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иррига́ция
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants. · irrigatsiya
ирриги́ровать
(transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. · irrigirovat
ис-
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence. · is-
и́са
Used to form female equivalents. · isa
Исаа́к
(biblical character) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent. · Isaak
Исаия
(Abrahamism, biblical character) A prophet, the author of the Book of Isaiah. · Isaiya
Исай
A en given name. · Isay
Исайя
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh. · Isayya
Иса́к
(biblical character) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent. · Isak
Иси́да
(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis. · Isida
Исидо́ра
A en given name; rare in the Anglo-Saxon world. · Isidora
Исика́ва
Ishikawa prefecture, a prefecture in Northern central region of Japan. · Isikava
иск
(legal) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio). · isk
искажа́ть
(transitive) To give a false representation of. [from 17th c.] · iskazhat
искаже́ние
The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. · iskazheniye
искажённый
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry. · iskazhyonnyy
искази́ть
(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape. · iskazit
искале́чение
(legal) The maiming of a person by depriving them of the use of any of their limbs which are necessary for defense or protection. · iskalecheniye
искале́ченный
(informal) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury. · iskalechennyy
искале́чить
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired. · iskalechit
Искандер
A en given name. · Iskander
иска́ние
The act of finding. · iskaniye
искарио́т
(Christianity) Epithet of Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the New Testament, who betrayed Jesus into the hands of the chief priests for 30 pieces of silver, and of his father Simon Iscariot. · iskariot
иска́тель
One who seeks. · iskatel
иска́тельница
One who seeks. · iskatelnitsa
иска́ть
(ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for). · iskat
иска́ть вшей
To remove lice from; to delouse. · iskat vshey
исключать
(transitive) To prohibit. · isklyuchat
исключа́я
Other than; except for; instead of. · isklyuchaya
исключе́ние
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. · isklyucheniye
исключи́тельно
To the exclusion of others; solely; · isklyuchitelno
исключи́тельное пра́во
(legal) The power, granted by the government to persons, to allow or disallow others from taking certain actions (through legal force) · isklyuchitelnoye pravo
исключительность
The quality of being exclusive. · isklyuchitelnost
исключи́тельный
Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. · isklyuchitelnyy
исключи́ть
(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception. · isklyuchit
искове́ркать
To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert. · iskoverkat
исковое заявле́ние
(law, countable) A written declaration or statement by the plaintiff of their cause of action, and of the relief they seek. · iskovoye zayavleniye
исконноро́дственный
(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language. · iskonnorodstvennyy
ископа́емое
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. · iskopayemoye
искорёжить
(transitive) To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform. · iskoryozhit
искорене́ние
The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction. · iskoreneniye
искорени́ть
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] · iskorenit
искореня́ть
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] · iskorenyat
и́скорка
A little spark; a scintillation. · iskorka
и́скоса
Sideways; obliquely. · iskosa
и́скра
A small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin. · iskra
и́скренне
In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt. · iskrenne
и́скренний
Straightforward, open and sincere. · iskrenniy
и́скренность
Good, honest intentions. [from between 1890 and 1895] · iskrennost
искриви́ть
(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape. · iskrivit
искривле́ние
The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself. · iskrivleniye
искривлённый
Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry. · iskrivlyonnyy
искривля́ть
(intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression. · iskrivlyat
искристый
Full of life; energetic, vivacious. · iskristyy
искри́ться
(by extension) To shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle · iskritsya
искромётный
(figurative) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty. · iskromyotnyy
искря́щийся
That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling. · iskryashchiysya
искря́щийся свет
A light of dazzling brilliancy. · iskryashchiysya svet
искупа́ть
(proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent. · iskupat
Искупи́тель
honorific title for Jesus Christ · Iskupitel
искупи́ть
(transitive) To save from a state of sin (and from its consequences). · iskupit
искупле́ние
(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus. · iskupleniye
искуситель
Someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman. · iskusitel
искусительница
A woman who seduces. · iskusitelnitsa
искуси́ть
(transitive) To attract; to allure. · iskusit
иску́сно
In an able manner; with great ability. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · iskusno
иску́сный
Having or revealing creative skill. · iskusnyy
иску́сственно
In an artificial manner. · iskusstvenno
иску́сственно со́зданный
Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way. · iskusstvenno sozdannyy
иску́сственный
Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. · iskusstvennyy
иску́сственный спу́тник
(historical) Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957. · iskusstvennyy sputnik
иску́сство
(countable) Skill that is attained by study, practice, or observation. · iskusstvo
искуша́ть
(transitive) To attract; to allure. · iskushat
искуше́ние
Anything which allures; something or someone used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something · iskusheniye
искушённость
