Random words pg. 58, 64, 70, 74 Flashcards
пу́шка
(military) cannon
продви́нутый
advanced
толчо́к (2 defs?)
1) push, thrust, shove, poke
2) impulse, stimulus, boost, impetus, momentum
тра́пеза
(literary or ironic) meal
весну́шка
freckle
многочи́сленный
numerous
стипе́ндия
scholarship, bursary
ни́тка
*(dim?)
1) thread
2) a string (of beads)
* ни́точка
доска́ (2 defs?)
1) board, plank
2) blackboard
восста́ние
rebellion, uprising, revolt, insurgency
кры́шка
lid, cover, (bottle) cap
преде́л (2 defs?)
1) limit, boundary, margin
2) border (of a country)
паро́ль
(м) password
вспы́шка (2 defs?)
1) flash
2) outbreak
ра́курс
angle, viewpoint, perspective
ex. в э́том ра́курсе = from this perspective/viewpoint
уве́ренность (2 defs?)
(ж)
1) confidence
2) certainty, firmness, assurance
кно́пка (2 defs?)
1) button (that you would press on a machine, NOT for clothing)
2) thumbtack
подъём (2 primary defs?)
1) lifting, raising, raise
2) ascent, rise, upgrade, slope
подпо́льный (2 defs?)
1) (relational) underground
2) clandestine, illicit,
шеде́вр
masterpiece (piece of work that has been given much critical praise)
заме́тно
noticeably, conspicuously, perceptibly, visibly, markedly
лицеме́р
hypocrite
подлежа́щее
(grammar) subject
пуши́стый
furry (covered with fur), fluffy, light, airy, fuzzy
баклажа́н
eggplant (plant and vegetable)
*(known in the UK as aubergine)
по́лый (synonym?)
hollow
пусто́й = empty, void, hollow
че́реп
1) skull, cranium
2) (obsolete) crust
игла́ (2 defs?)
1) needle
2) thorn, prickle, quill, bristle
выключа́тель
(м)
electric) switch
(ex. light switch
пу́говица
button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
цепь (forms?)
- (2 defs?)
- *diminutive?
(ж)
genitive це́пи, nominative plural це́пи, genitive plural цепе́й
* 1) chain
2) row, series (го́рная цепь ― mountain range)
**цепо́чка = chainlet, choker (jewelry)
колю́чка
thorn, prickle
строка́
*(forms?)
line, string, row (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.)
*(genitive строки́, nominative plural стро́ки, genitive plural строк)
верёвка
*(dim?)
rope, line
*diminutive = верёвочка
воровско́й
(relational) thieves’; thievish
разры́в (2 defs?)
1) break, gap
2) rupture
* 3) explosion (not commonly used for this def.)
разбе́г
running start
зубочи́стка
toothpick
переры́в
interruption, stop, break, intermission
руси́стика
Russian studies
желу́док
(anatomy) stomach, belly
дра́ка
scuffle, fight, tussle
крупье́
*what is significant about this word?
dealer (at the gambling table), croupier (from French)
*It is completely indeclinable!
запа́с
reserve, store, supply, stock, stockpile, inventory, log, margin
ко́готь (all forms?)
(genitive ко́гтя, nominative plural ко́гти, genitive plural когте́й, diminutive когото́к)
(м) claw, talon
жу́лик
1) petty thief, swindler, pilferer
2) cheat, cardsharp (one who cheats at cards)
ка́рлик
dwarf, midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf
промежу́точный
intermediate
хребе́т (2 defs?)
1) spine, spinal column, backbone (literal / figuratively)
2) crest (of a hill or wave), ridge, range (mountain)
передово́й
progressive, leading, advanced, foremost, forward
постепе́нно
gradually, step by step, by and by, progressively
гла́дкий
smooth
самооце́нка (2 defs?)
1) self-assessment
2) self-esteem
вы́зов (4 defs?)
1) calling, invocation
2) (court) summons, subpoena
3) challenge
4) shot (critical or insulting comment)
бровь
(ж) eyebrow
мы́шца
muscle
суро́вый
- (synonym?)
- *(preposition + case?) Hint: 2 possible answers…..
severe, strict, harsh, stern, austere, rigorous
- (стро́гий)
- *(с + instrumental or к + dative, with someone)
волы́на
(criminal slang) a pistol or any other firearm
суще́ственный (2 defs?)
1) essential (of high importance)
2) substantial (large in size, quantity, or value)
дрожь
(ж) trembling, shiver, shivering
зна́ние
knowledge, erudition (Profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship)
волы́нка
bagpipes (musical wind instrument)
*(волы́нки = plural)
рядово́й (2 defs? 2 different forms of speech…)
1) (adj.) ordinary, routine, common, average
2) (noun) private (military rank)
сми́рно (2 defs? 2 different forms of speech…)
1) (adverb) quietly (in a quiet manner)
2) (interjection) Attention! (military command)
зва́ние (2 defs?)
1) rank (military)
2) title, status
отсто́й
colloquial phrase?
