Russian–English dictionary

ста́вить

(transitive) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower. · stavit

ста́вить в вину

(transitive) To denounce as harmful. · stavit v vinu

ставить в тупик

(transitive) To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment. · stavit v tupik

ставить пломбу

(also, figuratively) To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. · stavit plombu

ста́вить под вопро́с

(transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about. · stavit pod vopros

ста́вка

A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event). · stavka

ставни

A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. · stavni

стагна́ция

Inactivity. · stagnatsiya

стагфляция

(economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. [from 1965] · stagflyatsiya

стадион

(US) A field, stadium or park where ball, especially baseball, is played. · stadion

ста́дия

That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object. · stadiya

ста́дный

(zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs. · stadnyy

ста́до

A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures. · stado

ста́до гусе́й

(collective) A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. · stado gusey

стаж

A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer. · stazh

стажёр

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field. · stazhyor

стажёрка

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field. · stazhyorka

стажиро́вка

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade. · stazhirovka

стаз

(pathology) A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. · staz

ста́йка

(collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women. · stayka

стака́н

A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container. · stakan

Ста́лин

A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin. · Stalin

Сталинаба́д

(historical) Former name of Dushanbe from 1929 to 1961. A city in Tajikistan, Soviet Union. · Stalinabad

Сталингра́д

(historical) Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961. · Stalingrad

сталини́зм

The Communist philosophies espoused by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. · stalinizm

ста́лкер

A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions. · stalker

ста́лкерить

(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp · stalkerit

ста́лкерство

The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury. · stalkerstvo

ста́лкиваться

(informal) To strike or collide with something. · stalkivatsya

ста́лкинг

The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury. · stalking

сталь

(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness. · stal

стально́й

Made of steel. · stalnoy

Стамбу́л

A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). · Stambul

стаме́ска

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools. · stameska

ста́н

Used in the names of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia which were historically influenced by Persian and Turkic cultures. · stan

станда́рт

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. · standart

стандартизи́ровать

To make to conform to a standard. · standartizirovat

станда́ртный

Ordinary, commonplace. · standartnyy

станио́ль

A very thin sheet of metal. · staniol

ста́ннум

(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. · stannum

станови́ться

(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.] · stanovitsya

стано́к

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool. · stanok

станс

(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse. · stans

станцевать

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music. · stantsevat

ста́нция

(US) A bus station or railway station. · stantsiya

ста́пель

(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched. · stapel

стара́ние

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance. · staraniye

стара́тель

Someone who digs or mines for gold. · staratel

стара́тельно

In a diligent manner, with appropriate effort, carefully. · staratelno

стара́тельность

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance. · staratelnost

стара́тельный

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious. · staratelnyy

стара́ться

(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force. · staratsya

ста́рая де́ва

(pejorative) A woman in her mid- to late twenties and not yet married, particularly an unmarried successful businesswoman. · staraya deva

Ста́рбакс

A widespread chain of coffee shops. · Starbaks

старе́йший

greatest in age or seniority. · stareyshiy

старе́йшина

The senior, or eldest male member of a group. · stareyshina

старе́ние

The process of becoming older or more mature. · stareniye

старе́ть

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age. · staret

старе́ющий

Becoming elderly. · stareyushchiy

стари́к

(now, chiefly, US) An old person. · starik

старика́шка

(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man. · starikashka

старина

(Australia, slang, dated) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another. · starina

стари́нный

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. · starinnyy

ста́рить

(transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to. · starit

ста́риться

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age. · staritsya

старобы́лый

Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern. · starobylyy

старода́вний

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. · starodavniy

старомо́дный

old-fashioned, out of date · staromodnyy

ста́роста

A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role. · starosta

ста́рость

(uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life. · starost

старт

(computing, GUI) A labeled button in some versions of the Windows operating system that opens the Start menu. · start

старт-а́п

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth. · start-ap

старта́п

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth. · startap

старта́п-компа́ния

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth. · startap-kompaniya

ста́ртер

An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine. · starter

стартова́ть

(ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate. · startovat

ста́ртовая ша́хта

(military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched. · startovaya shakhta

