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обстре́ливать
(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing. · obstrelivat
обстреля́ть
(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing. · obstrelyat
обстру́кция
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death. · obstruktsiya
обсуди́ть
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise. · obsudit
обсужда́ть
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle. · obsuzhdat
обсужде́ние
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition). · obsuzhdeniye
обсце́нный
Offensive to standards of decency or morality. · obstsennyy
обсчитывать
(transitive) To cheat or swindle. · obschityvat
обтека́тель
A covering on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that streamlines it (i.e., produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag). [from 20th c.] · obtekatel
обтёсывать
(transitive, US) To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to. · obtyosyvat
обтюратор
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens. · obtyurator
обувщи́к
A person who makes shoes. · obuvshchik
обувщи́ца
A person who makes shoes. · obuvshchitsa
о́бувь
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc. · obuv
обу́гливать
(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal. · obuglivat
обу́глить
(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal. · obuglit
обу́за
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. · obuza
обузда́ть
(transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. · obuzdat
обу́здывать
(transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. · obuzdyvat
обусло́вливать
(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about. [from early 17th c.] · obuslovlivat
обуть(ся)
(transitive) To put shoes on someone or something else's feet, especially to put horseshoes on a horse. · obut(sya)
обуча́емость
Understanding. · obuchayemost
обуча́ть
(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts. · obuchat
обуча́ться
(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts. · obuchatsya
обуче́ние
(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment. · obucheniye
обучи́ть
(transitive) To instruct or train. · obuchit
обучи́ться
(intransitive) To practice an ability. · obuchitsya
обуя́нный
Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession. · obuyannyy
обу́яный
Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.). · obuyanyy
обха́живать
(ambitransitive) To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery. · obkhazhivat
обхва́т
Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill. · obkhvat
обхватить
(archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something. · obkhvatit
обхва́тывать
To twist or twine around something (or one another). · obkhvatyvat
обхо́д
A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture. · obkhod
обходи́тельно
In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely. · obkhoditelno
обходи́тельность
(uncountable) Polite behavior. · obkhoditelnost
обходи́тельный
Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette. · obkhoditelnyy
обходи́ть
(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass · obkhodit
обходное решение
A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations. · obkhodnoye resheniye
обхожде́ние
A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. · obkhozhdeniye
обша́ривать
(transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged. · obsharivat
обшива́ть
(transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something. · obshivat
обши́вка
A structure made of boards. · obshivka
обши́рно
To a great extent. · obshirno
обши́рный
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. · obshirnyy
обши́ть
(transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something. · obshit
обшла́г
The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist. · obshlag
обща́га
A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities. · obshchaga
обща́ться
(intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company. · obshchatsya
обще-
Encompassing, including all, or involving all. · obshche-
общегосуда́рственный
Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide. · obshchegosudarstvennyy
общедосту́пный
Of a doctrine, information, etc.: suitable to be imparted to the public without secrecy or other reservations. · obshchedostupnyy
о́бщее зараже́ние
(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection. · obshcheye zarazheniye
о́бщее ме́сто
A platitude or cliché. · obshcheye mesto
общежи́тие
A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting. · obshchezhitiye
общеизве́стный
Widely known; famous; stereotypical. · obshcheizvestnyy
общенаро́дный
Extending throughout an entire nation. · obshchenarodnyy
общенациона́льный
Extending throughout an entire nation. · obshchenatsionalnyy
обще́ние
Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in society with another; familiarity. · obshcheniye
общепринятый
Generally approved, believed, or recognized. · obshcheprinyatyy
общеславя́нский язы́к
(Indo-European studies) The last phase of Proto-Slavic language, the Late Proto-Slavic. · obshcheslavyanskiy yazyk
обще́ственно
In public, openly, in an open and public manner. · obshchestvenno
обще́ственность
Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access. · obshchestvennost
обще́ственный
Shared by a community; public. · obshchestvennyy
обще́ственный телефо́н
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card. · obshchestvennyy telefon
о́бщество
(countable) A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition. · obshchestvo
обществове́дение
The study of history, geography, civics, sociology, economics, and other social-science subjects, especially in primary and secondary school. · obshchestvovedeniye
общечелове́ческий
Applying to all human beings. · obshchechelovecheskiy
о́бщий
Mutual; shared by more than one. · obshchiy
о́бщий род
(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender. · obshchiy rod
общи́на
A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community. · obshchina
общи́нный
Pertaining to a community or a commune. · obshchinnyy
общины
The common people; the commonality. · obshchiny
общи́тельный
Eager to communicate; talkative. · obshchitelnyy
о́бщность
