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All Bulgarian words, A–Z

замба
(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface. · zamba
За́мбия
A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zambia. Formerly called Northern Rhodesia. · Zambiya
заменим
Capable of being replaced.#: The machine uses a replaceable filter. · zamenim
заменям
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen · zamenyam
замервам
Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at. · zamervam
замерям с торти
(transitive) To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing). · zameryam s torti
замесвам
(transitive, usually with in) To show to be connected or involved in an unfavorable or criminal way. · zamesvam
замесен
Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.) · zamesen
заме́сеност
The act of involving, or the state of being involved. · zamesenost
замествам
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute. · zamestvam
заместване
The act of replacing something. · zamestvane
заместващ
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy. · zamestvasht
заместител
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution. · zamestitel
заме́стник
A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. · zamestnik
замеся
(transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. · zamesya
зами́на
(transitive) To give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit. · zamina
заминавам
(transitive) To go away from; to leave. · zaminavam
замина́ване
(dated) Farewell, departure. · zaminavane
заминаващ
(not comparable) Going out, on its way out. · zaminavasht
замислен
Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative. · zamislen
замислям
(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine. · zamislyam
замислям се
(intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder. · zamislyam se
заможен
Well off; affluent. · zamozhen
замотавам
To cause (someone or something) to become, or appear to become, longer and thinner; to stretch. · zamotavam
замотая
To cause (someone or something) to become, or appear to become, longer and thinner; to stretch. · zamotaya
замразен
Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form. · zamrazen
замразен плодов сок
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) Frozen fruit juice, flavored sugar water, or the like, on a stick, of a size to be one serving. · zamrazen plodov sok
замразявам
(business, finance) A block on pay rises or on the hiring of new employees etc. · zamrazyavam
замрежвам
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric. · zamrezhvam
замръзвам
(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. · zamrazvam
замръзване
(countable, and, uncountable) The change in state of a substance from liquid to solid by cooling to a critically low temperature. · zamrazvane
замръзнал
Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form. · zamraznal
замъглен
(of eyes or vision) Dim; unclear from water or rheum. · zamaglen
замъглявам
(transitive) To make (usually the eyes or eyesight) blurred or dim. · zamaglyavam
замъгля́ване
(uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface. · zamaglyavane
за́мък
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles. · zamak
замърсен
Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. · zamarsen
замърсител
A person who contaminates. · zamarsitel
замърся
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles). · zamarsya
замърсявам
To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute. · zamarsyavam
замърсяване
The act or process of contaminating. · zamarsyavane
замя́на
(countable) A replacement. · zamyana
занапред
Into the future. · zanapred
занасям
(transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way. · zanasyam
занасям се
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning. · zanasyam se
занасяне
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle. · zanasyane
занаят
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation [since the 9th century]. · zanayat
занаятие
Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling. · zanayatie
занаятчи́йка
A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. · zanayatchiyka
занаятчийски
Of or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans. · zanayatchiyski
занаятчи́я
A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. · zanayatchiya
занда́н
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government. · zandan
занемарен
Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.] · zanemaren
занемарявам
(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something. · zanemaryavam
занемял
Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless. · zanemyal
занеса
(transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way. · zanesa
занимавам
(transitive, usually reflexive) To make somebody busy or active; to occupy. · zanimavam
занимавам се
(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.] · zanimavam se
занимавам се с
(transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in. · zanimavam se s
занимаващ се с наука
Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. · zanimavasht se s nauka
занима́ние
The state of being employed. · zanimanie
занима́телен
Very amusing; that entertains. · zanimatelen
зановец
Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil. · zanovets
заня́тие
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. · zanyatie
заобикалям
To ignore the usual channels or procedures. · zaobikalyam
заобикаляне
A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture. · zaobikalyane
заобикалящ
Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping. · zaobikalyasht
заобиколен
Indirect. · zaobikolen
заобиколя́
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass · zaobikolya
заоблачавам се
(transitive) To cause to become obscure or muddled. · zaoblachavam se
зао́блачен
Covered with or characterised by clouds. · zaoblachen
заострен
Tapering to a point; pointed. · zaostren
заострям
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming). · zaostryam
