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-y {suffix} (having the quality of) | :: -inen |
-y {suffix} (inclined to) | :: -va, -vä |
-y {suffix} (forming diminutive nouns) | :: -nen |
-y {suffix} (forming abstract nouns) | :: -uus, -yys |
yacht {n} /jɑt/ (slick and light ship) | :: jahti, huvipursi |
yacht {n} (any private noncommercial vessel) | :: huvialus |
yachtsman {n} (man who sails a yacht) | :: purjehtija |
yaffingale {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
yaffle {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
yaffler {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
Yagnobi {prop} (language) | :: jagnobi |
yah {adv} (yes) SEE: yes | :: |
yah {interj} /jʌː/ (expression used to encourage a horse to run faster) | :: hopoti-hop |
Yahoo! {prop} (a popular web portal) | :: Yahoo! |
Yahweh {prop} /ˈjɑːˌweɪ/ (personal name of God) | :: Jahve |
Yahweh {prop} (Jehovah) SEE: Jehovah | :: |
yak {n} /jæk/ (ox-like mammal) | :: jakki |
yak {v} (talk informally, persistently) | :: jäkättää |
yak {v} (vomit) | :: yrjötä |
yak {n} (informal, persistent talk, chattering) | :: jäkätys, juttelu |
yak {n} (vomit) | :: yrjö |
Yakut {prop} (language) | :: jakuutti |
Yakutsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Jakutsk |
yakuza {n} / ˈjakuza/ (Japanese organized crime gang) | :: yakuza |
yakuza {n} (member of a Japanese organized crime gang) | :: yakuza |
Yalikavak {prop} (town) | :: Yalikavak |
y'all {pron} /jɑl/ (plural of you) | :: te |
Yalta {prop} /ˈjɑːltə/ (city in Crimea) | :: Jalta |
yam {n} (potato) SEE: potato | :: |
yam {n} /jæm/ (any Dioscorea vine) | :: jamssi |
yam {n} (taro) SEE: taro | :: |
yam {n} (sweet potato) SEE: sweet potato | :: |
Yamal {prop} (a large peninsula in the Russian North) | :: Jamal |
yam cake {n} (taro cake) SEE: taro cake | :: |
Yandex {prop} /ˈjan.dɛks/ (Yandex (in other scripts, the trademark may also be written in Roman letters)) | :: Yandex |
Yangon {prop} /jæŋˈɡɑn/ (largest city in Myanmar) | :: Rangoon, Yangon |
Yang-tzŭ {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze | :: |
Yangtze {prop} /ˈjæŋ(t)si/ (river) | :: Jangtse |
Yangtze dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
Yangtze River dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
yank {n} /jæŋk/ (A sudden, vigorous pull) | :: vetäisy, kiskaisu, riuhtaisu |
yank {v} (to pull something with a quick, strong action) | :: vetäistä, kiskaista, riuhtoa, riuhtaista |
yank {v} (to remove from distribution) | :: vetää pois markkinoilta |
Yank {n} /jæŋk/ (native of the Northern USA) | :: jenkki |
Yank {n} (native of the USA) | :: jenkki |
Yankee {n} /ˈjæŋ.ki/ (native or inhabitant of the USA) | :: jenkki |
Yankee {n} (native or inhabitant of the Northern USA) | :: jenkki |
Yankee {n} ((nautical) large triangular headsail) | :: genoa, jenny |
Yaoundé {prop} (capital of Cameroon) | :: Yaoundé |
yap {n} /jæp/ (high-pitched bark) | :: räksytys |
yap {v} (of a small dog, to bark) | :: räksyttää |
Yap {prop} (an island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia) | :: Yap |
yapok {n} /ˈjæpɒk/ (Chironectes minimus) | :: pussisaukko |
yard {n} /jɑːd/ (land around a house) | :: piha |
yard {n} (enclosed area for a specific purpose) | :: piha, -tarha |
yard {n} (nautical: tapered timber from which square sails hang) | :: raaka |
yard {n} (nautical: any spar carried aloft) | :: puomi, raaka |
yard {n} (staff, rod, stick) | :: tanko, sauva |
yard {n} (three feet) | :: jaardi |
yard {n} (slang: one hundred units of currency) | :: satku, huntti |
Yard {prop} (Jamaica) SEE: Jamaica | :: |
yardarm {n} (outer end of a yard) | :: raa’annokka |
yardarm to yardarm {adv} (very close to each other) | :: kylki kyljessä |
yardbird {n} /ˈjɑɹd.bɝd/ (person who is imprisoned) | :: häkkilintu |
