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четвъртък
The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday. · chetvartak
че́тен
(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two. · cheten
че́тене
A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data. · chetene
чете́ц
A person who reads a publication. · chetets
четиво
A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data. · chetivo
четинест
(obsolete, except in, biology, botany) Covered in short, stiff hairs. · chetinest
че́тири
A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••) · chetiri
четириглав мускул
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh. · chetiriglav muskul
четири́десет
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40. · chetirideset
четири́йсет
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40. · chetiriyset
четирина́десет
The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14. · chetirinadeset
четиринадесети
The ordinal form of the number fourteen. · chetirinadeseti
четирина́йсет
The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14. · chetirinayset
четиристранен
Having four sides. · chetiristranen
четириъгълен
Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle. · chetiriagalen
четириъгъ́лник
(geometry) A polygon with four sides. · chetiriagalnik
че́тка
An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. · chetka
четкам
(transitive) To clean with a brush. · chetkam
четкане
The act of brushing something. · chetkane
четлив
Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting. · chetliv
четливост
The property of being legible or easily readable. · chetlivost
четност
(mathematics, countable) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements. · chetnost
чех
(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent. · cheh
чехки́ня
(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent. · chehkinya
чехла
(footwear) A sandal that is backless and open-toed. · chehla
че́хли
(footwear) A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily. · chehli
Чехослова́кия
A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. · Chehoslovakiya
чехъл
Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving the heel exposed. · chehal
чече́нец
A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya. · chechenets
Чече́ния
A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny. · Checheniya
чече́нка
A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya. · chechenka
чече́нски
Of or relating to the Chechen people. · chechenski
Чечи́лия
A en given name. · Chechiliya
чеша
(transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb. · chesha
чешит
(informal) An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man. · cheshit
че́шки
Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language. · cheshki
чиба
(transitive) To cause an animal to move in this way. · chiba
чивия
A strip, wedge, or bolt made from metal or wood and used for holding a machine part in place; usually with features (such as a taper and/or set screws) that allow for fine adjustment of the part's position. · chiviya
чий
(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's. · chiy
чийзке́йк
(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake). · chiyzkeyk
Чика́го
A large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan. · Chikago
чиле
A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. · chile
Чи́ли
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago. · Chili
чилиец
A person from Chile or of Chilean descent. · chiliets
чилийка
A person from Chile or of Chilean descent. · chiliyka
чилийски
Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people. · chiliyski
чим
(uncountable) Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns. · chim
чин
A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military. · chin
чинар
(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus. · chinar
чинел
(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like. · chinel
чинийка
A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. · chiniyka
чини́я
A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. · chiniya
чи́нка
Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae. · chinka
чино́вник
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · chinovnik
чино́вница
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · chinovnitsa
чиновничество
The people elected to government or employed in the civil service. · chinovnichestvo
чино́вничка
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · chinovnichka
чинчила
(countable) A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets. · chinchila
чи́ня
(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. · chinya
чип
(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash. · chip
чипс
(Ireland, UK, by extension) Sometimes with a descriptive word: a crispy, savoury snack made of some other ingredient(s) (such as cornmeal or a vegetable) which is baked or deep-fried and eaten like a potato crisp. · chips
чиреп
A piece of broken pottery, a shard. · chirep
чироз
A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt. · chiroz
Чи́сла
The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah. · Chisla
чи́слен
(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers. · chislen
числителен
Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position. · chislitelen
числително
(math) Ellipsis of cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.) · chislitelno
числи́телно и́ме
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc. · chislitelno ime
числително редно
An ordinal number such as first, second and third. · chislitelno redno
число
A number, an amount. · chislo
чист
Transparent in colour. · chist
чист, без примес
Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed. [first attested in the mid 1500s] · chist, bez primes
чиста́ч
A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows. · chistach
чистачка
A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady. · chistachka
чисти́лище
(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification. · chistilishte
чи́стка
A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity. · chistka
чисто нов
Ellipsis of mint condition: like new. · chisto nov
