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плач
A shedding of tears; the act of crying. · plach
плаче́вный
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. · plachevnyy
пла́чущий
That cries. · plachushchiy
пла́шка
A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood. · plashka
плащ
(British) A raincoat or mackintosh. · plashch
плебе́й
A member of the common people who holds no title or rank. · plebey
плебе́йка
A member of the common people who holds no title or rank. · plebeyka
плебе́йский
(historical) Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome. · plebeyskiy
плебисци́т
(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy. · plebistsit
плева́ть
(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. · plevat
пле́вел
The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant. · plevel
пле́вел опьяня́ющий
Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields. · plevel opyanyayushchiy
пле́вел пьяня́щий
Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields. · plevel pyanyashchiy
плево́к
(US, slang) A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm. · plevok
плед
A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands. [from 16thc.] · pled
пле́ер
A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones. · pleyer
плей-ли́ст
(radio) A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station. · pley-list
плейбо́й
A single man, especially a wealthy one, who devotes himself to a life of leisure and pleasure, often sexual, without commitments or responsibilities. · pleyboy
плейли́ст
(radio) A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station. · pleylist
ПлейСте́йшен
(video games, trademark) A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand. · PleySteyshen
племенна́я
(of animals) Kept or reared for breeding. · plemennaya
племенно́е
(of animals) Kept or reared for breeding. · plemennoye
племенно́й
(of animals) Kept or reared for breeding. · plemennoy
племенны́е
(of animals) Kept or reared for breeding. · plemennyye
пле́мя
A race or lineage; offspring or issue. · plemya
племя́нник
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). · plemyannik
племя́нница
The daughter of one's brother. (This entry is a translation hub.) · plemyannitsa
племя́ш
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). · plemyash
плен
The state of being captive. · plen
плене́ние
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction. · pleneniye
пленительный
Very beautiful or attractive. · plenitelnyy
плени́ть
(transitive) To entice; to attract. · plenit
плёнка
(UK, Ireland) Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food, etc. · plyonka
пле́нная
Any person held against their will. · plennaya
пле́нник
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. · plennik
пле́нница
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. · plennitsa
пле́нный
Held prisoner; not free; confined. · plennyy
пленя́ть
(transitive) To entice; to attract. · plenyat
плеона́зм
(uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording. · pleonazm
пле́сень
(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances. · plesen
плеск
(countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. · plesk
плеска́ть
(transitive) To create an impact or impression; to print, post, or publicize prominently. · pleskat
плеска́ться
(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle. · pleskatsya
плесневе́лый
(obsolete) Musty; mouldy; stale. · plesnevelyy
пле́сневеть
(obsolete, intransitive) To become mouldy or musty. · plesnevet
плести́ интри́ги
(transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc). · plesti intrigi
плести́сь
To move or walk lackadaisically. · plestis
плетёная решётка
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis. · pletyonaya reshyotka
плете́нь
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes. · pleten
плётка
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. · plyotka
плеть
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given. · plet
плечева́я кость
(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm. · plechevaya kost
плечево́й упор
The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired. · plechevoy upor
пле́чики
A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders. · plechiki
плечо́
The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck. · plecho
плеши́вость
The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald. · pleshivost
плеши́вый
Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. · pleshivyy
Плеяды
(Greek god) The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione. · Pleyady
плиз
(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer. · pliz
Пли́мут
A city, unitary authority, and borough of Devon, England. · Plimut
Плиний
An ancient Roman praenomen. · Pliniy
плис
A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs. · plis
плисси́ровать
(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment. · plissirovat
плита́
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food. · plita
пли́тка
A cuboid piece of any solid commodity. · plitka
плитня́к
One of several types of rock easily split and suitable for making flagstones. · plitnyak
Плифо́н
Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher. · Plifon
пли́ца
The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling. · plitsa
плов
A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added. · plov
плове́ц
One who swims. · plovets
пловчи́ха
One who swims. · plovchikha
плод
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal. · plod
плод [[шиповник|шипо́вника]]
The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits. · plod [[shipovnik|shipovnika]]
плод фантазии
A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious. · plod fantazii
плоди́ться
To produce offspring sexually; to bear young. · ploditsya
плодови́тость
(uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile. · plodovitost