yardlong bean {n} (Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis) | :: parsapapu |
yard sale {n} (sale) | :: pihakirppis |
yardstick {n} (measuring rod thirty-six inches long) | :: jaardin mitta |
yardstick {n} (standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged) | :: mittapuu, mittatikku |
yarmulke {n} /ˈjɑ(ɹ)mə(l)kə/ (skullcap worn by religious Jewish males) | :: kipa |
yarn {n} /jɑɹn/ (fiber strand for knitting or weaving) | :: lanka, rihma |
yarn {n} (nautical) | :: lanka |
yarn {n} (story) | :: tarina, juttu, sepustus |
Yaroslavl {prop} (city) | :: Jaroslavl |
yarrow {n} /ˈjæɹoʊ/ (any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea) | :: kärsämö |
yasak {n} (tribute) | :: jasakki |
yashmak {n} (a veil worn by Muslim women) | :: niqab |
yatzy {n} (dice game) | :: yatzy, jatsi |
yaw {n} /jɔː/ (The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane) | :: kääntyminen |
yaw {n} (The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile) | :: kääntyminen |
yaw {n} (The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis) | :: kääntyminen |
yaw {v} (To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course) | :: kääntyä |
yaw {v} (To swerve off course to port or starboard) | :: poiketa |
yaw-haw {v} (to laugh loudly) | :: hahattaa, hohottaa |
yawl {n} /jɔːl/ (sailing vessel) | :: jooli |
yawn {v} /jɔn/ (open the mouth and take a deep breath) | :: haukotella |
yawn {v} (to present a wide opening) | :: ammottaa |
yawn {n} (the action of yawning) | :: haukotus, haukottelu |
y-axis {n} (axis on a graph that is usually drawn from bottom to top) | :: y-akseli |
yay {interj} /jeɪ/ | :: jippii, jess, hurraa |
Yazgulyam {prop} (language) | :: jazguljam |
Yazidi {n} (member of a Kurdish-speaking people of northern Iraq, whose religion is Yazidism) | :: jesidi |
Yazidism {prop} (religion) | :: jesidismi |
Y chromosome {n} (mammalian sex chromosome) | :: Y-kromosomi |
yeah {particle} /ˈjɛ(ə)/ (yes) | :: joo, juu |
yeah {interj} (expressing joy) | :: jee, joo |
yeah, right {interj} /jɛə̯ ɹaɪt/ (sarcasm to express disbelief) | :: just, niin vissiin |
year {n} /jɪɹ/ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) | :: vuosi |
year {n} (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) | :: vuosi, kiertoaika |
year {n} (a period between set dates that mark a year) | :: vuosi, kalenterivuosi |
year {n} (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) | :: vuosi |
year {n} (a Julian year) | :: vuosi |
year {n} (a level or grade at school or college) | :: luokka |
yearbook {n} (reference book, published annually) | :: vuosikirja |
yearbook {n} (publication compiled by the graduating class) | :: vuosikirja |
year dot {n} (a very long time ago) | :: vuosi yksi ja kaksi |
year-end {adj} (on the end of the year) | :: vuoden lopun [genitive of noun] |
year in, year out {adv} (during every year) | :: vuodesta toiseen |
yearly {adj} /ˈjɪɹli/ (happening once every year) | :: vuosittainen, jokavuotinen |
yearly {adv} (once a year) | :: vuosittain |
yearly {n} (something that is published once a year) | :: vuosikirja |
yearn {v} /jɜːn/ (to have a strong desire; to long) | :: kaivata, haikailla |
yearn {v} (to long for something in the past with melancholy) | :: kaivata |
yearning {n} /ˈjɝnɪŋ/ (wistful or melancholy longing) | :: kaipuu, kaipaus, ikävä |
year of our Lord {adj} (anno Domini) | :: Herran vuosi |
year-round {adj} (continuing throughout the year) | :: ympärivuotinen |
year-round {adv} (continuing throughout the year) | :: ympäri vuoden |
yeasayer {n} /ˈjeɪ.ˌseɪ.ɚ/ (who habitually agrees uncritically) | :: jees-mies |
yeast {n} /jiːst/ (fungus) | :: hiiva, hiivasieni |
yeast {n} (froth used in medicine, baking and brewing) | :: hiiva |
yeast {n} (cake or dried granules used to make bread dough rise) | :: hiiva, kuivahiiva |
