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усмехнуться
To laugh quietly or inwardly. · usmekhnutsya
усме́шка
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. · usmeshka
усмире́ние
The process of pacifying. · usmireniye
усмотре́ние
The freedom to make one's own judgements. · usmotreniye
усну́вший
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. · usnuvshiy
уснуть
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. · usnut
усоверше́нствование
The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. · usovershenstvovaniye
усоверше́нствованный
That has been made better; enhanced. · usovershenstvovannyy
усоверше́нствовать
(transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone. · usovershenstvovat
усоно́гий рак
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships. · usonogiy rak
усо́пший
(now, _, rare) Deceased, dead. · usopshiy
успева́ть
To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous. · uspevat
успе́ние
(Eastern Orthodoxy, often, capitalized) The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary. · uspeniye
Успение Богородицы
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August. · Uspeniye Bogoroditsy
успе́х
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. · uspekh
успе́ха!
Used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement; a benediction or valediction. · uspekha!
успе́шно
In a fortunate manner. · uspeshno
успе́шный
Characterized by success. · uspeshnyy
успока́ивать
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred). · uspokaivat
успока́иваться
(intransitive) To become calm. · uspokaivatsya
успока́ивающий
(figuratively) Soothing or relaxing. [from 18th c.] · uspokaivayushchiy
успокое́ние
(figuratively) A source of relaxation or comfort. · uspokoyeniye
успокои́тель
One who, or that which, quiets or calms. · uspokoitel
успокои́тельное
(pharmaceutical drug) An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep. · uspokoitelnoye
успокои́тельный
(pharmaceutical effect) Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing · uspokoitelnyy
успоко́ить
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred). · uspokoit
успокои́ться
(intransitive) To become calm. · uspokoitsya
уста́
(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. · usta
уста́в
A document which, along with the memorandum of association, forms a company's constitution, defines the responsibilities of the directors, the kind of business to be undertaken, and the means by which the shareholders exert control over the board of directors. · ustav
устава́ть
(intransitive) To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted. · ustavat
уста́вший
In need of some rest or sleep. · ustavshiy
уста́лость
A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion. · ustalost
усталый
Tired, weary. · ustalyy
устана́вливать
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish. · ustanavlivat
установи́ть
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish. · ustanovit
устано́вка
A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour. · ustanovka
установле́ние
The act of determining, or the state of being determined. · ustanovleniye
устано́вленный
Ready, prepared. · ustanovlennyy
устарева́ть
(ambitransitive) To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc. · ustarevat
устарева́ющий
(figurative) Almost obsolete; nearing an end. · ustarevayushchiy
устаре́вший
old-fashioned, out of date · ustarevshiy
устаре́лый
old-fashioned, out of date · ustarelyy
устаре́ть
(ambitransitive) To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc. · ustaret
уста́ть
(intransitive) To lose so much strength or energy that one becomes tired, weary, feeble or exhausted. · ustat
у́стно
Spoken as opposed to written. · ustno
у́стный
(relational) Spoken rather than written. · ustnyy
у́стный перево́д
(uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language). · ustnyy perevod
усто́йчивость
The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives). · ustoychivost
усто́йчивый
Steadfast, secure, solid (in position) · ustoychivyy
устоявшаяся практика
Custom or established practice. · ustoyavshayasya praktika
устра́ивать
(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement. · ustraivat
устра́ивать в виде террасы
To provide something with a terrace. · ustraivat v vide terrasy
устра́ивать за́говор
(transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc). · ustraivat zagovor
устра́ивать заса́ду
(transitive) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. · ustraivat zasadu
устра́ивать скла́дчину
(intransitive) To join together to form a group. · ustraivat skladchinu
устранять
(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible. · ustranyat
устраня́ть непола́дки
(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery. · ustranyat nepoladki
устраняться
To choose not to participate in something. · ustranyatsya
устраша́ть
(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. · ustrashat
устраша́ющий
Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.] · ustrashayushchiy
устраше́ние
The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking. · ustrasheniye
устраши́ть
(transitive) To discourage, intimidate. · ustrashit
у́стрица
(colloquial, by analogy) A person who keeps secrets. · ustritsa
устрои́тель
A person who arranges the details of a public event. · ustroitel
устрои́тельница
A person who arranges the details of a public event. · ustroitelnitsa
устро́ить
(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement. · ustroit
устро́йство
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices. · ustroystvo
усту́п
(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. · ustup
уступа́ть
(figurative) To surrender. · ustupat
уступить
To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. · ustupit
усту́пка
(by extension) Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this. · ustupka
усту́пчивость
(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others. · ustupchivost
уступчивый
Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking. · ustupchivyy
у́стье
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone. · ustye
у́стьице
(botany) One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass. · ustitse
