Bulgarian–English dictionary

любовна игра

(sex) The acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal. · lyubovna igra

любо́вна исто́рия

An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair. · lyubovna istoriya

любо́вник

(somewhat, dated) An illicit lover, either male or female. · lyubovnik

любо́вница

The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations. · lyubovnitsa

любозна́телен

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. · lyuboznatelen

любозна́телност

(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.] · lyuboznatelnost

любопи́тен

Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. · lyubopiten

любопитко

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome. · lyubopitko

любопи́тство

(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.] · lyubopitstvo

любува́м се

(transitive) To regard with wonder and delight. · lyubuvam se

любя

(transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously. · lyubya

любящ

(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. · lyubyasht

лю́де

(fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race. · lyude

люк

An opening in a wall at window height for the purpose of serving food or other items. A pass through. · lyuk

люлеене

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon. · lyuleene

люлеещ стол

A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth. · lyuleesht stol

люлея

(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth. · lyuleya

люлея се

(intransitive) To use a seesaw. · lyuleya se

лю́лка

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots. · lyulka

лю́ляк

A flower of the lilac shrub. · lyulyak

лю́ляков

A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. · lyulyakov

люпилня

A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry. · lyupilnya

люпило

(uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time. · lyupilo

люспа

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything · lyuspa

люспеник

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia. · lyuspenik

люспест

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. · lyuspest

лю́спи

Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile. · lyuspi

лют

Causing a stinging sensation. · lyut

лют червен пипер

(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. · lyut cherven piper

люте́ций

A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air. · lyutetsiy

лютивост

(uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth. · lyutivost

лютиер

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars. · lyutier

лютиче

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot. · lyutiche

лю́тня

A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. · lyutnya

Люце́рн

The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland. · Lyutsern

люцерна

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. · lyutserna

люшкане

(countable) An unsteady back and forth motion. · lyushkane

лющя

To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation. · lyushtya

лющя се

(colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through. · lyushtya se

ляв

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow. · lyav

лягам си

(intransitive) To go to bed; to put oneself to sleep. · lyagam si

ля́стовица

A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects. · lyastovitsa

лят

Made from a melted substance. · lyat

лятно слънцестоене

The period around the summer solstice; around June 21st in the northern hemisphere. · lyatno slantsestoene

лято

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere. · lyato

мавзоле́й

A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs. · mavzoley

Маври́ций

The main island of the country of Mauritius. · Mavritsiy

маг

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic. · mag

магази́н

A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm. · magazin

магазинер

One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager. · magaziner

магази́я

A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer. · magaziya

мага́ре

A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse. · magare

магарешка кашлица

A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough. · magareshka kashlitsa

магарешки

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys. · magareshki

магарешки бодил

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland. · magareshki bodil

магарешки рев

The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel. · magareshki rev

магдано́з

(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. · magdanoz

Магела́н

A surname. · Magelan

магистра́ла

A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare. · magistrala

магистратура

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree. · magistratura

маги́стър

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree. · magistar

магичен

Magical or fairylike. · magichen

магически

Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. [from 14th c.] · magicheski

магически знак

A letter or mark used as a mystical or magic symbol. · magicheski znak

магия

Conjuring, legerdemain or magic. · magiya

ма́гма

(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. · magma

магнат

Powerful industrialist; captain of industry. · magnat

магне́зий

The chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal. · magneziy

магнетизирам

(transitive, archaic) To magnetize. · magnetiziram

магнети́зъм

(physics) The property of being magnetic. · magnetizam

магнети́чен

Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive · magnetichen

магнети́чност

Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections. · magnetichnost

магнитно съпротивление

(physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit. · magnitno saprotivlenie

магниту́д

(seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale). · magnitud

магьосник

A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie. · magyosnik

магьо́сница

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism. · magyosnitsa

магьо́сничество

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.] · magyosnichestvo

Мадагаска́р

An island and country off the east coast of Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar. Capital: Antananarivo. · Madagaskar