yeast {n} (frothy foam on sea waves) | :: vaahto |
yeast infection {n} (candidiasis) SEE: candidiasis | :: |
yeasty {adj} /ˈjiːsti/ (having or resembling yeast) | :: hiivainen |
yech {interj} (yuck) SEE: yuck | :: |
yegg {n} (a person who breaks open safes; a burglar) | :: murtovaras, kassakaappimurtaja |
Yehudit {prop} (female given name) SEE: Judith | :: |
Yekaterinburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Jekaterinburg |
Yelena {prop} (Russian female name) | :: Jelena |
yell {v} /jɛl/ (shout (verb)) | :: huutaa |
yell at {v} (to scold by yelling) | :: rähjätä |
yellow {adj} /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ (having yellow as its colour) | :: keltainen |
yellow {adj} (lacking courage) | :: pelkuri |
yellow {n} (colour) | :: keltainen, kelta [in compounds] |
yellow {v} (to become yellow or more yellow) | :: kellertyä, kellastua |
yellow {v} (to cause to become yellow or more yellow) | :: kellertää, kellastuttaa |
yellow badge {n} (cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public) | :: keltainen daavidintähti |
yellow beet {n} (yellow variety of beet) | :: keltajuurikas |
yellow-bellied {adj} (uncourageous, cowardly) | :: pelkurimainen |
yellow bile {n} (one of the four humours) | :: koleerisuus |
yellow-billed loon {n} (Gavia adamsii) | :: jääkuikka |
yellow bristle grass {n} (Pennisetum glaucum) SEE: pearl millet | :: |
yellow bristle grass {n} (Setaria parviflora) | :: polvipantaheinä |
yellow bristle grass {n} (Setaria pumila) | :: sinipantaheinä |
yellow-browed warbler {n} (Phylloscopus inornatus) | :: taigauunilintu |
yellow card {n} /ˈjɛl.oʊ ˌkɑɹd/ (card in sports) | :: keltainen kortti |
yellow fever {n} (illness) | :: keltakuume |
yellow flag {n} (Iris pseudacorus) | :: keltakurjenmiekka |
yellow-green {adj} (colour) | :: kellanvihreä |
yellowhammer {n} (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) | :: keltasirkku |
yellowing {n} (process of turning yellow) | :: kellastuminen, kellertyminen |
yellowish {adj} /ˈjelɔʊɪʃ/ (somewhat yellow) | :: kellertävä, kellahko |
yellow jersey {n} (shirt worn by the leader in the Tour de France) | :: keltapaita, maillot jaune |
yellow-legged gull {n} (Larus michahellis) | :: etelänharmaalokki |
yellow light {n} (traffic light between the green light and the red light) | :: keltainen valo |
yellow-necked mouse {n} (Apodemus flavicollis) | :: metsähiiri |
yellowness {n} (state or quality of being yellow) | :: keltaisuus |
yellow pages {n} (telephone directory that lists commercial organisations) | :: keltaiset sivut |
yellow peril {n} (perceived threat from East Asia) | :: keltainen vaara |
yellow press {n} (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) | :: keltainen lehdistö, sensaatiolehdistö, bulevardilehdistö, skandaalilehdistö |
yellow rattle {n} (Rhinanthus minor) | :: pikkulaukku |
Yellow River {prop} (river of northern China) | :: Keltainenjoki |
Yellow Sea {prop} (Asian sea) | :: Keltainenmeri |
yellow tit {n} (Machlolophus holsti) | :: taiwanintiainen |
yellow union {n} (trade union) | :: yhtiön alainen ammattiyhdistys, yhtiön alainen ammattiliitto |
yellow-vented bulbul {n} (Pycnonotus goiavier) | :: keltaperäbulbuli |
yellow wood anemone {n} (Anemone ranunculoides) | :: keltavuokko |
yelp {n} /jɛlp/ (an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance) | :: ulvahdus |
yelp {v} (to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise) | :: ulvahtaa, ulvaista |
Yeltsin {prop} /ˈjeltsɪn/ (Russian surname) | :: Jeltsin |
Yemen {prop} /ˈjɛmən/ (Republic of Yemen) | :: Jemen |
Yemeni {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people) | :: jemeniläinen |
Yemeni {n} (a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent) | :: jemeniläinen |
yen {n} /jɛn/ (unit of Japanese currency) | :: jeni |
yen {n} (coin or note of one yen) | :: jeni |
