Russian–English dictionary

писа́тельский

Relating to writers, or the profession of literature. · pisatelskiy

писа́ть

(transitive, or, intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work. · pisat

писа́ть большы́ми бу́квами

(transitive) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case. · pisat bolshymi bukvami

писать набело

(transitive, now, _, legal) To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of. · pisat nabelo

писа́ть прописны́ми бу́квами

(transitive) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case. · pisat propisnymi bukvami

писа́ть реце́нзию

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review. · pisat retsenziyu

писе́ц

Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist. · pisets

писк

A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. · pisk

пи́скнуть

To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird. · pisknut

писсуа́р

A plumbing fixture intended for standing urination, typically by men and boys. · pissuar

пистоле́т

A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer. · pistolet

писто́н

(toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun. · piston

пи́ська

(slang, sometimes, _, childish) The penis. · piska

пи́сьменная речь

(countable, uncountable, figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does. · pismennaya rech

пи́сьменность

Written characters; style of writing. · pismennost

пи́сьменный

Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written). · pismennyy

пи́сьменный стол

(chiefly, British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers. · pismennyy stol

письмецо́

A short informal letter; a billet. · pismetso

письмо́

A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note. · pismo

письмоно́сец

An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes. · pismonosets

писю́н

(slang, sometimes, _, childish) The penis. · pisyun

писю́нчик

(hypocoristic, slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, South Africa) the penis. · pisyunchik

пи́та

A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. · pita

пита́ние

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. · pitaniye

питательный

Nourishing; nutritious. · pitatelnyy

пита́ть

(transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health. · pitat

пита́ть отвраще́ние

(transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · pitat otvrashcheniye

пита́ться

To ingest; to be ingested. · pitatsya

Пи́тер

A en given name. · Piter

пити́

An Azerbaijani soup made with mutton and vegetables in individual crocks with a glazed interior. · piti

пито́мец

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use. · pitomets

пито́мник

A place or region where animals go to breed. · pitomnik

пито́н

(zoology) A type of large constricting snake. · piton

питч

The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font. · pitch

пи́тчер

(baseball, softball) The player who delivers the ball to the batter. · pitcher

пить

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have. · pit

пить [[залп|за́лпом]]

To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.] · pit [[zalp|zalpom]]

пить с жа́дностью

To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto. · pit s zhadnostyu

питьё

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. · pityo

питьево́й

(of water) Safe to drink. · pityevoy

Пифаго́р

Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BC), an Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher. · Pifagor

пиха́ть

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. · pikhat

пиха́ться

(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside. · pikhatsya

пихну́ть

To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion. · pikhnut

пи́хта

(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies. · pikhta

пицца

(uncountable) A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. · pitstsa

пицце́рия

A restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas. · pitstseriya

пи́шущая маши́нка

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper. · pishushchaya mashinka

пи́шущийся сли́тно

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens. · pishushchiysya slitno

пи́ща

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. · pishcha

пи́ща для размышле́ний

(idiomatic) Information or knowledge that is worthy of contemplation. · pishcha dlya razmyshleniy

пища́ть

To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird. · pishchat

пищеваре́ние

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body. · pishchevareniye

пищевари́тельный

Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion. · pishchevaritelnyy

пищева́я цепь

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community. · pishchevaya tsep

пищево́д

The throat or esophagus. · pishchevod

пищевой

Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion. · pishchevoy

пищу́ха

Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia. · pishchukha

пия́вица

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. · piyavitsa

пия́вка

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. · piyavka

ПК

Initialism of personal computer. · PK

пла́вание

A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure. · plavaniye

пла́вать

(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure. · plavat

плави́льный котёл

(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized. · plavilnyy kotyol

плави́льщик

The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation. · plavilshchik

пла́виться

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. · plavitsya

пла́вка

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it. · plavka

пла́вки

A pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing. · plavki

плавле́ние

The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state. · plavleniye

плавни́к

(ichthyology, zootomy) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver. · plavnik

пла́вность

Smoothness or continuity. · plavnost

плавный

Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously. · plavnyy

плавучая [[ба́за]]

(nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships. · plavuchaya [[baza]]

