Russian–English dictionary

гермафроди́тный

(biology) Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils. · germafroditnyy

Герме́с

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft. · Germes

герметиза́ция

A tight closure, secure against leakage. · germetizatsiya

герме́тик

Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid. · germetik

герметический

Hermetically sealed. · germeticheskiy

гермети́чный

Impermeable to air or other gases. · germetichnyy

Гермио́на

(Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes. · Germiona

герои́зм

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities. · geroizm

герои́н

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century] · geroin

герои́ня

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona. · geroinya

герои́чески

In a heroic manner, like a hero. · geroicheski

герои́ческий

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble. · geroicheskiy

геро́й

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona. · geroy

геро́йский

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble. · geroyskiy

геро́йство

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities. · geroystvo

геро́льд

A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. · gerold

ге́рпес

(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals. · gerpes

герпетоло́гия

The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia). · gerpetologiya

Гертру́да

A en given name. · Gertruda

геру́ндий

(grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language) · gerundiy

Ге́рхард

A en given name. · Gerkhard

герц

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz · gerts

ге́рцог

The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). · gertsog

ге́рцогство

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess. · gertsogstvo

Ге́ссен

A state of modern Germany. · Gessen

геста́по

(historical, Nazism) The secret police of Nazi Germany. · gestapo

Ге́стия

(Greek god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life. · Gestiya

ге́та

A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono. · geta

Гёте

A surname from German. · Gyote

Гётебо́рг

A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden. · Gyoteborg

гетеро-

Other, by another. · getero-

гетерогенность

(countable) A composition of diverse parts. · geterogennost

гетероге́нный

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts. · geterogennyy

гетеросекси́зм

Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals. · geteroseksizm

гетеросексуал

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex. · geteroseksual

гетеросексуа́льный

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex. · geteroseksualnyy

ге́тман

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century). · getman

ге́тра

A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe. · getra

геттер

(sciences) A material which is included in a vacuum system or device for removing gas by sorption. · getter

ге́тто

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.) · getto

Гефе́ст

(Greek god) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan. · Gefest

гешта́льт

A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). · geshtalt

геэ́з

An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically. · geez

гиалуро́новая кислота́

(sugar acid) A mucopolysaccharide (a kind of polymer) that forms a gel-like substance within animal connective tissue. · gialuronovaya kislota

гиаци́нт

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. · giatsint

гиббо́н

A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch. · gibbon

ги́бель

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin. · gibel

ги́бельный

Disastrous; ruinous. · gibelnyy

гиберна́ция

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter. · gibernatsiya

гибиба́йт

(computing) Strictly, 230 (10243, or 1,073,741,824) bytes or 210 (1024) mebibytes, as opposed to a gigabyte. · gibibayt

гиби́скус

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea. · gibiskus

ги́бкий

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move. · gibkiy

ги́бкость

(mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility · gibkost

гибнуть

Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end. · gibnut

Гибралта́р

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia. · Gibraltar

гибри́д

(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization. · gibrid

гибри́дный

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition. · gibridnyy

гигаба́йт

(computing, formal) One billion (109, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes. · gigabayt

гига́нт

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

гига́нтская белозу́бка

Any of several shrews in the family Soricidae, especially an Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus). · gigantskaya belozubka

гига́нтский

Extremely large or on a great scale. · gigantskiy

гигие́на

The science of health, its promotion and preservation. · gigiyena

гигиени́ческий

Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease. · gigiyenicheskiy

гигроскопи́чный

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.] · gigroskopichnyy

гид

A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest. · gid

ги́дра

(biology) Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles. · gidra

гидра́влика

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy. · gidravlika

гидравли́ческий

Related to, or operated by, hydraulics. · gidravlicheskiy

гидравли́ческий тара́н

A piston powered by hydraulic pressure. · gidravlicheskiy taran

гидра́ргирум

(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element). · gidrargirum

гидра́т

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules. · gidrat

гидрати́ровать

(transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water. · gidratirovat

гидро-

water · gidro-

гидроизоля́ция

The treatment of something to make it waterproof. · gidroizolyatsiya

гидрокси́д

(chemistry) A univalent anion (OH−) based on the hydroxyl functional group. · gidroksid

гидрокси́л

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds. · gidroksil

гидролока́тор

(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation. · gidrolokator

гидромасса́жная ва́нна

A hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body. · gidromassazhnaya vanna

