Russian–English dictionary

синеку́ра

A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job. · sinekura

си́ненький

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine. · sinenkiy

си́ний

(US politics) Supportive of, run by (a member of), pertaining to, or dominated by the Democratic Party. [late 20th c.] · siniy

си́ний экра́н

(computing) Ellipsis of blue screen of death. · siniy ekran

сини́ца

A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae. · sinitsa

си́нкер

(baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball. · sinker

синкли́т

(Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters. · sinklit

синко́па

(linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable. · sinkopa

синкрети́зм

(chiefly, religion) The reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs (religious, cultural, or otherwise cosmologic or ontologic). · sinkretizm

синовиа́льная су́мка

(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces. · sinovialnaya sumka

сино́д

(ecclesiastical) An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs. · sinod

синоними́ческий

(particularly, in, semantics, construed with with) Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below) · sinonimicheskiy

синоними́чный

(particularly, in, semantics, construed with with) Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below) · sinonimichnyy

сино́псис

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · sinopsis

синопти́ческий

Of or relating to a synopsis. · sinopticheskiy

си́нтез

(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself. · sintez

синтеза́тор

(music) An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played. · sintezator

синтети́ческий

Artificial, not genuine. · sinteticheskiy

Си́нтия

A en given name. · Sintiya

синтои́зм

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits. · sintoizm

си́нус

(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse. · sinus

синхрониза́ция

The state or property of being synchronized. · sinkhronizatsiya

синхронизирова́ть

(transitive) To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way. · sinkhronizirovat

синхро́нный

Happening at the same moment. · sinkhronnyy

си́нька

A print produced with this process. · sinka

синьори́на

A courtesy title for an unmarried woman of Italian origin. · sinorina

синю́шность

(uncountable) The state or quality of being livid. · sinyushnost

синя́к

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. · sinyak

Сио́н

(biblical) A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events. · Sion

сиони́ст

An advocate of Zionism. [1890s] · sionist

сиони́стка

An advocate of Zionism. [1890s] · sionistka

сиони́стский

Of or relating to a Zionist or Zionists. · sionistskiy

сипение

A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. · sipeniye

си́плый

(of a voice) Hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty. · siplyy

Сираку́зы

A city and port, the capital of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. · Sirakuzy

Сиракью́с

Syracuse University (in New York) · Sirakyus

сире́на

The horn in a motor vehicle. · sirena

сире́невый

Having a pale purple colour. · sirenevyy

сире́нь

A flower of the lilac shrub. · siren

сири́ец

A person from Syria or of Syrian descent. · siriyets

сири́йка

A person from Syria or of Syrian descent. · siriyka

сири́йский

An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically: · siriyskiy

Си́рил

A en given name; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs. · Siril

Сирия

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus. · Siriya

сиро́кко

A hot and often strong southerly to southeasterly wind on the Mediterranean that originates in the Sahara and adjacent North African regions. · sirokko

сиро́п

(UK, AU, NZ) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking. · sirop

сирота

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. · sirota

сиро́тка

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. · sirotka

сиро́тство

The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death. · sirotstvo

сисадми́н

(countable, informal, computing) A systems administrator (one who maintains a computer system or network). · sisadmin

систе́ма

(by extension) A harmonious, ordered whole. · sistema

систе́ма Бра́йля

A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. · sistema Braylya

систе́ма взгля́дов

A system of beliefs; a set of beliefs with interrelations. · sistema vzglyadov

систе́ма за́писи

(uncountable, countable) A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities. · sistema zapisi

систе́ма сде́ржек и противове́сов

(politics) A system for multiple branches of government wherein each has some control over the actions of each of the others. · sistema sderzhek i protivovesov

систе́ма Хэ́пбёрна

A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization". · sistema Khepbyorna

систематизи́ровать

To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system · sistematizirovat

система́тика

The classification system of a branch of science, especially the classification of organisms in biology. · sistematika

системати́чески

In a systematic manner; organizedly or methodically. · sistematicheski

системати́ческий

Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure. · sistematicheskiy

системати́чный

Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure. · sistematichnyy

систе́мный

(archaic, or, academic) Of, relating to, or being a system. · sistemnyy

системный блок

(slang, computing) A personal computer, typically one modified for looks. · sistemnyy blok

си́ська

A lightweight metallic can containing beer. · siska

сита́р

(musical instruments) A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber. · sitar

си́тец

(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. · sitets

Си́ти

(UK) The United Kingdom's financial industries, which are principally based in the City of London. · Siti

