Russian–English dictionary

дёрн

Turf; soil; ground; sod. · dyorn

дёрнуть

(transitive, colloquial) To drink a large amount (especially of beer) in a single action/without breathing; to chugalug. Usually chanted at the person who is drinking. · dyornut

дёрнуться

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

дерьмо́

(uncountable, euphemistic) Feces; excrement. · dermo

дерю́га

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc. · deryuga

деса́нтник

A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft. · desantnik

десе́рт

A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal. · desert

деси

Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian. · desi

десинхрони́я

(aviation) A physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body. · desinkhroniya

дескриптивизм

(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage. · deskriptivizm

дескри́птор

(computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable. · deskriptor

десна́

(often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth. · desna

де́спот

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant. · despot

деспоти́зм

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. · despotizm

деспоти́ческий

Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant. · despoticheskiy

деспоти́чный

Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical. · despotichnyy

деспоти́я

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. · despotiya

дестабилизи́ровать

(transitive) To make something unstable. · destabilizirovat

дестабилизи́роваться

(intransitive) To become unstable. · destabilizirovatsya

деся́т

A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten. · desyat

де́сятеро

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X. · desyatero

десятиборец

(athletics) An athlete who competes in the decathlon. · desyatiborets

десятибо́рье

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days. · desyatiborye

десятигранник

A polyhedron with ten faces. · desyatigrannik

десятикратно

By ten times as much. · desyatikratno

десятикратный

Ten times as much or as many. · desyatikratnyy

десятиле́тие

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · desyatiletiye

десятиле́тие девяно́стых годо́в

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc. · desyatiletiye devyanostykh godov

десятиле́тка

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · desyatiletka

десяти́на

A Russian measure of land, roughly 1.1 hectares. · desyatina

десятиуго́льник

(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles. · desyatiugolnik

десятице́нтовик

(US, Canada) A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar. · desyatitsentovik

десяти́чная систе́ма

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system. · desyatichnaya sistema

десяти́чный

(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal. · desyatichnyy

десятка

(informal, UK, Irish) A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note. · desyatka

деся́тки

(poker slang) A pair of tens. · desyatki

деся́тник

(UK, informal) The leader of a group or team, such as a boss, foreman, coach, or publican. · desyatnik

деся́ток

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · desyatok

деся́тый

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole. · desyatyy

десять

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X. · desyat

детализировать

(transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities. · detalizirovat

дета́ль

Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter. · detal

дета́льный

Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular. · detalnyy

детдо́м

A public institution for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. · detdom

детекти́в

(figurative, informal) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues. · detektiv

детекти́рование

The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised. · detektirovaniye

дете́ктор

A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning. · detektor

детёнок

A young person. · detyonok

детёныш

Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more. · detyonysh

детёныш ва́ллаби

Ellipsis of joey word. · detyonysh vallabi

детерге́нт

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant. · detergent

детермина́нт

(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det. · determinant

детерминати́в

A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. · determinativ

детермини́зм

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice. · determinizm

де́тище

(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc. · detishche

де́тка

A person's romantic partner; a term of endearment used to refer to or address e.g. one's girlfriend, boyfriend, or spouse. · detka

детона́тор

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. · detonator

детона́ция

(chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression. · detonatsiya

детони́ровать

(transitive) To cause to explode. · detonirovat

деторо́дный

Of or relating to biological reproduction. · detorodnyy

деторожде́ние

The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. · detorozhdeniye

детплоща́дка

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780] · detploshchadka

Детро́йт

The largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. It is the county seat of Wayne County. · Detroyt

детса́д

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852] · detsad

детса́дик

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852] · detsadik

детса́довец

A child who attends a kindergarten. · detsadovets

детса́довка

A child who attends a kindergarten. · detsadovka

де́тская

(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children. · detskaya

де́тская коля́ска

(US, Canada, Australia) A seat or chair on wheels, pushed by somebody walking behind it, typically used for transporting babies and young children. · detskaya kolyaska

де́тская ко́мната

(by extension) Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children. · detskaya komnata

де́тская крова́тка

(US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. · detskaya krovatka

де́тская площа́дка

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780] · detskaya ploshchadka

де́тская смесь

(countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk. · detskaya smes

де́тский

Immature in thought or behaviour. · detskiy

де́тский врач

(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. · detskiy vrach

де́тский дом

A public institution for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. · detskiy dom

