Russian–English dictionary

гриф

(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches. · grif

гри́фельная доска́

(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools. · grifelnaya doska

грифо́н

A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. · grifon

гроб

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial. · grob

гробни́ца

A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument. · grobnitsa

гробовщи́к

A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations. · grobovshchik

гробокопа́тель

A person employed to dig graves. · grobokopatel

грог

An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon. · grog

гроза́

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. · groza

гроздь

(anatomy) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland. · grozd

грози́ть

(transitive) To make threats against (someone); to intimidate. · grozit

гро́зно

(literary, _, or, _, dated) So as to cause terror or awe. · grozno

грозный

frightening, especially in appearance. · groznyy

грозовой

Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury. · grozovoy

гро́кать

(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually. · grokat

гро́кнуть

(transitive, slang) To understand (something) intuitively, to know (something) without having to think intellectually. · groknut

гром

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt. · grom

гром среди́ я́сного не́ба

(informal, idiomatic) A complete surprise; something totally unexpected. · grom sredi yasnogo neba

грома́дина

(informal) Something very or unusually large. · gromadina

грома́дный

Extremely large or on a great scale. · gromadnyy

громи́ла

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.] · gromila

громи́ть

(transitive, figuratively) To strongly condemn or criticize. · gromit

гро́мкий

(of a sound) Of great intensity. · gromkiy

гро́мко

With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly. · gromko

громкоговори́тель

An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound. · gromkogovoritel

гро́мкость

Strength of sound; loudness. · gromkost

громовая птица

(mythology) A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies. · gromovaya ptitsa

громово́й

(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds. · gromovoy

громогласный

Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous. · gromoglasnyy

громо́здкий

Unwieldy. · gromozdkiy

громоподо́бный

(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds. · gromopodobnyy

гро́мче

To or towards what is considered the top of something, irrespective of whether this is presently physically higher. · gromche

громыха́ние

(onomatopoeia) A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash. · gromykhaniye

громыха́ть

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. · gromykhat

гросс

Twelve dozen = 144. · gross

гроссбу́х

(accounting) A book in which accounts are kept; ledger. · grossbukh

грот

A large cave. · grot

гро́та-шта́г

(nautical) A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast. · grota-shtag

гроте́скный

Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way. · grotesknyy

гро́хать

(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out. · grokhat

гро́хнуть

(transitive) To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage. · grokhnut

гро́хнуться

(intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently. · grokhnutsya

гро́хот

(countable) A loud, sudden sound. · grokhot

грохота́нье

A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. · grokhotanye

грохота́ть

(intransitive) To make a loud noise. · grokhotat

грош

(numismatics) Any of several obsolete European silver coins. · grosh

ГРУ

The Main Intelligence Directorate — the Soviet and then the Russian military intelligence agency. · GRU

грубая ошибка

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. · grubaya oshibka

гру́бая си́ла

A method of accomplishing something primarily by means of strength, without the use of great skill, mechanical aids or thought. · grubaya sila

грубия́н

An uncultured person; a vulgarian. · grubiyan

грубия́нка

An uncultured person; a vulgarian. · grubiyanka

гру́бо

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. · grubo

гру́бое наруше́ние

An offensive, immoral or indecent act. · gruboye narusheniye

гру́бое полотно́

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth. · gruboye polotno

гру́бость

The property of being rude. · grubost

гру́бый

Surly; churlish; gruff; rough. · grubyy

грубый башма́к

(dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather. · grubyy bashmak

грув

(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm. · gruv

гру́да

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. · gruda

груда́стый

Having large breasts. · grudastyy

гру́ди

(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. · grudi

груди́на

(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs. · grudina

груди́нка

The chest of an animal. · grudinka

гру́дка

A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork. · grudka

грудна́я кле́тка

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid. · grudnaya kletka

грудна́я кость

(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs. · grudnaya kost

грудно́е вска́рмливание

The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding. · grudnoye vskarmlivaniye

грудно́й

Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest. · grudnoy

грудь

A breast, one of a woman's breasts · grud

гру́женый

(nautical) Of a boat, ship, or other vessel: laden with cargo. · gruzhenyy

груз

A heavy load. · gruz

груз [[забота|забо́т]]

(by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden. · gruz [[zabota|zabot]]

грузи́ло

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots. · gruzilo

грузи́н

A person or a descendant of a person from Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. · gruzin

грузи́нка

A person or a descendant of a person from Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. · gruzinka

