Russian–English dictionary

Сет

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction. · Set

се́тка

(historical) A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. [from 14th c.] · setka

сетовать

(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. · setovat

сеттер

Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game. · setter

сетча́тка

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed. · setchatka

сеть

The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems. · set

Сеу́л

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945. · Seul

сече́ние

A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis. · secheniye

се́чка

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant. · sechka

сечь

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment. · sech

сечь розгами

(transitive) To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood. · sech rozgami

се́янец

(botany) A young plant grown from seed. · seyanets

се́ять

(ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds). · seyat

сжа́тие

A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. · szhatiye

сжа́то

In a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length. · szhato

сжа́тый

Concise; taking few words. [from 15th c.] · szhatyy

сжать

(transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action). · szhat

сжа́ться

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp. · szhatsya

сжечь

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire. · szhech

сжига́ние

The act of burning something with fire. · szhiganiye

сжига́ть

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire. · szhigat

сжи́живать

To make (something) into a liquid. · szhizhivat

сжима́ние

A tight grip. · szhimaniye

сжима́ть

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp. · szhimat

сжима́ться

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp. · szhimatsya

сза́ди

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.] · szadi

сзыва́ть

(transitive) To call people together; to convene; to convoke. · szyvat

Си

(programming) A particular high-level programming language from which many others are derived. · Si

сиа́лия

Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red. · sialiya

Сиа́м

(historical) Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia. · Siam

сиа́мский

Of or relating to Siam; Thai. · siamskiy

Сиа́нь

The provincial capital of Shaanxi, China; a subprovincial city in central China famed as the former capital of numerous Chinese dynasties, also known as Chang'an among other historical names. · Sian

сиа́цу

A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy. · siatsu

сибазо́н

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

сибиля́нт

(phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack. · sibilyant

сиби́рская ко́шка

A long-haired domestic cat breed. · sibirskaya koshka

сиби́рская я́зва

(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis. · sibirskaya yazva

сиби́рский

Of or relating to Siberia. · sibirskiy

сиби́рский кот

A long-haired domestic cat breed. · sibirskiy kot

Сиби́рь

The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean. · Sibir

сибиря́к

(ethnology) A person from Siberia. · sibiryak

сибиря́чка

(ethnology) A person from Siberia. · sibiryachka

си́блинг

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with. · sibling

сибс

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with. · sibs

Сибу́я

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Shinjuku, Minato, Shinagawa, Meguro, Setagaya, Suginami, and Nakano special wards. · Sibuya

си́вый

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

сиг

Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes. · sig

сига́ра

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked. · sigara

сигаре́та

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking. · sigareta

сига́рка

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking. · sigarka

си́гма

The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient. · sigma

сигна́л

The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. · signal

сигна́л "терплю бедствие"

An international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft. · signal "terplyu bedstviye"

сигна́л бе́дствия

An emergency signal sent by radio (or other means) from a ship or aircraft in distress or danger. · signal bedstviya

сигнализа́ция

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention. · signalizatsiya

сигнализи́ровать

(ambitransitive) To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal. · signalizirovat

сигна́лить

(transitive, intransitive) To use a car horn. · signalit

сигна́льная раке́та

A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc. · signalnaya raketa

сигна́льный мо́стик

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something. · signalnyy mostik

сигна́льный ого́нь

A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. · signalnyy ogon

сигнату́ра

(computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc. · signatura

СИД

Initialism of light-emitting diode. · SID

Сиддха́ртха

A en given name used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha. · Siddkhartkha

сиде́лка

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities. · sidelka

сидение на лице

The sexual practice of sitting on a partner’s face, sometimes to receive cunnilingus or anilingus. · sideniye na litse

си́день

(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976] · siden

сиде́нье

The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit. · sidenye

сиде́ть

(pro-verb) A syntactic marker that refers back to an earlier verb and allows the speaker to avoid repeating the verb; in most dialects, not used with auxiliaries such as be, though it can be in AAVE. · sidet

сидеть верхом

(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride. · sidet verkhom

сиде́ть отки́нувшись

(intransitive) To put oneself in a resting position. · sidet otkinuvshis

Си́дней

(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia. · Sidney

Си́дни

(uncountable) A seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. · Sidni

сидр

(US, Canada) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice). · sidr

сидя́чий

(medicine, of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around. · sidyachiy

сидящий на мели

(nautical, of a vessel) Run aground on a shore or reef. · sidyashchiy na meli

сие́ста

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures. · siyesta

Сизи́ф

(Greek mythology) Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades. · Sizif

