Russian–English dictionary

борода́

Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. · boroda

борода́вка

(anatomy) A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body. · borodavka

борода́вочник

(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa. · borodavochnik

борода́тый

Having a beard; involving a beard. · borodatyy

боро́дка

(ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. · borodka

борозда́

A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop. · borozda

бороздить

(transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.). · borozdit

борона́

A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. · borona

бороне́ние

The process of breaking up earth with a harrow. · boroneniye

борони́ть

(transitive) To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow. · boronit

боронова́ние

The process of breaking up earth with a harrow. · boronovaniye

боро́ться

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight · borotsya

борсали́но

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down. · borsalino

борт

(nautical) The side of a ship. · bort

борт о́ борт

(nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam. [First attested in the late 17th century.] · bort o bort

бо́ртик

(ice hockey, often, in the plural) The wall that surrounds an ice hockey rink. · bortik

бортпроводни́ца

A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers. · bortprovodnitsa

борщ

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin. · borshch

борьба́

(military, obsolete) The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia. · borba

боса́нский

Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language. · bosanskiy

босико́м

Wearing nothing on the feet. · bosikom

босни́ец

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. · bosniyets

босни́йка

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. · bosniyka

босни́йский

Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language. · bosniyskiy

босо́й

Wearing nothing on the feet. · bosoy

босоно́гий

Wearing nothing on the feet. · bosonogiy

босоно́жка

(footwear) A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot · bosonozhka

босс

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. · boss

Бо́стон

An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the city in Massachusetts. · Boston

бо́сый

Wearing nothing on the feet. · bosyy

бося́к

(sometimes, pejorative) A homeless person; a vagabond. [from 1664] · bosyak

бот

(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account. · bot

бота́н

(derogatory, informal) An overly studious person, particularly a student. · botan

бота́ник

(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants. · botanik

бота́ника

(uncountable) A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants. · botanika

ботани́ческий

Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants. · botanicheskiy

боти́нок

(footwear) A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do. · botinok

бо́токс

A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention. · botoks

Ботсва́на

The Republic of Botswana, since 1966. · Botsvana

ботули́зм

(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food. · botulizm

ботулотокси́н

A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention. · botulotoksin

Бо́уи

A surname. · Boui

боулз

A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do. · boulz

бо́улинг

A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling · bouling

бо́цман

(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship. · botsman

боча́р

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs. · bochar

бо́чка

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. · bochka

бочо́нок

Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun#Noun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.) · bochonok

бо́чче

(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game. · bochche

бошня́к

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. · boshnyak

бошня́чка

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. · boshnyachka

боягу́з

A person who lacks courage. · boyaguz

боягу́зка

A person who lacks courage. · boyaguzka

боязли́вость

Lack of courage. · boyazlivost

боязли́вый

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant. · boyazlivyy

боя́знь

(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach. · boyazn

боя́знь простра́нства

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions. · boyazn prostranstva

боя́ка

A person who lacks courage. · boyaka

боя́рин

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. · boyarin

боя́рыня

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. · boyarynya

боя́рышник

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches · boyaryshnik

боя́ться

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. · boyatsya

боя́щийся

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. · boyashchiysya

БПЛА

(aviation) Initialism of unmanned aerial vehicle or uncrewed aerial vehicle: an aircraft with no onboard pilot, and sometimes completely unpiloted, that is capable of controlled, sustained, level flight. · BPLA

бр-р

Used to express being cold, to show shivering. · br-r

бра

A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall. · bra

брава́да

A swaggering show of defiance or courage. · bravada

бра́во

Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer. · bravo

бра́вый

Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women. · bravyy

брада́

Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. · brada

брадикарди́я

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult. · bradikardiya

брадобре́й

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers. · bradobrey

бра́жник

One who wanders aimlessly, who roams, who travels at a lounging pace. One who walks to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere. · brazhnik

