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наслажда́ться
(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something. · naslazhdatsya
наслажде́ние
great pleasure; delight. · naslazhdeniye
насла́ивать
(ambitransitive) To arrange in layers. · naslaivat
насле́дие
A tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory. · naslediye
насле́дник
Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. · naslednik
насле́дница
Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. · naslednitsa
насле́дственность
Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. · nasledstvennost
насле́дство
A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will. · nasledstvo
наслои́ть
(ambitransitive) To arrange in layers. · nasloit
наслюня́вить
(ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food. · naslyunyavit
насмеха́ться
(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. · nasmekhatsya
насмеши́ть
(transitive) To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny. · nasmeshit
насме́шка
Act of treating with disdain. · nasmeshka
насме́шливо
In a derisive manner; demeaningly, mockingly. · nasmeshlivo
насме́шливый
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. · nasmeshlivyy
насмешник
A person who mocks. · nasmeshnik
насолить
(transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to hurt or thwart. · nasolit
насори́ть
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles). · nasorit
насо́с
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. · nasos
на́спех
In a hasty or careless manner. · naspekh
На́ссау
The capital city of the Bahamas. · Nassau
На́ссо
The capital city of the Bahamas. · Nasso
настави́тельный
Excessively moralizing. · nastavitelnyy
наста́вить
(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. · nastavit
наставле́ние
(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. · nastavleniye
наставля́ть
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off. · nastavlyat
наста́вник
A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher. · nastavnik
наста́вница
A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher. · nastavnitsa
наста́внический
Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality. · nastavnicheskiy
наста́ивать
(with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically. · nastaivat
Наста́сья
A en given name. · Nastasya
насти́л
Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. · nastil
насто́й
A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities. · nastoy
насто́йка
A Slavic liqueur containing an infusion of herbs and/or fruits in brandy or similar spirit · nastoyka
насто́йчивость
The state of being insistent. · nastoychivost
настойчивый
(of a demand) Persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so. · nastoychivyy
настолование
The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned. · nastolovaniye
насто́лько
To a certain degree or extent · nastolko
насто́льный компью́тер
(computing) A desktop computer. · nastolnyy kompyuter
насто́льный футбо́л
(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK) · nastolnyy futbol
насторо́женность
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness. · nastorozhennost
насторо́женный
Attentive; awake; on guard. · nastorozhennyy
настоя́тель
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.] · nastoyatel
настоя́тельница
A nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess. · nastoyatelnitsa
настоя́тельный
(dated) Impending; imminent. · nastoyatelnyy
настоя́ть
(with (that + indicative), or, intransitive, with on or upon) To hold up a claim emphatically. · nastoyat
настоя́щее
The current moment or period of time. · nastoyashcheye
настоя́щее вре́мя
The current moment or period of time. · nastoyashcheye vremya
настоя́щесть
The quality of being genuine; authenticity. · nastoyashchest
настоя́щий
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.] · nastoyashchiy
настоя́щий каню́к
Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo. · nastoyashchiy kanyuk
настра́ивать
(transitive) To modify. · nastraivat
настрое́ние
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. · nastroyeniye
настро́енный
The state or condition of being correctly tuned. · nastroyennyy
настро́ить
(transitive) To modify. · nastroit
настро́й
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. · nastroy
настро́йка
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration · nastroyka
настро́йки
(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software · nastroyki
наступа́ть
(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. · nastupat
наступающая ночь
The nighttime of the current day or date; this night. · nastupayushchaya noch
наступи́ть
(intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample. · nastupit
наступление
To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something. · nastupleniye
наступле́ние но́чи
The close of the day; the coming of night. · nastupleniye nochi
настуча́ть
(slang) To inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities. · nastuchat
настырный
stubbornly persevering, steadfast · nastyrnyy
насу́питься
(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face. · nasupitsya
насу́пленные бро́ви
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration. · nasuplennyye brovi
насу́пливаться
(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face. · nasuplivatsya
насу́против
Opposite; across from; set so as to be facing. · nasuprotiv
насущный
(medicine, not comparable) Applied to a localized part of the body. · nasushchnyy
насчёт
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350] · naschyot
насчи́тывать
(transitive, passive) To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number. · naschityvat
насы́пать
(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner. · nasypat
насыпна́я доро́га
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts. · nasypnaya doroga
на́сыпь
(geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment. · nasyp
насы́тившийся
Pleasantly satisfied or full, as with food; sated · nasytivshiysya
насы́тить
(intransitive, reflexive) To satisfy one's hunger; to stop being hungry. · nasytit