(noun)
1) sediment, sludge
2) sedimentation (process)
* это отсто́й = this sucks
пень (2 defs?)
(м)
1) (tree) stump, stub
2) (derogatory) idiot, blockhead
калы́м (2 defs?)
1) bride price (reverse dowry)
2) bribe
разве́дка (2 defs?)
1) reconnaissance, intelligence
2) scouting, exploration
настро́йка
adjustment, setting, setup, retrofitting, tuning, preference (on a computer)
протесту́ющий
protestor
ха́ос или хао́с
chaos
дви́гатель
(м) engine, motor
духо́вка или духово́й шка́ф
oven
сла́женный
coherent, cohesive, orderly, well-organized
червь или червя́к
(м) worm
*(can also be used as an insult: “someone insignificant”)
юриди́ческий
(relational) law; legal
ex: юриди́ческая шко́ла ― law school
кадр
1) still, shot, frame (photography)
2) scene, shot (from a movie)
огнестре́льный
(relational) firing
ex: огнестре́льное ору́жие ― firearm
иссле́дование (2 defs?)
1) research, study (i.e. a research paper)
2) exploration, investigation, analysis
жарго́н
jargon, slang
вы́пуск (3 defs?)
1) production, output, issue
2) emission, discharge
3) part, number, installment, edition
поучи́тельный
instructive, didactic
со́бственно
(adverb) as a matter of fact, in fact
структури́рованный
structured
подходя́щий (2 defs?)
1) suitable, fitting, fit, appropriate
2) convenient
незначи́тельный (2 defs?)
1) insignificant, unimportant, negligible, minor, marginal
2) small, slight, little
мора́льно
morally, mentally, emotionally, psychologically
ви́димость (3 defs?)
(ж)
1) visibility
2) outward appearance, semblance (the quality of being similar OR the way something looks)
3) an illusion
покуше́ние
attack, assassination (attempt)
необходи́мый (2 defs?)
1) indispensable
2) necessary, required
по́льза
use, benefit, advantage, usefulness, profit
подгото́вка (2 defs?)
1) preparation
2) training
уме́ние
ability, skill, competence
толк (2 defs?)
1) sense, use, judgment
2) talk, rumor
дре́вний
(adj.) ancient, antique
обще́ственный
public, social, common
обя́занность (2 defs?)
1) duty
2) (military) service
попы́тка
attempt, try, effort
де́бри (2 defs, 1 figurative?)
*(anything unique about this noun?)
- (plural only)
1) thickets, jungle, wilderness, wilds, bush
2) (figurative) maze, labyrinth
иллю́зия
illusion
дубль (2 defs?)
1) (film) take
2)
монта́ж (3 defs?)
1) assembly, installation, mounting
2) film editing
3) montage
пла́нка
1) plank, slat, lath
2) bar, rod
вро́де (2 defs?)
1) (particle?)
2) (preposition) (+ case?)
1) as if, it seems
ex: Вро́де всё рабо́тает! ― It seems everything works!
2) like, such as, kind of, not unlike, similar to + (genitive)
предвари́тельный
preliminary, tentative, advance
суще́ственно
considerably, substantially
передвиже́ние
movement, conveyance
ex: ограничения передвижения - travel restrictions
хозя́йство (3 defs?)
1) economy
2) household, household articles, stuff, things
3) enterprise, farm
выраже́ние
expression
гни́да (2 defs?)
*(one is colloquial and offensive)
1) nit (louse egg)
2) scumbag, rascal
* (Не брат ты мне, гнида черножопая!) -Брат (1997)
пла́кса
crybaby, sniveler
де́рзкий
1) brazen, impudent, insolent, impertinent
2) bold, daring, audacious
сте́рва
1) “bitch,” old witch
2) asshole, S.O.B.
* In general, a quarrelsome person either (м) или (ж)
практи́чески
(adverb) practically, virtually, in a practical manner
ча́стный
private, particular, individual
досло́вный
*(synonym?)
literal, verbatim
*(буква́льный)
значи́тельно
significantly, considerably, substantially
хлю́пик
(colloquial, derogatory) weakling, wimp, sissy, milksop, pansy
очеви́дец
eyewitness
всё-таки
1) (particle) still, all the same, nevertheless, for all that (with a tone of regret)
2) (conjunction) and again, and yet
взрыв
1) explosion, blast, detonation
* 2) eruption (not commonly used)
самого́н
1) homebrew, moonshine
2) any home-made distilled alcoholic beverage
бана́льный
banal, trivial (common, ordinary)
подро́бность
(ж) detail
ex. в подро́бности - in detail
наедине́
1) tête-à-tête, privately
2) alone
ба́рышня
(dated) young lady, miss
фунду́к
hazelnut, hazel (nut)
ули́тка
I) snail
II) (anatomy) cochlea
сельдь
(ж) herring (Clupea)
у́голь
(м) coal
напряжённый
I) intense, intensive
II) strained, arduous (needing or using up much energy)
раслабо́нный
relaxed, tranquil, leisurely
осётр
sturgeon
соло́ма
straw (crop)
