Russian–English dictionary

конто́ра

An administrative unit of government; office. · kontora

конто́рка

(chiefly, British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers. · kontorka

конторсиони́ст

An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions. · kontorsionist

конторсиони́стка

An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions. · kontorsionistka

конто́рсия

A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body. · kontorsiya

конто́рский

Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar. · kontorskiy

контр-

In opposition to. · kontr-

контраба́нда

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods. · kontrabanda

контрабанди́ст

One who smuggles things. · kontrabandist

контрабанди́стка

One who smuggles things. · kontrabandistka

контраге́нт

An agent having the opposite effect; an antidote. · kontragent

контра́кт

(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed. · kontrakt

контра́ктный

Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract. · kontraktnyy

контра́ктор

A person or company that builds or improves buildings. · kontraktor

контра́льто

(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to the same musical pitch range, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody. · kontralto

контрапу́нкт

(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies. · kontrapunkt

контраргуме́нт

A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros). · kontrargument

контрассигнова́ть

(transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person. · kontrassignovat

контра́ст

(countable) A difference in lightness, brightness or hue between two colours that makes them more or less distinguishable. · kontrast

контрафактивный

Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue. · kontrafaktivnyy

контрафа́кция

The unauthorized duplication of goods protected by intellectual property law. · kontrafaktsiya

контрацепти́в

A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less likely. · kontratseptiv

контрацепти́вный

That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse. · kontratseptivnyy

контраце́пция

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity. · kontratseptsiya

контрга́йка

A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt. · kontrgayka

контрибу́ция

Repayment; compensation for loss or injury. · kontributsiya

контри́ция

The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse. · kontritsiya

контрме́ра

Any action taken to counteract or correct another. · kontrmera

контролёр

One who audits bookkeeping accounts. · kontrolyor

контроли́ровать

(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of. · kontrolirovat

контроли́руемый

Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command. · kontroliruyemyy

контро́ль

(informal) A firm hold. · kontrol

контро́льная гру́ппа

(in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test. · kontrolnaya gruppa

контро́льная рабо́та

(academia) An examination, given often during the academic term. · kontrolnaya rabota

контро́льная то́чка

(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event. · kontrolnaya tochka

контро́льно-пропускно́й пункт

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection. · kontrolno-propusknoy punkt

контро́льный

Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. · kontrolnyy

контро́льный пе́речень

A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar. · kontrolnyy perechen

контро́льный спи́сок

A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar. · kontrolnyy spisok

контрприка́з

An order to the contrary of a previous one. · kontrprikaz

контрпродукти́вный

More of a hindrance than a help. · kontrproduktivnyy

контрте́нор

(historical) A part or section performing a countermelody against the tenor or main part. · kontrtenor

контрфорс

(architecture) A brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it. · kontrfors

контузить

(transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise. · kontuzit

ко́нтур

An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. · kontur

ко́нтурный каранда́ш для глаз

Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline. · konturnyy karandash dlya glaz

конура́

A house or shelter for a dog. · konura

конурба́ция

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl. · konurbatsiya

ко́нус

(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney. · konus

конусность

The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.] · konusnost

ко́нусный

Shaped like a cone. · konusnyy

конусообра́зный

Having the shape of or resembling the shape of a cone. · konusoobraznyy

конфедера́т

A member of a confederacy. · konfederat

конфедера́тка

A member of a confederacy. · konfederatka

конфедера́ция

A union or alliance of states or political organizations. · konfederatsiya

конфере́нция

(obsolete) A formal conference. [16th–17th c.] · konferentsiya

конфе́ссия

Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith. · konfessiya

конфе́та

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind. · konfeta

конфе́тка

Something that is particularly good or pleasing. · konfetka

конфетти́

Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. · konfetti

конфигура́ция

(computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system. · konfiguratsiya

конфигури́ровать

(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking · konfigurirovat

конфиденциа́льность

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. · konfidentsialnost

конфиденциа́льный

Kept, or meant to be kept, secret within a certain circle of persons; not intended to be known publicly · konfidentsialnyy

