Russian–English dictionary

эстроге́н

(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones. · estrogen

э́струс

(countable, and, uncountable, biology) A female animal's readiness to mate. · estrus

эстуа́рий

A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone. · estuariy

Эсфи́рь

A en given name. · Esfir

эсэмэ́ска

(countable) A text message sent using the short message service. · esemeska

э́та

The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek. · eta

эта́ж

(construction, architecture) A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories. · etazh

этаже́рка

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books. · etazherka

э́такий

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context. · etakiy

эталон

The height; the best; the most vivid. · etalon

этало́нный

(figuratively) Having the typical characteristics of some class of phenomenon, so that it might be included as an example in a textbook. · etalonnyy

этано́л

(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH. · etanol

эта́п

One of a series of things, such as steps in a project. · etap

этати́зм

(mostly, libertarianism, and, anarchism) The belief that the state is a legitimate societal organization. [1912] · etatizm

э́ти

plural of this · eti

э́тика

(uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results. · etika

этике́т

(uncountable) A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality. · etiket

этике́тка

An adhesive label or decal. · etiketka

этимоло́гия

(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like. · etimologiya

этимо́н

(linguistics, philology) The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language. · etimon

эти́н

(organic compound, official IUPAC name) The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula HC≡CH or C2H2. · etin

эти́ческий

(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics. · eticheskiy

эти́чный

(not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession. · etichnyy

Э́тна

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania. · Etna

этни́ческая гру́ппа

A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds. · etnicheskaya gruppa

этни́ческий

Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins. · etnicheskiy

этни́чность

The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences. · etnichnost

этноло́гия

(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them. · etnologiya

э́тнос

A group of people who identify with one another, especially on the basis of ancestral, national, linguistic, cultural, historical or religious grounds. · etnos

э́то

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing. · eto

э́то са́мое

(colloquial) Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened. · eto samoye

э́того

Of this, that, or it. · etogo

этоло́гия

(zoology) The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals. · etologiya

этос

(art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos. · etos

этот

(formal) By this means, action or process. · etot

этю́д

(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. · etyud

эф

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f. · ef

эфеме́рный

Lasting for a short period of time. · efemernyy

эфе́нди

An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory. · efendi

эфе́с

The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. · efes

Эфиопия

A country in East Africa. · Efiopiya

эфио́пский

Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture. · efiopskiy

Эфи́р

(Greek god) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos. · Efir

эфи́рное вре́мя

The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted. · efirnoye vremya

эфи́рный

Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary. [from 16th c.] · efirnyy

эффе́кт

(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. · effekt

эффекти́вно

In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect. · effektivno

эффекти́вность

A degree of ability to produce a desired effect; effectiveness. · effektivnost

эффекти́вный

Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. · effektivnyy

эффе́ктный

Amazing or worthy of special notice. · effektnyy

эффе́нди

An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory. · effendi

эфферентный

Carrying away from. · efferentnyy

эффузивный

(geology, of igneous rock) Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava. · effuzivnyy

эх

An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts. · ekh

Эхидна

(Greek mythology) A female monster who, along with Typhon, mothered the vast majority of the famous monsters and creatures of Greek mythology. · Ekhidna

Эхнато́н

A en given name · Ekhnaton

Э́хо

(Greek mythology) An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others. · Ekho

эшафо́т

An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed. · eshafot

эшело́н

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. · eshelon

эшелони́ровать

(transitive, military) To form troops into an echelon. · eshelonirovat

эээ

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

эякули́ровать

(intransitive, often vulgar, slang) To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate. · eyakulirovat

эякуля́т

Fluid or some other substance ejected or suddenly thrown from a duct or other body structure; specifically, semen or vaginal fluid ejected by a human being or other mammal during an ejaculation. · eyakulyat

эякуля́ция

(specifically) A reflex in human beings and other mammals in response to sexual stimulation involving the forcible ejection from the urethra of, in males, semen; and, in females, vaginal fluid. · eyakulyatsiya