детский комбинезон

(US) A one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper. · detskiy kombinezon

де́тский сад

A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work. Generally more entertaining and less educational than a preschool, but with longer hours of operation. · detskiy sad

де́тский са́дик

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852] · detskiy sadik

де́тское пита́ние

A food designed for babies, usually of very soft consistency. · detskoye pitaniye

дефе́кт

A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot. · defekt

дефекти́вный

(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person. · defektivnyy

дефе́ктный

Having one or more defects. · defektnyy

дефети́зм

Acceptance of defeat without struggle. · defetizm

дефибрилля́тор

(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart. · defibrillyator

дефиле́

(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay. · defile

дефилировать

(intransitive, archaic) To march in a single file or line; to file. · defilirovat

дефини́ция

(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition. · definitsiya

дефи́с

(typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range. · defis

дефици́т

(transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something. · defitsit

дефле́ктор

A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether. · deflektor

дефлори́ровать

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl. · deflorirovat

дефля́ция

(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages. · deflyatsiya

дефо́лт

(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation. · defolt

деформа́ция

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape. · deformatsiya

деформи́рованный

Unusual of shape; misshapen. · deformirovannyy

деформировать

(transitive) To twist in a violent manner. · deformirovat

дехка́нин

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun. · dekhkanin

дехка́нка

A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture. · dekhkanka

децелера́ция

(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating. · detseleratsiya

децентрализо́ванный

not centralized; having no center or several centers · detsentralizovannyy

децимация

(Ancient Rome, strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot. · detsimatsiya

дешеви́зна

(of a person) The state#Noun or character trait of being cheap#Adjective (stingy). · deshevizna

дешёвка

(informal) Too cheaply or economically, inexpensive and affordable to the point of substandard quality. · deshyovka

дёшево

In a cheap manner; without expending much money. · dyoshevo

дешёвый

Of little worth. · deshyovyy

де́яние

The process of doing something. · deyaniye

де́ятель

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · deyatel

де́ятельница

Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent. · deyatelnitsa

де́ятельность

(uncountable) The state or quality of being active; activeness. · deyatelnost

де́ятельный

Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. · deyatelnyy

Джа́ва

(computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language. · Dzhava

джаггерна́ут

A literal or metaphorical force or object regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path. · dzhaggernaut

джаз

(music genre) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation. · dzhaz

Джа́змин

A en given name. · Dzhazmin

Джайпу́р

The state capital of Rajasthan, India. · Dzhaypur

Джака́рта

A province and capital city of Indonesia. · Dzhakarta

джаку́зи

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

Джама́л

A en given name. · Dzhamal

джамбала́йя

Any of various of rice-based dishes common in Louisiana Cajun or Creole cooking; most often with shrimp, oysters, chicken or ham. · dzhambalayya

джамбори

(scouting) A large rally of Scouts or Guides. · dzhambori

Джамиля́

A en given name. · Dzhamilya

джа́мпер

(electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board. · dzhamper

Джа́стин

A en given name. · Dzhastin

джеб

A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion. · dzheb

дже́дай

(Star Wars) One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force. · dzheday

Дже́змин

A en given name. · Dzhezmin

джей

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j. · dzhey

Джеймс

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan. · Dzheyms

Дже́ймстаун

Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions: · Dzheymstaun

Джейн

A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century. · Dzheyn

Дже́йсон

A en given name. · Dzheyson

Джек

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan. · Dzhek

джекпо́т

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

Дже́ксон

The capital city of Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County. · Dzhekson

джекфру́т

The large fruit from this tree. · dzhekfrut

джела́то

An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. · dzhelato

джем

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts · dzhem

джем-се́йшен

(countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal. · dzhem-seyshen

Дже́мма

A en given name. · Dzhemma

дже́мпер

(chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover. · dzhemper

Джен

A en given name, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century. · Dzhen

джене́рик

A product sold under a generic name. · dzhenerik

Дже́нни

A en given name. · Dzhenni

Дже́ннифер

A en given name. · Dzhennifer

дже́нтльме́н

(dated) A fashionable young man who is polite and attentive to women. · dzhentlmen

джентльме́нский

In the manner or with the behavior of a gentleman; with social grace, politely. · dzhentlmenskiy

джентрифика́ция

(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process. · dzhentrifikatsiya

Дже́ра́рд

A en given name. · Dzherard

дже́рки

Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun. · dzherki