конфирма́ция

A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches. · konfirmatsiya

конфиска́ция

The act or process of confiscating. · konfiskatsiya

конфискова́ть

(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder. · konfiskovat

конфитю́р

a preserve or jelly/jam of candied fruit · konfityur

конфли́кт

A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. · konflikt

конфликтова́ть

(intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize. · konfliktovat

конфо́рка

An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking. · konforka

конформи́ст

Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream. · konformist

конформи́стский

Conforming to established customs, etc. · konformistskiy

конфронта́ция

The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face. · konfrontatsiya

конфу́з

An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment. · konfuz

конфу́зить

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).] · konfuzit

Конфу́ций

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘). · Konfutsiy

концентра́т

A substance that is in a condensed form. · kontsentrat

концентра́ция

(uncountable) Concentration of attention. · kontsentratsiya

концентри́рованный

Not dilute; having a high concentration. · kontsentrirovannyy

концентри́ровать

To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense. · kontsentrirovat

концентри́роваться

(intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on). · kontsentrirovatsya

концептуа́льный

Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception. · kontseptualnyy

конце́пция

Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept). · kontseptsiya

конце́рн

A business, firm or enterprise; a company. · kontsern

концерт

(uncountable) Musical accordance or harmony; concord. · kontsert

концертина

A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends. · kontsertina

конча

(uncountable, chiefly, UK, vulgar, slang) Semen. · koncha

конча́ть

(intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate. · konchat

конченый

Without hope or prospect of completion or success. · konchenyy

ко́нчик

A sharp point or pointed end. · konchik

кончи́на

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. · konchina

ко́нчить

(intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate. · konchit

конъюга́ция

(biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction. · konyugatsiya

конъюнкту́ра

A critical moment in time. · konyunktura

конь

Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus. · kon

коньки́

The act of roller skating or ice skating · konki

конькобе́жец

A person who skates. · konkobezhets

конькобе́жка

A person who skates. · konkobezhka

конькобе́жный спорт

The act, or the sport, of skating on ice. · konkobezhnyy sport

конья́к

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. · konyak

ко́нюх

An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank. · konyukh

коню́шня

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses. · konyushnya

кооперати́в

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants. · kooperativ

кооперати́вный

Relating to a cooperative or cooperatives. · kooperativnyy

коопера́ция

(uncountable) The act of collaborating. · kooperatsiya

коопери́ровать

To work together with others to achieve a common goal. · kooperirovat

координа́та

(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure. · koordinata

координа́тор

One who, or that which, coordinates. · koordinator

координа́торка

One who, or that which, coordinates. · koordinatorka

координа́ция

The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully. · koordinatsiya

координи́ровать

(ambitransitive) To synchronize (activities). · koordinirovat

коп

(informal) A police officer or prison guard. · kop

копа́льщик

One who digs. · kopalshchik

копа́ние

(uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass. · kopaniye

копа́тель

One who digs. · kopatel

копа́ть

(intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. · kopat

копа́ться

(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out · kopatsya

копе́ечный

(informal) Very cheap; easily affordable. · kopeyechnyy

копейка

A kapiejka: a Belarusian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble (rubel). · kopeyka

Копенга́ген

The capital city of Denmark. · Kopengagen

Копе́рник

Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe. · Kopernik

копилефт

A software license that follows this philosophy. · kopileft

копи́р

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates. · kopir

копи́рка

(countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper. · kopirka

копирова́льный аппара́т

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates. · kopirovalnyy apparat

копи́рование

The production of an exact copy of an object. · kopirovaniye

копи́ровать

(transitive) To create a carbon copy of. · kopirovat

копи́ть

(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent. · kopit

копи́ться

(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. · kopitsya

ко́пия

(by extension) Any duplicate. · kopiya

копна́

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay. · kopna

копну́ть

(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way. · kopnut

ко́поть

Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc. · kopot

копошиться

(intransitive) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. · koposhitsya

копро

(slang, pornography) Coprophilia, scatophilia. · kopro

копти́ть

(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal. · koptit

коптящий

Giving off smoke. · koptyashchiy

копуля́ция

The act of copulation in animals. · kopulyatsiya

копу́н

A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously. · kopun

копу́нья

A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously. · kopunya

копу́ша

One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group. · kopusha

копчёная селёдка

A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon. · kopchyonaya selyodka

копчёный

Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation. · kopchyonyy

ко́пчик

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. · kopchik

копытный

Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate. · kopytnyy

копы́то

The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. · kopyto

копьё

A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon. · kopyo

копьеносец

(military) A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon. · kopyenosets

кора́

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree. · kora