Bulgarian–English dictionary

скръбна вест

A notice of death. · skrabna vest

скубане

An instance of plucking or pulling sharply. · skubane

ску́ка

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state. · skuka

скул

A light rowing boat used for racing by one, two, or four rowers, each operating two oars (sculls), one in each hand. · skul

скула

The small prominent bone of the cheek. · skula

ску́лптор

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture. · skulptor

ску́лпторка

A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture. · skulptorka

скулпту́ра

(countable) A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting). · skulptura

скумри́я

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled, · skumriya

скункс

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. · skunks

скутер

A fast boat, usually small (for 1-8 people). · skuter

скуча́ещ

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do. · skuchaesht

ску́чен

Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient. · skuchen

скучност

(uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement. · skuchnost

скъп

Of high cost; expensive. · skap

скъ́па

(colloquial, Commonwealth) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings. · skapa

скъпа но безполезна сграда

(architecture) A fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons. · skapa no bezpolezna sgrada

скъперник

(informal) A greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one. · skapernik

скъпернически

Stingy or grudging. · skapernicheski

скъперничество

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. · skapernichestvo

скъпоце́нен

Of high value or worth. · skapotsenen

скъпоце́нен ка́мък

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine. · skapotsenen kamak

скъпя се

(intransitive) To be frugal, whether to a reasonable and wise extent or to a miserly and unwise extent. · skapya se

скърбя

(transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for. · skarbya

скърпвам

To do something without skill, without care, or clumsily. · skarpvam

скърцам

(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger. · skartsam

скърцане

(countable) The sound or action of something, especially something moist, being squeezed or crushed. · skartsane

скърцащ

Tending to creak. · skartsasht

скъсано място

A hole or break caused by tearing. · skasano myasto

скъсвам

(transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade. · skasvam

скъсвам се

(intransitive) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. · skasvam se

скъсване

A burst, split, or break. · skasvane

скъсване на отношения

A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling out. · skasvane na otnosheniya

скъсен

Shortened, having been shortened. · skasen

скъсявам

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · skasyavam

скъсявам се

(transitive) To make shorter; to abbreviate. · skasyavam se

скъсяване

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.] · skasyavane

скътвам

(transitive) To hide or store away for later use. · skatvam

сл. Хр.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord. · sl. Hr.

слаб

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness · slab

слаб и висок

(of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.) · slab i visok

слабак

A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution. · slabak

слабина

The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. · slabina

слабини

The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips. · slabini

слабо

In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly. · slabo

слабо място

(idiomatic) A sentimental fondness or affection. · slabo myasto

слабост

The property of being or feeling faint. · slabost

слабоумен

Idiotic. · slaboumen

слабоу́мие

Madness or insanity. · slaboumie

сла́ва

The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive. · slava

сла́вей

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale. · slavey

сла́вен

(Mormonism) Of or pertaining to the highest degree of glory. · slaven

славя

(transitive) To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone). · slavya

славя́нин

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages. · slavyanin

славя́нка

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages. · slavyanka

славя́нски

Of the Slavs, their culture or the branch of the Indo-European languages associated with them. · slavyanski

сла́гам

(transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size. · slagam

слагам белезници

(transitive) To apply handcuffs to someone. · slagam beleznitsi

слагам в саламура

(transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution. · slagam v salamura

слагам в скоби

To bound on both sides, to surround, as enclosing with brackets. · slagam v skobi

слагам да седне

(transitive) To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle. · slagam da sedne

слагам да си легне

(intransitive) To go to bed; to put oneself to sleep. · slagam da si legne

слагам дръжка

(transitive) To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon). · slagam drazhka

слагам клин

(transitive) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. · slagam klin

слагам кран

To furnish (a container, etc.) with a tap (noun sense 2.2) so that liquid can be drawn. · slagam kran

слагам масата

(non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. [from 17th c.] · slagam masata

слагам миза

To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up. · slagam miza

слагам на рафт

To place (something) on a shelf; especially, to place or arrange (books) on a bookshelf. · slagam na raft

слагам на трупчета

(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently. · slagam na trupcheta

слагам намордник

(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor. · slagam namordnik

слагам настрана

To designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate. · slagam nastrana

