lexentry: eng/lineage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lineage
trans_list: esivanhemmat | rivimäärä | sukujuuret
sense:
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.


lexentry: eng/linear__Adjective__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: linear
trans_list: lineaarinen
sense:
(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).


lexentry: eng/linear_algebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear algebra
trans_list: lineaarialgebra
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics that deals with vectors, vector spaces, linear transformations and systems of linear equations.


lexentry: eng/linear_combination__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear combination
trans_list: lineaarikombinaatio
sense:
(linear algebra) a sum, each of whose summands is an appropriate vector times an appropriate scalar (or ring element)


lexentry: eng/linear_perspective__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear perspective
trans_list: lineaariperspektiivi | viivaperspektiivi
sense:
(arts) A form of geometric perspective in which parallel lines are represented as converging in order to give the illusion of depth and distance.


lexentry: eng/linear_programming__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear programming
trans_list: lineaarinen ohjelmointi | lineaarinen optimointi
sense:
(mathematics) The branch of mathematics concerned with the minimization or maximization of a linear function of several variables and inequalities; used in many branches of industry to minimize costs or maximize production.


lexentry: eng/linear_transformation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linear transformation
trans_list: lineaarikuvaus
sense:
(linear algebra) A map between vector spaces which preserves the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication.


lexentry: eng/linearly_dependent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linearly dependent
trans_list: lineaarisesti riippuva | sidottu
sense:
(algebra, of a set of vectors or ring elements) Having a nontrivial linear combination which is zero.


lexentry: eng/linearly_independent__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linearly independent
trans_list: lineaarisesti riippumaton | vapaa
sense:
(linear algebra) (Of a set of vectors or ring elements) whose nontrivial linear combinations are nonzero


lexentry: eng/linebacker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linebacker
trans_list: tukimies
sense:
(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.


lexentry: eng/linen__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linen
trans_list: liinavaate
sense:
(countable) Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.


lexentry: eng/linesman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: linesman
trans_list: linjatuomari
sense:
(ice hockey) An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside.


lexentry: eng/linesman__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: linesman
trans_list: linjatuomari
sense:
(American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linger
trans_list: tuumiskella | viipyillä | viipyä | viivytellä
sense:
(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linger
trans_list: riutua
sense:
(intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.


lexentry: eng/linger__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: linger
trans_list: tuumiskella
sense:
(intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.


lexentry: eng/lingo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingo
trans_list: mongerrus
sense:
(informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.


lexentry: eng/lingua_franca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingua franca
trans_list: lingua franca
sense:
A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.


lexentry: eng/lingual_tonsil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingual tonsil
trans_list: kielirisa
sense:
(anatomy, immunology) A rounded mass or group of small nodules of lymphatic tissue that cover the base of the tongue just anterior to the epiglottis.


lexentry: eng/lingzhi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lingzhi
trans_list: lakkakääpä | reishi
sense:
A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.


lexentry: eng/liniment__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liniment
trans_list: linimentti
sense:
A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: link
trans_list: lenkki
sense:
(kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: link
trans_list: linkki | linkku
sense:
(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 12
written_rep: link
trans_list: lenkki
sense:
(surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.


lexentry: eng/link__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: link
trans_list: lenkki | sidos
sense:
(chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.


lexentry: eng/link_farm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: link farm
trans_list: linkkifarmi
sense:
(computing) A website containing many hyperlinks, especially one designed to increase the index ranking of other websites to search engines.


lexentry: eng/linkage__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: linkage
trans_list: kytkentä
sense:
(US, politics, historical) A United States foreign policy, during the 1970s détente in the Cold War, of persuading the Soviet Union to co-operate in restraining revolutions in the Third World in return for nuclear and economic concessions.


lexentry: eng/linker__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linker
trans_list: linkkeri | linkkeriohjelma
sense:
(compilation) A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.


lexentry: eng/linnet__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linnet
trans_list: hemppo
sense:
A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.


lexentry: eng/linocut__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linocut
trans_list: lino | linoleumipiirros
sense:
(art, printing) A type of woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used for the relief surface; the design cut into the block.


lexentry: eng/linoleic_acid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linoleic acid
trans_list: linolihappo
sense:
(fatty acid) an polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils


lexentry: eng/linoleum__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linoleum
trans_list: linoleumi
sense:
An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.


lexentry: eng/linsang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: linsang
trans_list: linsanki
sense:
Any of the members of two catlike Asian animal species classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae.


