English-Finnish translations for umbrella

• sateenvarjo
  Terrorismin vastaisesta taistelusta on tullut sateenvarjo myös valtioiden harjoittamille väkivaltaisille toimille omia tai muita kansalaisia kohtaan. The fight against terrorism has become an umbrella that allows violent actions to be carried out by countries against their own and other citizens.
  Olemme melko varmoja, että saavutamme tuloksia. Olle Schmidtin toteamuksen tavoin voin ilmoittaa, että meillä on tarpeen vaatiessa sateenvarjo käytettävissämme. We are quite confident that we shall really achieve something and that - to pick up on what Mr Schmidt said - we will indeed have an umbrella, should we need one.
• päivänvarjo
• aurinkovarjo
• uimakello
• varjo
  On niin kuuma, että menen varjoon.
  Hän istui puun varjossa.
  Lapsuus päihteiden varjossa.

Definition of umbrella

• Cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun
• Generally, anything that provides protection
• Something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc
• The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles
• An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light
• To cover or protect, as if by an umbrella
• To form the dome shape of an open umbrella
• To move like a jellyfish

Examples

• Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!
• The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group
• The test facility was established under the umbrella of the companys quality program
• Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material

Related words

• umbra#Derived_terms