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The Finnish word for wind is
tuuli





wind



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.


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.



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)


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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