слагам отгоре

To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible. · slagam otgore

слагам под ъгъл

(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle. · slagam pod agal

слагам подметка

(transitive) To put a sole on a shoe or a boot. · slagam podmetka

слагам подправки

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt. · slagam podpravki

слагам сос

To add sauce to; to season. · slagam sos

слагам струни

(transitive) To put strings on (something). · slagam struni

слагам стръв

(transitive) To attract with bait; to entice. · slagam strav

слагам тапети

(transitive) To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.). · slagam tapeti

слагам ударение

(transitive) To emphasise (a syllable of a word). · slagam udarenie

слагане

The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed. · slagane

слад

Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. · slad

сладка́р

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items). · sladkar

сладкарство

(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner. · sladkarstvo

сладки

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries. · sladki

сладкиш

A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. · sladkish

сладкиши

(uncountable) Foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively. · sladkishi

сладко

A jam or thick syrup made from fruit. · sladko

сладководна костенурка

(countable, obsolete) Any of several small turtles native to North America that live in brackish or fresh water, especially the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). · sladkovodna kostenurka

сладник

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota. · sladnik

сладникав

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. · sladnikav

сладникаво сантиментален

(figurative) Overly sentimental, maudlin, schmaltzy. · sladnikavo santimentalen

сладоле́д

A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar. · sladoled

сладост

(figuratively) Something sweet or desirable. · sladost

сладострастен

Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations. · sladostrasten

сладострастие

(uncountable) The state of being sensual or sensuous. · sladostrastie

сладур

(countable) A term of endearment. · sladur

сладък

Elegant; delicately small and pretty. · sladak

слайд

(photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen. · slayd

сла́ма

(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions. · slama

сламен

(uncommon) A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw. · slamen

сламен покрив

Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. · slamen pokriv

сла́мена вдови́ца

A married woman whose spouse is away. [from 19th c.] · slamena vdovitsa

сламеник

A straw bed. · slamenik

сламка

(countable) An individual plant stem. · slamka

слана

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing. · slana

сластолю́бец

One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure-seeker, a sensualist. · slastolyubets

след

Subsequently to; following in time; later than. · sled

след Xpиста

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord. · sled Xpista

след като

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. · sled kato

след малко

Before long; soon. [from 15thc.] · sled malko

след това

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that; · sled tova

следа́

The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow. · sleda

следа от камшик

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling. · sleda ot kamshik

следвам

(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. · sledvam

сле́дващ

Coming next, either in sequence or in time. · sledvasht

следващ като резултат

Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. · sledvasht kato rezultat

следвоенен

(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South. · sledvoenen

следдипломен

Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course. · sleddiplomen

сле́ден

About to be specified. · sleden

следо́бед

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. · sledobed

следобеден сън

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures. · sledobeden san

следобедна почивка

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures. · sledobedna pochivka

сле́довател

One who investigates. · sledovatel

сле́дователка

One who investigates. · sledovatelka

следова́телно

(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so. · sledovatelno

следотърсач

One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. · sledotarsach

следродилен

(of a mother, a symptom, a diagnosis or treatment, etc) After giving birth (often defined as within 30 days after childbirth). · sledrodilen

следродов

After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby). · sledrodov

сле́дствие

An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. · sledstvie

следя́

(transitive) To be wary or cautious of. · sledya

сленг

Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register. · sleng

слепвам

To stick or glue together. · slepvam

слепване

The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts. · slepvane

слепоочен

(anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits. · slepoochen

слепоо́чие

(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear. · slepoochie

слепота

The condition of being blind; unable to see. · slepota

сли́ва

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.] · sliva

сливам се

(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole. · slivam se

слива́не

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river. · slivane

сли́зам

Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop. · slizam

слизане

An instance of descending; act of coming down. · slizane

слизест

Pertaining to mucus. · slizest

слип

A woman's undergarment worn under a skirt or dress to conceal unwanted nudity that may otherwise be revealed by the skirt or dress itself; a shift. · slip

слисан

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. · slisan

слисвам

To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.] · slisvam

слисване

(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment. · slisvane

сли́тък

(metallurgy) A semi-finished length of metal. · slitak

слова́к

(countable) A person from Slovakia or of Slovak descent. · slovak

Слова́кия

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava. · Slovakiya