Russian–English dictionary

хо́лдинг

Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds. · kholding

холе́ра

(pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. · kholera

холестери́н

(biochemistry) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease. · kholesterin

Холи

A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations. · Kholi

холисти́ческий

Related to holism. · kholisticheskiy

хо́лить

To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care. · kholit

хо́лка

The upper curve of a horse's neck. · kholka

холл

A corridor; a hallway. · kholl

холм

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. · kholm

холм с крутыми склонами

(US) An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. · kholm s krutymi sklonami

хо́лмик

A small hill. · kholmik

холми́стый

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills. · kholmistyy

хо́лод

A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness. · kholod

холоде́ц

A meat or fish jelly. · kholodets

холоди́льник

(process engineering) A device designed to condense a gas into a liquid, either as part of a still, steam engine, refrigerator or similar machine. · kholodilnik

хо́лодно

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold. · kholodno

холоднова́тый

Cold enough to cause discomfort. · kholodnovatyy

холо́дность

Limited enthusiasm or affection; coolness. · kholodnost

холо́дный

(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera. · kholodnyy

Холоко́ст

(historical, broadly) The systematic mass murder (democide) of somewhere between eleven and fourteen million people, namely six million Jews and from five to eight million others (including Romanis, Slavs, homosexuals, and people with physical and mental disabilities), perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II. · Kholokost

холо́п

A man who is bound in servitude. · kholop

холо́пский

Slavish or submissive. · kholopskiy

холости́ть

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal. · kholostit

холосто́й

(obsolete) An unmarried woman. · kholostoy

холостя́к

(obsolete) An unmarried woman. · kholostyak

холостя́чка

(North America) An unmarried woman. · kholostyachka

холст

A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. · kholst

холсти́на

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc. · kholstina

холу́й

A fawning, servile follower. · kholuy

Хомейни́

A surname from Persian, notably borne by Ruhollah Khomeini. · Khomeyni

хому́т

A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal. · khomut

хомя́к

In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research. · khomyak

хомячить

(ambitransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches. · khomyachit

хон

A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores. · khon

Хо́нда

A Japanese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer, named after its founder, Soichiro Honda. · Khonda

хонингова́ть

(transitive) To use a hone to produce a precision bore. · khoningovat

хо́пи

A member of a particular tribe of North American natives. · khopi

Хор

(Egyptian god) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship. · Khor

хо́ра

(dances) A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. · khora

хора́л

(specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime. · khoral

хорва́т

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent. · khorvat

Хорватия

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991. · Khorvatiya

хорва́тка

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent. · khorvatka

хорва́тский

Of or pertaining to Croatia, the Croatian people or their language. · khorvatskiy

хорватский язык

A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats. · khorvatskiy yazyk

хо́рда

(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them. · khorda

хорёк

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated. · khoryok

хорео́граф

A person who choreographs. · khoreograf

хореогра́фия

The representation of these movements by a series of symbols. · khoreografiya

хорме́йстер

the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal · khormeyster

хоровой

Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus. · khorovoy

хоро́мы

A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy. · khoromy

хорони́ть

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. · khoronit

хорошая новость

(figurative) A favorable aspect or prospect of a mostly unfavorable event or situation. · khoroshaya novost

хоро́шая рабо́та

(idiomatic) Well done; congratulations! · khoroshaya rabota

хоро́шенький

Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. · khoroshenkiy

хороше́нько

In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably · khoroshenko

хоро́ший

In good health, unharmed. · khoroshiy

хорошо́

Conventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well. · khorosho

хорь

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated. · khor

хо́спис

(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life. · khospis

хоспита́лити

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises. · khospitaliti

хост

(computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network. · khost

хо́стел

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel. · khostel

хо́стес

A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex. · khostes

хо́стесс

A bar hostess or bargirl; a paid female companion offering conversation and in some cases sex. · khostess

