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рагу́
a stew of meat and vegetables mixed together · ragu
рад
Pleased; happy; gratified. · rad
ра́да
(politics) A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries. · rada
рада́р
(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces. · radar
Радд
A surname transferred from the nickname. · Radd
ра́джа
A Hindu prince or ruler in India. · radzha
Раджастха́н
A state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana. Capital: Jaipur. [from 20th c.] · Radzhastkhan
раджм
(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment · radzhm
ра́ди
On account of; due to, for the purpose of. · radi
радиальный
Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre. · radialnyy
радиа́нт
(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower. · radiant
радиа́тор
(thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat. · radiator
радиа́ция
Radioactive energy. · radiatsiya
ра́дий
The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. · radiy
радика́л
A person with radical opinions. · radikal
радика́лка
A person with radical opinions. · radikalka
радика́льно
To a drastic degree. · radikalno
радикальный
Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe. · radikalnyy
ра́дио
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves. · radio
радиоакти́вный
(informal) Radioactive. [from the 20th c.] · radioaktivnyy
радиовеща́ние
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves. · radioveshchaniye
радио́лог
A person who is skilled in or practices radiology. · radiolog
радиоло́гия
(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging). · radiologiya
радиолока́тор
(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces. · radiolokator
радиолюби́тель
(radio) An amateur radio operator. · radiolyubitel
радиопереда́тчик
(countable) A device that can transmit radio signals. · radioperedatchik
радиоприёмник
(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound. · radiopriyomnik
радиосигнал бе́дствия
An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft. · radiosignal bedstviya
радиоста́нция
(countable) A device that can transmit radio signals. · radiostantsiya
ради́ровать
(ambitransitive) To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator). · radirovat
ра́диус
(geometry) The length of this line segment. · radius
ра́довать
(transitive) To cause (something) to become more glad. · radovat
ра́доваться
(intransitive) To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy. [from 14th c.] · radovatsya
радо́н
The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. · radon
ра́достно
In a glad manner; happily. · radostno
ра́достный
Greatly pleased. · radostnyy
радость
The state of being glad; joy. · radost
ра́дуга
A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. · raduga
ра́дужка
(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia). · raduzhka
ра́дужная оболо́чка
(anatomy) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, which adjusts to control the amount of light reaching the retina, and which forms the colored portion of the eye (See w:Iris (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia). · raduzhnaya obolochka
ра́дужный
(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic. · raduzhnyy
раду́шие
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests. · radushiye
раду́шно
In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner. · radushno
раду́шный
Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial. · radushnyy
раж
A current fashion or fad. · razh
раз
A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred. [from 15th c.] · raz
раз в [[неделя|неде́лю]]
Once every week. · raz v [[nedelya|nedelyu]]
раз в две [[неделя|неде́ли]]
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks · raz v dve [[nedelya|nedeli]]
раз в три [[месяц|ме́сяца]]
Once every quarter year (three months). · raz v tri [[mesyats|mesyatsa]]
раз уж
(often, with that) Since, because, in light of the fact. · raz uzh
разбави́тель
Something that thins or thins out (another thing). · razbavitel
разба́вить
(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. · razbavit
разбавле́ние
The process of making something dilute. · razbavleniye
разбавленный
Having a low concentration. · razbavlennyy
разбавля́ть
(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances. · razbavlyat
разбаза́ривать
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate. · razbazarivat
разбаза́рить
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate. · razbazarit
разбалтывать
To blab; to reveal a secret. · razbaltyvat
разбива́тель серде́ц
A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love. · razbivatel serdets
разбива́тельница серде́ц
A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love. · razbivatelnitsa serdets
разбива́ть
(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack. · razbivat
разбива́ться
(intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. · razbivatsya
разби́вка
(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this. · razbivka
разбие́ние
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis. · razbiyeniye
разбира́тельство
(uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard. · razbiratelstvo
разбира́ть
(grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse. · razbirat
разбирать (текст)
(transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure · razbirat (tekst)
разбира́ть критически
(transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts. · razbirat kriticheski
разбира́ться
(informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. · razbiratsya
разби́тый
Broken, saddened, depressed, devastated. · razbityy
разбить
(intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement. · razbit
разби́ть на́голову
(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.). · razbit nagolovu
разби́ться
(intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart. · razbitsya
разбо́й
(Britain, criminal slang) An armed robbery or robbery involving violence; also, theft. · razboy
разбо́йник
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. · razboynik
разбо́йник с большо́й дороги
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads. · razboynik s bolshoy dorogi