lexentry: eng/linsang__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: linsang
trans_list: afrikanlinsanki
sense:
Any of the members of two superficially catlike African animal species classified in the mammalian family Viverridae.


lexentry: eng/lint_roller__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lint roller
trans_list: teippiharja
sense:
A roll of adhesive paper mounted on a central spindle with an attached handle, used to remove lint and small fibers from clothing, upholstery, etc.


lexentry: eng/lintel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lintel
trans_list: kamana
sense:
(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.


lexentry: eng/lion's_leaf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lion's leaf
trans_list: leijonanlyhty
sense:
Leontice leontopetalum, a flowering plant of the Eastern Mediterranean containing saponins in all its parts


lexentry: eng/lionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
sense: The 19th-century practice of bringing a lion into one’s home as entertainment for visitors.
written_rep: lionism
trans_list:
kiinnostavan esineen esitteleminen kotona vieraille | kiinnostavan henkilön esitteleminen kotona vieraille


lexentry: eng/lionism__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lionism
trans_list: kohteleminen tärkeänä henkilönä | leijonamaiset kasvonpiirteet
sense:
(pathology) The state of a person having a leonine facies, that is, facial features which resemble those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis.


lexentry: eng/lip-sync__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip-sync
trans_list: huulisynkata | laulaa playbackina | liikutella huuliaan
sense:
(music, singing) To move lips in synchronization with sounds (generally recorded) so it appears they are the source of the sounds.


lexentry: eng/lip__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: lip
trans_list: reuna | reunus
sense:
(by extension, countable) The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.


lexentry: eng/lip_balm__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip balm
trans_list: huulirasva | huulivoide
sense:
A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.


lexentry: eng/lip_sync__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lip sync
trans_list: huulisynkronointi
sense:
(music, singing) The synchronization of prerecorded audio signals and movement of the lips such that there is no lack of simultaneity between them.


lexentry: eng/lipid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipid
trans_list: lipidi
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.


lexentry: eng/lipodystrophy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipodystrophy
trans_list: lipodystrofia
sense:
(pathology) A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.


lexentry: eng/liposuction__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liposuction
trans_list: rasvaimu
sense:
(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.


lexentry: eng/lipread__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipread
trans_list: lukea huulilta
sense:
(transitive, intransitive) To determine what a person is saying by watching the movement of their lips.


lexentry: eng/lipreader__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lipreader
trans_list: huuliltalukija
sense:
Someone who is able to tell what a person is saying by looking at the motion of the lips (a technique used by the deaf, although it can be learned by the hearing, called lipreading).


lexentry: eng/liquefied_natural_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquefied natural gas
trans_list: nesteytetty maakaasu
sense:
(petrochemistry) Natural gas that has been cooled and compressed to liquid form for transport and storage.


lexentry: eng/liquefied_petroleum_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquefied petroleum gas
trans_list: nestekaasu
sense:
(petrochemistry) A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.


lexentry: eng/liqueur__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liqueur
trans_list: likööri
sense:
A flavoured alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: neste | nestemäinen
sense:
Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.


lexentry: eng/liquid__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid
trans_list: neste | nestemäinen
sense:
A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.


lexentry: eng/liquid_air__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid air
trans_list: nestemäinen ilma
sense:
Air which is in a liquid state due to being pressurized or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes.


lexentry: eng/liquid_asset__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid asset
trans_list: likvidi varallisuuserä | likvidit varat
sense:
An asset in the form of money or cash in hand, or an asset which can be quickly converted into cash without losing much value.


lexentry: eng/liquid_crystal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid crystal
trans_list: nestekide
sense:
(chemistry, physics) A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.


lexentry: eng/liquid_gas__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liquid gas
trans_list: nestemäinen kaasu
sense:
A chemical element or compound which is normally found in gaseous form, but which is in a liquid state due to being pressurised or kept at a low temperature, or both, usually for storage and transport purposes.


lexentry: eng/liquidity__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: liquidity
trans_list: likvidiys
sense:
(economics, countable) An asset's property of being able to be sold without affecting its value; the degree to which it can be easily converted into cash.


lexentry: eng/liquor__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: liquor
trans_list: viina | väkevä | väkevä alkoholijuoma
sense:
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.


lexentry: eng/liquor__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: liquor
trans_list: liemi
sense:
In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.


lexentry: eng/lisp__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lisp
trans_list: sammaltaa | lespata | sössöttää
sense:
To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: list
trans_list: lista | luettelo
sense:
A register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself. [from 1600]