плаву́честь

The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid. · plavuchest

плаву́чий

Having buoyancy; able to float. · plavuchiy

плавящийся

The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point. · plavyashchiysya

плагиа́т

(uncountable) Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing. · plagiat

плагиа́тор

One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief · plagiator

плагиа́торша

One who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief · plagiatorsha

плака́т

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place. · plakat

пла́кать

(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep. Especially in anger or sadness · plakat

плакаться

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine. · plakatsya

плакирова́ние

A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating · plakirovaniye

плакирова́ть

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal. · plakirovat

плакиро́вка

A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating · plakirovka

пла́кса

A baby who cries excessively. · plaksa

плакси́вый

Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying. · plaksivyy

пламене́ть

(intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light. · plamenet

пламене́ющий

(architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries. · plameneyushchiy

пла́менный

Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm. · plamennyy

пла́мень

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. · plamen

пла́мя

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. · plamya

план

(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form). · plan

план передвиже́ния

A route or proposed route of a journey. · plan peredvizheniya

планёр

A pilot of glider aircraft. · planyor

планерист

A pilot of glider aircraft. · planerist

планета́рий

A display museum in which images of stars and other astronomical phenomena are projected onto a domed ceiling. · planetariy

планета́рный

(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets. · planetarnyy

плане́тный

(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets. · planetnyy

плането́ид

(astronomy, dated) An asteroid of any size · planetoid

планетохо́д

A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies. · planetokhod

плани́рование

A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor while being moved. · planirovaniye

плани́ровать

(intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish. · planirovat

планиро́вка

A plan for such arrangement. · planirovka

Планк

(physics) Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory. [from 20th c.] · Plank

пла́нка

(sports) A horizontal pole that must be crossed in the high jump and pole vault. · planka

планкто́н

(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water. · plankton

пла́новый

Existing or designed according to a plan. · planovyy

планоку́р

(slang, derogatory) A person who smokes cannabis frequently, or to excess. · planokur

планоме́рный

Existing or designed according to a plan. · planomernyy

планта́н

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes. · plantan

планта́ция

A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers. · plantatsiya

планше́т с зажи́мом

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications. · planshet s zazhimom

пласт

A deposit of ore, coal, etc. · plast

пла́стик

A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. · plastik

пла́стиковый

Made of plastic. [from 20th c.] · plastikovyy

пласти́на

A flat object of uniform thickness. · plastina

пласти́нка

(dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record. · plastinka

пласти́ческая опера́ция

(in noun compounds) Plastic surgery. · plasticheskaya operatsiya

пластичный

Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers. · plastichnyy

пластма́сса

A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. · plastmassa

пластма́ссовый

Made of plastic. [from 20th c.] · plastmassovyy

пла́стырь

(US, medical) Surgical tape, such tape made specifically for medical purposes. · plastyr

пла́та

The amount of money levied for a service. · plata

пла́та за обуче́ние

(North American, Philippines) A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college). · plata za obucheniye

плата́н

(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus. · platan

платёж

(uncountable) The act of paying. · platyozh

платёжеспосо́бный

(finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets. · platyozhesposobnyy

платёжная ве́домость

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each. · platyozhnaya vedomost

платёжное [[сре́дство]]

An item of value between two or more parties used for the exchange of goods or services. · platyozhnoye [[sredstvo]]

платёжные ве́домости

A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each. · platyozhnyye vedomosti

плате́льщик

One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid. · platelshchik

плате́льщица

One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid. · platelshchitsa

пла́тина

A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal. · platina

плати́ть

To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something). · platit

пла́тный

(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar); paywalled (as in paywalled content). · platnyy

плато́

A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland. · plato

плато́к

(originally, North American) A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. [from 1930s] · platok

Плато́н

The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates. · Platon

платони́зм

The philosophy of Plato. · platonizm

плато́ник

A member of the philosophical school of thought established by Plato; a believer in Platonism. · platonik

платони́ческий

Neither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love. · platonicheskiy

плато́чек

A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands. · platochek

платфо́рма

(rail, US) A railroad freight car without sides and roof. · platforma

пла́тье

(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist. · platye

пла́ха

(historical, informal) A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to beheading. · plakha

плац

(military) A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base, where soldiers present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice marching and close-order drills. · plats

плацда́рм

(military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material · platsdarm

плаце́бо

(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.] · platsebo

плаце́нта

(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop. · platsenta