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убега́ть
(intransitive) To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container. · ubegat
убеди́тельно
In a convincing manner. · ubeditelno
убедительный
Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence. · ubeditelnyy
убеди́ть
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). · ubedit
убеди́ться
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish. · ubeditsya
убежа́ть
(intransitive) To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container. · ubezhat
убежда́ть
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). · ubezhdat
убежда́ться
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish. · ubezhdatsya
убежде́ние
Mental acceptance of a claim as true. · ubezhdeniye
убеждённость
(countable) A firmly held belief. · ubezhdyonnost
убеждённый
In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily. · ubezhdyonnyy
убе́жище
A structure, often a reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids. · ubezhishche
убелённый [[седина|седино́й]]
White or grey with age. · ubelyonnyy [[sedina|sedinoy]]
убива́ть
(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of. · ubivat
убие́ние
The act of killing. · ubiyeniye
уби́йственный
Causing death; lethal. · ubiystvennyy
уби́йство
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain. · ubiystvo
уби́йца
Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. · ubiytsa
убира́ть
(transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat. · ubirat
убитый
(colloquial) Worn out or broken. · ubityy
уби́ть
(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of. · ubit
ублажа́ть
(transitive) To please. · ublazhat
ублажение
The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste. · ublazheniye
ублажи́ть
(transitive) To please. · ublazhit
ублие́т
A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. [from 18th c.] · ubliyet
убо́гий
Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy. · ubogiy
убо́жество
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty · ubozhestvo
убо́й
The act of killing. · uboy
убо́р
Clothing and ornamentation; raiment. · ubor
убо́рка
The act of cleaning or tidying something; the act of finishing something off. · uborka
убо́рная
(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse. · ubornaya
убо́рщик
A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows. · uborshchik
убо́рщица
A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady. · uborshchitsa
убра́нство
The style of decoration of a room or building. · ubranstvo
убра́ть
(transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat. · ubrat
убыва́ние
A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. · ubyvaniye
убыва́ть
(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline. · ubyvat
у́быль
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return. · ubyl
у́быль персона́ла
(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death. · ubyl personala
убы́ток
(slang) Cost or expense. · ubytok
убы́ть
(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline. · ubyt
уважа́емый
A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc. · uvazhayemyy
уважа́ть
To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. · uvazhat
уваже́ние
The tendency to consider others and make allowances for their needs or desires. · uvazheniye
уважи́тельно
In a respectful manner. · uvazhitelno
уважи́тельность
The tendency to consider others and make allowances for their needs or desires. · uvazhitelnost
уважи́тельный
Marked or characterized by respect · uvazhitelnyy
у́валень
(derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person. · uvalen
уве́домить
To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify. · uvedomit
уведомле́ние
(archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence · uvedomleniye
уведомля́ть
To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify. · uvedomlyat
увековечение
The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active. · uvekovecheniye
увекове́чивать
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion. · uvekovechivat
увекове́чить
(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion. · uvekovechit
увеличе́ние
(uncountable, also, figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. [from early 17th c.] · uvelicheniye
увеличивать
(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense. · uvelichivat
увели́чивать максима́льно
(transitive) To make as large as possible. · uvelichivat maksimalno
увели́чиваться
(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. · uvelichivatsya
увели́чить
(transitive) To enlarge; to make bigger. · uvelichit
увели́читься
(intransitive, reflexive) To grow; to increase; to become greater. · uvelichitsya
уве́нчанный
(sometimes, _, postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel. · uvenchannyy
увенча́ть
(intransitive) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities. · uvenchat
уве́нчивать
Of a forest fire or bushfire, to spread to the crowns of the trees and thence move from tree to tree independent of the surface fire. · uvenchivat
увере́ние
(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited. · uvereniye
уве́ренно
In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively. · uverenno
уве́ренность
The state of being certain. · uverennost
уве́ренный
Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something. · uverennyy
уве́рить
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). · uverit
уверну́ться
(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. · uvernutsya
увёртка
(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect. · uvyortka
увёртливый
(figuratively, by extension) Evasive; difficult to pin down. · uvyortlivyy
увёртываться
(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. · uvyortyvatsya
увертю́ра
The first few measures of a musical composition. · uvertyura
уверя́ть
(transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). · uveryat
увеселе́ние
Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably. · uveseleniye
увеселительная пое́здка за казённый счёт