плодови́тый
(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring. · plodovityy
плодоно́жка
A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather. · plodonozhka
плодоно́сный
(of a species of tree, a specific tree, a branch, etc.) Bearing fruit. · plodonosnyy
плодоношение
The condition of bearing fruit. · plodonosheniye
плодоро́дие
Ability to cause growth or increase. · plodorodiye
плодоро́дный
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive. · plodorodnyy
плодотво́рность
The state or quality of being fruitful; exuberant abundance. · plodotvornost
плодотво́рный
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits. · plodotvornyy
плодоядное живо́тное
An animal whose diet is mostly fruit. · plodoyadnoye zhivotnoye
плодоя́дный
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating. · plodoyadnyy
пломба
Anything that is used to fill something. · plomba
пломбировать
(also, figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. · plombirovat
пло́ский
Flat and level. · ploskiy
пло́ско
So as to be flat. · plosko
плоского́рье
A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas. · ploskogorye
плоскогу́бцы
A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things. · ploskogubtsy
плоскодо́нка
a flat-bottomed boat with a very shallow draft, whose bow and stern are both squared off · ploskodonka
плоскосто́пие
A person having the above condition. · ploskostopiye
плоскосто́пный
A person having the above condition. · ploskostopnyy
пло́скость
An area of level ground (sometimes covered with shallow or tidal water). · ploskost
плот
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid. · plot
плотва́
(US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America. · plotva
плоти́на
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. · plotina
пло́тник
A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture. · plotnik
плотницкие работы
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking. · plotnitskiye raboty
пло́тничество
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking. · plotnichestvo
плотничье де́ло
(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking. · plotnichye delo
пло́тно
In a dense manner. · plotno
пло́тный
Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume. · plotnyy
плотоя́дное живо́тное
An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet. · plotoyadnoye zhivotnoye
плотоядный
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora. · plotoyadnyy
плотский
Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities. · plotskiy
пло́ттер
(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens. · plotter
плоть
(uncountable) Substance; physical presence. [from 17th c.] · plot
плоха́я приме́та
An evil omen · plokhaya primeta
плоха́я репута́ция
Loss or want of reputation; ill character. · plokhaya reputatsiya
пло́хо
(Northern England) Ill, unwell. · plokho
пло́хо обраща́ться
To treat badly, to abuse. [from 18th c.] · plokho obrashchatsya
плохо себя вести
(intransitive, or, reflexive) To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner. · plokho sebya vesti
плохо́е поведе́ние
(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. · plokhoye povedeniye
плохо́й
Bold, daring, and tough. · plokhoy
пло́шка
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. · ploshka
площа́дка
The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases. · ploshchadka
площа́дка для ке́мпинга
An area where tents are pitched. · ploshchadka dlya kempinga
площа́дка для ла́геря
An area where tents are pitched. · ploshchadka dlya lagerya
пло́щадь
(mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. · ploshchad
площи́ца
(slang) Pubic lice. · ploshchitsa
плуг
(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. · plug
Плужников
A placename in the United States: · Pluzhnikov
Плу́нге
A city and municipality of Telšiai, Lithuania. · Plunge
плу́нжер
(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump) · plunzher
плут
A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal. · plut
плута́ть
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray. · plutat
плуто́вка
Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker. · plutovka
плутовство́
(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. · plutovstvo
плутокра́т
Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth. · plutokrat
плуто́ний
The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air. · plutoniy
плыть
(intransitive) To sail about, especially for pleasure. · plyt
плыть [[кроль|кро́лем]]
(intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke. · plyt [[krol|krolem]]
плыть под паруса́ми
To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat. · plyt pod parusami
плэйстэ́йшн
(video games, trademark) A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand. · pleysteyshn
плюга́вый
Of a person: wearing ragged or very worn, and often dirty, clothing. · plyugavyy
плюма́ж
The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet. · plyumazh
плю́мбум
(uncountable) A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum). · plyumbum
плю́нуть
(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. · plyunut
плюс
Being positive rather than negative or zero. · plyus
плюсна́
The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones. · plyusna
плю́хать
(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly. · plyukhat
плю́хаться
(intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy. · plyukhatsya
плюхнулась
(ambitransitive) To land heavily or loosely. · plyukhnulas
плюхнулся
(ambitransitive) To land heavily or loosely. · plyukhnulsya
плю́хнуть
(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly. · plyukhnut
плю́хнуться
(intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy. · plyukhnutsya
плюш
A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet. · plyush

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