Russian–English dictionary

крапи́ва

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles: · krapiva

крапи́вник

Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae). · krapivnik

кра́пинка

A small spot or streak; a speckle. · krapinka

крапить

To mark with speckles. · krapit

краповый

Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye. · krapovyy

крапп

A dye made from the plant. · krapp

кра́пчатый

Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple. · krapchatyy

краса́

(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. · krasa

краса́вец

A very handsome young man. · krasavets

краса́вица

An attractive woman. · krasavitsa

краса́вчик

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to show encouragement or approval to a boy, man, or male animal. · krasavchik

краси́во

In a beautiful manner. · krasivo

краси́вый

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s] · krasivyy

краси́льщик

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation. · krasilshchik

краси́льщица

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation. · krasilshchitsa

краси́тель

A pigment, dye etc added to something to change its colour or hue. · krasitel

кра́сить

(transitive) To give something color. · krasit

кра́ска

A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied. · kraska

кра́ска для век

A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries. · kraska dlya vek

кра́ски

(in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures. · kraski

красная рысь

A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail. · krasnaya rys

кра́сная строка́

A heading in a book highlighted in red. · krasnaya stroka

красне́ть

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment. · krasnet

красни́ть

(transitive) To make red or redder. · krasnit

кра́сно-кори́чневый

Of a reddish-brown colour. · krasno-korichnevyy

красноба́й

A smooth-talking person. · krasnobay

красноба́йство

The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade. · krasnobaystvo

краснова́тый

Somewhat red. · krasnovatyy

краснодере́вщик

A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture. · krasnoderevshchik

кра́сное де́рево

(countable) Any of the trees from which such wood comes. [from 18th c.] · krasnoye derevo

краснопёрка

common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) · krasnopyorka

красноречивость

The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. · krasnorechivost

красноречи́вый

Fluently persuasive and articulate. · krasnorechivyy

красноре́чие

The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. · krasnorechiye

краснота́

(uncountable) The state or quality of being red. · krasnota

красный

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger. · krasnyy

кра́сный пе́рец

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

кра́сный тира́нн

A vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus. · krasnyy tirann

кра́сный флаг

(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies. · krasnyy flag

красова́ться

(intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy. · krasovatsya

красота́

(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. · krasota

красо́тка

(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · krasotka

Красс

(historical) Marcus Licinius Crassus, a Roman general. · Krass

красть

(transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something). · krast

кра́сться

(intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction. · krastsya

кра́сться за

(transitive) To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer. · krastsya za

кра́тер

(astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. [from 1831] · krater

краткая моли́тва

(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer. · kratkaya molitva

кра́ткий

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

кра́тко

(manner) In a brief manner, summarily. · kratko

кратковре́менный

Ephemeral or relatively short-lived. · kratkovremennyy

кра́ткость

(uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration. · kratkost

кра́тно

Used to make adverbs meaning times. · kratno

кра́тное

(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number. · kratnoye

кра́тное число́

(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number. · kratnoye chislo

кра́тный

Used to make adjectives meaning times. · kratnyy

крах

The act of collapsing. · krakh

крахма́л

(countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener. · krakhmal

кра́чка

Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail. · krachka

кра́шенный

Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith. · krashennyy

креати́вность

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. · kreativnost

креве́тка

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp. · krevetka

креди́т

(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid. · kredit

креди́т доверия

Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed. · kredit doveriya

кредито́р

(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed. · kreditor

кредитоспосо́бность

(uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing and repayment (or non payment). · kreditosposobnost

кредитоспосо́бный

(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating. · kreditosposobnyy

кре́до

A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself. · kredo

кре́кер

A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers). · kreker

крем

(cooking) A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar. · krem

крем от зага́ра

A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays. · krem ot zagara

кремато́рий

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated. · krematoriy

крема́ция

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse. · krematsiya

креме́нь

A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air. · kremen

креми́ровать

(transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial). · kremirovat

кремль

(architecture, Slavic architecture) A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities. · kreml

кремнезём

Silicon dioxide. [from 1801] · kremnezyom

кре́мний

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. · kremniy

кремни́стый известня́к

(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral. · kremnistyy izvestnyak

