Russian–English dictionary

круто́й

Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous. [First attested in the early 17th century.] · krutoy

круто́й бе́рег

A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose. · krutoy bereg

кру́ченный

contorted · kruchennyy

кручёный

(chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute. · kruchyonyy

кручи́на

Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.] · kruchina

круше́ние

The act of collapsing. · krusheniye

круши́нница

The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family. · krushinnitsa

круши́ть

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding. · krushit

крыжо́вник

A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant. · kryzhovnik

крыла́тая фра́за

A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture. · krylataya fraza

крыла́тка

Any of various ray-finned fishes of the tribe Pteroini (especially of the genus Pterois) in the family Scorpaenidae. · krylatka

крыла́тый

Having wings. · krylatyy

крыло́

(botany) The flattened border of some stems, fruits, and seeds, or one of the two side petals of certain flowers in the pea family. · krylo

крылооре́шник

A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native to Asia. · krylooreshnik

крыльцо́

(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings. · kryltso

кры́мский

Denoting, of, or related to Crimea, a peninsula on the north of the Black Sea, separating it from the Sea of Azov. · krymskiy

крымча́нин

Native or inhabitant of the Crimea. · krymchanin

крымча́нка

Native or inhabitant of the Crimea. · krymchanka

кры́са

(video games, derogatory) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc. · krysa

крыси́ный

More generally, of, pertaining to, or characteristic of any rodent up to the taxonomic rank of Muroidea, most often with reference to mice and rats of the subfamily Murinae. · krysinyy

крысить

(intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.] · krysit

крысоло́вка

A device (trap) used to catch rats. · krysolovka

кры́тая арка́да

A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: · krytaya arkada

кры́тая галере́я

A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially: · krytaya galereya

кры́ша

Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion. · krysha

крышева́ние

Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion. · kryshevaniye

кры́шечка

A protective cover or seal. · kryshechka

кры́шка

Any of several designs of closure used to seal bottles. · kryshka

крэк

(computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software. · krek

крюк

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. · kryuk

крючкова́тый

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook. · kryuchkovatyy

крючкотворство

(uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge. · kryuchkotvorstvo

крючо́к

A barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing. · kryuchok

крюшон

A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic. · kryushon

кря

The sound made by a duck. · krya

кря-кря́

The sound made by a duck. · krya-krya

кряк

(computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software. · kryak

кря́канье

The sound made by a duck. · kryakanye

кря́кать

To make a noise like a duck. · kryakat

кряква

(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head. · kryakva

кря́кнуть

(transitive) To overcome a security system or component. · kryaknut

Ксаве́рий

Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552). · Ksaveriy

Ксе́на

(astronomy, obsolete, informal) Eris (dwarf planet) · Ksena

ксёндз

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple. · ksyondz

Ксе́ния

A en given name of mainly historical use in English. · Kseniya

ксено́н

The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. · ksenon

ксенофи́лия

An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture. · ksenofiliya

ксенофо́бия

A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners. · ksenofobiya

ксенофо́бский

Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life. · ksenofobskiy

ксе́рить

(Philippines, India, dated, _, in, _, North America) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier. · kserit

ксерокопи́ровать

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier. · kserokopirovat

ксероко́пия

A copy made using a photocopier. · kserokopiya

ксе́рокс

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

кси

The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek. · ksi

ксилофо́н

(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives. · ksilofon

Кстá

(Internet slang, texting) Initialism of by the way.

Кстáти

(Internet slang, texting) Initialism of by the way.

кста́ти

By the way. · kstati

кти́тор

(UK) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. · ktitor

кто

(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who. · kto

кто [[уго́дно]]

Any person; anybody. · kto [[ugodno]]

кто бы то [[ни́]] было

Any person; anybody. · kto by to [[ni]] bylo

кто́-либо

Any person; anybody. · kto-libo

кто́-нибу́дь

Any person; anybody. · kto-nibud

кто́-то

Some unspecified person. · kto-to

ку

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q. · ku

ку-ку

The two-note vocalisation made by the male of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), or imitation of this by a cuckoo clock. · ku-ku

куб

Any object more or less in the form of a cube. · kub

Ку́ба

A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana. · Kuba

ку́бик

A block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy and can be stacked or joined to form a larger structure. · kubik

куби́нец

A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent. · kubinets

куби́нка

A person from Cuba or of Cuban descent. · kubinka

куби́нский

Of, from, or pertaining to Cuba, the Cuban people or the Cuban dialect. · kubinskiy

