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демокра́тка
A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France). · demokratka
демокрация
(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy). · demokratsiya
де́мон
An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.] · demon
демонизирам
(transitive) To turn into a demon. · demoniziram
демоничен
Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac. · demonichen
демонстра́ция
A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration. · demonstratsiya
демонстрирам
(transitive) To show how to use (something). · demonstriram
демонтирам
To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly. · demontiram
ден
(informal, or, meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise. · den
ден на ра́ждане
The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth. · den na razhdane
денди
(informal, dated) A person who is stylish, fancy, or elegant. · dendi
дени́м
A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern. · denim
Денис
A en given name. · Denis
денк
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. · denk
деноминирам
To express in a denomination (i.e., a monetary unit). · denominiram
денонощен
A convenience store in parts of Europe, open 24 hours a day. · denonoshten
денонощие
(informal, or, meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise. · denonoshtie
денонсирам
(transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice. · denonsiram
дентален лекар
A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. · dentalen lekar
дентист
A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. · dentist
департаме́нт
A part, portion, or subdivision. · departament
депеша
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc. · depesha
депо
(finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s] · depo
депозирам
To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render. · depoziram
депо́зит
(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest. · depozit
депонирам
(literally, transitive) To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. · deponiram
депорти́рам
(transitive) To evict, especially from a country. · deportiram
депорти́ране
The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation. · deportirane
депреси́ран
(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad. · depresiran
депре́сия
(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature. · depresiya
депута́т
(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. · deputat
депута́тка
(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. · deputatka
дерайлирам
(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks. · derayliram
дерач
A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan. · derach
де́рвиш
(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals. · dervish
дере
A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. · dere
дерива
(of a function of a single variable f(x)) The derived function of f(x): the function giving the instantaneous rate of change of f; equivalently, the function giving the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f. Written f'(x) or \frac{df}{dx} in Leibniz's notation, \dot{f}(x) in Newton's notation (the latter used particularly when the independent variable is time). · deriva
дериват
(chemistry) A chemical derived from another. · derivat
дериватен
(finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value. · derivaten
деривация
A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source. · derivatsiya
десе́н
A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture. · desen
десе́рт
A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal. · desert
де́сет
The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X. · deset
десета
A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.] · deseta
десета́чка
(countable) A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units. · desetachka
десе́ти
Being one of ten equal parts of a whole. · deseti
десетилетие
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · desetiletie
десети́чен
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal. · desetichen
десети́чна систе́ма
(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system. · desetichna sistema
десетки
(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many. · desetki
десетобой
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days. · desetoboy
десеторно
By ten times as much. · desetorno
десетоъгъ́лник
(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles. · desetoagalnik
десница
The right hand or fist. · desnitsa
десничар
One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right. · desnichar
десничарски
(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative. · desnicharski
де́спот
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. · despot
деспоти́зъм
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. · despotizam
дестилат
The liquid that has been condensed from vapour during distillation; normally a purified form or a fraction of an original liquid. · destilat
дестилатор
A device for distilling liquids. · destilator
дестилация
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation. · destilatsiya
дестиле́рия
A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits. · destileriya
дестилирам
(also, figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation. · destiliram
дестилирам се
To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation. · destiliram se
десятка
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · desyatka
дета́йл
(countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice. · detayl
детайлен
(figurative) Highly detailed. · detaylen
дета́йлност
(uncountable) A profusion of details. · detaylnost
дете́
(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter. · dete
детегледачка
A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians. · detegledachka
детектив
(figurative, informal) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues. · detektiv
дете́ктор
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning. · detektor
детели́на
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers. · detelina