сизоворо́нка

Coracias garrulus, a European species of roller. · sizovoronka

си́квел

(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own. · sikvel

Сико́ку

The fourth-largest of Japan's islands. · Sikoku

сикх

An adherent of Sikhism. · sikkh

си́ла

(countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing. · sila

сила воли

(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude. · sila voli

си́ла духа

Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity. · sila dukha

си́ла тре́ния

(physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact. · sila treniya

сила́ч

(bodybuilding) A man with developed muscles. · silach

Силва́нус

(Roman god) A god of forests. · Silvanus

силикон

(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts. · silikon

сили́ций

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. · silitsiy

силл

(geology) A stratum of rock, especially an intrusive layer of igneous rock lying parallel to surrounding strata. · sill

Си́лла

An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 57 BCE to 935 CE; at its maximum covering all of modern South Korea and most of modern North Korea. · Silla

сило́к

A snare or trap for game. · silok

силуэ́т

An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.] · siluet

Сильва́н

(Roman god) A god of forests. · Silvan

Сильва́нус

(Roman god) A god of forests. · Silvanus

Сильве́стр

A en given name used in English since the sixteenth century. · Silvestr

Си́львия

A en given name. · Silviya

си́льная сторона́

A strength or talent; a strong point. · silnaya storona

си́льно

(archaic, literary) With all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently. [from 16th c.] · silno

сильноде́йствующий

Potent. · silnodeystvuyushchiy

си́льный

(of a person) Possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built. · silnyy

сим-си́м

The seed of this plant. · sim-sim

симбио́з

A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species. · simbioz

симбио́нт

(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship. · simbiont

симбиоти́ческий

(ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. · simbioticheskiy

си́мвол

(countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter. · simvol

си́мвол ве́ры

(specifically, religion) A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive. · simvol very

символизи́ровать

(transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning. · simvolizirovat

символи́зм

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.] · simvolizm

симво́лика

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.] · simvolika

символи́ст

One who employs symbols. · simvolist

символически

In a symbolic manner. · simvolicheski

символи́ческий

Pertaining to a symbol. · simvolicheskiy

Симео́н

A surname originating as a patronymic. · Simeon

симметри́чный

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations. · simmetrichnyy

Симо́н

A surname originating as a patronymic. · Simon

симони́я

The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects. · simoniya

симпатиза́нт

(often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter. · simpatizant

симпатиза́нтка

(often, derogatory) A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict, etc.); a supporter. · simpatizantka

симпатизи́ровать

(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected · simpatizirovat

симпати́чный

Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like · simpatichnyy

симпа́тия

(usually, _, in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire. · simpatiya

си́мплекс

(algebraic, _, topology, geometry) A generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension; more accurately, the convex hull of n+1 affinely independent points in n-dimensional space. · simpleks

симпо́зиум

A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations. · simpozium

симпо́сий

A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion. · simposiy

симпто́м

(medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient. · simptom

Симран

A en given name. · Simran

симули́ровать

(sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised. · simulirovat

симулятор

A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes. · simulyator

симуля́ция

The process of simulating. · simulyatsiya

симфо́ния

(chiefly, _, Bible) An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the text of a book where each principal word may be found, with its immediate context in each place. · simfoniya

синаго́га

(countable, Judaism) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans. · sinagoga

Сина́й

A peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. · Sinay

Сина́йский полуо́стров

A peninsula in eastern Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. · Sinayskiy poluostrov

синаптический

(physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell. · sinapticheskiy

Сингапу́р

An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore. · Singapur

сингулярность

A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value. · singulyarnost

Сингх

A surname from Punjabi. · Singkh

Синд

A populated province in southeastern Pakistan, notably the region in which the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation flourished. Capital: Karachi. · Sind

Синдба́д

(fiction) A fictional sailor, the hero of a story-cycle of Middle Eastern origin, who encountered monsters and magic while travelling the seas east of Africa and south of Asia. · Sindbad

синдзита́й

The simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947. · sindzitay

Синдзю́ку

A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office. · Sindzyuku

синдикалист

A person who advocates syndicalism. · sindikalist

синдикалистка

A person who advocates syndicalism. · sindikalistka

синдро́м

(pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition. · sindrom

си́ндхи

An Indo-Aryan language spoken in four main dialects in Pakistan and India. There are around 35 million Sindhi speakers in Sindh سنڌ and more than 40 million throughout the world. Sindhi is written with a modified Arabic script that has 52 letters, and in a modified Devanagari script too. · sindkhi

си́не-се́рый

Having a dark, bluish appearance. · sine-seryy

синева́тый

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue. · sinevatyy

синезу́б

(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks. · sinezub

Синезу́бый

The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway. · Sinezubyy