ю

The name of the Latin-script letter U/u. · yu

юа́нь

(currencies) The basic unit of money in China. · yuan

юбиле́й

(especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding. · yubiley

юбиля́р

A person celebrating a jubilee or other special anniversary. · yubilyar

ю́бка

A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist. · yubka

ювели́р

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry. · yuvelir

ювели́рша

A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry. · yuvelirsha

юг

To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps). · yug

ю́го-восто́к

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°. · yugo-vostok

ю́го-восто́чный

Of or pertaining to the southeast. · yugo-vostochnyy

ю́го-за́пад

The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°. · yugo-zapad

югосла́в

(historical) A native of Yugoslavia. · yugoslav

Югосла́вия

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. · Yugoslaviya

югосла́вка

(historical) A native of Yugoslavia. · yugoslavka

югосла́вский

(historical) Of or relating to Yugoslavia. · yugoslavskiy

Ю́джин

A en given name. · Yudzhin

Юдифь

A en given name. · Yudif

юдофо́бия

(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia. · yudofobiya

южа́нин

A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom. · yuzhanin

южа́нка

A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom. · yuzhanka

южне́е

South of. · yuzhneye

ю́жный

Of, relating to, or coming from the south. · yuzhnyy

ю́жный ве́тер

A wind blowing from the south. · yuzhnyy veter

юз

An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle. · yuz

ю́кка

Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms. · yukka

Ю́кон

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse. · Yukon

Юлиа́на

A en given name. · Yuliana

юлиа́нский

Of or relating to Julius Caesar. · yulianskiy

Ю́лий

A en given name. · Yuliy

Ю́лия

A en given name. · Yuliya

ю́мор

Comical quality. · yumor

юмори́ст

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes. · yumorist

юмористи́ческий

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny. · yumoristicheskiy

юне́ц

A young tree, larger than a seedling. · yunets

юниса́йкл

(cycling) A pedal cycle that has only one wheel. · yunisaykl

юнисе́кс

Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s] · yuniseks

ЮНИСЕ́Ф

An agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. · YuNISEF

ю́нкер

A student at a military school who is training to be an officer. · yunker

ю́ность

The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity. · yunost

ю́ноша

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult. · yunosha

ю́ношеский

Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult. · yunosheskiy

ю́ный

In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago. · yunyy

юньту́нь

A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. · yuntun

Юпи́тер

(Roman god) The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn. As supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and appropriately called the god of light and sky. · Yupiter

Юра́

A mountain range on the border of France and Switzerland, extending into Germany; in full, Jura Mountains. · Yura

ю́ри

(especially, Japanese fiction) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more women. · yuri

юриди́ческий

Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only. · yuridicheskiy

юриди́ческое лицо́

(legal) An aggregate of people, legal entity, or body corporate who have (some of) the legal rights and responsibilities of a natural person under the law. · yuridicheskoye litso

Ю́рий

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e). · Yuriy

юрисди́кция

The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law. · yurisdiktsiya

юриспруденция

(law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others. · yurisprudentsiya

юри́ст

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession. · yurist

юри́стка

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession. · yuristka

юркий

Quick and light in movement or action. · yurkiy

ю́ркнуть

(intransitive) To move lightly and nimbly. · yurknut

ю́ркость

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion · yurkost

ю́рский пери́од

(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period. · yurskiy period

ю́рта

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). · yurta

юс

Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet. · yus

Ю́стас

A en given name. · Yustas

Юсти́н

A en given name. · Yustin

юстиро́вка

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration · yustirovka

юсти́ция

The civil power dealing with law. · yustitsiya

Юсу́п

A en given name. · Yusup

Ю́та

A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Salt Lake City. · Yuta

юта́б

A video-sharing website. · yutab

юте

The language of this people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. · yute

Ютла́ндия

A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany. · Yutlandiya

юту́б

A video-sharing website. · yutub

ютью́б

A video-sharing website. · yutyub

ютю́б

A video-sharing website. · yutyub

ю́шка

A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. · yushka

ю́э

(uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language. · yue

я

The self, especially with a sense of self-importance. · ya

я [[сам|сама́]]

Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. [from 10th c.] · ya [[sam|sama]]

я вас умоляю

An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation. · ya vas umolyayu

я сам

Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. [from 10th c.] · ya sam

я тебя умоляю

An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation. · ya tebya umolyayu

я́беда

(slang) An informer, one who betrays their group. · yabeda

я́бедничать

(intransitive, obsolete) To inform on someone; turn informer. · yabednichat

яблоко

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.] · yabloko

я́блочко

A shot which hits the centre of a target. · yablochko

я́блочная во́дка

An alcoholic drink similar to apple brandy and calvados, made by freeze-distilling ("jacking") apple cider. · yablochnaya vodka

я́блочный сок

(US) Filtered and pasteurized juice of apples, as opposed to apple cider and hard cider. · yablochnyy sok

Я́ва

An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia. · Yava

яви́ться

(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest. · yavitsya