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затону́вший
caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged · zatonuvshiy
затонуть
(transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to flood and sink, as a ship. · zatonut
затопи́ть
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed. · zatopit
зато́пленный
caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged · zatoplennyy
затопля́ть
(transitive) To flood with water. · zatoplyat
затор
(uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked. · zator
затормо́женный
Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc. · zatormozhennyy
заточа́ть
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls. · zatochat
заточение
The act of confining or the state of being confined. · zatocheniye
заточи́ть
(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls. · zatochit
зато́чка
A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush). · zatochka
затрата
(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay. · zatrata
затра́ты
A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur. · zatraty
затре́щина
A blow with the hand. · zatreshchina
затруднение
trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion · zatrudneniye
затруднённое дыха́ние
(pathology) Difficult or laboured breathing. · zatrudnyonnoye dykhaniye
затрудни́тельное положе́ние
An unfortunate or trying position or condition. · zatrudnitelnoye polozheniye
затрудни́тельный
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. · zatrudnitelnyy
затрудня́ть
(transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle. · zatrudnyat
затуманенное зре́ние
(optometry) Of an eye, squinting because of a weakness of the eye muscles. · zatumanennoye zreniye
затума́нивать
(transitive) To make (usually the eyes or eyesight) blurred or dim. · zatumanivat
затума́ниваться
(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog. · zatumanivatsya
затуманиться
(intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight. · zatumanitsya
затупи́ть
To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. · zatupit
затупи́ться
(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. · zatupitsya
затупление
The characteristic of being blunt. · zatupleniye
затупля́ть
To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. · zatuplyat
затупля́ться
(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull. · zatuplyatsya
затуха́ть
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. · zatukhat
за́тхлый
(obsolete) Musty; mouldy; stale. · zatkhlyy
затыка́ть
(transitive) To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper. · zatykat
затыка́ть рот
(idiomatic) To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness. · zatykat rot
заты́лок
(anatomy) The back part of the neck. · zatylok
заты́лочный
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the neck. · zatylochnyy
заты́чка
A bottle stopper made from this or any other material. · zatychka
затя́гивать
(transitive) To make tighter. · zatyagivat
затя́гиваться
(transitive) To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form). · zatyagivatsya
затя́гивающий
Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming. · zatyagivayushchiy
затя́жка
(countable, informal) A puff on a cigarette or joint. · zatyazhka
затяжно́й
Lasting longer; protracted. · zatyazhnoy
затя́нутый
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. · zatyanutyy
затяну́ть
(transitive) To make tighter. · zatyanut
затяну́ться
(intransitive) To become tighter. · zatyanutsya
заунывный
Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns. · zaunyvnyy
заурядность
Something that is ordinary; something commonly done or occurring. · zauryadnost
зауря́дный
Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so. · zauryadnyy
заусе́нец
A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation. · zausenets
зау́чивание
Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure. · zauchivaniye
зау́чивание наизу́сть
Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure. · zauchivaniye naizust
зау́шница
(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck. · zaushnitsa
зафаливать
(intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines. · zafalivat
зафикси́ровать
(transitive) To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light. · zafiksirovat
зафре́ндить
(transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help. · zafrendit
захаживать
(transitive) To visit often. · zakhazhivat
Заха́р
A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah. · Zakhar
Заха́рий
A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah. · Zakhariy
захва́т
The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction. · zakhvat
захвати́ть
(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. · zakhvatit
захвати́ть щипца́ми
(transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs. · zakhvatit shchiptsami
захва́тчик
An intruder (especially on someone's privacy). · zakhvatchik
захва́тчица
An intruder (especially on someone's privacy). · zakhvatchitsa
захва́тывать
(transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. · zakhvatyvat
захва́тывающий
Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more. · zakhvatyvayushchiy
захва́ченный
Caught in a trap. · zakhvachennyy
захлёстывать
To overpower emotionally. · zakhlyostyvat
захо́д
(aviation, also, attributively) The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport. · zakhod
заходи́ть
(colloquial) To visit informally and spontaneously. · zakhodit
захолу́стный
desolate · zakholustnyy
захолу́стье
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible. · zakholustye
захороне́ние
The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth. · zakhoroneniye
захоте́ть
(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish. · zakhotet
захуда́лый
Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy. · zakhudalyy
зацвести́
(transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish. · zatsvesti
зацепи́ться
(intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook. · zatsepitsya
зацепле́ние
(countable, uncountable) Connection or attachment. · zatsepleniye
зацепля́ться
(intransitive) To become attached, as by a hook. · zatseplyatsya