ситко́м

Situation comedy. · sitkom

ситник

The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. · sitnik

си́то

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid. · sito

ситуацио́нная коме́дия

Situation comedy. · situatsionnaya komediya

ситуа́ция

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. · situatsiya

Сиф

(biblical character) The third son of Adam and Eve. · Sif

си́филис

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. · sifilis

сифо́н

A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another. · sifon

си́фу

A master or teacher in the context of martial arts, especially kung fu and tai chi. · sifu

Сицзя́н

A river in China, the western tributary of the Pearl. · Sitszyan

сицили́йский

Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy. · sitsiliyskiy

Сици́лия

The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily. · Sitsiliya

Сиэ́тл

A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County. · Sietl

сию́ мину́ту

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay. · siyu minutu

сиюмину́тный

Lasting for only a moment. · siyuminutnyy

сия́ние

(meteorology, optics) An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point. · siyaniye

сия́тельство

(used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries. · siyatelstvo

сия́ть

(intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame. · siyat

сияющий

(sometimes, figurative) glowing; radiant · siyayushchiy

ска

(music genre) A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. · ska

ска́биес

(pathology) An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense itching caused by the mites burrowing into the skin of humans and other animals. It is easily transmissible from human to human; secondary skin infection may occur. · skabiyes

скабрёзный

Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually. · skabryoznyy

ска́жем

(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. · skazhem

сказа́ние

A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events. · skazaniye

ска́занный

Mentioned earlier; aforesaid. · skazannyy

сказа́ть

(transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing. · skazat

ска́зка

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables. · skazka

ска́зочная страна́

An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside. · skazochnaya strana

ска́зочник

A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience. · skazochnik

ска́зочница

A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience. · skazochnitsa

сказочный

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend. · skazochnyy

сказу́емое

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by. · skazuyemoye

Скай

The largest island of the Inner Hebrides, in Highland council area, Scotland; the Isle of Skye. · Skay

скайдайвер

Someone who skydives. · skaydayver

скайда́йвинг

The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump. · skaydayving

скакательный суста́в

(countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. · skakatelnyy sustav

скака́ть

To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner. · skakat

скака́ть гало́пом

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace. · skakat galopom

скакну́ть

(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne. · skaknut

скаково́й круг

(British, AU) A racetrack where horse races are run. · skakovoy krug

скаку́н

A horse that competes in races. · skakun

скала́

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. · skala

скали́стый

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features. · skalistyy

ска́лка

The sliding activator of an exploder, an electrical generator used to trigger electrical detonators such as blasting caps. · skalka

скалола́з

Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). · skalolaz

скалола́зка

Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). · skalolazka

скальп

The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from. · skalp

ска́льпель

A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork. · skalpel

скаме́ечка для ног

A low stool for supporting the feet while seated. · skameyechka dlya nog

скаме́йка

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber. · skameyka

скаме́йка запасны́х

(sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing. · skameyka zapasnykh

скамья́

(government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber. · skamya

скамья́ подсуди́мых

(law) Part of a courtroom where the accused sits. · skamya podsudimykh

скан

(computing) The result or output of a scanning process. · skan

сканда́л

A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap. · skandal

скандалить

(intransitive) To argue noisily. · skandalit

скандинав

The collective Scandinavian (historically Norwegian) people. · skandinav

Скандина́вия

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands. · Skandinaviya

скандина́вка

Someone from Scandinavia. · skandinavka

скандина́вский

(of a language) Of or relating to the North Germanic family of languages to which Swedish, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Danish, Icelandic, and Faeroese belong. · skandinavskiy

скандировать

To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group. · skandirovat

скандха

(Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being. · skandkha

ска́нер

A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium. [from 20th c.] · skaner

скани́рование

(computing) An instance of scanning. · skanirovaniye

скани́ровать

(computing, medicine, transitive) To create an image of something with the use of a scanner. · skanirovat

скарб

Something that is owned. · skarb

ска́редный

(informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal. · skarednyy

ска́т

A slant or slope. · skat

ската́ться

(intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber. · skatatsya

ска́терть

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table. · skatert

ска́тертью доро́га

(idiomatic, derogatory) Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving. · skatertyu doroga

ска́тывание

A rolling down. · skatyvaniye

ска́тывать

(ergative) To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over. · skatyvat

ска́тываться

(intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber. · skatyvatsya

ска́ут

A male member of the Scout Movement. · skaut

ска́утинг

The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts. · skauting

ска́утство

The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts. · skautstvo

скача́ть

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. · skachat

ска́чивание

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection. · skachivaniye

ска́чивать

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. · skachivat

ска́чка

A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection. · skachka

скачками

Stopping or starting at intervals. · skachkami

скачкообразно

Stopping or starting at intervals. · skachkoobrazno