Russian–English dictionary

ве́домственный

Of or pertaining to a department. · vedomstvennyy

ве́домство

A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work. · vedomstvo

ведо́мый

(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master). · vedomyy

ведро́

The amount held in this container. · vedro

веду́щая

(radio, television) Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies. · vedushchaya

веду́щий

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman. · vedushchiy

Ве́ды

(Hinduism) Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism. · Vedy

ведь

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point. · ved

ве́дьма

(uncountable) A children's card game, sometimes played with a special deck, where the object of the game is for each player to find matches for all the cards in his hand, without being stuck with the single unmatchable card. · vedma

ведьма́к

Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices. · vedmak

ве́ерное депо́

(rail transport) A circular building in which locomotives are housed, sometimes with a turntable. [from 19th c.] · veyernoye depo

ве́жливо

In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely. · vezhlivo

ве́жливость

Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy. [from 16th c.] · vezhlivost

ве́жливый

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility. · vezhlivyy

везде́

(dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. [from 1150–1350] · vezde

везде-

all · vezde-

вездесу́щий

Being everywhere simultaneously. · vezdesushchiy

вездесу́щность

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God). · vezdesushchnost

везе́ние

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated. · vezeniye

везти́

(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. · vezti

Везу́вий

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy. · Vezuviy

везу́честь

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident. · vezuchest

везучий

(UK, colloquial, of a person) Lucky; especially undeservedly so. · vezuchiy

ве́йвлет

(mathematics) A fast-decaying oscillation. · veyvlet

Ве́ймар

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany. · Veymar

Ве́ймарская Респу́блика

The period in German history from 1919 to 1933, when the nation was under a constitution drafted in the city of Weimar. · Veymarskaya Respublika

век

(countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others. · vek

ве́ко

(rare) The eyelid. · veko

векову́ха

(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions. · vekovukha

ве́ксель

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.) · veksel

ве́ктор

(mathematics, physics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points. · vektor

ве́кша

Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel), common in Europe and Asia. · veksha

веле́ние

An order or command. · veleniye

ве́лет

A mythical human of very great size. · velet

веле́ть

(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge. · velet

ве́лик

Clipping of bicycle. · velik

велика́н

(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions. · velikan

велика́н-людое́д

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. · velikan-lyudoyed

вели́кий

Of great size, large. · velikiy

Вели́кий пост

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. · Velikiy post

великоду́шие

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time. · velikodushiye

великодушно

In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample. · velikodushno

великоду́шный

Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair. · velikodushnyy

Вели́кое кня́жество Моско́вское

The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg. · Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye

великоле́пие

Great beauty and splendor. · velikolepiye

великоле́пный

(of a voice or sound) Having a sharp, clear tone. · velikolepnyy

велича́вый

Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable. · velichavyy

велича́йший

(figuratively) Exceptionally good; of the highest quality. · velichayshiy

вели́чественность

(archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness. · velichestvennost

вели́чественный

Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable. · velichestvennyy

вели́чество

a term of address for royalty and imperiality · velichestvo

вели́чие

Great beauty and splendor. · velichiye

величина́

Size, specifically, volume. · velichina

Ве́ллингтон

(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked. · Vellington

велоезда́

(uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...) · veloyezda

велорюкзак

A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders. · veloryukzak

велосипе́д

Clipping of bicycle. · velosiped

велосипеди́ст

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling. · velosipedist

велосипеди́стка

A person who rides a cycle, especially a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling. · velosipedistka

велоспо́рт

(uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles. · velosport

вельбо́т

(nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. · velbot

вельве́т

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs. · velvet

Вельзеву́л

(Christianity) Satan, the Devil. · Velzevul

вельми́

To a great extent or degree. · velmi

вельмо́жа

(by extension) A person of high rank. · velmozha

велю́р

A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser. · velyur

Ве́на

A state of Austria, including the city, within the state of Lower Austria. · Vena

венге́рец

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity. · vengerets

венге́рка

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity. · vengerka

венге́рский

Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity. · vengerskiy

венгр

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity. · vengr

Венгрия

A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest. · Vengriya

венде́тта

A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud. · vendetta

ве́ндиго

(mythological creature) A malevolent and violent cannibal spirit found in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology, which is said to inhabit the body of a living person and possess him or her to commit murder. · vendigo

