Russian–English dictionary

кёрлинг

(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice). · kyorling

кёрлинги́ст

A sportsman who plays curling. · kyorlingist

кёрлинги́стка

A sportsman who plays curling. · kyorlingistka

керн

A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling. · kern

ке́рнер

(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface. · kerner

кероси́н

A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas. · kerosin

Керр

A surname. · Kerr

Ке́рри

A surname from Middle English derived from the place name, or from the Middle English given name Kendrick. · Kerri

ке́сарь

A title of Roman emperors. · kesar

кетами́н

(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic drug and also recreationally as a hallucinogen. · ketamin

ке́тчуп

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”). · ketchup

кефа́ль

A fish of the family Mullidae (order Syngnathiformes), especially the genus Mullus (red mullets or goatfish). · kefal

кешью́

A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples. · keshyu

ки

(philosophy, mysticism) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation. · ki

кибер-

(Internet) Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally. · kiber-

кѝберата́ка

An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.

кѝбернападе́ние

An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.

кибернети́ческий

Of or relating to cybernetics—the mathematical study of communication and control in living organisms or machines. · kiberneticheskiy

киберпреступник

A perpetrator of cybercrime. · kiberprestupnik

ки́борг

(scifi) A being which is part machine and part organic. · kiborg

кибу́ц

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations. · kibuts

кива́ть

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement. · kivat

ки́вер

A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. · kiver

ки́ви

A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. · kivi

кивну́ть

(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement. · kivnut

киво́к

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting. · kivok

киво́т

(Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept. · kivot

кився́к

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601] · kivsyak

кидала

(countable, slang) A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite. · kidala

кида́ть

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide. · kidat

кида́ться

(intransitive, now, archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash. · kidatsya

кидне́ппинг

(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. · kidnepping

киднэ́ппинг

(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. · kidnepping

кизя́к

A dried piece of dung, often used as fuel. · kizyak

кий

(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games. · kiy

кик-о́фф

(football, American football) The opening kick of each half of a game of football. · kik-off

ки́кать

(transitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity. · kikat

кикбо́ксинг

(martial arts) A hybrid martial art derived from Muay Thai, karate, and especially boxing during the 1960s to 1970s; more generally, any stand-up combat sport that combines kicks and punches. · kikboksing

ки́кер

(chiefly, _, US, Canada) table soccer (US), table football (UK) · kiker

кики́мора

(derogatory) An ugly woman. · kikimora

кикло́п

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman mythology. · kiklop

ки́кнуть

(transitive, Internet) To forcibly remove a participant from an online activity. · kiknut

килева́ть

(nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line. · kilevat

ки́лик

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body. · kilik

Килиманджа́ро

A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet). · Kilimandzharo

ки́ллер

Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. · killer

кило́

(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. · kilo

кило-

(computing, deprecated) . · kilo-

килогерц

A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz · kilogerts

килогра́мм

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg · kilogramm

киломе́тр

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km · kilometr

километро́вый столб

A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median. · kilometrovyy stolb

Киль

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis. · Kil

кильва́тер

(nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water. · kilvater

Ки́мберли

A en given name, popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. · Kimberli

киммери́ец

One of the Cimmerii, ancient equestrian nomads of Indo-European origin. · kimmeriyets

киммерийский

the language of the Cimmerians, possibly belonging to the Iranian branch · kimmeriyskiy

кимоно́

A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions. · kimono

кимчи́

A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. · kimchi

кимчхи́

A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. · kimchkhi

Ки́нгстон

The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish. · Kingston

кинемато́граф

(film, uncountable) The film and movie industry. · kinematograf

кинематографи́ст

(cinematography) A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person. · kinematografist

кинематографи́стка

(cinematography) A photographer who oversees the operations of the cameras and lighting when making a film. The cinematographer may also double as the camera operator of the movie camera, though this is usually done by a cameraman. The film director may also double as the cinematographer, though this is usually a different person. · kinematografistka

кинематографи́ческий

Of or relating to the cinema. · kinematograficheskiy

кинематогра́фия

(film, uncountable) The film and movie industry. · kinematografiya

кинестетический

Of or relating to kinesthesia. · kinesteticheskiy

кине́тика

(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions. · kinetika

кинети́ческая эне́ргия

(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed. · kineticheskaya energiya

кинето́з

A feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by a disagreement between visually perceived movement and the vestibular system's sense of movement; typically resulting from travel in a vehicle such as a ship or car. · kinetoz

кинжа́л

(mathematics) An exterior product of vectors. (The product may have more than two factors. Also, a scalar counts as a 0-blade, a vector as a 1-blade; an exterior product of k vectors may be called a k-blade.) · kinzhal

кинза́

(US) The stems and leaves of the coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum, used as a seasoning and garnish in cooking. · kinza

