Russian–English dictionary

по́рох

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks. · porokh

поро́чащий

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue. · porochashchiy

поро́чить

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. · porochit

порочность

(uncountable) The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement. · porochnost

поро́чный

Morally corrupt. · porochnyy

порошкообра́зный

Powdery and resembling dust. · poroshkoobraznyy

порошо́к

Powder of other material. · poroshok

порт

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc. · port

порта́л

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something. · portal

портати́вный

Easy to use, useful. · portativnyy

порта́чить

(transitive) To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble. · portachit

портве́йн

A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal. · portveyn

по́ртер

(countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong. · porter

по́ртик

(architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings. · portik

по́ртить

(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something). · portit

по́ртиться

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality. · portitsya

портки́

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.] · portki

портмоне́

(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items) · portmone

портни́ха

A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes. · portnikha

портно́й

A person who makes or sells cloth or clothing. · portnoy

порто́вый гру́зчик

A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight. · portovyy gruzchik

порто́вый рабо́чий

A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight. · portovyy rabochiy

портпле́д

A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling. · portpled

портре́т

A likeness of a person. · portret

По́ртсмут

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England. · Portsmut

португа́лец

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal. · portugalets

Португа́лия

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon. · Portugaliya

португа́лка

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal. · portugalka

португальский

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture. · portugalskiy

портфе́ль

A bag for holding books for school. · portfel

портфе́ль це́нных бума́г

(finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s] · portfel tsennykh bumag

портфе́льные инвести́ции

(finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s] · portfelnyye investitsii

портфо́лио

(business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities. · portfolio

портье́

One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests. · portye

портье́ра

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. · portyera

портя́нка

A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold. · portyanka

поруби́ть

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe. · porubit

пору́ка

Anything that assures a certain outcome. · poruka

поруча́ть

(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with. · poruchat

поруче́ние

An assigned task. · porucheniye

по́ручень

The handrail on the side of a staircase. · poruchen

пору́чик

(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. · poruchik

поручи́тель

Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations. · poruchitel

поручи́тельница

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor. · poruchitelnitsa

поручи́тельство

Security; guaranty; bail. · poruchitelstvo

поручи́ть

(transitive) To transfer responsibility or attention of (something) (to someone); to stop being concerned with. · poruchit

поручи́ться

(intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.). · poruchitsya

по́ру́чник

(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines. · poruchnik

порхание

The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion. · porkhaniye

порха́ть

To move about rapidly and nimbly. · porkhat

по́рция

The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time. · portsiya

по́рча

Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life. · porcha

по́рченное

The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration. · porchennoye

По́рше

(automotive) A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive. · Porshe

по́ршень

(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) · porshen

поры́в

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle). · poryv

поры́в ве́тра

A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle). · poryv vetra

порыва́ть

(transitive) To discontinue abruptly. · poryvat

порывистый

(by extension) Characterized by sudden bursts of activity with periods of inactivity in between; intermittent, irregular, unsteady. · poryvistyy

поря́дковый

(maths, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence. · poryadkovyy

поря́дковый но́мер

(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z · poryadkovyy nomer

поря́док

An enforced compliance or control. · poryadok

поря́дочность

The quality of being decent; propriety. · poryadochnost

поря́дочный

(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness. · poryadochnyy

посади́ть

(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow. · posadit

посади́ть на́ кол

(ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. · posadit na kol

поса́дка

The act of people getting aboard a ship aircraft, train, bus, etc.; embarkation. · posadka

поса́дочная полоса́

(aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary. · posadochnaya polosa

поса́дочный мо́дуль

A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body. · posadochnyy modul

поса́харить

(transitive) To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar. · posakharit

посветле́ть

(intransitive) To become brighter or clearer; to brighten. · posvetlet

посвяти́ть

(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. · posvyatit

посвяща́ть

(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. · posvyashchat

посвяща́ть в ры́цари

(chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight. · posvyashchat v rytsari

