Bulgarian–English dictionary

жа́лко същество́

A contemptible or devious being. · zhalko sashtestvo

жалкост, отхвърленост

(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.] · zhalkost, othvarlenost

жа́лост

(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. · zhalost

жалостив

Expressing or caused by remorse. · zhalostiv

жалузи

A blind consisting of overlapping horizontal, flat slats, usually made of metal, vinyl or wood, that can be tilted so as to let in more or less light. · zhaluzi

жалък

Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.] · zhalak

жалък страхливец

An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch. · zhalak strahlivets

жаля́

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead. · zhalya

жанда́рм

A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties. · zhandarm

жандарме́рия

A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population. · zhandarmeriya

жанр

A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks. · zhanr

жар

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. · zhar

жар-пти́ца

(Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor · zhar-ptitsa

жарава

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash. · zharava

жарго́н

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. · zhargon

жарсе

(uncountable) A type of fabric knit. · zharse

жартие́ра

A band worn around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. · zhartiera

жартие́ри

(British) An item of apparel used to hold up a sock or (now especially) a stocking, such as a garter, or each of the fastening-straps attached to a corset or suspender belt. · zhartieri

жарък

Glowing, burning, very hot. · zharak

жвакам

(often with "on") To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed. · zhvakam

жега

(American spelling) Heat. · zhega

жегвам

(transitive, figurative) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke. · zhegvam

жезъл

(military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office. · zhezal

желаещ

Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil. · zhelaesht

желан

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable. · zhelan

желание

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something. · zhelanie

желателен

(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable. · zhelatelen

желатин

A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc. · zhelatin

жела́я

To want; to wish for earnestly. · zhelaya

желе́

A meat or fish jelly. · zhele

желе́зен

Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.) · zhelezen

желе́зница

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods. · zheleznitsa

желирам

(intransitive) To become a gel. · zheliram

желъ́дък

An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion. · zheladak

желязо

(not comparable) Made of the metal iron. · zhelyazo

жена́

A person in a marriage or marital relationship. · zhena

жена-вамп

A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale. [from c. 1915] · zhena-vamp

же́нен

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband. · zhenen

женитба

A wedding ceremony. · zhenitba

жените

(idiom, dated, now, sometimes, offensive) Women collectively. · zhenite

жени́х

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · zhenih

женкар

A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct. · zhenkar

женомра́зец

One who professes misogyny; a hater of women. · zhenomrazets

женомра́зие

Hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. · zhenomrazie

же́нска

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. · zhenska

женска лисица

A female fox. · zhenska lisitsa

женска работа

Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only. · zhenska rabota

женски

Of, relating to, or characteristic of women. · zhenski

же́нски род

(grammar) The feminine gender. · zhenski rod

женско биле

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

женско общество

A religious society of women. · zhensko obshtestvo

женствен

(often, derogatory, of a man or boy) Exhibiting behaviour or mannerisms considered typical of a woman; unmasculine. · zhenstven

же́нственост

The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly. · zhenstvenost

женшен

Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties. · zhenshen

женя се

(transitive) To marry. · zhenya se

женя се повторно

To marry a second or subsequent time (the same spouse or a different one) after the end of a marriage. · zhenya se povtorno

жера́в

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight. · zherav

Жера́р

A en given name. · Zherar

же́рка

A large round stone used for grinding grain. · zherka

жертва

That which has been offered; a sacrifice. · zhertva

жертвам

(transitive) To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice. · zhertvam

же́ртване

The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; also, the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose. · zhertvane

жертвен

Relating to sacrifice · zhertven

же́ртвен козе́л

In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed. · zhertven kozel

жертвено животно

That which is immolated; a sacrifice. · zhertveno zhivotno

жертви

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion). · zhertvi

жертвоприношение

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. · zhertvoprinoshenie

жест

(obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture. · zhest

жестикулирам

(intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking. · zhestikuliram

жесток

Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous. · zhestok

жесто́кост

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice. · zhestokost

жестомими́чен ези́к

(uncountable) Sign language in general. · zhestomimichen ezik

жетон

(games, gambling) A token used in place of cash. · zheton

жи

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j. · zhi

жив

(figurative) Not dead and buried; alive. · zhiv

жив и здрав

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger. · zhiv i zdrav

жив плет

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. · zhiv plet

жива картина

A vivid graphic scene of a group of people or objects arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture. · zhiva kartina

