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приго́рок
An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. · prigorok
при́горшня
The amount that a hand will grasp or contain. · prigorshnya
пригото́вить
(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients. · prigotovit
пригото́виться
(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. · prigotovitsya
приготовление
The act of arranging. · prigotovleniye
пригото́вленный
(of food) Prepared by cooking. · prigotovlennyy
пригрози́ть
(transitive, obsolete) To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare. · prigrozit
пригуби́ть
(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time. · prigubit
придава́ть
(transitive, archaic) To make black, as with coal. · pridavat
придава́ть вне́шний лоск
(transitive, woodworking) To apply veneer to. · pridavat vneshniy losk
придава́ть обтека́емую фо́рму
(transitive) To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid. · pridavat obtekayemuyu formu
придавать уклон
(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end. · pridavat uklon
придава́ть фо́рму
(transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person. · pridavat formu
прида́ное
Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. · pridanoye
прида́ток
(now, uncommon) That which is affixed; an appendage. · pridatok
прида́точный
(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause · pridatochnyy
придаю́щий
giving strength, energy and vitality · pridayushchiy
придво́рная
(archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court. · pridvornaya
придво́рный
A person in attendance at a royal court. · pridvornyy
приде́л
A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. · pridel
приде́рживаться
(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. · priderzhivatsya
приди́ра
A person who finds fault · pridira
придира́ться
(intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons. · pridiratsya
приди́рка
A petty or trivial objection or criticism. · pridirka
придирчивый
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky. · pridirchivyy
придорожная закусочная
(southern US, countable) A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution. · pridorozhnaya zakusochnaya
придра́ться
(intransitive, idiom, often followed by with) To criticize something excessively. · pridratsya
приду́манный
fictional, made up, imaginary. · pridumannyy
приду́мать
(by extension) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase). · pridumat
приду́мывать
(by extension) To make or fabricate (especially a word or phrase). · pridumyvat
приду́рок
(slang) A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. [from 1910s] · pridurok
придуши́ть
(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe. · pridushit
придыха́ние
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant. · pridykhaniye
приезжа́ть
(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place. · priyezzhat
прие́зжий
One who visits; a guest; a visitor. · priyezzhiy
приём
The act or practice of admitting. · priyom
приём [[пища|пи́щи]]
The act of ingesting food. · priyom [[pishcha|pishchi]]
прие́млемость
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness. · priyemlemost
прие́млемый
Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure. · priyemlemyy
приёмная
A corridor; a hallway. · priyomnaya
приёмная до́чь
The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship. · priyomnaya doch
приёмник
Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. [from 19th c.] · priyomnik
приёмный
Related through adoption. · priyomnyy
приёмный [[оте́ц]]
A man who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological father. · priyomnyy [[otets]]
приёмный сын
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person. · priyomnyy syn
прие́хавший
One who arrives. · priyekhavshiy
прие́хать
(intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective. · priyekhat
прижа́ться
(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle. · prizhatsya
приже́чь
To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection. · prizhech
прижива́л
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.] · prizhival
прижива́ла
(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.] · prizhivala
прижига́ть
To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection. · prizhigat
прижима́ться
(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle. · prizhimatsya
прижи́мистый
(informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal. · prizhimistyy
приз
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit. · priz
призва́ние
Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation. · prizvaniye
призва́ть
(transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military. · prizvat
призе́мистый
Relatively short or low, and thick or broad. · prizemistyy
приземле́ние
An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object. · prizemleniye
приземлённый
Materialistic. · prizemlyonnyy
приземли́ть
(transitive) To bring to land. · prizemlit
приземли́ться
(also, figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest. · prizemlitsya
приземля́ть
(transitive) To bring to land. · prizemlyat
приземля́ться
(also, figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest. · prizemlyatsya
признава́ть
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in. · priznavat
признава́ться
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly. · priznavatsya
при́знак
Something characteristic; a mark; a token. · priznak
призна́ние
The state of being accepted. · priznaniye
признанный
Generally approved, believed, or recognized. · priznannyy
призна́тельность
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem. · priznatelnost
призна́тельный
(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty. · priznatelnyy
призна́ть
(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in. · priznat
призна́ться
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly. · priznatsya
при́зрак
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself. · prizrak
при́зрачный
Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits. · prizrachnyy
призы́в