грузи́нский

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language. · gruzinskiy

грузить

To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). · gruzit

Грузия

A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi. · Gruziya

грузный

Inert, lumbering, slow in movement. · gruznyy

грузова́я маши́на

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage. · gruzovaya mashina

грузови́к

(British, Irish, sometimes, derogatory) A large, cumbersome truck or lorry, especially an artic. · gruzovik

грузово́й автомоби́ль

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage. · gruzovoy avtomobil

грузоотправи́тель

(business) The party that provides merchandise for consignment sale. · gruzootpravitel

грузоперево́зка

The act of transporting goods. · gruzoperevozka

гру́зчик

A person who carries luggage and related objects. · gruzchik

грунт

(uncountable) Soil. · grunt

грунтова́ть

To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge). · gruntovat

грунто́вка

A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting. · gruntovka

гру́пер

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas. · gruper

гру́ппа

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist. · gruppa

гру́ппа интере́сов

A political interest group by members of a legislative body. · gruppa interesov

группировать

(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. · gruppirovat

группирова́ться

(intransitive) To come together to form a group. · gruppirovatsya

группиро́вка

A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. · gruppirovka

группово́е мышле́ние

A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view. · gruppovoye myshleniye

группово́й секс

The practice of having sex with multiple partners at the same time. · gruppovoy seks

гру́стно

In a sad manner; sorrowfully. · grustno

гру́стный

(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad. · grustnyy

грусть

Emotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish. · grust

груша

A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis). · grusha

гру́шевый сидр

A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider. · grushevyy sidr

гры́жа

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen. · gryzha

грызть

(transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth. · gryzt

грызу́н

A rodent or other animal that gnaws. · gryzun

гры́мза

(pejorative) An ugly woman. · grymza

грюнко́ль

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

гряда́

A garden plot. · gryada

гря́диль

(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam). · gryadil

гря́дка

A garden plot. · gryadka

гряду́щее

The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced. · gryadushcheye

гряду́щий

(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place. · gryadushchiy

грязну́ля

(dated) One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman. · gryaznulya

гря́зный

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. · gryaznyy

грязь

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth. · gryaz

Гуадалканал

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands. · Guadalkanal

гуакамо́ле

An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips. · guakamole

ГУА́М

GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, a regional organization of the four post-Soviet states: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova. · GUAM

Гуанду́н

Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China. · Guandun

гуа́но

Dung from a sea bird or from a bat. · guano

Гуанта́намо

A city in Cuba. · Guantanamo

Гуанчжо́у

Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China. · Guanchzhou

гуаньхуа́

Mandarin, group of Northern Chinese dialects including Standard Mandarin (Putonghua). · guankhua

губа

folds of tissue at opening of vulva · guba

губерна́тор

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country. · gubernator

губерна́торский

Of or pertaining to a governor. · gubernatorskiy

губерна́торство

The territory governed by a governor; a province. · gubernatorstvo

Губерт

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters. · Gubert

губительный

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous. · gubitelnyy

губи́ть

(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. · gubit

гу́бка

(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. · gubka

губна́я гармо́ника

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note. · gubnaya garmonika

губна́я гармо́шка

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note. · gubnaya garmoshka

губна́я пома́да

A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores. · gubnaya pomada

губошлёп

(slang, mildly, derogatory) A weak, ineffectual, cowardly, or timid person. · guboshlyop

Гу́вер

An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri, named after merchant James Hoover. · Guver

гуверна́нтка

a governess or nanny. · guvernantka

Гугл

(computing, trademark) Google Search, a search engine operated by the company of the same name; the most popular search engine and most-visited website worldwide. · Gugl

гугле́ние

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine. · gugleniye

гу́глить

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine. · guglit

гуглопо́иск

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine. · guglopoisk

Гугль

(computing, trademark) Google Search, a search engine operated by the company of the same name; the most popular search engine and most-visited website worldwide. · Gugl

Гуго

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic. · Gugo

гугол

The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sexdecilliard (long scale). [from 1920.] · gugol

гуде́ние

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones. · gudeniye

гуде́ть

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. · gudet

Гуджара́т

A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad. · Gudzharat

гуджара́ти

The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India · gudzharati

Гудзо́н

(with the) A river in the United States, flowing from Lake Tear of the Clouds in Keene, New York into the Upper New York Bay at New York City; named for English explorer Henry Hudson. · Gudzon

Гуди́ни

An escape artist. · Gudini

гудо́к

The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. · gudok