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реабилити́ровать
(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.] · reabilitirovat
реаге́нт
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect. · reagent
реакти́в
An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect. · reaktiv
реакти́вный
Propelled by turbine engines. · reaktivnyy
реакти́вный дви́гатель
A rocket engine. · reaktivnyy dvigatel
реактор
(chemistry, engineering) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions. · reaktor
реа́ктор-размножи́тель
Ellipsis of breeder reactor, a type of nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes, often used for the production of atomic weapons. · reaktor-razmnozhitel
реакционе́р
(politics) One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires. · reaktsioner
реакционе́рка
(politics) One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires. · reaktsionerka
реакцио́нный
(politics) Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past. · reaktsionnyy
реа́кция
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature. · reaktsiya
реа́л
Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies. · real
реализация
The fulfillment of something worked for. · realizatsiya
реали́зм
A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. · realizm
реализова́ть
(transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.] · realizovat
реализо́вывать
(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to. · realizovyvat
реалисти́ческий
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were. · realisticheskiy
реалисти́чно
In a realistic manner. · realistichno
реалисти́чный
(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic. · realistichnyy
реа́льная жизнь
Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama. · realnaya zhizn
реа́льность
The state of being actual or real; realness. · realnost
реа́льный
Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.] · realnyy
реаними́рование
The act of resuscitating. · reanimirovaniye
реаними́ровать
(ambitransitive) To restore (someone or something) to animation or life; to come back to animation or life. · reanimirovat
ре́бе
A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. · rebe
Ребе́кка
A en given name, in regular use since the Reformation. · Rebekka
ребёнок
(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter. · rebyonok
ребро́
(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet. · rebro
рёбрышко
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones. · ryobryshko
ре́бус
A riddle. · rebus
ребя́та
(informal, especially, with a possessive) A male friend. · rebyata
ребя́ческий
Immature in thought or behaviour. · rebyacheskiy
рёв
The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise. · ryov
рёв осла
The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel. · ryov osla
рёва
A baby who cries excessively. · ryova
рева́нш
Revenge or retaliation. · revansh
Реве́кка
A en given name, in regular use since the Reformation. · Revekka
Ре́вель
The capital city of Estonia. · Revel
реве́нь
Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous). · reven
ревера́нс
A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference. · reverans
ревербера́ция
An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes. · reverberatsiya
реве́ть
(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry. · revet
ревива́ль
(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. · revival
ревизиони́зм
(historiography) The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events. · revizionizm
ревизиони́ст
A proponent of revisionism. · revizionist
ревизиони́стка
A proponent of revisionism. · revizionistka
ревизиони́стский
Of or pertaining to revisionism. · revizionistskiy
реви́зия
A judicial examination. · reviziya
ревизо́р
One who audits bookkeeping accounts. · revizor
ревмати́зм
(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability. · revmatizm
ревма́тик
(rare) A person suffering from rheumatism · revmatik
ревмати́ческий
Resembling or relating to rheumatism. · revmaticheskiy
ревматоло́гия
(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. · revmatologiya
ревни́вый
(obsolete) Envious, jealous. · revnivyy
ре́вностно
Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry. · revnostno
ре́вностный
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration. · revnostnyy
ре́вность
(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude. · revnost
ревну́ющий
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.] · revnuyushchiy
револьве́р
A very portable, short firearm, for hand use, which fires bullets or projectiles, such as a handgun, revolver, pistol, or Derringer. · revolver
революционе́р
A revolutionist; a person who revolts. · revolyutsioner
революционе́рка
A revolutionist; a person who revolts. · revolyutsionerka
революционизировать
(transitive) To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution. [1799] · revolyutsionizirovat
революцио́нный
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution · revolyutsionnyy
револю́ция
(countable, politics) The popular removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action. · revolyutsiya
ревю́
An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work. · revyu
ре́гби
A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar. · regbi
ре́гги
(Rastafari, music genre, originally, dance) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies. · reggi
ре́гент
the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal · regent
ре́гентство
A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule. · regentstvo
Реги́на
A en given name. · Regina
регио́н
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. · region
региона́льный
Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district. · regionalnyy
реги́стр
(law enforcement) A daily register of arrests and other events in a police station. · registr
регистра́тор
An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. · registrator
регистрату́ра
The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received. · registratura
регистра́ция
