Russian–English dictionary

сте́рва

(pejorative) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan. · sterva

стервя́тник

Neophron percnopterus. · stervyatnik

сте́рео

Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo. · stereo

стереосисте́ма

(by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home. · stereosistema

стереоскопи́ческий

Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions. · stereoskopicheskiy

стереоти́п

A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of (a person or a group of people). · stereotip

стереофони́ческий

Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo. · stereofonicheskiy

стере́ть

(transitive) To make void; to erase. · steret

сте́ржень

(uncountable, figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength. · sterzhen

стерилиза́ция

(uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms. · sterilizatsiya

стерилизова́ть

(transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile. · sterilizovat

стери́льный

(of a male) Sterile · sterilnyy

стёрка

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil. · styorka

сте́рлинг

The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling. · sterling

стернь

(countable, and, uncountable) The short stalks left in a field after crops have been harvested. · stern

стерня́

An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth. · sternya

стеро́ид

(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids. · steroid

стесне́ние

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation. · stesneniye

стеснённый

Overcrowded or congested. · stesnyonnyy

стеснительный

Aware of oneself as an individual being. · stesnitelnyy

стеснять

(transitive, figurative) To prohibit movement or expression of. · stesnyat

стесня́ться

(intransitive) To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience. · stesnyatsya

стетоско́п

(medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body. · stetoskop

Стефа́н

(biblical character) The first Christian martyr. · Stefan

Стефани

A en given name. · Stefani

стече́ние

(phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster. · stecheniye

стече́ние обстоя́тельств

A critical moment in time. · stecheniye obstoyatelstv

стиги́йский

(Greek mythology) Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology. · stigiyskiy

сти́гма

(typography) A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ). · stigma

сти́кер

A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side. · stiker

Стикс

(Greek mythology) The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon. · Stiks

стиле́т

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade. · stilet

стилиза́ция

A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way. · stilizatsiya

стили́ст

A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style. · stilist

стили́стика

(linguistics) The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts. · stilistika

стили́стка

A writer or speaker distinguished for excellence or individuality of style; one who cultivates, or is a master or critic of, literary style. · stilistka

стило́

(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. · stilo

сти́лос

(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. · stilos

сти́лус

(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them. · stilus

стиль

(countable) A style or manner in which something is done. · stil

стиль жи́зни

A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group. · stil zhizni

сти́льный

Dapper or stylish. · stilnyy

сти́мул

A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part. · stimul

стимули́рование

Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity. · stimulirovaniye

стимули́ровать

(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. · stimulirovat

стимулирующий

exciting; stimulating · stimuliruyushchiy

стимуля́тор

(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body. · stimulyator

стимуля́ция

The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced. · stimulyatsiya

Стингер

(military) The FIM-92 portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile. · Stinger

стипе́ндия

(UK) A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit. · stipendiya

стира́лка

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil. · stiralka

стира́ние

Grinding down or wearing away by friction. · stiraniye

стира́тельная рези́нка

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil. · stiratelnaya rezinka

стира́ть

(transitive) To make void; to erase. · stirat

стира́шка

(North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil. · stirashka

сти́рка

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing. · stirka

сти́скивание

A tight grip. · stiskivaniye

сти́скивать

(transitive) To hold or grip tightly. · stiskivat

стиснутый

Overcrowded or congested. · stisnutyy

сти́снуть

(transitive) To hold or grip tightly. · stisnut

стих

A literary piece written in verse. · stikh

стиха́рь

The outer clerical garb worn by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to the alb in Latin-Rite Catholic Churches. · stikhar

стихи́

A literary piece written in verse. · stikhi

стихи́я

One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air. · stikhiya

стихотворе́ние

A literary piece written in verse. · stikhotvoreniye

сто

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine. · sto

стог

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay. · stog

стог [[сено|се́на]]

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay. · stog [[seno|sena]]

стогова́ть

(agriculture) To put into mows. · stogovat

стодолларо́вка

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros). · stodollarovka

сто́имость

Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used. · stoimost

сто́ить

(transitive, ditransitive) To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price. · stoit

стоици́зм

A school of philosophy popularized during the Roman Empire that emphasized reason as a means of understanding the natural state of things, or logos, and as a means of freeing oneself from emotional distress. · stoitsizm

