Russian–English dictionary

гипсокарто́н

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings. · gipsokarton

гира́ф

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones. · giraf

гирля́нда

An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. · girlyanda

гиро

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce. · giro

гирос

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce. · giros

гироско́п

An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady. · giroskop

ги́ря

A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise. · girya

гистерэктоми́я

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus. · gisterektomiya

гита́ра

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). · gitara

гитари́ст

Someone who plays a guitar. · gitarist

гитари́стка

Someone who plays a guitar. · gitaristka

Ги́тлер

Ellipsis of w:Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism. · Gitler

ги́фка

(Internet slang, loosely) Any short video without audio, usually one which loops. · gifka

ги́чка

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

Гишпа́ния

A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid. · Gishpaniya

глава́

A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts. · glava

глава́ госуда́рства

The chief public representative of a nation having duties, privileges and responsibilities varying greatly depending on the constitutional rules; a monarch in a monarchy, and often styled president in a republic, but variations such as collegiality exist. · glava gosudarstva

глава́рь

(by extension) A leader of a group. · glavar

главе́нствовать

(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.) · glavenstvovat

гла́вная ба́шня

(obsolete) The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon. · glavnaya bashnya

гла́вная доро́га

A major road in a town or village, or in a country area. · glavnaya doroga

главне́йший

Of the highest importance. · glavneyshiy

главнокома́ндующий

Supreme commander of the armed forces of an entire country. · glavnokomanduyushchiy

гла́вный

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight. · glavnyy

гла́вный вы́игрыш

A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won. · glavnyy vyigrysh

гла́вный освети́тель

(film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production. · glavnyy osvetitel

гла́вный приз

A large cash prize or money. · glavnyy priz

гла́вным о́бразом

(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely. · glavnym obrazom

глагол

(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. · glagol

глаго́льный

(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb. · glagolnyy

гладиа́тор

(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal. · gladiator

глади́лка

A dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease material in crafts. · gladilka

гладио́лус

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola. · gladiolus

гла́дить

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle. · gladit

гла́дкий

Flat and level. · gladkiy

гла́дкий калка́н

A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus. · gladkiy kalkan

гла́дкий ромб

A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus. · gladkiy romb

гла́дкость

The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition. · gladkost

гла́женье

The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron. · glazhenye

гла́жка

The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron. · glazhka

глаз

An organ through which animals see. · glaz

глаз с бельмо́м

(plural "walleyes") An unusually pale eye. · glaz s belmom

глаза́

To stare (at something) with wide eyes. · glaza

глаза́ на мо́кром ме́сте

Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry. · glaza na mokrom meste

Гла́зго

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland. · Glazgo

глазирова́ть

(transitive) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating. · glazirovat

глазная слизь

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness). · glaznaya sliz

глазни́к

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist. · glaznik

глазни́ца

(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint. · glaznitsa

глазно́е я́блоко

The ball of the eye. · glaznoye yabloko

глазно́й

Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of sight · glaznoy

глазно́й врач

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist. · glaznoy vrach

глазно́й зуб

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth. · glaznoy zub

глазо́к

A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line. · glazok

глазо́к цвето́чный

(entomology) Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus. · glazok tsvetochnyy

глазо́к чёрно-бу́рый

(entomology) Any of various butterflies with small rings on the wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus. · glazok chyorno-buryy

глазу́рь

(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. · glazur

глазча́тый астроно́тус

A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums. · glazchatyy astronotus

гламу́р

(uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal). · glamur

гла́нда

(anatomy, immunology) Ellipsis of palatine tonsil. · glanda

гландуля́рный

(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands. · glandulyarnyy

глас

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character · glas

гласи́ть

(ergative) To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text. · glasit

гла́сная

(orthography) A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (rarely), y (sometimes). · glasnaya

гла́сность

(historical) 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to allow more government transparency; often paired with perestroika · glasnost

гла́сный

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng. · glasnyy

глауко́ма

(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness. · glaukoma

глаша́тай

(by extension) A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else. · glashatay

гле́тчер

(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill. · gletcher

гли́на

A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. · glina

гли́няные изде́лия

(ceramics, often, attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds. · glinyanyye izdeliya

гли́ссер

A fast boat, usually small (for 1-8 people). · glisser

глитч

(uncountable, music genre) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise. · glitch

