Russian–English dictionary

де́лать козлом отпущения

(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of. · delat kozlom otpushcheniya

де́лать ко́пию

(transitive) To make a copy of. · delat kopiyu

де́лать коуто́у

(historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground. · delat koutou

де́лать обзо́р

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review. · delat obzor

де́лать поку́пки

(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise. · delat pokupki

де́лать предложе́ние

(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage. · delat predlozheniye

де́лать предположе́ния

(obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate. · delat predpolozheniya

де́лать проме́р лотом

(also, figurative) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound. · delat promer lotom

делать селфи

(intransitive, informal, mobile phones) To take a selfie. · delat selfi

делать ставку

To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up. · delat stavku

де́лать ту́склым

(intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation. · delat tusklym

делать углубление

Of an official body: to suspend proceedings for a period of time. · delat uglubleniye

де́латься

(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out. · delatsya

делега́т

Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.] · delegat

делега́тка

Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.] · delegatka

делега́ция

A group of delegates. · delegatsiya

делеги́рование

(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate) · delegirovaniye

делегированный

Delegated. · delegirovannyy

деле́ние

(biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. [from 19th c.] · deleniye

деле́ция

(genetics) A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome. · deletsiya

Де́ли

A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi. · Deli

деликате́с

A delicacy (choice or pleasing food). · delikates

делика́тность

The quality of being delicate. · delikatnost

делика́тный

Characterised by careful and conscious thought. · delikatnyy

дели́мое

(arithmetic) A number or expression that is to be divided by another. · delimoye

дели́рий

(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. · deliriy

дели́ть

(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole. · delit

дели́ться

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume. · delitsya

де́ло

(countable) Something done, a deed. · delo

делова́я часть го́рода

The central area of a city in which there is a concentration of retail and business activities. · delovaya chast goroda

дело́никс короле́вский

The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar. · deloniks korolevskiy

делопроизводи́тель

One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · deloproizvoditel

делопроизводи́тельница

One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · deloproizvoditelnitsa

делопроизво́дство

(uncountable) Routine work involving written documents. · deloproizvodstvo

дельто́ид

(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end. · deltoid

дельфин

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. · delfin

Де́льфы

A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle. · Delfy

де́льце

Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely. · deltse

деля́нка

An area or land used for building on or planting on. [from 1550s] · delyanka

демаго́г

(pejorative) A political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument. · demagog

демагоги́ческий

Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue. · demagogicheskiy

демагоги́чный

Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue. · demagogichnyy

демарка́ция

The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire. · demarkatsiya

де́мбель

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing. · dembel

деме́нция

(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving. · dementsiya

демилитаризи́ровать

(transitive) To remove troops from (an area). · demilitarizirovat

демилитаризова́ть

(transitive) To remove troops from (an area). · demilitarizovat

деминерализовать

(transitive) To remove minerals or mineral salts from (a liquid, rocks, bones, or teeth). · demineralizovat

деминути́в

(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. · deminutiv

деминути́вный

(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. · deminutivnyy

демо

(informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully. · demo

демо-

people · demo-

демобилиза́ция

The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing. · demobilizatsiya

демобилизова́ть

to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service · demobilizovat

демобилизо́вывать

To release someone from military duty, especially after a war. · demobilizovyvat

демографи́ческий

Of or pertaining to demography. · demograficheskiy

демоза́пись

(informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully. · demozapis

демокра́т

(US politics) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States. · demokrat

демократиза́тор

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances. · demokratizator

демократиза́ция

The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously. · demokratizatsiya

демократизи́ровать

(narrowly) To make democratic. · demokratizirovat

демократи́чески

In a democratic way; according to the principles of democracy. · demokraticheski

демократи́ческий

(US, _, politics, proscribed, often, pejorative) Of or belonging to the Democratic Party in the United States. · demokraticheskiy

демократия

(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy). · demokratiya

демокра́тка

(US politics) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party in the United States. · demokratka

де́мон

(computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal. · demon

демони́ческий

Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac. · demonicheskiy

демонстра́нт

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note. · demonstrant

демонстра́нтка

(legal) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note. · demonstrantka

демонстрацио́нный зал

A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products. · demonstratsionnyy zal

демонстра́ция

(informal) A demonstration or visual explanation. · demonstratsiya

демонстри́ровать

(transitive) To show how to use (something). · demonstrirovat

демонти́ровать

To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly. · demontirovat

демотиви́ровать

(transitive) To decrease the motivation of a person or a group. · demotivirovat

де́мпинг

(economics, trading) Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly. · demping