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: list
trans_list: aita
sense:
(in the plural, historical) The barriers or palisades used to fence off a space for jousting or tilting tournaments.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: list
trans_list: lista
sense:
(computing, programming) A codified representation of a list used to store data or in processing; especially, in the Lisp programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.


lexentry: eng/list__Noun__4
sense_num: 02
written_rep: list
trans_list: kallistuma | kallistus
sense:
(nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power. [from early 17th c.]


lexentry: eng/list__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: list
trans_list: listata | luetella
sense:
(transitive) To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list on; to stripe as if with list.


lexentry: eng/list_price__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: list price
trans_list: listahinta | ohjevähittäishinta | suositushinta
sense:
(business) The retail selling price of an item, as recommended by the manufacturer or retail distributor, or as listed in a catalog.


lexentry: eng/listen__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listen
trans_list: kuunnella | kuulla
sense:
(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.


lexentry: eng/listener__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: listener
trans_list: kuuntelija
sense:
(computing, programming, chiefly, _, Java) A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.


lexentry: eng/listenership__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listenership
trans_list: kuulijakunta
sense:
The audience that listens to a certain form or genre of audio material (specifically (Internet, radio) , an audio broadcast such as a radio program or a podcast).


lexentry: eng/listening_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listening post
trans_list: kuulovartio
sense:
(military) A position established for the purpose of detecting the enemy's movements by means of listening.


lexentry: eng/listening_post__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: listening post
trans_list: kuunteluasema
sense:
A facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others.


lexentry: eng/listeria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listeria
trans_list: listeria
sense:
Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.


lexentry: eng/listeriosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: listeriosis
trans_list: listerioosi
sense:
(medicine) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, often through contaminated food.


lexentry: eng/litany__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litany
trans_list: litania
sense:
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.


lexentry: eng/literal__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literal
trans_list: kirjaimellinen | sananmukainen
sense:
Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical, and etymonic rather than idiomatic.


lexentry: eng/literal__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: literal
trans_list: kirjaimellinen
sense:
(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.


lexentry: eng/literalism__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literalism
trans_list: kirjaimellinen tulkinta | literalismi
sense:
Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.


lexentry: eng/literally__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literally
trans_list: kirjaimellisesti | sananmukaisesti
sense:
Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor; without overstatement, understatement, euphemism, or dysphemism.


lexentry: eng/literary_device__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary device
trans_list: kirjallinen tehokeino
sense:
(literature) An identifiable rule of thumb, convention, or structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.


lexentry: eng/literary_inquisition__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary inquisition
trans_list: kirjallinen inkvisitio
sense:
(historical) The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.


lexentry: eng/literary_science__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary science
trans_list: kirjallisuustiede
sense:
In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.


lexentry: eng/literary_theory__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literary theory
trans_list: kirjallisuusteoria
sense:
(literature) The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism


lexentry: eng/literature__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: literature
trans_list: kirjallisuus
sense:
(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.


lexentry: eng/literature_review__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: literature review
trans_list: kirjallisuuskatsaus
sense:
A scholarly paper, or part of one, compiled from published sources, which sums up current knowledge of a particular topic.


lexentry: eng/lithium-ion_battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium-ion battery
trans_list: litiumioniakku
sense:
(electrochemistry, electronics) A form of rechargeable battery containing lithium compounds, but not elemental lithium, used in many consumer electronics devices.


lexentry: eng/lithium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium
trans_list: litium
sense:
(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.


lexentry: eng/lithium_aluminium_hydride__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium aluminium hydride
trans_list: litiumalumiinihydridi
sense:
(inorganic compound) LiAlH4, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH4-.


lexentry: eng/lithium_battery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium battery
trans_list: litiumparisto
sense:
Any of a group of electrical batteries that have a lithium anode; used in many portable electronic devices.


lexentry: eng/lithium_carbonate__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithium carbonate
trans_list: litiumkarbonaatti
sense:
(organic compound) The lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li2CO3, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.


lexentry: eng/lithography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithography
trans_list: litografia | kivipaino
sense:
The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. [from 1813]


lexentry: eng/lithosphere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithosphere
trans_list: litosfääri | kivikehä
sense:
(geology) The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates.


lexentry: eng/lithostratigraphy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithostratigraphy
trans_list: litostratigrafia
sense:
(geology) The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties.


lexentry: eng/lithotripsy__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lithotripsy
trans_list: litotripsia
sense:
(surgery) A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into particles small enough to be voided or washed out.


lexentry: eng/litigant__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litigant
trans_list: asianosainen
sense:
(legal) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.