бразда́

A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop. · brazda

бразды́

A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child. · brazdy

брази́лец

A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent. · brazilets

Бразилия

A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília. · Braziliya

брази́льский

Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people. · brazilskiy

брази́льянка

A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent. · brazilyanka

Бра́йан

A en given name. · Brayan

брайль

A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. · brayl

Бра́йтон

A coastal city in East Sussex, England. · Brayton

брак

A fault or malfunction. · brak

бракова́ть

To select animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner. · brakovat

браконье́р

A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild. · brakonyer

браконье́рство

Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting. · brakonyerstvo

браконьерствовать

(ambitransitive) To take game or fish illegally. · brakonyerstvovat

бракосочета́ние

(countable) The ceremony of marriage. · brakosochetaniye

брами́н

(chiefly, US, especially, New England, capitalized) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA. · bramin

Бра́нденбург

A state in the northeast of Germany. · Brandenburg

брандма́уэр

(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle. · brandmauer

брани́ть

(transitive) To chide or scold vehemently. · branit

брани́ться

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out. · branitsya

бра́нный

(archaic) Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · brannyy

бранч

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals. · branch

брань

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.] · bran

брас

(nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon. · bras

брасле́т

A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes. · braslet

брат

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female. · brat

брата́н

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female. · bratan

бра́твурст

A small pork sausage, usually served fried. · bratvurst

бра́тец

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female. · bratets

Братисла́ва

The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava. · Bratislava

брати́шка

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female. · bratishka

брато́к

A member of a mob or Mafia. · bratok

бра́тский

Of or characteristic of brothers. · bratskiy

бра́тство

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order. · bratstvo

брать

(transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers). · brat

брать [[взаймы́]]

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. · brat [[vzaymy]]

брать [[наза́д]]

To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract. · brat [[nazad]]

брать [[напрока́т]]

(transitive, chiefly, UK) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. · brat [[naprokat]]

брать в долг

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. · brat v dolg

брать в жёны

(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. [from 14th c.] · brat v zhyony

брать в плен

(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. · brat v plen

брать напрока́т

(transitive) To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money. · brat naprokat

брать о́тпуск

(intransitive) To take a period of time away from work or study. · brat otpusk

брать пате́нт

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period. · brat patent

бра́уни

(usually, countable, baking, originally, US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate. [from 1897] · brauni

браунко́ль

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) · braunkol

Бра́уншвейг

Synonym of Braunschweig: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. · Braunshveyg

Бра́хма

(Hindu god) Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. · Brakhma

брахма́н

(Hinduism) The unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe. The nature of Brahman is described as transpersonal, personal and impersonal by different philosophical schools. · brakhman

бра́чный

Of or relating to marriage, or the relationship of spouses; connubial. · brachnyy

бра́шпиль

An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. · brashpil

бревно́

(gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics. · brevno

брег

(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse. · breg

бред

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. · bred

бред си́вой кобы́лы

(idiomatic, obsolete, slang, Britain) A roundabout, nonsensical story. [from about late 17th c. to early 19th c.] · bred sivoy kobyly

бре́день

(fishing) A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water. · breden

Бре́жнев

A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бре́жнєв (Bréžnjev) · Brezhnev

брезгли́вый

Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness. · brezglivyy

брезе́нт

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

брейнсто́рминг

A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously. · breynstorming

бре́кеты

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them. · brekety

бре́кзит

(UK politics) Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. · brekzit

бре́ксит

(UK politics) Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. · breksit

брелан

(countable) Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind. · brelan

брело́к

A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. · brelok

бре́мя

A heavy load. · bremya

бремя доказательства

(legal) Burden of proof, onus probandi. · bremya dokazatelstva

бренд

A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished. · brend

Бре́ндан

A en given name. · Brendan

бре́нди

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. · brendi

бре́нный

Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay. · brennyy

бренчание

The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself. · brenchaniye

бренча́ть

(ambitransitive) To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. · brenchat

Брест

A port city in Brittany, France. · Brest

брести́

(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely. · bresti

Брета́нь

An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany. [from 20th c.] · Bretan

брето́нец

(countable) A native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France. · bretonets