Random Words: Star Wars Journal II, pg. 39, 64 Flashcards
надёжный
reliable, dependable, trustworthy
неприя́зненный
hostile, inimical, unfriendly
кинза́
coriander (especially leaves) = сilantro
uncountable
ка́рий
1) brown, hazel (eyes)
2) dark-chestnut (horse)
слу́чай (3 defs?)
(pronounced slu-chee) 1) case в тако́м слу́чае ― in such a case 2) occurrence, event, occasion в обо́их слу́чаях ―on both occasions 3) opportunity, chance
Вселе́нная
(noun) the universe
* not capitalized in general usage of the word
забо́р
fence
склад ума́
mindset, mentality
проливно́й
pouring, torrential (of rain)
подкаблу́чник
henpecked husband
Passive/submissive husband
буква́льно
literally or word for word
ли́чный
1) personal (relating to a particular person)
2) (grammar) personal (personal pronoun = ли́чное местоиме́ние)
певи́ца
singer (feminine of певе́ц)
боеви́к
action film
седо́й
grey, grey-haired, grey-headed (having grey hair)
вью́щийся
1) wavy (hair) (вью́щиеся во́лосы)
2) climbing, twisting (plant)
собы́тие
event, occurrence, incident
разуме́ется
(idiom) it goes without saying, of course (it’s obvious, apparent or clear)
ро́дина
homeland, motherland, native land
ускоре́ние
acceleration (act, state)
зака́т
sunset
бере́менный
pregnant
му́скулистый or мускули́стый
muscular, brawny (having strength)
пехо́та
infantry
заодно́
adverb
1) in concert, at one (“at one with nature”)
2) simultaneously, at the same time, on one’s way, while one is at it
(pronounced zaad-No)
рогово́й
1) (relational) horn
2) tortoise shell (glasses) = (роговы́е очки́)
удиви́тельно (2 defs?)
1) extremely
2) astonishingly, surprisingly
добросо́вестный
conscientious, fair
разгово́рчивый
talkative, loquacious
белоку́рый
having blond or fair hair
бу́лочная
bakery (пека́рня)
стри́жка
1) haircut, clipping (act of cutting of hair)
2) shearing (of sheep)
рост (2 defs?)
1) growth (in a living organism)
2) growth, increase, rise (in a quantity, price, etc.)
3) height, stature
сде́ржанный
restrained, reserved (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
сложе́ние (2 defs?)
1) constitution, build
2) addition (arithmetic: process of adding)
происхожде́ние (2 defs?)
1) origin
2) lineage, descent
3) birth, extraction (по происхожде́нию = by birth)
ширина́
width, breadth
ры́жий
1) red, sorrel (brown color with a tint of red)
2) (of hair) red, ginger
ую́т
coziness, comfort
усы́
moustache (plural only)
клавиату́ра
(computing) keyboard
ци́фра
figure, cipher, digit
бестолко́вый (3 defs?)
1) muddle-headed, stupid
2) confused, incoherent
3) pointless, useless
прямо́й
1) straight
2) direct, outspoken, frank, straightforward
брако́ванный
брак
defective, flawed
marriage
мысль
(ж)
1) idea
2) thought
непредубеждённый
impartial, unbiased
уравне́ние
equation
осёл
donkey
особня́к
mansion, detached house
сперва́
1) first, firstly
2) at first, originally
деса́нтник
paratrooper, commando
городо́к
Diminutive of го́род (górod): small city, town
отча́яние
despair
овра́г
ravine (a deep narrow valley)
здоро́вье (здоро́вый)
health (healthy, strong, robust)
ки́слый (2 defs?)
1) sour
2) fermented –> ки́слая капу́ста* ― sauerkraut
* literally translates to “sour cabbage”
явле́ние (4 defs?)
1) phenomenon
2) event, occurrence
3) apparition
4) effect
example: побо́чное явле́ние (side/adverse effect)
мона́хиня
nun
изба́
(peasant’s) log hut, cottage
берло́га
lair, burrow, den, cave (for bears)
благотвори́тельность
(ж) charity, philanthropy, welfare
морпе́х
Marine (Naval infantryman)
сумасше́ствие
mental illness, madness, insanity
торго́вый
торго́вый знак
commercial; (relational) trade
trademark
шоссе́ (what is significant about this word?)
highway
(like коли́бри, it is completely indeclinable!)
Note: From French
руче́й
creek, stream, brook
отста́вка
resignation, retirement
круто́й (4 defs., 1 colloquial?)
