Russian–English dictionary

межли́чностный

Between two or more people. · mezhlichnostnyy

межплане́тный

Existing or occurring between planets. · mezhplanetnyy

межпростра́нственный

Between dimensions. · mezhprostranstvennyy

межра́совый

Between or among two or more different races. · mezhrasovyy

межрелигио́зный

Involving members of different religions. · mezhreligioznyy

межсетево́й экра́н

(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat. · mezhsetevoy ekran

межстро́чное расстоя́ние

(uncountable, typography) Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading. · mezhstrochnoye rasstoyaniye

межшта́тный

(chiefly, US, and, Australia) Crossing states (usually provincial state, but also e.g. multinational sense). · mezhshtatnyy

мезалья́нс

(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. · mezalyans

мезга́

The pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice or oil. · mezga

мезони́н

An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol. · mezonin

мейл

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network. · meyl

мейнстри́м

(usually, with the) That which is common; the norm. · meynstrim

мейнстри́мный

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc. · meynstrimnyy

мейнстри́мовый

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc. · meynstrimovyy

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

мейо́з

(usually, uncountable, cytology) Cell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes. · meyoz

Мейфла́уэр

A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620. · Meyflauer

Ме́кка

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. · Mekka

Меко́нг

A river in southeastern Asia that flows about 4,183 km (2,600 miles) from Tibet to the South China Sea in Vietnam. · Mekong

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

мексика́нский

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

мел

(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago. · mel

Ме́лани

A en given name. · Melani

мелани́н

(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers. · melanin

Мела́ния

A en given name. · Melaniya

мелано́ма

(oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin. · melanoma

меланхо́лик

A person who is habitually melancholy. · melankholik

меланхоли́ческий

Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. · melankholicheskiy

меланхоли́чный

Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. · melankholichnyy

меланхо́лия

Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. · melankholiya

мела́сса

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

Мелисса

A en given name. · Melissa

ме́лкая со́шка

An unimportant individual in a greater system. · melkaya soshka

ме́лкий

Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces. · melkiy

ме́лко

So as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces. · melko

мелково́дье

A shallow body of water. · melkovodye

мелкоте́мье

The quality of being trivial or unimportant. · melkotemye

меловой

Consisting of or containing chalk. · melovoy

мелово́й пери́од

(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago. · melovoy period

Мелоди

A en given name. · Melodi

мелодичный

Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious. · melodichnyy

мело́дия

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

мело́дия для моби́льного телефо́на

The sound made by a telephone when ringing. · melodiya dlya mobilnogo telefona

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

мелодрамати́ческий

Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. · melodramaticheskiy

мело́к

(countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum (calcium sulfate, CaSO4), that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard (chalkboard). · melok

мелочно

In a meticulous manner. · melochno

ме́лочь

A trifle; an insubstantial thing. · meloch

мелтда́ун

Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping. · meltdaun

мель

A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water. · mel

Ме́льбурн

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

ме́льник

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

Мельников

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

Мельникова

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

ме́льница

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

ме́льничиха

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

мельча́йший

Very small. · melchayshiy

мембра́на

The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum. [from 14th c.] · membrana

мемора́ндум

A short note; a memorandum. · memorandum

мемориа́л

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

мемориализа́ция

The act or process of memorializing or creating a memorial. · memorializatsiya

мемориа́льная доска́

(countable) A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event. · memorialnaya doska

мемуа́ры

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. · memuary

Ме́мфис

A city of ancient Egypt. · Memfis

Мен

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

ме́на

An exchange of two comparable things. · mena

мена́рхе

The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period. · menarkhe

менги́р

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

ме́неджер

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

ме́нее

To a smaller extent or degree. · meneye

Менела́й

(Greek mythology) The king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, the brother of Agamemnon, and the leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War. · Menelay

менестре́ль

(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

мензу́рка

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

менинги́т

(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia. · meningit

мени́ск

The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.] · menisk

менопа́уза

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

мено́ра

A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem. · menora

Менск

The capital city of Belarus. · Mensk

менструа́льный

Of or relating to the menses. · menstrualnyy

менструа́льный цикл

The recurring cycle of physiological changes in the uninseminated females of some animal species that is associated with reproductive fertility; especially the cycle in a human. · menstrualnyy tsikl

