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подсекция
A defined part of a section. · podsektsiya
подсказать
(intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. · podskazat
подсказка
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword. · podskazka
подска́зчик
(theater) The person who does the prompting. · podskazchik
подсказывать
(intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. · podskazyvat
подска́кивание
A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement. · podskakivaniye
подска́кивать
(transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water. · podskakivat
подскочи́ть
(transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water. · podskochit
подсласти́тель
A food additive that replicates the sweetness of sugar but is not sugar. · podslastitel
подсласти́ть
(transitive) To make (something unpleasant) seem less so. · podslastit
подследственный
(UK, law) A prisoner accused but not yet tried. · podsledstvennyy
подслу́шать
(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears. · podslushat
подслу́шивание
(telecommunication) The interception of electronic communication. · podslushivaniye
подслу́шивать
(ambitransitive) To hear something that was not meant for one's ears. · podslushivat
подсма́тривание
The act of snooping. · podsmatrivaniye
подсо́бка
A room used for storage. · podsobka
подсо́бник
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner. · podsobnik
подсо́бный
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. · podsobnyy
подсоедини́ть
To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network. · podsoyedinit
подсоединя́ть
To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network. · podsoyedinyat
подсозна́ние
The state of being subconscious. · podsoznaniye
подсозна́тельно
Below the level of conscious awareness. · podsoznatelno
подсознательный
(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.] · podsoznatelnyy
подсо́лнечник
A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals. · podsolnechnik
подсо́лнух
A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals. · podsolnukh
подста́ва
A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody. · podstava
подста́вить
(obsolete) To create a set or performance venue; to make a venue ready for a performance. · podstavit
подста́вить подно́жку
(transitive, obsolete) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. · podstavit podnozhku
подста́вка
(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board. · podstavka
подста́вка для ног
A support on which to rest the feet. · podstavka dlya nog
подставля́ть
(obsolete) To create a set or performance venue; to make a venue ready for a performance. · podstavlyat
подставля́ть подно́жку
(transitive, obsolete) To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. · podstavlyat podnozhku
подставное лицо́
(psychology) An actor who participates in a psychological experiment pretending to be a subject but in actuality working for the researcher. · podstavnoye litso
подстано́вка
The act of substituting or the state of being substituted. · podstanovka
подстанция
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution. · podstantsiya
подстёгивать
(transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. · podstyogivat
подстерега́ть
(transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. · podsteregat
подсти́лка
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on. · podstilka
подстра́ивать
(transitive) To improve or rectify. · podstraivat
подстрахова́ть
(transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground. · podstrakhovat
подстрахова́ться
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.] · podstrakhovatsya
подстрахо́вывать
(transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground. · podstrakhovyvat
подстрека́тель
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · podstrekatel
подстрека́тельница
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · podstrekatelnitsa
подстрека́тельский
(figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion. · podstrekatelskiy
подстрека́тельство
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way. · podstrekatelstvo
подстрека́ть
(transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470] · podstrekat
подстрека́ющий
(figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion. · podstrekayushchiy
подстрели́ть
(transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it. · podstrelit
подстри́чь
(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. · podstrich
подстро́енный
(figurative) Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance. · podstroyennyy
подстро́ить
(transitive) To improve or rectify. · podstroit
по́дступ
(also, figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access. · podstup
подступёнок
(carpentry) A vertical part of a step on a staircase. · podstupyonok
подсуди́мая
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another. · podsudimaya
подсуди́мый
(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another. · podsudimyy
подсчёт
(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces. · podschyot
подсчита́ть
(dated, _, except in, _, accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. [from 14th c.] · podschitat
подсчи́тывать
(dated, _, except in, _, accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. [from 14th c.] · podschityvat
подта́лкивание
(rail) The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear. · podtalkivaniye
подталкивать
(transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up. · podtalkivat
подтверди́ть
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form. · podtverdit
подтвержда́ть
(transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form. · podtverzhdat
подтвержде́ние
The act of acknowledging · podtverzhdeniye
подтверждённый
Having been proved; having proved its value or truth. · podtverzhdyonnyy
подте́кст
(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in. · podtekst
подтру́нивать
To engage in badinage or playful banter. · podtrunivat
подтяжка
A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell. · podtyazhka
подтянутый
(of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body. · podtyanutyy
поду́мать
(intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem. · podumat
поду́ть
(intransitive) To produce an air current. · podut
поду́шечка
(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point. · podushechka
поду́шка
A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape. · podushka
поду́шка безопа́сности