мада́м

A polite form of address for a woman or lady. · madam

мадама

(countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one. · madama

ма́джар

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity. · madzhar

маджа́рин

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity. · madzharin

маджа́рка

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity. · madzharka

маджа́рски

Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity. · madzharski

маджун

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass. · madzhun

маджуносвам

(transitive) To fix or fill using putty. · madzhunosvam

Мадо́на

(Christianity, sometimes with definite article) Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts. · Madona

Мадри́д

A province of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Capital: Madrid. · Madrid

мажа

(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes. · mazha

мажоретка

(chiefly, US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for. · mazhoretka

мазач

An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated. · mazach

мазга́л

(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired. · mazgal

мазе́

An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter. · maze

мазен

Like fat; greasy. · mazen

мазилка

A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc. · mazilka

мази́ло

(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment) · mazilo

мазка

A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance. · mazka

мазник

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer. · maznik

мазнина́

(countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids. · maznina

мазол

A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands. · mazol

мазолест

(literal) Having calluses, or relating to calluses. · mazolest

май

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June. · may

ма́йка

Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals. · mayka

Ма́йкрософт

(trademark) Microsoft Corporation. · Maykrosoft

Ма́йкъл

A surname transferred from the given name. · Maykal

майму́н

(loosely, sometimes, _, proscribed) Any simian primate other than hominids, any monkey or ape. · maymun

майму́на

A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. · maymuna

майму́нски

Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys. · maymunski

Майн

A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine. · Mayn

Майнкрафт

(video games) A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items, build structures, fight mobs to get experience points, enchant items and defeat bosses to earn rewards. · Maynkraft

майоне́за

Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient. · mayoneza

майо́р

(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel. · mayor

майски бръмбар

Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles. · mayski brambar

ма́йстор

(often, in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity. · maystor

майстор каруцар

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones. · maystor karutsar

ма́йсторка

(often, in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity. · maystorka

майсторски

Highly skilled. · maystorski

майсторски изработен

Executed with skill. · maystorski izraboten

ма́йсторство

(obsolete) A masterly operation; a feat. · maystorstvo

майта́п

A practical joke or mischievous trick. · maytap

майтапчи́йка

One who performs pranks. · maytapchiyka

майтапчи́я

One who performs pranks. · maytapchiya

майтапя

(transitive) To gently satirize. [from 1914] · maytapya

майтапя се

(transitive) To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion. · maytapya se

ма́йчин

Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. · maychin

ма́йчински

Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. · maychinski

майчинство

The state of being a mother; motherhood. · maychinstvo

мак

Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. · mak

макадам

(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). · makadam

Макао

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong. · Makao

мака́р

Although, despite (it) being. · makar

мака́р и

Although, despite (it) being. · makar i

макар че

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. · makar che

макара́

A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. · makara

македон́ец

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense). · makedonets

Македо́ния

A geographic region in Southeast Europe in the Balkans which includes the Republic of North Macedonia, the region of Macedonia in Greece, the Pirin region of Bulgaria, and small parts of Albania and Serbia. · Makedoniya

македо́нка

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense). · makedonka

македо́нски

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language. · makedonski

макет

The structural design of a complex system. · maket

Макиаве́ли

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527), Italian statesman and writer, whose work The Prince (1532) advises that acquiring and exercising power may require unethical methods. · Makiaveli

макроикономика

The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices. · makroikonomika

макроскопичен

Visible to the unassisted eye. · makroskopichen

максима

A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching. · maksima

максимален

To the highest degree. · maksimalen

максимум

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period. · maksimum

Мала́ви

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi. · Malavi

Мала́йзия

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. · Malayziya

мала́йски

Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand. · malayski

маламашка

A specialized tool used to smooth and level the surface of wet concrete, consisting of a stiff wedge or triangle of wood or metal. · malamashka

малария

(disease) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days. · malariya