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резолю́ция
A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting. · rezolyutsiya
резо́н
An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation. · rezon
резона́нс
(physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency. · rezonans
резонёр
A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. · rezonyor
резони́ровать
To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration. · rezonirovat
резони́рующий
Vibrating, resonant or resounding. · rezoniruyushchiy
резо́нность
(obsolete) Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice. · rezonnost
результа́т
The outcome or result of a process or act. · rezultat
результати́вная переда́ча
(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout. · rezultativnaya peredacha
результати́вность
The ability to deliver fire. · rezultativnost
результати́вный
Producing a decided or decisive effect. · rezultativnyy
результи́рующий
Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. · rezultiruyushchiy
ре́зчик
Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings. · rezchik
ре́зчик по де́реву
a person who is skilled at woodcarving · rezchik po derevu
ре́зчица
A person or device that cuts (in various senses). · rezchitsa
резь
(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). · rez
резьба́
The act or craft of producing a carved object. · rezba
резюме́
A short news story or report. · rezyume
резюми́ровать
(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power. · rezyumirovat
реинкарна́ция
A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body. · reinkarnatsiya
реинтегра́ция
The process of reintegrating. · reintegratsiya
рей
(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast. · rey
рейв
An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs. · reyv
Ре́йган
A surname from Irish; variant forms Regan, Riggen. · Reygan
рейд
(slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation. · reyd
ре́йдер
(business) A person who takes or attempts to take control of a firm against the will of current management by purchasing a controlling interest of stock and acquiring proxies. · reyder
рейз
(poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand. · reyz
ре́йка
(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping. · reyka
Ре́ймонд
A en given name. · Reymond
Реймс
A city in Champagne, Marne department, Grand Est, France. · Reyms
Рейн
A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea. · Reyn
Рейнольдс
A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Reynold. · Reynolds
рейнский
Pertaining to the Rhine river or region. [from 15th c.] · reynskiy
рейс
(transportation) A return trip after delivery of cargo. · reys
ре́йсовый парохо́д
(nautical) A ship of the line. · reysovyy parokhod
ре́йтинг
An evaluation of status, especially of financial status. · reyting
рейту́зы
Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle. · reytuzy
рейх
A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government. · reykh
Рейхста́г
(historical) The lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945; the building that housed it. · Reykhstag
река
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea. · reka
ре́квием
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. · rekviyem
реквизировать
(transitive) To seize for military use. · rekvizirovat
реквизит
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. · rekvizit
реквизи́ция
The act or process of confiscating. · rekvizitsiya
рекла́ма
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar. · reklama
реклама́ция
(legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages. · reklamatsiya
реклами́рование
Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity. · reklamirovaniye
реклами́ровать
(intransitive) To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others. [from 18th c.] · reklamirovat
рекогносциро́вка
The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information. · rekognostsirovka
рекоменда́ция
(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. · rekomendatsiya
рекомендова́ть
(transitive) To recommend (a course of action). · rekomendovat
реконструи́ровать
To construct again; to restore. · rekonstruirovat
реконстру́кция
A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state. · rekonstruktsiya
реко́рд
The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events. · rekord
реко́рдер
(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute. · rekorder
реко́рдный
Exceptional; very good. · rekordnyy
рекреационный
For, or relating to, recreation. · rekreatsionnyy
ре́крут
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee. · rekrut
рекру́тинг
The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces. · rekruting
Рекс
A stereotypical en given name. · Reks
ректа́льный
Of, via or related to the rectum. · rektalnyy
ректифицировать
(transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.] · rektifitsirovat
ре́ктор
(Christianity) A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law. · rektor
ре́ктум
(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca. · rektum
рекупера́ция
(economics) Renewed growth after a slump. · rekuperatsiya
рекурре́нтный
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Non-transient. · rekurrentnyy
реку́рсия
(mathematics) The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself. · rekursiya
релакса́ция
The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities. · relaksatsiya
рела́ниум
(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety. · relanium
реле́
(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.] · rele
релева́нтность
The property or state of being relevant or pertinent. · relevantnost
релева́нтный
Related to a topic of discussion or consideration. · relevantnyy
религио́зный
Committed to the practice or adherence of religion. · religioznyy
рели́гия
(uncountable) Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief. · religiya
рели́з
(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. · reliz
реликва́рий
(religion) A container to hold or display religious relics. · relikvariy
