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The Finnish word for face is
kasvot





face



Translations for face and their definitions

kasvot
     1. n. face (front part of the head)


kohdata
     1. v. To meet with, encounter (a person).
           ~ joku ohimennen = to run into somebody.
           ~ joku syvällisesti = to connect up with somebody.
           ~ kuolema = to meet with death, die.
     2. v. To undergo, experience, suffer; to face, be confronted with:
           ~ koettelemuksia = to undergo trials or tribulations.
     3. v. To befall, happen, occur.
           Minua kohtasi hirveä onnettomuus.
             A terrible accident befell me.


naama
     1. n. (colloquial) face (front of the human head)
     2. n. (biology) face (front of the head of an animal)
     3. n. (slang) face, mouth
           Naama umpeen!
             Shut up your face!


kuvapuoli
     1. n. (card games) face (side of the playing card that shows its value)


etupuoli
     1. n. front, face, frontside, facade (most visible side of anything)


otsa
     1. n. forehead


leveys
     1. n. width or breadth of an object
     2. n. beam (maximum width of a ship)
     3. n. in combination with pohjoinen, , nothern or (m, fi, eteläinen, , southern): latitude (angular distance north or south of the equator)
           Sijaintimme on 21 astetta itäistä pituutta, 60 astetta pohjoista leveyttä.
             Our longitude is 21 degrees east and latitude 60 degrees north.


ilme
     1. n. facial expression, look, mien, appearance, countenance (features and expression of the face)
     2. n. air (feeling or sense)
           Haluan antaa sille taiteellisen ilmeen.
             I want to give it an air of artistry.


tahko
     1. n. grindstone
     2. n. (geometry) face
     3. n. (of a) wheel
     4. v. indicative present connegative of tahkoa
     5. v. second-person singular imperative present of tahkoa
     6. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of tahkoa


julkisivu
     1. n. facade, façade



uhka
     1. n. threat
           tulivuorenpurkauksen uhka
             threat of a volcanic eruption


etuseinä
     1. n. front wall (wall forming the front side of a structure)


turpa
     1. n. muzzle
     2. n. (colloquial) mouth, face
           Pidä turpasi kiinni!
             Keep your mouth shut!
           Turpa kiinni!
             Shut up your face!
     3. n. European chub, Squalius (Leuciscus) cephalus


taho
     1. n. direction
     2. n. facet
     3. n. (buzzword) any group of humans or human institution (what type of human institution is meant, is given in the context)
           lukuisat tahot
            numerous organisations


julkikuva
     1. n. public image, face


päivänvalo
     1. n. daylight (light from the Sun)
     2. n. light, daylight, light of day (in certain idiomatic expressions)
           tuoda päivänvaloon = to bring to light
           tulla päivänvaloon = to come to light
           nähdä päivänvalo = to see the light of day


eturinne
     1. n. front slope, face


pinta
     1. n. surface


rinne
     1. n. A slope, hillside
     2. n. (skiing) A piste


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