Bulgarian–English dictionary

педант

A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning. · pedant

педантичен

(of a person) Bookish, theoretical and pedantic, as opposed to practical. · pedantichen

педераст

(literary, archaic) A male homosexual; also, a pederast; a man engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy. · pederast

педерастки

(derogatory, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Homosexual. · pederastki

педиатрия

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents. · pediatriya

педикюр

A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails. · pedikyur

пе́дя

(chiefly, in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth. · pedya

пе́ене

The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing. · peene

Пежо́

A car manufactured by the French automobile brand Peugeot. · Pezho

пе́йджър

(telecommunications) A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages. · peydzhar

пейзаж

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. · peyzazh

пе́йка

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber. · peyka

пека́

(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). · peka

пека на скара

(transitive, intransitive) To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke food over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels. · peka na skara

пекан

A North American marten-like mammal (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti), that has thick brown fur. · pekan

пека́р

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. · pekar

пека́рка

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. · pekarka

пека́рна

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. · pekarna

пелена

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy. · pelena

пе́ленг

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction. · peleng

пеликан

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch. · pelikan

пели́н

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470] · pelin

пелме́н

Russian dumplings resembling ravioli. · pelmen

пелме́ни

Russian dumplings resembling ravioli. · pelmeni

пелте

An edible jelly made from this material. · pelte

пелтеча

(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy. · peltecha

пелтечещ

That stutters. · peltechesht

пелюр

(also, attributive, uncountable) Thin typing paper used together with carbon paper in a typewriter to make multiple copies of a document; (countable) a sheet of such paper. · pelyur

пе́мза

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies. · pemza

Пенджаб

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories. · Pendzhab

пенене

An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles. · penene

пенест

(also, figuratively) Containing, covered with, or pertaining to barm. · penest

пени

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. · peni

пенис на животно

The penis of an animal. · penis na zhivotno

пенитенциа́рен

Of or relating to the punishment of criminals. · penitentsiaren

пеницили́н

(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases. · penitsilin

пенлив

(of a liquid) Giving off bubbles; fizzy. · penliv

пенсионен фонд

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A retirement benefit fund, an accumulation of regular deductions from one′s wage or salary while employed and similar regular contributions from the employer, usually administered by an independent entity; a pension. · pensionen fond

пенсионе́р

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension. · pensioner

пенсионирам

(transitive) To force (someone) to retire on a pension. · pensioniram

пенсионирам се

(idiomatic) To retire. · pensioniram se

пенсиони́ран

Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. [from 16th c.] (of people) · pensioniran

пенсиони́ране

The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.] · pensionirane

пе́нсия

(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.] · pensiya

Пентаго́н

The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. · Pentagon

пентаграм

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon. · pentagram

пентаграма

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon. · pentagrama

пентхаус

An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.] · penthaus

пеня се

(intransitive, of a liquid) To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz. · penya se

пе́пел

A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire. · pepel

пепелни́к

A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars. · pepelnik

пепеляв

Of or resembling ashes. · pepelyav

пепеля́нка

A venomous snake in the family Viperidae. · pepelyanka

пеперу́да

A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.] · peperuda

Пе́пси

A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo. · Pepsi

пер

A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners. · per

пера се

(intransitive) To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing. · pera se

пера́лня

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing. · peralnya

пералня на самообслужване

A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use. · peralnya na samoobsluzhvane

перваз

An edge around something, especially when circular. · pervaz

первам

To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. · pervam

перване

A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. · pervane

перверзен

Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing. · perverzen

перга

Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae. · perga

пердах

(colloquial, figuratively, countable) A beating or spanking. · perdah

пердаша

(archaic, slang) To beat with a stick; to cudgel. · perdasha

перде́

(ophthalmology, pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision. · perde

пе́рест

Resembling feathers. · perest

Перикъл

(historical) An Ancient Greek politician. · Perikal

перило

A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. · perilo

периметър

(geometry) The length of such a line. · perimetar

период

A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness. · period

период на владеене

A period of time during which something is possessed. · period na vladeene

периодично списание

A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field. · periodichno spisanie