посвяще́ние

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication. · posvyashcheniye

посвящённый

Vowed; dedicated; consecrated. · posvyashchyonnyy

посе́в

(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. · posev

Посейдо́н

(Greek god) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune. · Poseydon

поселе́нец

A founder of a colony. · poselenets

поселе́ние

A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters. · poseleniye

поселе́нка

A founder of a colony. · poselenka

посёлок

A town that has a traditional right to hold a regular market. · posyolok

посему́

(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated. · posemu

посети́тель

A patron or customer in a hotel etc. · posetitel

посети́тельница

A patron or customer in a hotel etc. · posetitelnitsa

посети́ть

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.] · posetit

посеща́емость

The act of attending; the state of being present; presence. · poseshchayemost

посеща́ть

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.] · poseshchat

посеще́ние

The act of attending; the state of being present; presence. · poseshcheniye

посеять

(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds. · poseyat

посиде́лки

(UK, informal) A party, celebration, social function; usually of moderate size and formality. · posidelki

поска́льзываться

(intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another. · poskalzyvatsya

поскользну́ться

(intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another. · poskolznutsya

поско́льку

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified). · poskolku

поскрести́

(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure. · poskresti

поскря́бать

(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure. · poskryabat

посла́нец

A representative. · poslanets

посла́ние

An oral message trusted to a person for delivery. · poslaniye

Посла́ние Иу́ды

(biblical) The second last book of the New Testament of the Bible. · Poslaniye Iudy

Посла́ние к Евре́ям

(biblical) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews. · Poslaniye k Evreyam

Посла́ние к Кори́нфянам

(biblical) Either of the two books in the New Testament of the Bible that are written as epistles to the people of Corinth and which are attributed to Paul the Apostle, Sosthenes and Timothy. · Poslaniye k Korinfyanam

Посла́ние к Ри́млянам

(biblical) The sixth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Christians in Rome. · Poslaniye k Rimlyanam

посла́нник

An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. · poslannik

посла́нница

An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. · poslannitsa

посла́ть

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.] · poslat

посла́ть име́йл

(intransitive) To send, or compose and then send, one or more emails. · poslat imeyl

по́сле

Behind; later in time; following. · posle

по́сле всех

(sequence) after everything else; finally · posle vsekh

по́сле полу́дня

(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock. · posle poludnya

по́сле Р. Хр.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord. · posle R. Khr.

по́сле того́, как

Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause. · posle togo, kak

по́сле э́того

After that, from then on; thenceforth. · posle etogo

после-

after; later. · posle-

послевку́сие

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present. · poslevkusiye

послевое́нный

Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict. · poslevoyennyy

послеву́зовский

Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course. · poslevuzovskiy

после́д

The placenta and other material expelled via the birth canal following childbirth or parturition in mammals. · posled

после́днее

Indicating the last item. · posledneye

после́дний

Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others. · posledniy

после́дний крик

The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.] · posledniy krik

после́дователь

A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others. · posledovatel

после́довательница

(literally) One who follows, comes after another. · posledovatelnitsa

после́довательно

(manner) In a consistent manner. · posledovatelno

после́довательность

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. · posledovatelnost

после́довательный

Orderly, logical and consistent. · posledovatelnyy

после́дствие

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe. · posledstviye

после́дующий

Of or pertaining to consequences. · posleduyushchiy

после́дыш

(typography) A single word (or portion of a hyphenated word) that appears as the last line of a paragraph. · posledysh

послеобе́денное вре́мя

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. · posleobedennoye vremya

послеобеде́нный о́тдых

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures. · posleobedennyy otdykh

послеродово́й

After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby). · poslerodovoy

послесло́вие

an epilogue. · poslesloviye

посло́вица

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. · poslovitsa

послужи́ть

(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15th c.] · posluzhit

послуша́ние

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

послу́шать

(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound. · poslushat

послу́шаться

(intransitive) To do as one is told. · poslushatsya

послу́шник

Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject. · poslushnik

послу́шница

Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject. · poslushnitsa

послушничество

The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training. · poslushnichestvo

послу́шный

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

посме́иваться

To laugh quietly or inwardly. · posmeivatsya

посме́ртно

Occurring after death. · posmertno

посме́ртный

(originally) Born after the death of one's father. · posmertnyy

посме́шище

(archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke. · posmeshishche

посмотре́ть

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. · posmotret

посо́бие

An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose. · posobiye

посо́бие по инвали́дности

(uncountable, informal) Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state. · posobiye po invalidnosti

посо́бник

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · posobnik

посо́бница

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · posobnitsa