Yenisei {prop} /ˌjɛnəˈseɪ/ (river in Russia) | :: Jenisei |
Yeniseian {prop} (family of languages) | :: jeniseiläiskielet {p} |
Yeniseian {n} (member of the Yeniseian ethnolinguistic group) | :: jeniseiläinen |
Yeniseian {adj} (of or relating to the languages of the Yeniseian family, or their speakers) | :: jeniseiläinen |
yeoman {n} /ˈjəʊ.mən/ (small freeholder) | :: talonpoika |
yeoman {n} (subordinate) | :: avustaja |
yeomanry {n} /ˈjoʊmənɹi/ (class) | :: talonpojat {p}, talonpoikaisto |
yeoman's service {n} (arduous work performed in a committed manner) | :: uurastus, ahkera työ |
yep {n} /jɛp/ (informal "yes") | :: joo, juu |
Yerevan {prop} /ˌjeɹəˈvɑːn/ (the capital and largest city of Armenia) | :: Jerevan |
yermulke {n} (yarmulke) SEE: yarmulke | :: |
yes {particle} /jɛs/ (word used to indicate agreement or acceptance) | :: use the verb, kyllä [literary], joo [colloquial], juu [colloquial] |
yes {particle} (word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement) | :: verb + -pas, kylläpäs, joopas [colloquial], juupas [colloquial] |
yes {interj} | :: jes! |
yes {interj} (response that confirms attention) | :: niin |
yes {n} (answer that shows agreement or acceptance) | :: kyllä |
yes {n} (vote of support) | :: jaa, kyllä |
yes {v} (to affirm) | :: vahvistaa |
yes {v} (attempt to flatter by agreeing) | :: myönnellä |
yes and no {phrase} (indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer) | :: kyllä ja ei |
yes man {n} (a person who always agrees with his employer or superior) | :: jees-mies |
yes-no {particle} (particle used to form yes-no questions) | :: -ko [final], -kö [final] |
yes-no question {n} (type of question) | :: kyllä tai ei -kysymys |
yessir {interj} /ˈjɛsɜː(ɹ)/ (used to express assent, especially to a superior) | :: kyllä herra, jessör |
yesterday {n} /ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/ (day before today) | :: eilinen, eilispäivä |
yesterday {n} (the recent past) | :: eilinen, eilispäivä |
yesterday {adv} (on the day before today) | :: eilen, eilispäivänä |
yesterday night {n} (last night) SEE: last night | :: |
yesteryear {n} /ˈjɛstəjɪə/ (times gone by) | :: menneet vuodet |
yesteryear {n} (last year, see also: last year) | :: mennyt vuosi |
yet {adv} /jɛt/ (thus far) | :: vielä |
yet {adv} (continuously up to this point in time) | :: vielä, edelleen |
yet {adv} (at some future time) | :: vielä |
yet {adv} (not as of the time referenced) | :: vielä |
yet {adv} (in addition) | :: vielä, lisäksi |
yet {conj} (nevertheless; however) | :: vaan, silti, kuitenkin, mutta |
yet {adv} (even) SEE: even | :: |
yeti {n} /ˈjɛ.ti/ (unidentified animal) | :: lumimies, jeti |
yew {n} /juː/ (Taxus baccata) | :: marjakuusi, euroopanmarjakuusi |
yew {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Taxus) | :: marjakuusi |
yew {n} (wood of the yew) | :: marjakuusi |
yew {adj} (made from the wood of the yew tree) | :: marjakuusesta, marjakuusinen |
Yeysk {prop} (town) | :: Jeisk |
Yiddish {adj} /ˈjɪd.ɪʃ/ (of or pertaining to the Yiddish language) | :: jiddišinkielinen |
Yiddish {prop} (language) | :: jiddiš, juutalaissaksa [dated] |
Yiddish {adj} (Jewish) SEE: Jewish | :: |
yield {v} /jiːld/ (to give way) | :: taipua, antaa tietä, väistää |
yield {v} (to give as required) | :: myöntää |
yield {v} (to produce as return) | :: tuottaa |
yield {v} (to produce as a result) | :: tuottaa |
yield {n} (quantity of something produced) | :: sato |
yield {n} (current return) | :: tuotto |
yield {n} (profit from an investment) | :: tuotto |
yield the ghost {v} (give up the ghost) SEE: give up the ghost | :: |
yield up the ghost {v} (give up the ghost) SEE: give up the ghost | :: |
yiff {interj} /jɪf/ (furry pornography) | :: turriporno |
yikes {interj} /jaɪks/ (expression of shock and alarm) | :: hui, iik |
