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продли́ть
(transitive) To cause to increase in extent. · prodlit
продли́ться
(intransitive) To endure, continue over time. · prodlitsya
продовольственный
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store. · prodovolstvennyy
продолби́ть
(transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge. · prodolbit
продолгова́тый
extensive in length (physical distance, or time) · prodolgovatyy
продолжа́ть
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it. · prodolzhat
продолжа́ться
(intransitive) To resume. · prodolzhatsya
продолжа́ющийся
Continuing, permanent, lasting. · prodolzhayushchiysya
продолже́ние
The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession · prodolzheniye
продолжи́тельность
An amount of time or a particular time interval. · prodolzhitelnost
продолжи́тельность жи́зни
(of a, person or other living being) The amount of time one is expected to live. · prodolzhitelnost zhizni
продолжи́тельный
Lasting longer; protracted. · prodolzhitelnyy
продо́лжить
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it. · prodolzhit
продо́лжиться
(intransitive) To resume. · prodolzhitsya
продо́льный
In the long direction of an oblong object. · prodolnyy
продувать
(transitive) To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle. · produvat
проду́кт
(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.] · produkt
продукти́вность
The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc. · produktivnost
продукти́вный
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits. · produktivnyy
продукты
Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store. · produkty
проду́кция
Anything made, formed or produced; product. · produktsiya
проду́манный
Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people and their rights, needs, feelings and comfort). · produmannyy
проду́мать
(intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue. · produmat
продыря́вить
(transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface). · prodyryavit
продю́сер
(UK, Irish, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven (in the UK) or ten (in Ireland) days to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station. · prodyuser
проеба́ться
(intransitive) To be unsuccessful. · proyebatsya
прое́зд
Any path through an otherwise obstructed space. · proyezd
проезжая часть
The main or central portion of a road, used by the vehicles. · proyezzhaya chast
прое́кт
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form). · proyekt
проекти́рование
The making of architectural or design drawings. · proyektirovaniye
прое́ктор
A projector that projects an image over the heads of the viewers onto a screen in front of them. · proyektor
прое́кция
The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface. · proyektsiya
проём
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole. · proyom
прое́хали
It doesn't matter. · proyekhali
проже́ктор
A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use. · prozhektor
прожива́ние
(uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. · prozhivaniye
прожива́ть
(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.] · prozhivat
прожи́лка
A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks. · prozhilka
прожи́ть
(intransitive) To be alive; to have life. · prozhit
прожо́рливость
Inordinate desire for some supposed good. · prozhorlivost
прожо́рливый
Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating. · prozhorlivyy
прожужжа́ть
To move fast with a humming noise. · prozhuzhzhat
про́за
Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry. · proza
прозаичность
The characteristic of being prosaic. · prozaichnost
прозаи́чный
Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring. · prozaichnyy
Проза́к
A trade name for the drug fluoxetine. · Prozak
прозва́ние
A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. · prozvaniye
прозва́ть
(transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing). · prozvat
про́звище
Another name; especially, an assumed name. · prozvishche
прозвони́ть
(transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back. · prozvonit
прозвуча́ть
(transitive) To cause to produce a sound. · prozvuchat
прозорли́вость
The ability to make wise choices or decisions. · prozorlivost
прозорли́вый
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation. · prozorlivyy
прозра́чность
(uncountable) The quality of being transparent. · prozrachnost
прозра́чный
Transparent in colour. · prozrachnyy
прозре́ние
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder. · prozreniye
прозыва́ть
(transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing). · prozyvat
прозяба́ть
(intransitive) To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. [from 15th c.] · prozyabat
проигнори́ровать
(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to. · proignorirovat
проигра́вший
A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. · proigravshiy
прои́грывание
The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images. · proigryvaniye
проигрыватель-автомат
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939] · proigryvatel-avtomat
про́игрыш
(countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated. · proigrysh
произведе́ние
A work of music, literature or art. [from 17th c.] · proizvedeniye
произвести́
(transitive) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce. · proizvesti
производи́тель
(slang, derogatory) A person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focussed on the rearing of their own children. · proizvoditel
производи́тельница
A person or company that manufactures. · proizvoditelnitsa
производи́тельность
The maximum that can be produced. · proizvoditelnost
производи́тельный
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits. · proizvoditelnyy
производи́ть
(transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce. · proizvodit
производи́ть кровопуска́ние
(ambitransitive) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. · proizvodit krovopuskaniye
производи́ть на свет
(transitive) To procreate, beget. · proizvodit na svet
произво́дная
The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain. · proizvodnaya
произво́дное
Something derived. · proizvodnoye
произво́дный
Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental. · proizvodnyy
произво́дственный
Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing. · proizvodstvennyy