(uncountable) The knowledge thus gathered. · iskushyonnost
искушённый
Having experience and skill in a subject. · iskushyonnyy
исла́м
A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an. · islam
Исламаба́д
The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory. · Islamabad
ислами́ст
A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s] · islamist
ислами́стка
A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s] · islamistka
ислами́стский
Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s] · islamistskiy
исла́мский
Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam. · islamskiy
Исландия
An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe. · Islandiya
исла́ндский
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland. · islandskiy
исландский язык
A North Germanic language, the national tongue of Iceland. · islandskiy yazyk
испа́нец
A person from Spain or of Spanish descent. · ispanets
Испания
A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid. · Ispaniya
испа́нка
A person from Spain or of Spanish descent. · ispanka
испа́но-
Relating to Spain and Spanish culture. · ispano-
испаноговоря́щий
Spanish-speaking · ispanogovoryashchiy
испаноязы́чный
Spanish-speaking · ispanoyazychnyy
испа́нский
Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain. · ispanskiy
испанский язык
Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain. · ispanskiy yazyk
испа́нско-
Relating to Spain and Spanish culture. · ispansko-
испаре́ние
A gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one. · ispareniye
испа́рина
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation. · isparina
испари́ть
(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state. · isparit
испари́ться
(intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor · isparitsya
испаря́ть
(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state. · isparyat
испаря́ться
(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state. · isparyatsya
испацту́ла
(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used) · ispatstula
испа́чканный
Impure; dirty. · ispachkannyy
испа́чкать
(transitive, literary) To make dirty. · ispachkat
испепели́ть
(transitive) To burn something to ashes. · ispepelit
испепелять
(transitive) To reduce to cinders. · ispepelyat
испе́чь
(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). · ispech
испе́чься
(intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven. · ispechsya
исповеда́льня
(Roman Catholicism) A small room where confession—the Sacrament of Penance—is performed in private with a priest. · ispovedalnya
испове́дание
A religious or spiritual belief system. · ispovedaniye
испове́даться
(religion) To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution. · ispovedatsya
испове́дник
(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution. · ispovednik
испове́доваться
(religion) To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution. · ispovedovatsya
и́споведь
A formula in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to membership of a church; a confession of faith. · ispoved
испога́ненный
Impure; dirty. · ispoganennyy
испо́днее
Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. · ispodneye
исподтишка́
In a secret or covert manner. · ispodtishka
исполи́н
(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions. · ispolin
исполи́нский
Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength. · ispolinskiy
исполне́ние
The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. · ispolneniye
исполне́ние на бис
A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete. · ispolneniye na bis
исполни́мый
Capable of being executed. · ispolnimyy
исполни́мый мо́дуль
(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing. · ispolnimyy modul
исполни́мый файл
(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing. · ispolnimyy fayl
исполни́тель
One who exerts power, or has the power to act. · ispolnitel
исполни́тельница
Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent. · ispolnitelnitsa
исполни́тельный
(archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient. · ispolnitelnyy
испо́лнить
(transitive) To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do. · ispolnit
исполня́емый
Capable of being executed. · ispolnyayemyy
исполня́емый мо́дуль
(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing. · ispolnyayemyy modul
исполня́емый файл
(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing. · ispolnyayemyy fayl
исполня́ть
(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation. · ispolnyat
исполнять обязанности
(intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office. · ispolnyat obyazannosti
исполня́ться
To become real: to become true or existent. · ispolnyatsya
исполня́ющий обя́занности
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job. · ispolnyayushchiy obyazannosti
испо́льзование
A purpose, a use. · ispolzovaniye
испо́льзованный
That is or has or have been used. · ispolzovannyy
испо́льзовать
(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case · ispolzovat
испо́льзовать щипцы́
(intransitive) To use tongs. · ispolzovat shchiptsy
испо́льзуемый
That is or has or have been used. · ispolzuyemyy
испо́ртить
(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something · isportit
испо́ртиться
(colloquial, especially, Southern US, and, Midwest US, of a person) To go bad; to turn toward immorality or crime. · isportitsya
испо́рченный
Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state. · isporchennyy
исправительная мера
(chiefly, in plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender. · ispravitelnaya mera
исправи́тельный
Of or relating to the punishment of criminals. · ispravitelnyy
испра́вить
(transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from. · ispravit
исправле́ние
(obsolete) Emendation; correction. · ispravleniye
исправля́ть
(transitive) To make better; improve. · ispravlyat
испражне́ние
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. · isprazhneniye
испражня́ться
(rare) To discharge feces from the digestive tract. · isprazhnyatsya
испу́г
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise. · ispug

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