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All Russian words, A–Z

заре́зать
(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon. · zarezat
зарезерви́рованный
Reserved; engaged. · zarezervirovannyy
зарезерви́ровать
(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use. · zarezervirovat
заржаве́ть
(intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. · zarzhavet
зари́н
(toxicology, military) The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon. · zarin
Зарина́
A en given name. · Zarina
заро́дыш
(botany) A rudimentary plant contained in the seed. · zarodysh
заро́дышевый
(embryology) Of or relating to an embryo. · zarodyshevyy
зарожда́ющийся
Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new. · zarozhdayushchiysya
зарожде́ние
(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin. · zarozhdeniye
заро́к
A solemn promise to do something. · zarok
заросли
A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair. · zarosli
заросль
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. · zarosl
зарпла́та
Money given in return for work; salary or wages. · zarplata
зарубе́жный
Located outside a country or place, especially one's own. · zarubezhnyy
зарубе́жье
(rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] · zarubezhye
зару́бка
The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision. · zarubka
заруча́ться
(transitive) To secure; to obtain. · zaruchatsya
заручи́ться
(transitive) To secure; to obtain. · zaruchitsya
зарыва́ть
To place in the ground. · zaryvat
зары́ть
To place in the ground. · zaryt
заря́
(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. · zarya
заря́д
(electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge. · zaryad
заряди́ть
To call to account; to challenge. · zaryadit
заряди́ться
(transitive) To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet. · zaryaditsya
заря́дка
(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. · zaryadka
заря́дное устро́йство
A device that charges or recharges. · zaryadnoye ustroystvo
заря́довое число́
(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z · zaryadovoye chislo
заряжа́лка
A device that charges or recharges. · zaryazhalka
заряжа́ть
To call to account; to challenge. · zaryazhat
заряжа́ться
(transitive) To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet. · zaryazhatsya
заряжа́ющий
One who charges. · zaryazhayushchiy
заря́женный
(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber. · zaryazhennyy
заря́нка
A small passerine Old World bird; Erithacus rubecula. · zaryanka
засада
(dated) To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. · zasada
засади́ть
(transitive) To thrust in a stabbing motion. · zasadit
заса́ливать
(transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution. · zasalivat
заса́сывать
(transitive) To take (a substance, e.g., food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract. · zasasyvat
заса́харивать
(biochemistry, transitive) To convert (soluble polysaccharides) into simple sugars · zasakharivat
заса́харить
(transitive) To coat with sugar. · zasakharit
засвиде́тельствование
A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation. · zasvidetelstvovaniye
засвиде́тельствовать
(transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth. · zasvidetelstvovat
засевать
(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds. · zasevat
заседа́ние
(collective) The people at such a gathering. · zasedaniye
заседать
(government) To be a member of a deliberative body. · zasedat
засеивать
(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds. · zaseivat
засекать время
To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement. · zasekat vremya
засекре́тить
to declare something a secret, especially a government secret · zasekretit
засекреченность
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden. · zasekrechennost
засекре́чивать
to declare something a secret, especially a government secret · zasekrechivat
заселе́ние
The process of establishing a colony. · zaseleniye
заселённый
Having inhabitants; lived in. · zaselyonnyy
заселять
(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people. · zaselyat
засе́чка
Such a cut, used for keeping a record. · zasechka
засе́чь
To observe (someone or something) as a spy; also, to examine or observe (someone or something) carefully; or to look out or watch for. · zasech
засеять
(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds. · zaseyat
засло́н
(basketball) A screen. · zaslon
заслони́ть
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block. · zaslonit
засло́нка
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold. · zaslonka
заслоня́ть
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block. · zaslonyat
заслу́га
A source of value, distinction or honour. · zasluga
заслуженное наказа́ние
Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved. · zasluzhennoye nakazaniye
заслуженный
(often, in the plural, ;, now, chiefly, technical (in philosophy), or) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward. · zasluzhennyy
заслу́живать
(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate). · zasluzhivat
заслу́живающий
Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating. · zasluzhivayushchiy
заслу́живающий дове́рия
Reliable; worthy of trust. · zasluzhivayushchiy doveriya
заслужи́ть
(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate). · zasluzhit
заслюня́вить
(ambitransitive) To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food. · zaslyunyavit
засо́в
A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism. · zasov
засо́вывать
(transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force. · zasovyvat
засоли́ть
(transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution. · zasolit
засо́нька
(informal) A sleepy person. · zasonka
засо́ня
(informal) A sleepy person. · zasonya
засо́р
A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion. · zasor
засори́ть
To block or slow passage through (often with 'up). · zasorit
засоря́ть
To block or slow passage through (often with 'up). · zasoryat
засоряться
(intransitive) To become clogged. · zasoryatsya
засо́с