куби́т

(quantum computing) A quantum bit; the basic unit of quantum information described by a superposition of two states; a quantum bit in a quantum computer capable of being in a state of superposition; A binary qudit. · kubit

куби́ческий

(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice. · kubicheskiy

ку́бок

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

Ку́брик

A surname from Polish. · Kubrik

кува́лда

A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat. · kuvalda

кувши́н

A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water · kuvshin

кувырка́ние

A fall, especially end over end. · kuvyrkaniye

кувырка́ться

(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over. · kuvyrkatsya

кувырок

A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble. · kuvyrok

кугуа́р

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas. · kuguar

куд-куд-куда́х

The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. · kud-kud-kudakh

куда́

In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that). · kuda

куда́-нибудь

To an uncertain or unspecified location. · kuda-nibud

куда́-то

To an uncertain or unspecified location. · kuda-to

куда́хтанье

The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. · kudakhtanye

куда́хтать

(intransitive) To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry. · kudakhtat

куде́ль

An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute. · kudel

кудесник

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names). · kudesnik

кудря́вый

(dated) Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also (obsolete) , of a person: having hair curled in this manner. · kudryavyy

кудря́шка

A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet. · kudryashka

кузе́н

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin. · kuzen

кузи́на

(specifically) When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin. · kuzina

кузне́ц

A person who forges iron. · kuznets

кузнечик

In the strict sense, refers to insects in the suborder Caelifera, particularly those in the family Acrididae. · kuznechik

ку́зница

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them. · kuznitsa

ку́зня

A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them. · kuznya

Кузьма́

A en given name of mostly historical use. · Kuzma

кукаре́кать

(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance. · kukarekat

ку́кла

(by extension, informal, derogatory) A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman. · kukla

куклово́д

A person who uses a puppet. · kuklovod

куковать

To make the call of a cuckoo. · kukovat

кукож

(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment. · kukozh

куко́лд

A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. · kukold

ку́колка

(often, derogatory) A person having such a face, especially a young man having a beardless appearance. · kukolka

ку́кольник

A person who uses a puppet. · kukolnik

ку́кситься

(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk. · kuksitsya

кукуру́за

Young ears of maize/corn, especially those immature enough to be eaten whole as a vegetable. · kukuruza

кукуру́зная мука́

Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one. · kukuruznaya muka

кукуру́зные хло́пья

A food made from processed grains, such as maize, oats, wheat or rice, usually eaten for breakfast with milk and sometimes sugar. · kukuruznyye khlopya

куку́шка

Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. · kukushka

кула́к

A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward. · kulak

кулачный

(plurale tantum, informal) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people. · kulachnyy

кулачо́к

A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking. · kulachok

кулды́кать

(ambitransitive) To make the sound of a turkey. · kuldykat

кулёк

(UK) A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items. · kulyok

ку́ли

An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers. · kuli

Ку́лидж

A surname. · Kulidzh

кули́к

Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills. · kulik

кулинари́я

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat. · kulinariya

кулинарная книга

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. · kulinarnaya kniga

кулина́рный

Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking. · kulinarnyy

кули́са

A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater. · kulisa

куло́н

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C · kulon

кулуар

A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. · kuluar

куль

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel. · kul

кульбит

A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble. · kulbit

кульминация

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610] · kulminatsiya

культ

(religion) The veneration, devotion, and religious rites given to a deity (especially in a historical polytheistic context), or (in a Christian context) to a saint; a subset of worship. · kult

культива́ция

The process of breaking up earth with a harrow. · kultivatsiya

культиви́рование

The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as: · kultivirovaniye

культиви́рованный

Artificially developed. · kultivirovannyy

культиви́ровать

To grow plants, notably crops. · kultivirovat

культовый

Enjoyed by a small, loyal group. · kultovyy

культу́ра

The state or quality of being civilized. · kultura

культу́рный

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility. · kulturnyy

культя́

The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb. · kultya

куме́кающий

(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive. · kumekayushchiy

куми́р

An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession. [from the 19th c.] · kumir

кумовство́

(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions. · kumovstvo

кумуляти́вный

Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating. · kumulyativnyy

ку́мушка

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

кун

(anime and manga fandom) Appended to a young man's name or nickname to indicate familiarity. · kun

Ку́н-цзы́

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

кунжут

The seed of this plant. · kunzhut

куни́ца

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes. · kunitsa

куннили́нгус

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina. · kunnilingus

кунштю́к

(countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick. · kunshtyuk