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пеларго́ния
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium, similar to (and often confused with) true geraniums, but less hardy and often cultivated as annuals for ornamental purposes. · pelargoniya
пелена́
(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy. · pelena
пе́ленг
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction. · peleng
пелё́нка
(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy. · pelyonka
пелика́н
Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch. · pelikan
пелла́гра
(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.] · pellagra
Пело́зи
A surname from Italian. · Pelozi
Пело́си
A surname from Italian. · Pelosi
пельме́ни
A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi. · pelmeni
пельме́нь
(chiefly, US) Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling. · pelmen
пе́мза
A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies. · pemza
пе́на
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially: · pena
Пенджа́б
A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories. · Pendzhab
пенджа́бец
(countable) Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab. · pendzhabets
пенджа́би
(uncountable) The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India. · pendzhabi
пенджа́бка
(countable) Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab. · pendzhabka
пенджа́бский
Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language. · pendzhabskiy
пе́ние
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory. · peniye
пе́нистый
Full of foam. · penistyy
пенитенциа́рий
(chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison. · penitentsiariy
пенитенциа́рный
Of or relating to the punishment of criminals. · penitentsiarnyy
пенить
(transitive) To create froth in (a liquid). · penit
пе́ниться
(intransitive) To form or emit foam. · penitsya
пеницилли́н
(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases. · penitsillin
пе́нни
(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. · penni
пенопла́ст
A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially: · penoplast
пенополистиро́л
Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging. · penopolistirol
Пенс
A surname. · Pens
Пенсильва́ния
A state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia. · Pensilvaniya
пенсионе́р
(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension. · pensioner
пенсионе́рка
(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension. · pensionerka
пе́нсия
(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.] · pensiya
Пентаго́н
The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. · Pentagon
пентагра́мма
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon. · pentagramma
пентха́ус
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.] · pentkhaus
пень
The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb. · pen
пенька́
A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. · penka
пеньюа́р
A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully. · penyuar
пе́ня
A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law. · penya
пео́н
A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. · peon
пе́пел
A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire. · pepel
пе́пельница
A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars. · pepelnitsa
пе́пельно-се́рый
Ash-colored; pale; anemic · pepelno-seryy
пе́пельный
Of or resembling ashes. · pepelnyy
Пе́пси-ко́ла
A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo. · Pepsi-kola
пе́рвая кни́га Моисе́я
(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible. · pervaya kniga Moiseya
пе́рвая менструа́ция
The onset of menstruation; a girl's first period. · pervaya menstruatsiya
перве́йший
Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree. · perveyshiy
пе́рвенец
The first child to be born to a parent or family. · pervenets
пе́рвенство
The position of champion, or winner. · pervenstvo
перве́рсия
A sexual practice considered abnormal; sexual deviance. · perversiya
пе́рверт
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable. · pervert
перви́чность
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc. · pervichnost
перви́чный
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word. · pervichnyy
первобы́тный
Belonging to the first ages. · pervobytnyy
первобы́тный челове́к
A member of a primitive society. · pervobytnyy chelovek
пе́рвое апре́ля
The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played · pervoye aprelya
пе́рвое блю́до
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, historical, _, in the, _) A smaller dish served before the main course of a meal. · pervoye blyudo
первозда́нный
Primary; original. · pervozdannyy
первоисто́чник
An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived. · pervoistochnik
первоклассный
Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable. · pervoklassnyy
первоку́рсник
(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body · pervokursnik
первоку́рсница
(US, Canada, Philippines) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body · pervokursnitsa
первонача́льно
At the beginning. · pervonachalno
первонача́льный
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word. · pervonachalnyy
первооткрыва́тель
One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow. · pervootkryvatel
пе́рвоочерёдно
(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely. · pervoocheryodno
первопроходец
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. · pervoprokhodets
перворо́дность
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc. · pervorodnost
перворо́дство
A birthright; the status acquired by birth, especially of but not exclusive to the firstborn. · pervorodstvo
перворождённый
The first child to be born to a parent or family. · pervorozhdyonnyy
первосвяти́тельство
(religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church. · pervosvyatitelstvo
первостепе́нный
(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent. · pervostepennyy
первоцве́т
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers. · pervotsvet
первоцве́т высо́кий
A plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip (Primula veris) but with larger, pale yellow flowers. · pervotsvet vysokiy
пе́рвый
