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преступле́ние
(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law. · prestupleniye
престу́пная хала́тность
(legal) Failure to use reasonable care, and thus put someone at risk of injury or death. · prestupnaya khalatnost
престу́пник
(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict. · prestupnik
престу́пница
(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict. · prestupnitsa
престу́пность
(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes. · prestupnost
престу́пный
Against the law; forbidden by law. · prestupnyy
пресы́тившийся
Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity. · presytivshiysya
пресыщать
(transitive) To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate. · presyshchat
пресы́щенный
Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity. · presyshchennyy
претворя́ть в жизнь
To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out. · pretvoryat v zhizn
претенде́нт
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · pretendent
претенде́нтка
Someone who competes with one or more other people. · pretendentka
претендова́ть
To intend. [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)] · pretendovat
прете́нзия
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land. · pretenziya
претенциозно
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. · pretentsiozno
претенцио́зный
(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. · pretentsioznyy
прете́рит
(grammar, of a tense) Showing an action at a determined moment in the past. · preterit
претить
(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.] · pretit
преувеличе́ние
The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement. · preuvelicheniye
преувели́ченный
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged. · preuvelichennyy
преувели́чивать
To overstate, to describe more than the fact. · preuvelichivat
преувели́чить
To overstate, to describe more than the fact. · preuvelichit
преуменьша́ть
(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782] · preumenshat
преуспева́ние
The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune. · preuspevaniye
преуспева́ть
(intransitive) To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. · preuspevat
преуспева́ющий
Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health. · preuspevayushchiy
преуспе́ть
(intransitive) To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to). · preuspet
префекту́ра
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions. · prefektura
Префекту́ра Окина́ва
A prefecture and island group of Japan. · Prefektura Okinava
префере́нция
The option to so select, and the one selected. · preferentsiya
пре́фикс
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc. · prefiks
преходя́щий
(figurative) Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting. · prekhodyashchiy
прецеде́нт
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future. · pretsedent
пре́цель
(culinary) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot. · pretsel
при
Next to; at the side of. · pri
при всём моём уваже́нии
(formal) With all due respect to. · pri vsyom moyom uvazhenii
при всём уваже́нии
(formal) With all due respect to. · pri vsyom uvazhenii
при всех
In public, openly, in an open and public manner. · pri vsekh
при де́ньга́х
(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber. · pri dengakh
при-
(non-productive) In front of in space. · pri-
Приа́м
(Greek mythology) The king of Troy during the Iliad · Priam
приба́вить
(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. · pribavit
приба́вить газу
(informal) (gunning for something or gunning to do something) make a great effort. · pribavit gazu
приба́вка
Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document. · pribavka
прибавле́ние
(uncountable) The act of adding anything. · pribavleniye
прибавля́ть
(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. · pribavlyat
прибалти́йский
Of or pertaining to the Baltic region or the Baltic Sea. · pribaltiyskiy
Приба́лтика
A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states. · Pribaltika
прибау́тка
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase. · pribautka
прибе́жище
A place of safety or refuge. · pribezhishche
прибирать к рука́м
(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others. · pribirat k rukam
приближаться
(transitive) To come near to; to approach. · priblizhatsya
приближа́ющийся
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen. · priblizhayushchiysya
приближе́ние
(also, figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near. · priblizheniye
прибли́женный
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. · priblizhennyy
приблизи́тельно
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150] · priblizitelno
приблизи́тельный
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. · priblizitelnyy
прибли́зиться
(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer. · priblizitsya
прибо́й
Waves that break on an ocean shoreline. · priboy
прибо́р
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially: · pribor
прибрать к рука́м
(transitive, informal) To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others. · pribrat k rukam
прибре́жный
(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore. · pribrezhnyy
прибыва́ть
(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place. · pribyvat
прибы́вший
One who arrives. · pribyvshiy
при́быль
An advantage; help or aid from something. · pribyl
прибытие
To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something. · pribytiye
прибы́ток
The act of gaining; acquisition. · pribytok
прибы́ть
(transitive, informal) To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of; to assume the role of. · pribyt
приватиза́ция
The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control. · privatizatsiya
приватизи́ровать
(economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry. · privatizirovat
привати́р
(nautical, historical) A ship that has been armed for such a task. · privatir
прива́тность
(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. · privatnost
прива́тный
Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state. · privatnyy
приведе́ние
(chemistry) The product of an addition reaction. · privedeniye
