Bulgarian–English dictionary

мезе́

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal. · meze

мезонет

an apartment often on two floors · mezonet

Мейн

A state of the United States; probably named for the province in France. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland. · Meyn

мейнфрейм

(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital. · meynfreym

мейнфрейм компютър

(computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital. · meynfreym kompyutar

мек

Of weather, mild and pleasant. · mek

мек бонбон

(chiefly, _, uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. · mek bonbon

Ме́ка

A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible. · Meka

меко

In a soft manner; gently. · meko

мекост

The quality of being mild; gentleness. · mekost

мекота

A concern for the feelings or welfare of others. · mekota

мексика́нец

A person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent. · meksikanets

мексика́нка

A person from the country of Mexico or of Mexican descent. · meksikanka

мексика́нска вълна́

(usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit. · meksikanska valna

мексика́нски

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Mexico. · meksikanski

мекуша́в

Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful. · mekushav

меланж

A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee. · melanzh

меланхолик

A person who is habitually melancholy. · melanholik

меланхоли́чен

Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected. · melanholichen

меланхолия

A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere. · melanholiya

меласа

A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (North America) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses. · melasa

мелба

(originally, US) A dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings. · melba

Ме́лбърн

The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927). · Melbarn

меле

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved. · mele

мелез

(often, pejorative) Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog. · melez

ме́лница

The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds. · melnitsa

мелнича́р

A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill. · melnichar

мелнича́рка

A person who owns or operates a mill, especially a flourmill. · melnicharka

Мелничаров

(countable) An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a miller. · Melnicharov

мелничка

A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces. · melnichka

мелодичен

melodious · melodichen

мело́дия

A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase. · melodiya

мелодра́ма

(countable) A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. · melodrama

мелодраматичен

Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental. · melodramatichen

меля

(transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. · melya

меля на едро

To grind coarsely. · melya na edro

мембра́на

(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments. · membrana

мемоа́ри

A biography; a book describing the experiences of a subject from personal knowledge of the subject or from sources with personal knowledge of the subject. · memoari

мемориа́л

(chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.] · memorial

ме́нгеме

(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. · mengeme

ме́не

As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb. · mene

менестре́л

(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment. · menestrel

ме́ниджър

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team. · menidzhar

мени́телница

(archaic) An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, bill of exchange, money order, or IOU. · menitelnitsa

менопа́уза

The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs. · menopauza

менструа́ция

The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates. · menstruatsiya

ме́нта

The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce. · menta

ментов

Of a green color, like that of the mint plant. · mentov

ме́нтов бонбо́н

A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath. · mentov bonbon

Ментор

(Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy. · Mentor

менхир

(archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times. · menhir

меншеви́к

(now, chiefly, historical) A member of the gradualist or moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party during the years preceding the Russian Revolution, when they split with the Bolsheviks; or a member of a later independent moderate-Marxist party formed in 1917. [from 20th c.] · menshevik

меня

(intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing. · menya

меня се

(intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing. · menya se

мерджан

Any fish of the genus Pagellus. · merdzhan

ме́рене

The act of measuring. · merene

мерзавец

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, often, disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner. · merzavets

мерза́вка

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue. · merzavka

мерзавщина

(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350] · merzavshtina

мерзост

(countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350] · merzost

меридиан

(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole. · meridian

Ме́рил

A en given name. · Meril

Ме́риленд

A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore. · Merilend

мерило

(figurative, by extension) Anything used as a gauge or indicator. · merilo

меркантилизъм

(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism. · merkantilizam

мерлин

Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw. · merlin

ме́рник

(often, in the plural) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target. · mernik

мерода́вен

(legal) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question. · merodaven

мерода́вност

(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill. · merodavnost

мероприя́тие

(in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.] · meropriyatie

мерси́

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400] · mersi

мертек

(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads. · mertek

меря

To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard. · merya

ме́са

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine. · mesa

меса́р

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). · mesar

меса́рка

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). · mesarka

ме́сен

Of, relating to, or containing meat. · mesen

месест

Large in body; fat; overweight. · mesest

ме́сец

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. · mesets

ме́сечно списа́ние

A publication that is published once a month. · mesechno spisanie

Месина

A surname from Italian. · Mesina

ме́синг

(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications. · mesing

месингов

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; a band or the section of an orchestra that features such instruments. · mesingov

