Russian–English dictionary

ха-ха́

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle. · kha-kha

хаб

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch. · khab

хабалка

(slang, derogatory, originally, _, AAVE) A middle-aged white woman who exhibits a strong sense of white privilege and entitlement—often rooted in racism against minority races—and frequently targets or antagonizes individuals who face greater societal challenges or must work significantly harder than she. · khabalka

ха́вать

(transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe · khavat

ха́вчик

(uncountable, slang) Food. · khavchik

ха́ггис

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky. · khaggis

хадж

(Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam. · khadzh

хаджи́

(Islam) a honorific given to Muslim who has participated in a hajj. · khadzhi

Ха́дсон

(countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic. · Khadson

Хайдараба́д

The capital and largest city of Telangana, India. · Khaydarabad

Ха́йдельберг

A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg. · Khaydelberg

ха́йку

A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. · khayku

хайлайт

(figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time. · khaylayt

хайп

(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims. · khayp

Ха́йфа

A port city in northern Israel. · Khayfa

хак

(computing) A procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided. · khak

ха́кер

(computer security, telecommunications) One who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access to data stored in, or to carry out malicious attacks on, computer networks or computer systems. · khaker

ха́ки

Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust. · khaki

хала́т

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully. · khalat

хала́тно

Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly. · khalatno

хала́тность

(legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation. · khalatnost

хала́тный

Heedless. · khalatnyy

халде́йский

Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general. · khaldeyskiy

Халев

(Biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua. · Khalev

хали́ф

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad. · khalif

халифа́т

Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph. · khalifat

Халл

The common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. · Khall

халту́ра

An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work. · khaltura

халту́рить

(transitive) To incompetently perform (a task); to ruin (something) through incompetent action; to botch up, to bumble. · khalturit

Халуви́н

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces. · Khaluvin

Халуи́н

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces. · Khaluin

халу́па

A small wooden shed. · khalupa

халява

Without paying; free. · khalyava

халя́вщик

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. · khalyavshchik

халя́вщица

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share. · khalyavshchitsa

Хам

(biblical character) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem. · Kham

Ха́ма

A city in Syria. · Khama

Хама́с

A Palestinian Islamist militant group and political organization. · Khamas

Хамелеон

(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca. · Khameleon

ха́мза

A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء‎) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ‎ (over an alif [ا‎]), إ‎ (under an alif), ؤ‎ (over a wāw [و‎]) or ئ‎ (over a dotless yāʾ [ى‎]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule". · khamza

Хами́д

A en given name used by Muslims. · Khamid

ха́мка

An uncultured person; a vulgarian. · khamka

Ха́ммер

A brand of sport utility vehicles sold by General Motors, and by extension, any large similar vehicle. · Khammer

хамо́н

(uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food. · khamon

хамса́

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food. · khamsa

ха́мский

Behaving as a boor; rough in manners. · khamskiy

ха́мство

The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour. · khamstvo

хан

(historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. · khan

Ханаан

(biblical character) A grandson of Noah. · Khanaan

ханджа́р

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade. · khandzhar

хандра́

(slang, idiomatic) Low spirits; depression. · khandra

ханжа́

Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.] · khanzha

ха́нжеский

Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite. [from mid-16th c.] · khanzheskiy

ха́нжество

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance. · khanzhestvo

Ха́нна

A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname: · Khanna

Хано́й

The capital city of Vietnam. · Khanoy

Ха́нука

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. · Khanuka

Ханума́н

A Hindu demi-god who was a devotee of Lord Rama. He was born to Anjana and Vayu, plays the role of a god’s servant in Ramayana, and is also known as the "monkey god". He represents loyalty to the Lord and Master. · Khanuman

ханча́

The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature. · khancha

Ханчжо́у

A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China; a former imperial capital. · Khanchzhou

хань

(uncountable, collective) The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China. · khan

ха́ньцы

The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state · khantsy

ха́ос

(fantasy, science fiction) In the Warhammer franchise, a demonic antagonist that sends demons, monsters, warriors, and beasts to wage war on the games' setting. · khaos

хаоти́ческий

Filled with chaos. · khaoticheskiy

хаоти́чный

Filled with chaos. · khaotichnyy

харака́т

(linguistics) Diacritics marking short vowels in Arabic script. · kharakat

хараки́ри

Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death. · kharakiri

хара́ктер

(countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; nature; phene. · kharakter

характеризова́ть

(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative). · kharakterizovat

характери́стика

A statement concerning the character of a person, typically for submission during a job application or court proceeding. · kharakteristika

