The Finnish word for wind is
tuuli
Translations for wind and their definitions
tuuli | |
1. n. wind | |
Tuuli puhaltaa pohjoisesta. | |
The wind blows from the north. | |
2. n. mood (of mind) | |
Hän on hyvällä tuulella. | |
She is in a good mood. | |
3. n. in translations for Finnish compound terms also: eolic | |
tuulivoima = eolic power, wind power | |
tuulipuisto = eolic park, wind park | |
4. v. third-person singular indicative past of tuulla | |
Hetki sitten tuuli kovaa. | |
A moment ago the wind blew hard. |
puhaltaa | |
1. v. To blow. | |
~ täyteen ilmaa = to blow up, inflate, fill with air. | |
2. v. (intransitive) To blow. | |
3. v. To blow on, play, sound (a wind instrument). | |
4. v. third-person singular indicative present of puhaltaa |
kiemurrella | |
1. v. To squirm (to twist one's body with snakelike motions). | |
2. v. To snake (to move in a winding path). | |
3. v. To corkscrew (to wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew). |
keriä | |
1. v. To reel (to wind on a reel) | |
2. v. To wind (to turn coils around something) | |
3. v. To coil | |
4. v. To unwind (to reel off); often with the adverb auki. | |
5. v. To shear (to remove the fleece from a sheep) |
henki | |
1. n. breath | |
Sinun henkesi haisee. | |
Your breath stinks. | |
2. n. spirit, ghost | |
Pyhä Henki the Holy Ghost | |
3. n. life (only when its safety is questioned) | |
Henkesi on vaarassa. | |
Your life is in danger. | |
4. n. person | |
Neljän hengen hytti. | |
A cabin for four persons. | |
5. n. genie | |
pullon henki | |
the genie of the bottle | |
6. v. third-person singular indicative past of henkiä |
vetää | |
1. v. to pull | |
2. v. to lead | |
Vedän tätä ryhmää. | |
I lead this group. | |
3. v. (intransitive) to blow (of the draft) | |
Ikkunan luona vetää. | |
The draft blows by the window. | |
4. v. to wind up (to tighten by winding or twisting) | |
Kronometri täytyy vetää tarkalleen 24 tunnin välein, jotta se olisi mahdollisimman tarkka. | |
The chronometer must be wound up exactly every 24 hours in order for it to be as precise as possible. | |
5. v. ~ oikeuteen : to bring to justice, sue | |
6. v. ~ vessa : to flush the toilet | |
7. v. to ingest | |
8. v. (slang) to perform |
pyörittää | |
1. v. to rotate, roll, reel | |
pyörittää silmiään = to roll one's eyes |
pieru | |
1. n. A fart. |
kietoa | |
1. v. To entwine, intertwine. |
ilmavaivat | |
1. n. (pluralonly) | |
2. n. flatulence |
mutkitella | |
1. v. (intransitive) To snake. | |
2. v. To zigzag |
kelata | |
1. v. to wind, reel | |
Nauhat on kelattava takaisin alkuun välittömästi käytön jälkeen. | |
The tapes must be rewound immediately after use. | |
2. v. (informal) to dwell on (to continue to think or talk about something) | |
Yritän olla kelaamatta onnettomuutta, mutta olen silti vihainen siitä, että syyllistä kuljettajaa ei tuomittu. | |
I try not to dwell on the accident, but I'm still angry that the driver who caused it was never convicted. | |
3. v. (slang) to think, ponder, reflect | |
Mä kelasin et kävis porukoilla. | |
I thought of visiting my parents. |
kierrellä | |
1. v. to walk or drive around, wander | |
2. v. to avoid a subject in discussion, to mince words, to beat around the bush | |
Sinä kiertelet! | |
You're avoiding the subject! | |
En kiertele, olen alkoholisti. | |
I'm not mincing words, I'm an alcoholic. |
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