детерминанта
(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det. · determinanta
детерминистичен
(philosophy) Of, or relating to determinism. · deterministichen
детерминистки
(philosophy) Of, or relating to determinism. · deterministki
детероден
Of or relating to biological reproduction. · deteroden
детински
Immature in thought or behaviour. · detinski
детона́тор
A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. · detonator
детронирам
(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them). · detroniram
де́тска гради́на
(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852] · detska gradina
де́тска коли́чка
Abbreviation of toy wagon; A child's riding toy, with the same structure as a wagon (sense 1), pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front. · detska kolichka
де́тска площа́дка
(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780] · detska ploshtadka
де́тска ста́я
(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children. · detska staya
де́тска я́сла
(countable) A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on. · detska yasla
детски
Suitable for or expected of a child. · detski
детски паралич
(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity. · detski paralich
де́тско крева́тче
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides. · detsko krevatche
де́тство
(mostly, uncountable) The state of being a child. · detstvo
деуте́рий
(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H. · deuteriy
дефе́кт
A fault or malfunction. · defekt
дефектен
Having a flaw or imperfection. · defekten
дефетизъм
Acceptance of defeat without struggle. · defetizam
дефиле
A narrow passage or way (originally (military) , one which soldiers could only march through in a single file or line), especially a narrow gorge or pass between mountains. · defile
дефилирам
(intransitive, archaic) To march in a single file or line; to file. · defiliram
дефинирам
To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol. · definiram
дефини́ран
Having a definition or value. · definiran
дефини́ция
A product of defining. · definitsiya
дефи́с
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. · defis
дефицит
(countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health. · defitsit
дефицитен
Deficient in. · defitsiten
дефлация
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages. · deflatsiya
дефо́лт
(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation. · defolt
деформация
The act of deforming, or state of being deformed. · deformatsiya
деформирам
(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape. · deformiram
деформирам се
(intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen. · deformiram se
деформиран
Not formed correctly; misshapen; deformed. · deformiran
дешифрирам
(transitive) To convert a code or cipher to plain text. · deshifriram
деяние
The process of doing something. · deyanie
де́ятел
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · deyatel
де́ятелен
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force · deyatelen
де́ятелка
A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · deyatelka
дея́телност
(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness. · deyatelnost
Джа́ва
(computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language. · Dzhava
джавкам
(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark. · dzhavkam
джавкане
(countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar. · dzhavkane
джа́джа
Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated. · dzhadzha
джаз
(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation. · dzhaz
Джак
A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan. · Dzhak
Джака́рта
A province and capital city of Indonesia. · Dzhakarta
Джаксън
The capital city of Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County. · Dzhaksan
джакузи
A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body. · dzhakuzi
джами́я
(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid. · dzhamiya
джанта
(automotive) A wheelrim. · dzhanta
джапа́нка
A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono. · dzhapanka
джа́панки
(usually, in the plural, Australia) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour. · dzhapanki
джебчия
(archaic, UK, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc. · dzhebchiya
джеда́й
(Star Wars) One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force. · dzheday
джел
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. · dzhel
джела́т
An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal. · dzhelat
джела́то
An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. · dzhelato
джем
(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts · dzhem
дженде́м
(countable, hyperbole, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life. · dzhendem
дже́ндър
Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) [from 20th c.] · dzhendar
Дже́рард
A en given name. · Dzherard
джербоа
Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs. · dzherboa
Джеронимо
A prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe (1829–1909). · Dzheronimo
джибри
The refuse matter that remains after fruit, particularly grapes, has been pressed. · dzhibri
Джими
A en given name, also used as a formal given name. · Dzhimi
джин
A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails. · dzhin
джи́нси
denim trousers · dzhinsi
джип
(metonymically, often) A vehicle with this arrangement. · dzhip
джиросвам
(transitive) To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it. · dzhirosvam
джиха́д
(Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims. · dzhihad
Джо
(rare) : a diminutive of various female given names. · Dzho
Джоа́на
A en given name. · Dzhoana
джобен
Of a size suitable for putting into a pocket. · dzhoben
джобни
(figuratively) One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford. · dzhobni
джо́бно фене́рче
(Canada, US, Philippines) A battery-powered hand-held light source. · dzhobno fenerche
джо́гинг
An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise. · dzhoging

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