характеристи́ческий

Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing. · kharakteristicheskiy

характе́рная черта́

A characteristic or quality of a thing. · kharakternaya cherta

характе́рный

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing. · kharakternyy

хара́мный

(Islam, fiqh) Forbidden by Islam: unlawful, sinful. · kharamnyy

ха́рассмент

Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress. · kharassment

Харби́н

A prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China. · Kharbin

хардве́р

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software. · khardver

Хари

(Hinduism) A name or epithet given commonly to Vishnu, but also to Indra and Yama. · Khari

хари́зма

(of people) Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd. · kharizma

харизмати́ческий

Of, related to, or having charisma: having a form of compelling charm which inspires devotion in others due to their strength of character and being full of personality; charming, fascinating, magnetic · kharizmaticheskiy

харизмати́чный

Of, related to, or having charisma: having a form of compelling charm which inspires devotion in others due to their strength of character and being full of personality; charming, fascinating, magnetic · kharizmatichnyy

ха́ркать

(ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs. · kharkat

ха́ркнуть

(ambitransitive) To cough up fluid from the lungs. · kharknut

Ха́рольд

A en given name. · Kharold

Харо́н

(Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx. · Kharon

Ха́ррис

(countable) An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic. · Kharris

ха́ртия

A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges. · khartiya

Ха́ртман

A surname from German. · Khartman

Ха́ртманн

A surname from German. · Khartmann

хартсис

A common European wild flower, Viola tricolor; the wild pansy. · khartsis

Харту́м

The capital city of Sudan. · Khartum

Хару́н

An Arabic en given name, equivalent to English Aaron. · Kharun

харч

(uncountable, slang) Food. · kharch

харче́вня

(informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food. · kharchevnya

харчи́

(uncountable, slang) Food. · kharchi

ха́ски

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs. · khaski

хасл

(preceded by a definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle (1975). · khasl

ха́стлер

A male prostitute who sells his services to men. · khastler

хата

(slang, sometimes, AAVE) One’s residence, house or dwelling place, or usual place of resort. · khata

ха́тка

A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake. · khatka

ха́флинг

(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit. · khafling

хашаши́н

(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period. · khashashin

ха́ять

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. · khayat

хвала́

Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown. · khvala

хвале́бный

Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise. · khvalebnyy

хвали́ть

(transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone. · khvalit

хвали́ться

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. · khvalitsya

хва́стать

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. · khvastat

хва́статься

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. · khvastatsya

хвастливая демонстра́ция

An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928] · khvastlivaya demonstratsiya

хвастли́вый

Tending to boast or brag. · khvastlivyy

хвастовство́

Empty boasting. · khvastovstvo

хвасту́н

(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840] · khvastun

хвасту́нья

(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner. [from c. 1840] · khvastunya

хвата́ние

(rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing. · khvataniye

хвата́ть

To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand. · khvatat

хвати́ть

(intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be adequate; to be good enough. · khvatit

хва́тка

The act of grappling. (uncountable) · khvatka

хвать

An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab. · khvat

хвои́нка

(entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia. · khvoinka

хво́йное де́рево

(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree. · khvoynoye derevo

хво́рост

A sweet, crisp pastry in the form of twisted ribbons dusted with confectioner's sugar. · khvorost

хво́рый

Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick. [from 15th c.] · khvoryy

хворь

(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. · khvor

хвост

(heraldry) An animal's tail. [from 16th c.] · khvost

хвоста́тый

(zoology) Having a tail. · khvostatyy

хво́стик

A loop shaped like a hook under certain written letters, for example, g and j. · khvostik

хвостови́к

A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached. · khvostovik

хвостово́й

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel). · khvostovoy

хвостоко́л

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail. · khvostokol

хво́я

(entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia. · khvoya

хе-хе́

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle. · khe-khe

хе́дер

(schools, Judaism) An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew. · kheder

хедж-фонд

(finance) Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets). · khedzh-fond

хедла́йн

(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. · khedlayn

хедха́нтинг

active recruitment of executive or talented personnel · khedkhanting

хейт

(Internet slang) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour. · kheyt

хе́йтер

One who hates. · kheyter

хек

One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies. · khek

Хе́лен

A en given name. · Khelen

Хеллоуи́н

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces. · Khellouin

Хель

(religion, Norse mythology) The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða. · Khel

Хе́льсинки

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland. · Khelsinki

хемоси́нтез

the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi · khemosintez

хѐнд-ме́йд

Made by hand; manufactured manually.

хѐндме́йд

Made by hand; manufactured manually.

Хе́нри

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages. · Khenri

хента́й

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art. · khentay

хер

(vulgar, slang) The penis. [from the 20th c.] · kher

хе́рес

(uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere. · kheres