(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934] · zasos
засо́хнуть
(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water. · zasokhnut
заспавниться
(ergative, video games) To appear, or cause (something or someone) to appear, spontaneously in a game world at a particular place and time. · zaspavnitsya
заста́ва
A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops. · zastava
заста́вить
(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce. · zastavit
заста́вка
(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear. · zastavka
заставля́ть
(transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce. · zastavlyat
застать врасплох
(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise. · zastat vrasplokh
застёгивать
To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete) , to fasten (something) in any way. · zastyogivat
застегну́ть
To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun sense 1); hence (obsolete) , to fasten (something) in any way. · zastegnut
застёжка
A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else. · zastyozhka
застёжка-липу́чка
A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can be pulled apart. · zastyozhka-lipuchka
застекли́ть
(transitive) To install windows. · zasteklit
засте́нчивость
(specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness. · zastenchivost
засте́нчивый
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid. · zastenchivyy
засто́й
(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place. · zastoy
засто́лье
A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature. · zastolye
застоявшийся
Lacking freshness, motion, or flow; decaying through stillness. · zastoyavshiysya
застрахова́ть
To secure against loss or damage; to insure. · zastrakhovat
застрахо́вывать
(transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event. · zastrakhovyvat
застраща́ть
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully. · zastrashchat
застревать
(figuratively) To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck. · zastrevat
застрели́ть
(transitive) To kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner. · zastrelit
застро́йщик
A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land. · zastroyshchik
застря́вший
Unable to move. · zastryavshiy
застря́ть
(intransitive) To be firmly fixed in a specified position. · zastryat
засту́кать
(transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state. · zastukat
за́ступ
(sports) In certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time. · zastup
засту́пник
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate. · zastupnik
засту́пница
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate. · zastupnitsa
засту́пничество
The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something. · zastupnichestvo
застыва́ть
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage. · zastyvat
засты́ть
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage. · zastyt
засу́нуть
(transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay. · zasunut
за́суха
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell. · zasukha
засу́чивать
(when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb. · zasuchivat
засучи́ть
(when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb. · zasuchit
засу́шливость
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell. · zasushlivost
засу́шливый
Very dry. · zasushlivyy
засыпа́ть
(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge. · zasypat
засыпа́ющий
Drowsy or sleepy. · zasypayushchiy
затаённая [[не́нависть]]
(American spelling) A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness. · zatayonnaya [[nenavist]]
затакт
An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase. · zatakt
зата́пливать
(transitive) To flood with water. · zataplivat
зата́сканный
(informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. · zataskannyy
зата́чивать
(transitive) To sharpen with a hone; to whet. · zatachivat
затвердева́ть
(intransitive) To gel or harden. · zatverdevat
затверде́ть
(transitive) To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage. · zatverdet
затвор
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens. · zatvor
затво́рник
One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit. · zatvornik
затво́рничество
(chiefly, uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people. · zatvornichestvo
затейливый
Showing originality or sagacity; witty. · zateylivyy
зате́йник
One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation. · zateynik
зате́м
(dated) In time to come; in some future time or state. · zatem
затемне́ние
(historical) The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II. · zatemneniye
затемни́ть
To make dark; to overshadow. · zatemnit
затемнять
(transitive) To make something less bright. · zatemnyat
затенённый
In shadow; darkened by shadows. · zatenyonnyy
затеня́ть
(transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen. · zatenyat
затеря́ть
(transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay. · zateryat
затечь
(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness. · zatech
зате́я
A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective. · zateya
затира́ть
(transitive) To insert mortar between tiles. · zatirat
затирка
A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry. · zatirka
затиха́ть
(intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate. · zatikhat
зати́хнуть
(intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate. · zatikhnut
зати́шье
(meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind. · zatishye
заткну́ть
(transitive) To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper. · zatknut
заткну́ть рот
(transitive) To suppress criticism, etc. · zatknut rot
затмевать
(transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than. · zatmevat
затме́ние
Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object. · zatmeniye
затмить
(figurative) To eclipse or obscure (someone or something). · zatmit
зато́
(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet. · zato

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