Russian–English dictionary

бана́новая респу́блика

(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government. · bananovaya respublika

бана́новая страна́

(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government. · bananovaya strana

Бангко́к

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand. · Bangkok

Бангладеш

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka. · Bangladesh

Бангор

A city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872). · Bangor

ба́нда

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist. · banda

банда́ж

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury. · bandazh

банда́на

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. · bandana

бандеро́ль

A package wrapped for shipment. · banderol

ба́нджо

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings. · bandzho

бандза́й

A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory. · bandzay

банди́т

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. · bandit

банди́тка

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group. · banditka

бандура

A Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument with a tear-shaped body, like an asymmetrical lute or a vertical zither, which is played with both hands while held upright on the lap. · bandura

банза́й

A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory. · banzay

баниа́н

A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. · banian

ба́нить

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation. · banit

банк

(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game. · bank

ба́нка

(nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth · banka

банке́т

A large celebratory meal; a feast. · banket

банки́р

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. · bankir

банки́рша

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. · bankirsha

ба́нковская ка́рта

(banking) A card issued by a bank, which may entitle the holder to a variety of services similar to that of a credit card or debit card, or allow withdrawal of cash from ATMs. · bankovskaya karta

Банко́к

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand. · Bankok

банкома́т

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine. · bankomat

банкомёт

(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game. · bankomyot

банкро́т

One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee. · bankrot

банкро́тить

(transitive) To force into bankruptcy. · bankrotit

банкро́тство

(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization. · bankrotstvo

ба́ннер

Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric. · banner

ба́нник

A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff. · bannik

бант

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. · bant

ба́нтик

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. · bantik

ба́нчить

(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs. · banchit

ба́нши

(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. · banshi

ба́ньши

(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. · banshi

банья́н

A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. · banyan

ба́ня

An establishment where these facilities are available. · banya

ба́оцзы

Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine · baotszy

бапти́зм

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water. · baptizm

бапти́ст

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants. · baptist

бапти́стка

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants. · baptistka

бапти́стский

Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination. · baptistskiy

Бар

A town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. · Bar

ба́ра

An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.) · bara

бараба́н

A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case · baraban

бараба́нить

(ambitransitive) To beat with a rapid succession of strokes. · barabanit

бараба́нная па́лочка

A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.] · barabannaya palochka

бараба́нная перепо́нка

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus. · barabannaya pereponka

бараба́нный бой

The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear. · barabannyy boy

бараба́нщик

Pogonias cromis, one of two species of fish in the genus Pogonias. · barabanshchik

бараба́нщица

(musician) One who plays the drums. · barabanshchitsa

Бара́к

A en given name. · Barak

бара́н

(chiefly, US, slang, derogatory) An idiot, a stupid person. · baran

бара́ний горо́х

A seed of this plant, often used as a food. · baraniy gorokh

бара́нина

(uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food. · baranina

бара́нка

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked. · baranka

Бара́нь

A city in Vitsebsk Oblast, Belarus. · Baran

барахли́ть

(physics) To unpredictably change state for short periods of time. · barakhlit

барахло́

(slang) Anything that is old or of inferior quality. · barakhlo

бара́хтаться

(intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water. · barakhtatsya

бара́шек

A young sheep. · barashek

Барбадос

An island and country in the Caribbean. · Barbados

Ба́рбара

A en given name. · Barbara

барбекю́

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium. · barbekyu

барбекю́шница

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium. · barbekyushnitsa

барбершо́п

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut. · barbershop

Ба́рби

A tall, slender female fashion doll. · Barbi

Барбо́с

A stereotypical en given name. · Barbos

барви́нок

Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. · barvinok

бард

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. · bard

барда́к

A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state. · bardak

ба́рдо

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation. · bardo

баребу́х

(slang, derogatory) Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair. · barebukh

ба́ржа

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo. · barzha

Ба́ри

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Bari and the region of Apulia, Italy. · Bari

