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осведомлённый
Sapient; self-aware. · osvedomlyonnyy
осведомля́ть
(transitive, obsolete) To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare. · osvedomlyat
осведомля́ться
(transitive) To ask, inquire. · osvedomlyatsya
освежа́ть
(idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill. · osvezhat
освеже́ние
The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour. · osvezheniye
освежи́тель
(often, in combination) Something that freshens · osvezhitel
Осве́нцим
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim. · Osventsim
осветительный прибор
A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine. · osvetitelnyy pribor
освети́ть
(transitive) To supply with light. · osvetit
осветле́ние
(in the phrase for clarification) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear. · osvetleniye
осветли́ть
(transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate. · osvetlit
осветля́ть
(transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate. · osvetlyat
освеща́ть
(transitive) To supply with light. · osveshchat
освеще́ние
(journalism) The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media. · osveshcheniye
освещённость
(uncountable) the condition of being illuminated · osveshchyonnost
освещённый
Illuminated. · osveshchyonnyy
освещённый более, чем на половину
(astronomy, of a celestial body) Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated. · osveshchyonnyy boleye, chem na polovinu
освиде́тельствовать
(transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth. · osvidetelstvovat
освиста́ть
(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively. · osvistat
осви́стывание
A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval. · osvistyvaniye
осви́стывать
(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively. · osvistyvat
освободитель
A person who frees or liberates. · osvoboditel
освободи́тельница
A person who frees or liberates. · osvoboditelnitsa
освободи́ть
(idiomatic) To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation. · osvobodit
освобожда́ть
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter. · osvobozhdat
освобожде́ние
(historical) The act of releasing someone from debt or other obligation; acquittance. [from 15th c.] · osvobozhdeniye
освобождение под залог
(legal, UK) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. · osvobozhdeniye pod zalog
освобождённый
Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc. · osvobozhdyonnyy
освяти́ть
(chiefly, Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints. · osvyatit
освяща́ть
(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure. · osvyashchat
осево́й
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ · osevoy
оседа́ть
(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. · osedat
осёдланный
Wearing a saddle. · osyodlannyy
осе́длый
Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity. · osedlyy
осёл
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse. · osyol
осело́к
An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding. · oselok
осемене́ние
The act of insemination by natural or artificial means. · osemeneniye
осе́нник
(countable) Any of several flowers of the genus Colchicum. · osennik
осеня́ть
(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. · osenyat
осе́сть
(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. · osest
осётр
A Eurasian species of sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). · osyotr
осе́чка
An act of misfiring. · osechka
осечься
(firearm) To fail to discharge properly. · osechsya
О́сима
One of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands · Osima
оси́на
A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color. · osina
О́сип
A en given name. · Osip
оси́плый
(of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty. · osiplyy
Оси́рис
(Egyptian god) The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld. · Osiris
осироте́лый
(of a place) Abandoned, without people. · osirotelyy
О́скар
A en given name. · Oskar
оскверне́ние
An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred. · oskverneniye
оскверни́ть
(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something. · oskvernit
оскверня́ть
To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil. · oskvernyat
осколки
(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material. · oskolki
оско́лок
A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. · oskolok
оскопи́ть
(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal. · oskopit
оскопля́ть
(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal. · oskoplyat
оскорби́тельный
(archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude. · oskorbitelnyy
оскорби́ть
(transitive) To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. [from early 17th c.] · oskorbit
оскорби́ться
(intransitive) To feel or become offended; to take insult. · oskorbitsya
оскорбле́ние
Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.] · oskorbleniye
оскорбле́ние де́йствием
(legal) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence. · oskorbleniye deystviyem
оскорбля́ть
(transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly. · oskorblyat
оскорбля́ться
(intransitive) To feel or become offended; to take insult. · oskorblyatsya
оскуде́вший
Barren and lifeless. · oskudevshiy
ослабевать
(intransitive) To become weaker or worse. · oslabevat
ослабе́ть
(intransitive) To become weaker or less strong. · oslabet
осла́бить
(transitive) To make feeble. · oslabit
ослабле́ние
A gradual diminishing of strength. · oslableniye
ослабля́ть
(transitive) To weaken. · oslablyat
осла́бнуть
(intransitive) To become weaker or less strong. · oslabnut
ослепительная [[вспы́шка]]
(figurative) Of colour, light, or some other quality: dazzling, often garish, brilliance. · oslepitelnaya [[vspyshka]]
ослепи́тельный
Very bright (as if to cause blindness). · oslepitelnyy
ослепи́ть
(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind. · oslepit
ослепля́ть
(transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind. · osleplyat
ослепля́ющий
Very bright (as if to cause blindness). · osleplyayushchiy
