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камшичен удар
(countable) The lash of a whip. · kamshichen udar
камшичест
(biology) Having flagella. · kamshichest
камък
(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ. · kamak
камъче
A small cylinder of some other material of the same function in a cigarette lighter, etc. · kamache
камъш
The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. · kamash
кан
(historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. · kan
кана
A mug. · kana
кана́вка
A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. · kanavka
Кана́да
A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto. · Kanada
Канадзава
The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. · Kanadzava
кана́дски
Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people. · kanadski
кана́л
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. · kanal
канализа́ция
A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a sewer system. · kanalizatsiya
канализи́рам
(transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course. · kanaliziram
канални води
A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed. · kanalni vodi
канап
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string. · kanap
канапе
A couch that can be used as a sofa by day and a bed by night. · kanape
канара
A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land. · kanara
канарче
(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands. · kanarche
Ка́нбера
The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory. · Kanbera
Кандакия
(a Nubian queen). · Kandakiya
кандела́бър
A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle. · kandelabar
канджи
Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language. · kandzhi
кандидат
(figurative) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege. [from 1760s] · kandidat
кандидатирам се
To stand as a candidate for an office, typically for a religious one. [from 1840s] · kandidatiram se
кандидатка
(figurative) A person who is thought likely or worthy to gain a position or privilege. [from 1760s] · kandidatka
кандидатствам
(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position). · kandidatstvam
кандидатстващ
Aspiring, or seeking advancement. · kandidatstvasht
кандидатура
The state of being a candidate; candidateship. · kandidatura
кандилка
Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal. · kandilka
Кандис
A en given name. · Kandis
канела
The aromatic inner bark of Canella winterana, used as a spice with properties similar to cinnamon. · kanela
канелен
Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste. · kanelen
кане́лено дърво́
Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia). · kaneleno darvo
канелка
(obsolete, slang) A sharper or pickpocket. · kanelka
каниба́л
An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh. · kanibal
канон
(countable, music) A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time. · kanon
канонерка
(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels. · kanonerka
канонерска лодка
(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels. · kanonerska lodka
канонизирам
(transitive) Synonym of canonize: to honor, formally name, or revere as a saint. · kanoniziram
канонир
(military unit) An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery. · kanonir
кант
Any edge of fabric finished so as to prevent raveling. · kant
канталуп
Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types: · kantalup
канто́ра
An administrative unit of government; office. · kantora
кану
(watercraft) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends. · kanu
канцела́рия
An administrative unit of government; office. · kantselariya
канцеларски
Of or relating to clerks or their work. · kantselarski
канцеларски материали
Writing materials, envelopes, office materials. · kantselarski materiali
канцлерски съд
(historical) In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873 it became the chancery division of the High Court of Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity · kantslerski sad
канче
A small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container. · kanche
каньо́н
A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. · kanyon
каня
(transitive) To invite; to summon. · kanya
каолин
A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc. · kaolin
капа́к
(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US. · kapak
капак на джоб
(graph theory) A connected component of the induced subgraph formed by deleting a set of vertices. · kapak na dzhob
капак на пода
A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling. · kapak na poda
капан
A snare or trap for game. · kapan
капан за мишки
(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents. · kapan za mishki
капаро
The part of a contractually due sum that is paid or received in advance for a good, service or social security payment. · kaparo
капацитет
(physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F). · kapatsitet
капачка на коляното
(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee. · kapachka na kolyanoto
капвам
To drip or be wet with some liquid. · kapvam
капела́н
A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc. · kapelan
капене
(countable) A weak, unsteady stream; a trickle. · kapene
каперсник
A plant of the genus Capparis. · kapersnik
капита́л
(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system. · kapital
капитали́зъм
(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state. · kapitalizam
капита́н
(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner. · kapitan
капита́н тре́ти ранг
A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain. · kapitan treti rang
капите́л
(countable, architectural element) The uppermost part of a column. · kapitel
Капитолий (САЩ)
The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet. · Kapitoliy (SASht)
капитула́ция
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand. · kapitulatsiya
капитули́рам
(intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.] · kapituliram
капище
A room in a temple for the adoration of idols. · kapishte
капи́я
