Russian–English dictionary

семанте́ма

(linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning; especially, the meaning expressed by a morpheme. · semantema

сема́нтика

The study of the relationship between words and their meanings. · semantika

семанти́ческий

Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. [from late 19th c.] · semanticheskiy

семафо́р

Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words. · semafor

сёмга

A species of fish of the salmon family, Salmo salar. · syomga

семе́йная рели́квия

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations. · semeynaya relikviya

семе́йное положе́ние

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc. · semeynoye polozheniye

семе́йный

Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family. · semeynyy

семе́йный оча́г

(figurative) Home or family life. · semeynyy ochag

семе́йство

A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children. · semeystvo

семе́ма

(linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning; especially, the meaning expressed by a morpheme. · semema

Семён

A en given name. · Semyon

семена́

(countable) Any small seed-like fruit. · semena

семенить

(intransitive) To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner. · semenit

семенно́й

Of or relating to seed or semen. · semennoy

семёрка

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof. · semyorka

семёрки

(poker slang) A pair of sevens. · semyorki

се́меро

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements. · semero

семе́стр

Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester. · semestr

семи-

half · semi-

Семигра́дье

A historical region in western Romania. · Semigradye

семина́р

A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving. · seminar

семина́рия

A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers. · seminariya

семио́тика

Semiotics, the study of signs. · semiotika

семи́тский

Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. · semitskiy

семна́дцатый

The ordinal form of the number seventeen. · semnadtsatyy

семнадцать

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17. · semnadtsat

семпл

(music) Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording. · sempl

семплер

A device that takes samples. · sempler

семплировать

(music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music. · semplirovat

семь

The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof. · sem

семьдесят

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70. · semdesyat

семья́

A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children. · semya

се́мя

(countable) Any small seed-like fruit. · semya

семяизверже́ние

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid. · semyaizverzheniye

семяизлия́ние

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid. · semyaizliyaniye

семяно́сец

(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop. · semyanosets

Се́на

A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris. · Sena

сена́т

Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.) · senat

сена́тор

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada. · senator

сена́торша

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada. · senatorsha

Сенда́й

The capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, in northern Honshu, Japan. · Senday

Сенега́л

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal. · Senegal

Се́нека

A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman. · Seneka

сенеша́ль

A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate. · seneshal

сени́льный

(informal) Mentally senile. · senilnyy

се́но

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder. · seno

сенова́л

The upper storey of a barn used for storing hay. · senoval

сенокосилка

A farm machine used in hay production (sickle mower, finger-bar mower). · senokosilka

се́ночь

During the night following the current day; during the evening of today. · senoch

сенсацио́нный

Provoking a reaction of interest or excitement. · sensatsionnyy

сенса́ция

Sensational or clamorous advertising or publicity. · sensatsiya

сенсе́й

A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art. · sensey

се́нсор

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner. · sensor

сенсуализм

(epistemology) The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism. · sensualizm

сентенциозный

Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so. · sententsioznyy

сенте́нция

An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm. · sententsiya

сентимента́льность

An act or state of being sentimental. · sentimentalnost

сентиментальный

Hackneyed or excessively sentimental. · sentimentalnyy

сентимента́льщина

(figuratively) Excessive, showy sentimentality. · sentimentalshchina

сентябрь

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox. · sentyabr

сеньо́р

A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign. · senor

сеньори́та

A young, unmarried woman in or from a Hispanophone community. · senorita

сепарати́зм

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony). · separatizm

сепарати́ст

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics. · separatist

сепарати́стка

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics. · separatistka

сепарати́стский

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories. · separatistskiy

се́пия

(uncountable) A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. [from 1820s] · sepiya

се́псис

(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection. · sepsis

септиллио́н

(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024. · septillion

септицеми́я

(medicine, pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever. · septitsemiya

