Russian–English dictionary

ни́жняя ю́бка

A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth. · nizhnyaya yubka

низ

The lowest part of anything. · niz

низверже́ние

The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement. · nizverzheniye

низводить

(transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place. · nizvodit

низи́на

A sunken area on a surface. · nizina

ни́зкий

Deserving contempt. · nizkiy

ни́зко

Not lofty or sublime; humble. · nizko

низкока́чественный

Of inferior quality. · nizkokachestvennyy

низкопро́бный

(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. · nizkoprobnyy

низкосо́ртный

Of inferior quality. · nizkosortnyy

низлага́ть

(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them). · nizlagat

низложе́ние

The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement. · nizlozheniye

низложи́ть

(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them). · nizlozhit

ни́зменность

An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas. · nizmennost

низово́й

Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots. · nizovoy

ни́зость

Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness. · nizost

ни́зший

Of low rank, standard or quality. · nizshiy

ни́зший у́ровень

The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation. · nizshiy uroven

Ни́ка

(Greek god) The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion. · Nika

никаки́х пробле́м

Something easy, not difficult, not posing problems. · nikakikh problem

никако́й

(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of. · nikakoy

Никара́гуа

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua. · Nikaragua

Нике

(Greek god) The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion. · Nike

никелирова́ть

(transitive) To plate with nickel. · nikelirovat

ни́кель

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. · nikel

Никко́

A city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. · Nikko

никогда́

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. · nikogda

Никола́й

A en given name. · Nikolay

Николас

A en given name. · Nikolas

Нико́ль

A en given name. · Nikol

Ни́ксон

An English surname transferred from the given name. · Nikson

Ни́кта

(Greek mythology) The primordial goddess of night. · Nikta

никто́

Not either one of two. · nikto

никуда́

To no place. · nikuda

никудышность

The quality of being inept. · nikudyshnost

никудышный

(informal) Bad; poor. · nikudyshnyy

никчёмный

Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. · nikchyomnyy

Нил

A surname from Irish derived from the given name. · Nil

нимб

Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage. · nimb

Нимрод

(biblical character) A grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar. · Nimrod

ни́мфа

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc. · nimfa

нимфетка

(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive. · nimfetka

нимфома́ния

Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women. · nimfomaniya

нимфома́нка

A woman with an excessive libido. · nimfomanka

Ни́на

A en given name in continuous use since the 19th century. · Nina

ни́ндзя

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period. · nindzya

Нинте́ндо

(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo. · Nintendo

ни́ппель

(plumbing, chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.] · nippel

нирва́на

(Buddhism) Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. · nirvana

ниспроверга́ть

(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly. · nisprovergat

нисходя́щий

Moving, sloping or oriented downward. · niskhodyashchiy

ни́тка

(countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible object. · nitka

нитра́т

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid. · nitrat

нитри́л

(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid. · nitril

нить

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. · nit

нить [[накал|нака́ла]]

Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve. · nit [[nakal|nakala]]

Ни́цца

A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France. · Nitstsa

Ни́цше

A surname from German, most famously borne by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher. · Nitsshe

ницшеа́нец

A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche. · nitssheanets

ницшеа́нка

A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche. · nitssheanka

ницшеа́нский

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings. · nitssheanskiy

ничего́

Fairly well. · nichego

ничего́ себе́!

An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration. · nichego sebe!

ничто́

(archaic) Nothingness. · nichto

ничто́жество

(derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person. · nichtozhestvo

ничтожно [[коли́чество]]

A modest, small, or trifling amount. · nichtozhno [[kolichestvo]]

ничтожный

Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect. · nichtozhnyy

ничья́

A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie. · nichya

Ниш

A city, the administrative centre of Nišava district, southern Serbia. · Nish

ни́ша

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room. · nisha

нишевый

Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal; obscure. · nishevyy

ништя́к

(informal) Used to indicate pleasure or delight. · nishtyak

нищать

(intransitive) To become poor. · nishchat

ни́щая

A person suffering from extreme poverty. · nishchaya

нищебро́д

A person who begs. · nishchebrod

ни́щенка

A person suffering from extreme poverty. · nishchenka

нищенский

Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living. · nishchenskiy

ни́щенствовать

(intransitive, US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person. · nishchenstvovat

