Russian–English dictionary

тайфу́н

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia. · tayfun

так

Used as a general lead-in or beginning. · tak

так вот

Used as a question to demand an answer from someone. · tak vot

та́к же

(manner) In a similar manner. · tak zhe

так и́ли ина́че

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration. · tak ili inache

та́к как

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. · tak kak

так то́чно

(military, especially radio communications) Yes; true; correct. · tak tochno

та́к что

In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase. · tak chto

так-так

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation). · tak-tak

такела́ж

(nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging. · takelazh

такела́жник

One who rigs or dresses; as: · takelazhnik

та́кже

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.] · takzhe

та́кже не

Similarly not. · takzhe ne

таки́м о́бразом

(adverbial) In such, the same, a similar way, in that particular manner · takim obrazom

таки́н

A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor. · takin

та́ко

(culinary) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa. · tako

тако́в

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context. · takov

таково́й

Of this, that, or it. · takovoy

тако́й

To the (explicitly stated) extent. · takoy

тако́й же

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. · takoy zhe

та́кса

The amount of money levied for a service. · taksa

такси́

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. · taksi

таксидерми́ст

One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals. · taksidermist

таксидерми́я

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state. · taksidermiya

таксомото́р

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. · taksomotor

таксоно́мия

(life sciences, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms. · taksonomiya

таксофо́н

A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card. · taksofon

такт

(music) A vertical line in musical notation used to separate two bars or measures. · takt

такти́ческий

(chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical · takticheskiy

такти́чность

Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.] · taktichnost

такти́чный

Characterised by careful and conscious thought. · taktichnyy

тала́мус

(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex. · talamus

тала́нт

A talent or natural ability. · talant

тала́нтливый

(informal) Displaying talent. · talantlivyy

тали́б

A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib. · talib

Талиба́н

A Taliban militia. · Taliban

тали́бы

A Taliban militia. · taliby

талисма́н

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits. · talisman

Та́лия

(Greek god) The Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry. · Taliya

Таллаха́сси

The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County. · Tallakhassi

та́ллий

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air. · talliy

Та́ллин

The capital city of Estonia. · Tallin

Та́ллинн

The capital city of Estonia. · Tallinn

Талму́д

(Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud). · Talmud

тало́н

A ticket or voucher that can be exchanged for food. · talon

тальк

Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use. · talk

там

In that place; there (at some distance). · tam

там-сям

Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people. · tam-syam

Тама́ра

A en given name, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century. · Tamara

та́мбур

(rail transport) An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car. · tambur

тамбури́н

A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum. · tamburin

Тамерла́н

a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia · Tamerlan

тами́л

A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins. · tamil

тами́лка

A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins. · tamilka

тами́льский

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language. · tamilskiy

тами́льский язы́к

A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia. · tamilskiy yazyk

таможня

(in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods. · tamozhnya

тамплие́р

(historical) A knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars [from 1577] · tampliyer

тампо́н

A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation. · tampon

тан

A savory Persian yogurt drink with a mint flavor. · tan

Та́нат

(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis. · Tanat

Та́натос

(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis. · Tanatos

тангаж

(nautical, aviation) The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down. · tangazh

та́нгенс

(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound. · tangens

тангенциальный

Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something. · tangentsialnyy

та́нго

(dance) A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango. · tango

танде́м

(countable) A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable) , close collaboration. · tandem

танде́мом

One behind the other; in single file. · tandemom

танды́р

A cylindrical clay oven used in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent to make flat bread or to cook meat. · tandyr