осли́ный
Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality. · oslinyy
осли́ца
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse. · oslitsa
О́сло
A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania. · Oslo
осложне́ние
The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity. · oslozhneniye
осложни́ть
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult. · oslozhnit
осложня́ть
(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult. · oslozhnyat
ослуша́ние
The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor. · oslushaniye
ослышаться
(ambitransitive) To hear wrongly. · oslyshatsya
осма́н
A citizen of the Ottoman Empire. · osman
осма́нка
A citizen of the Ottoman Empire. · osmanka
осма́нский
Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire. · osmanskiy
осма́тривать
(intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically. · osmatrivat
осмеивать
(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. · osmeivat
осмеяние
Act of treating with disdain. · osmeyaniye
о́смос
(chemistry) The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a partially permeable membrane. · osmos
осмо́тр
A routine visit to the doctor, dentist, or the like. · osmotr
осмотре́ть
(intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically. · osmotret
осмотри́тельность
The quality of being discreet. · osmotritelnost
осмотрительный
Careful, prudent, cautious. · osmotritelnyy
осмысле́ние
Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment · osmysleniye
осмысленный
Having meaning, significant. · osmyslennyy
оснасти́ть
(transitive) To equip with tools. · osnastit
осна́стка
(nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft. · osnastka
оснаща́ть
(transitive) To equip with tools. · osnashchat
оснащённый
(nautical, typically not comparable) Having the rigging up. · osnashchyonnyy
осно́ва
(countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure. · osnova
основа́ние
A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done. · osnovaniye
основа́тель
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). · osnovatel
основа́тельница
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). · osnovatelnitsa
основа́тельно
In a thorough or complete manner. · osnovatelno
основательный
Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough. · osnovatelnyy
основа́ть
(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business. · osnovat
основно́е направле́ние
(usually, with the) That which is common; the norm. · osnovnoye napravleniye
основно́й
Necessary, essential for life or some process. · osnovnoy
основно́й зако́н
(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions. · osnovnoy zakon
основно́й проду́кт пита́ния
A basic or essential supply. · osnovnoy produkt pitaniya
осно́вный
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7. · osnovnyy
основополага́ющий
Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation. · osnovopolagayushchiy
основополо́жник
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). · osnovopolozhnik
основополо́жница
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.). · osnovopolozhnitsa
осно́вывать
(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business. · osnovyvat
осо́ба
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. · osoba
Особая воздушная слу́жба
(British, AU, NZ, military) Initialism of Special Air Service. · Osobaya vozdushnaya sluzhba
особая точка
A point where all parallel lines meet. · osobaya tochka
осо́бенно
Of prime importance; before anything else; especially. · osobenno
осо́бенность
A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior. · osobennost
осо́бенный
Noticeably different from others; distinctive. · osobennyy
особня́к
A free-standing, single-family dwelling unit that does not share a common wall with any other structure. · osobnyak
осо́бо
(informal) To an extraordinary degree. · osobo
осо́бое внима́ние
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. · osoboye vnimaniye
осо́бый
Noticeably different from others; distinctive. · osobyy
о́собь
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. · osob
осовреме́нивать
(transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc. · osovremenivat
осовреме́ниваться
(intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways · osovremenivatsya
осовреме́нить
(transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc. · osovremenit
осовреме́ниться
(intransitive) To become modern in appearance, or adopt modern ways · osovremenitsya
осознава́ть
(archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something. · osoznavat
осозна́вший
Sapient; self-aware. · osoznavshiy
осозна́ние
An act of figuring out or becoming aware. · osoznaniye
осо́знанно
In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally. · osoznanno
осо́знанный
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash. · osoznannyy
осознать
(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.] · osoznat
осока
Any plant of the genus Carex, the true sedges; perennial herbs with triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grass-like leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. · osoka
о́спа
A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks. · ospa
оспа́риваемый
Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted. · osparivayemyy
оспа́ривать
(transitive) To dispute (something); to contest. · osparivat
о́спина
A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock. · ospina
оспо́рить
(transitive) To dispute (something); to contest. · osporit
осрами́ть
(transitive) To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon. · osramit
осрамля́ть
(transitive) To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace. · osramlyat
ост
A personification of the wind from the east. · ost
остава́ться
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.] · ostavatsya
остава́ться в живы́х
(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. · ostavatsya v zhivykh
остава́ться ве́рным
(transitive) To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan). · ostavatsya vernym

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