Russian–English dictionary

шаба́шка

The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night, either openly or secretly. · shabashka

шаба́шничать

To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night. · shabashnichat

шабба́т

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship. · shabbat

шаблон

(computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor. · shablon

шабло́нный

Repeated too often. · shablonnyy

шаварма́

A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these. · shavarma

шаверма́

A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these. · shaverma

ша́вка

(dated, or, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog. · shavka

шаг

A walking pace or step. · shag

шаг за ша́гом

Gradually and steadily. · shag za shagom

шага́ние

. · shaganiye

шага́ть

To walk back and forth in a small distance. · shagat

шагну́ть

(intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession. · shagnut

шагре́невая ко́жа

A type of leather or skin with a rough surface. · shagrenevaya kozha

ша́йба

(ice hockey) A small black flat roundel of hardened rubber used as a playing piece in ice hockey to score points by moving the puck into the opponent's goal net. · shayba

шайе́нн

An Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne people. · shayenn

ша́йка

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves. · shayka

шайта́н

(Islam) Iblis, Satan. · shaytan

шака́л

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. · shakal

шала́ва

(slang, derogatory, by extension) Any woman with loose sexual morals. · shalava

шала́нда

A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats). · shalanda

шали́ть

(intransitive) To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. · shalit

шалман

(UK, Australia, NZ, slang) A public house, pub. · shalman

шаловли́вый

Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do. · shalovlivyy

шало́м

(Judaism) A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. · shalom

ша́лость

(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance. · shalost

шалу́н

(archaic, countable) A cause or agent of annoyance, harm or injury, especially a person who causes mischief. · shalun

шалу́нья

A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman. · shalunya

шалфе́й

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes. · shalfey

шаль

(originally, North American) A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. [from 1930s] · shal

шально́й

An act of wandering off or going astray. · shalnoy

шама́н

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer. · shaman

шама́нка

A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual or religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds; sometimes also a healer. · shamanka

шампа́нское

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. · shampanskoye

Шампа́нь

. · Shampan

шампу́нь

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo. · shampun

шампу́сик

(humorous, slang) Champagne. · shampusik

ша́нец

(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire. · shanets

шанс

(countable) An opportunity or possibility. · shans

шанта́ж

The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure. · shantazh

шантажи́ровать

(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone. · shantazhirovat

шантажи́ст

Someone who blackmails. · shantazhist

шантажи́стка

Someone who blackmails. · shantazhistka

шанти

(Hinduism) Peace, tranquility. · shanti

шантрапа́

(derogatory, British, Ireland) A worthless or despicable person. · shantrapa

Шанха́й

A major port city and direct-administered municipality of China, the largest urban area in China. · Shankhay

Шаньси́

A province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan. · Shansi

Шаоли́нь-цюа́нь

A collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery. · Shaolin-tsyuan

Шапира

A surname from Yiddish. · Shapira

Шапиро

A surname from Yiddish. · Shapiro

шапка

(headwear) A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool. · shapka

ша́почка

(historical) A hood; a close-fitting cap covering much of the head, widespread until the 18th century; after that worn only by small children and country women. · shapochka

шар

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. · shar

шараба́н

(British, historical) A horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof. · sharaban

шара́да

(uncommon) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles. · sharada

шара́нка

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

шарж

Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque. · sharzh

шариа́т

(Islam) A body of religious law forming a part of the Islamic tradition based on the scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and hadith. · shariat

Ша́рик

A stereotypical en given name. · Sharik

ша́риковая ру́чка

A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter). · sharikovaya ruchka

ша́рить

(transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something · sharit

ша́ркать

To scrape the feet while walking. · sharkat

шарлата́н

A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit. · sharlatan

шарлата́нка

A malicious trickster; a fake person, especially one who deceives for personal profit. · sharlatanka

шарлата́нство

(countable) An instance of practicing fraudulent medicine. · sharlatanstvo

Шарлин

A en given name; most used in the U.S. in the 1940s. · Sharlin

шарло́тка

A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard. · sharlotka

Шарло́тта

A en given name. · Sharlotta

Шарль

A en given name. · Sharl

шарни́р

(countable, or, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending. · sharnir

