informal russian

• пока́

  bye (informal)

  while, in the meantime

  so far, for now

  until, until now

• де́вушка

  girl, young woman

  girlfriend

  miss (informal)

• прия́тель

  friend

  buddy/chum/pal (informal)

• склад

  storehouse, depot, store

  makeup, constitution

  (music, informal) harmony

• приве́т

  hello (informal), hi (informal)

• выдава́ть

  To hand out or distribute (in an informal context)

  To reveal/ show, expose, or give away (emotions, thoughts, secrets)

  To issue, give out, or provide (documents, items, cards, etc.)

  represent, impersonate, pose

• кандида́т

  candidate (person running in an election)

  informal version of кандида́т нау́к (Candidate of Science, similar to PhD)

• непринуждённый

  casual, laid-back, relaxed (in manner), informal, at ease

• подо́хнуть

  to die off, to kick the bucket (informal, often about animals or in large numbers)

• неофициа́льный

  unofficial, informal, off the record

• неформа́льный

  informal

• винцо́

  wine (informal, often implying a casual, simple or small amount of wine), plonk

• кулуа́р

  lobby, lounge, antechamber, corridor

  informal talks, backstage discussions, behind the scenes

• тридца́тка

  thirty (informal), a group of thirty, route 30

  someone in their thirties, a thirty-something

• брю́чки

  trousers, pants (diminutive, often implying small or informal)

• вруба́ться

  to grasp, to get, to understand

  to jump into, to dive in, to get involved

  to turn on (informal, often suddenly or loudly)

• притащи́ться

  to drag oneself, to show up (informal), to turn up (informal)

• непринуждённость

  relaxed informal nature

• буржу́ин

  bourgeois, capitalist (derogatory), fat cat (informal, derogatory)

• пива́сик

  brewsky, a little beer, a cold one (informal)

• фигово

  badly, poorly, terribly, crappy (informal)

• Я́шка

  Yashka (cigarette brand)

  little me, moi (informal), my little self

• Пиндо́сия

  Pindosia (derogatory, informal term for the USA), the States (derogatory)

• соцсе́ть

  social network, social media

  Social system (informal)

• база́ривший

  chatting (informal), gossiping, who was chatting, who was gossiping

• жёванный

  chewed, masticated, crumpled (informal, figuratively)

• защёлканный

  latched, snapped shut, clicked into place

  photographed, snapped (informal)

• подо́хший

  dead, croaked, kicked the bucket (informal)

• похе́ренный

  lost, ruined, scrapped, messed up, gone to hell (informal)

• прико́лотый

  pinned, fastened

  eccentric, quirky, a bit crazy (informal)

• прико́нченный

  done for, ruined, finished, exhausted, worn out

  crazy, insane, nuts, bonkers (informal)

• ты́кавший

  poking, prodding, jabbing, thrusting

  using the informal "you", addressing informally

• укоко́шивший

  who killed, that killed, having killed, having bumped off (informal)

• шаба́шничающий

  moonlighting, doing odd jobs, working freelance (informal)

• шустрённый

  quickened, made nimble, pepped up, made spry, made resourceful (informal, non-standard)

• ама́торский

  amateur, non-professional

  home-made, informal

• Влади́к

  Vladik (male name, diminutive of Vladislav/Vladimir)

  Vladikavkaz (informal)

• Генна́дич

  Gennadyevich; patronymic from Gennady

  informal form of address to a man by patronymic

• запанибра́та

  on overly familiar terms

  buddy-buddy, too informal

• Гавва́ла

  money transfer via hawala; informal remittance system

• З.Ы.

  P.S. (postscript); informal

• схава́ть

  eat up, gobble (informal)

  believe, swallow (figurative, informal)

• футуроло́г

  futurologist; futures researcher

  (informal) futurist; someone who speculates about the future

• ты́кать

  to poke, to stick, to jab

  to point (at)

  to thou, to address so. informally

• обтяпывавший

  who was arranging, who was fixing up, who was handling (informally)

• обтяпывающий

  arranging (informally/quickly), managing (unofficially), getting things done (expediently)

• химичивший

  who had been dabbling in chemistry, who had been experimenting with chemicals (informally)

Examples

• В то вре́мя, по кра́йней ме́ре в Кембридже, обстано́вка в лаборато́риях была́ довольно неформальной.

  In those days, or at any rate in Cambridge, laboratory life was rather informal.

• Шко́льная фо́рма удо́бна, поскольку её можно носи́ть как на официа́льных, так и на неофициальных мероприя́тиях.

  The school uniform is convenient because it can be worn for both informal and formal occasions.

• Атмосфе́ра рассла́бленная и непринуждённая.

  The atmosphere is relaxed and informal.

• Э́то была́ неформальная встре́ча.

  It was an informal meeting.

• Мы встретились в неофициальной обстановке после работы.

  We met in an informal setting after work.

• Это было негласное соглашение между соседями.

  It was an informal agreement between the neighbors.

• У нас в офисе довольно неформальная обстановка.

  The atmosphere in our office is quite informal.

• Он предпочитает неформальный стиль общения.

  He prefers an informal communication style.

• Это было неформальное собрание друзей.

  It was an informal gathering of friends.

• Давай выпьем на брудершафт и перейдём на ты.

  Let’s drink to brotherhood and start addressing each other informally.

• У них дома всё было просто, по-домашнему.

  Everything in their home was simple and informal.

• Мне нравится непринуждённость этой вечеринки.

  I like how relaxed and informal this party is.

• Их беседа отличалась приятной непринуждённостью.

  Their conversation was marked by a pleasant informality.

• Учитель, всегда тыкавший ученикам, вызывал недовольство.

  The teacher, who always addressed his students informally, aroused discontent.