A pleasure trip; a journey made for feasting or enjoyment, now especially a trip made ostensibly for business but which entails merrymaking or entertainment. · uveselitelnaya poyezdka za kazyonnyy schyot
уве́систый
Heavy, massive, weighty. · uvesistyy
увести́
(transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone). · uvesti
увечить
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame. · uvechit
уве́чный
(by extension, dated) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect. · uvechnyy
уве́чье
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success. · uvechye
уве́шать
(transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects. · uveshat
увещева́ть
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. · uveshchevat
увидеть
To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon. · uvidet
увидеться
(colloquial) Goodbye. · uvidetsya
увиливание от ответа
(idiomatic) An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses. · uvilivaniye ot otveta
уви́ливать
(idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner. · uvilivat
увильну́ть
(idiomatic) To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner. · uvilnut
увлажнитель
Something that causes moisture or a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist. · uvlazhnitel
увлажни́ть
(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet. · uvlazhnit
увлажни́ться
(intransitive) To become moist or moister. · uvlazhnitsya
увлажня́ть
(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet. · uvlazhnyat
увлажня́ться
(intransitive) To become moist or moister. · uvlazhnyatsya
увлека́тельный
Engrossing, that sustains someone's interest. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] · uvlekatelnyy
увлечён
(colloquial) Interested in or attracted to. · uvlechyon
увлече́ние
Any romantic relationship. · uvlecheniye
увлечённость
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment. · uvlechyonnost
увлечённый
Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed. [First attested in the mid 18th century.] · uvlechyonnyy
уводи́ть
(transitive) To steal (cattle or other livestock). · uvodit
уво́лить
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter. · uvolit
уво́литься
(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. · uvolitsya
увольне́ние
The act of expelling or letting go. · uvolneniye
увольни́тельная
A leave of absence or vacation. · uvolnitelnaya
увольня́ть
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter. · uvolnyat
увольня́ться
(transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. · uvolnyatsya
увы́
An expression of sorrow or mourning. · uvy
увядание
The act of wilting or the state of being wilted. · uvyadaniye
увяда́ть
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. · uvyadat
увя́дший
(archaic, or, literary, poetic) Without moisture; dry. · uvyadshiy
увязать
(figuratively) To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck. · uvyazat
увя́нуть
(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water. · uvyanut
угада́ть
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly. · ugadat
уга́дывать
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly. · ugadyvat
Уга́нда
A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Uganda. · Uganda
уга́сший
(dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched. · ugasshiy
углекислота́
(ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide. · uglekislota
углеки́слый газ
(ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide. · uglekislyy gaz
углерод
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material. · uglerod
углово́й
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner. · uglovoy
углуби́ть
(transitive) To make deep or deeper · uglubit
углуби́ться
(intransitive) To become deeper · uglubitsya
углубле́ние
A lower section of a road or geological feature. · uglubleniye
углублённый
Thorough; comprehensive. · uglublyonnyy
углубля́ть
(transitive) To make deep or deeper · uglublyat
углубля́ться
(intransitive) To become deeper · uglublyatsya
угна́ть
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). · ugnat
угнезди́ться
To settle oneself comfortably and snugly. · ugnezditsya
угнета́тель
Someone who oppresses another or others. · ugnetatel
угнета́ть
(transitive) Make sad or dispirited. · ugnetat
угнета́ющий
(pejorative) Overbearing, coercive; unnecessarily forceful; harsh, oppressive. · ugnetayushchiy
угнете́ние
The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. · ugneteniye
угнетённый
(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated. · ugnetyonnyy
угова́ривать
(transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole. · ugovarivat
уговор
The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.] · ugovor
уговори́ть
(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something. · ugovorit
угоди́ть
(transitive) To please. · ugodit
уго́дничать
(intransitive) To act in a servile manner. · ugodnichat
угожда́ть
(transitive) To please. · ugozhdat
у́гол
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something. · ugol
у́гол возвыше́ния
(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body above our Earth's horizon. · ugol vozvysheniya
у́гол наклона
The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.] · ugol naklona
уголёк
(uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. · ugolyok
уголо́вное преступле́ние
(law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses. · ugolovnoye prestupleniye
уголо́вный
Against the law; forbidden by law. · ugolovnyy
уголо́к
The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point. · ugolok
у́голь
A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal. · ugol
у́гольная ша́хта
A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined. · ugolnaya shakhta
уго́льник
(geometry, of a two-dimensional shape) having the specified number of internal angles · ugolnik
угольный
A very dark gray colour. · ugolnyy
уго́н
An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking. · ugon

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