кино́

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house · kino

кино́а

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds. · kinoa

ки́новарь

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. · kinovar

кинодрамату́рг

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work. · kinodramaturg

киножурна́л

(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence. · kinozhurnal

киноиску́сство

(film, countable, uncountable) The art of making films and movies; cinematography · kinoiskusstvo

кинокарти́на

(chiefly, North America, AU, NZ) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film. · kinokartina

киноляп

(film, informal) A filmed or videotaped outtake that has recorded an amusing accident or mistake. · kinolyap

киноопера́тор

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera. · kinooperator

киноплёнка

(countable, uncountable) Any of various obsolete film formats, including 8 mm, 9.5 mm, 16 mm, and Super 8, formerly much used for making home movies to be viewed on a projector. · kinoplyonka

кинопроизво́дство

The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes. · kinoproizvodstvo

кинорежиссёр

A person who directs and supervises the production of a movie, especially as profession. · kinorezhissyor

киносъёмка

The action of the verb to film. · kinosyomka

кинотеа́тр

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house · kinoteatr

кинофи́льм

(chiefly, North America, AU, NZ) A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion; a film. · kinofilm

кино́шка

(countable) A movie theatre, a movie house · kinoshka

кино́шник

A producer or director of films/movies. · kinoshnik

кино́шный

Of or relating to the cinema. · kinoshnyy

ки́нуть

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide. · kinut

ки́нуться

(intransitive, now, archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash. · kinutsya

Кинф

A mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis · Kinf

кио́ск

A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc. · kiosk

кио́т

(Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept. · kiot

Кио́то

A prefecture of Japan. · Kioto

кип

The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK. · kip

ки́па

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. · kipa

кипари́с

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis. · kiparis

кипе́ние

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point. · kipeniye

кипе́ть

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. · kipet

кипеш

A raucous disturbance and/or commotion. · kipesh

Кипр

An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia. · Kipr

кипроко́

Something which is understood as something else; an equivocation. · kiproko

кипучий

(archaic) Of a liquid: boiling and bubbling, or agitated as if boiling. · kipuchiy

кипяти́льник

A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat. · kipyatilnik

кипяти́ть

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. · kipyatit

кипячёный

(of water) Having reached the boiling point. · kipyachyonyy

Кир

An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great. · Kir

Ки́ра

A en given name. · Kira

кирды́к

(figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death. · kirdyk

кирига́ми

An art similar to origami, with cutting permitted. · kirigami

Кири́лл

A en given name; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs. · Kirill

Ки́рка

(Greek mythology) An enchantress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs. · Kirka

киркомоты́га

An agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe. · kirkomotyga

кирку́т

A tract of land in which the dead are buried. · kirkut

кирпи́чный

(colloquial, AAVE, New York, of weather) Extremely cold. · kirpichnyy

ки́рха

(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.] · kirkha

ки́са

(by extension) An adult cat; also (often, childish) , sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age. · kisa

ки́ска

(slang, metaphor) A physically attractive person, typically a woman. · kiska

кисли́ца

(gardening) Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Oxalis · kislitsa

кислород

The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. · kislorod

кислота

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. · kislota

кисло́тность

The quality or state of being acid. · kislotnost

кисло́тный

Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. · kislotnyy

ки́слый

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. · kislyy

кисля́тина

A sour substance. · kislyatina

кисме́т

Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny. · kismet

Ки́ссингер

A surname. · Kissinger

Ки́ссинджер

A surname. · Kissindzher

киста́

A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ. · kista

кисте́нь

A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain. · kisten

ки́сточка

A thin brush for applying paint. · kistochka

кисть

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. · kist

кисть [[рука|руки́]]

The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. · kist [[ruka|ruki]]

кит

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. · kit

китаец

(dated, now, offensive) A Chinese person, or person of Chinese descent. · kitayets

Кита́й

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou. · Kitay

кита́йская ре́дька

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper. · kitayskaya redka

Кита́йская теоре́ма об оста́тках

(mathematics) Initialism of Chinese remainder theorem. · Kitayskaya teorema ob ostatkakh

кита́йский

(uncountable) The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Southern Min, and other closely related language varieties and dialects. · kitayskiy

кита́йский кварта́л

A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses. · kitayskiy kvartal

кита́йский кра́сный

A bright red colour tinted with orange. · kitayskiy krasnyy

кита́йский оре́х

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. · kitayskiy orekh

кита́йцы

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent. · kitaytsy

китая́нка

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) A person from China or of Chinese descent. · kitayanka

китёнок

The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals). · kityonok

китобо́й

One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry. · kitoboy

китовая пти́чка

A petrel of the genera Pachyptila and Halobaena. · kitovaya ptichka

китовра́с

(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse. · kitovras