Russian–English dictionary

сде́лать

(transitive) To perform; to execute. · sdelat

сде́лать вы́вод

(transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. · sdelat vyvod

сделать достоянием общественности

To make widely known to the public. · sdelat dostoyaniyem obshchestvennosti

сде́лать заключе́ние

(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.] · sdelat zaklyucheniye

сде́лать предложе́ние

(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage. · sdelat predlozheniye

сде́лка

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration. · sdelka

сде́ржанность

the quality of being moderate · sderzhannost

сде́ржанный

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish. · sderzhannyy

сдержа́ть

(transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. · sderzhat

сде́рживание

(uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War. · sderzhivaniye

сде́рживать

(transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. · sderzhivat

сдерживающая фискальная политика

(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both. · sderzhivayushchaya fiskalnaya politika

сдёрнутый

Copied or stolen usually from an identified source. · sdyornutyy

сдира́ть ко́жу

(transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe. · sdirat kozhu

сдо́хнуть

(transitive) To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate; to gather information so as to make a decision. · sdokhnut

сдува́ть

(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth. · sduvat

сдуть

(transitive) To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth. · sdut

сдыха́ть

(slang) To die. · sdykhat

СЕ

Initialism of Council of Europe. · SE

сеа́нс

A period of time devoted to a particular activity. · seans

Себастья́н

A en given name. · Sebastyan

себе́

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject · sebe

себе-

Reflexive, regarding or to oneself. · sebe-

себя́

(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject. · sebya

себялю́бие

Regard for oneself; love of oneself. · sebyalyubiye

себя́шка

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone. · sebyashka

сев

The act or process by which something is sown. · sev

Севастиа́н

A en given name. · Sevastian

Севастья́н

A en given name. · Sevastyan

Север

An ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus. · Sever

северная часть штата

(US) The northern section of a state. · severnaya chast shtata

се́верное сия́ние

An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. · severnoye siyaniye

северный

Of, relating to, or coming from the north. · severnyy

се́верный ве́тер

A northerly wind (that is, a northern wind, which blows from the north or northerly). · severnyy veter

се́верный оле́нь

Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer. · severnyy olen

се́веро-восто́к

The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°. · severo-vostok

се́веро-восто́чный

Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast. · severo-vostochnyy

се́веро-за́пад

The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°. · severo-zapad

северя́нин

A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc. · severyanin

северя́нка

A native or inhabitant of the north of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as one of the northern United States, the north of Norway, etc. · severyanka

Севи́лья

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain. · Sevilya

севи́че

(cooking) Raw seafood cured by marination in an acidic medium such as citrus, vinegar, or other souring agent, found primarily in Latin America. · seviche

сегвей

A motorised vehicle for one person, ridden while standing, and having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors. · segvey

сегме́нт

(geometry) A region of a circle bounded by an arc and the chord connecting the endpoints of the arc. · segment

сегмента́ция

The act or an instance of dividing into segments. · segmentatsiya

сегменти́рование

The act or an instance of dividing into segments. · segmentirovaniye

сегментировать

(ambitransitive) To divide into segments or sections. · segmentirovat

сего́дня

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.] · segodnya

сегодняшний вечер

The nighttime of the current day or date; this night. · segodnyashniy vecher

сегрега́ция

(politics, public policy) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex). · segregatsiya

сёгун

The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan. · syogun

сёгуна́т

(historical, Japan) The office or dignity of a shogun. · syogunat

се́гуэ

An instance of segueing, a transition. · segue

седа́лище

(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs. · sedalishche

седа́лищная кость

(skeleton) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.] · sedalishchnaya kost

седа́н

An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair. · sedan

седати́вное сре́дство

(pharmaceutical drug) An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep. · sedativnoye sredstvo

седати́вный

(pharmaceutical effect) Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing · sedativnyy

седе́ть

(demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region) · sedet

седи́ция

Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing. · seditsiya

седло́

A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body. · sedlo

седловина

(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. · sedlovina

седовла́сый

Having grey hair. · sedovlasyy

седо́й

Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness. · sedoy

седо́к

(generally) Someone who rides a horse or (later) a bicycle, motorcycle etc. [from 14th c.] · sedok

