Russian–English dictionary

Херст

A surname. · Kherst

херуви́м

(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts. · kheruvim

херуви́мский

Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic. · kheruvimskiy

хет-трик

(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins. · khet-trik

хетт

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia. · khett

хеттей

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia. · khettey

хе́ттский язы́к

An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC. · khettskiy yazyk

хетчбэ́к

A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards. · khetchbek

хехе

A Bantu people of Tanzania. · khekhe

хеште́г

(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007] · kheshteg

хи

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets. · khi

хиа́тус

(prosody, phonetics, sometimes, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. · khiatus

хиба́ра

(pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut. · khibara

хиба́рка

A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human. · khibarka

хиджа́б

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck. · khidzhab

хи́жина

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it. · khizhina

Хи́зер

A en given name. · Khizer

Хи́лари

A en given name. · Khilari

Хи́ллари

A en given name. · Khillari

хи́ллбилли

(ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states. · khillbilli

хи́лый

Deficient in physical strength. · khilyy

Хи́льда

A en given name used since Middle Ages. · Khilda

химе́ра

(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon. · khimera

хи́мик

A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level. · khimik

химика́т

(chemistry, sciences) Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy. · khimikat

хи́мио-

Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry. · khimio-

хими́чески

Using a chemical reaction, process, or operation. · khimicheski

химический

Of or relating to chemistry. · khimicheskiy

хими́ческое соедине́ние

(chemistry, sciences) Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy. · khimicheskoye soyedineniye

хими́чить

(ambitransitive) To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner. · khimichit

химия

(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules. · khimiya

хи́нди

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. · khindi

Хиндуста́н

(colloquial) India (Republic of India). · Khindustan

хиндуста́нец

A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna. · khindustanets

хиндуста́нка

A person from India, varying historically from the entire subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna. · khindustanka

хини́н

(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.] · khinin

Хи́но

A city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan. · Khino

хи́ппи

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc. · khippi

хи́пстер

A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. [from earlier 20th c.] · khipster

хира́гана

(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings. · khiragana

хиропра́ктор

A health-care practitioner who specializes in chiropractic. · khiropraktor

Хироси́ма

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan. · Khirosima

хиру́рг

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. · khirurg

хирурги́ческий

(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon) · khirurgicheskiy

хирургия

(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body. · khirurgiya

хитре́ц

(metaphor) A cunning person. · khitrets

хитри́ть

(intransitive, boxing, fencing, also, often, military) To make a feint or mock attack. · khitrit

хи́трость

Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity [9th century]. · khitrost

Хи́троу

An international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London. · Khitrou

хитроу́мный

(of a thing) Characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done. · khitroumnyy

хи́трый

Quickly and critically discerning. · khitryy

хихи́канье

A quiet laugh. · khikhikanye

хихи́кать

To laugh quietly or inwardly. · khikhikat

хихи́кнуть

To laugh quietly or inwardly. · khikhiknut

Хичкок

A surname transferred from the given name. · Khichkok

хище́ние

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. · khishcheniye

хи́щник

A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates. · khishchnik

хи́щнический

Of, or relating to a predator. · khishchnicheskiy

хи́щничество

(zoology) The preying of one animal on others. · khishchnichestvo

хищный

One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar. · khishchnyy

хладнокро́вие

Calmness of mind or temperament. · khladnokroviye

хладнокро́вный

(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction. · khladnokrovnyy

хлам

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

хламидиоз

(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis. · khlamidioz

хлами́дия

(uncountable) Any of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis. · khlamidiya

хлеба́ть

(transitive) To eat or drink noisily. · khlebat

Хле́бников

An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven · Khlebnikov

хле́бница

A basket used for storing or carrying bread. · khlebnitsa

хлебопёк

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items. · khlebopyok

хлебопека́рня

A place in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold. · khlebopekarnya