жива́к

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.] · zhivak

живачен

(not comparable, chemistry) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury. [from 16th c.] · zhivachen

живе́ене

(uncountable) The state of being alive. · zhiveene

живей за мига

Enjoy the present, make the most of today, (common mistranslation) seize the day. · zhivey za miga

живец

The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail. · zhivets

живея

(intransitive, figurative) To live. · zhiveya

живея в

(transitive) To live or reside in. · zhiveya v

живите

(with "the") Those who are alive: living people. · zhivite

живо́вляк

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium. · zhivovlyak

живопис

the action of applying paint · zhivopis

живописен

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful. · zhivopisen

живост

Promptness; speed. · zhivost

живо́т

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. · zhivot

животво́рен

Invigorating or life-giving. · zhivotvoren

животински

Of or relating to animals. · zhivotinski

животински отпадъци

The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food. · zhivotinski otpadatsi

живо́тно

(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants). · zhivotno

животопи́с

A person's life story, especially one published. · zhivotopis

животописец

The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies. · zhivotopisets

жига

(traditional English Morris, _, dancing) A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team. · zhiga

жигльор

A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air. · zhiglyor

жиголо

A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage. [from 17th c.] · zhigolo

жигосвам

(transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership. · zhigosvam

Жигу́ла

A make of car, produced by the Soviet/Russian automotive manufacturer AvtoVAZ; the car's name for the internal Soviet/Russian market is Zhiguli (Жигули́). · Zhigula

жи́знен

Relating to or characteristic of life. · zhiznen

жизненова́жен

Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. · zhiznenovazhen

жизненост

(informal) Energy, high spirits. · zhiznenost

жизнерадост

The state of being cheerful; joy. · zhizneradost

жизнерадостен

(figurative) Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty. · zhizneradosten

жизнеспосо́бност

The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed. · zhiznesposobnost

Жил

A en given name. · Zhil

жила

A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral. · zhila

жилав

(of a person or animal) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful. · zhilav

жиле́тка

(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat. · zhiletka

жилещ

(informal) Stinging; able or inclined to sting. · zhilesht

жилище

(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.] · zhilishte

жилищен

Of or pertaining to a place of personal residence or to a location for such places. · zhilishten

жи́лка

(botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood. · zhilka

жи́ло

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. · zhilo

жиля

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth. · zhilya

жира́ф

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones. · zhiraf

жира́фа

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones. · zhirafa

жи́тел

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.] · zhitel

жи́телка

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian. [from 15th c.] · zhitelka

житен

Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat. · zhiten

житна култура

(countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. · zhitna kultura

жи́тница

(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed. · zhitnitsa

жито

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. · zhito

жи́ца

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable. · zhitsa

жи́чка

A fine thread or wire. · zhichka

жлеб

An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges. · zhleb

жлеза́

(zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). · zhleza

жлезист

(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands. · zhlezist

жлъч

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. · zhlach

жлъчка

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. · zhlachka

жо́кер

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games. · zhoker

жонглирам

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well. · zhongliram

жонгли́ране

The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. · zhonglirane

жонгльорство

(juggling) The act of throwing and catching each prop at least twice, as opposed to a flash. · zhonglyorstvo

жоржет

A thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish. · zhorzhet

жребец

(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially one used for riding. · zhrebets

жребий

Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will. · zhrebiy

жребче́

A young male horse. · zhrebche

жречески

Of or pertaining to priests or other religious authorities, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt. · zhrecheski

жри́ца

A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions. · zhritsa

жужа

to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect. · zhuzha

жужене

the act or sound of humming or buzzing; hum, buzz · zhuzhene

Жуков

A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov). · Zhukov

Жул

A en given name. · Zhul

жулиен

(cooking) A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips. · zhulien

жуля

(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent. · zhulya

жупел

(biblical) The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation. · zhupel