стару́ха

An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s] · starukha

старуше́нция

(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man. · starushentsiya

стару́шка

An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s] · starushka

ста́рческий

(informal) Mentally senile. · starcheskiy

старшекла́ссник

Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.] · starsheklassnik

старшеку́рсник

Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.] · starshekursnik

ста́рший

older, greater than another in age or seniority. · starshiy

ста́рший ко́к

The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment. · starshiy kok

старшина́

The senior, or eldest male member of a group. · starshina

старшина́-рулево́й

(military rank) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering. · starshina-rulevoy

старшинство́

The state of being superior. · starshinstvo

Ста́рый

A rural settlement in Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1930, controlled by the Luhansk People’s Republic since 2014. · Staryy

старый пень

A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views. · staryy pen

статисти́чески

In a statistical way. · statisticheski

статисти́ческий

Of or pertaining to statistics. · statisticheskiy

стати́ческий

Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion. · staticheskiy

стати́чный

Unchanging; that cannot or does not change. · statichnyy

ста́тный

Of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect. · statnyy

ста́тус

(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government. · status

ста́тус-кво

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs. · status-kvo

статуэ́тка

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc. · statuetka

ста́туя

(countable) A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting). · statuya

стать

(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.] · stat

стать в [[о́чередь]]

(intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line. · stat v [[ochered]]

стать зависимым

(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.] · stat zavisimym

стать на я́корь

(intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened. · stat na yakor

стать причиной

(ditransitive) To cause to become. · stat prichinoy

статья́

A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc. · statya

стафилоко́кк

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections. · stafilokokk

стаха́новец

(historical) An extremely productive or hard-working worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic. · stakhanovets

стаха́новский

Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hard-working. · stakhanovskiy

стационарный

(rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary. · statsionarnyy

стациона́рный больно́й

(healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient. · statsionarnyy bolnoy

стациона́рный пацие́нт

(healthcare) A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient. · statsionarnyy patsiyent

стациона́рный телефо́н

(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile. · statsionarnyy telefon

ста́чка

A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest. · stachka

стащить

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal. · stashchit

ста́я

(collective) A small group of persons, especially of girls and women. · staya

ство

A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being. · stvo

ствол

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. · stvol

створа́живать

(ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk) · stvorazhivat

сте́бель

(countable) An individual plant stem. · stebel

стёганый чехо́л

A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg. · styoganyy chekhol

стега́ть

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

стёжка

A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc. · styozhka

стежо́к

A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. · stezhok

стезя́

A course taken. · stezya

стейк

Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling. · steyk

стейкхо́лдер

(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise. · steykkholder

стек

(computing) A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (in the case of a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide. [from 20th c.] · stek

стека́ться

(transitive, obsolete) To flock to; to crowd. · stekatsya

стеклене́ть

(intransitive) Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over. · steklenet

стекло

(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added). · steklo

стеко́льщик

One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc. · stekolshchik

стеко́льщица

One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc. · stekolshchitsa

стели́ться

(intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards. · stelitsya

Стелла

A en given name. · Stella

стелла́ж

A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other · stellazh

стена́

That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection. · stena

стена́ние

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret. · stenaniye

стена́ть

(transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over. · stenat

стенд

A device (e.g., switchboard) containing electrical switches and other controls and designed to control lights, sound, telephone connections, etc. · stend

сте́нка

(anatomy, zoology, botany) A dividing or containing structure in an organ or cavity. · stenka

стенна́я ро́спись

A large painting, usually drawn on a wall. · stennaya rospis

стенно́й шкаф

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall. · stennoy shkaf

стеногра́мма

A written version of what was said orally · stenogramma

стено́граф

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand. · stenograf

стенографи́стка

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand. · stenografistka

стеногра́фия

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. · stenografiya

стент

A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure. · stent

степенный

Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober. · stepennyy

сте́пень

(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) [from 14th c.] · stepen

сте́плер

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper. · stepler