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снижа́ться
(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller. · snizhatsya
снижа́ющийся
At a lower level than before. · snizhayushchiysya
сниже́ние
The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.] · snizheniye
сниже́ние цен
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages. · snizheniye tsen
сни́зить
(transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller. · snizit
сни́зиться
(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller. · snizitsya
снизойти́
To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop. · snizoyti
сникер
(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer. · sniker
сни́керс
A chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, with a peanut, caramel and nougat filling. · snikers
снима́ть
(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · snimat
снима́ть отпеча́тки па́льцев
(transitive) To take somebody's fingerprints. · snimat otpechatki paltsev
сни́мок
(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. · snimok
сниска́ть (чью-нибу́дь) ми́лость
(figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means. · sniskat (chyu-nibud) milost
сниска́ть расположе́ние
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in. · sniskat raspolozheniye
снисходи́тельность
The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing. · sniskhoditelnost
снисходи́тельный
Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude. · sniskhoditelnyy
снисхожде́ние
The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors. · sniskhozhdeniye
сни́ться
(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. · snitsya
сноб
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.] · snob
сноби́зм
(usually, in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others. · snobizm
сноби́стский
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors. · snobistskiy
сно́бский
Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors. · snobskiy
снова
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember. · snova
сновиде́ние
(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping. · snovideniye
сногсшиба́тельный
(colloquial) Supremely good. · snogsshibatelnyy
сногсшибающий
(informal) Exceptionally beautiful or attractive. · snogsshibayushchiy
сноп
The contents of such a container. · snop
сноповяза́лка
(agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle. · snopovyazalka
сно́ркелинг
The act of swimming using a snorkel. · snorkeling
сно́рклинг
The act of swimming using a snorkel. · snorkling
сноро́вка
Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century]. · snorovka
снос
The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures. · snos
сноси́ть
To devour; to eat up · snosit
сноси́ться
(intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination. · snositsya
сно́ска
A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text. · snoska
сно́сный
Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable. · snosnyy
снотво́рное
(pharmaceutical drug) A soporific substance. · snotvornoye
снотво́рный
That induces sleep. · snotvornyy
сноубо́рд
A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding. · snoubord
сноша́ться
(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse. · snoshatsya
сноше́ние
The act of copulation in animals. · snosheniye
сну́кер
A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries. · snuker
Сну́пи
Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz; often representing doggish soulfulness. · Snupi
снэк
A light meal. · snek
сня́тие
An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. · snyatiye
снятие [[креще́ние|креще́ния]]
A ceremony supposed to cancel a person's earlier baptism. · snyatiye [[kreshcheniye|kreshcheniya]]
снять
(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film. · snyat
снять [[плата|пла́ту]]
To call to account; to challenge. · snyat [[plata|platu]]
снять с [[петля|пете́ль]]
To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges. · snyat s [[petlya|petel]]
со
Not positioned upon, or away from a position upon. · so
со знаком
(mathematics, computer science) Having both positive and negative varieties. · so znakom
со льдом
Poured over ice, usually in reference to alcoholic drinks. · so ldom
со-
Together: the root word is done co-incidently. · so-
со́ба
A Japanese buckwheat noodle. · soba
соба́ка
(computing) The symbol @, used in e-mail addresses to separate the user name from the domain name. · sobaka
соба́кен
(internet slang, jocular) . · sobaken
соба́чий
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. · sobachiy
соба́чка
(computing) The symbol @, used in e-mail addresses to separate the user name from the domain name. · sobachka
собесе́дование
A conversation or dialogue. [from 15th c.] · sobesedovaniye
собира́ние
The act of collecting together, of aggregating. · sobiraniye
собира́тель
A person who gathers things. · sobiratel
собира́тельница
A person who gathers things. · sobiratelnitsa
собирательный
(grammar) A collective noun or name. · sobiratelnyy
собирательство
The act of searching for food or other items. · sobiratelstvo
собира́ть
(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent. · sobirat
собира́ть се́но
To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder. · sobirat seno
собира́ться
(idiomatic, with infinitive verb) Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates action that is imminent; ready to; went to · sobiratsya
соблаговоли́ть
(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something. · soblagovolit
собла́зн
The act of seducing. · soblazn
соблазни́тель
Someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman. · soblaznitel
соблазни́тельница
A woman who seduces. · soblaznitelnitsa
соблазни́тельный
having to power to allure · soblaznitelnyy
соблазни́ть
(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship. [1550s] · soblaznit
соблазни́ться
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain. · soblaznitsya
соблазня́ть
(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship. [1550s] · soblaznyat
соблазня́ться
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain. · soblaznyatsya
соблюда́ть
(transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law). · soblyudat
соблюсти́
(transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law). · soblyusti
собо́й
(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject · soboy
соболе́знование
(uncountable) Comfort, support or sympathy. · soboleznovaniye
соболе́знования
(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died. · soboleznovaniya
соболе́зновать
(transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something). · soboleznovat
со́боль
(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur. · sobol
собо́р
The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra. · sobor
собра́ние
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. · sobraniye
со́бранность
The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory. · sobrannost
собра́ть
(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent. · sobrat
собра́ться
(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. · sobratsya
со́бственник
One who owns something. · sobstvennik
со́бственница
One who owns something. · sobstvennitsa
со́бственнический
Of or relating to property or ownership. · sobstvennicheskiy
со́бственно
Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology. · sobstvenno
со́бственность
(countable, mostly, in the plural) Something physical that is owned. · sobstvennost
со́бственный
Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence. · sobstvennyy
собы́тие
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. · sobytiye
сова
Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.] · sova
сова́ть
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.] · sovat
со́верен
A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin. · soveren
соверша́ть
(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. · sovershat
соверша́ть обреза́ние
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire. · sovershat obrezaniye
соверша́ть перелёт
(intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons. · sovershat perelyot
соверше́ние
Perpetration as in a crime or mistake. · soversheniye
соверше́нно
In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly. · sovershenno
совершенноле́тие
The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death. · sovershennoletiye
совершенноле́тний
A person of legal age. · sovershennoletniy
соверше́нный
Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. [first attested around 1400] · sovershennyy
соверше́нство
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence. · sovershenstvo
соверше́нствование
An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem. · sovershenstvovaniye
соверше́нствовать
(transitive) To make better; improve. · sovershenstvovat
соверше́нствоваться
(ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence. · sovershenstvovatsya
соверши́ть
(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. · sovershit
соверши́ть обреза́ние
(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire. · sovershit obrezaniye
совеститься
(intransitive) To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience. · sovestitsya
со́вестливый
Having scruples or compunctions. · sovestlivyy
со́вестно
(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt. · sovestno
со́весть
(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices. · sovest
сове́т
(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. · sovet
сове́т мини́стров
(politics, often, capitalized) In parliamentary and some other systems of government, the group of ministers responsible for creating government policy and for overseeing the departments comprising the executive branch. · sovet ministrov
сове́тник
In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor. · sovetnik
сове́тница
A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems. · sovetnitsa
сове́товать
(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. · sovetovat
сове́товаться
(transitive) To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of (a person) · sovetovatsya
сове́тский
Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council). · sovetskiy
совеща́ние
The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation. · soveshchaniye
совеща́тельный
Able to give advice. · soveshchatelnyy
совеща́ться
(intransitive) To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to deliberate together; to confer; to advise. · soveshchatsya
совладе́ние
(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate. · sovladeniye
совмести́мость
The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics. · sovmestimost
совмести́мый
Capable of easy interaction. · sovmestimyy
совмести́ть
(computing) To combine several signals into one. · sovmestit
совмести́ться
To occupy exactly the same space. · sovmestitsya
совме́стная рабо́та
(uncountable) The act of collaborating. · sovmestnaya rabota
совместно
In a collaborative manner. · sovmestno
совме́стное существова́ние
The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction. · sovmestnoye sushchestvovaniye
совме́стный
Of, relating to, or done by collaboration. · sovmestnyy
совмеща́ть
(computing) To combine several signals into one. · sovmeshchat
совмеща́ться
To occupy exactly the same space. · sovmeshchatsya
сово́к
A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom. · sovok
совокупи́ться
(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse. · sovokupitsya
совокупле́ние
(informal, countable, chiefly, UK) An act of sexual intercourse. · sovokupleniye
совокупля́ться
(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse. · sovokuplyatsya
совокупность
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole. · sovokupnost
совоку́пный
Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating. · sovokupnyy
совпада́ть
To occupy exactly the same space. · sovpadat
совпада́ющий
Consistent; congruous. · sovpadayushchiy
совпа́сть
To occupy exactly the same space. · sovpast
соврати́ть
(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship. [1550s] · sovratit
совраща́ть
(transitive) To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship. [1550s] · sovrashchat
совраще́ние
The act of seducing. · sovrashcheniye
совреме́нник
Something of the same era. · sovremennik

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