Russian–English dictionary

арка́н

A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. · arkan

Арка́нзас

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock. · Arkanzas

А́рктика

A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. [from 17th c.] · Arktika

аркти́ческий

(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape. [from 16th c.] · arkticheskiy

арлеки́н

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres. · arlekin

Армагеддо́н

(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil. · Armageddon

арма́да

A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. · armada

армату́ра

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure. · armatura

армату́рный прут

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure. · armaturnyy prut

Армения

(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran. · Armeniya

арме́рия

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal. · armeriya

а́рмия

The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force. · armiya

армяни́н

A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent. · armyanin

армя́нка

A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent. · armyanka

армя́нский

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet. · armyanskiy

армянский язык

(uncountable) A branch of Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language. · armyanskiy yazyk

Арно́льд

A en given name brought to England by Normans. · Arnold

арома́т

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. · aromat

аро̀матерапи́я

(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health. · aromaterapiya

аромати́ческий

(organic chemistry) Derived from benzene. · aromaticheskiy

арома́тный

Fragrant or spicy. · aromatnyy

арпан

A pre-metric French unit of area, having various official measures (from 3419 to 5107 square metres). · arpan

А́рран

Ellipsis of Isle of Arran, Scotland. · Arran

Арра́с

A city, the capital of Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France, the historic centre of the Artois region · Arras

арриведе́рчи

(in the context of Italy or Italian culture) farewell, goodbye, see you later (non-definitive farewell) · arrivederchi

арсена́л

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal. · arsenal

арсе́никум

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33. · arsenikum

Артаксе́кс

A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes. · Artakseks

Артаксе́ркс

(historical) The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia. · Artakserks

арта́читься

(figuratively) To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity. · artachitsya

артель

(now, historical) A Russian or Soviet craftsmen's collective. [from 18th c.] · artel

Артеми́да

(Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. (Compare Diana.) · Artemida

артериа́льный

Of or relating to an artery. · arterialnyy

артикль

A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc. · artikl

артиллери́йский обстре́л

Heavy artillery fire. · artilleriyskiy obstrel

артиллери́ст

(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery. · artillerist

артилле́рия

An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers. · artilleriya

арти́ст

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · artist

артисти́зм

Significant artistic skill. · artistizm

артисти́ческий

Having or revealing creative skill. · artisticheskiy

артисти́чный

Having or revealing creative skill. · artistichnyy

арти́стка

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · artistka

артишо́к

(countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus. · artishok

артобстре́л

Heavy artillery fire. · artobstrel

артри́т

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities. · artrit

Арту́р

A en given name. · Artur

Ару́ба

An island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea. · Aruba

а́рфа

(music, colloquial) Any musical instrument. · arfa

арфи́ст

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp. · arfist

арфи́стка

Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp. · arfistka

а́рх

leading, leader · arkh

архаи́чный

Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated. · arkhaichnyy

арха́нгел

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel). · arkhangel

архео́лог

Someone who studies or practises archaeology. · arkheolog

археологи́ческий

Relating to the science or research of archaeology. · arkheologicheskiy

археоло́гия

The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains. · arkheologiya

архети́п

An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.] · arkhetip

архи́в

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest. · arkhiv

архива́жный

Of the highest importance. · arkhivazhnyy

архива́риус

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives. · arkhivarius

архиви́ровать

(transitive) To place (something) into an archive. · arkhivirovat

архиви́ст

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives. · arkhivist

архиви́стка

One who is in charge of, or performs the task of creating, collecting, cataloguing and organising archives. · arkhivistka

архидья́кон

(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest. · arkhidyakon

архиепи́скоп

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.) · arkhiyepiskop

архиепи́скопство

(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop. · arkhiyepiskopstvo

архимандри́т

(Eastern Orthodoxy) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church. · arkhimandrit

Архиме́д

(astronomy) A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium. · Arkhimed

архипела́г

(collective, geography) A group of islands. · arkhipelag

архитекту́ра

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated. · arkhitektura

архитекту́рный

Pertaining to architecture. · arkhitekturnyy

а́рхия

form of government or rule · arkhiya

арча́

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones. · archa

арши́н

An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters, or 28 inches. · arshin

арьерга́рд

(military) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force. · aryergard