lexentry: eng/litmus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litmus
trans_list: lakmus
sense:
(uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.


lexentry: eng/litotes__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litotes
trans_list: litoteesi
sense:
(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.


lexentry: eng/litter__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter
trans_list: kantotuoli
sense:
(countable) A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.


lexentry: eng/litter__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter
trans_list: roskata
sense:
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).


lexentry: eng/litter_box__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: litter box
trans_list: kissanhiekkalaatikko
sense:
A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with kitty litter, sand, clay chips, etc.


lexentry: eng/little_boy__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: little boy
trans_list: pikkupoika
sense:
(AU, NZ) A small saveloy often consumed with tomato sauce at parties, also known as a cocktail sausage or a cheerio.


lexentry: eng/little_bustard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little bustard
trans_list: pikkutrappi
sense:
Tetrax tetrax, a migratory bird of the family Otididae (bustards) found in parts of Europe and Central Asia


lexentry: eng/little_egret__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little egret
trans_list: silkkihaikara
sense:
A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.


lexentry: eng/little_emperor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little emperor
trans_list: pikkukeisari
sense:
(idiomatic) In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.)


lexentry: eng/little_green_man__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little green man
trans_list: pieni vihreä mies
sense:
(chiefly, science fiction) A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.


lexentry: eng/little_old__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little old
trans_list: pikku
sense:
(US, Southern US, idiomatic, informal) Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).


lexentry: eng/little_penguin__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: little penguin
trans_list: sinipingviini
sense:
The smallest species of penguin, Eudyptula minor, found in New Zealand, southern Australia, and the Chatham Islands.


lexentry: eng/liturgics__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liturgics
trans_list: liturgiikka
sense:
The academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices).


lexentry: eng/live__Adjective__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: live
trans_list: jännitteinen
sense:
(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.


lexentry: eng/live__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: live
trans_list: elää
sense:
(transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.


lexentry: eng/live_action__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live action
trans_list: näytelty
sense:
(often used attributively) Filmed video, as opposed to video produced by animation or by computer graphics.


lexentry: eng/live_and_learn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live and learn
trans_list: oppia ikä kaikki
sense:
An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.


lexentry: eng/live_and_let_live__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live and let live
trans_list: elää ja antaa toistenkin elää
sense:
(idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.


lexentry: eng/live_by_the_sword,_die_by_the_sword__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live by the sword, die by the sword
trans_list: joka miekkaan tarttuu, se miekkaan hukkuu
sense:
One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.


lexentry: eng/live_load__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live load
trans_list: hyötykuorma
sense:
(roofing) Temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).


lexentry: eng/live_paycheck_to_paycheck__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live paycheck to paycheck
trans_list: elää kädestä suuhun
sense:
(US, idiomatic) To have the entirety of what one earns consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.


lexentry: eng/live_weight__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: live weight
trans_list: elopaino
sense:
The weight of a living animal before it is slaughtered for meat; used for example as a pricing basis in selling cattle for meat.


lexentry: eng/lived_experience__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lived experience
trans_list: elämänkokemus
sense:
(phenomenology) The experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain as a result.


lexentry: eng/livelihood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livelihood
trans_list: elanto | elinkeino | toimeentulo
sense:
A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). [from 14th c.]


lexentry: eng/liver__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liver
trans_list: maksa
sense:
(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.


lexentry: eng/liver_fluke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liver fluke
trans_list: maksamato
sense:
Any of several parasitic trematode worms that infect the livers of various mammals, including humans.


lexentry: eng/liverwort__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: liverwort
trans_list: maksasammal
sense:
A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.


lexentry: eng/livery__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livery
trans_list: livree | virka-asu
sense:
Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.


lexentry: eng/living_fossil__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living fossil
trans_list: elävä fossiili
sense:
(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods. [from 1859]


lexentry: eng/living_fossil__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: living fossil
trans_list: elävä fossiili
sense:
(evolutionary theory) Any living species which very closely resembles fossil relatives in most anatomical details.


lexentry: eng/living_street__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living street
trans_list: pihakatu
sense:
A street designed primarily in the interests of pedestrians and cyclists, while motor vehicles are allowed to use it with caution.


lexentry: eng/living_thing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living thing
trans_list: eliö | elävä olento
sense:
An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.


lexentry: eng/living_will__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: living will
trans_list: hoitotahto
sense:
(legal) A document, made by a person when still legally fit to do so, which provides clear instructions or principles to be employed by a surrogate decision-maker, such as expressing a desire to be allowed to die instead of being kept alive by artificial means, in the event of being severely disabled or suffering from a terminal illness.