чисто сребро
Sterling silver, or articles made from this material. · chisto srebro
чистокръвен
Of purebred ancestry. · chistokraven
чистота
The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity. · chistota
чи́стя
(transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object. · chistya
чистя си перата
(of birds, ambitransitive) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak. · chistya si perata
чита́нка
An elementary textbook for those learning to read, especially for foreign languages. · chitanka
читател
The readership of a book or other written publication. [from 19th c.] · chitatel
чита́телка
A person who reads a publication. · chitatelka
чифли́к
(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. · chiflik
чифт
(nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon. · chift
чи́фтен
(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two. · chiften
чифтокопитно
(zoology) Any ungulate mammal with an even number of toes and belonging to the Artiodactyla, including pigs, sheep, deer, cattle, and most grazing animals. In contrast, horses have an odd number of toes and as such are not Artiodactyla, but Perissodactyla. [from 19th c.] · chiftokopitno
чифтосвам
(transitive) To group into one or more sets of two. · chiftosvam
чихуахуа
The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears. · chihuahua
чи́чо
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. · chicho
член
An object, a member of a group or class. · chlen
член-кореспонде́нт
A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges. · chlen-korespondent
чле́нка
One who belongs to a group. · chlenka
членоразделен
Speaking in a clear and effective manner; having both good articulation and good elocution. · chlenorazdelen
чле́нска ма́са
The body of members of an organization. · chlenska masa
чле́нство
(math) The fact of being a member of a set. · chlenstvo
членувам
(followed by to) To be a part of a group. · chlenuvam
човек
The genus Homo. · chovek
човеколюбец
A person who loves humankind in general. · chovekolyubets
човеколюби́в
Possessing or manifesting love for mankind. · chovekolyubiv
човеколюбие
(chiefly, _, uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind. · chovekolyubie
човекомра́зие
A negative view or hatred of the human race. · chovekomrazie
човеконена́вистничество
A negative view or hatred of the human race. · chovekonenavistnichestvo
човекоподо́бна майму́на
A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. · chovekopodobna maymuna
човече
A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon. · choveche
чове́чен
Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate. · chovechen
чове́чество
(uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group. · chovechestvo
чове́чност
(uncountable) The human condition or nature. · chovechnost
човешки
Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals). · choveshki
чове́шки права́
(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law. · choveshki prava
чо́вка
A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. · chovka
чопля
(intransitive) To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick. · choplya
чорап
A gauzy fabric impregnated with metal nitrates, used in some kinds of gas and oil lamps and lanterns, which forms a rigid but fragile mesh of metal oxides when heated during initial use and then produces white light from the heat of the flame below it. (So called because it is hung above the lamp's flame like a mantel.) [from 19th c.] · chorap
чорапогащи
A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet. · chorapogashti
чори́зо
A spicy Spanish sausage flavoured with paprika, often crumbled for use in filling tacos, quesadillas, etc. · chorizo
чорлав
Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool. · chorlav
чревен
Of, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines. · chreven
чревоуго́дие
The vice of eating to excess. · chrevougodie
чревоугодник
(colloquial) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet. · chrevougodnik
чревоугоднически
Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating. · chrevougodnicheski
чрез
From one side of (an opening) to the other. · chrez
чу́брица
Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings. · chubritsa
чуваем
Able to be heard. · chuvaem
чува́л
(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money. · chuval
чу́вам
(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound. · chuvam
чу́ващ
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. · chuvasht
чу́вства
A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥. · chuvstva
чувствам
(intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state. · chuvstvam
чувствам липсата на
(transitive) To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for. · chuvstvam lipsata na
чувствен
Of or relating to the emotions. · chuvstven
чувственост
The state of being carnal. · chuvstvenost
чувствителен
Having life; living; not dead. · chuvstvitelen
чувствителност
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action. · chuvstvitelnost
чу́вство
A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. · chuvstvo
чуда́к
One who does not behave like others. · chudak
чудат
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way. · chudat
чудатост
(slang, archaic) Any awkward predicament. · chudatost
чу́ден
Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier). · chuden
чудесен
(colloquial) Great; excellent. · chudesen
чуде́сно
Used to signify approval. · chudesno
чу́до
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin. · chudo
чудо́вище
A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind. · chudovishte
чудовищност
(uncountable) Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty. [from 15th c.] · chudovishtnost
чудотворен
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events. · chudotvoren
чудотворец
A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician. · chudotvorets
чудя се
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. · chudya se
чужбина
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470] · chuzhbina
чужд
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign. · chuzhd

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