English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

Russian–English dictionary

Look up a Russian word and see what it means in English — with pronunciation, part of speech and example sentences, not just a bare equivalent.

All Russian words, A–Z

я́вка
The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye. · yavka
Явле́ние
A en given name. · Yavleniye
являть
(transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest. · yavlyat
явля́ть собо́й
(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form. · yavlyat soboy
явля́ться
(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. · yavlyatsya
явно
(modal) Without a doubt; obviously. · yavno
я́вный
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable. · yavnyy
явь
The state of being actual or real; realness. · yav
Я́гве
Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe). · Yagve
ягнёнок
A young sheep. · yagnyonok
ягня́тина
(uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food. · yagnyatina
я́годица
(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs. · yagoditsa
я́годицы
(childish, or, vulgar, slang, North American) Buttocks. · yagoditsy
ягуа́р
A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca. · yaguar
яд
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested. · yad
Ядвига
A en given name. · Yadviga
я́дерный
Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom. [from 20th c.] · yadernyy
ядерный си́нтез
(physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy. · yadernyy sintez
ядови́тость
The state or quality of being poisonous. · yadovitost
ядови́тый
Harmful; injurious. · yadovityy
ядри́ть
(transitive, , intransitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse (with). · yadrit
ядро́
(ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc. · yadro
я́емый
Able to be done; fit to be done. · yayemyy
я́зва
An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin. · yazva
язвительность
Harshness, bitterness, or severity · yazvitelnost
язви́тельный
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting. · yazvitelnyy
язви́ть
(intransitive) To make a quip. · yazvit
язейка
A tool used to remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather. · yazeyka
Язо́н
A en given name. · Yazon
язык
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue. · yazyk
языковая практика
The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.] · yazykovaya praktika
языковая разновидность
(linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect. · yazykovaya raznovidnost
языкове́д
(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science. · yazykoved
языкове́дение
The systematic and scholarly study of language. · yazykovedeniye
языкове́дческий
Of or relating to linguistics. · yazykovedcheskiy
языково́й
(anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue. · yazykovoy
языкозна́ние
The systematic and scholarly study of language. · yazykoznaniye
язы́ческий
(historical) Heathen, not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim. · yazycheskiy
язы́чество
The old Germanic (Norse, Anglo-Saxon, etc.) religion(s). · yazychestvo
язы́чник
An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry. · yazychnik
язы́чница
An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry. · yazychnitsa
язы́чный
(anatomy, dentistry, relational) Related to, near, or on the side toward the tongue. · yazychnyy
язычо́к
A strap or strap-shaped object, especially such a development in plants or insects. · yazychok
язь
A freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, found across northern Europe and Asia, especially Leuciscus idus. [from 19th c.] · yaz
яи́чник
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone. · yaichnik
яи́чница
(literally) An egg that has been shallow-fried on one or both sides without being beaten or stirred. · yaichnitsa
я́йца
(in the plural) Courage. · yaytsa
яйцекле́тка
(botany) The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. · yaytsekletka
яйцо
(in the plural) Courage. · yaytso
як
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane. · yak
Яким
A en given name, always rare in English. · Yakim
я́кобы
According to someone's allegation. · yakoby
Я́ков
A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan. · Yakov
я́корец назе́мный
Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions. · yakorets nazemnyy
я́корец сте́лющийся
Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions. · yakorets stelyushchiysya
я́корное ме́сто
(by extension) A place for a vessel to lie at anchor or to moor. · yakornoye mesto
я́корь
(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement. · yakor
ял
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post. · yal
я́лик
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. · yalik
я́ловая
(of cows) Not pregnant; not producing young (not calving) in a given season or year; barren. · yalovaya
я́ловец
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones. · yalovets
я́ловый
(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile. · yalovyy
Я́лта
A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine. · Yalta
Я́ма
(Hinduism, Buddhism) The Hindu lord of death, who rides a buffalo. · Yama
яма́ец
A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent. · yamayets
Яма́йка
An island and country in the Caribbean. · Yamayka
яма́йский
Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language. · yamayskiy
я́мка
