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икну́ть
(intransitive) To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups. · iknut
ико́на
(religion, especially, Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels. · ikona
ико́нка
(graphical user interface) A small picture that represents something. · ikonka
ико́та
A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus. · ikota
икра́
The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee. · ikra
икс
An unknown quantity or unknown value. · iks
ИКТ
(uncountable, electronics, communications) Initialism of Information and Communications Technology. · IKT
ил
(organic chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth. · il
и́ли
Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or). · ili
Илиа́да
A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer. · Iliada
Илий
A en given name of Biblical origin. · Iliy
Илион
Troy. · Ilion
Илия́
(Abrahamism, biblical character) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions. · Iliya
иллати́в
(grammar) The illative case, or a word in that case. · illativ
иллати́вный паде́ж
(grammar) The illative case, or a word in that case. · illativnyy padezh
иллюзиони́ст
One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand. · illyuzionist
иллюзиони́стка
One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand. · illyuzionistka
иллю́зия
The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody. · illyuziya
иллюзо́рный
Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal. · illyuzornyy
иллюмина́тор
(nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light. · illyuminator
иллюмина́ция
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. · illyuminatsiya
иллюстра́тор
a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines) · illyustrator
иллюстра́ция
Something which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity. · illyustratsiya
иллюстри́рование
The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct. · illyustrirovaniye
иллюстри́ровать
(figurative) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison. · illyustrirovat
ильм
(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers. · ilm
ильменит
(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3 · ilmenit
Илья́
A en given name. · Ilya
им
The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction. · im
има́м
(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor. · imam
имбеци́л
(obsolete) A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child. · imbetsil
имбеци́льность
The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, especially of mind. · imbetsilnost
имби́рный
(of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color. · imbirnyy
имби́рный пря́ник
(transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way. · imbirnyy pryanik
име́йл
(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network. · imeyl
име́ние
The domain of a baron or baroness, usually as part of a larger kingdom or empire. · imeniye
имени́ны
The anniversary of the day on which something is created. · imeniny
имени́тый
celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious · imenityy
и́менно
Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement. · imenno
именно так
Used by players of bingo to claim a win. · imenno tak
именно́й
Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names. · imennoy
именова́ние
(uncountable) The act of naming or designating. · imenovaniye
именова́ть
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description · imenovat
именующийся
(literally) Having a title. · imenuyushchiysya
име́ть
(transitive) To possess, own. · imet
име́ть в виду́
(transitive, idiomatic) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note. · imet v vidu
име́ть вкус
To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish. · imet vkus
име́ть де́ло
(transitive, obsolete) To give consideration to (someone or something); to heed, to pay attention, to regard. · imet delo
име́ть кровотече́ние
(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel. · imet krovotecheniye
име́ть при́вкус
To detect (a flavour or taste, or food or drink); to taste; specifically, to enjoy or linger on (a flavour or taste, or food and drink); to relish. · imet privkus
иметься
(as complement of 'be') In existence in some place. · imetsya
имеющий
Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved. · imeyushchiy
име́ющий вкус оре́ха
Containing nuts. · imeyushchiy vkus orekha
имеющий обыкнове́ние
Accustomed or used (to or with a thing), accustomed or apt (to do something). · imeyushchiy obyknoveniye
имеющий слабое отноше́ние
Only indirectly related. · imeyushchiy slaboye otnosheniye
и́мидж
Public image; outward appearance. · imidzh
имиджбо́рд
(Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic. · imidzhbord
имиджбо́рда
(Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic. · imidzhborda
имита́тор
A person who imitates or apes another. · imitator
имита́ция
The act of imitating. · imitatsiya
имити́ровать
To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. · imitirovat
имманентный
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential. · immanentnyy
Иммануи́л
(Christianity) This figure, regarded by Christians as the Messiah or Christ. · Immanuil
иммигра́нт
A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there. · immigrant
иммигра́нтка
A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there. · immigrantka
иммигра́ция
The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence. · immigratsiya
иммигри́ровать
(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently. · immigrirovat
иммобилизовать
To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving. · immobilizovat
иммуниза́ция
(US, uncountable) The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen. · immunizatsiya
иммуните́т
The state of being exempt; immunity. · immunitet
и́мо
Associated with youth subcultures which are associated with the above-mentioned musical genre(s) and with emotional sensitivity. · imo
и́мо-му́зыка
Associated with youth subcultures which are associated with the above-mentioned musical genre(s) and with emotional sensitivity. · imo-muzyka
импа́ла
An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns. · impala
импеда́нс
(physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities. · impedans
императи́вный
(computing theory) Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables. · imperativnyy
импера́тор
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor. · imperator
импера́торский
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress. · imperatorskiy