заци́кленность
An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired. · zatsiklennost
заци́кливаться
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner. [with on] · zatsiklivatsya
заци́клиться
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological, neurotic, or obsessive manner. [with on] · zatsiklitsya
зачаливание
The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc. · zachalivaniye
зачаро́ванный
Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated. · zacharovannyy
зачарова́ть
(transitive) To cast a spell upon. · zacharovat
зачаро́вывать
(transitive) To cast a spell upon. · zacharovyvat
зачасту́ю
Frequently; many times on different occasions. · zachastuyu
зача́тие
The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions. · zachatiye
зача́ток
(biology) The small mass of cells from which a part of an organism develops, or a macroscopic but immature form of that part; a bud. · zachatok
зача́точный
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary. · zachatochnyy
зача́ть
(ambitransitive) To have a child; to become pregnant (with). · zachat
заче́м
For what purpose, what for, why. · zachem
зачёркать
Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete. · zachyorkat
зачёркивать
(transitive) To cross out something with lines etc. · zachyorkivat
зачеркну́ть
(transitive) To cross out something with lines etc. · zacherknut
зачерни́ть
(transitive, causative) To make dirty. · zachernit
заче́рпывание
The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling. · zacherpyvaniye
зачерпывать
(transitive) To pour or serve something with a ladle. · zacherpyvat
зачёт
(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester. · zachyot
зачи́нщик
(figurative) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo. · zachinshchik
зачи́нщица
(figurative) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo. · zachinshchitsa
зачисле́ние
(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest. · zachisleniye
зачислить
(transitive) To put money or funds into an account. · zachislit
зачи́слиться
(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. · zachislitsya
зачислять
(transitive, accounting) To add to an account. · zachislyat
зачисля́ться
(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. · zachislyatsya
зашивать
(figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something). · zashivat
заши́кать
(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively. · zashikat
заши́ть
(figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something). · zashit
зашифрова́ть
(cryptography) To encode. · zashifrovat
зашифро́вывать
To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code. · zashifrovyvat
зашто́пывание
(countable) An act of repairing. · zashtopyvaniye
заштопывать
(figurative) To add one or more things in order to improve (something, especially wages); to supplement; also, to remedy a shortfall in (something). · zashtopyvat
зашто́ривать
(transitive) To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains. · zashtorivat
зашто́рить
(transitive) To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains. · zashtorit
защёлка
(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening. · zashchyolka
защеми́ть
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. · zashchemit
защемля́ть
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. · zashchemlyat
защи́та
The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something. · zashchita
защити́ть
(transitive) To protect an environment, heritage, etc. · zashchitit
защи́тник
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.] · zashchitnik
защи́тник приро́ды
A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species. · zashchitnik prirody
защи́тница
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.] · zashchitnitsa
защи́тные очки́
Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face. · zashchitnyye ochki
защи́тный
Intended for defence; protective. · zashchitnyy
защища́ть
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.). · zashchishchat
защищённость
The state of being safe. · zashchishchyonnost
защищённый
defended · zashchishchyonnyy
заяви́тель
One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner. · zayavitel
заяви́тельница
(legal) A person who makes a formal declaration or statement · zayavitelnitsa
заяви́ть
(transitive) To declare to be a fact. · zayavit
зая́вка
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. · zayavka
заявле́ние
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar. · zayavleniye
заявля́ть
(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position). · zayavlyat
зая́длый
Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something. · zayadlyy
заяц
(uncountable) The meat from this animal. · zayats
зва́ние
High office, rank, or station. · zvaniye
зва́тельный
(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed. · zvatelnyy
звать
(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon. · zvat
звезда́
(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.] · zvezda
звезди́ца
(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos. · zvezditsa
звёздная пыль
(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope. · zvyozdnaya pyl
звёздный
Relating to or resembling the stars; starry. · zvyozdnyy
звёздный свет
Light emitted from stars other than the Sun. · zvyozdnyy svet
звездолёт
A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars. · zvezdolyot
звездообра́зный
Resembling or shaped like a star. · zvezdoobraznyy
звездопла́ватель
(chiefly, science fiction) a person who travels in space · zvezdoplavatel
звездопла́вательница
(chiefly, science fiction) a person who travels in space · zvezdoplavatelnitsa
звездочёт
One who studies or practices astrology. · zvezdochyot
звёздочка
(dated) A small star; also (by extension) , something resembling or shaped like a star. · zvyozdochka
звёздчатый
Resembling or shaped like a star. · zvyozdchatyy
звене́ть
(ambitransitive) To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another. · zvenet
звено́
A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. · zveno

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