кре́мовый

Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour. · kremovyy

кремообра́зный

Of any liquid, having the thick texture of cream. · kremoobraznyy

крен

(aviation) A horizontal turn. · kren

кренгова́ть

(nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line. · krengovat

кренделёк

(culinary) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot. · krendelyok

кре́ндель

(culinary) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot. · krendel

крени́ться

(nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line. · krenitsya

креозо́т

A similar brown liquid obtained from coal tar used as a wood preservative. · kreozot

крео́л

A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country. [from 17th c.] · kreol

крео́лка

A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country. [from 17th c.] · kreolka

креп

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface. · krep

крепёж

Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like. · krepyozh

крепёжное изде́лие

Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like. · krepyozhnoye izdeliye

крепи́тель

(chemistry) A chemical or other substance that causes two other substances to form into one. · krepitel

крепительная у́тка

(nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release. · krepitelnaya utka

крепи́ть

(transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support. · krepit

крепи́ться

(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. · krepitsya

кре́пкий

(usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular. · krepkiy

кре́пко

In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound [from 10th c.]. · krepko

крепле́ние

A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool. · krepleniye

крепостна́я

A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights. · krepostnaya

крепостни́чество

The state of being a serf. · krepostnichestvo

крепостно́е пра́во

The feudal system that includes serfs. · krepostnoye pravo

крепостно́й

Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs. · krepostnoy

кре́пость

Chiefly in French contexts: a bastion or tower of a castle; also, a fortified tower or other building; or a small citadel or fortress. · krepost

кре́сло

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows. · kreslo

кре́сло-кача́лка

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

кре́сло-мешо́к

A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets. · kreslo-meshok

кре́сло-пуф

A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets. · kreslo-puf

крест

(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross. · krest

крест-на́крест

Crossing one another. · krest-nakrest

кресте́ц

(anatomy) A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood. · krestets

кре́сти

(card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards. · kresti

кре́стик

(countable) A double stitch that forms a cross. · krestik

крести́тель

A person who baptizes. · krestitel

крести́ть

(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize. · krestit

крести́ться

(reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself. · krestitsya

крёстная

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · kryostnaya

крёстная дочь

A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. · kryostnaya doch

крёстная мать

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · kryostnaya mat

кре́стник

A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew. · krestnik

кре́стница

A child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. In some cases the relationship is maintained indefinitely, with the godchild being treated much like a niece or nephew. · krestnitsa

кре́стное знаме́ние

(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross. · krestnoye znameniye

крёстный

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · kryostnyy

крёстный оте́ц

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · kryostnyy otets

крёстный сын

A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. · kryostnyy syn

крестови́на

(video games) A plus-shaped directional input pad on a video game controller that allows for eight degrees of movement, now largely superseded by the thumbstick. · krestovina

кресто́вый похо́д

Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it. · krestovyy pokhod

крестоно́сец

(historical) A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades. · krestonosets

крестообра́зный

(archaic) Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped. · krestoobraznyy

крестья́нин

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun. · krestyanin

крестья́нка

A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture. · krestyanka

крети́н

(medicine, archaic) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. [from 1779] · kretin

крети́нка

(by extension, pejorative) An idiot. · kretinka

кре́чет

Falco rusticolus, a large bird of prey that breeds on Arctic coasts and islands of North America, Europe and Asia. · krechet

креще́ндо

(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin. · kreshchendo

креще́ние

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water. · kreshcheniye

кри́ббедж

(card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic. · kribbedzh

кри́ббидж

(card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic. · kribbidzh

кри́бедж

(card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic. · kribedzh

кри́бидж

(card games) A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic. · kribidzh

крива́я

A gentle bend, such as in a road. · krivaya

крива́я са́бля

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. · krivaya sablya

кривизна

The shape of something curved. · krivizna

кривляться

(intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. · krivlyatsya

кри́во

Sideways; obliquely. · krivo

кривобокий

Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other. · krivobokiy

криво́й

Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry. · krivoy

криволине́йный

(informal) Not straight; wavy and irregular. · krivolineynyy

кривору́кий

Prone to dropping things; clumsy. · krivorukiy

кривоши́п

A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. · krivoship