Russian–English dictionary

ко́жа да ко́сти

(idiomatic) A skinny, malnourished person or animal. · kozha da kosti

кожа́н

(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding. · kozhan

ко́жаный

Made of leather. · kozhanyy

коже́вник

A specialist in the leather processing industry, who dresses the leather by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring. · kozhevnik

ко́жица

(usually, uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. · kozhitsa

кожура́

The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside. · kozhura

ко́жух

The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer. · kozhukh

коза

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. · koza

коза́к

A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. · kozak

козёл

(childish) A male goat. · kozyol

козёл отпуще́ния

(informal, sometimes, derogatory) A scapegoat. · kozyol otpushcheniya

Козеро́г

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology). · Kozerog

козинак

A confection of caramelized sugar and nuts. · kozinak

козли́ная боро́дка

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin. · kozlinaya borodka

ко́злы

A freestanding vertical drying-rack for animal fodder. · kozly

ко́зни

The act of machinating or plotting. · kozni

козырёк

Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors. · kozyryok

козыри

(uncountable, figurative) An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing. · kozyri

козы́рна́я ка́рта

(idiom) A surprise advantage of which others are not aware. · kozyrnaya karta

ко́зырь

A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose. (See play the something card.) · kozyr

козырять

(transitive, cards) To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump. · kozyryat

ко́зья боро́дка

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin. · kozya borodka

козю́ля

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. · kozyulya

козя́вка

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. · kozyavka

ко́и

Ornamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring. · koi

Коимбату́р

A large city and district of Tamil Nadu, India. · Koimbatur

ко́итус

The act of copulation in animals. · koitus

кой

(interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied. · koy

ко́йка

One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. · koyka

койо́т

(canid) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. · koyot

койр

The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. · koyr

кок

(cooking) A person who prepares food. · kok

ко́ка

The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past. · koka

кокаи́н

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant. · kokain

кока́рда

Something characteristic; a mark; a token. · kokarda

кокатрикс

(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics. · kokatriks

коке́тка

A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections. · koketka

коке́тливый

Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl. · koketlivyy

коке́тничать

(ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet · koketnichat

коке́тство

(countable) An act constituting such behaviour; an affectation of amorous interest or enticement, especially of a woman directed towards a man. · koketstvo

кокка́й

(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly. · kokkay

ко́кнуть

To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually. · koknut

коко́с

(uncountable) The edible white flesh of this fruit. · kokos

кокс

(uncountable) Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. · koks

кокте́йль

A mixed alcoholic beverage. · kokteyl

кокте́ль

A mixed alcoholic beverage. · koktel

ко́кус

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party. · kokus

кол

A wooden stake; a picket. · kol

ко́ла

(countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola. · kola

ко́лба

(sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base. · kolba

колбаса́

A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe. · kolbasa

колбасня

(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense. · kolbasnya

ко́лбочка

(anatomy) Any of the small cone-shaped structures in the retina. · kolbochka

колго́тки

A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet. · kolgotki

колдо́бина

A protuberance on a level surface. · koldobina

колдова́ть

(intransitive, archaic) To practice black magic. · koldovat

колдовско́й

Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. [from 14th c.] · koldovskoy

колдовство́

Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm. · koldovstvo

колду́н

A spellcaster, conjurer, wizard, sorcerer or soothsayer who specializes in enchantments. · koldun

колду́нья

A spellcaster, conjurer, wizard, sorcerer or soothsayer who specializes in enchantments. · koldunya

колебание

The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation. · kolebaniye

колеба́ть

(transitive) To cause to vary irregularly. · kolebat

колебаться

(figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay. · kolebatsya

колеблющийся

(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided. · koleblyushchiysya

коленко́р

A coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise. · kolenkor

коле́нная ча́шечка

(anatomy) The flat, roundish bone in the knee. · kolennaya chashechka

коле́но

(by extension) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, coastline, etc.; an angular or jointed part of any structure, such as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent. · koleno

коле́нце

A playful leap or jump. · kolentse

ко́лер

(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light. · koler

колёсико

(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster. · kolyosiko

коле́сник

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones. · kolesnik

колесни́ца

A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare. · kolesnitsa

колёсный

A strong nut used to attach a wheel to an axle of a motorcar. · kolyosnyy

колёсный ма́стер

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones. · kolyosnyy master

колесо́

A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. · koleso

колесом дорога

(uncountable) The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this. · kolesom doroga