(automotive) A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury. · podushka bezopasnosti
поду́шка-перду́шка
An inflatable bag containing a valve at its neck that retains the air in the bag until pressure is put on it (usually by someone unintentionally sitting on it after it has been placed on a chair by someone else as a practical joke), when the air is expelled with a sound similar to that of someone farting (breaking wind). · podushka-perdushka
подхали́м
One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates. · podkhalim
подхали́мка
(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady. · podkhalimka
подхали́мство
Flattery; fulsome praise. · podkhalimstvo
подхвати́ть
(transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness). · podkhvatit
подхва́тывать
(transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness). · podkhvatyvat
подхво́стник
A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from slipping. · podkhvostnik
подхо́д
(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage. · podkhod
подходи́ть
(intransitive) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise. · podkhodit
подходя́щий
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement. · podkhodyashchiy
подходящий друг другу
Able to get along well. · podkhodyashchiy drug drugu
подча́с
(idiomatic) On occasion, sometimes. · podchas
подчёркивание
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important. · podchyorkivaniye
подчёркивать
(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent. · podchyorkivat
подчеркну́ть
(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent. · podcherknut
подчине́ние
The quality of being obedient. · podchineniye
подчинённость
The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position. · podchinyonnost
подчинённый
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. · podchinyonnyy
подчини́вшаяся сторона́
A competitor thought unlikely to win. · podchinivshayasya storona
подчини́ть
(transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. · podchinit
подчини́ться
(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. · podchinitsya
подчиня́ть
(transitive) To overpower; to subdue. · podchinyat
подчиня́ться
To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform. · podchinyatsya
подшива́ть
(sewing, intransitive) To make a hem. · podshivat
подши́пник
(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction. · podshipnik
подши́ть
(sewing, intransitive) To make a hem. · podshit
подшу́чивание
Playful raillery; banter. · podshuchivaniye
подшу́чивать
To engage in badinage or playful banter. · podshuchivat
подшу́чивать над
(transitive, colloquial) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way. · podshuchivat nad
подъе́зд
(also, figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access. · podyezd
подъездна́я доро́га
A driveway. · podyezdnaya doroga
подъездна́я доро́жка
(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage. · podyezdnaya dorozhka
подъём
The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding. · podyom
подъёмная стрела́
A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects. · podyomnaya strela
подъёмник
A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects. · podyomnik
подъёмный кран
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes. · podyomnyy kran
подыто́живать
(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form. · podytozhivat
подыто́жить
(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form. · podytozhit
поедатель
A person or animal who eats. · poyedatel
поедательница
A person or animal who eats. · poyedatelnitsa
поедать
(transitive) To eat. · poyedat
поеди́нок
Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. · poyedinok
поёживаться
(intransitive) To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment. · poyozhivatsya
поезд
A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession. [from 15th c.] · poyezd
пое́здка
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle). · poyezdka
пое́сть
To ingest; to be ingested. · poyest
пое́хать
(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.] · poyekhat
пожа́ловать
(ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request). · pozhalovat
пожа́луйста
A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome. · pozhaluysta
пожа́р
A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. · pozhar
пожа́рище
A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. · pozharishche
пожа́рная
(firefighting) A person who has been trained to put out fires. · pozharnaya
пожа́рник
(firefighting) A person who has been trained to put out fires. · pozharnik
пожа́рница
(firefighting) A person who has been trained to put out fires. · pozharnitsa
пожа́рный
(firefighting) A person who has been trained to put out fires. · pozharnyy
пожа́тие
A hug or other affectionate grasp. · pozhatiye
пожа́ть
(transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine · pozhat
пожа́ть плеча́ми
(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc. · pozhat plechami
пожела́ние
(countable) Someone or something wished for. · pozhelaniye
пожела́ть
(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish. · pozhelat
пожелте́ть
(intransitive) To become yellow or yellower. · pozheltet
пожени́ться
(reciprocal, intransitive) To become married (to each other). · pozhenitsya
поже́ртвование
An amount of money given toward something. · pozhertvovaniye
пожи́ва
That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured. · pozhiva
пожива́ть
(intransitive) To fare, perform (well or poorly). · pozhivat
пожи́зненник
A prisoner sentenced to life in prison. · pozhiznennik
пожи́зненница
A prisoner sentenced to life in prison. · pozhiznennitsa
пожизненный
Extending for the entire duration of life. · pozhiznennyy
пожи́зненный срок
(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract). · pozhiznennyy srok
пожило́й
old; having lived for relatively many years. · pozhiloy
пожима́ть
(intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands. · pozhimat
пожима́ть плеча́ми
(ambitransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc. · pozhimat plechami
пожина́ть
(transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine · pozhinat
пожира́ть
(intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself. · pozhirat
пожра́ть
(transitive) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously. · pozhrat
по́за
The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. · poza

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