Russian–English dictionary

твёрдое те́ло

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas). · tvyordoye telo

твердоло́бость

The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. · tverdolobost

твердоло́бый

Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas. · tverdolobyy

твёрдость

The state of being firm · tvyordost

твёрдый

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined. · tvyordyy

тверды́ня

(archaic) Of a fortress or other place: the quality or state of being secure from access or attack; safety, security. · tverdynya

твердь

(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky. · tverd

тверёзый

Not drunk; not intoxicated. · tveryozyy

твид

A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing. · tvid

твил

(weaving) A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. · tvil

тви́тать

(ambitransitive, social media) To post an entry to Twitter. [since 2007] · tvitat

тви́тить

(ambitransitive, social media) To post an entry to Twitter. [since 2007] · tvitit

тви́тнуть

(ambitransitive, social media) To post an entry to Twitter. [since 2007] · tvitnut

Тви́ттер

(trademark) An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023. · Tvitter

твой

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). · tvoy

творе́ние

A living creature. · tvoreniye

творе́ц

(religion) A god who created the Universe; God. · tvorets

тво́рог

(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk. · tvorog

творо́жистый

Resembling or containing cheese. · tvorozhistyy

творо́жный пиро́г

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake). · tvorozhnyy pirog

творо́жный пу́динг

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake). · tvorozhnyy puding

тво́рческий

Of or relating to creation. · tvorcheskiy

тво́рческий о́тпуск

An extended period of leave from a person's usual pursuits. · tvorcheskiy otpusk

те

(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. · te

теа́тр

(countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. · teatr

театра́льный

(by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention. · teatralnyy

тебе́

(now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.] · tebe

тебя́

(now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.] · tebya

тевто́н

A member of any Germanic-language-speaking people, especially a German. · tevton

тевто́нка

A member of any Germanic-language-speaking people, especially a German. · tevtonka

тег

(computing) A piece of markup representing an element in a markup language. · teg

Тегера́н

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province. · Tegeran

Тед

A nickname for the male given names Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus, and Edmund. · Ted

тедди

A type of all-in-one women's undergarment. · teddi

теза́урус

A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language. · tezaurus

Тезе́й

A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete. · Tezey

те́зис

(rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by arguments. · tezis

тёзка

A person with the same name as another. · tyozka

теи́ст

One who believes in the existence of a god or gods. · teist

теисти́ческий

Of or relating to theism. · teisticheskiy

Те́йлор

A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor. · Teylor

Тейя

(Greek god) A Titan, the sister-wife of Hyperion. · Teyya

теки́ла

An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana. · tekila

текст

(uncountable) The text to be set into newspaper articles, magazine pages, or similar. · tekst

текст [[песня|пе́сни]]

The words to a song (or other vocal music). · tekst [[pesnya|pesni]]

тексти́ль

(usually, in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. · tekstil

тексти́льник

(naturism) A non-nudist. · tekstilnik

тексти́льница

(naturism) A non-nudist. · tekstilnitsa

тексти́льный бана́н

(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] · tekstilnyy banan

тексти́льщик

(naturism) A non-nudist. · tekstilshchik

тексти́льщица

(naturism) A non-nudist. · tekstilshchitsa

тексту́ра

The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something. · tekstura

текто́ника

(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth. · tektonika

тектони́ческий

(geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere. · tektonicheskiy

теку́честь

(uncountable) The state of being fluid rather than viscous · tekuchest

теку́чий

In a state of flux; subject to change. · tekuchiy

теку́щий

(now, rare) in action at the time being; now existing; current. [from 18th c.] · tekushchiy

теку́щий съёмочный материа́л

(cinematography) Unedited footage; film material as recorded to tape etc. · tekushchiy syomochnyy material

телеведу́щая

A female anchorperson. · televedushchaya

телеведу́щий

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman. · televedushchiy

телеви́дение

(uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television. · televideniye

телевизионная аудитория

(collectively) percentage of viewers that watched television programs or other video broadcasts. · televizionnaya auditoriya

телевизио́нный приёмник

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form. · televizionnyy priyomnik

телевизио́нщик

A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter. · televizionshchik

телевизио́нщица

A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter. · televizionshchitsa

телеви́зор

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form. · televizor

теле́га

A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power. · telega

телегра́мма

A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable. · telegramma

телегра́ф

(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables. · telegraf

телеграфировать

To use a telegraph, send a message by telegraph. · telegrafirovat

телеграфный ключ

(historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code. · telegrafnyy klyuch

теле́жка

A small truck without means of steering, to be slipped under a load. · telezhka

теле́жник

(historical) A person who builds and repairs wagons. · telezhnik

телезрители

(collectively) percentage of viewers that watched television programs or other video broadcasts. · telezriteli