ба́рий

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal. · bariy

ба́рин

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. · barin

бари́ста

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers. · barista

барице́нтр

(mathematics, physics) A point, near, or within a body at which the object's mass can be assumed to be concentrated; it coincides with the centroid for a body of uniform density, and with the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field. · baritsentr

ба́рич

An unimportant or petty lord. · barich

барк

(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged. · bark

Барка

(historical) Former name of Marj: a city in Libya (in the former Roman province of Libya Superior/Libya Pentapolitana). · Barka

барка́с

A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel. · barkas

Бармагло́т

A nonsensical poem that appears in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. · Barmaglot

ба́рмен

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · barmen

барме́нша

A woman who serves in a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · barmensha

барн

(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres. · barn

баро́кко

(arts, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation. · barokko

баро́метр

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. · barometr

баро́н

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin. · baron

бароне́сса

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony. · baronessa

барра́ж

(fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie. · barrazh

барраку́да

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators. · barrakuda

ба́ррель

The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom. · barrel

баррика́да

A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence · barrikada

баррикади́ровать

To close or block a road etc., as, or using, a barricade. · barrikadirovat

ба́рристер

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts. · barrister

барс

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess). · bars

Барсело́на

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain. · Barselona

барсу́к

A badger species indigenous to Eurasia, Meles meles. · barsuk

барсучо́нок

A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. · barsuchonok

ба́ртер

(obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange. · barter

Барто́ломью

A en given name of biblical origin. · Bartolomyu

барха́н

(geology, also, attributive) An arc-shaped shifting sand dune comprising well-sorted (uniformly sized) sand. · barkhan

ба́рхат

A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. · barkhat

бархати́стый

(also, figuratively) Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing. · barkhatistyy

ба́рхатный

Made of velvet. · barkhatnyy

ба́рхатцы

Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers. · barkhattsy

барчу́к

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree. · barchuk

бары́га

(informal) Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods. · baryga

бары́жить

(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs. · baryzhit

ба́рыня

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. · barynya

ба́рышня

(often disparaging or sarcastic) Used in a mock title to point out some quality, or alleged quality, of a girl or woman. · baryshnya

барье́р

A structure that bars passage. · baryer

бас-гитари́ст

Someone who plays, or performs on, the bass guitar. · bas-gitarist

бас-гитари́стка

Someone who plays, or performs on, the bass guitar. · bas-gitaristka

баси́ст

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar. · basist

баси́стка

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar. · basistka

баск

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain. · bask

баскетбо́л

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. · basketbol

баско́нка

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain. · baskonka

баско́нский

Relating to the Basque people or their language. · baskonskiy

ба́скский

Relating to the Basque people or their language. · baskskiy

ба́скский язы́к

The language of the Basque people. · baskskiy yazyk

басма́ч

(historical) A rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia, mainly of Turkic people. · basmach

басносло́вно

In a fabulous manner. · basnoslovno

баснословный

Of or relating to fable, myth or legend. · basnoslovnyy

ба́сня

A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable. · basnya

ба́совый

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency. · basovyy

ба́совый ключ

The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef. · basovyy klyuch

Ба́сра

A port city in southeastern Iraq. · Basra

бассе́йн

(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin. · basseyn

ба́ста

(literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop! · basta

Басти́лия

A former fortress and prison in Paris, France, the storming of which in 1789 began the French Revolution. · Bastiliya

бастио́н

(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. · bastion

бастова́ть

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast. · bastovat

бастующий

A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest. · bastuyushchiy

бат

The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. · bat

бата́лия

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement. · bataliya

батаре́йка

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells. · batareyka

батаре́я

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells. · batareya

батерми́лк

Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste. · batermilk

батиска́ф

A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol. · batiskaf

Батман

A province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey. · Batman

бато́г

A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals. · batog

бато́н

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. · baton

батра́к

(historical) A peasant who performed labour in exchange for the right to live in a cottage. · batrak

баттхёрт

(Internet slang, slightly, vulgar) A feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice. · battkhyort

бату́т

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors. · batut