нищенствующий

Depending on alms for a living. · nishchenstvuyushchiy

нищенствующий мона́х

A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living. · nishchenstvuyushchiy monakh

нищета́

An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support. · nishcheta

ни́щий

Poor; destitute; in need. · nishchiy

НКВД

The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs — the Soviet interior ministry known for its secret police, forerunner of the KGB · NKVD

НКО

Initialism of w:nonprofit organization. · NKO

НЛО

Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft. [from 20th c.] · NLO

но

(uncountable) A kind of classical Japanese musical drama. · no

но всё же

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet. · no vsyo zhe

Ноа

The 71st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. · Noa

но́ва

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. · nova

нова́тор

Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas. · novator

нова́торство

The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. · novatorstvo

но́вая

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. · novaya

но́вая звезда́

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. · novaya zvezda

нове́йший

At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge. · noveyshiy

нове́лла

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.] · novella

но́венький

Utterly new, as new as possible. · novenkiy

новизна́

The property of being new; novelty; recency. · novizna

Но́виков

A surname transferred from the nickname. · Novikov

нови́нка

A new product; an innovation. · novinka

новичо́к

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer. · novichok

ново-

new · novo-

новобра́нец

One who is drafted (into a military service, etc). · novobranets

новобра́чная

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · novobrachnaya

новобра́чные

A recently married person. · novobrachnyye

новобра́чный

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married. · novobrachnyy

нововведе́ние

The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. · novovvedeniye

новозела́ндский

A country and archipelago of Oceania, to the east of Australia. Official name: New Zealand. Capital: Wellington. · novozelandskiy

новозеландский туи

A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. [from early 19th c.] · novozelandskiy tui

новозеландский туй

A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. [from early 19th c.] · novozelandskiy tuy

новомо́дный

(usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement. · novomodnyy

новонорве́жский

Nynorsk; Norwegian as spoken after 1500, and the written language that is based on this · novonorvezhskiy

новообразова́ние

(pathology, oncology) An abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants. · novoobrazovaniye

новообращённая

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation. · novoobrashchyonnaya

новообращённый

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation. · novoobrashchyonnyy

новообретённый

Recently found; newly discovered. · novoobretyonnyy

новоприбы́вший

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer. · novopribyvshiy

новоприобретённый

Recently found; newly discovered. · novopriobretyonnyy

новорождённая

A recently born baby. · novorozhdyonnaya

новорождённый

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. · novorozhdyonnyy

новосе́лье

(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home. · novoselye

но́вости

Current affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news. · novosti

новостна́я ле́нта

(Internet) online content presented sequentially: · novostnaya lenta

но́вость

(uncountable) News; tidings. [from 10th c.] · novost

но́вшество

The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. · novshestvo

но́вый

Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing. · novyy

новь

The property of being new; novelty; recency. · nov

нога́

A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. · noga

ногомя́ч

(countable) The ball used in any game called "football". · nogomyach

ноготки́

Any plant of the genus Calendula, with yellow or orange flowers, often called marigolds. · nogotki

ноготь

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation. · nogot

Ноеми́нь

(biblical character) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth. · Noyemin

нож

(mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.) · nozh

нож для [[нарезание|нареза́ния]] [[мясо|мя́са]]

A large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes. · nozh dlya [[narezaniye|narezaniya]] [[myaso|myasa]]

но́жик

A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing. · nozhik

но́жка

A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath. · nozhka

но́жницы

A tool for clipping something. · nozhnitsy

ножно́й

Of or relating to the foot. · nozhnoy

но́жны

The sheath of a sword. · nozhny

ножо́вщик

One whose business is making or dealing in cutlery. · nozhovshchik

ноздря́

Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages. · nozdrya

Ной

A en given name. · Noy

нока́ут

The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. · nokaut

Нокиа

A town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland, near Tampere. · Nokia

Но́ксвилл

The name of a number of places in the United States of America: · Noksvill

ноль

The digit zero. · nol

Ном

A seaport in West Alaska · Nom

нома́д

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. · nomad

номенклату́ра

A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences. · nomenklatura

но́мер

Abbreviation of number. · nomer

номерно́й знак

An identifying tag, usually made of metal, bearing a sequence of letters or numbers identifying the vehicle, and placed at the rear and, often, also at the front of a motor vehicle. · nomernoy znak