about russian
с
with
from, in the course of
since
off, remove from
against
about (indicating approximate time or number)
по
along, down, through, across, around
about, on the subject of
by the means of
after a certain age
to (indicating to the end or limit of an object)
on (weekdays, specific part of a day)
о
about
of
on
against, over
здесь
here, with us, in this country, about it, in it, at this point
об
about, concerning
про
about, concerning, for
вокру́г
around, round, about
случи́ться
to happen, occur
to come about (с + instrumental)
речь
speech, talk about, enunciation, style of speaking, language, discourse, oration, address
собра́ться
to gather, assemble
to be going to, intend to, make up one's mind, to be about to
to prepare, to be ready to start, to set out
насчёт
as regards, concerning, about, of
приме́рно
around, approximately, roughly
about, around
броса́ть
throw, hurl, fling, chuck, throw about, cast, dart, abandon, forsake, relinquish, give up, leave off
поня́тие
a concept, idea, notion, conception
a logically dissected general idea about a subject
обо
about (used only with first person prepositional case pronoun)
a variant of "о" and "об"
both
against, upon
волнова́ться
to be nervous, worry
to worry about someone
случа́ться
to happen, occur
to come about (с + instrumental)
относи́тельно
relatively, about, quite
relating to, concerning
величина́
size/magnitude/value
about a person very big in a field
свали́ться
fall down from (reflexive)
to gather (about dogs)
to fall ill
to dump
внести́
to bring in, carry in, make
to pay in
to bring in/about cause introduce
to enter, insert, include
to put forward, submit, table
дёрнуть
to pull / tug / pull out, to pull about, to move sharply, to jerk, to twitch
to pull on someone's nerves, to pester, to disturb
(low colloquial) to drink, to knock one back
мета́ться
rush about, toss
flounce
пробежа́ть
pass, run by, run through, run along, run, cover, skim, scan, run about, miss with all running about
схвати́ться
to grab/grasp at (за кого-что)
to engage in a battle
(colloquial)suddenly remember or to come to senses
(simple) Get up and jump up with a quick movement
(simple) hastily or suddenly start something
to set or harden (about binder/sticky substance/cement)
пёстрый
covered with multi-colored spots stripes made up of something painted in different colors
heterogeneous in composition consisting of heterogeneous parts
ornate pretentious (about speech phrase etc)
болта́ться
hang out, hang about, lounge, loaf
dangle
избе́гать
run about
осуществи́ть
carry out, bring about, fulfil, accomplish, put into practice, implement
make something come true
верте́ться
turn, revolve, spin, fidget, dodge, prevaricate, hover about
дёргать
to pull / tug / pull out, to pull about, to move sharply, to jerk, to twitch
to pull on someone's nerves, to pester, to disturb
(low colloquial) to drink, to knock one back
верста́
Russian measure of length
(outdated) верстовой столб
(colloquial) about a man of very tall stature
at a great distance
разброса́ть
to throw about/to scatter about
осужда́ть
to condemn/judge (~спорить(ся))
to make negative harsh and unconditional value judgments about anyone or anything on the basis of moral spiritual or aesthetic grounds
намерева́ться
to intend to be about to mean
Pretend
наплева́ть
"spit" to not care about (show indifference)
пригото́виться
prepare, be ahead, be about to take place, be imminent, be threatening
проноси́ться
to move at high speeds
pass unnoticed (about time)
spread (rumors etc)
усто́йчивый
stable
sustainable
resilient (about animals or plants)
steady
fixed, set
совреме́нник
contemporary (about person)
потрепа́ть
to pat, swingle, pull about, blow about, flutter, tousle, wear out, fray, tear, pat
вноси́ть
to bring in, carry in
to pay in, deposit
to bring in/about, cause, introduce
to enter, include, insert
to move in, bring in, put forward, submit, table
шата́ться
be unsteady, reel, stagger, lounge about, loaf
wander, roam
толкова́ть
to explain, to interpret
to talk (about something), to discuss
у́молк
incessantly without stopping (used with без/about talking)
привста́ть
Rise slightly for a short time from your seat stand up not to your full height (about sitting lying)
пробе́гать
pass, run by, run through, run along, run, cover, skim, scan, run about, miss with all running about
пробега́ть