A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation. · prizyv
призыва́ть
(transitive, archaic) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech. · prizyvat
призыва́ющий
Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation. · prizyvayushchiy
призывни́к
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee. · prizyvnik
прийти́
(in perfect tenses) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go". · priyti
прика́з
An order to do something. · prikaz
приказа́ние
An order to do something. · prikazaniye
приказа́ть
(transitive) To issue a command; to tell. · prikazat
приказать долго жить
(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death. · prikazat dolgo zhit
прика́зывать
(transitive) To issue a command; to tell. · prikazyvat
прика́лывать
(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review. · prikalyvat
прика́лываться
(idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. It usually implies teasing or goading by jokingly lying. · prikalyvatsya
прикарма́нивать
(transitive, informal) To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own). · prikarmanivat
прикарма́нить
(transitive, informal) To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own). · prikarmanit
прикаса́ться
(transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.] · prikasatsya
при́квел
(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel. · prikvel
прикид
(chiefly, US, informal) Clothes, costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual. · prikid
прики́дочный
Uncertain; subject to future change. · prikidochnyy
прики́дчик
(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. · prikidchik
прики́дчица
(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. · prikidchitsa
прики́дывать
(transitive, informal) To make a rough estimate of. · prikidyvat
прики́дываться
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.] · prikidyvatsya
прики́нуться
(transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate. · prikinutsya
прикла́д
The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired. · priklad
прикладно́й
Put into practical use. · prikladnoy
прикла́дывать
(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) · prikladyvat
прикле́иваться
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. · prikleivatsya
прикле́ить
(transitive) To join or attach something using glue. · prikleit
прикле́иться
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. · prikleitsya
приключе́ние
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. · priklyucheniye
прикова́ть
(transitive) To catch the attention of. [from 19th c.] · prikovat
прико́вывать
(transitive) To catch the attention of. [from 19th c.] · prikovyvat
приколотый
Pinned to something by piercing. · prikolotyy
приколо́ть
(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review. · prikolot
прико́льный
Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.] · prikolnyy
прикорну́ть
(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze. · prikornut
прикоснове́ние
The act of touching physically; being in close association. · prikosnoveniye
прикра́шивать
(transitive) To gloss over a defect. · prikrashivat
прикрепи́ть
(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). · prikrepit
прикрепле́ние
The means by which something is physically attached. · prikrepleniye
прикреплённый
(zoology) Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about. · prikreplyonnyy
прикрепля́ть
(transitive) To attach. · prikreplyat
прикры́тие
(espionage) A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive. · prikrytiye
прикры́тый
Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something). · prikrytyy
прила́вок
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted · prilavok
прилага́тельное
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. · prilagatelnoye
прилага́ть
(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) · prilagat
прилага́ть уси́лия
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. · prilagat usiliya
прила́живать
(transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size. · prilazhivat
прилега́ть
(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · prilegat
прилега́ющий
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on. · prilegayushchiy
прилежа́ние
The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance. · prilezhaniye
приле́жно
In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully. · prilezhno
приле́жность
The quality of being industrious. · prilezhnost
приле́жный
Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious. · prilezhnyy
прили́в
The period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows toward the shore · priliv
приливный
Relating to tides. · prilivnyy
прилипа́ние
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance. · prilipaniye
прилипа́ть
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. · prilipat
прили́пнуть
(intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. · prilipnut
прили́стник
(botany) A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified. · prilistnik
прили́чие
The quality of being decent; propriety. · prilichiye
прили́чно
In a decent manner. · prilichno
прили́чный
(of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness. · prilichnyy
приложе́ние
(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device. · prilozheniye
приложи́ть
(transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) · prilozhit
прильну́ть
To press oneself against another affectionately. · prilnut
прима́нивать
(intransitive) To act as, or use, a decoy. · primanivat
примани́ть
(intransitive) To act as, or use, a decoy. · primanit
прима́нка
Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. · primanka
прима́т
(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos. · primat
прима́тство
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc. · primatstvo
примене́ние
(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction. · primeneniye
примени́мый
Suitable for application, relevant. · primenimyy
примени́ть
(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case · primenit

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