Finnish Word of the Day
pakkanen
frost
Definitions
| Finnish > English |
| pakkanen |
| 1. n. Frost, as sub-zero temperature of ambient air. |
| On kymmenen astetta pakkasta. |
| The temperature is ten degrees below zero. |
| Pakkanen kiristyy. |
| It's getting colder. / The frost is getting worse. |
| Talvella 1985–86 oli Suomessa kovat pakkaset. |
| The winter of 1985–86 was very cold in Finland. |
| 2. n. (colloquial) In the adessive case, financially in the red. |
| Yhtiön tulos on vahvasti pakkasella. |
| The company is heavily in the red. |
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