yikes {interj} (expression of empathy with unpleasant or undesirable circumstances) | :: auts, jopas |
yin-yang {n} /ˈjɪn ˈjæŋ/ (yin and yang) | :: jin-jang |
yin-yang {n} (symbol) | :: jin-jang |
yin-yang {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina | :: |
yip {n} /jɪp/ (sound a small dog makes) | :: vingahdus |
yip {v} (sound a small dog makes) | :: vingahtaa |
yippee {interj} /ˌjɪ.ˈpi/ (expression of enjoyment) | :: jippii, hurraa |
Yitzchak {prop} (given name) SEE: Isaac | :: |
y'know {contraction} /jəˈnoʊ/ (short for you know) | :: tiiäthän |
-yl {suffix} (radical or functional group) | :: -yyli |
ylide {n} /ˈɪlaɪd/ (type of organic compound) | :: ylidi |
Ylitornio {prop} (municipality) | :: Ylitornio |
Ylöjärvi {prop} (municipality) | :: Ylöjärvi |
YMCA {n} (Young Men's Christian Association) | :: NMKY [Nuorten Miesten Kristillinen Yhdistys] |
-yne {suffix} (hydrocarbon with triple bonds) | :: -yyni |
Yün-nan {prop} (Yunnan) SEE: Yunnan | :: |
yob {n} /jɒb/ (antisocial person) | :: renttu |
yobbo {n} (yob) SEE: yob | :: |
yocto- {prefix} (10−24) | :: jokto- |
yoctolitre {n} (10-24 litres) | :: joktolitra |
yoctometer {n} (yoctometre) SEE: yoctometre | :: |
yoctometre {n} (SI unit of length) | :: joktometri |
yodel {v} /ˈjoʊ.dəl/ (to sing in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto) | :: jodlata |
yodel {n} (song) | :: jodlaus |
yodeler {n} (one who yodels) | :: jodlaaja |
yodh {n} /jɒd/ (Semitic letter) | :: jod |
yoga {n} /ˈjoʊɡə/ (Hindu discipline) | :: jooga |
yogi {n} /ˈjoʊɡi/ (yoga practitioner) | :: joogi |
yogist {n} (practitioner of yoga) | :: joogi |
yogurt {n} /ˈjoʊɡɚt/ (a milk-based product thickened by a bacterium-aided curdling process) | :: jogurtti |
yoik {n} (style) | :: joiku |
yoik {n} (song) | :: joiku |
yoik {v} (to sing in a traditional Sami style) | :: joikua |
yoke {n} /jəʊk/ (wooden bar) | :: ies |
yoke {n} (wooden frame or bar for a person to carry a pair of buckets) SEE: carrying pole | :: |
yokel {n} /ˈjoʊ.kəl/ (unsophisticated person) | :: juntti |
yokel {n} (person of rural background) | :: maalaisjuntti |
Yokohama {prop} (a city of Japan) | :: Jokohama |
yolk {n} /joʊk/ (yellow of egg) | :: munankeltuainen, keltuainen, ruskuainen |
YOLO {phrase} /ˈjoʊ.loʊ/ (you only live once) | :: kerran sitä vain eletään |
Yom Kippur {prop} /ˌjɒm kɪˈpʊɹ/ (Day of Atonement) | :: Jom Kippur |
yomp {n} /jɒmp/ (long-distance march) | :: täbärimarssi |
yon {adj} /jɒn/ (that thing, distant, but within sight) | :: tuo |
yonder {adv} /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ (in a distant, indicated place) | :: tuolla |
yonder {determiner} (distant but within sight) | :: tuo |
yonder {n} (the vast distance) | :: tuo |
yoni {n} /ˈjəʊni/ | :: yoni |
York {prop} /jɔɹk/ (city in North Yorkshire) | :: York |
Yorkshire {prop} /ˈjɔːkʃə/ (former large county) | :: Yorkshire |
Yorkshire fog {n} (all, perennial grass, Holcus lanatus) | :: karvamesiheinä |
Yorkshire pig {n} (breed of pig) | :: yorkshiresika, yorkshire |
Yorkshire pudding {n} (dish made from batter baked in fat) | :: Yorkshire vanukas |
Yorkshire Terrier {n} (breed of dog) | :: yorkshirenterrieri |
Yoruba {prop} /ˈjɔːɹəbə/ (a sub-Saharan language) | :: joruba |
Yoruba {prop} (family of religions) | :: joruba-uskonto |
yotta- {prefix} /ˈjɒtə/ (SI prefix) | :: jotta- |
you {pron} (object pronoun: the group being addressed) | :: teidät [accusative], teitä [partitive] |
you {pron} (object pronoun: the person being addressed) | :: sinut [accusative], sinua [partitive], teidän [polite, now uncommon], teitä [polite, now uncommon] |
you {pron} (subject pronoun: the group being addressed) | :: te, teidän |
you {pron} (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) | :: sinä, sinun, te [polite, now uncommon] |
you {pron} (one) | :: passive voice used |