рели́квия
Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons. · relikviya
рели́кт
Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons. · relikt
релока́нт
One who lives outside one's own country, especially temporarily for a profession or education. · relokant
релока́ция
The act of moving from one place to another. · relokatsiya
релье́ф
The orographic features of a region. · relyef
рельс
The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad. · rels
ре́льсы
(rail transport) The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network. · relsy
реляти́вный
Connected to or depending on something else; comparative. · relyativnyy
Рем
(Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus. · Rem
реме́нь
A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork. · remen
реме́нь кнута́
(countable) The lash of a whip. · remen knuta
реме́сленник
A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. · remeslennik
реме́сленница
A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. · remeslennitsa
ремесло́
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation [since the 9th century]. · remeslo
ремешо́к
(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist. · remeshok
ре́мик
A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong. · remik
реминисце́нция
An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly. · reministsentsiya
ремо́нт
An understanding, grasp of something. · remont
ремонти́ровать
To modernize, repair, renovate, or revise completely. · remontirovat
ремонтный слесарь
(by extension, US) A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey. · remontnyy slesar
Ренар
(literary, poetic) A name in European folklore for the red fox. · Renar
Рена́та
A en given name. · Renata
ренега́т
A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc. · renegat
ренега́тка
A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc. · renegatka
ренессансный
Of, or relating to the style of art or architecture of the Renaissance. · renessansnyy
ре́ний
A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal. · reniy
ренкло́д
A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana. · renklod
Рено́
A car of the Renault brand. · Reno
реноме́
A reputation. · renome
ре́нта
A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property. · renta
рентгено́лог
A person who is skilled in or practices radiology. · rentgenolog
рентгеноло́гия
(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). · rentgenologiya
реорганиза́ция
The act or process of rearranging. See reorganize. · reorganizatsiya
ре́па
(slang) The head. · repa
репара́ция
(usually, in the plural) A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s). · reparatsiya
репатриа́нт
A person who has returned to their country of origin or whose original citizenship has been restored. · repatriant
репатриа́нтка
A person who has returned to their country of origin or whose original citizenship has been restored. · repatriantka
репатриа́ция
The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship. · repatriatsiya
репе́й
Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. · repey
репе́йник
Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium. · repeynik
репер
A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point. · reper
репети́тор
One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. · repetitor
репети́ция
The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to allow technical adjustments with respect to staging to be done. · repetitsiya
ре́пица
The fleshy root of an animal's tail; specifically after clipping or cutting. · repitsa
ре́пка
The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle. · repka
ре́плика
A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text. · replika
репозито́рий
(archiving, computing) A storage location for files, such as downloadable software packages, or files in a source control system. · repozitoriy
репо́рт
A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). · report
репорта́ж
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs. · reportazh
репортёр
A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events. · reportyor
репортёрша
A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events. · reportyorsha
репресси́вный
Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive · repressivnyy
репре́ссия
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement. · repressiya
репри́за
(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical. · repriza
репродукти́вный
Of or relating to reproduction. · reproduktivnyy
репроду́ктор
An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound. · reproduktor
репродукцио́нный
Of or relating to reproduction. · reproduktsionnyy
репроду́кция
An exact copy. · reproduktsiya
репс
(textiles) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface. [from 19th c.] · reps
репти́лия
(informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. [from 19th c.] · reptiliya
репута́ция
A reputation. · reputatsiya
ресе́йл
Sale of something previously bought. · reseyl
ресе́пшен
The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received. · resepshen
ресни́ца
(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids. · resnitsa
ресни́чка
(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors. · resnichka
респе́кт
Great respect. · respekt
респекта́бельность
The quality of being respectable. · respektabelnost
респекта́бельный
Deserving respect. · respektabelnyy
респира́тор
A device to assist breathing. · respirator
респирато́рный
(relational) Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing. · respiratornyy
респонде́нт
A person replying to a questionnaire. · respondent
респонде́нтка
A person replying to a questionnaire. · respondentka
респу́блика
One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast. · respublika
республика́нец
(US politics) A member or supporter of the Republican Party, the more right-wing of the two main political parties in the United States. · respublikanets

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