common russian
о́бщий
common, shared, joint, mutual
general, universal, basic
total, overall, aggregate
просто́й
simple, easy, uncomplicated
ordinary, common, plain
mere, nothing but
basic, no-frills
prime
обы́чный
usual, customary, habitual
ordinary, common, plain
еди́ный
single, unified, common
sole, only
united, of one mind
ружьё
shotgun, gun, rifle (common in use but not quite correct, see info tag)
всео́бщий
general, common to all
universal
популя́рный
popular, well-liked, in favour
popular (non-specialist), popularizing, easy to understand
common, widespread
миро́н
common barbel
бана́льный
banal, trivial (common, ordinary)
рассу́док
reason, intellect, (common) sense
sanity, mind
незауря́дный
outstanding, out of the common, unusual
общи́нный
communal, common
морко́вка
diminutive of carrot (common speech)
о́бщность
commonality, common nature, similarity
community, collective body
чернь
rabble, mob, common people (pejorative)
niello
black dye, blackening
Mirkwood
неглу́пый
sensible, having common sense
вульга́рный
vulgar, coarse, tasteless, ordinary (in a common way)
oversimplified, crude, distorted
ходово́й
salable, marketable, best-selling, in high demand
common, current, widely used
running, travelling, motion-related
молва́
rumour, common talk, fame
расхо́жий
common, commonplace, widely current, everyday
in demand, selling well, popular
единоду́шно
unanimously, by common consent, as one man
общечелове́ческий
common to all mankind
фасо́ль
(common) bean, haricot
сожи́тель
common-law husband, partner, lover
room-mate, fellow lodger
простолюди́н
commoner, man of the common people
общенаро́дный
national, public, common to the whole people
гулин
Unknown or extremely rare word in modern Russian, having no standard dictionary meaning as a common noun. Possibly a typo, an archaic or highly specialized term, or a proper name (e.g., the surname Gulin).
вы́гон
pasture, grazing land, common
driving out (of cattle), turning out to pasture
cattle track (to the pasture), droveway
village outskirts, edge of the village
простонаро́дье
the common people
перево́зчик
carrier, hauler, freight forwarder
ferryman, boatman
common sandpiper
бо́бик
Bobik (a common dog's name), small dog, mutt, jalopy (colloquial for car)
общевойсково́й
combined-arms, all-arms, combat-arms
common to all arms, general military, applying to all troops
простонаро́дный
of the common people
наро́дишко
little people, common folk (derogatory), rabble, riff-raff
сожи́тельница
common-law wife, live-in partner, cohabitant (female)
mistress, concubine
room-mate (female), female lodger sharing a room
просвирня́к
mallow, common mallow
мокри́ца
woodlouse, sowbug
chickweed, common chickweed
совме́стно
in common, jointly, in conference, in cooperation
о́бщее
what is shared, common ground, common features
the general, the universal
пул
pool, common fund, resource pool
распространённый
widespread, common
дю́жинный
common, ordinary
нерассуди́тельность
lack of common sense, unreasonableness, want of sense
нерассуди́тельный
unreasonable, unable to reason, lacking common sense
низы́
lower classes, lower strata of society, common people, grass roots
low notes, bass
обихо́дный
everyday, day-to-day, of everyday use
current, in common use, commonly used
плотва́
roach, common roach, rutilus roach
пролета́рка
proletarian (female), working-class woman
prole (female), common woman
просторе́чный
common low colloquial
собо́ровать
to administer extreme unction, to anoint (the sick), to give the last rites
to unite into a community, to rally (around a common cause)
солидариза́ция
making common cause
солидаризи́роваться
to hold, to identify oneself, to make common cause
спева́ться
to rehearse together, to learn to sing together, to blend voices
to come to terms, to hit it off, to get in cahoots, to find common ground
употреби́тельный
common
камы́шница
moorhen, common gallinule
reed warbler
каню́к
buzzard, common buzzard
лимо́нница
brimstone, common brimstone
луна-ры́ба
ocean sunfish, common mola, moonfish
обща́ковый
communal, shared, of the common fund, of the common pot
попо́вник
oxeye daisy, common daisy, marguerite
хо́дкий
saleable, marketable, in demand, fast-selling
current, widely used, common
fast, brisk, swift
боло́тница
spike-rush, common spikerush, marsh plant
тростя́нка
reed, common reed
чернобы́льник
mugwort, common wormwood, felon herb
ре́пчатый
turnip-like; (in 'репчатый лук') bulbous, common (onion)
встреча́ющийся
occurring, found, encountered, common
ровня́ющий
leveling, equalizing, evening out, bringing to a common level
Ту́зик
(very common dog name)
обы́чно
usually, generally, commonly, as a rule
по́шлый
vulgar, smutty, crude, risqué
banal, trite, hackneyed, commonplace
снг
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Содружество Независимых Государств
быва́лый
experienced, seasoned, worldly-wise, old hand (attr.)
usual, commonplace, ordinary
зауря́дный
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
обы́денный
everyday, day-to-day, daily
ordinary, commonplace, unremarkable
общепри́нятый
generally accepted, conventional, commonly used, standard
содру́жество
commonwealth, commonwealth of nations
community, association, fellowship
collaboration, cooperation, concord
общеизве́стный
well-known, commonly known, universally known
шабло́н
template, stencil, pattern
cliché, stereotyped formula, commonplace
mould, gauge, strickle
template
бана́льность
banality, triteness, commonplace, platitude
тривиа́льный
trivial, banal, commonplace, trite
су́дный
of judgment, judicial (most commonly used in "Judgment Day")
хрестомати́йный
textbook (example), classic, well-worn, commonly cited
of a school reader, anthology (attr.), chrestomathy (attr.)