you {determiner} (the individual or group spoken/written to) | :: sinä {s}, te {p} [familiar]; Te [polite] |
you {determiner} (used before epithets for emphasis) | :: senkin |
you {v} (to address using the more formal second-person pronoun) | :: teititellä |
you are welcome {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
you are what you eat {proverb} (proverb) | :: olet mitä syöt |
you bet {interj} (certainly (reply to a request)) | :: varmasti, täältä pesee |
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink {proverb} (you can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it) | :: voit viedä hevosen veden ääreen, mutta et voi pakottaa sitä juomaan |
you can say that again {phrase} (that is very true) | :: aivan, sanopa muuta, totta töriset |
you can't judge a book by its cover {proverb} (it is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone) | :: ei ole koiraa karvoihin katsominen |
you can't keep a good man down {proverb} (person who has talent will succeed) | :: ahkeruus kovankin onnen voittaa |
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs {proverb} (you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette) SEE: you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette | :: |
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear {proverb} (it is not possible to produce something refined from something which is unrefined) | :: ei paska punniten parane [vulgar], roskasta ei saa kultaa |
you can't polish a turd {proverb} (something inherently bad cannot be improved) | :: ei paska punniten parane |
you can't teach an old dog new tricks {proverb} (too old to change) | :: vanhalle koiralle ei voi opettaa uusia temppuja (an old dog can not be taught new tricks) |
you could have fooled me {phrase} (what you now tell me is true I thought was false) | :: ettet vain huijaa minua, älä valehtele, en usko sinua |
you don't say {interj} ((idiomatic) really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?) | :: ihanko totta?, no älä |
you get what you pay for {proverb} (quality of goods increases as the prices increases) | :: sitä saat, mitä tilaat |
you have beautiful eyes {phrase} (you have beautiful eyes) | :: sinulla on kauniit silmät |
you hear me {phrase} | :: tajuatko?, kuuletko? |
you know {interj} (expression signifying a pause or hesitation) | :: tiedäthän, näes |
you-know-who {pron} (known and unmentioned person) | :: tiedät-kyllä-kuka [said to sg, of one person], tiedätte-kyllä-ketkä [formal to sg or said to pl, of several persons] |
you'll get yours {phrase} (you will get what you deserve) | :: saat vielä ansiosi mukaan |
you make the bed you lie in {proverb} (a person's circumstances are normally the result of his or her own actions) | :: niin makaat kuin petaat |
you must be fun at parties {phrase} (sarcastic retort) | :: olipa hauskaa |
you name it {pron} (you name it) | :: vaikka mitä; vaikka missä, vaikka minne [of places or locations] |
you never know {phrase} (phrase used to speculate about a slim chance) | :: ei sitä koskaan tiedä |
young {adj} /jʌŋ/ (in the early part of life or growth) | :: nuori |
young {n} (people who are young) | :: nuoriso, nuoret {p} |
young {n} (offspring (plural)) | :: jälkeläiset {p}, poikaset {p} |
young camel {n} | :: nuori kameli |
younger brother {n} (multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) | :: nuorempi veli |
younger sister {n} | :: nuorempi sisar |
youngest {adj} /ˈjʌŋɡəst/ (superlative form of young) | :: nuorin |
young man {n} (youth) SEE: youth | :: |
young pioneer {n} (child member of a Communist party) | :: pioneeri |
Young's modulus {n} (coefficient of elasticity of a solid) | :: kimmokerroin |
youngster {n} /ˈjʌŋstɚ/ (a young person) | :: nuori ihminen, nuorukainen [male only] |
