Russian–English dictionary

лине́йка

A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. · lineyka

линейный

(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume). · lineynyy

лине́йный уда́р

(chess) To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it. · lineynyy udar

линёк

(nautical, historical) A short piece of rope once used by petty officers as an instrument of punishment. · linyok

ли́нза

(informal) A contact lens. · linza

линзообразный

Of or pertaining to a lens. · linzoobraznyy

ли́ния

(engineering) Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof. · liniya

ли́ния возду́шного пото́ка

(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow. · liniya vozdushnogo potoka

ли́ния обтека́ния

(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow. · liniya obtekaniya

ли́ния пото́ка

(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow. · liniya potoka

ли́ния проводно́й свя́зи

A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable. · liniya provodnoy svyazi

ли́ния тече́ния

(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow. · liniya techeniya

ли́ния то́ка

(physics) A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow. · liniya toka

линк

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion. · link

ли́нкольн

A brand of American automobile. · linkoln

линованная

(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould. · linovannaya

лино́леум

An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride. · linoleum

линт

A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds. · lint

Линц

The capital of, and largest city in, the state of Upper Austria, Austria, and the third-largest city in the country. · Lints

линчева́ние

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging. · linchevaniye

линчева́ть

(transitive) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob. · linchevat

линь

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness. · lin

ли́нька

The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting. · linka

линя́ть

(ambitransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult). · linyat

Лионель

A en given name of mostly British usage. · Lionel

липа

(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood. · lipa

ли́пкий

Adhesive, sticking to something. · lipkiy

ли́пкость

(manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties. · lipkost

ли́пнуть

(transitive, slang, dated) To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat. · lipnut

липоса́кция

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction. · liposaktsiya

липу́чка

A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart. · lipuchka

липу́чки

A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart. · lipuchki

Лир

The name of a legendary early king of Britain, the central character in Shakespeare's King Lear. · Lir

Ли́ра

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula. · Lira

ли́рик

A person who writes the lyrics of a song. · lirik

ли́рика

(idiomatic) Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster. · lirika

лис

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur. · lis

лиса

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur. · lisa

лисёнок

The young of certain animals, chiefly large carnivorous mammals, including the bear, wolf, fox, lion and tiger. · lisyonok

ли́сий

Having the qualities of a fox. · lisiy

лиси́ный

Pertaining to a fox. · lisinyy

лиси́ца

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur. · lisitsa

лиси́чий

Pertaining to a fox. · lisichiy

Лиссабо́н

A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal. · Lissabon

лист

(biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell. · list

лист [[папоротник|па́поротника]]

(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf. · list [[paporotnik|paporotnika]]

листа́ть

(transitive) To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random. · listat

листва́

The leaves of plants. · listva

ли́ственный

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. · listvennyy

листоватость

(topology) A set of submanifolds of a given manifold, each of which is of lower dimension than it, but which, taken together, are coextensive with it. · listovatost

листова́я капу́ста

A form of Brassica oleracea, sometimes called Brassica oleracea var. acephala or Brassica oleracea var. viridis, similar to kale, that is a popular food in the rural southern United States. · listovaya kapusta

листова́я свёкла

A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed. · listovaya svyokla

листо́к

A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent. · listok

листопа́д

A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind. · listopad

листопа́дный

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. · listopadnyy

ли́стья

A flat section used to extend the size of a table. · listya

лита́вра

(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl. · litavra

лита́вры

(musical instruments) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra. · litavry

лита́ния

A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation. · litaniya

Литва

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania. · Litva

лите́йная

A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc. · liteynaya

литейная фо́рма

A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. · liteynaya forma

лите́йный заво́д

A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc. · liteynyy zavod

лите́йный цех

A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc. · liteynyy tsekh

лите́йщик

The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation. · liteyshchik

ли́тера

A symbol in an alphabet. · litera

литера́торский

Relating to writers, or the profession of literature. · literatorskiy

литерату́ра

The body of all written works. · literatura

литерату́рный

Relating to literature. · literaturnyy

литерату́рный негр

A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity. · literaturnyy negr

литий

(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal. · litiy

лито́вец

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania. · litovets

лито́вка

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania. · litovka

лито́вский

Of or relating to Lithuania. · litovskiy

литовский язык

(uncountable) The main language of Lithuania. · litovskiy yazyk

литори́на

A mollusk of family Littorinidae. · litorina

лито́та

(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite. · litota

литр

The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ. · litr

литурги́я

(uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.] · liturgiya

лить

(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape. · lit

лить во́ду

(ambitransitive) Often followed by on: to speak or write (something) at length without any clear aim or point; to ramble. · lit vodu