де́мпфер

A shock absorber that uses an air chamber. · dempfer

Демья́н

A en given name. · Demyan

Дена́ли

The highest mountain peak in North America (the third most prominent peak after Mount Everest and Aconcagua), located in central Alaska. · Denali

дена́рий

(Ancient Rome, numismatics) A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker. · denariy

Де́нвер

The capital and largest city of Colorado. · Denver

де́нди

(dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop. · dendi

дендра́рий

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes. · dendrariy

де́нежный

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money. · denezhnyy

де́нежный мешо́к

(informal) A wealthy person. · denezhnyy meshok

де́нежный перево́д

(banking, finance) A directive to pay a prespecified amount of money from prepaid funds, making it a more trusted method of payment than a check. · denezhnyy perevod

дени́м

A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern. · denim

Дени́с

A en given name. · Denis

денни́ца

(literary) The planet Venus as the daystar (the morning star). · dennitsa

деномина́ция

(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion. · denominatsiya

денонси́ровать

(transitive) To announce the termination of; especially a treaty or armistice. · denonsirovat

денщи́к

(military) A servant or valet to a military officer. · denshchik

день

A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time. · den

День благодаре́ния

(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend. · Den blagodareniya

День весёлых обма́нов

The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played · Den vesyolykh obmanov

День дурака́

The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played · Den duraka

день рождения

The anniversary of the day on which something is created. · den rozhdeniya

День сме́ха

The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played · Den smekha

день стра́шного суда́

The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times. · den strashnogo suda

День сурка

An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow. · Den surka

де́ньги

A currency maintained by a state or other entity which can guarantee its value (such as a monetary union). · dengi

деонтология

Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826] · deontologiya

департа́мент

A part, portion, or subdivision. · departament

департаментский

Of or pertaining to a department. · departamentskiy

депеша

A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc. · depesha

депо́

(US) A bus station or railway station. · depo

депози́т

(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest. · depozit

депозита́рий

A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation. · depozitariy

депони́ровать

(transitive) To put money or funds into an account. · deponirovat

депорта́ция

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation. · deportatsiya

депорти́ровать

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country. · deportirovat

депресси́вный

Causing depression or sadness. · depressivnyy

депре́ссия

(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature. · depressiya

депута́т

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. · deputat

Де́рби

A type of cheese made in Derby, England. · Derbi

де́рбник

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. · derbnik

де́рвиш

A member of a Sufi Muslim ascetic fraternity of mendicant friars. · dervish

дёрганый

nervy, jumpy, on edge · dyorganyy

дёрганье

A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force). · dyorganye

дёргать

(transitive) To give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake. · dyorgat

дёргаться

(intransitive) To make a sudden uncontrolled movement. · dyorgatsya

дереве́нский

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it. · derevenskiy

дереве́нщина

(colloquial) An unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country. · derevenshchina

дере́вня

(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.] · derevnya

де́рево

(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.] · derevo

де́рево Ши

The fruit of this tree, having a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed. · derevo Shi

деревоземляна́я огнева́я то́чка

(military) A flat, concrete gun emplacement. · derevozemlyanaya ognevaya tochka

деревоматериа́л

(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.] · derevomaterial

деревообде́лочник

A person skilled at woodworking. · derevoobdelochnik

дереву́шка

A small village or a group of houses. · derevushka

де́ревце

A young tree, larger than a seedling. · derevtse

деревя́нный

A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction. · derevyannyy

деревя́нный молото́к

(music) A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments. · derevyannyy molotok

Дерек

A en given name. · Derek

держа́ва

The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.] · derzhava

держа́лка

A thing that holds. · derzhalka

держа́ние

A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. · derzhaniye

держа́тель

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. · derzhatel

держа́тельница

A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something. · derzhatelnitsa

держать

(transitive) To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion). · derzhat

держа́ть пари́

(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager. · derzhat pari

держа́ться

(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow. · derzhatsya

дерзи́ть

(intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back. · derzit

дерзкая [[девчо́нка]]

A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman. · derzkaya [[devchonka]]

де́рзкая девчо́нка

A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior. · derzkaya devchonka

де́рзкий

Impudent, insolent. · derzkiy

де́рзость

Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional. · derzost

дерива́т

(chemistry) A chemical derived from another. · derivat

деривати́в

(of a function of a single variable f(x)) The derived function of f(x): the function giving the instantaneous rate of change of f; equivalently, the function giving the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f. Written f'(x) or \frac{df}{dx} in Leibniz's notation, \dot{f}(x) in Newton's notation (the latter used particularly when the independent variable is time). · derivativ

дермати́т

(pathology) Inflammation of the skin. · dermatit

дермато́лог

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology. · dermatolog