хлебосо́льство

The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests. · khlebosolstvo

хлев

(chiefly, British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. · khlev

хлеста́ть

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment. · khlestat

хлёсткий

Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic. · khlyostkiy

хли́пкий

Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure. · khlipkiy

хлоп

A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle. · khlop

хлопание

(countable) A sudden impact or blow. · khlopaniye

хло́панье

(aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag. · khlopanye

хло́пать

(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. · khlopat

хло́пковый

Made of cotton. · khlopkovyy

хло́пнуть

(intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound. · khlopnut

хло́пок

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. · khlopok

хлопотли́вый

Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity. · khlopotlivyy

хло́потный

Causing trouble or anxiety. · khlopotnyy

хлопоту́н

One who bustles; an active, stirring person. · khlopotun

хлопоту́нья

One who bustles; an active, stirring person. · khlopotunya

хло́поты

(countable, uncountable) Worry. · khlopoty

хлопу́шка

(British) A firework that makes a bang. · khlopushka

хлопчатая бумага

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. · khlopchataya bumaga

хлопча́тник

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. · khlopchatnik

хлопчатобума́жный

Made of cotton. · khlopchatobumazhnyy

хлопча́тый

Made of cotton. · khlopchatyy

хлопьевидный

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. · khlopyevidnyy

хло́пья

A food made from processed grains, such as maize, oats, wheat or rice, usually eaten for breakfast with milk and sometimes sugar. · khlopya

хлор

A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17. · khlor

хлори́д

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrochloric acid. · khlorid

хлорофи́лл

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. · khlorofill

хлорофо́рм

(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic. · khloroform

Хло́я

A en given name. · Khloya

хлы́нуть

(intransitive, also, figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. · khlynut

хлыст

A whip for use on horses. · khlyst

хлыстова́я тра́вма

(countable) The lash of a whip. · khlystovaya travma

хлыщ

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. · khlyshch

хлюпанье

(countable) A squelching sound. · khlyupanye

хлю́пать

(transitive) To eat or drink noisily. · khlyupat

хлю́пик

(by extension, pejorative) An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person. · khlyupik

хм

Indicates thinking or pondering. · khm

хммм

Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty. · khmmm

хмонг

A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world. · khmong

хмуриться

(transitive) To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to concentration, worry, etc. · khmuritsya

хму́рый

(figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy. · khmuryy

хму́рый взгляд

A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration. · khmuryy vzglyad

хмыкнуть

To make the sound expressed by the word hem; to hesitate in speaking. · khmyknut

хмырь

(informal, pejorative) Someone creepy (annoyingly unpleasant), especially one who is strange or eccentric. · khmyr

хны́канье

The act of snivelling. · khnykanye

хныкать

To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine. · khnykat

хо

A Munda language spoken in India and Bangladesh. · kho

Хо́барт

The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart. · Khobart

хо́бби

A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit. · khobbi

хо́ббит

A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. [from 20th c.] · khobbit

хо́бот

(anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal. · khobot

хобото́к

(anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal. · khobotok

хо́веркра́фт

(vehicle, genericized trademark) A vehicle supported on a cushion of air, able to traverse many different types of terrain and travel over water, used for transport. · khoverkraft

Хо́гвартс

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for learning magic in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. · Khogvarts

ход

A tendency or a course of events. · khod

хода́тайство

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. · khodataystvo

ходатайствовать

(intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf. · khodataystvovat

ходжа́

A Muslim schoolmaster. · khodzha

ходи́ть

(intransitive, formal) To walk; to relocate oneself under the power of one's own legs. · khodit

ходи́ть бо́ком

(ambitransitive, also, figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways. [from late 17th c.] · khodit bokom

ходи́ть на цы́почках

(intransitive) To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. [from late 14th C.] · khodit na tsypochkakh

ходова́я часть

(automotive) The wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of a motor vehicle. · khodovaya chast

ходо́к

One who, or that which, goes. · khodok

ходу́лочник

A species of long-legged waders; (Himantopus himantopus). · khodulochnik

ходу́льный

(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements. · khodulnyy

ходу́ля

Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers. · khodulya

ходьба́

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs. · khodba

ходячий

Characterized by or suitable for walking. · khodyachiy

хожде́ние

. · khozhdeniye

хозя́ин

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. · khozyain

хозя́йка

One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially. · khozyayka

хозя́йственный

Pertaining to an economy. · khozyaystvennyy

хозя́йство

The system of production and distribution and consumption. The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy. · khozyaystvo

хой

A Chinese lect spoken in Southern Anhui and neighbouring Zhejiang and Jiangxi. · khoy

Хокинг

An English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hawkins. · Khoking

Хокка́йдо

The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo. · Khokkaydo

хокке́й

(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks. · khokkey

хокке́й с мячом

(sports, uncountable) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed. · khokkey s myachom

хоккейная площа́дка

A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling. · khokkeynaya ploshchadka

хо́кку

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. · khokku