лить слёзы

(idiomatic) To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness) · lit slyozy

литьё

A manufacturing process using a mold. · lityo

ли́ться

(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape. · litsya

лиф

A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist. · lif

лифт

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, puristic, _, elsewhere) Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building. · lift

ли́фтинг

Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging. · lifting

ли́фчик

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s] · lifchik

лиха́ч

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794] · likhach

лихва́

(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally. · likhva

ли́хо

Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. · likho

лиходе́й

A deliberate scoundrel. · likhodey

лихои́мство

Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on. · likhoimstvo

лихо́й

Bold, daring, and tough. · likhoy

лихорадить

(transitive) To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. · likhoradit

лихора́дка

(pathology) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits. · likhoradka

лихора́дочный

(figurative) Full of nervous energy. · likhoradochnyy

лихора́дочный сон

An intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever. · likhoradochnyy son

Лихтеншта́йн

A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz. · Likhtenshtayn

Лихтенштейн

A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz. · Likhtenshteyn

лихтенште́йнский

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Liechtenstein. · likhtenshteynskiy

ли́хтер

A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats). · likhter

лицево́й

(medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face. · litsevoy

лицеде́й

(theater) An actor in a dramatic play. · litsedey

лицеде́йка

(theater) An actor in a dramatic play. · litsedeyka

лице́й

(historical) A public hall designed for lectures, readings, or concerts. · litsey

лицеме́р

Someone who dissembles. · litsemer

лицеме́рие

(uncountable, pejorative) Empty, hypocritical talk. · litsemeriye

лицемерить

(intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings. · litsemerit

лицеме́рка

A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold. · litsemerka

лицемерный

(derogatory) Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior. · litsemernyy

лицензи́рование

A giving of license to do something; sanction. · litsenzirovaniye

лице́нзия

A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. · litsenziya

лицо́

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area. · litso

лицо́м к лицу́

In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody. · litsom k litsu

лич

(fantasy, RPG) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster. · lich

личи́на

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. · lichina

личи́нка

(countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle. · lichinka

ли́чно

As one person among other people who may not hold the same opinion. · lichno

ли́чность

(countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma. · lichnost

ли́чные да́нные

The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves. · lichnyye dannyye

ли́чные ка́чества

(of people) Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd. · lichnyye kachestva

ли́чный

Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person. · lichnyy

ли́чный опознава́тельный но́мер

Acronym of personal identification number. · lichnyy opoznavatelnyy nomer

лиша́й

(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals. · lishay

лиша́йник

Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc. · lishaynik

лиша́ть

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive. · lishat

лиша́ть права́

(transitive) To make ineligible for something. · lishat prava

лиша́ться

To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance · lishatsya

лише́ние

(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity. · lisheniye

лишение права выкупа залоговой

(legal) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments. · lisheniye prava vykupa zalogovoy

лише́ние свобо́ды

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. · lisheniye svobody

лише́ние со́бственности

The act of evicting. · lisheniye sobstvennosti

лишённый

(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone. · lishyonnyy

лишенный чувства юмора

(American spelling) Lacking humor or levity; serious; not funny, amusing, amused, or lighthearted. · lishennyy chuvstva yumora

лиши́ть

(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something. · lishit

лиши́ться

To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance · lishitsya

ли́шний

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate. · lishniy

лишь

Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, (archaic) with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that". · lish

Ли́я

(biblical character) The elder daughter of Laban, sister to Rachel, and first wife of Jacob. · Liya

літературний станда́рт

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

ло

Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant. · lo

ло́бби

(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists. · lobbi

лобби́ровать

(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause. · lobbirovat

лобби́ст

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result. · lobbist

лобби́стка

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result. · lobbistka

лобби́стская гру́ппа

A political interest group by members of a legislative body. · lobbistskaya gruppa

ло́бзик

A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts. · lobzik

лобко́вая вошь

A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood. · lobkovaya vosh

лобко́вый

Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes. · lobkovyy