Russian–English dictionary

Саве

A river in southeastern Africa that flows about 400 km (250 mi) from south of Harare in Zimbabwe, through Mozambique, to the Indian Ocean. · Save

Савл

(biblical character) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament. · Savl

Са́га

Saga Prefecture (a prefecture in western Kyushu, Japan) · Saga

сад

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. · sad

Садда́м

A en given name of Arabic usage. · Saddam

Садда́м Хусе́йн

Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi dictator (1979-2003). · Saddam Khuseyn

сади́зм

Achievement of sexual gratification by inflicting pain or humiliation on others, or watching pain or humiliation inflicted on others. · sadizm

са́дик

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852] · sadik

сади́ст

One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others. · sadist

сади́стка

One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others. · sadistka

сади́стский

Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others. · sadistskiy

сади́ться

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance. · saditsya

сади́ться на ко́рточки

To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation. · saditsya na kortochki

садо́вник

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden. · sadovnik

садо́вница

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden. · sadovnitsa

садо́вничать

(intransitive) To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden. · sadovnichat

садово́д

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden. · sadovod

садово́дство

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture. · sadovodstvo

садомазохи́зм

The practices of sadism and masochism collectively, usually in reference to consensual practices within the BDSM community. · sadomazokhizm

садомазохи́ст

A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification. · sadomazokhist

садомазохи́стка

A person who enjoys both inflicting and receiving pain for sexual gratification. · sadomazokhistka

са́дху

(Hinduism) An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty). · sadkhu

саёнара

(informal, often, _, jocular, especially, _, used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu. · sayonara

саенто́лог

A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone. · sayentolog

саентоло́гия

A belief system with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. · sayentologiya

са́жа

Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc. · sazha

сажа́ть

(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow. · sazhat

сажа́ть на́ кол

(ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. · sazhat na kol

са́женец

A young tree, larger than a seedling. · sazhenets

саз

The baglama. · saz

саза́н

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. · sazan

Сайго́н

(historical, or, informal) The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam. · Saygon

са́йда

Any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish. · sayda

сайенто́лог

A follower of Scientology, whether belonging to the "official" Church of Scientology or being outside in the so-called Free Zone. · sayentolog

сайентоло́гия

A belief system with certain religious aspects, developed in 1952, focused on the teachings of L. Ron Hubbard. · sayentologiya

са́йка

A miniature round loaf of bread, often accompanying a meal. · sayka

сайона́ра

(informal, often, _, jocular, especially, _, used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu. · sayonara

Са́йрус

A en given name. · Sayrus

сайт

(Internet) A website. · sayt

Сакартве́ло

A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi. · Sakartvelo

саке́

(alcohol) Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice. · sake

сакка́да

A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. · sakkada

Сакраменто

The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County. · Sakramento

сакристия

A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings. · sakristiya

сакс

A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it. · saks

саксо́нец

A native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany. · saksonets

Саксо́ния

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony. · Saksoniya

саксо́нка

A native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany. · saksonka

саксо́нский

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Saxon language. · saksonskiy

саксофо́н

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards. · saksofon

са́кура

The wood of a cherry tree. · sakura

сакэ́

(alcohol) Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice. · sake

сала́га

(chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer. · salaga

Салади́н

(history) First sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who led the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Levant. · Saladin

сала́зки

A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels. · salazki

сала́м

A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims. · salam

сала́т

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves. · salat

сала́т из капу́сты

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw). · salat iz kapusty

сала́т-лату́к

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves. · salat-latuk

Сале́

A coastal city near Rabat in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra, Morocco. · Sale

салициловая кислота

(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6>H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals. · salitsilovaya kislota

са́лки

(slang) A person's name. · salki

са́ло

Animal fat in a melted or soft state. · salo

сало́м

A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims. · salom

сало́н

(travel, aviation) The section of a passenger plane having the same class of service. · salon

Сало́ника

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. · Salonika

Сало́ники

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. · Saloniki

салу́н

(US) A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting. · salun

салфе́тка

(Judaism) A similar circular piece of lace worn as a head-covering by some married Jewish women. · salfetka

са́льдо

(accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account. · saldo

Сальма

(countable) A en given name. · Salma

сальмонелла

Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases. · salmonella

сальмонеллы

Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases. · salmonelly

са́льник

(mechanics) A compressable cylindrical case and its contents around a shaft where it passes through a barrier, intended to prevent the passage of a fluid past the barrier, used for example around a ship’s propeller shaft or around a tap, valve or faucet. · salnik

са́льный

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty. · salnyy

са́льто

(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction. · salto

Салют

Any of the spacecraft involved in the Salyut programme, the first space station programme undertaken by the Soviet Union, from 1971 to 1986. · Salyut

саля́м

A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims. · salyam

саля́ми

A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices. · salyami

сам

By oneself, solitary. · sam

сам [[себя́]]