императри́ца
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire. · imperatritsa
импе́рец
An advocate of imperialism. · imperets
империали́зм
The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations. · imperializm
империали́ст
An advocate of imperialism. · imperialist
империалисти́ческий
Of, or relating to imperialism. · imperialisticheskiy
империали́стка
An advocate of imperialism. · imperialistka
импе́рия
A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government. · imperiya
импе́рский
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress. · imperskiy
имперсонировать
(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive. · impersonirovat
имперфе́кт
(grammar) A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous. · imperfekt
импи́чмент
(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office. · impichment
импланта́т
(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants. · implantat
импланти́ровать
(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union. · implantirovat
имплемента́ция
The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process. · implementatsiya
импликатура
(pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail. · implikatura
импликация
The act of logically entailing, the state of being entailed, or something that is entailed. · implikatsiya
импло́зия
The action of imploding. · imploziya
импоза́нтный
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity. · impozantnyy
импонировать
(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably. · imponirovat
и́мпорт
(uncountable) The practice of importing. · import
импортёр
One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country. · importyor
импорти́ровать
(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade. · importirovat
импоте́нтный
Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi. · impotentnyy
импоте́нция
Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc. · impotentsiya
импреса́рио
A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre. · impresario
импрессиони́зм
(arts) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities. · impressionizm
импрессиони́ст
(art) One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism. · impressionist
импровиза́ция
Something improvised. · improvizatsiya
импровизи́рованный
With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand. · improvizirovannyy
импровизи́ровать
(intransitive) To perform or speak without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise. · improvizirovat
и́мпульс
(physiology) A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber. [from 20th c.] · impuls
импульси́вность
A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.) · impulsivnost
ИМТ
Initialism of body mass index. · IMT
иму́щество
Something that is owned. · imushchestvo
имущий
The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots. · imushchiy
и́мый
Able to be done; fit to be done. · imyy
и́мя
(Christianity) A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism. · imya
и́мя нарица́тельное
A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo. · imya naritsatelnoye
и́мя прилага́тельное
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. · imya prilagatelnoye
и́мя существи́тельное
(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. · imya sushchestvitelnoye
и́мя числи́тельное
(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc. · imya chislitelnoye
имянарече́ние
A ritual or ceremony in which a person's name is given or announced. · imyanarecheniye
инакомы́слие
An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority. · inakomysliye
инакомы́слящий
One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism. · inakomyslyashchiy
И́нари
A lake in Lapland, Finland. · Inari
инаугура́ция
The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies. · inauguratsiya
ина́че
(usually follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not. · inache
ина́че говоря́
(conjunctive, idiomatic) Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification. · inache govorya
инбри́динг
(biology) Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related. · inbriding
инвазивный
(medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body. · invazivnyy
инвали́д
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body. · invalid
инвали́дка
(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body. · invalidka
инвали́дная коля́ска
An electric-powered scooter, similar in use to a wheelchair, that is specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people. · invalidnaya kolyaska
инвали́дный
Made incapable of use or action. · invalidnyy
инвентариза́ция
(operations) The process of producing or updating such a list. · inventarizatsiya
инвентаризи́ровать
(transitive, operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory. · inventarizirovat
инвента́рь
(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business. · inventar
инве́нция
(music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions. · inventsiya
инве́рсия
(grammar) Deviation from standard word order, as for example by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs; in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis; and in other rhetorical devices or unusual situations. · inversiya
инвести́рование
The act of investing, or state of being invested. · investirovaniye
инвести́ровать
To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain. · investirovat
инвеститу́ра
The act of investing, as with possession or power; formal bestowal or presentation of a possessory or prescriptive right. · investitura
инвести́ция
(finance) A placement of capital in expectation of deriving income or profit from its use or appreciation. · investitsiya
инве́стор
A person who invests money in order to make a profit. · investor
инво́йс
A bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms. · invoys
инволю́та
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object. · involyuta
инволюцио́нный
of or pertaining to involution · involyutsionnyy
ингаля́тор
(medicine) A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases. · ingalyator
ингаля́ция
The act of inhaling; inbreathing. · ingalyatsiya
Ингельра́м
A en given name, in modern use transferred back from the surname. · Ingelram
ингиби́тор
(chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction. · ingibitor
И́нглиш
The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world. · Inglish
Ингра́м
A en given name, in modern use transferred back from the surname. · Ingram

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