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оста́вить
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)] · ostavit
оставить в беде
(transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert. · ostavit v bede
оставле́ние
The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.] · ostavleniye
оста́вленный
(of a place) Abandoned, without people. · ostavlennyy
оставля́ть
(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)] · ostavlyat
оста́вшийся
. · ostavshiysya
остально́й
. · ostalnoy
остальны́е
Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded. · ostalnyye
остана́вливать
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.] · ostanavlivat
остана́вливаться
(intransitive) To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady. · ostanavlivatsya
остане́ц
(US) An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. · ostanets
оста́нки
That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion. · ostanki
останки кораблекрушения
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains. · ostanki korablekrusheniya
остано́в
The condition of being stopped, standstill. · ostanov
останови́ть
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.] · ostanovit
останови́ться
(intransitive) To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady. · ostanovitsya
остано́вка
A place where public transport buses stop to allow passengers to board or leave. · ostanovka
оста́тки
(usually, in plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse. · ostatki
оста́ток
Something left behind; an excess or remainder. · ostatok
оста́точный
Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over. · ostatochnyy
оста́ться
(intransitive) To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady. · ostatsya
оста́ться в живы́х
(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. · ostatsya v zhivykh
остекленевший
(of eyes) Dull; expressionless; lifeless. · osteklenevshiy
остеклене́ть
(intransitive) Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over. · osteklenet
остекли́ть
(transitive) To install windows. · osteklit
остекли́ться
(intransitive) To become glazed or glassy. · osteklitsya
остеопоро́з
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture. · osteoporoz
остервенение
A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage. · osterveneniye
остерега́ться
(defective, ambitransitive) To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of). · osteregatsya
о́стов
The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen. · ostov
остолбене́вший
Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked. · ostolbenevshiy
остолбене́ние
The state of extreme shock or astonishment. · ostolbeneniye
остоло́п
(US, Canada, MTE, informal) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball. · ostolop
осторо́жно
Used to warn someone to proceed with caution. · ostorozhno
осторо́жность
The state of being careful. · ostorozhnost
осторо́жный
Careful, prudent, cautious. · ostorozhnyy
остраки́зм
(historical) In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state. [from 16th c.] · ostrakizm
остриё
The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon). · ostriyo
остриё [[перо|пера́]]
The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper. · ostriyo [[pero|pera]]
остри́ть
(intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment. · ostrit
о́стро
In an acute manner · ostro
о́стров Реюньо́н
An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar. · ostrov Reyunon
островно́й
Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands. · ostrovnoy
острово́к
A small island. · ostrovok
остро́г
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government. · ostrog
остро́га
(fishing) A spear with a barb on the end of it, used for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals; a type of harpoon. · ostroga
остроконечный
Having sharp points like needles. · ostrokonechnyy
остроли́ст
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. · ostrolist
остроло́дка
Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus. · ostrolodka
остроло́дочник
Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus. · ostrolodochnik
острота́
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc. · ostrota
остроу́мие
Humour, especially when clever or quick. · ostroumiye
остроумный
Showing originality or sagacity; witty. · ostroumnyy
о́стрый
Intense; sensitive; sharp. · ostryy
о́стрый у́гол
(geometry) An angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. · ostryy ugol
остря́к
One who jests, jokes or teases. · ostryak
остря́чка
A person who makes jokes. · ostryachka
остуди́ть
(intransitive, literally) To lose heat, to get colder. · ostudit
остужа́ть
(intransitive, literally) To lose heat, to get colder. · ostuzhat
оступаться
To stumble. · ostupatsya
оступи́ться
A step that is wrong, a false step. · ostupitsya
остыва́ть
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate. · ostyvat
осты́ть
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate. · ostyt
ость
Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)". · ost
осуди́ть
(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate. · osudit
осужда́ть
(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely. · osuzhdat
осужде́ние
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark. · osuzhdeniye
осуждённый
(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict. · osuzhdyonnyy
осуша́ть
(transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one. · osushat
осуши́ть
(transitive, ergative) To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one. · osushit
осуществи́мость
The state of being feasible or possible. · osushchestvimost
осуществи́мый
Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable. · osushchestvimyy
осуществи́ть
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish. · osushchestvit
осуществле́ние
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance. · osushchestvleniye
осуществля́ть
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish. · osushchestvlyat
осцилли́ровать
(intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm. · ostsillirovat
