Russian–English dictionary

позаба́вить

(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions. · pozabavit

поза́втракать

(dated) To eat breakfast; to eat the first meal of the day after a night of not eating or to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food. · pozavtrakat

позавчера́шний

(rare, obsolete, modern uses probably, _, humorous) Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent. · pozavcherashniy

позади́

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.] · pozadi

позаи́мствовать

To adopt (an idea) as one's own. · pozaimstvovat

позва́ть

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon. · pozvat

позволе́ние

(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law. · pozvoleniye

позво́лить

(transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. · pozvolit

позволя́ть

(transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. · pozvolyat

позвони́ть

(slang, transitive) To telephone. · pozvonit

позвоно́к

(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord. · pozvonok

позвоно́чник

(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals. · pozvonochnik

позвоно́чный

(anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the spine. · pozvonochnyy

поздне́е

(Manglish, Singlish) What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen). · pozdneye

поздне́йший

(formal) Following in order or in time. · pozdneyshiy

по́здний

Not arriving or occurring until after an expected time. · pozdniy

по́здний за́втрак

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals. · pozdniy zavtrak

по́здно

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time. · pozdno

поздра́вить

To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for; to felicitate. · pozdravit

поздравле́ние

The act of congratulating. · pozdravleniye

поздравлять

(transitive) To congratulate or reward. · pozdravlyat

позёр

One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior. · pozyor

позёрка

One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others. · pozyorka

по́зже

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that; · pozzhe

пози́ровать

(intransitive) To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude. · pozirovat

позити́в

(photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors and shades, not their opposites or complements. · pozitiv

позитиви́ст

A believer in positivism. · pozitivist

позитиви́стская

Related to positivism, positivistic. · pozitivistskaya

позитиви́стский

Related to positivism, positivistic. · pozitivistskiy

позитиви́стское

Related to positivism, positivistic. · pozitivistskoye

позити́вность

(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism. · pozitivnost

позити́вный

(law) Formally laid down. [from the 14th c.] · pozitivnyy

позити́вный настро́й

(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness. · pozitivnyy nastroy

пози́ция

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. · pozitsiya

познава́тельный

Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions. · poznavatelnyy

познава́ть

(transitive) To experience. · poznavat

познако́мить

(ambitransitive) To make or become familiar with something or someone. · poznakomit

познако́миться

(ambitransitive) To make or become familiar with something or someone. · poznakomitsya

позна́ние

The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses. · poznaniye

позна́ть

(transitive) To experience. · poznat

позология

(countable, uncountable, pharmacy, pharmacology) The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages. [from 19th c.] · pozologiya

позоло́та

(uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. · pozolota

позолоти́ть

(transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. · pozolotit

позоло́ченный

Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold. · pozolochennyy

позо́р

A moral defect; a character flaw. · pozor

позо́рить

To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.] · pozorit

позо́рище

A person or thing which is the cause of humiliation to another. · pozorishche

позо́рное пятно́

A mark of infamy or disgrace. · pozornoye pyatno

позо́рный

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. · pozornyy

позо́рный столб

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. · pozornyy stolb

поигра́ть

(intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. · poigrat

поиме́ть

(informal, chiefly, UK, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with). · poimet

пои́мка

The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction. · poimka

поиск

The act of looking for something, especially for a job or flat. · poisk

поисковый

(in combination) That seeks something specified. · poiskovyy

поистине

(archaic, or, poetic) Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully. · poistine

пои́ть

(transitive) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. · poit

по́йло

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

по́йма

(geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain. · poyma

по́йманный

Caught in a trap. · poymannyy

поймать

To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap. · poymat

по́йнтер

(hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game. · poynter

пойти́

(intransitive) To be reasonable or acceptable. · poyti

пока́

At the same time that, during the same time when: while. · poka

пока́ ещё

Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time. · poka eshchyo

пока́ не

Up to the time that (a condition becomes true). · poka ne

пока́ что

(idiomatic) Up to the present. · poka chto

пока́з

(informal) A demonstration or visual explanation. · pokaz

показа́ние

A value indicated by a measuring device. · pokazaniye

показа́тель

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. · pokazatel

показа́тель сте́пени

(mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power. · pokazatel stepeni

показа́тельный

that serves to demonstrate, show or prove · pokazatelnyy

показа́ть

(transitive) To show how to use (something). · pokazat

показа́ться

(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. · pokazatsya

показное проявле́ние

Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause. · pokaznoye proyavleniye