привезти́
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. · privezti
привере́дливый
Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating. · priveredlivyy
приверженец
An adherent or fan (of something). · priverzhenets
приве́рженка
A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. · priverzhenka
приве́рженность
Faithful support for some cause. · priverzhennost
приве́сок
A part that is joined to something larger. · privesok
привести́
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. · privesti
привести́ в уны́ние
(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden. · privesti v unyniye
привести́ в я́рость
(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious. · privesti v yarost
привести́ к обра́тным результа́там
(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune. · privesti k obratnym rezultatam
приве́т
A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. · privet
приве́тливо
In a friendly manner; like a friend. · privetlivo
приветливый
Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful. · privetlivyy
приве́тствие
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence. · privetstviye
приве́тствовать
(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. · privetstvovat
привива́ть
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. · privivat
приви́вка
(horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts. · privivka
привиде́ние
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself. · privideniye
приви́деться
(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest. · prividetsya
привилегиро́ванный
Having special privileges. · privilegirovannyy
привилегия
(informal) Perquisite. · privilegiya
привинти́ть
(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. · privintit
приви́нчивать
(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt. · privinchivat
привира́ть
(informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially. · privirat
приви́ть
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. · privit
при́вкус
The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. · privkus
привлека́тельность
The tendency to attract. · privlekatelnost
привлека́тельный
having to power to allure · privlekatelnyy
привлека́ть
(transitive) To pull toward without touching. · privlekat
привле́чь
(transitive) To pull toward without touching. · privlech
приводи́ть
(transitive) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege. · privodit
приводи́ть в поря́док
To make tidy; to neaten. · privodit v poryadok
приводи́ть в уны́ние
(transitive) To dishearten; to sadden. · privodit v unyniye
приводи́ть в я́рость
(transitive) To tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry. · privodit v yarost
приводи́ть к обра́тным результа́там
(idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune. · privodit k obratnym rezultatam
приводи́ть приме́ры
(figurative) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison. · privodit primery
приводне́ние
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster. · privodneniye
приводно́й
That drives (a mechanism or process). · privodnoy
приводя́щая мы́шца
(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor. · privodyashchaya myshtsa
привози́ть
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. · privozit
привра́тник
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer. · privratnik
привра́ть
(informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially. · privrat
привыка́ние
The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. · privykaniye
привыка́ть
(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. · privykat
привы́кнуть
(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure. · privyknut
привы́кший
That has or have previously been owned by someone else. · privykshiy
привы́чка
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. · privychka
привы́чно
(manner) In the customary manner; as is custom · privychno
привы́чный
In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage. · privychnyy
привя́занность
The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity. · privyazannost
привяза́ть
(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner. · privyazat
привя́зчивый
(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable. · privyazchivyy
привя́зывать
(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner. · privyazyvat
при́вязь
A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog. · privyaz
пригиба́ть
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something. · prigibat
пригиба́ться
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something. · prigibatsya
пригласи́ть
(transitive) To invite; to summon. · priglasit
приглаша́ть
(transitive) To invite somebody, especially on a date. · priglashat
приглаше́ние
Allurement; enticement. · priglasheniye
приглушённый
Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted. · priglushyonnyy
приглушённый [[го́лос]]
An auditory tone of low pitch or volume. · priglushyonnyy [[golos]]
приглуши́ть
(transitive) To make soundproof. · priglushit
пригляде́ть
(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for. · priglyadet
пригля́дывать
(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for. · priglyadyvat
пригну́ть
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something. · prignut
пригну́ться
(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something. · prignutsya
пригова́ривать
(chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something). · prigovarivat
пригово́р
The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture. · prigovor
приговорённый
Having received a curse to be doomed to suffer eternally. · prigovoryonnyy
приговори́ть
(chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something). · prigovorit
приговори́ть к тюремному заключению
(transitive, US, slang) To put in prison. · prigovorit k tyuremnomu zaklyucheniyu
приго́дность
Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable. · prigodnost
приго́дный
Suitable for application, relevant. · prigodnyy
приго́жий
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s] · prigozhiy
пригород
The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port. · prigorod
при́городный
Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs. · prigorodnyy

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