ве́ндор

Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk. · vendor

Венедикт

(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes. · Venedikt

Венера

(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess. · Venera

венери́ческий

Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease. · venericheskiy

Венесуэ́ла

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas. · Venesuela

венесуэ́лец

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent. · venesuelets

венесуэ́лка

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent. · venesuelka

венесуэ́льский

Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people. · venesuelskiy

вене́тский

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. · venetskiy

ве́нец

An inhabitant or resident of Vienna. · venets

венециа́нец

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy. · venetsianets

венециа́нин

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy. · venetsianin

венециа́нка

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy. · venetsianka

венецианский

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. · venetsianskiy

ве́нзель

A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name. · venzel

Вениами́н

(biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible. · Veniamin

ве́ник

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. · venik

ве́нка

An inhabitant or resident of Vienna. · venka

ве́но

In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride. · veno

венок

A garland or circlet for the head. · venok

ве́нская бу́лочка

Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese. · venskaya bulochka

ве́нская сло́йка

Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese. · venskaya sloyka

ве́нский

Of or relating to Vienna (the capital of Austria). · venskiy

ве́нтиль

A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a space, such as a pipe, manifold, or plenum. · ventil

вентиля́тор

Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger. · ventilyator

вентиляцио́нное отве́рстие

(geology) A vent for the escape of steam or other gas. · ventilyatsionnoye otverstiye

вентиля́ция

The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. · ventilyatsiya

вентроло́гия

The art of projecting one's voice without moving the lips so that it appears to come from another source, such as a dummy. · ventrologiya

венча́ние

(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty. · venchaniye

венча́ть

(intransitive) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities. · venchat

ве́нчик

(botany) The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused. · venchik

вепрь

Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar. · vepr

Ве́ра

A en given name. · Vera

Веракру́с

A city in Veracruz, Mexico. · Verakrus

вера́нда

A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation. · veranda

ве́рба

The wood of these trees. · verba

вербе́на

Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain. · verbena

верблюд

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus. · verblyud

вербова́ть

(transitive) To recruit the aid or membership of others. · verbovat

вербо́вка

Voluntary service based on an individual's desire to serve a cause. · verbovka

верво́лк

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon. · vervolk

верво́льф

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon. · vervolf

ве́ргельд

(historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment. · vergeld

Верги́лий

Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid. · Vergiliy

Вёрджил

(mainly US) A en given name. · Vyordzhil

верди́кт

(law) A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest. · verdikt

верёвка

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness. · veryovka

верени́ца

A line of people or animals fastened together, especially a chain of prisoners or slaves. · verenitsa

ве́реск

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae. · veresk

веретено́

(nautical) The straight part or shank of an anchor. · vereteno

веретенообра́зный

(chiefly, _, botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end. · veretenoobraznyy

вереща́ть

To make such a sound. · vereshchat

верзи́ла

A very tall and large person. · verzila

ве́рить

(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). · verit

верифика́ция

(mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem. · verifikatsiya

Ве́рмахт

(historical, nazism) The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945. · Vermakht

вермильо́н

A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar. · vermilon

вермише́ль

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner. · vermishel

Вермо́нт

A state of the United States. · Vermont

ве́рмут

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks. · vermut

Верн

(countable) A surname from French. · Vern

верне́е

(conjunctive) Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.) [from 15th c.] · verneye

ве́рно

In a faithful manner. · verno

ве́рное де́ло

(informal) Something that is very easy to do. · vernoye delo

вернопо́дданная

A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation. · vernopoddannaya

вернопо́дданный

A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation. · vernopoddannyy

ве́рность

Persistent attachment or loyalty. · vernost

верну́ть

(archaic) To recede; to retreat. · vernut

вернуться

(transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift. · vernutsya

ве́рный

Free from error; true; accurate. · vernyy

ве́рование

(uncountable) Religious faith. · verovaniye

ве́ровать

(intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth. · verovat

вероиспове́дание

Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith. · veroispovedaniye

вероло́мный

Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.] · verolomnyy

вероломство

Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty. · verolomstvo

Веро́на

A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy. · Verona