усугуби́ть
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.] · usugubit
усугубля́ть
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.] · usugublyat
усугубля́ться
(intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention. · usugublyatsya
усы́
A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip. · usy
усынови́ть
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. · usynovit
усыновле́ние
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child. · usynovleniye
усыновля́ть
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. · usynovlyat
усыпа́льница
An underground vault. · usypalnitsa
усыпи́ть
(transitive) To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal). · usypit
усыпля́ть
(transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm · usyplyat
усыпляющий
(pharmaceutical effect) Tending to induce sleep. · usyplyayushchiy
ута́ивать
(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. · utaivat
утаи́ть
(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. · utait
у́тварь
An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen. · utvar
утверди́тельный
pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming · utverditelnyy
утверди́ть
(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. · utverdit
утвержда́емый
Asserted but not proved. · utverzhdayemyy
утвержда́ть
(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. · utverzhdat
утвержде́ние
An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts. · utverzhdeniye
утвержде́ние завеща́ния
(legal) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will. · utverzhdeniye zaveshchaniya
утёнок
A young duck. · utyonok
уте́ря
(countable) The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. · uterya
утёс
A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. · utyos
уте́ха
A cause of relief or satisfaction. · utekha
уте́чка
Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return. · utechka
утеша́ть
(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. · uteshat
утеше́ние
A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry. · utesheniye
утеши́тель
A person who comforts someone who is suffering. · uteshitel
утеши́тельница
A person who comforts someone who is suffering. · uteshitelnitsa
утеши́тельный приз
The prize or benefit for the loser. · uteshitelnyy priz
уте́шить
(transitive, idiomatic) To make someone happier or less downcast. · uteshit
утилиза́ция отхо́дов
The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use. · utilizatsiya otkhodov
утили́та
(computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system, or application software. · utilita
утилитаризм
(philosophy) The theory that action should be directed toward achieving the "greatest happiness for the greatest number of people" (hedonistic universalism), or one of various related theories. · utilitarizm
утилитари́стский
(ethics) Pertaining to utilitarianism. · utilitaristskiy
утилитарный
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory. · utilitarnyy
утили́тный
Of or relating to utility. · utilitnyy
ути́ль
(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk. · util
утильсырьё
(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk. · utilsyryo
утиха́ние
The process of becoming less active or severe. · utikhaniye
утиха́ть
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become less virulent or strong; to subside. · utikhat
ути́хнуть
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become less virulent or strong; to subside. · utikhnut
утихоми́ривать
(transitive) To make quiet. · utikhomirivat
утиша́ть
(transitive, Commonwealth, UK, Irish) To make quiet. · utishat
утиши́ть
(transitive, Commonwealth, UK, Irish) To make quiet. · utishit
у́тка
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience. · utka
утконо́с
A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). · utkonos
уто́к
(weaving) The horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric. · utok
утоли́ть
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. · utolit
утолсти́ть
(transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider). · utolstit
утолсти́ться
(intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider). · utolstitsya
утолща́ть
(transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider). · utolshchat
утолща́ться
(intransitive) To become thicker (in the sense of wider). · utolshchatsya
утолще́ние
Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. · utolshcheniye
утоля́ть
(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. · utolyat
утоми́тельный
Very tiring. · utomitelnyy
утоми́ть
(transitive) To make sleepy or weary. · utomit
утоми́ться
(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary. · utomitsya
утомле́ние
A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion. · utomleniye
утомлённый
In need of some rest or sleep. · utomlyonnyy
утомля́ть
(transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion. · utomlyat
утомля́ться
(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary. · utomlyatsya
утону́ть
(ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. · utonut
утонча́ть
(transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end. · utonchat
утончаться
(intransitive) To become thinner or narrower at one end. · utonchatsya
утончённость
The quality of being delicate. · utonchyonnost
утончённый
Elegant; delicately small and pretty. · utonchyonnyy
утопи́ст
Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia. · utopist
утопи́стка
Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia. · utopistka
утопи́ть
(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid. · utopit
утопи́ческий
Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia. · utopicheskiy
уто́пия
A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony. · utopiya
уточне́ние
A qualification or exemption. · utochneniye
уточня́ть
(intransitive, sometimes followed by the prepositions on or upon) To expand/enlarge in detail. · utochnyat
утра́
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from midnight to noon (the first half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock. · utra

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