The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics. · obshchnost
объедаться
(transitive, intransitive, often with on) To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol or media consumption. · obyedatsya
объедине́ние
A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union. · obyedineniye
объединённый
Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities. · obyedinyonnyy
объедини́ть
(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. · obyedinit
объедини́ться
(intransitive) To come together; to meet. · obyedinitsya
объединя́ть
(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. · obyedinyat
объединя́ться
(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole. · obyedinyatsya
объе́дки
Something left behind; an excess or remainder. · obyedki
объе́зд
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution · obyezd
объе́здить
(transitive) To travel throughout (a place). · obyezdit
объезжа́ть
(transitive, of a horse) To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner. · obyezzhat
объе́кт
That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form. · obyekt
объекти́в
(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it. · obyektiv
объекти́вно
In an impartial, objective manner. · obyektivno
объекти́вность
The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices. · obyektivnost
объекти́вный
Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair. · obyektivnyy
объе́ктный паде́ж
(grammar) The objective case. · obyektnyy padezh
объём
Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill. · obyom
объёмистый
Being large in size, mass, or volume (of goods, etc.). · obyomistyy
объёмный
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement. · obyomnyy
объе́сться
(ambitransitive) To eat too much of. · obyestsya
объе́хать
(intransitive) To make a detour. · obyekhat
объяви́ть
(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known. · obyavit
объявле́ние
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar. · obyavleniye
объявля́ть
(transitive) To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely. · obyavlyat
объясне́ние
(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300] · obyasneniye
объясни́мый
(rare) Capable of being accounted for; explicable; explainable. · obyasnimyy
объясни́тельный
Intended to serve as an explanation. · obyasnitelnyy
объясни́ть
(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. · obyasnit
объясня́ть
(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. · obyasnyat
объятие
(UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration). · obyatiye
объя́тия
An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug. · obyatiya
обыва́тель
(usually, pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes. · obyvatel
обыва́тельница
(usually, pejorative) A person of any class with bourgeois (i.e., overly conventional and materialistic) values and attitudes. · obyvatelnitsa
обыва́тельский
Of or relating to the middle class (often, pejorative) , and their presumed overly conventional, conservative, and materialistic values. · obyvatelskiy
обы́денный
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. · obydennyy
обыкнове́ние
An action performed on a regular basis. · obyknoveniye
обыкнове́нная кря́ква
(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head. · obyknovennaya kryakva
обыкнове́нно
As a rule; frequently; usually. · obyknovenno
обыкнове́нный
Typical. · obyknovennyy
обыкнове́нный водяно́й козёл
A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus. · obyknovennyy vodyanoy kozyol
обыкнове́нный дождево́й че́рвь
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings. · obyknovennyy dozhdevoy cherv
обыкновенный пескарь
A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia. · obyknovennyy peskar
о́быск
An attempt to find something. · obysk
обыскивать
(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing. · obyskivat
обы́скивать ощу́пыванием
(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing. · obyskivat oshchupyvaniyem
обы́чай
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. · obychay
обы́чно
(idiomatic) In general; most often. · obychno
обы́чный
Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category. · obychnyy
Обь
A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers. · Ob
обя́зан
(auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating duty or obligation. · obyazan
обя́занность
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another. · obyazannost
обя́занный
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty. · obyazannyy
обяза́тельно
Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely. · obyazatelno
обяза́тельный
(of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured. · obyazatelnyy
обяза́тельство
A binding agreement, a covenant. · obyazatelstvo
обяза́ть
(transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. · obyazat
обя́зывать
(transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. · obyazyvat
обя́зываться
(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. · obyazyvatsya
ова́л
An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. · oval
ова́льная
Having the shape of an oval. · ovalnaya
ова́льное
Having the shape of an oval. · ovalnoye
ова́льный
Having the shape of an oval. · ovalnyy
ова́ция
(by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause. · ovatsiya
овева́ть
(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise. · ovevat
ове́н
(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated. · oven
оверта́йм
(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. · overtaym
овёс
(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa. · ovyos
ове́чий
(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. · ovechiy
ове́чка
(figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led. · ovechka
ове́чья шку́ра
(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding. · ovechya shkura
овира́птор
Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period. · oviraptor
о́вка
Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action. · ovka
овладева́ть
(transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers). · ovladevat
овладе́ние
The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise. · ovladeniye

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