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соло́ма
(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching. · soloma
соло́менная вдова́
A married woman whose spouse is away. [from 19th c.] · solomennaya vdova
соло́мина
(botany) The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge. · solomina
соло́минка
A long tube (usually made out of plastic or paper) through which a beverage is drunk via suction. · solominka
соло́мка
(cooking) A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips. · solomka
Соломо́н
(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David. · Solomon
Соло́н
An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC). · Solon
соло́нка
A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc. · solonka
солонова́тый
(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries. · solonovatyy
Солсбери
A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430). · Solsberi
Со́лфорд
A city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8098). · Solford
соль
The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny and provokes laughter from the listeners. · sol
соль земли́
(idiomatic) A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity. · sol zemli
сольное выступление
A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist. · solnoye vystupleniye
со́льный
(music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo. · solnyy
соляно́й
Containing salt; salty. · solyanoy
соля́рка
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed. · solyarka
сом
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe. · som
сомали
Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language. · somali
сомали́ец
(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali. · somaliyets
сомали́йка
(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali. · somaliyka
сомали́йский
Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language. · somaliyskiy
соматофо́рмный
(medicine) Having no physical or organic cause · somatoformnyy
сомбре́ро
A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt. · sombrero
сомелье́
The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server. · somelye
со́мкнутый
Crowded together in rows. · somknutyy
сомна́мбула
A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker. · somnambula
сомнамбули́зм
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep. · somnambulizm
сомнева́ться
(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question. · somnevatsya
сомнева́ющийся
Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical. · somnevayushchiysya
сомне́ние
Lack of trust or confidence. · somneniye
сомни́тельная репута́ция
Loss or want of reputation; ill character. · somnitelnaya reputatsiya
сомни́тельный
(by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend. · somnitelnyy
сомон
(plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon. · somon
сон
(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping. · son
сона́р
(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation. · sonar
сона́та
(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo. · sonata
соне́т
A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes. · sonet
Со́ни
(trademark) An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan. · Soni
со́нная арте́рия
(anatomy) Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head. · sonnaya arteriya
со́нный
Quite sleepy or tired. · sonnyy
Со́ня
A en given name. · Sonya
сообража́ть
To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. · soobrazhat
сообража́ющий
(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive. · soobrazhayushchiy
соображе́ние
Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision. · soobrazheniye
сообрази́тельность
The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful. [from 16th c.] · soobrazitelnost
сообрази́тельный
(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect. · soobrazitelnyy
сообрази́ть на трои́х
(slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol. · soobrazit na troikh
сообразовывать
(intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy. · soobrazovyvat
сообразовываться
(intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy. · soobrazovyvatsya
сообща́
Together, acting as one; collectively. · soobshcha
сообща́ть
(transitive) To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. [with of ‘what is communicated’] · soobshchat
сообще́ние
(countable) A text message sent using the short message service. · soobshcheniye
соо́бщество
A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society. · soobshchestvo
сообщи́ть
(transitive) To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. [with of ‘what is communicated’] · soobshchit
соо́бщник
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · soobshchnik
соо́бщница
One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.] · soobshchnitsa
сооружать
(transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts. · sooruzhat
сооружение
The process of constructing. · sooruzheniye
соотве́тственно
In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with. [from 16th c.] · sootvetstvenno
соотве́тственный
Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard. · sootvetstvennyy
соотве́тствие
Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance. · sootvetstviye
соотве́тствовать
(intransitive) To agree or correspond; to be in harmony; to be concordant. · sootvetstvovat
соотве́тствующий
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement. · sootvetstvuyushchiy
соответствующим образом
In a relative manner; often used when comparing array lists, where the term denotes that the items in the lists correspond to each other in the order they are given. · sootvetstvuyushchim obrazom
сооте́чественник
Somebody from one's own country. · sootechestvennik
сооте́чественница
Somebody from one's own country. · sootechestvennitsa
соотноси́ться
(intransitive) To be related by a correlation; to be correlated. · sootnositsya
соотноше́ние
mutual or reciprocal relation. · sootnosheniye
сопение
(countable) An instance of sniffing. · sopeniye
сопе́нье
The act of snivelling. · sopenye
сопережива́ние
(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion. · soperezhivaniye
сопережива́ть
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person · soperezhivat
сопе́рник
An opponent or rival. · sopernik