(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate · sam [[sebya]]

сам по себе́

Inherently; viewed independently, without reference to anything else. · sam po sebe

сам-пят

(poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit. · sam-pyat

сама

(anime, _, and, _, manga, fandom) Appended to a person's name or nickname to convey honour and respect. · sama

Сама́нта

A en given name. · Samanta

самаритя́нин

A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region. · samarityanin

самаритя́нка

A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region. · samarityanka

самаритя́нский

Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans. · samarityanskiy

Самарь

A city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. · Samar

са́мба

(dance) A Brazilian ballroom dance or dance style. · samba

самби́ка

(musical instruments) An ancient form of triangular harp having a very sharp, shrill tone. · sambika

са́мбо

A person with African and Native American/indigenous heritage; Afro-Indian. · sambo

самбу́ка

An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future). · sambuka

саме́ц

A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, shad and kangaroo. · samets

саме́ц-производи́тель

A male horse kept primarily as a stud. · samets-proizvoditel

са́ми

Unaided; without assistance or help from others. · sami

са́мка

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender. · samka

самка оленя

A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old. · samka olenya

са́ммит

(by extension) An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely) , an important or high-level gathering or meeting. · sammit

само-

Reflexive, regarding or to oneself. · samo-

Само́а

A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa. · Samoa

самоана́лиз

(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states. · samoanaliz

самоанец

(countable) A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent. · samoanets

самоанка

(countable) A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent. · samoanka

самоанский

Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language. · samoanskiy

самобы́тность

The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual. · samobytnost

самова́р

A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil. · samovar

самовила

(Slavic mythology) A type of female nature spirit in Slavic mythology, similar in some ways to a fairy or nymph. · samovila

самовла́стие

(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. · samovlastiye

самовлюблённость

Excessive love of oneself. · samovlyublyonnost

самовлюблённый

Obsessed with one's own self image and ego. · samovlyublyonnyy

самовлюблённый [[челове́к]]

A person who talks excessively about themselves. · samovlyublyonnyy [[chelovek]]

самовлюблённый челове́к

(colloquial) An egoist; a person full of egoism and pride. · samovlyublyonnyy chelovek

самово́лка

(military) Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed. · samovolka

самого́н

(South Africa) Strong home-distilled peach or fruit liquor. · samogon

самого́нщик

Someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol). · samogonshchik

самого́нщица

Someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol). · samogonshchitsa

самоде́льный

Made at home. · samodelnyy

самодержа́вец

An absolute ruler with infinite power. · samoderzhavets

самодержа́вие

(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. · samoderzhaviye

самоде́ржец

An absolute ruler with infinite power. · samoderzhets

самодово́льный

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug. · samodovolnyy

самодово́льство

A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble. · samodovolstvo

самозва́нец

One who fraudulently impersonates another person. · samozvanets

самоизоля́ция

The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g., in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g., in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or as a non-pharmaceutical intervention in a pandemic. · samoizolyatsiya

Самойло

(biblical figure) The primary author and central character of the first book of Samuel. · Samoylo

самолёт

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift. · samolyot

самолю́бие

(always, _, in the plural) Emotional state or well-being. · samolyubiye

самолюбова́ние

Excessive love of oneself. · samolyubovaniye

самомне́ние

(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.] · samomneniye

самонаблюде́ние

(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states. · samonablyudeniye

самонаде́янность

(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.] · samonadeyannost

самонаде́янный

Presumptuous, cocksure, rude and disrespectful. · samonadeyannyy

самооблада́ние

Calmness of mind or temperament. · samoobladaniye

самоотве́рженность

The quality or state of being selfless. · samootverzhennost

самоотве́рженный

Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish. · samootverzhennyy

самоотрече́ние

A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · samootrecheniye

самооце́нка

Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect. · samootsenka

самопи́шущий прибо́р

An apparatus for recording; a device which records. · samopishushchiy pribor

самопровозглашённый

Having broken away from a larger unit. · samoprovozglashyonnyy

самопроизво́льный

Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause. · samoproizvolnyy

саморо́док

(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump. · samorodok

самосоверше́нствование

The following of a disciplined programme to improve one's physical health, mental health or character. · samosovershenstvovaniye

самосозна́ние

The state or property of being self-aware; state of being aware of oneself as an individual. · samosoznaniye

самостоя́тельно

Without outside help. · samostoyatelno

самостоя́тельность

(philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. · samostoyatelnost

самостоя́тельный

Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules. · samostoyatelnyy

самостре́л

A mechanised weapon, based on the bow and arrow, that shoots bolts. · samostrel

самосу́д

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging. · samosud

самоуби́йственный

(of a voluntarily-chosen course of action) Highly likely to certain to result in the deaths of the participants; dangerous or reckless to such a degree as to be tantamount to suicide for those taking part. · samoubiystvennyy