Russian–English dictionary

чёрный козёл

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra. · chyornyy kozyol

чёрный лещ

(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama. · chyornyy leshch

чёрный пе́рец

The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form. · chyornyy perets

чёрный спи́сок

(legal, computing) A list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned, disallowed or blocked. · chyornyy spisok

чёрный цвет

Dark skin colour. · chyornyy tsvet

чернь

(archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble. · chern

черо́ки

An indigenous North American people. · cheroki

черпак

A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit. · cherpak

че́рпать

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.] · cherpat

чёрствый

(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others. · chyorstvyy

чёрт

(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit. · chyort

чёрт возьми́

(mildly, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment. · chyort vozmi

чёрт возьми́!

(vulgar, colloquial) An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitement or frustration. · chyort vozmi!

чёрт побери́

An expression of dismay, disgust, anger, surprise etc. · chyort poberi

чёрт побери́!

Expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity. · chyort poberi!

чёрт!

Expresses frustration or anger, especially at one’s own stupidity. · chyort!

черта́

A characteristic or quality of a thing. · cherta

чертёж

(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form). · chertyozh

чертёжник

A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans. · chertyozhnik

чертёжница

Agent noun of draw; one who draws. · chertyozhnitsa

чертёнок

(chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.] · chertyonok

чёртик

(chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.] · chyortik

черти́лка

A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber. · chertilka

черти́ть

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.] · chertit

чёртов

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

черто́вски

(postpositive, simile, somewhat, vulgar) To a great extent or degree; very. · chertovski

черто́вский

(sometimes, vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody. · chertovskiy

чертовщи́на

A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do. · chertovshchina

чёртовый

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier. · chyortovyy

черто́г

A large and lavishly ornate residence. · chertog

чертополо́х

Any of various flowering plants in the genus Onopordum of the family Asteraceae, especially Onopordum acanthium. · chertopolokh

чёрточка

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. · chyortochka

черу́т

A cigar with square-cut ends. · cherut

черче́ние

The art or craft of a draftsman. · chercheniye

чеса́ние

An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation. · chesaniye

чеса́ть

(transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers. · chesat

чеса́ться

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched. · chesatsya

чесно́к

(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge). · chesnok

чесо́тка

(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.). · chesotka

чесо́точный

Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange. · chesotochnyy

че́ствование

The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament. · chestvovaniye

че́ствовать

(transitive) To extol or honour in a solemn manner. · chestvovat

че́стно

Straightforwardly; honestly. · chestno

че́стно говоря́

(sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth. · chestno govorya

честное сло́во

(countable, archaic) An oath, pledge, plight, or promise. · chestnoye slovo

че́стность

The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression. [from c. 1600] · chestnost

че́стный

Straightforward, open and sincere. · chestnyy

честолюби́вый

(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction. · chestolyubivyy

честолю́бие

(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. · chestolyubiye

честь

(Commonwealth) A title used to address a judge or magistrate in court. · chest

чета́

Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship. · cheta

четверг

The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday. · chetverg

четвёрка

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof. · chetvyorka

четверно́й

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something. · chetvernoy

че́тверо

A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two. · chetvero

четверта́к

(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.] · chetvertak

четвёртая [[переда́ча]]

(in the singular) The fourth gear of an engine. · chetvyortaya [[peredacha]]

четвертичный

Of fourth rank or order. · chetvertichnyy

Четвертичный пери́од

(geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs. · Chetvertichnyy period

четвертна́я но́та

(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time. · chetvertnaya nota

четвертова́ть

(transitive) To remove the limbs of. · chetvertovat

четвёртый

The ordinal form of the number four. · chetvyortyy

че́тверть

(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time. · chetvert

чётки

Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. [from 14thc.] · chyotki

чёткий

Free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood. · chyotkiy

чётко

(manner) In a clear manner. · chyotko

чёткость

Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits. · chyotkost

чётность

(physics, countable) Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion. · chyotnost

чётный

(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two. · chyotnyy

четыре

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof. · chetyre

четырёхглавая мышца

(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh. · chetyryokhglavaya myshtsa

четырёхлетка

A person who is four years old. · chetyryokhletka

четырёхлетнее

A person who is four years old. · chetyryokhletneye

четырёхлетний

A person who is four years old. · chetyryokhletniy

четырёхлетняя

A person who is four years old. · chetyryokhletnyaya

четырёхсторо́нний

Having four sides. · chetyryokhstoronniy

четырёхуго́льник

(geometry) A polygon with four sides. · chetyryokhugolnik

четырёхуго́льный

Having the shape of a quadrangle; in the shape of a quadrangle. · chetyryokhugolnyy

