Bulgarian–English dictionary

кабел

A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. · kabel

кабелна обувка

(electrical engineering) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw. · kabelna obuvka

ка́белт

(nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile. · kabelt

кабина

A similar compartment in other vehicles. · kabina

кабинет

(Indian English) A private office; particularly of a doctor, businessman, lawyer, or other professional. · kabinet

кабинка

A small rectangular shelter. · kabinka

кабота́жен кораб

A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country. · kabotazhen korab

каботирам

(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast. · kabotiram

кабрио

An automobile with a retractable top. · kabrio

кабриолет

A small horse-drawn cart. · kabriolet

Кабу́л

The capital and largest city of Afghanistan. · Kabul

кабър

A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction. · kabar

кавалер

(historical) A gallant: a sprightly young dashing military man. · kavaler

кавалери́ст

A soldier on horseback, especially a cavalryman. · kavalerist

кавале́рия

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses. · kavaleriya

кавалерски

(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant. · kavalerski

кавале́рство

Courteous behaviour, especially that of men towards women. · kavalerstvo

кавалкада

(collective) A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc. · kavalkada

кавга́

(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal). · kavga

кави́чка

Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural. · kavichka

Кавка́з

(geopolitics) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains. · Kavkaz

кавка́зки

Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people. · kavkazki

каде́т

A student at a military school who is training to be an officer. · kadet

Ка́дилак

A brand of luxury automobile (founded as an independent but since 1909 a marque of General Motors). · Kadilak

кадифе́

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. · kadife

кадифен

Made of velvet. · kadifen

кадрил

(dance) A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance. · kadril

кадър

A piece of photographic film containing an image. · kadar

кадъ́рен

Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · kadaren

кадърност

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · kadarnost

кадя

To perfume with incense. · kadya

каещ се

Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt. · kaesht se

ка́жа

(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. · kazha

каза

As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. · kaza

Казабла́нка

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco. · Kazablanka

каза́к

A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. · kazak

Каза́н

The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. · Kazan

каза́нче

In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank. · kazanche

каза́рма

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. · kazarma

Казахста́н

A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan. · Kazahstan

каза́чка

A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. · kazachka

ка́звам

(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. · kazvam

казино́

A public building or room for gambling. · kazino

казионен

Instituted by authority. · kazionen

казу

(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it. · kazu

Ка́ин

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel. · Kain

каиш

A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop. · kaish

каи́шка

The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist. · kaishka

ка́йзер

An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II. · kayzer

кайма́

(uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat. · kayma

кайма́к

The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder. · kaymak

кайма́н

(narrowly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae. · kayman

кайра

Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving. · kayra

кайсиен

Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot. · kaysien

ка́йсия

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca. · kaysiya

как се казваше

(informal) A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name). · kak se kazvashe

какавида

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place. · kakavida

какаду

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s] · kakadu

кака́о

The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean. · kakao

какаово дърво

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. · kakaovo darvo

каква́

(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way. · kakva

какво́

(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way. · kakvo

какво!

An expression of surprise or disbelief. · kakvo!

каквото и да е

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other. · kakvoto i da e

какофония

A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance. · kakofoniya

както и да е

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration. · kakto i da e

както обикновено

In the usual manner; unexceptionally. · kakto obiknoveno

както се говори

According to reports or rumors. [from 19th c.] · kakto se govori

както трябва

In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably · kakto tryabva

кактус

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate. · kaktus

какъв

(informal, stressed) A remarkable. · kakav

какъ́в да е

(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of. · kakav da e

какъ́вто и да е

(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of. · kakavto i da e

кал

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. · kal

кала

A flower or plant in the genus Arum · kala

калабалък

A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.] · kalabalak

Кала́брия

A peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy. · Kalabriya

калае́н

Made of tin. · kalaen

кала́й

(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. · kalay

калайджия

An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal. · kalaydzhiya

калайдисан

Coated, or plated with tin. · kalaydisan

калайдисвам

(transitive) To coat (something, especially steel sheet) with tin, either by dipping or electroplating. · kalaydisvam

каламбур

(rhetoric) A pun or play on words. · kalambur

калафатя

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials. · kalafatya

Кале́

A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France. · Kale

калеко

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. · kaleko

калем

(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. · kalem

кален

Callous and toughened by experience. · kalen

Кали

(Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu. · Kali

калибрирам

(technology) To check or adjust by comparison with a standard. · kalibriram

калибриране

(technology) The act of calibrating something. · kalibrirane

калибро́вка

(technology) The act of calibrating something. · kalibrovka

калибър

The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter. · kalibar

ка́лий

A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium. · kaliy

кали́нка

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra. · kalinka

кали́нка-мали́нка

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra. · kalinka-malinka

Калиопа

(Greek god) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo. · Kaliopa

Калифо́рния

The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles. · Kaliforniya

калкан

(architecture) A blank wall unbroken by windows or other openings. · kalkan

калкула́тор

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically. · kalkulator

калкулация

(specifically, _, in, business, and, construction) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job is likely to cost. · kalkulatsiya

Калку́та

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India. · Kalkuta

калник

(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels. · kalnik

калоферче

(botany) Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita). · kaloferche

калпав

Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs). · kalpav

калпазан

(colloquial) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person; often with a connotation of ignorance via inexperience. [from 1670s] · kalpazan

калпазанин

A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster. · kalpazanin

калуна

Any of various varieties of heather or broom. · kaluna

калфа

A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman. · kalfa

ка́лций

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks. · kaltsiy

калцит

(mineral) A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble. · kaltsit

калъп

A block of any various dense materials. · kalap

калъф

A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine. · kalaf

калъфка

(printing, publishing) The detachable paper cover of a book; used to protect the binding, and to provide a blurb. · kalafka

калям

(transitive) To make muddy or dirty; to apply mud to (something). · kalyam

кама́

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade. · kama

камбала

A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus). · kambala

камба́на

(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. · kambana

камбанария

A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy. · kambanariya

камбанен звън

(musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. · kambanen zvan

камбанка

Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia) · kambanka

камбанки

(musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. · kambanki

Камбо́джа

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea. · Kambodzha

камбоджа́нец

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent · kambodzhanets

камбоджа́нка

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent · kambodzhanka

камбоджа́нски

of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language · kambodzhanski

камбуз

(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. · kambuz

каме́лия

Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant. · kameliya

каменен

Constructed of stone. · kamenen

каменен костур

Any of several fish species, principally groupers and similar-appearing fish · kamenen kostur

каменист

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks. · kamenist

каменна зидария

Constructions made of stone. · kamenna zidariya

каменна сол

(mineral) Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt. · kamenna sol

ка́менни въ́глища

(uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. · kamenni vaglishta

каменовъглена мина

(British) An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings. · kamenovaglena mina

каменоделец

One who hews. · kamenodelets

каменоло́мна

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate. · kamenolomna

ка́мера

(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation. · kamera

камериер

(professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience. · kamerier

камерие́рка

A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom. · kamerierka

Камеру́н

A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia. · Kamerun

Ка́мерън

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. · Kameran

ками́ла

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus. · kamila

ками́на

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney. · kamina

камио́н

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage. · kamion

кампа́ния

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal. · kampaniya

ка́мпус

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures. · kampus

камуфлаж

(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy. · kamuflazh

ка́мфора

(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor. · kamfora

камшик

The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. · kamshik