показно́й

(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. · pokaznoy

показу́ха

An attractive appearance that covers or disguises one's true nature or feelings, the veneer of culture. · pokazukha

пока́зывать

(transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically. · pokazyvat

пока́зывать го́лую за́дницу

(transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest. · pokazyvat goluyu zadnitsu

пока́зываться

(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear. · pokazyvatsya

покале́чить

(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury. · pokalechit

пока́лывание

(informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a nerve compression is relieved and in other situations. · pokalyvaniye

пока́лывать

(intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at). · pokalyvat

покара́ть

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer). · pokarat

поката́ться

(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.] · pokatatsya

пока́тый

Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base. · pokatyy

покачивание

A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular. · pokachivaniye

покачивать

(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle. · pokachivat

покая́ние

The condition of being repentant, penitent. · pokayaniye

пока́яться

(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. · pokayatsya

покварта́льно

Once every quarter year (three months). · pokvartalno

покема́рить

(informal, chiefly, UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity. · pokemarit

по́кер

(card games) All the four cards of the same rank. · poker

по́кер-фе́йс

(poker) An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing. · poker-feys

покида́ние

The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion. · pokidaniye

покида́ть

(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)] · pokidat

поки́нутый

No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century] · pokinutyy

поки́нуть

(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)] · pokinut

покла́дистость

(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others. · pokladistost

покладистый

Liable to be brought to account, to a charge or claim; responsible; accountable; answerable. · pokladistyy

покла́жа

A heavy load. · poklazha

поклёп

(uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another. · poklyop

покло́н

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence · poklon

поклоне́ние

(countable, religion) An act of religious worship. · pokloneniye

покло́нник

One who admires. · poklonnik

покло́нница

One who admires. · poklonnitsa

поклоня́ться

To worship. · poklonyatsya

покля́сться

To make a solemn promise (to do something). · poklyastsya

поко́иться

(also, figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest. · pokoitsya

поко́й

(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. · pokoy

поко́йник

(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). · pokoynik

поко́йница

(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). · pokoynitsa

поко́йницкая

A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts. · pokoynitskaya

поко́йный

(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). · pokoynyy

поколоти́ть

(informal) To strike heavily. · pokolotit

покоре́ние

(by extension, often, figuratively) An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles. · pokoreniye

покори́тель

Someone who conquers. · pokoritel

покори́тельница

Someone who conquers. · pokoritelnitsa

покори́ть

To defeat in combat; to subjugate. · pokorit

покори́ться

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. · pokoritsya

поко́рно

In a humble manner. · pokorno

поко́рность

The willingness to carry out the wishes of others. · pokornost

покорный

Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management. · pokornyy

покоря́ть

To defeat in combat; to subjugate. · pokoryat

покоря́ться

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. · pokoryatsya

покоси́ться

(intransitive) To look or glance sideways. · pokositsya

покра́сить

(transitive) To give something color. · pokrasit

покрасне́ние

An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. · pokrasneniye

покрасне́ть

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment. · pokrasnet

покра́шенный

Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith. · pokrashennyy

покро́в

A covering layer of anything. · pokrov

покрови́тель

An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble. · pokrovitel

покрови́тельница

(by extension) Any generous benefactor. · pokrovitelnitsa

покрови́тельство

(chiefly, in the plural) Patronage or protection. · pokrovitelstvo

покро́й

The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned. · pokroy

покроши́ть

(transitive) To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash. · pokroshit

покрыва́ло

The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket. · pokryvalo

покрывательство

A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often, politics) , an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts. · pokryvatelstvo

покрыва́ть

(transitive) To cover with a coating of some material. · pokryvat

покрыва́ть ла́ком

(transitive) To cover up with varnish. · pokryvat lakom

покрываться

To mark or become marked with mottling or spots. · pokryvatsya

покры́тие

An amount by which something or someone is covered. · pokrytiye

покрытый

(by extension) Covered, overspread (with or in something). · pokrytyy

покрытый копотью

Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. [from 16th c.] · pokrytyy kopotyu

покрытый рябью

(archaic, or, obsolete) Of a body of water, skin, etc.: having a surface which is rippled or wrinkled. · pokrytyy ryabyu

покрытый сажей

Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. [from 16th c.] · pokrytyy sazhey

покры́ть

To envelop, wrap, cover. · pokryt

покры́шка

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream. · pokryshka

поку́да

(idiomatic) For the entire duration that; while; since. · pokuda

покупа́тель

A person who makes one or more purchases. · pokupatel