перисталтика

(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract. · peristaltika

периферен

(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin. · periferen

перифе́рия

(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure. · periferiya

перифразирам

(transitive) To say or write something with different wording. · perifraziram

перихелий

(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun. · periheliy

перка

(ichthyology, zootomy) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver. · perka

пе́рла

(literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery. · perla

Перм

A city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. · Perm

перманент

(linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an n \times n matrix a_{ij} \,, the sum over all permutations \pi \, of \prod_{i=1}^n{a_{i\pi(i)}}. · permanent

пермутация

(mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself. · permutatsiya

перна́т

Covered with feathers. · pernat

пернат дивеч

A bird that is hunted for sport, especially one used for food. · pernat divech

перо́

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display. · pero

пероксид

(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid. · peroksid

перон

(aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal. · peron

перпендикуляр

(geometry, countable) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane. · perpendikulyar

перпендикуля́рен

(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something). · perpendikulyaren

перси́ец

(historical, countable) A person from Persia. · persiets

перси́йка

(historical, countable) A person from Persia. · persiyka

перси́йски

(historical, countable) A person from Persia. · persiyski

Пе́рсия

Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran. · Persiya

персона нон грата

A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country. · persona non grata

персона́ж

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona. · personazh

персона́л

(engineering) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch. · personal

персона́лен

Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals · personalen

перспекти́ва

(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.] · perspektiva

перспекти́вен

Of, in or relating to perspective. · perspektiven

Перу́

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima. · Peru

перука

(cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair. · peruka

перуника

Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus. · perunika

перушина

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering. · perushina

перфоратор

A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete. · perforator

перфорация

(surgery, anatomy) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing. · perforatsiya

перфорирам

(transitive) To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line. · perforiram

перфориран

Having a series of holes enabling easy tearing along a straight line. · perforiran

перча се

(intransitive, often with of) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself. · percha se

перчем

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead. · perchem

перчене

A swaggering show of defiance or courage. · perchene

пес

(dated, or, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog. · pes

пе́сен

(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing. · pesen

песенник

(formal) One who writes songs. · pesennik

песими́зъм

A general belief that bad things will happen. · pesimizam

песимист

Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things. · pesimist

песимистичен

Sad or pessimistic. · pesimistichen

песнопойка

A book containing songs. · pesnopoyka

пе́со

(historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar. · peso

пестелив

Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation. · pesteliv

пестели́вост

Frugal use of resources. · pestelivost

пе́стик

A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things. · pestik

пестицид

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests. · pestitsid

пестни́к

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward. · pestnik

пестница

A blow with the fist. · pestnitsa

пе́сто

A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino). · pesto

песто́вност

(uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). · pestovnost

пестя

(baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game. · pestya

пестящ

(in compounds) Relating to making a saving. · pestyasht

песчанка

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe. · peschanka

песъчлив

(especially, of soil) Sandy; characterised by sand. · pesachliv

пет

The digit/figure 5. · pet

пета

One of five equal parts of a whole: one-fifth. · peta

петдесе́т

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one. · petdeset

петел

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food. · petel

пе́ти

The ordinal form of the number five. · peti

пети́ца

The digit/figure 5. · petitsa

пети́ция

A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance. [from early 15th c.] · petitsiya

пе́тле

A young male chicken. · petle

петлица

(chiefly, British) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. · petlitsa

петльов гребен

An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers · petlyov greben

петмез

(chiefly, UK, Irish) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup. · petmez

петна́десет

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). · petnadeset

петнадесети

The ordinal form of the number fifteen. · petnadeseti

петна́йсет

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). · petnayset

петнист

Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled. · petnist

петно

A moral defect; a character flaw. · petno

петно по кожата

(Canada, US, slang) Pimple · petno po kozhata

петня

(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation. · petnya