глиф

A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. · glif

глици́ния

Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States. · glitsiniya

глобали́ст

An advocate of globalism. · globalist

глобали́стка

An advocate of globalism. · globalistka

глобали́стский

Of or pertaining to globalism. · globalistskiy

глоба́льный

Concerning all parts of the world. · globalnyy

гло́бус

A spherical model of Earth or other planet. · globus

глода́ть

(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough. · glodat

глокеншпиль

(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch. · glokenshpil

гломерулопатия

(pathology) Any disease of the renal glomeruli. · glomerulopatiya

гло́сса

(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text. · glossa

глосса́рий

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations). · glossariy

Глостер

A city in Massachusetts. · Gloster

глота́ние

The act of swallowing. · glotaniye

глотать

(informal, transitive) To quickly swallow liquid. · glotat

гло́тка

(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction. · glotka

глотну́ть

To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow. · glotnut

глото́к

A large gulp of drink. · glotok

глубина́

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep · glubina

глуби́нка

A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible. · glubinka

глуби́нный

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] · glubinnyy

глубо́кий

(cricket, baseball, softball) Far from the center of the playing area, near to the boundary of the playing area, either in absolute terms or relative to a point of reference. · glubokiy

глубоко́

(also deeply) In large volume. · gluboko

глубоково́дный

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] · glubokovodnyy

глубокоуважа́емый

Deserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation. · glubokouvazhayemyy

глумиться

(transitive, archaic) To scorn. · glumitsya

глумле́ние

A mocking remark or reflection. · glumleniye

глумли́вый

Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. · glumlivyy

глупая крачка

Any of several stout-bodied, gregarious terns of the genus Anous found in tropical seas, especially the brown noddy or common noddy (Anous stolidus). · glupaya krachka

глупе́ц

A stupid person; a dolt. · glupets

глу́пости

(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense. · gluposti

глу́пость

Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality. · glupost

глу́пый

Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality. · glupyy

глу́пый посту́пок

Thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence. · glupyy postupok

глупы́ш

Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs. · glupysh

глухо́й

(not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless. · glukhoy

глухо́й звук

The sound of a dull impact. · glukhoy zvuk

глухота́

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. · glukhota

глуши́тель

Anything that mutes or deadens sound. · glushitel

глуши́ть

(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently. · glushit

глушь

(Australia, informal) An extremely remote area, the middle of nowhere. · glush

глыба

A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass. · glyba

глюк

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing. · glyuk

глюко́за

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism. · glyukoza

глюте́н

(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.] · glyuten

гляде́лка

(colloquial, chiefly, in the plural) The eye. · glyadelka

гляде́ть

To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon. · glyadet

глядь

Used to express surprise. · glyad

гля́нец

A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint. · glyanets

гля́нуть

To look briefly at (something). · glyanut

гля́нцевый

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface. · glyantsevyy

гм

Indicates thinking or pondering. · gm

гна́ть

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed. · gnat

гна́ться

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed. · gnatsya

гнев

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned. · gnev

гне́ваться

(intransitive) To become angry. · gnevatsya

гневи́ть

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in. · gnevit

гне́вно

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger. · gnevno

гне́вный

Displaying or feeling anger. · gnevnyy

гнедо́й

(especially, of horses) Of a reddish-brown colour. · gnedoy

гнезди́ться

(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest. · gnezditsya

гнездо́

The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set. · gnezdo

гнездова́ться

(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest. · gnezdovatsya

гнёздышко

A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation. · gnyozdyshko

гнёт

(by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden. · gnyot

гнету́щий

Causing depression or sadness. · gnetushchiy

гни́да

(derogatory) A contemptible or powerless person. · gnida

гние́ние

(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition. · gniyeniye

гнило́й

(chiefly, UK, ) Rancid, rotten, gone bad. · gniloy

гниль

Rotten material. · gnil

гнильё

Rotten material. · gnilyo

гнить

(chiefly, Northern England, Scotland) Often followed by away or down: to cause (something) to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces. · gnit

гно́зис

(religion) An immanent form of knowledge or transcendent insight, such as sought by the Gnostics. · gnozis

гнои́ться

(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten. · gnoitsya

гной

(symptom, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes. · gnoy

гнойни́к

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · gnoynik

гнойничо́к

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · gnoynichok