шарни́рный механи́зм

A mechanical device that connects things. · sharnirnyy mekhanizm

шарова́ры

Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India. · sharovary

шарообразный

Circular or spherical in shape; round. · sharoobraznyy

шарф

A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty. · sharf

шасси́

The base frame of a motor vehicle. · shassi

шата́ние

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion. · shataniye

шата́ть

(transitive) To cause to wobble. · shatat

шата́ться

(intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side. · shatatsya

шатаясь

(manner) Moving with a stagger. · shatayas

шатда́ун

The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc. · shatdaun

шате́н

A person, especially female, with brown hair. · shaten

шате́нка

A person, especially female, with brown hair. · shatenka

шатёр

(British, Australia, NZ) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment. · shatyor

шаткий

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable. · shatkiy

шатну́ться

(intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side. · shatnutsya

шато́

A French castle, fortress, manor house, or large country house. · shato

шаттл

A space transportation system developed by NASA consisting of a reusable winged orbiter, a set of recoverable booster rockets, and a fuel tank. · shattl

шату́н

(nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends. · shatun

Шау́ль

(biblical character) The first king of Israel in the Old Testament. · Shaul

шаурма́

A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these. · shaurma

ша́фер

The primary attendant to the groom in a wedding ceremony. · shafer

шафра́н

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus. · shafran

шафра́нный

Having an orange-yellow colour. · shafrannyy

шафра́новый

Having an orange-yellow colour. · shafranovyy

шах

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.] · shakh

шах и мат

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game. · shakh i mat

Шахереза́да

A en given name. · Shakherezada

шахи́д

One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom. · shakhid

шахи́дка

One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom. · shakhidka

ша́хматная доска́

A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used to play chess and draughts/checkers. · shakhmatnaya doska

шахматы

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king. · shakhmaty

шахова́ть

(poker, transitive) To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting. · shakhovat

Шахраза́да

A en given name. · Shakhrazada

ша́хта

An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels. · shakhta

шахтёр

A person who works in a mine. · shakhtyor

ша́шка

(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts. · shashka

ша́шки

(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. · shashki

шашлык

A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus. · shashlyk

шашлы́чница

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium. · shashlychnitsa

ша́шни

(figuratively) An illicit sexual relationship or affair. · shashni

шваб

(UK, offensive, ethnic slur) A German person, usually male. · shvab

шва́бра

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle. · shvabra

шваль

(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal. · shval

шварто́в

(nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship. · shvartov

Шварц

A surname from German. · Shvarts

Шварцене́ггер

A surname from German; used specifically of Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947), an Austrian-American businessman and governor of California, known especially for his success as a professional bodybuilder and action film actor. · Shvartsenegger

швед

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent. · shved

шве́дка

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent. · shvedka

шве́дский

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue. · shvedskiy

шве́дский стол

Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves. · shvedskiy stol

шведский язык

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue. · shvedskiy yazyk

швейца́р

The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer. · shveytsar

швейца́рец

Someone from the ancient country of Helvetia · shveytsarets

Швейцария

A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto). · Shveytsariya

швейца́рка

(countable) A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent. · shveytsarka

швейца́рский

From the ancient country of Helvetia · shveytsarskiy

швец

A person who sews clothes professionally. · shvets

Шве́ция

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. · Shvetsiya

швея́

A woman who sews clothes professionally. · shveya

швырну́ть

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide. · shvyrnut

швыря́ть

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide. · shvyryat

шебетать

(transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills. · shebetat

шевели́ть

(transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move. · shevelit

шевели́ться

(transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move. · shevelitsya

шевельну́ться

(intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself. · shevelnutsya

ше́вик

(informal) A vehicle of this make. · shevik

Шевроле́

A vehicle of this make. · Shevrole

шевро́н

A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve. · shevron

шедевр

A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece. · shedevr

шейк

A milkshake. · sheyk

ше́йка ма́тки

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. · sheyka matki

ше́йкер

A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. · sheyker

ше́ймить

(transitive) To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace. · sheymit

ше́йный

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the neck. · sheynyy

Шекспи́р

William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. · Shekspir

шекспи́ровский

(literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived. · shekspirovskiy

шекспи́рский

(literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived. · shekspirskiy

шелест

(countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. · shelest

шелесте́ть

(ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound. · shelestet

шелко́вица

(countable) The fruit of this tree. · shelkovitsa