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Finnish translation: tytto / tyttolapsi

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English term or phrase:female / females
Finnish translation:tytto / tyttolapsi
Entered by: Will Matter

23:49 Aug 18, 2004
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
Human Resources / people
English term or phrase: females
girls
tytto/tyttolapsi
Explanation:
Both of the words above have an umlaut (two dots) over the 'o'. Just in case you need it here are some more closely related terms-naispuolinen=woman (noun) and also means 'female' (adjective) as does 'naishenkilo' with an umlaut over the 'o'. HTH.

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Note added at 2004-08-19 03:34:27 (GMT)
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Second reference above works better as http://efe.scape.net/index.php.
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Will Matter
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Local time: 16:19
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5 +3tytto/tyttolapsi
Will Matter
5 +1see explanation
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tytto/tyttolapsi


Explanation:
Both of the words above have an umlaut (two dots) over the 'o'. Just in case you need it here are some more closely related terms-naispuolinen=woman (noun) and also means 'female' (adjective) as does 'naishenkilo' with an umlaut over the 'o'. HTH.

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Note added at 2004-08-19 03:34:27 (GMT)
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Second reference above works better as http://efe.scape.net/index.php.


    Reference: http://www.tracetech.net/db.htm
    Reference: http://www.efe.scape.net/index.php
Will Matter
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Local time: 16:19
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ohemulen: For girls, yes, otherwise naiset or naispuolinen.
2 hrs
  -> merci, kiitos, thanks.
neutral  Kirsi Lumisalmi: But note that if it´s a formal text, maybe you shouldn´t use the term "girl! (tyttö / tyttölapsi), rather the term "woman / female" (= nainen, plural: naiset or naisia)
4 hrs
  -> asker requested both, i provided both.
agree  Daniel Mencher
2 days 13 hrs
  -> thanks.
agree  Simo Blom: with Kristina and Reesi
4 days
  -> thank you.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
see explanation


Explanation:
female means all of these:
nainen
naaras
narttu
naishenkilö
naisihminen
(naismainen adj
naisellinen adj
feminiininen adj
naispuolinen adj
naaraspuolinen adj)

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Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Simo Blom
4 days
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