произво́дство
(uncountable) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture · proizvodstvo
произво́л
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. · proizvol
произво́льно
On the spur of the moment. · proizvolno
произвольный
(mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible. · proizvolnyy
произнесе́ние
An act of, or the process of, uttering. · proizneseniye
произнести́
(transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. · proiznesti
произноси́ть
(transitive) To articulate, pronounce. · proiznosit
произноси́ть с придыханием
(ambitransitive, linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English. · proiznosit s pridykhaniyem
произноси́ться
(linguistics) To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language. · proiznositsya
произноше́ние
(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect. · proiznosheniye
произойти́
To occur, to take place. · proizoyti
проинспекти́ровать
To view and examine officially. · proinspektirovat
проинтегри́ровать
(mathematics, science, transitive) To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation. · prointegrirovat
про́иски
The act of machinating or plotting. · proiski
проистека́ть
(intransitive) To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor. · proistekat
происходи́ть
To occur, to take place. · proiskhodit
происхожде́ние
Birth to a noble or high-ranking family, or to someone of honorable descent. · proiskhozhdeniye
происше́ствие
Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster. · proisshestviye
пройдо́ха
A mischievous scamp. · proydokha
пройти́
(intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred. · proyti
прок
(countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker. · prok
прокажённый
A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease. · prokazhyonnyy
прока́за
The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief. · prokaza
прока́зник
(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief. · prokaznik
прока́зница
A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman. · prokaznitsa
прока́зничать
(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s] · prokaznichat
прока́лывание
A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. · prokalyvaniye
прока́лывать
(transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object. · prokalyvat
прока́т
(uncountable) The state of being hired, or having a job; employment. · prokat
прокати́ться
(ambitransitive) To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. [from 8th c., transitive usage from 9th c.] · prokatitsya
проки́снуть
(intransitive, of food or drink) To go bad; to become sour or rancid; to decay. [from 17th c.] · prokisnut
прокисший
Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation. · prokisshiy
прокла́дка
Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact. · prokladka
проклама́ция
A statement which is proclaimed; formal public announcement. · proklamatsiya
проклина́ть
(transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse. · proklinat
прокля́сть
(transitive) To curse; to damn. · proklyast
прокля́тие
(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction. · proklyatiye
проклятый
(colloquial) Accursed; damned. · proklyatyy
прокля́тье
an evil spell; a curse or hex · proklyatye
прокля́тье!
(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration. · proklyatye!
проко́л
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. · prokol
проколо́ть
(transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object. · prokolot
прокрастина́ция
The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally. · prokrastinatsiya
прокры́ть
(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces. · prokryt
про́кси
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. · proksi
про́кси-се́рвер
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly. · proksi-server
проксимальный
(anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation. · proksimalnyy
прокто́лог
A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology. · proktolog
прокурату́ра
The office of a procurator. · prokuratura
прокуро́р
(American, law) The title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals. · prokuror
пролагивание
A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially (engineering) one of the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a cylindrical object, such as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or steam engine. · prolagivaniye
пролёт
The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof. · prolyot
пролета́рий
A member of the proletariat. · proletariy
пролета́рка
A member of the proletariat. · proletarka
пролета́рский
Of or relating to the proletariat. · proletarskiy
пролётка
(historical) A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys). · prolyotka
проли́в
A narrow body of water between two land masses. · proliv
пролива́ть
(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. · prolivat
пролива́ть кровь
(transitive) To let or draw blood from. · prolivat krov
пролива́ться
(intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above. · prolivatsya
проливно́й
Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities. · prolivnoy
проливно́й дождь
(mechanics, chiefly, historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke. · prolivnoy dozhd
пролистывать
(intransitive, often with “through”) To turn several pages of a publication. · prolistyvat
проли́ть
(transitive) To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. · prolit
проли́ть кровь
(transitive) To let or draw blood from. · prolit krov
проли́ться
(intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above. · prolitsya
пролифера́ция
(countable) The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement. · proliferatsiya
проло́г
A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author. · prolog
проло́м
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence. · prolom
пром
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year. · prom
прома́зать
(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook. · promazat
прома́тывать
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate. · promatyvat
про́мах
A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. · promakh
промахну́ться
(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook. · promakhnutsya

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