lexentry: eng/livor_mortis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: livor mortis
trans_list: lautuma
sense:
(medicine) A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.


lexentry: eng/llama__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: llama
trans_list: laama
sense:
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.


lexentry: eng/loach__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loach
trans_list: nuoliainen | piikkinuoliainen
sense:
A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.


lexentry: eng/load__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: load
trans_list: kuorma | lasti
sense:
A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.


lexentry: eng/load__Verb__1
sense_num: 07
written_rep: load
trans_list: laittaa | laittaa paikalleen | lisätä
sense:
(transitive) To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc.


lexentry: eng/load__Verb__1
sense_num: 14
written_rep: load
trans_list: johdatella
sense:
(transitive) To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way.


lexentry: eng/loaded__Adjective__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: loaded
trans_list: painotettu
sense:
(dice, also, figurative) Of a die or dice: weighted asymmetrically, and so biased to produce predictable throws.


lexentry: eng/loader__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loader
trans_list: pyöräkuormaaja | kuormaaja
sense:
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc.


lexentry: eng/loading__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loading
trans_list: kuorma
sense:
(countable) A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.


lexentry: eng/loading__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: loading
trans_list: lisätuntipalkka
sense:
(Australia, industrial relations, countable) An hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.


lexentry: eng/loading_zone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loading zone
trans_list: kuormausalue | kuormauspaikka | lastausalue | lastauspaikka
sense:
An area of a street or a parking lot designated for the loading or unloading of passengers, baggage or freight, or short-term parking for that purpose.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loam
trans_list: hiue
sense:
(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.


lexentry: eng/loam__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loam
trans_list: muottihiekka
sense:
(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.


lexentry: eng/loan__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: loan
trans_list: laina
sense:
(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).


lexentry: eng/loan_coinage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan coinage
trans_list: lainasanan korvaava laina
sense:
A new lexeme – by native means – for an importation, that latter is any word formally containing foreign elements.


lexentry: eng/loan_creation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan creation
trans_list: lainaluomus
sense:
A compound word or expression serving to reflect a concept otherwise denoted by a loan word or an other term of formally imported elements not necessarily without using such elements but without any elements corresponding to that term perceived as imported.


lexentry: eng/loan_formation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan formation
trans_list: lainasanan muodostus
sense:
this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)


lexentry: eng/loan_rendering__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loan rendering
trans_list: siirtolaina
sense:
An inexact calque where at least one constituent isn't translated literally, in order to give readers of the target language a more accurate mental image.


lexentry: eng/loanshark__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: loanshark
trans_list: kiskoa
sense:
To commit usury (to loan money at excessive rate of interest), especially if collecting under threat of violence.


lexentry: eng/lobby__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobby
trans_list: lobata
sense:
(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.


lexentry: eng/lobbyist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobbyist
trans_list: lobbari
sense:
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: kieleke
sense:
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobe__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lobe
trans_list: aivolohko | keuhkolohko | maksalohko
sense:
(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]


lexentry: eng/lobelia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobelia
trans_list: lobelia
sense:
A member of the genus Lobelia, flowering plants in the Lobelioideae subfamily of family Campanulaceae, containing many species, some of which are garden plants.


lexentry: eng/lobster__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobster
trans_list: hummeri
sense:
A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.


lexentry: eng/lobster__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: lobster
trans_list: hummeri
sense:
A crustacean of the Palinuridae family, pinkish red in colour, with a hard, spiny shell but no claws, which is used as a seafood.


lexentry: eng/lobster_pot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: lobster pot
trans_list: hummerimerta
sense:
A trap used to catch lobsters, resembling a crate with a small opening that a lobster can enter but has trouble exiting.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: local
trans_list: likimääräinen
sense:
(computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: local
trans_list: paikallinen | likimääräinen
sense:
(computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: local
trans_list: likimääräinen
sense:
(algebra, algebraic geometry, of a property P of a ring R (or an R-module M)) Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{p} (M_\mathfrak{p}) for all prime ideals \mathfrak{p} of R; (3) P holds for the localization R_\mathfrak{m} (M_\mathfrak{m}) for all maximal ideals \mathfrak{m} of R.


lexentry: eng/local__Adjective__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: local
trans_list: paikallinen | lähi-
sense:
(group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.


lexentry: eng/local_administrative_unit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: local administrative unit
trans_list: LAU-taso | kunta | paikallinen hallinnollinen yksikkö
sense:
(administration, legal) In the European union, a low-level administrative division of a country, ranked below a province, region, or state.