1) steep
2) abrupt, sharp (turn)
3) drastic
4) (colloquial) Cool!!
пы́шный
1) fluffy, luxuriant
2) magnificent, splendid, (suggesting abundance and great expense, and having a flavor of debauchery)
коло́нна
1) column, pillar
2) (military) column of troops
мура́шка (diminutive?)
- Diminutive of мураве́й, ant
1) goosebump (usually plural)
изнаси́лование
rape (сrime)
ре́па
turnip
кле́тка (3 defs?)
1) cage, coop, cell
2) checkered or square pattern
3) (biology) cell
кашта́н
кашта́новый
1) chestnut
2) chestnut tree
(chestnut-colored, maroon, кашта́новые во́лосы-
Used to describe brown hair!)
скупо́й
avaricious, stingy, frugal, mean, parsimonious, miserly
заявле́ние
1) declaration, statement (written)
2) petition, application
обо́и
*(genitive?)
wallpaper (plural only)
*(genitive обо́ев)
опра́ва
frame (for glasses), setting, mounting, casing, rim, holder
одино́кий (2 defs?)
1) (adj) solitary, single, lonely, lonesome
2) (noun) single person, lone person (by oneself), lonely person
нея́сность (3 defs?)
(ж)
1) ambiguity (open to multiple interpretations)
2) obscurity
3) haziness, fuzziness
де́вственница / де́вственность
(literary & poetic term?)
(М form?)
(vulgar form?)
virgin / virginity
1) де́ва (also maiden, maid, etc.)
2) де́вственник
3) це́лка
вещество́
substance, material, matter
восхо́д
sunrise
набе́г (2 defs?)
1) incursion, raid, foray (of barbarians, nomads, gangs, etc.)
2) surge, rush, gust
доказа́тельство
proof, evidence
прогу́лка
walk, outing (leisurely trip made by walking)
ко́фта (dim?)
sweater, cardigan (garment knitted from wool, worn over the upper body)
—> ко́фточка
воспи́танный
well-bred, well-mannered
кру́жка (2 defs?)
1) mug, tankard (big wooden/metal mug, what Vikings drank out of)
2) poor box, charity box
кусо́к
bit, piece (of something)
гра́мотный (2 defs?)
1) literate
2) grammatical, correct (of texts, i.e. no spelling mistakes)
ковш (2 defs?)
dim?
1) scoop, dipper, ladle
2) bucket (of an excavator)
ко́вшик ——> dim. = small ladle (average kitchen ladle)
худо́й
thin, lean, skinny
чрезвыча́йно
(adverb) extremely, utterly
длина́
length
посре́дник (3 defs?)
1) mediator, intermediary, negotiator
2) agent, broker, middleman (business context)
3) umpire
заня́тие (3 defs., *1 only in the plural)
1) occupation, work, business (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
2) exercise
* 3) (in the plural) lessons, lectures, school
бакенба́рды
sideburns, side whiskers (бакенба́рда- singular)
утвержде́ние (4 defs?)
1) assertion, affirmation, statement
2) approval, endorsement
3) confirmation, authorization
4) strengthening, consolidation
давле́ние
pressure (physics: amount of force divided by area)
сво́йство (2 defs, 1 pl. only?)
1) property, virtue, quality (attribute or abstract quality associated with an object)
2) (in the plural) characteristics
да́нные
(pl. ONLY) data, facts, information
клубни́ка
strawberry (ies) always plural!
мона́х
monk
кла́виша
key (on a keyboard or typewriter)
жёсткий (synonym?)
hard, stiff, tough, rigid
твёрдый
сеть (3 defs?)
(ж)
1) mesh, net (fishing)
2) network, system
3) grid
поку́пка (2 similar* defs?)
1) buying, purchasing, purchase (act of purchasing)
2) purchase, package (something bought)
тео́рия
theory
побо́чный
(adjective) side, accessory, adverse, incidental.... or collateral (= additional but subordinate; secondary.)
сторо́нник
supporter, advocate, proponent, adherent
части́ца (2 defs?)
1) fraction (of), part (of)
2) (grammar/physics) particle
сара́й
1) shed, storage building (small wooden construction)
2) uncomfortable, untidy room, pigsty
ско́рость
(ж)
speed, rate, velocity
есте́ственно
есте́ственный
naturally
natural (relating to nature)
увеличе́ние
increase, enlargement
кислоро́д
oxygen
по́вод (2 defs?)
1) reins, bridle
2) cause, ground, occasion (significance behind something)
млекопита́ющее
mammal
науда́чу
(adverb) at random, haphazardly