A doorlike structure outside a house. · kapiya
капка
(by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison. · kapka
капна
To drip or be wet with some liquid. · kapna
капнал от умора
Dead tired. · kapnal ot umora
капра
The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach. · kapra
каприз
An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion. · kapriz
капризен
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim. · kaprizen
каптаж
(often, attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. · kaptazh
капучи́но
(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage. · kapuchino
капчица
A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.] · kapchitsa
капчук
The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house. · kapchuk
капя
To drip or be wet with some liquid. · kapya
Ка̀р
A comune of the Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy. · Kar
карабина
A U-shaped coupling having holes at each end, through which a bolt is run; used especially to fit attachments to a tractor or other vehicle as it allows a degree of rotation about the bolt. · karabina
карабина на теглич
(automotive) A lug nut. · karabina na teglich
Караваджо
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), an Italian painter known for the dramatism of his style and subjects. · Karavadzho
карагьоз
Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring. · karagyoz
Кара́кас
The capital city of Venezuela. · Karakas
карам
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. · karam
карам да заобиколи
(transitive) To direct or send on a detour. · karam da zaobikoli
карам лудо
(intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively). · karam ludo
карам на рало
(skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn. · karam na ralo
карам се
To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner. · karam se
карам ски
(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport). · karam ski
карамбо́л
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom. · karambol
караме́л
(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection. · karamel
карамел лакта
(uncountable) A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard. · karamel lakta
карамфил
(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. · karamfil
ка́раница
(uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate. · karanitsa
каранти́на
(medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine) · karantina
карантия
The internal organs of an animal, especially the heart and liver of a pig. · karantiya
карао́ке
(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music. · karaoke
караул
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base. · karaul
караулно помещение
A station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc. · karaulno pomeshtenie
Кара́чи
The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province. · Karachi
карбалка
A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down. · karbalka
карбура́тор
(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s] · karburator
карго
(uncountable) Shipment, cargo, freight. · kargo
кардамо́н
An herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum. · kardamon
кардинал
(nautical) Of or relating to the cardinal directions (north, south, east and west). · kardinal
ка́рдио
(exercise) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate. · kardio
ка́рдио-[[упражне́ние]]
(exercise) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate. · kardio-[[uprazhnenie]]
ка́рдиоупражнѐние
(exercise) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate.
кардирам
(textiles) To use a carding device to disentangle the fibres of wool prior to spinning. · kardiram
Кардиф
A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales. · Kardif
каре
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. · kare
каре́та
A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power. · kareta
кари́бу
Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer. · karibu
карие́р
A jouster's path during a joust. · karier
карие́ра
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time. · kariera
кариес
The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay. · karies
карикату́ра
(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. · karikatura
кари́ран
Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches. · kariran
Карл
A en given name, equivalent to English Charles. · Karl
ка́рма
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. · karma
кармин
A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment. · karmin
карнава́л
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment. · karnaval
Карна́така
A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore. · Karnataka
каро́
(card games) A card of the diamonds suit. · karo
карт
A small motor vehicle resembling a car; a go-cart. · kart
ка́рта
Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc. · karta
Картаге́н
(historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. [16th cent.] · Kartagen
картел
(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market. · kartel
картер
(automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine. · karter
картеч
A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition. · kartech
картина
an illustration or artwork using paint · kartina
картирам
(transitive) To draw a chart or map of. · kartiram
ка́ртичка
Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc. · kartichka
картогра́фия
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.] · kartografiya
карто́н
A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs. · karton
картотеки́рам
(transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office. · kartotekiram
карто́ф
A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber. · kartof
картофена гофрета
(countable, Britain) In full potato waffle: a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern. · kartofena gofreta
Ка́ртър
A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a carter. · Kartar
каруца
A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. · karutsa
каруцар
Someone who drives a wagon. · karutsar

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