you only go around once {proverb} (a person has only one lifetime) | :: kerranhan sitä vain eletään |
your {determiner} /jɔːɹ/ (belonging to you (singular; one owner)) | :: sinun ...si, -si, sinun |
your {determiner} (belonging to you (plural; more owners)) | :: teidän ...nne, -nne, teidän |
you're never too old to learn {proverb} (proverb) | :: aina voi oppia jotakin uutta |
you're on {phrase} ("I accept your challenge") | :: kiinni veti |
you're right {phrase} (you're right) | :: olet oikeassa |
you're telling me {phrase} (used to indicate agreement before preceding statement) | :: älä muuta virka, veit sanat suustani |
you're welcome {phrase} (reply to thanks) | :: ole hyvä (be good), eipä kestä, eipä mitään (it's nothing) |
your grace {pron} (you) | :: Teidän armonne |
Your Highness {pron} (a title of respect used to address a prince or princess) | :: teidän korkeutenne |
Your Honour {pron} (title used to address a judge or magistrate) | :: Teidän korkeutenne |
Your Majesty {pron} (Title of respect) | :: Teidän Majesteettinne |
your mileage may vary {phrase} /jə ˈmaɪlədʒ meɪ ˈvɛəɹi/ (it may work differently in your situation) | :: sinun tilanteestasi en osaa sanoa |
your mileage may vary {phrase} (this is just my opinion, see also: there's no accounting for taste) | :: tämä on vain minun mielipiteeni |
your mom {interj} (a general-purpose insult) | :: [slang] isäs (from isäsi) |
your mother is a whore {phrase} (you are a person of poor character) | :: et ole mistään kotoisin |
yours {pron} /jɔːɹz/ (possessive pronoun, singular) | :: sinun, Teidän [formal] |
yours {pron} (possessive pronoun, plural) | :: teidän, Teidän [formal] |
yours {pron} (sincerely) | :: kunnioittavasti [formal], terveisin [informal] |
yourself {pron} /jɔːˈsɛlf/ ((reflexive) your own self) | :: [informal] itsesi, [formal] itsenne |
yourself {pron} (you, used emphatically) | :: [informal] sinä itse, [formal] te itse |
yourselves {pron} /jʊɹˈsɛlvz/ (you (referring to the people being spoken to, previously mentioned)) | :: itsenne |
yourselves {pron} (intensifier) | :: itse |
your servant {n} (archaic: greeting) | :: palveluksessanne |
your servant {n} (archaic: closing) | :: Teidän |
yours faithfully {adj} (a polite formula to end letters) | :: kunnioittaen, kunnioittavasti, ystävällisin terveisin, parhain terveisin |
yours sincerely {adj} (a polite formula to end letters) | :: ystävällisin terveisin, kunnioittavasti, parhain terveisin |
yours truly {phrase} (closing in a note or letter) | :: ystävällisin terveisin |
yours truly {pron} ((idiomatic) me or I) | :: allekirjoittanut |
your wish is my command {phrase} (what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command) | :: pyyntösi on käskyni |
Your Worship {pron} (title) | :: Teidän armonne |
you said it {phrase} | :: sinäpä sen sanoit |
you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours {proverb} (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) | :: vuoroin vieraissa käydään |
you see {interj} | :: nimittäin, katsos |
you shouldn't have {phrase} (used to express gratitude at unnecessary generosity) | :: sinun ei olisi tarvinnut |
you snooze you lose {proverb} (If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful) | :: nopeat syövät hitaat |
you tell me {interj} | :: sanopa se |
youth {n} /juːθ/ (quality or state of being young) | :: nuoruus |
youth {n} (part of life following childhood) | :: nuoruus, nuoruusikä |
youth {n} (young person) | :: nuori |
youth {n} (young man) | :: nuorukainen, nuorimies |
youth {n} (young persons, collectively) | :: nuoriso, nuoret {p} |
youth center {n} (a building operated as a place for young people to meet and take part in recreational activities) | :: nuorisotalo |
youth club {n} (area set aside for the young) | :: nuorisotila |
youth crime {n} (juvenile delinquency) SEE: juvenile delinquency | :: |