телезри́тель

Someone who watches television. · telezritel

телезри́тельница

Someone who watches television. · telezritelnitsa

телекоммента́тор

(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader. · telekommentator

те́лекс

A network of teletypes. · teleks

телеметрия

(spaceflight, telecommunications) The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis. · telemetriya

телёнок

(archaic) A young bull. · telyonok

телеопера́тор

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera. · teleoperator

телепа́т

(chiefly, science fiction) A person who has extrasensory perception. · telepat

телепати́ческий

Relating to or having the abilities of a psychic. · telepaticheskiy

телепа́тия

(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation. · telepatiya

телепорта́ция

Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways. · teleportatsiya

телепорти́ровать

(transitive) To move (an object) in this fashion, as by telekinesis. · teleportirovat

телепорти́роваться

(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points. · teleportirovatsya

телепрогра́мма

An interactive menu-based system displaying the television schedule on the television screen. · teleprogramma

телепро́мптер

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera. · teleprompter

телепро́мтер

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera. · telepromter

телесериа́л

(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue · teleserial

телескоп

A telescope. · teleskop

телескопи́ческий

Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. [from 17th c.] · teleskopicheskiy

телесного цвета

(of clothing, makeup, etc., comparable) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh. · telesnogo tsveta

теле́сное поврежде́ние

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin. · telesnoye povrezhdeniye

телесный

Of or relating to the body or flesh. · telesnyy

телесуфлёр

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera. · telesuflyor

телета́йп

(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance. · teletayp

телефа́кс

A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine. · telefaks

телефо́н

(US, _, slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner. · telefon

телефо́н-автома́т

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

телефони́ровать

(ambitransitive) To call (someone) using a telephone. · telefonirovat

телефо́нная компа́ния

(informal) A telephone company (historically); a telecommunications company, a telecom. · telefonnaya kompaniya

телефо́нная тру́бка

The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. · telefonnaya trubka

теле́ц

A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo. · telets

телешо́у

(broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals. · teleshou

те́лик

(slang, preceded by the) The television. · telik

телифо́н

A whip scorpion (arachnid of order Thelyphonida), which when threatened may eject a liquid containing acetic acid. · telifon

тёлка

(uncountable, slang, sometimes, derogatory, sometimes, positive) A (feminine) woman. (See also fishy.) · tyolka

теллури́ческий

(formal, or, literary) Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly, science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets. [from mid 19th c.] · telluricheskiy

телль

(archaeology) A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements. · tell

те́ло

(programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters. [from 20th c.] · telo

телодвиже́ние

(obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture. · telodvizheniye

телосложе́ние

(dated) The general health of a person. · teloslozheniye

телохрани́тель

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone. · telokhranitel

тёлочка

(colloquial) An attractive, young woman. · tyolochka

те́лугу

A member of the Telugu ethnic group. · telugu

те́льце

A minute particle; an atom; a molecule. · teltse

теля́тина

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. · telyatina

тем вре́менем

During the interval; meanwhile. · tem vremenem

тем не ме́нее

(idiom) Anyway; nevertheless; nonetheless. · tem ne meneye

тем самым

(formal) By it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that. · tem samym

те́ма

(colloquial) One's preference. · tema

тембр

The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume. · tembr

те́мечко

(anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones. · temechko

Те́мза

(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound. · Temza

темля́к

(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle. · temlyak

темни́ть

To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth. · temnit

темни́ца

An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle. · temnitsa

темно́

With a dark appearance. · temno

тёмно-бордо́вый

Of a maroon color · tyomno-bordovyy

тёмно-ры́жий

Of a reddish-brown colour. · tyomno-ryzhiy

тёмно-си́ний

Having the dark blue colour of navy blue. · tyomno-siniy

темноволо́сый

(of a person) Having brown hair. · temnovolosyy

темнота́

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light. · temnota

тёмнофиолетовый

A dark purple colour; eggplant. · tyomnofioletovyy

тёмные очки́

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory. · tyomnyye ochki

тёмный

Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening. · tyomnyy

темп

The relative speed of change or progress. [from 18th c.] · temp

те́мпера

(countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint. · tempera

темпера́мент

Temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood. · temperament

темпераментный

(of people or tempers) Easily aroused to anger; quick-tempered. · temperamentnyy

температу́ра

(symptom) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease. · temperatura

те́мпура

A Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter. · tempura

темья́н

Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons. · temyan

те́мя

(religion) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure. · temya

Тенг

A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping. · Teng

тенденцио́зный

Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute. · tendentsioznyy

тенде́нция

The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim. · tendentsiya

те́ндер

(rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water. · tender