pass, run by, run through, run along, run, cover, skim, scan, run about, miss with all running about
обду́мывать
to think about
to think over
влечь
to attract, to draw, to pull, to haul
to entail, to bring about, to involve
земляно́й
земля (adj) (about the ground or soil of earth)
мота́ться
dangle
go back and forth
to rush about
расха́живать
walk about, strut about
пересо́хнуть
to completely dry out
(about water source) to dry out
(colloquial) for anything to dry out
разговори́ться
find plenty to talk about
fall into conversation
копоши́ться
crawl about, potter, stir, creep in
обду́мать
to think about
to think over
подверну́ться
to turn up, to appear, to come up, to present itself (about an opportunity)
to twist, to sprain (e.g., an ankle), to turn (awkwardly)
снова́ть
scurry about, dash about, warp
воскре́снуть
To return to life to become alive to pass from a dead state to a living state
about feelings thoughts etc to arise again
разбе́гаться
scatter, scamper about
мускули́стый
muscular "about appearance" (adj)
замета́ться
begin to rush about, begin to toss
ры́скать
rove, roam, scour about, gripe, yaw
разбра́сывать
to throw about/to scatter about
су́дорожный
caused by convulsion/cramp
(figurative) too restless (about a person)
(figurative) involuntary and abrupt (about movement)
frantic
повле́чь
to entail, bring about
to attract, draw, pull
to incur
разгу́ливать
stroll about, walk about, keep from falling asleep
подо́хнуть
to die off, to kick the bucket (informal, often about animals or in large numbers)
ничья́
draw (talk about sports scores), drawn game, tie
скрои́ть
to cut (tailor)
to make an expression with face
have a particular constitution (about a person his figure body parts)
сушь
dry weather
about something uninteresting
dry branches
dry place on the ground
обруга́ть
harshly speak about someone or something
to call rude names
забве́ние
loss of memory about something (outdated)
oblivion
слоня́ться
loaf, loiter about, loitering
ту́чный
obese or fat (adj)
fertile (about earth)
моло́ть
grind, mill
talk nonsense, bang on about
па́смурный
cloudy
(about a person) gloomy
растека́ться
spread, run, spread about
порха́ть
flit, flutter, fly about
беготня́
running about
трепа́ть
to swingle
to pull about, flutter
to wear out
to beat up
вду́маться
to think about deeply
таска́ться
gad about, hang about
спа́ться
About the desire or ability to sleep
осма́триваться
look about, look round, see how the land lies
безрассу́дный
reckless
Imprudent unrestrained by the arguments of reason (about deed action)
помышля́ть
think about, dream
проли́ться
to spread or pour out (about light music etc)
to leak pour spill
about clouds pouring out rain
всходи́ть
go up or climb
to rise (about dough)
to rise or sprout (plants)
заплета́ться
to wobble, totter, stumble about
впереме́жку
alternately, in turn, turn and turn about
толо́чься
hang about
назрева́ть
ripen, become ripe, mature, come to a head, be about to happen
предостерега́ть
to caution someone about something
шка́лик
shkalik (liquid measure, about 60 milliliters)
bottle / glass of vodka (of the above size)
завози́ться
begin to romp about
зажива́ть
to heal close up skin over (about wounds)
обвяза́ть
to tie about/around
кала́ч
white wheat bread
curled up (калачом)
тёртый калач - experienced person
Калачом не заманишь кого - nothing can force you to do anything
На калачи досталось - about swearing beating
Examples
Я полага́ю, э́то будет вы́глядеть не́сколько иначе, когда ты поду́маешь об э́том в долгосро́чном пла́не.
I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.
Сомнева́ться в себе есть пе́рвый при́знак ума́.
To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.
Поду́май об э́том, пожалуйста.
Please think about this.
Она хва́стается, что хорошо гото́вит.
She brags about how well she can cook.
Его мать волну́ется о нём.
His mother is worried about him.
Она хва́стается свое́й красото́й.
She boasts about her beauty.
Он проявля́ет любопы́тство ко всему́.
He's curious about everything.
То, что я рассказа́л тебе о нём, примени́мо и к его бра́ту.
What I told you about him also applies to his brother.
Он лю́бит хва́статься об успе́шном автомоби́льном би́знесе своего́ отца́.
He likes to boast about his father's successful automobile business.
Мне как-то неспоко́йно по по́воду сда́чи кро́ви.
I'm uneasy about donating blood.
Пожалуйста, не беспоко́йтесь насчет обе́да, я не го́лоден.
