English-Finnish translations for improvement

• parannus
  Tämä on mielestäni selvä parannus. I think that is a clear improvement.
  Minusta tämä on tärkeä parannus. That is a major improvement in my view.
  Tämä on parannus, mutta ei mikään ratkaisu. It is an improvement, but not a solution.
• parantaminen
  Toimielinten toiminnan parantaminen Improvements in the functioning of the Institutions
• edistys
  Tekninen edistys mahdollistaa jo rekisteröityjen lääkkeiden lähes jatkuvan kehittämisen. Technological progress makes possible the almost continuous improvement of drugs that have been registered already.
  Edellisellä ajanjaksolla saavutettu edistys ja kansallinen tulotaso sekä asuinpinta-ala otettiin huomioon. Account was taken of the improvement and national prosperity attained over the previous period as well as of surface area.
  Edistys ei ehkä ole ollut yhtä merkityksellistä kuin jotkut olisivat toivoneet, mutta on kuitenkin saatu aikaan joitain parannuksia, joista on syytä iloita. The progress has perhaps not been as significant as some would have wished, but there are improvements to be celebrated nevertheless.

Definition of improvement

• The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
• The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse
• The state of being improved; betterment; advance
• Increase; growth; progress; advance
• Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises

Examples

• the new edition is an improvement on the old

Related words

• self-improvement
• disimprovement
• suggestion for improvement
• land improvement
• quality improvement