хо́стинг

(computing) Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf. · khosting

хоте́ние

(archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual. · khoteniye

хотеть

(British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to. · khotet

хоте́ться

To have a desire for something, or to do something. · khotetsya

хоть

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. · khot

хоть и

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession. · khot i

хотя́

Although, despite (it) being. · khotya

Хо́ффман

A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin. · Khoffman

хохо́л

A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers. · khokhol

хохоло́к

A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. · khokholok

хо́хот

A boisterous laugh. · khokhot

хохота́ть

(intransitive) To laugh boisterously. · khokhotat

хра́бро

In a bold manner; with confidence. · khrabro

хра́брость

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness. · khrabrost

хра́брый

Courageous, daring. · khrabryy

храм

A house of worship, especially: · khram

храмовник

A heroic champion, especially a knight. · khramovnik

хране́ние

Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property. · khraneniye

храни́лище

(countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods. · khranilishche

храни́тель

A trustee; a depositary. · khranitel

храни́тельница

A trustee; a depositary. · khranitelnitsa

храни́ть

(ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state. · khranit

храп

The act of snoring, and the noise produced. · khrap

храпе́ть

(ambitransitive) To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. · khrapet

храпови́к

A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl. · khrapovik

хребе́т

(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals. · khrebet

хребе́тный

(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. · khrebetnyy

хре́нов

(British, AU, dated) A euphemism for the intensifier bloody. · khrenov

хрено́вина

(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object. · khrenovina

хрестома́тия

A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors. · khrestomatiya

хризали́да

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, particularly bare and hanging or girdled, as opposed to enclosed in a cocoon, in which metamorphosis takes place. · khrizalida

хризанте́ма

Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. · khrizantema

хрип

A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. · khrip

хрипе́ние

A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration. · khripeniye

хрипе́ть

(intransitive) To make a croak sound. · khripet

хри́плый

hoarse-voiced. · khriplyy

христара́дничать

(intransitive, US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a homeless or vagrant person. · khristaradnichat

христиани́н

(obsolete, England) A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion. · khristianin

христиа́нка

(obsolete, England) A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion. · khristianka

христиа́нский

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians. · khristianskiy

христианский мир

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.] · khristianskiy mir

христиа́нство

An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ. · khristianstvo

Христи́на

A en given name. · Khristina

хром

A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. · khrom

хроматогра́фия

(analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation. · khromatografiya

хрома́ть

To walk lame, or unevenly. · khromat

хрома́ющий

(by extension, dated) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect. · khromayushchiy

хроми́ровать

(transitive) To plate with chrome. · khromirovat

хромо́й

(especially, of an, animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. · khromoy

хромосо́ма

(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism. · khromosoma

хромота́

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait. · khromota

хроника

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible. · khronika

хронически

In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree. · khronicheski

хрони́ческий

Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal. · khronicheskiy

хроно́граф

A device which marks or records time or time intervals. · khronograf

хронологи́ческая диагра́мма

A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future). · khronologicheskaya diagramma

хронологический

(films, shows, books, etc) Relating to the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur within a story, rather than the order in which they are released. · khronologicheskiy

хроно́метр

A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day. · khronometr

хронометрировать

To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement. · khronometrirovat

Хро́нос

(Greek god) The personification of time. · Khronos

хроноско́п

A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day. · khronoskop

хру́пкий

Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly. · khrupkiy

хрупкость

The state of being brittle (in various senses). · khrupkost

хруст

A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. · khrust

хруста́лик

(anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye. · khrustalik

хруста́ль

(countable) A piece of glimmering, shining mineral resembling ice or glass. · khrustal

хруста́льный

(of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone. · khrustalnyy

хрустан

A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family. [from 15th c.] · khrustan

хрустя́щий

Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten. · khrustyashchiy

хрущ

Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation. · khrushch

Хрущёв

English transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв; usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Nikita Khrushchev. · Khrushchyov

хрыч

(colloquial, derogatory, slang, often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person. · khrych

хрю

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig. · khryu

хрю-хрю

Representing the grunting sound made by a pig. · khryu-khryu

хрю́канье

The snorting cry of a pig. · khryukanye

хрю́кать

(intransitive, of a pig) To make a grunt or grunts. · khryukat

хрящ

(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates. · khryashch

хря́щик

Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat. · khryashchik

хтони́ческий

Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth. · khtonicheskiy

Ху

A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation. · Khu

Ху́д

(Islam) The eleventh sura of the Qur'an. · Khud

худе́ть

(transitive) To shed (weight). · khudet

ху́ди

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front. · khudi

ху́до

Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. · khudo