Of or belonging to a first family. · pervyy
пе́рвый попа́вшийся
(informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous. · pervyy popavshiysya
пе́рвым до́лгом
(formal) In the first place; before anything else; first. · pervym dolgom
перга́
Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae. · perga
перга́мент
A document made on such material. · pergament
пердёж
(uncountable, colloquial) Flatus. · perdyozh
перде́ние
(colloquial) A noise intended to imitate a fart, made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, or by blowing air through the lips while they are pressed firmly together or against skin (often a form of tickling) used humorously or to express derision. · perdeniye
пере-
again, anew · pere-
перебе́жчик
One who defects. · perebezhchik
перебе́жчица
One who defects. · perebezhchitsa
перебива́ние
An interruption; something interjected · perebivaniye
перебива́ть
(transitive) To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment. · perebivat
перебинтова́ть
To apply a bandage to something. · perebintovat
перебирать
To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely. · perebirat
переби́ть
(transitive) To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction. · perebit
перебо́й
A malfunction. · pereboy
перебо́рка
A vertical structure that divides a room. · pereborka
перебо́рчивый
(of a person) Choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting. · pereborchivyy
переборщить
(transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something). · pereborshchit
перебранка
Petty quarreling. · perebranka
перева́л
(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. · pereval
перева́ливаться
(intransitive) To make a rolling motion or turn. · perevalivatsya
переварива́ние
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body. · perevarivaniye
перева́ривать
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme. · perevarivat
перева́риваться
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend. · perevarivatsya
перевари́ть
(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme. · perevarit
перевари́ться
(transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend. · perevaritsya
перевезти́
(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. · perevezti
переверну́ть
(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn. · perevernut
переверну́ться
(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn. · perevernutsya
перевёртывание
A movement or throw that overturns something. · perevyortyvaniye
перевес
In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined. · pereves
перевести́
(transitive) To exchange for something of equal value. · perevesti
перевести́ дух
(intransitive, now, rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath. · perevesti dukh
перево́д
A translation. · perevod
переводи́ть
(transitive) To exchange for something of equal value. · perevodit
переводчик
(computing) A program that converts commands into machine language in real time rather than compiling it in advance. [1954] · perevodchik
перево́дчица
(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience. · perevodchitsa
перевозбуждённый
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy. · perevozbuzhdyonnyy
перевози́ть
(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. · perevozit
перево́зка
(uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly, US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation. · perevozka
перево́зочное сре́дство
A means of transporting, especially a vehicle. · perevozochnoye sredstvo
перево́зчик
A person or company in the business of shipping freight. · perevozchik
перево́зчица
A person that conveys, transports or delivers. · perevozchitsa
перевоплоще́ние
Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first. · perevoploshcheniye
перевоплощённый
(often, _, postpositive) Reincarnated. · perevoploshchyonnyy
перевора́чивать
(transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions. · perevorachivat
переворо́т
(by extension) A takeover of one group by another. · perevorot
перевы́боры
The fact of being reelected. · perevybory
перевяза́ть
To apply a bandage to something. · perevyazat
перевя́зка
Something that is used to bind things together, often referring to the mechanism that accomplishes this for a book. · perevyazka
перевя́зывать
To apply a bandage to something. · perevyazyvat
пе́ревязь
A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely) , any belt. [from 14th c.] · perevyaz
переги́б
(mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave. · peregib
перегно́й
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer. · peregnoy
перегово́рщик
One who negotiates. · peregovorshchik
перегово́рщица
One who negotiates. · peregovorshchitsa
перегово́ры
The process of achieving agreement through discussion. · peregovory
перего́нка
(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation. · peregonka
перего́нный куб
An early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation. · peregonnyy kub
перегора́живать
To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off. · peregorazhivat
перегороди́ть
To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off. · peregorodit
перегоро́дка
A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether. · peregorodka
перегре́в
A situation where something is overheated. · peregrev
перегрева́ние
A situation where something is overheated. · peregrevaniye
перегрева́ть
(transitive) To heat excessively. · peregrevat
перегрева́ться
(intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable. · peregrevatsya
перегре́ть
(transitive) To heat excessively. · peregret
перегре́ться
(intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable. · peregretsya
перегружа́ть
(transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity. · peregruzhat
перегру́женный
(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce. · peregruzhennyy
перегрузи́ть
(transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity. · peregruzit
перегру́зка
The acceleration of a body, relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface). · peregruzka
перегруппирова́ть
(transitive) To group or categorize again. · peregruppirovat
перегруппирова́ться
(intransitive) To pause and become organized again. · peregruppirovatsya

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