седуксе́н

(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety. · seduksen

седьмо́й

The ordinal form of the number seven. · sedmoy

сеза́м

The seed of this plant. · sezam

сезо́н

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each. · sezon

сезо́нный

Employed irregularly. · sezonnyy

сей

(formal) By this means, action or process. · sey

сейв

In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring. · seyv

сейл

Ellipsis of discount sale (“the sale of goods at reduced prices”). · seyl

сейм

(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly. · seym

сейсми́ческий

Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth. · seysmicheskiy

сейф

A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe. · seyf

сейча́с

At this moment, at present, now. · seychas

Сейше́лы

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles. · Seyshely

Сейше́льские острова́

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles. · Seyshelskiye ostrova

се́канс

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec · sekans

сека́ч

A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. · sekach

секвестировать

To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things. · sekvestirovat

секве́стр

The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating. · sekvestr

секво́йя

(uncountable) Wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens. · sekvoyya

секи́ра

An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle. · sekira

секре́т

(countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.] · sekret

секретариа́т

The office or department of a government secretary. · sekretariat

секрета́рша

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. · sekretarsha

секрета́рь

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office. · sekretar

секрете́р

(chiefly, British) A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers. · sekreter

секре́тность

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. · sekretnost

секре́тный

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. · sekretnyy

секс

(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899] · seks

секс втроём

An instance of sexual activity involving three people. · seks vtroyom

секс-бо́мба

(chiefly, British, India, slang) A very attractive woman. · seks-bomba

сексапи́льность

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s] · seksapilnost

сексапи́льный

(informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman). · seksapilnyy

се́кси

Having sex appeal; attractive. · seksi

секси́зм

Discrimination or different treatment based on sex or gender, especially discrimination against women. · seksizm

секси́ст

A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism. · seksist

секси́стка

A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism. · seksistka

секси́стский

Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other. · seksistskiy

се́кста

(music) The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale; for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. · seksta

секста́н

(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude. · sekstan

секста́нт

(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude. · sekstant

сексте́т

(music) A composition for six voices or instruments. · sekstet

секстиллио́н

(US, British, Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021. · sekstillion

сексуа́льная привлека́тельность

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s] · seksualnaya privlekatelnost

сексуа́льное воздержа́ние

(by extension) Abstinence from sexual relations. · seksualnoye vozderzhaniye

сексуальность

The quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex. · seksualnost

сексуа́льный

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.] · seksualnyy

се́кта

(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader. · sekta

секта́нт

A member of a sect. · sektant

секта́нтка

A member of a sect. · sektantka

се́ктор

(geometry) A portion of a circle enclosed by two radii and an arc. · sektor

секуляри́зм

Neutrality towards all religions. · sekulyarizm

секуля́рный

Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical; profane. · sekulyarnyy

секу́нда

A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest. · sekunda

секунда́нт

One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant. · sekundant

секундоме́р

A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated. · sekundomer

секу́ндочку

(idiomatic) Stop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far. · sekundochku

секу́щая

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec · sekushchaya

се́кция

A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate. · sektsiya

селе́ба

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.] · seleba

селе́брити

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.] · selebriti

селёдка

Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes. · selyodka

се́лезень

A male duck. · selezen

селекти́вный

Of or relating to the process of selection. · selektivnyy

селекционе́р

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally). · selektsioner

селе́кция

The process or act of selecting. · selektsiya

селе́н

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor. · selen

Селе́на

A en given name. · Selena

селение

A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city; a populated place. · seleniye

селеноло́гия

(chiefly) The scientific study of the Moon’s movements in the heavens and the kinetic influences it has upon and it receives from other astronomical bodies. · selenologiya

сели́ть

(transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor. · selit

село́

(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.] · selo

се́лфи

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone. · selfi

селфиться

(intransitive, informal, mobile phones) To take a selfie. · selfitsya

сельдере́й

A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable. [from mid 18th century] · selderey

сельдь

Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes. · seld

Сельма

(countable) A en given name. · Selma

сельси́н

(electrical engineering) A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter. · selsin

се́льский

Rustic, pastoral, country-styled. · selskiy

се́льское хозя́йство

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock. · selskoye khozyaystvo

сельскохозя́йственная культу́ра

(agriculture) A plant, grown for it, or its fruits or seeds, to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. · selskokhozyaystvennaya kultura

сельскохозя́йственный

Of or pertaining to agriculture. · selskokhozyaystvennyy

сельцо́

A small village or a group of houses. · seltso

селя́м

A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims. · selyam

селя́нин

A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits. · selyanin

селя́нка

A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits. · selyanka