насы́титься
(intransitive, reflexive) To satisfy one's hunger; to stop being hungry. · nasytitsya
насыща́ть
In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality. · nasyshchat
насыща́ться
(transitive) To cause to become completely permeated with, or soaked (especially with a liquid). · nasyshchatsya
насыще́ние
The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance. · nasyshcheniye
насы́щенность
(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.). [from 17th c.] · nasyshchennost
насы́щенный
Not dilute; having a high concentration. · nasyshchennyy
Наталия
A en given name. · Nataliya
Ната́лья
A en given name. · Natalya
Ната́н
(biblical character) An Old Testament prophet who advised King David. · Natan
Ната́ша
A en given name borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya. · Natasha
натере́ть
(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. · nateret
натира́ть
(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. · natirat
на́тиск
(archaic) An attack; an assault especially of an army. · natisk
наткну́ться
(idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident. · natknutsya
НА́ТО
Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization · NATO
натолкну́ться
(transitive, idiomatic) To find (someone or something) by chance. · natolknutsya
наточи́ть
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To make sharp. · natochit
натренирова́ться
(intransitive) To practice an ability. · natrenirovatsya
на́трий
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature. · natriy
нату́ра
Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter. · natura
натура́л
(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex. · natural
натурализа́ция
The action of naturalizing somebody; act of granting citizenship. · naturalizatsiya
натурали́зм
A state of nature; conformity to nature. · naturalizm
натурали́ст
(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.] · naturalist
натурали́стка
(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.] · naturalistka
натура́льный
As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances. [from 14th c.] · naturalnyy
натуризм
The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons. · naturizm
натурист
One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns. · naturist
натуристка
One who follows a philosophical belief in a naked, natural life and prefers to live without clothes, often for reasons of ecology, health, religious belief, and/or ethical concerns. · naturistka
натуристский
Relating to or believing in the doctrine of naturism, which attributes everything to nature. · naturistskiy
натя́гивать
(transitive) To pull tight. · natyagivat
натя́гиваться
(intransitive) To become tighter. · natyagivatsya
натяже́ние
(physics, engineering) The state of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length. · natyazheniye
натя́нутость
A psychological state of being tense. · natyanutost
натя́нутый
(also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. · natyanutyy
натяну́ть
(transitive) To pull tight. · natyanut
натяну́ться
(intransitive) To become tighter. · natyanutsya
Науго́льник
(constellation) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus. · Naugolnik
нау́ка
(countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill. [from 14th c.] · nauka
нау́ськивать
(transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470] · nauskivat
наути́лус
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus. · nautilus
научи́ть
(transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game). · nauchit
научи́ться
(intransitive) To practice an ability. · nauchitsya
нау́чная сотру́дница
One who researches. · nauchnaya sotrudnitsa
нау́чный
Derived from experience; acquired by learning. · nauchnyy
нау́чный сотру́дник
One who researches. · nauchnyy sotrudnik
нау́шник
A speaker placed inside or held near to the ear. · naushnik
нау́шники
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone. · naushniki
Нафанаи́л
An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew. · Nafanail
наха́лка
A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior. · nakhalka
наха́льничать
(intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back. · nakhalnichat
наха́льный
Impudent, insolent. · nakhalnyy
наха́льство
(figurative, informal, uncountable) Impudence. · nakhalstvo
наха́т
A seed of this plant, often used as a food. · nakhat
нахле́бник
(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. · nakhlebnik
нахле́бница
(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. · nakhlebnitsa
нахму́ренность
The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown. · nakhmurennost
нахму́ренные бро́ви
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration. · nakhmurennyye brovi
нахму́риться
(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face. · nakhmuritsya
находи́ть
(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To find or retrieve something buried. · nakhodit
находи́ться
To occupy a place. · nakhoditsya
нахо́дка
Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent. · nakhodka
находчивость
(UK, Irish) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness. [from early 18th c.] · nakhodchivost
нахо́дчивый
(of a person) Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive. · nakhodchivyy
находя́щийся
Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. · nakhodyashchiysya
нахожде́ние
The act of finding. · nakhozhdeniye
нахрапистость
The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect. · nakhrapistost
наце́ливать
(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object · natselivat
наце́лить
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order. · natselit
наце́литься
(transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target). · natselitsya
на́цело
(mathematics) In a manner that leaves no remainder. · natselo
наце́нка
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price. · natsenka
на́ци
(historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). [1930] · natsi

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