ас

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree. · as

Аса

(biblical character) The third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.) · Asa

А́сад

A surname. · Asad

а́сана

A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga. · asana

асбе́ст

(mineral) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc. · asbest

А́сгард

(Norse mythology) The realm of the Æsir gods. · Asgard

асексуа́л

A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex. · aseksual

асексуали́ст

A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex. · aseksualist

асексуа́льный

(especially, of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex. · aseksualnyy

асепти́ческий

Free of disease-causing microbes. · asepticheskiy

асимина

The fruit of these trees. · asimina

асимметричный

Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other. · asimmetrichnyy

асимметри́я

Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry. · asimmetriya

асинхро́нный

Not synchronous; occurring at different times. · asinkhronnyy

асистоли́я

(pathology, cardiology) An absence of a systole; a failure of the heart to contract. · asistoliya

аске́р

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. · asker

аске́т

One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence. · asket

аскети́зм

The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity. · asketizm

аскетический

Of or relating to ascetics. · asketicheskiy

аскети́чный

Of or relating to ascetics. · asketichnyy

аспе́кт

Any specific feature, part, or element of something. · aspekt

аспи́д

(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. · aspid

аспи́дный сла́нец

(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. · aspidnyy slanets

аспира́нт

A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course. · aspirant

аспира́нтка

A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course. · aspirantka

аспира́нтский

Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course. · aspirantskiy

аспира́ция

(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant. · aspiratsiya

аспири́н

(uncountable, carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid · aspirin

аспири́ровать

(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction. · aspirirovat

асс

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree. · ass

ассамбле́я

(politics) A legislative body. · assambleya

ассаси́н

(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period. · assasin

ассемблер

(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools. · assembler

ассениза́ция

The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste. · assenizatsiya

ассигнова́ние

(legal) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another. · assignovaniye

ассигнова́ть

(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for. · assignovat

Асси́зи

A city in the province of Perugia in the Central-Italian region of Umbria. · Assizi

ассимили́ровать

(transitive) To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture. · assimilirovat

ассимиля́ция

The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated. · assimilyatsiya

ассисте́нт

A person who assists or helps someone else. · assistent

ассисте́нтка

A person who assists or helps someone else. · assistentka

ассона́нс

(prosody) The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry. · assonans

ассортиме́нт

A collection of varying but related items. · assortiment

ассоциати́вный

Of, pertaining to or deriving from association. · assotsiativnyy

ассоциация

(uncountable) The act of associating. · assotsiatsiya

аста́т

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85. · astat

астати́н

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85. · astatin

Аста́фий

A en given name. · Astafiy

астери́зм

A rarely used typographical symbol of three asterisks arranged in a triangle, ⁂, used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book. Distinct from a dinkus which also uses asterisks to separate. · asterizm

Астери́кс

A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix. · Asteriks

астери́ск

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol. · asterisk

астеро́ид

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape. · asteroid

а́стма

(pathology) A long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. · astma

астма́тик

A person who suffers from asthma. · astmatik

астмати́ческий

Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough". · astmaticheskiy

а́стра

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers. · astra

астра́льный

(parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy) Composed of ethereal material or non-physical (sometimes supersensible), and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body (as an astral body) to travel to other places or to other realms of existence (in or via the astral plane). · astralnyy

астро-

celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy · astro-

астро́лог

One who studies or practices astrology. · astrolog

астрологи́ческий

Of, or relating to astrology. · astrologicheskiy

астроло́гия

Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.] · astrologiya

астрона́вт

A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose. · astronavt

астрона́втка

A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose. · astronavtka

астроно́м

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. · astronom

астрономически

(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy. · astronomicheski

астрономический

(figuratively) Enormous (in size or impact). · astronomicheskiy

астроно́мия

The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe. · astronomiya

астрофи́зик

One who studies astrophysics. · astrofizik

астрофи́зика

The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them. · astrofizika

асфа́льт

A sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. · asfalt

асфальти́ровать

(transitive) To pave with asphalt. · asfaltirovat

асфальтобето́н

Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways. · asfaltobeton

асье́нда

A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence. · asyenda

атави́зм

The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback. · atavizm

ата́ка

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. · ataka