гидропла́н

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water. · gidroplan

гидросамолёт

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water. · gidrosamolyot

гидрофи́льный

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving. · gidrofilnyy

гидрофо́бия

A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning. · gidrofobiya

гидрофо́бный

Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies). · gidrofobnyy

Ги́за

A city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza. · Giza

гик

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers. · gik

ги́канье

A derisive cry or shout. · gikanye

ги́кать

To cry out or shout in contempt. · gikat

ги́кори

(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts. · gikori

Ги́лберт

A en given name. · Gilbert

Ги́ллард

A surname transferred from the given name. · Gillard

Гильгаме́ш

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh. · Gilgamesh

ги́льдия

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid. · gildiya

ги́льза

Spent cartridge casings (usually made of brass): the part of the cartridge left over after bullets or shells have been fired. · gilza

Гильменд

A province of Afghanistan, named after the river. · Gilmend

гильоти́на

(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine. · gilotina

Гимала́и

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma. · Gimalai

гимала́йский

Of or relating to the Himalayas. · gimalayskiy

гиме́н

(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. · gimen

Гимене́й

(Greek god) The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies. · Gimeney

гимениа́льная пласти́нка

(mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs. · gimenialnaya plastinka

гимн

A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. · gimn

гимна́зия

A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university. · gimnaziya

гимна́ст

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics. · gimnast

гимнастёрка

(military, _, fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket. · gimnastyorka

гимна́стика

(in the plural) Physical exercises with the participation of a multitude of muscles and often minimal equipment (thus, usually bodyweight exercises); strength training aspects and cardio aspects are both involved, and stamina is often a focus. · gimnastika

гимна́стка

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics. · gimnastka

гин

(historical, _, units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L). · gin

Ги́нденбург

(aviation, historical) A German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that was destroyed by fire on May 6, 1937. · Gindenburg

гинеко́лог

(Commonwealth) . · ginekolog

гинекомасти́я

(diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women. · ginekomastiya

гине́я

(British, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings. · gineya

ги́пер-

(math, physics) existing in more than three spatial dimensions · giper-

гиперакти́вный

having an increased state of activity · giperaktivnyy

гипе́рбола

(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola. · giperbola

гиперболи́ческий

Using hyperbole: exaggerated. · giperbolicheskiy

гиперкапния

(medicine, pathology) The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood. · giperkapniya

гиперма́ркет

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket. · gipermarket

гиперметропи́я

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia. · gipermetropiya

гиперпростра́нство

(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel. · giperprostranstvo

гиперсексуа́льность

Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant. · giperseksualnost

гиперсензити́вный

Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned. · gipersenzitivnyy

гиперссы́лка

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion. · giperssylka

гиперте́нзия

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid. · gipertenziya

гипертони́ческий

(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another. · gipertonicheskiy

гипертони́я

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid. · gipertoniya

гипертрофи́я

(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells. · gipertrofiya

гипно́з

A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced. · gipnoz

гипнотизёр

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy. · gipnotizyor

гипнотизёрша

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy. · gipnotizyorsha

гипнотизировать

(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in. · gipnotizirovat

гипноти́зм

The art of inducing hypnosis. · gipnotizm

гипока́уст

An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath. · gipokaust

гипоксемия

(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination. · gipoksemiya

гипокси́я

(pathology) A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen [from 1940s]. · gipoksiya

гипо́ним

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word. · giponim

гипотала́мус

(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system. · gipotalamus

гипо́теза

(formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis. · gipoteza

гипоте́нзия

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure. · gipotenziya

гипотену́за

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. · gipotenuza

гипотерми́ческий

Affected by hypothermia; having an abnormally low body temperature. · gipotermicheskiy

гипотерми́я

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. · gipotermiya

гипотети́чески

In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis. · gipoteticheski

гипотети́ческий

Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural · gipoteticheskiy

гипотони́ческий

(of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another. · gipotonicheskiy

гипотони́я

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure. · gipotoniya

гипо́физ

(anatomy) The pituitary gland. · gipofiz

гиппогри́ф

(mythological creature) a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly. · gippogrif

гиппока́мп

(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish. · gippokamp

гиппопота́м

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae. · gippopotam

гипс

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones. · gips