та́нец

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. · tanets

Танже́р

A port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar. · Tanzher

Танза́ния

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania. · Tanzaniya

танки́ст

(military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit. · tankist

танки́стка

(military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit. · tankistka

танцева́льный зал

A large room used for dancing and banquets. · tantsevalnyy zal

танцева́ть

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

танцо́вщик

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession. · tantsovshchik

танцо́вщица

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession. · tantsovshchitsa

Та́ня

A en given name. · Tanya

та́пас

A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well. · tapas

тапио́ка

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings. · tapioka

та́пки

(footwear) A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper. · tapki

та́почки

(footwear) A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper. · tapochki

тар

A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus. · tar

та́ра

An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported. · tara

тараба́рщина

Incomprehensible language or speech. · tarabarshchina

тараканы в голове

An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. · tarakany v golove

тара́н

(historical) A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object. · taran

тара́нить

(ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. · taranit

тара́нка

A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt. · taranka

тара́нная кость

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula. · tarannaya kost

таранта́йка

(British, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality. · tarantayka

тарантелла

A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance. · tarantella

таранти́нец

A native or inhabitant of Taranto. · tarantinets

таранти́нский

A dialect of Neapolitan spoken in and around Taranto in Apulia. · tarantinskiy

таранти́нца

A native or inhabitant of Taranto. · tarantintsa

тара́нтул

(dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism). [from mid 16th c.] · tarantul

тара́нь

A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube. · taran

тара́нька

A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt. · taranka

тарара́м

A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.] · tararam

тарата́йка

(British, derogatory, informal) An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality. · taratayka

тарато́рить

(intransitive, pejorative) To talk rapidly without making much sense. · taratorit

тарахтеть

(intransitive) To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating. · tarakhtet

тара́щить

To stare (at something) with wide eyes. · tarashchit

тара́щиться

To stare (at something) with wide eyes. · tarashchitsya

тарбу́ш

A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached. · tarbush

таре́лка

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like. · tarelka

таре́лки

(percussion instrument) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like. · tarelki

Тарза́н

(fiction) A heroic fictional character, raised from a baby to adulthood in the African jungle by apes. · Tarzan

тари́ф

The price of (an individual) thing; cost. [from 16th c.] · tarif

та́ро

Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. · taro

тарт

A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings). · tart

Тартан

(historical) The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria. · Tartan

Та́ртар

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology. · Tartar

тарху́н

A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia. · tarkhun

таска́ть

(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. · taskat

таска́ться

(intransitive, archaic, now, humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize. · taskatsya

тасова́ние

The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them. · tasovaniye

тасова́ть

(ambitransitive) To put in a random order. · tasovat

тата́рин

A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. · tatarin

тата́рка

A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. · tatarka

тата́рский

Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars. · tatarskiy

татарский язык

An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. · tatarskiy yazyk

татский

A southwestern Iranian language spoken by the Tat people. · tatskiy

тату́

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle. · tatu

татуи́рование

A method of decorating a body part, usually the skin, by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle). · tatuirovaniye

татуи́рованный

Having one or more tattoos. · tatuirovannyy

татуи́ровать

To apply a tattoo to (someone or something). · tatuirovat

татуиро́вка

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle. · tatuirovka

Татья́на

A en given name. · Tatyana

тау

The letter Τ//τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets. · tau

таунха́ус

A house in an urban setting. · taunkhaus

та́уншип

(South African English, pre-1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation. · taunship

тафта

A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. · tafta

тахикарди́я

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.] · takhikardiya

тахио́н

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light. · takhion

тахта́

(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa. · takhta

тача́нка

A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it. · tachanka

та́чка

(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. · tachka

ташки́ль

(orthography, phonology) The addition of these diacritics and the respective phonemes to a word; the spoken form the word thereby receives. · tashkil

тащи́ть

(transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. · tashchit

тащи́ться

To move or walk lackadaisically. · tashchitsya

та́яние

The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions. · tayaniye

та́ять

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. · tayat

ТВ

(colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television. · TV

тварь

(science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants). · tvar

твёрдая ко́пия

A printed copy of a digital document, as opposed to a copy in electronic form. · tvyordaya kopiya

тверде́ть

(usually, transitive) To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real). · tverdet

твердить

(transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. · tverdit

твёрдо

(manner) In a firm or definite or strong manner. · tvyordo