Bulgarian–English dictionary

кървя́щ

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. · karvyasht

къркорене

(by extension) The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach. · karkorene

къ́рлеж

(figurative, derogatory) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech. · karlezh

къ́рлинг

(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice). · karling

кърма́

(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel. · karma

кърма́че

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. · karmache

кърмене

The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding. · karmene

кърмов флаг

(nautical, now, rare, historical) A jackcrosstree. [from 19th c.] · karmov flag

къ́рмя

(transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse. · karmya

къ́рпа

A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. · karpa

кърпа за врата

A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck. · karpa za vrata

къ́рпа за лице́

A small cloth used to wash one's face. · karpa za litse

къ́рпичка

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands. · karpichka

кърпя

(figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something). · karpya

кърпя обуща

(intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does). · karpya obushta

кърти́ца

Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae. · kartitsa

кърти́чина

A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground. · kartichina

къс

Of short duration; happening quickly. [from 15th c.] · kas

къс самородно злато

(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump. · kas samorodno zlato

къса опашка

A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer. · kasa opashka

къса подстрижка

A short haircut. · kasa podstrizhka

къса сопа

A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end. · kasa sopa

къса топка

(tennis) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible. · kasa topka

късам

To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground. · kasam

късам се

(intransitive) To become torn, especially accidentally. · kasam se

къ́сен

Near the end of a period of time. · kasen

късме́т

A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller. · kasmet

късметли́йка

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. · kasmetliyka

късметли́йски

Happening by good luck or favorable chance. · kasmetliyski

късметли́я

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. · kasmetliya

къ́сно

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time. · kasno

късо въже

(nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc. · kaso vazhe

късо разстояние

(by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time. · kaso razstoyanie

късогледство

The property of being nearsighted, myopia. · kasogledstvo

късче

A small amount of something. · kasche

кът

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room. · kat

кътен

Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding. · katen

кътник

(anatomy) A molar. · katnik

кътче

A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. · katche

къща

A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek. · kashta

къща за гости

A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors. · kashta za gosti

къщичка

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location. · kashtichka

къщичка за птици

A small house for birds. · kashtichka za ptitsi

къ́щница

(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. · kashtnitsa

къщурка

A seasonal home of any size or stature, a recreational home or a home in a remote location. · kashturka

Кьолн

The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River. · Kyoln

кюлче

A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots. · kyulche

кюмбе

Ellipsis of potbelly stove. · kyumbe

кюнец

Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace. · kyunets

Кюрд

A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan. · Kyurd

Кюрдиста́н

A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. · Kyurdistan

кю́рдски

Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family. · kyurdski

кюспе

The solid residue remaining after any oilseed has been pressed to remove the vegetable oil; it is used, with other ingredients, as animal food. · kyuspe

кюфте

A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked. · kyufte

лаби́лен

Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. · labilen

лабиринт

(by extension) Anything complicated and confusing in structure, arrangement, or character. · labirint

лабораторна чаша

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container. · laboratorna chasha

ла́ва

The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. · lava

лаванду́ла

Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family. · lavandula

лави́на

A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. · lavina

ла́вка

A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. · lavka

лавров венец

A crown of laurel. · lavrov venets

лавър

An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils. · lavar

лаг

(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. · lag

ла́гер

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction. · lager

лагерник

A person who camps, especially in a tent etc. · lagernik

лагерувам

(intransitive, obsolete) To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete. · lageruvam

Ла́гос

The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State. · Lagos

лагу́на

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. · laguna

лад

(music, in particular) One of several ancient Greek scales. · lad

Ла́да

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). · Lada

лазаня

An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce). · lazanya

лазаре́т

A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse. · lazaret

лазаркиня

Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb. · lazarkinya

ла́зер

A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam. · lazer

лазерен меч

(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.] · lazeren mech

лазу́р

(poetic) The unclouded sky; the blue vault above. · lazur

лазу́рен

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky. · lazuren

ла́зя

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground. · lazya

лаик

(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field. · laik

лай

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. · lay

лайм

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. · laym

лайнер

A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner. · layner

лак

A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc. · lak

лакей

(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household). · lakey

лакейски

Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant. · lakeyski

лакирам

To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish. · lakiram

лаком

Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something. · lakom

ла́комец

A solitary, fierce mammal of the Mustelidae family, Gulo gulo. · lakomets

лакоми́я

Inordinate desire for some supposed good. · lakomiya

лакомник

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer. · lakomnik

лакомост

Greediness; strong appetite. · lakomost

лакомство

A delicacy (choice or pleasing food). · lakomstvo

лаконичен

Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. · lakonichen

лакро́с

(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time. · lakros

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. · lakta

лактат

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid. · laktat

лактоза

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds. · laktoza

ла́кът

(anatomy) The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. · lakat

лакътна кост

(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. · lakatna kost

ла́ма

A master of Tibetan Buddhism. · lama

Ламборги́ни

A motor car manufactured by the Lamborghini company. · Lamborgini

ламела

(mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs. · lamela

ламинат

Material formed of thin sheets glued together. [from 1939] · laminat

ламинирам

(transitive) To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet. · laminiram

ла́мпа

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. · lampa

ла́мпено шише́

The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp. · lampeno shishe

ламперия

(British spelling) The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively. · lamperiya

лампио́н

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight. · lampion

ла́нец

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. · lanets

лани

(rare) Last year. · lani

лансирам

(transitive) To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies. · lansiram

ланта́н

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air. · lantan

Лао́с

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Capital: Vientiane. · Laos

лао́сец

(countable) A Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia. · laosets

лао́ски

Of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the Lao people or their Kra-Dai Lao language. · laoski

ла́па

(nautical) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak). · lapa

лапавица

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow. · lapavitsa

ла́пад

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. · lapad

лапам

To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself. · lapam

ла́птоп

(computing) A laptop computer. · laptop

ла́рва

(countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle. · larva

ларинга́л

(Indo-European, _, linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩. · laringal

ларингит

An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness. · laringit

ларинкс

(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production. · larinks

ласка

A gentle touch or tap. · laska

ла́скав

(now, _, rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave. · laskav

ласкавост

A pleasant disposition; kindness. · laskavost

ласка́тел

One who flatters. · laskatel

ласкателен

In the nature of a compliment. · laskatelen

ласкателство

Flattery; fulsome praise. · laskatelstvo

лаская

(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up. · laskaya

ласо

A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. · laso

ластар

(botany) A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner. · lastar

ластик

(British) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie · lastik

ластичен

Made of elastic. · lastichen

ла́та

(nautical) A long, narrow strip, originally of wood but now also of fibreglass, metal, etc., used for various purposes aboard a ship; especially one attached to a mast or spar for protection, one holding down the edge of a tarpaulin covering a hatch to prevent water from entering the hatch, one inserted in a pocket sewn on a sail to keep it flat, or one from which a hammock is suspended. · lata

латви́ец

(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent. · latviets

латви́йка

(countable) A person from Latvia or of Latvian descent. · latviyka

латви́йски

Of, from, or pertaining to Latvia, the Latvian people or the Latvian language. · latviyski

Ла́твия

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia. · Latviya

ла́те

(figurative, informal, attributive) Affluent leftism. · late

латекс

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber. · lateks

латентен

Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. · latenten

лате́рна

A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France. · laterna

лати́нски

(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin. · latinski

лауданум

Any of several tinctures of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug. · laudanum

лауреа́т

(dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate. · laureat

лауреа́тка

(dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate. · laureatka

ла́я

(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). · laya