коле́чко

A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure. · kolechko

колея́

A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression. · koleya

ко́ли

Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false. · koli

коли́бри

Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover. · kolibri

Колизе́й

The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome. · Kolizey

колика

Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. · kolika

ко́лики

(chiefly, in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. · koliki

коли́чественное числи́тельное

(math) Ellipsis of cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.) · kolichestvennoye chislitelnoye

коли́чественный

Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position. · kolichestvennyy

коли́чество

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English). · kolichestvo

Ко́лката

The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta. · Kolkata

ко́лкий

(informal, often humorous) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation. · kolkiy

ко́лкость

(US, figurative) A mild verbal insult. · kolkost

колл

(poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting. · koll

коллабора́нт

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy. · kollaborant

коллабора́нтка

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy. · kollaborantka

коллаборациони́зм

(uncountable) Treasonous cooperation. · kollaboratsionizm

коллаборациони́ст

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy. · kollaboratsionist

коллаборациони́стка

A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy. · kollaboratsionistka

коллаге́н

(biochemistry) The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals. · kollagen

колла́ж

A composite picture made from overlapping photographs. · kollazh

колла́йдер

(physics) Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide. · kollayder

колла́пс

The act of collapsing. · kollaps

колле́га

A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee. · kollega

колле́гия

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors. · kollegiya

ко́лледж

(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age). · kolledzh

колле́ж

(chiefly, US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates. · kollezh

колле́жский

Of, or relating to a college, or college students. · kollezhskiy

коллекта

(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer. · kollekta

коллекти́в

A group of people supporting the same thing or person. · kollektiv

коллективи́зм

An economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned and controlled by the people collectively · kollektivizm

коллекти́вно

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately. · kollektivno

коллекти́вный

Having plurality of origin or authority. · kollektivnyy

колле́ктор

(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging. · kollektor

коллекционе́р

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection. · kollektsioner

коллекционирование

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. · kollektsionirovaniye

коллекциони́ровать

(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation. · kollektsionirovat

колле́кция

A collection of varying but related items. · kollektsiya

ко́лли

Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs · kolli

колли́зия

An instance of colliding. · kolliziya

колло́ид

(physical chemistry) A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles. · kolloid

колло́квиум

An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting. · kollokvium

коловоро́т

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit. · kolovorot

коловра́т

(neopaganism, politics, fascism, nationalism) An eight-spoked swastika used by Slavic neopagan, fascist, and nationalist groups. · kolovrat

коло́да

(cards) A pack or set of playing cards. · koloda

коло́дец

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. · kolodets

коло́дка

A tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes. · kolodka

коло́дки

(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment. · kolodki

коло́дник

A person deported to a penal colony. · kolodnik

коло́к

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained. · kolok

ко́локол

(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. · kolokol

колоко́льня

(architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church. · kolokolnya

колоко́льчик

(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. · kolokolchik

колоко́льчик круглоли́стный

A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers. · kolokolchik kruglolistnyy

колоко́льчики

(musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. · kolokolchiki

Коло́мбо

The commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka. · Kolombo

колониали́зм

The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance. · kolonializm

колониа́льный

Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony. · kolonialnyy

колониза́тор

One who supports or advocates colonialism. · kolonizator

колониза́ция

The process of establishing a colony. · kolonizatsiya

колони́ст

A founder of a colony. · kolonist

колони́стка

A founder of a colony. · kolonistka

коло́ния

(biology) A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association. · koloniya

коло́нка

A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text. · kolonka

коло́нна

(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration. · kolonna

колонна́да

A series of columns at regular intervals. · kolonnada

колоноскопи́я

(medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope. · kolonoskopiya

Колора́до

A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver. · Kolorado

колори́т

(finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price. · kolorit

колори́тный

Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive. · koloritnyy

ко́лос

(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant. · kolos

колоси́ться

(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does. · kolositsya

коло́сс

A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. · koloss

колосса́льный

Extremely large or on a great scale. · kolossalnyy