сопе́рница
An opponent or rival. · sopernitsa
соперничать
(intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. · sopernichat
сопе́рничество
(uncountable) The action of competing. · sopernichestvo
сопеть
(intransitive) To sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly. · sopet
со́пка
A small mound or rounded hill. · sopka
со́пли
(colloquial, plurale tantum) Any minor ailment causing a runny nose; the symptom of a runny nose itself. · sopli
сопли́вый
Liable to run or drip. · soplivyy
сопло́
A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler. · soplo
сопля́
(informal, uncountable, sometimes, slightly, vulgar) Mucus, especially mucus from the nose. · soplya
сопля́к
(slang, countable) A contemptible child. · soplyak
сопля́чка
(slang, countable) A contemptible child. · soplyachka
сопостави́мый
Able to be measured using a common standard. · sopostavimyy
сопоста́вить
(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences. · sopostavit
сопоставля́ть
(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences. · sopostavlyat
сопра́но
The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef. · soprano
сопреде́льность
The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch. · sopredelnost
соприкаса́ющийся
Connected; touching; abutting. · soprikasayushchiysya
соприкоснове́ние
The act of touching physically; being in close association. · soprikosnoveniye
сопроводи́тельная бума́га
(legal) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act. · soprovoditelnaya bumaga
сопроводи́ть
(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. · soprovodit
сопровожда́ть
(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. · soprovozhdat
сопровожда́ющая
One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something. · soprovozhdayushchaya
сопровожда́ющее лицо́
One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something. · soprovozhdayushcheye litso
сопровожда́ющий
Going with; associated; concomitant. · soprovozhdayushchiy
сопровожде́ние
(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass. · soprovozhdeniye
сопротивле́ние
(nautical) The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel. · soprotivleniye
сопротивляться
(intransitive, by extension) To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly. · soprotivlyatsya
сопу́тствовать
(transitive) To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. · soputstvovat
сопу́тствующий
Going with; associated; concomitant. · soputstvuyushchiy
сор
Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind. · sor
соразме́рный
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement. · sorazmernyy
сора́тник
comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier) · soratnik
сора́тница
comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier) · soratnitsa
сорбе́нт
(uncountable) An absorbent material used to hold a liquid. · sorbent
сорва́ть
(transitive, figurative) To cause to deviate from a set course or direction. · sorvat
сорваться (с катушек)
(intransitive) To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension. · sorvatsya (s katushek)
сорвиголова́
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794] · sorvigolova
со́рго
A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare). · sorgo
соревнова́ние
(uncountable) The action of competing. · sorevnovaniye
сориенти́роваться
(transitive, often, reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation. · soriyentirovatsya
сори́нка
(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck. · sorinka
сори́ть
(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles). · sorit
со́рная трава́
(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing. · sornaya trava
сорня́к
(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing. · sornyak
соро́дич
Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family. · sorodich
сорок
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40. · sorok
соро́ка
A well-known black-and-white corvid species, Pica pica, of Eurasian distribution. · soroka
сороковы́е
The decade of the 1840s, 1940s, etc. · sorokovyye
сороконо́жка
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total. · sorokonozhka
соро́чка
A short nightdress, or similar piece of lingerie. · sorochka
Сорре́нто
A town and comune of the province of Naples, Campania, Italy. · Sorrento
со́рри
Sorry, as an apology. · sorri
сорт
(by extension) Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner. · sort
сорти́р
(slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse. · sortir
сортировать
(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. · sortirovat
сортиро́вка
An act of sorting. · sortirovka
соса́льщик
Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail. · sosalshchik
соса́ние
An act of sucking. · sosaniye
соса́ть
(transitive, vulgar) To perform oral sex on (someone); to fellate. · sosat
сосва́тать
To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage. · sosvatat
сосе́д
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position. · sosed
сосе́ди
The inhabitants of a residential area. · sosedi
сосе́дка
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position. · sosedka
сосе́дний
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on. · sosedniy
сосе́дство
The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch. · sosedstvo
сосе́дствовать
(transitive) To be in contact or connection with. · sosedstvovat
соси́ хуй
(idiomatic, slang, offensive) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party. · sosi khuy
соси́ска
A sausage, typically a frankfurter. · sosiska
со́ска
(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.] · soska
со́ска-пусты́шка
(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.] · soska-pustyshka
соскреба́ть
(computing, transitive) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page. · soskrebat
соскрести́
(computing, transitive) To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page. · soskresti
сосла́ть
(historical) To deport to a penal colony. · soslat
сосла́ться
(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate. · soslatsya
сосло́вие
(historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm). [from 14th c.] · sosloviye
сослужи́вец
A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. · sosluzhivets

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