разбо́йница
One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. · razboynitsa
разбо́йничать
(intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter. · razboynichat
разбомби́ть
(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing. · razbombit
разбо́р
(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.). · razbor
разбо́рка
(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this. · razborka
разборчивость
The property of being legible or easily readable. · razborchivost
разбо́рчивый
Capable of being perceived very clearly. · razborchivyy
разбра́сывать
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract. · razbrasyvat
разбра́сывать и́звесть
(transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). · razbrasyvat izvest
разбро́с
(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample. · razbros
разбросанность
The state of being dispersed. · razbrosannost
разбро́санный
Seemingly randomly distributed. · razbrosannyy
разброса́ть
(physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract. · razbrosat
разбры́згать
(transitive) To scatter or spread. · razbryzgat
разбры́згиватель
A round nozzle for a sprinkling can or hose. · razbryzgivatel
разбры́згивать
(transitive) To scatter or spread. · razbryzgivat
разбуди́ть
(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. · razbudit
разбушева́вшийся
Rebellious, opposing authority. · razbushevavshiysya
разва́ливаться
To disintegrate, to break into pieces. · razvalivatsya
развалина
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed. · razvalina
разва́лины
(countable, uncountable) A scene of great disorder or ruin. · razvaliny
развали́ться
To disintegrate, to break into pieces. · razvalitsya
развальцо́вка
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width. · razvaltsovka
развалю́ха
(automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises. · razvalyukha
ра́зве что
Except on a specified condition; if not. · razve chto
ра́зве?
(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism. · razve?
развева́ться
(intransitive) To move loosely back and forth. · razvevatsya
разведда́нные
(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities. · razveddannyye
разведе́ние
Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction. · razvedeniye
разведённая
A divorced person. · razvedyonnaya
разведённый
Having a low concentration. · razvedyonnyy
разве́дка
(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities. · razvedka
разведслу́жба
(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities. · razvedsluzhba
разве́дчик
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions. · razvedchik
разве́дывательные да́нные
(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities. · razvedyvatelnyye dannyye
разве́ивать
(transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering. · razveivat
развенчивать
(transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something. · razvenchivat
разверну́ть
(computing, graphical user interface) To expand (a window) to fill the main display area. · razvernut
разверну́ться
(ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount. · razvernutsya
развёртка
(geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron. · razvyortka
развёртывать
(transitive) To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider. · razvyortyvat
развесели́ть
(transitive, idiomatic) To make someone happier or less downcast. · razveselit
развести́
(transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people. · razvesti
разветвле́ние
The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place. · razvetvleniye
разветвляться
To fork or branch out. · razvetvlyatsya
разве́ять
(transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering. · razveyat
развива́ть
To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.] · razvivat
развива́ться
(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages. · razvivatsya
развива́ющийся
Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized. · razvivayushchiysya
разви́лина
The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place. · razvilina
разви́лка
The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place. · razvilka
разви́тие
(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it. · razvitiye
развито́й
Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. · razvitoy
ра́звитый
(said of a country) wealthy and industrialized; not third-world. · razvityy
разви́ть
To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.] · razvit
разви́ться
(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages. · razvitsya
развлека́тельный
Entertaining. · razvlekatelnyy
развлека́ть
(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions. · razvlekat
развлека́ться
To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. · razvlekatsya
развлече́ние
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind. · razvlecheniye
развле́чь
(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions. · razvlech
разво́д
The legal dissolution of a marriage. · razvod
разводить
(transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain. · razvodit
разводка
(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. · razvodka
разводно́й клю́ч
(US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes. [from 18th c.] · razvodnoy klyuch
разводно́й мост
A movable bridge consisting of one or two opening leaves equipped with balancing and stabilizing counterweights that ease and speed up their operation. · razvodnoy most
разво́зка
The act of conveying something. · razvozka
развора́чивать
(computing, graphical user interface) To expand (a window) to fill the main display area. · razvorachivat
развора́чиваться
(ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount. · razvorachivatsya
разворо́вывать
(ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft. · razvorovyvat
разворо́т
A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction. · razvorot
развра́т
An individual act of debauchery. · razvrat
разврати́ть
(transitive) To debase or morally corrupt. · razvratit
развра́тник
A lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery. · razvratnik

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