стои́чески

In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint. · stoicheski

сто́йка

The counter of such premises. · stoyka

сто́йка во́рот

A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic. · stoyka vorot

сто́йкий

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring. · stoykiy

сто́йко

In a manner that endures pain and hardship without outwardly showing suffering or expressing complaint. · stoyko

сто́йкость

The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force. · stoykost

сто́йло

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses. · stoylo

стоймя

In or into an upright position. · stoymya

сток

(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) · stok

Стокго́льм

A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden. · Stokgolm

сто́кер

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

стокра́тная

Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred. · stokratnaya

стокра́тное

Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred. · stokratnoye

стокра́тный

Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred. · stokratnyy

стол

(uncountable) Regular meals in a place of lodging; the price paid for them. · stol

сто́ла

A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress. · stola

столб

A similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes. · stolb

столбе́ц

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text. · stolbets

столбня́к

(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation. · stolbnyak

столе́тие

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening. · stoletiye

столе́тний

Aged 100 years or more; extremely old. · stoletniy

столе́шница

In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation. · stoleshnitsa

столи́ца

A city (or cities) much larger or more important to a country than all others, regardless of the actual seat of government (cf., Moscow and Saint Petersburg regardless of moves of the Russian government; Amsterdam despite the Dutch government having been situated in The Hague since 1588). · stolitsa

столкнове́ние

(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes) · stolknoveniye

столкну́ться

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

столова́ться

(transitive) To receive meals and lodging in exchange for money. · stolovatsya

столо́вая

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. · stolovaya

Столо́вая Гора́

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans. · Stolovaya Gora

столо́вая ло́жка

A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon. · stolovaya lozhka

столо́вка

A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. · stolovka

столовый прибор

(chiefly, UK) Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons. · stolovyy pribor

столпи́ться

(intransitive) To crowd together. · stolpitsya

столпотворение

A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people. · stolpotvoreniye

сто́лько

To such a quantity, degree etc. · stolko

столя́р

A skilled woodworker who makes high-quality wooden cabinets and furniture. · stolyar

столя́рничество

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking. · stolyarnichestvo

стомато́лог

A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. · stomatolog

стоматологи́ческий

(dentistry, relational) Of or concerning dentistry. · stomatologicheskiy

стомп

A style of jazz music for stomp dances of the early twentieth century. · stomp

стон

A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. · ston

стона́ть

To make a groan. · stonat

стоп

Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse. · stop

стопа́

(printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove. · stopa

сто́пка

A small glass used to hold or measure a small quantity of liquor. · stopka

сто́пор

A device intended to block the path of a moving object · stopor

сто́рож

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. · storozh

сторожева́я ба́шня

An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc. · storozhevaya bashnya

сторожи́ть

(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend. · storozhit

сторо́жка

A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence. · storozhka

сторона

At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. · storona

сторона́ обвине́ния

(legal) In many countries, a legal body and institution, usually part of the state apparatus, empowered to perform prosecution. Prosecutor's Office. See Prosecutor. · storona obvineniya

сторони́ться

(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from. · storonitsya

сторо́нник

A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. · storonnik

сторонник прогресса

A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government. · storonnik progressa

сторо́нник эгалитаризма

A person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people. · storonnik egalitarizma

сторо́нница

A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. · storonnitsa

стороня́щийся

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish. · storonyashchiysya

сторублёвка

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros). · storublyovka

сто́ун

(botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer. · stoun

Стоунхе́ндж

An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242). · Stounkhendzh

стохасти́ческий

Random, randomly determined. · stokhasticheskiy

сто́чные во́ды

A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed. · stochnyye vody

сто́чный коло́дец

An underground pit where sewage is held. · stochnyy kolodets

сто́я

In or into an upright position. · stoya

стоя́к

(coarse, slang) An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.] · stoyak

стоя́нка

A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary. · stoyanka

стоя́ть

(intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose. · stoyat

стоя́ть на за́дних ла́пах

(obsolete, intransitive) To stand in a rampant position. · stoyat na zadnikh lapakh

сто́ящий

Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating. · stoyashchiy

стоя́щий на за́дних ла́пах

(originally) Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended. · stoyashchiy na zadnikh lapakh

страда́

The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering grain. · strada

страда́лец

(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily. · stradalets

страда́лица

(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily. · stradalitsa

страда́ние

A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony. · stradaniye

страда́тельный

(grammar) Being in the passive voice. · stradatelnyy

страда́ть

(intransitive) To undergo hardship. · stradat

страда́ющий

Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent. · stradayushchiy