осцилля́тор
A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform. · ostsillyator
осы́пать
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance. · osypat
о́сыпь
(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.] · osyp
ось
(chiefly, in the plural) A country in the alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, Empire of Japan, and a few other countries, which opposed the Allies. · os
осьмино́г
(countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus. · osminog
О́ся
(rare) : a diminutive of various female given names. · Osya
осяза́емый
Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible. · osyazayemyy
осяза́ние
The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact. · osyazaniye
от
As protection from. · ot
от [[имя|и́мени]]
Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval). · ot [[imya|imeni]]
от-
Expressing separation or removal. · ot-
ота́ку
(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga. · otaku
ота́ра
A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals. · otara
отбе́ливатель
(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening. · otbelivatel
отбе́ливать
(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair). · otbelivat
отбели́ть
(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair). · otbelit
отбива́ть
(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of. · otbivat
отбивная
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. · otbivnaya
отбивна́я котле́та
A thin slice of meat, usually fried. · otbivnaya kotleta
отбира́ть
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). · otbirat
отби́ть
(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of. · otbit
отби́ться
(intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind. · otbitsya
отбо́й
The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep. · otboy
отбо́йный молото́к
A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete. · otboynyy molotok
отбо́р
(by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing#Noun, checking#Noun, or filtering#Noun processes, as: · otbor
отбрако́вывать
(chiefly, medical) To subject to triage; to prioritize. · otbrakovyvat
отбра́сывать
(transitive) To throw away, to reject. · otbrasyvat
отбрить
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. · otbrit
отброс
Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind. · otbros
отбро́сить
(transitive) To throw away, to reject. · otbrosit
отбро́сы
(figurative) Any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless. · otbrosy
отбукси́ровать
(transitive) To tow by tugboat. · otbuksirovat
отва́га
(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness. · otvaga
отваживаться
(intransitive, with at or on) To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. · otvazhivatsya
отва́жно
In a bold manner; with confidence. · otvazhno
отва́жный
Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring. · otvazhnyy
отва́л
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump. [from 19th c.] · otval
отва́р
(uncountable) Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled. · otvar
отварно́й
Cooked in boiling water. · otvarnoy
отве́дать
(formal) To take a share or portion. [with of or in] · otvedat
отведе́ние
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.] · otvedeniye
отве́ивать
(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. · otveivat
отверга́ть
(transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] · otvergat
отве́ргнуть
(transitive) To assert that something is not true. · otvergnut
отве́рженная
One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. [from 14th c.] · otverzhennaya
отве́рженный
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society. · otverzhennyy
отве́рстие
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole. · otverstiye
отвёртка
(British, Ireland, Australia) An alcoholic drink that looks and tastes like a soft drink. · otvyortka
отве́с
The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line. · otves
отве́сный
Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. · otvesnyy
отве́сный бе́рег
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. · otvesnyy bereg
отвести́
(transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose. · otvesti
отве́т
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question. · otvet
ответвле́ние
Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree. · otvetvleniye
ответвляться
(ambitransitive) To divide into branches or subdivisions. · otvetvlyatsya
отве́тить
(ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily. · otvetit
ответка
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature. · otvetka
ответный
(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack. · otvetnyy
отве́тственно
In a responsible manner. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · otvetstvenno
отве́тственность
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something. · otvetstvennost
отве́тственный
Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable. · otvetstvennyy
отве́тчик
One who renders account; one accountable. · otvetchik
отве́тчица
One who renders account; one accountable. · otvetchitsa
отвеча́ть
(ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily. · otvechat
отвечающий
(literally) One who handles something (especially manually) or someone. · otvechayushchiy
отвешивать
(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down. · otveshivat
отве́ять
(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. · otveyat
отвлека́ть
(transitive) To divert the attention of. · otvlekat
отвлекаться
(intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking. · otvlekatsya
отвлека́ющий манёвр
(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action. · otvlekayushchiy manyovr
отвлече́ние
The process of being distracted. · otvlecheniye
отвлечённый
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied. · otvlechyonnyy
отвле́чь
(transitive) To divert the attention of. · otvlech
отво́д
Removal of water via a canal. · otvod

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