четырнадцатая

The ordinal form of the number fourteen. · chetyrnadtsataya

четырнадцатый

The ordinal form of the number fourteen. · chetyrnadtsatyy

четырнадцать

The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14. · chetyrnadtsat

чефра́с

Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands. · chefras

чех

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent. · chekh

чехарда́

(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated. · chekharda

чехо́л

container · chekhol

чехослова́к

A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia · chekhoslovak

Чехослова́кия

A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. · Chekhoslovakiya

чехослова́цкий

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people. · chekhoslovatskiy

чечеви́ца

(biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean. · chechevitsa

чечевицеобразный

Shaped like a biconvex lens. · chechevitseobraznyy

чече́нец

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya. · chechenets

чече́нка

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya. · chechenka

чече́нский

Of or relating to the Chechen people. · chechenskiy

чечётка

A bird of the species Acanthis flammea · chechyotka

Чечня́

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny. · Chechnya

че́шка

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent. · cheshka

че́шский

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language. · cheshskiy

чешский язык

(uncountable) A Slavic language primarily spoken in the Czech Republic. · cheshskiy yazyk

чешу́йка

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything · cheshuyka

чешуйчатый

Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly. · cheshuychatyy

чешуя́

Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile. · cheshuya

Чжан

A surname from Chinese. · Chzhan

ЧЗХ

(rare, vulgar) Where the fuck, why the fuck, when the fuck, or who the fuck. · ChZKh

чи

(philosophy, mysticism) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation. · chi

чив-чив

used to represent the sound of a bird twittering: twit. · chiv-chiv

чигуа̀гуа́

The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears. · chiguagua

чи́збургер

A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese). · chizburger

чи́зкейк

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake). · chizkeyk

чик-чири́к

The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. · chik-chirik

Чика́го

A large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan. · Chikago

Чили

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago. · Chili

чили́ец

A person from Chile or of Chilean descent. · chiliyets

чили́йка

A person from Chile or of Chilean descent. · chiliyka

чили́йский

Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people. · chiliyskiy

чин

A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military. · chin

чина́р

Platanus orientalis, a deciduous tree known for its longevity and spreading crown. · chinar

чина́ра

(countable) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus. · chinara

чини́ть

(archaic) To increase the quality of (someone or something); to better, to improve on; also, to produce something better than (something else). · chinit

чи́нный

Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly. · chinnyy

чино́вник

A person employed in the civil service; a government employee. · chinovnik

чино́вница

A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is minimal or not required. · chinovnitsa

чиновничество

The people elected to government or employed in the civil service. · chinovnichestvo

чип

(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip. · chip

чипо́тле

A ripe jalapeño pepper, dried and smoked for use in cooking. · chipotle

чи́рей

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. · chirey

чири́к

The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird. · chirik

чирик-чирик

used to represent the sound of a bird twittering: twit. · chirik-chirik

чири́канье

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. · chirikanye

чири́кать

Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds. · chirikat

чири́кнуть

To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. · chiriknut

чиркать

(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly. · chirkat

чирли́дер

(chiefly, US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for. · chirlider

чирли́дерша

(chiefly, US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for. · chirlidersha

чирли́динг

A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team. · chirliding

чиро́к

A small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa. · chirok

Чи́сла

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah. · Chisla

численно превыша́ть

(transitive, stative) To be more in number than somebody or something. · chislenno prevyshat

чи́сленность пото́мства

(agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed. · chislennost potomstva

числи́тельное

(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc. · chislitelnoye

число́

The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made. · chislo

числово́й

(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers. · chislovoy

числовой разряд

(mathematics) A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system. · chislovoy razryad

чи́стенький

Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy. · chistenkiy

чисти́лище

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification. · chistilishche

чи́стить

(transitive) To clean with a brush. · chistit

чи́ститься

(of birds, ambitransitive) To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak. · chistitsya

чи́стка

The process of removing dirt, toxins etc. · chistka

чи́стка о́буви

The act of polishing shoes. · chistka obuvi

чисто

In a neat manner. · chisto

чистокро́вный

Of pure blood; belonging to only one race. · chistokrovnyy