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

мент

(US, slang) A policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard. · ment

менталите́т

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. · mentalitet

мента́льность

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. · mentalnost

ме́нтик

A fur-lined robe or cloak, especially as part of a uniform. [from 18th c.] · mentik

менто́л

(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes. · mentol

ме́нтор

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher. · mentor

ме́нторский

Excessively moralizing. · mentorskiy

ме́ньше

a smaller number. · menshe

ме́ньше зна́ешь — кре́пче спишь

One should not be curious about things that can be dangerous. · menshe znayesh — krepche spish

меньшеви́к

(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

меньшеви́чка

(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.] · menshevichka

ме́ньший

Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the smaller in size (littler), in value, in importance etc. · menshiy

меньшинство́

Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.] · menshinstvo

меня́

(archaic, proscribed) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb. · menya

меня́ла

(obsolete) A money changer. · menyala

меня́ть

(transitive) To influence or alter. · menyat

меня́ть курс

(transitive) To turn. · menyat kurs

меня́ться

(intransitive) To become something different. · menyatsya

меняющий оттенок

(of material, especially silk) Woven from warp and weft strands of different colours, resulting in an iridescent appearance. · menyayushchiy ottenok

ме́р

Used to form the names of measuring devices. · mer

мера

(often, in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking. · mera

Мерв

(chiefly, _, historical) Synonym of Mary, a city in Turkmenistan noted for its former role on the Silk Road and similar trade routes. · Merv

мерёжа

A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive. · meryozha

мерзавец

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

мерза́вка

(informal) An informant or snitch. · merzavka

мерзкий

Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking. · merzkiy

мёрзнуть

(intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold. · myorznut

ме́рзость

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

меридиа́н

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

меридианный

(astronomy, geography, meteorology) along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian [from 15th c.] · meridiannyy

мери́ло

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. · merilo

ме́рин

A castrated male horse. · merin

меритокра́тия

Rule by merit and talent. · meritokratiya

ме́рить

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

ме́рка

Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring. · merka

меркантилизм

(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. · merkantilizm

мерканти́льный

Materialistic. · merkantilnyy

мерку́рий

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.] · merkuriy

мерла́нг

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US). · merlang

Ме́рлин

A wizard in the Arthurian legend. · Merlin

мерлу́за

One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies. · merluza

мерный

(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions". · mernyy

мероприя́тие

(countable) Something done as an action or a movement. · meropriyatiye

Мерс

Clipping of Mercedes-Benz (“a car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz”). · Mers

Мерседе́с

Clipping of Mercedes-Benz (“a car manufactured by Mercedes-Benz”). · Mersedes

мерси́

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

Ме́рсия

(historical) One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. · Mersiya

мёртвая пе́тля́

An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane. · myortvaya petlya

мёртвая то́чка

the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod. · myortvaya tochka

мёртвая хватка

A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off. · myortvaya khvatka

ме́ртвенно-бле́дный

Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance. · mertvenno-blednyy

мертве́ц

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass. · mertvets

мертве́цкая

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts. · mertvetskaya

мертвечи́на

Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person. · mertvechina

мёртвое [[те́ло]]

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass. · myortvoye [[telo]]

мертворожде́ние

The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at birth. · mertvorozhdeniye

мертворождённый

Dead at birth. · mertvorozhdyonnyy

мёртвый

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass. · myortvyy

мёртвый час

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures. · myortvyy chas

мертвя́к

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass. · mertvyak

мертвя́тина

Rotting flesh of a dead animal or person. · mertvyatina

мерца́ние

An unsteady flash of light. · mertsaniye

мерца́ть

(intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. · mertsat

мерчандайзинг

(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale. · merchandayzing

ме́сиво

a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation · mesivo

меси́ть

(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. · mesit

мескали́н

(biochemistry) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana). · meskalin