Please don't bother about lunch because I'm not hungry.
Я интересу́юсь информа́цией о ваших но́вых компью́терах.
I'd like some information about your new computers.
Раз уж мы заговори́ли о Шекспире, вы уже прочита́ли его сочине́ние?
Since we've gotten talking about Shakespeare... have you already read his composition?
Не беспоко́йся о про́шлом.
Don't worry about the past.
Я поспо́рил с То́мом насчёт испо́льзования марихуа́ны.
I had an argument with Tom about the use of marijuana.
Два часа, потраченные на электро́нное письмо́, кото́рое не займёт и одной печа́тной страни́цы, не по́вод для го́рдости. Э́то, скорее, посла́ние о твое́й со́бственной неспосо́бности писать связно.
Spending two hours writing an email that won't even take up one page of a sheet of paper is not something you can write home about. It's more like you're writing about your own inability to write coherently.
За Тома я не беспоко́юсь. Я беспоко́юсь за Мэри.
I'm not worried about Tom. I'm worried about Mary.
Помните, что большинство́ люде́й больше интересу́ется разгово́ром о себе, чем о Вас.
Remember that most people are more interested in talking about themselves than about you.
За Тома я не беспоко́юсь. Я за тебя, Мэри, беспоко́юсь.
I'm not worried about Tom. I'm worried about you, Mary.
За тебя, Том, я не беспоко́юсь. Я беспоко́юсь за Мэри.
I'm not worried about you, Tom. I'm worried about Mary.
Смерть - э́то зачастую то, разгово́ры или даже мы́сли о чем приво́дят в уны́ние, но я осозна́л, что гото́вность умере́ть наделя́ет силой, как ничто другое. Мысль о сме́рти вно́сит я́сность в твою́ жизнь.
Death is something that we're often discouraged to talk about or even think about, but I've realized that preparing for death is one of the most empowering things you can do. Thinking about death clarifies your life.
Недавно в чате я был довольно ре́зким, раздража́ющим, эмоциона́льным и прочее. Мне жаль, и наверняка я заме́тно заде́л твои́ чу́вства. Я хоте́л бы за э́то извини́ться. Я понима́ю, что временами я быва́ю весьма зашоренным, и зна́ю, что вхожу́ в раж из-за бана́льных вещей и уж тем более в жа́рких те́мах.
Earlier in the chat, I was being rather brash, upsetting and emotional and whatnot. I am sorry, and I'm sure I hurt your feelings quite a bit. I would like to apologize for this. I understand that I can be rather close-minded at times, and I know that I get rather upset about trivial things and certainly about hot topics.
Мы все говори́ли о дне за́втрашнем, теперь дава́йте вернёмся на зе́млю и поговори́м о дне сего́дняшнем.
We have all been talking about tomorrow; now let's come down to earth and talk about today.
Я как раз собира́лся тебе об э́том рассказа́ть.
I was just about to tell you about that.
Я как раз собира́лся вам об э́том рассказа́ть.
I was just about to tell you about that.
Только потому, что лю́ди прихо́дят в э́тот мир в теле́сной оболо́чке не значит, что они понима́ют все свя́занное с ним, равно как и то, что уме́ршие не понима́ют всего о ми́ре ду́хов.
Just because people are corporeal born to this world doesn't mean that they understand everything about it, similarly just because somebody's died doesn't mean that they understand everything about the incorporeal world.
На эква́торе Земля́ враща́ется со ско́ростью около 2200 километров в час.
At the equator, the Earth is rotating at a speed of about about 2200 kilometers per hour.
Пери́од бере́менности у африка́нского саванного слона́ составля́ет около 669 дней, в то вре́мя как у морско́й сви́нки всего лишь около 70 дней.
The gestation period for the African bush elephant is about 669 days, whereas that for a guinea pig is only about 70 days.
Когда Земля́ только образова́лась, приблизительно 4,6 миллиа́рдов лет назад, продолжи́тельность дня составля́ла примерно шесть часо́в.
When the Earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago, days were about 6 hours long.
Э́та фе́я могла́ принима́ть любо́е обли́чье, како́е только пожела́ет. Весь день лета́ла она в о́блике совы или кра́лась по земле́ ко́шкою, но но́чью всегда вновь станови́лась стару́хой.
This fairy could take any shape she pleased. All the day long she flew about in the form of an owl, or crept about the country like a cat; but at night she always became an old woman again.