прописно́й
capital (letter), upper-case
trite, commonplace, trivial
ордина́рный
ordinary, average, commonplace, unremarkable
of the normal water level, datum-level
обы́денно
ordinarily, mundanely, routinely, commonplace
разночи́нец
raznochinets, intellectual of non-noble origin, commoner
petty official, minor civil servant
обыдёнщина
prosiness, commonness, uneventfulness, commonplaceness
прозаи́чный
prosaic, commonplace, humdrum, prosy
обы́чность
usualness, commonness, normality
по́шлить
to become banal, to trivial, to vulgar, to commonplace
простолюди́нка
commoner, plebeian, peasant woman
говариваемый
often spoken of, commonly spoken
киряемый
commonly boozed, frequently drunk (colloquial, referring to alcohol)
опо́шленный
vulgarized, trivialized, debased, made commonplace
бана́льщина
banality, triteness, commonplace
прибега́вший
who used to run to, who would come running, having regularly run to
who used to resort to, who would resort to, who commonly used
Examples
Сейчас широко распространены таки́е сре́дства коммуника́ции, как телеви́дение и ра́дио.
The communication of news by TV and radio is very common now.
Обы́чное состоя́ние э́того вещества́ - твёрдое.
The common state of this matter is solid.
Э́то распространённые де́тские заболева́ния.
These are common diseases of children.
Копчиковая кость - э́то рудиме́нт, демонстрирующий общее происхожде́ние челове́ка и человекообра́зных обезья́н.
The coccyx is a vestigial, that shows the common ancestry of mankind and apes.
Э́то распространённая оши́бка.
It's a common mistake.
Англи́йский язы́к распространен среди мно́гих азиа́тов.
The common language of many Asians is English.
That's common sense.
Их свя́зывают о́бщие интере́сы.
They are bound together by common interests.
We have something else in common.
Э́та оши́бка очень распространённая.
That error is very common.
Каки́е ругательства явля́ются са́мыми распространёнными в Голла́ндии?
What curses are the most common in Holland?
Здра́вый смысл — собра́ние предрассу́дков, приобретённых к восемнадцати годам.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Э́то ста́ло довольно распространённым явле́нием.
It has become quite common.
Как правило, у близнецо́в много друг с другом о́бщего.
As a rule, twins have a lot in common.
Распространённым заблужде́нием о Христофоре Колумбе явля́ется то, что он однажды якобы впечатлил пле́мя тузе́мцев предсказа́нием лу́нного затме́ния. И́стина заключа́ется в том, что он ВЫ́ЗВАЛ его.
A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
О Христофоре Колумбе хо́дит распространённое заблужде́ние, будто бы он однажды поразил пле́мя тузе́мцев, предсказав лу́нное затме́ние. На самом же де́ле он его ВЫ́ЗВАЛ.
A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
Ло́гика и здра́вый смысл подска́зывают, что Россия, Европе́йский сою́з и США до́лжны де́йствовать вместе.
Logic and common sense suggest that Russia, the European Union, and the United States must act jointly.
Э́ти инструме́нты широко используются.
These implements are in common use.
Лю́ди ду́мали, что телепортация невозмо́жна, но к XXIV ве́ку телепортация больших предме́тов и даже люде́й ста́ла тако́й же распространённой, как микрово́лновая печь в XXI ве́ке.
People thought that teleportation was impossible, but by the 24th century, teleportation of large objects and even people became common, much as the microwave oven back in the 21st century.
Ветря́нка - распространённая детская боле́знь.
Chicken pox is a common childhood illness.
Tom is a common name.
От переизбытка у́мных слов у обыва́телей кипя́т мозги́.
From overabundance of buzzwords the common folks get their brains steaming.
Полити́ческие систе́мы Великобрита́нии и Япо́нии во многом очень похо́жи.
The political systems of Britain and Japan have a great deal in common.
Ла́ять на незнако́мых - привы́чка, сво́йственная мно́гим соба́кам.
Barking at strangers is a habit common to many dogs.
Неужели лю́ди мо́гут быть так глупы, чтобы полага́ть, что всё населе́ние Гру́зии, говоря́щее на кавка́зском языке́, не имеющем ни одного о́бщего зву́ка или о́бщей бу́квы с англи́йским, мо́жет вдруг нача́ть свободно говори́ть по-английски за два года?
Can people really be as silly as to believe that the whole population of Georgia, which speaks a Caucasian language with no common sound or common letter with English, can suddenly be fluent in English within two years ?
Неужели лю́ди настолько глупы, что ве́рят, будто всё населе́ние Гру́зии, говоря́щее на кавка́зском языке́, не имеющим ни одного о́бщего зву́ка и ни одной о́бщей бу́квы с англи́йским языко́м, вдруг смо́жет за два года свободно заговори́ть по-английски?
Can people really be as silly as to believe that the whole population of Georgia, which speaks a Caucasian language with no common sound or common letter with English, can suddenly be fluent in English within two years ?