заострям се
(intransitive) To become thinner or narrower at one end. · zaostryam se
За́пад
The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand. · Zapad
западам
(intransitive) To become weaker or worse. · zapadam
западане
Downward movement, fall. · zapadane
западен
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western. [from 16th c.] · zapaden
западен вятър
A westerly wind or storm, one blowing or coming from the west. · zapaden vyatar
западнал
Shabby, run-down, possibly connected with bad, dishonest or illegal activities, somewhat disreputable. · zapadnal
запазвам
(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use. · zapazvam
запазвам се
(intransitive) To remain loyal; to remain firm. · zapazvam se
запазване
Charge or care. · zapazvane
запазващ
(physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity. · zapazvasht
запазен
Watched over; supervised. · zapazen
запалвам
To burn; to catch fire. · zapalvam
запалвам се
(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something) · zapalvam se
запа́лване
(pathology) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain. · zapalvane
запален
On fire (often metaphorically). · zapalen
запалим
Capable of burning. · zapalim
запали́телен
Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire. · zapalitelen
запалка
A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. · zapalka
запаля́нко
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport. · zapalyanko
запаметя́вам
To fully learn so as to have entirely available to the memory; to learn by heart, commit to memory. · zapametyavam
запарвам
(transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water. · zaparvam
запарване
The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities. · zaparvane
запас
Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. · zapas
запасвам
(transitive, archaic) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird. · zapasvam
запасен
Retired from duty or service. · zapasen
запа́си
A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited. · zapasi
запасявам се
To accumulate or build up a supply of (something). · zapasyavam se
запася́ване
The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. · zapasyavane
запета́я
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. · zapetaya
запечатан
Closed by a seal. · zapechatan
запечатвам
(intransitive, obsolete) To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. · zapechatvam
запирам
(transitive) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch. · zapiram
за́пис
A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium. · zapis
записвам
(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book. · zapisvam
записвам резултата
(intransitive) To record the tally of points for a game, a match, or an examination. · zapisvam rezultata
записвам точка
To earn points in a game. · zapisvam tochka
записвач
A device that automatically records a quantity. · zapisvach
записващ прибор
An apparatus for recording; a device which records. · zapisvasht pribor
запи́ска
A short note serving as a reminder. · zapiska
запи́там
(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner · zapitam
запи́твам
(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner · zapitvam
запитване
The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. · zapitvane
запиша
(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. · zapisha
заплата
(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. · zaplata
запла́ха
An instance or cause of likely harm. · zaplaha
заплашвам
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully. · zaplashvam
заплашвам да падна
(intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so. · zaplashvam da padna
запла́шване
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated. · zaplashvane
заплашителен
Threatening in appearance or demeanor. · zaplashitelen
заплащам
(ambitransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required. · zaplashtam
запленен
Fascinated; captivated. · zaplenen
заплеснатост
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams. · zaplesnatost
заплетен
(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate. · zapleten
заплетеност
The state or quality of being intricate or entangled. · zapletenost
заплитам
(figuratively) To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation. · zaplitam
заплитам се
(intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined. · zaplitam se
заповед
A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.] · zapoved
заповеднически
Having a commanding style. · zapovednicheski
заповя́дам
(transitive) To issue a command to; to charge. · zapovyadam
заповядвам
(transitive) To issue a command; to tell. · zapovyadvam
заподозря́н
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime. · zapodozryan
запознавам
(transitive, followed by with) To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar. · zapoznavam
запознавам се
To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer. · zapoznavam se
запой
(countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session. · zapoy
запомням
(transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer. · zapomnyam
запомняне
The act or power of remembering things. · zapomnyane
запопвам
(transitive) To make (somebody) a cleric. · zapopvam
запор
(legal) A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt. · zapor
запорирам
(legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain. · zaporiram
запориран
(of a property) Offered for sale after foreclosure. · zaporiran
запо́чвам
(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. · zapochvam
започвам се
(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin. · zapochvam se
започване
A beginning, or first stage. · zapochvane
започна
(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin. · zapochna
започна се
(intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin. · zapochna se
запратя
(transitive) To propel high into the air. · zapratya

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