youth detention centre {n} (secure residential facility for young people) | :: nuorisokoti, koulukoti |
youthful {adj} /ˈjuːθfəl/ (young or seeming young) | :: nuorekas, nuorehko |
youthfully {adv} (in a youthful manner) | :: nuorekkaasti |
youthfulness {n} (vitality) | :: nuorekkuus |
youth hostel {n} (an inexpensive supervised lodging place, primarily for young people) | :: retkeilymaja |
youth work {n} (community support activity) | :: nuorisotyö |
youth worker {n} (one who works with youngsters) | :: nuorisotyöntekijä |
YouTube {n} /ˈjuːtjuːb/ (any website that allows users to upload content) | :: YouTube, tube [slang] |
YouTube {prop} (a video-sharing website) | :: YouTube |
YouTuber {n} (YouTube user) | :: YouTube-käyttäjä, tubettaja |
YouTuber {n} (YouTube video creator) | :: tubettaja |
you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette {proverb} (phrase) | :: munakasta ei voi tehdä rikkomatta munia |
you would think {phrase} | :: sitä luulisi(, että) |
yowzah {adv} (yessir) SEE: yessir | :: |
yowzah {interj} /ˈjaʊ.zə/ (an indication of surprise, excitement, or amazement) | :: vautsi, vautsi-vau |
yo-yo {n} /ˈjoʊ.joʊ/ (toy) | :: jojo |
ytterbium {n} /ɪˈtɜː.bi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: ytterbium |
yttrium {n} /ˈɪ.tɹi.əm/ (chemical element) | :: yttrium |
yttrium iron garnet {n} (synthetic mineral) | :: yttriumrautagranaatti |
yuan {n} /jʊˈɑːn/ (basic unit of money in China) | :: juan, yuan |
Yuan dynasty {prop} (Chinese dynasty) | :: Yuan-dynastia |
Yuan Tan {prop} (Chinese New Year) SEE: Chinese New Year | :: |
yuba {n} (tofu skin) SEE: tofu skin | :: |
Yucatec {prop} (language) | :: jukatek |
Yucatec Maya {prop} (Yucatec Maya language) | :: jukatek |
Yucatán {prop} (a peninsula in North America) | :: Jukatanin niemimaa |
Yucatán {prop} (a state in Mexico) | :: Yucatán |
yucca {n} /ˈjʌkə/ (evergreen plant) | :: jukka |
yuck {interj} /jʌk/ (uttered to indicate disgust) | :: yök |
yuck it up {v} (yuk it up) SEE: yuk it up | :: |
yucky {adj} /ˈjʌkɪ/ (causing aversion or disgust) | :: kuvottava |
Yuezhi {n} (ancient Indo-European people) | :: yuezhit {p}, yuezhi-kansa |
Yugoslav {adj} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian | :: |
Yugoslav {n} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian | :: |
Yugoslavia {prop} /juːɡəˈslɑːvi.ə/ (former country in the Balkans) | :: Jugoslavia |
Yugoslavian {adj} (of or relating to Yugoslavia) | :: jugoslavialainen |
Yugoslavian {n} (a native of Yugoslavia) | :: jugoslavialainen |
Yugur {n} (member of Yugur people) | :: yuguuri |
yuk it up {v} (clown around) | :: pelleillä |
yulan {n} (Magnolia denudata) | :: jademagnolia |
yule {n} (Yule) SEE: Yule | :: |
Yule {prop} /juːl/ (the Christmas season) | :: joulu |
Yule log {n} (log burned on Christmas Eve) | :: jouluhalko |
Yule log {n} (log-shaped cake covered in chocolate) | :: jouluhalko |
yuletide {n} (the Christmas season) SEE: Christmas season | :: |
yum {adj} /jʌm/ (indication of delight) | :: nam, nami, nam-nam |
yum cha {n} (traditional Chinese meal) | :: yum cha |
yummy {adj} /ˈjʌm.i/ (delicious) | :: nami, nanna |
Yunnan {prop} (a province in China) | :: Yunnan |
yup {interj} /jʌp/ ((informal) yes) | :: jep, joo |
Yup'ik {prop} /ˈjuːpɪk/ (a language of the Eskimo-Aleut family) | :: alaskanjupik |
Yup'ik {prop} (subbranch of the Eskimo-Aleut family of languages) | :: jupikki |
yuppie {n} /ˈjʌpɪ/ (young upwardly mobile urban professional person) | :: juppi |
Yurok {n} (person) | :: yurok |
Yurok {prop} (language) | :: yurok |
yurt {n} /jɜːt/ (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof) | :: jurtta |
yurtlike {adj} (of a yurt) | :: jurttamainen |
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Južno-Sahalinsk |
YWCA {prop} (YWCA) | :: [Nuorten Naisten Kristillinen Yhdistys] NNKY |