Меси́я

(Christianity) Jesus Christ. · Mesiya

месо́

The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. · meso

Месопота́мия

(historical) A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man. · Mesopotamiya

месояден

An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet. · mesoyaden

местен

First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.] · mesten

местен данък

Any of various taxes, especially those levied by a local authority. [from 17th c.] · mesten danak

местност

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. · mestnost

местожи́телство

(formal) A home or residence. · mestozhitelstvo

местоиме́ние

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. · mestoimenie

местоназначе́ние

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at. · mestonaznachenie

местонахожде́ние

(with a possessive) A location; where something is situated. · mestonahozhdenie

местоположение

A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere. · mestopolozhenie

местопребиваване

(dated, or, legal) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18th century.] · mestoprebivavane

местопроизшествие

The place where something happens. · mestoproizshestvie

ме́стя

To move (something) from one place to another. · mestya

меся

(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. · mesya

меся се

(intransitive, figuratively) To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way. · mesya se

мета

(transitive, intransitive) To sweep with a broom. · meta

метаболи́зъм

(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. · metabolizam

метавселе́на

(science fiction, Internet, computing) A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space. · metavselena

метада́нни

Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label. · metadanni

метал

(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars. · metal

металургия

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working. · metalurgiya

метаморфоза

(pathology) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue. · metamorfoza

метан

(organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH₄, being a constituent of natural gas, and one of the most abundant greenhouse gases. · metan

метафи́зика

branch of philosophy that studies first principles · metafizika

метафизичен

Of or pertaining to metaphysics. · metafizichen

мета́фора

(uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used. · metafora

метафоричен

Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures. · metaforichen

метафорично

(manner) In a metaphorical manner; not literally; by means of metaphor. · metaforichno

метеж

An uprising or rebellion; an insurrection. · metezh

мете́жник

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency. · metezhnik

метене

(uncountable) The activity of sweeping. · metene

метео́р

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.] · meteor

метеоризъм

The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart. · meteorizam

метеори́т

A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid. · meteorit

метеорно тяло

(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere · meteorno tyalo

метеороид

(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere · meteoroid

метеорология

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting. · meteorologiya

мети́л

Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail. · metil

метла

A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. · metla

ме́тод

(countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process). · metod

метод на предположението

(arithmetic) A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error. · metod na predpolozhenieto

методист

A member of the Methodist Church; a Wesleyan. · metodist

методичен

Methodical or systematic. · metodichen

мето́х

(now, _, especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence. · metoh

метрдотел

A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter. · metrdotel

метрика

(analysis) A function which satisfies a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize the notion of the distance between two points. Formally, a real-valued function d on M \times M, where M is a set, is called a metric if (1) d(x,y) = 0 if and only if x=y, (2) d(x,y) = d(y,x) for all pairs (x,y), and (3) d obeys the triangle inequality. · metrika

метричен

Of or relating to the metric system of measurement. · metrichen

метро́

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway. · metro

метроном

(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes. · metronom

метро́полис

A large, busy city, especially as the main city in an area or country or as distinguished from surrounding rural areas. · metropolis

метропо́лия

(history, especially, Ancient Greece) The mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony. · metropoliya

метросексуален

(dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. · metroseksualen

метчик

A tool used for cleaning out screw threads, either as an integral part of a tap or die to remove waste material produced by the cutting tool, or as a separate tool to repair damaged threads. [from 19th c.] · metchik

ме́тъл

(music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drumbeats and distorted guitars. · metal

ме́тър

The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches. · metar

меудобен

Difficult to deal with or to operate. · meudoben

механа́

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa. · mehana

механиза́ция

The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry. · mehanizatsiya

механизъм

The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements. · mehanizam

механик

A person who fits or assembles something. · mehanik

меха́ника

(physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass · mehanika

механи́чен

Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter). · mehanichen

мехле́м

(chiefly, UK) A soothing ointment. · mehlem

меху́р

(zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases. · mehur

меху́рче

A small bladder-like cell or cavity, as: · mehurche