The act of contacting another person in order to keep them informed of one's situation. · registratsiya
регистри́рование
(uncountable) The act of registering; registration. · registrirovaniye
регистри́ровать
(transitive) To enter in a register; to enlist. · registrirovat
регистри́роваться
(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list · registrirovatsya
регла́мент
(countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization. · reglament
регота́ть
(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter. · regotat
регре́сс
An action of regressing, a return to a previous state. · regress
регресси́ровать
(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve. · regressirovat
регре́ссия
An action of regressing, a return to a previous state. · regressiya
регули́ровать
(transitive) To modify. · regulirovat
регулиро́вка
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration · regulirovka
регулировочная прокладка
A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support. · regulirovochnaya prokladka
регулиро́вщик
A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law. · regulirovshchik
регулиро́вщица
A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law. · regulirovshchitsa
регуля́рно
With constant frequency or pattern. · regulyarno
регуля́рный
Happening every day, everyday. · regulyarnyy
регуля́тор
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback. · regulyator
регуля́тор тя́ги
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. · regulyator tyagi
редакти́рование
(computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software. · redaktirovaniye
редакти́ровать
To change a text, or a document. · redaktirovat
реда́ктор
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish. · redaktor
реда́кторский
Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial. · redaktorskiy
редакцио́нная статья́
An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event. · redaktsionnaya statya
редакцио́нный
Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial. · redaktsionnyy
реда́кция
(computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software. · redaktsiya
редиза́йн
A plan for making changes to the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system so as to better serve the purpose of the original design, or to serve purposes different from those set forth in the original design. · redizayn
реди́с
A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. · redis
реди́ска
A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. · rediska
ре́дкий
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental. · redkiy
ре́дко
Not frequently. · redko
редкостный
Of special beauty or rare excellence. · redkostnyy
ре́дкость
A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity. · redkost
редупликация
(linguistics) The act of, or an instance of, reduplicating. · reduplikatsiya
реду́т
A defensive wall or rampart. · redut
ре́дька
A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. · redka
рее́стр
(operations) A detailed list of all of the items on hand. · reyestr
режи́м
(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours. · rezhim
режиссёр
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director). · rezhissyor
режиссировать
To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer. · rezhissirovat
режиссу́ра
The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc. · rezhissura
ре́жущий
Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt. · rezhushchiy
реза́к
A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade. · rezak
ре́занец
A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion. · rezanets
ре́зание
(card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards. · rezaniye
ре́заный
(participial adjective) Having been cut. · rezanyy
ре́зать
To cut meat in order to serve it. · rezat
резви́ться
(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously. · rezvitsya
ре́звый
High-spirited. · rezvyy
резерв
A reserve source or supply. · rezerv
резерва́ция
The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick. · rezervatsiya
резерви́рование
A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation. · rezervirovaniye
резерви́ровать
(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. · rezervirovat
резе́рвная ко́пия
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed. · rezervnaya kopiya
резе́рвное копи́рование
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed. · rezervnoye kopirovaniye
резе́рвный
Standby, reserve or extra. · rezervnyy
резе́рвный фонд
(finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements. · rezervnyy fond
резервуа́р
(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin. · rezervuar
резе́ц
A person or device that cuts (in various senses). · rezets
резе́ц гравёра
A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver. · rezets gravyora
резиде́нт
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. · rezident
резиде́нтка
A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area. · rezidentka
резиде́нция
The place where one lives (resides); one's home. · rezidentsiya
рези́на
(uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene. · rezina
рези́нка
(uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs. · rezinka
резиновая дубинка
A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer. · rezinovaya dubinka
рези́новая ло́дка
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. · rezinovaya lodka
рези́новый
Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency. · rezinovyy
рези́стор
(electronics) An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it. · rezistor
ре́зка
(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut. · rezka
ре́зкий
Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · rezkiy
ре́зкий (о запахе)
(figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent. · rezkiy (o zapakhe)
ре́зко
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · rezko
ре́зкость
Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc. · rezkost
резной
Of an object, made by carving. · reznoy
резня́
A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed. · reznya

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