се́ра

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks. · sera

серафи́м

(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. · serafim

серб

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.) · serb

сёрбать

(transitive) To eat or drink noisily. · syorbat

Се́рбия

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006. · Serbiya

се́рбка

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.) · serbka

се́рбский

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs. · serbskiy

серва́нт

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items. · servant

се́рвер

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network. · server

серви́з

A set of dishes or utensils. · serviz

се́рвис

The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase. · servis

сервитут

(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way). · servitut

сервомехани́зм

Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback. · servomekhanizm

Серге́й

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj). · Sergey

серде́чко

A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥. · serdechko

серде́чно

In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner. · serdechno

серде́чно-сосу́дистый

Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels. · serdechno-sosudistyy

серде́чный

Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate. · serdechnyy

серди́то

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger. · serdito

сердито смотреть

(intransitive) To look or stare with anger. [from late 15th c.] · serdito smotret

серди́тый

Displaying or feeling anger. · serdityy

серди́ть

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in. · serdit

серди́ться

(intransitive) To become angry. · serditsya

сердоли́к

(mineral) A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. · serdolik

се́рдца стук

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. · serdtsa stuk

се́рдце

(heraldry) The center of an escutcheon; fess point. · serdtse

сердцебие́ние

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. · serdtsebiyeniye

сердцеви́дка

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells. · serdtsevidka

сердцеви́на

The center or inner part of a space or area. · serdtsevina

сердцее́д

A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love. · serdtseyed

сердцее́дка

A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love. · serdtseyedka

серебри́стый

(tincture) : of white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. · serebristyy

серебро́

(tincture) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms. · serebro

сере́бряные изде́лия

(collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal. · serebryanyye izdeliya

сере́бряный

Made from silver. · serebryanyy

середи́на

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume). · seredina

серёжка

(botany) A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar. · seryozhka

се́рен

A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions. · seren

серена́

A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions. · serena

серена́да

A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening. · serenada

се́рень

A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowcone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions. · seren

сере́ть

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

сержа́нт

The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police. · serzhant

сериа́л

(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue · serial

се́рия

(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation. · seriya

се́рна

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. · serna

сернобы́к

A large African antelope (Oryx gazella). · sernobyk

се́рный

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state · sernyy

серова́то-кори́чневый

Of a brownish grey colour. · serovato-korichnevyy

серова́тый

Grey or greyish. · serovatyy

се́рость

The quality or state of being grey. · serost

серотони́н

(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc. · serotonin

серп

(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops. · serp

серпенти́н

(mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin. · serpentin

серпови́дный

Shaped like a crescent. · serpovidnyy

сертифика́т

A document containing a certified statement. · sertifikat

сертифика́ция

The act of certifying. · sertifikatsiya

сертифици́ровать

(transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard. · sertifitsirovat

сёрфинг

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard. · syorfing

сёрфинги́ст

A person who rides a surfboard. · syorfingist

сёрфить

(ambitransitive) To browse the Internet, television, etc. · syorfit

се́рый

Ash-colored; pale; anemic · seryy

серьга́

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear. · serga

серьёзно

(manner) In a serious or literal manner. · seryozno

серьёзно?

(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism. · seryozno?

серьёзность

(physics) A law or laws of gravitation: any theory which attempts to account for the phenomena of weight and/or the mutual attraction of massive objects (Aristotelian gravity, Newtonian gravity). · seryoznost

серьёзный

Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important. · seryoznyy

Сеси́лия

A en given name. · Sesiliya

се́ссия

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

сестра́

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · sestra

сестрёнка

(informal) Clipping of sister. · sestryonka

се́стринский

Referring to nurses. · sestrinskiy

се́стринство

The quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another. · sestrinstvo

сестри́ца

(informal) Clipping of sister. · sestritsa

сестри́чка

(informal) Clipping of sister. · sestrichka

сесть

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

сесть на [[кора́бль]]

(transitive) To cover or enclose with bark. · sest na [[korabl]]

сесть на ко́рточки

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

сесть на мель

(transitive, nautical) To run aground; to beach. · sest na mel