A small depression or indentation in a surface. · yamka
я́мочка
Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth. · yamochka
ямс
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated. · yams
я́мчатый
pitted, or scarred with holes · yamchatyy
Ян
A en given name, equivalent to English John. · Yan
Я́на
A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century. · Yana
январь
The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. · yanvar
я́нки
(US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England. · yanki
янта́рный
A yellow-orange colour. · yantarnyy
янта́рь
A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.] · yantar
Янцзы́
The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km. · Yantszy
Янчжо́у
A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, in eastern China. · Yanchzhou
Яп
An island in the Caroline Islands of western Micronesia. · Yap
япо́нец
(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry. · yaponets
Япо́ния
A country and archipelago of East Asia. Capital and largest city: Tokyo. · Yaponiya
япо́нка
(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person living in or originating from Japan, or of Japanese ancestry. · yaponka
япо́нская ви́шня
cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree) · yaponskaya vishnya
япо́нская ре́дька
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper. · yaponskaya redka
япо́нский
Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture. · yaponskiy
я́ппи
(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle. · yappi
яр
(geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine. · yar
ярд
(obsolete) The rod, a surveying unit of (once) 15 or (now) 16+1⁄2 feet. · yard
Ярде́на
The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation). · Yardena
я́рка
A female lamb. · yarka
я́ркий
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. · yarkiy
я́рко
In a bright manner. · yarko
я́рко вы́раженный
Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression). · yarko vyrazhennyy
я́рко-кра́сный
Having a brilliant red colour. · yarko-krasnyy
я́ркость
The quality of being bright. · yarkost
ярл
(historical) A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark. · yarl
ярлы́к
A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group. · yarlyk
я́рмарка
A fair or temporary market, often for charity. · yarmarka
ярмо́
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose. · yarmo
я́ростно
In a fierce manner. · yarostno
я́ростный
Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control. · yarostnyy
я́рость
Extreme anger. · yarost
я́рус
(geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale. · yarus
я́рый
Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm. · yaryy
ярь-медя́нка
A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals. · yar-medyanka
я́сен пень
Disdainful indication that something is obvious. · yasen pen
я́сеневый
Made from the wood of the ash-tree. · yasenevyy
я́сень
(uncountable) The wood of this tree. · yasen
я́сли
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay. · yasli
ясме́нник
Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb. · yasmennik
Ясми́н
A en given name. · Yasmin
Ясми́на
A en given name. · Yasmina
я́сно
(manner) In a clear manner. · yasno
яснови́дение
(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future. · yasnovideniye
яснови́дческий
Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance. · yasnovidcheskiy
я́сность
The state or measure of being clear, either in appearance, thought or style; lucidity. · yasnost
я́сный
Affording pleasure to any of the senses, especially that of hearing; delightful. [from 1860s] · yasnyy
Ясо́н
(Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias. · Yason
я́стреб
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. · yastreb
ястреби́ный
Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action. · yastrebinyy
ятага́н
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. · yatagan
ятры́шник
A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.] · yatryshnik
ять
A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet (Cyrillic capital Ѣ, Cyrillic small ѣ, Glagolitic ⱑ), no longer in current use · yat
Я́ффа
A port in western Israel. · Yaffa
Я́хве
Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe). · Yakhve
я́хта
(watercraft) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. · yakhta
яхтсме́нка
A person who sails in yachts. · yakhtsmenka
Яху́
(internet, trademark) A web portal and search engine located at yahoo.com. · Yakhu
Яху́!
(internet, trademark) A web portal and search engine located at yahoo.com. · Yakhu!
яче́йка
(biology, now, chiefly, botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. [from 14th c.] · yacheyka
ячме́нь
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks. · yachmen
Я́ша
A en given name. · Yasha
я́щер
(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles. · yashcher
я́щерица
(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles. · yashcheritsa
я́щерка
(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles. · yashcherka
я́щик
(informal, dated, derogatory) A television. · yashchik
я́щик для инструме́нтов
A storage case for tools. · yashchik dlya instrumentov
я́щичек
A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc. · yashchichek

The other direction

Translating the other way? Use the English–Russian dictionary, which browses A–Z by English word.