dead russian
па́мять
memory
memory, recollection
memory (of the dead), remembrance
memento, keepsake
memory, storage
тень
shadow, silhouette
shade
hint, trace, shade
phantom, ghost, shade (of the dead)
мёртвый
dead, lifeless
труп
corpse, dead body
уби́тый
killed, murdered, slain
dead man, the killed, murder victim
crushed, devastated, dejected
поко́йник
Dead Person
тупи́к
dead end
уткну́ться
to bury (one's face), to press (one's face) into, to hide (one's face)
to bury oneself (in a book), to be engrossed (in), to stick one's nose (into)
to run into, to come to a dead end, to be stopped (by an obstacle)
мертве́ц
corpse, dead man
помяну́ть
to mention, to make mention of, to bring up
to commemorate, to remember (the dead), to pray for (the dead)
уме́рший
dead, deceased, late
the deceased, the departed, the dead
воскре́снуть
to rise from the dead, to be resurrected, to come back to life
to revive, to arise again, to be rekindled
to come back to life, to take heart again, to perk up
мертвя́к
ghoul, dead person
помина́ть
to remember, to recall, to think of
to commemorate (the dead), to pray for (the deceased)
to mention, to bring up
шлёпнуть
to slap, to spank, to smack
to bump off, to knock off, to shoot dead
до́хлый
dead
sickly, puny, weak, feeble
поми́н
remembrance (of the dead), commemoration
mention
дохну́ть
to take a breath, to breathe (once), to draw breath
to waft, to blow, to breathe (out something)
to die (of animals), to perish, to drop dead
гробово́й
coffin (attr.), grave (attr.), tomb (attr.)
deathlike, deathly, dead (of silence)
зати́шье
calm, lull in the wind, dead calm
lull, quiet period, respite
sheltered spot, place out of the wind
панихи́да
church service for the dead
пришиби́ть
to strike dead, to kill with a blow, to injure by a blow
to dispirit, to depress, to crush
нака́т
dead floor, counter floor, layer (of logs or boards)
pressure, extortion, shakedown, intimidation
rolling on (of paint), application with a roller
counterrecoil, running-out, recuperation
ве́тошь
rags, old clothes, worn-out clothing
cleaning rag, cloth
old dry grass, dead undergrowth
воскреси́ть
to resurrect, to raise from the dead, to bring back to life
to revive, to bring back, to call up (memories)
уби́то
killed
dejectedly, despondently, in a crushed way
wiped out, wrecked, dead tired
за́мертво
as if dead, lifeless
мертве́цкий
cadaverous, deathly, ghastly, dead (person's)
навь
underworld, world of the dead, realm of the dead, Nav
помертве́ть
to grow numb, to become numb, to go dead, to become lifeless
воскреша́ть
to resurrect, to raise from the dead, to bring back to life
to revive, to rekindle, to bring back
разряди́ться
to run down, to go dead, to lose its charge
to ease, to be defused, to clear (of the atmosphere)
to discharge, to be discharged
to dress up, to get all dressed up
вдрызг
completely, utterly, dead (drunk)
to pieces, to bits, to smithereens
тупичо́к
small cul-de-sac, small dead-end street
утыка́ться
to bury one's face (in), to bury one's nose (in), to bury one's head (in)
to run into, to bump into, to hit (against)
to run into a dead end, to get stuck
аппе́ндикс
appendix, vermiform appendix
appendage, dead-end offshoot, annex
neck (of a balloon), filling sleeve
почива́ть
to sleep, to rest, to repose, to slumber
to rest (on), to repose, to dwell
to lie at rest, to rest (of the dead), to be laid to rest
мертвечи́на
carrion, dead flesh, spiritual stagnation
верня́к
sure thing, dead certainty, safe bet
поги́бший
killed, perished, dead, lost
the dead, victim, casualty, fatality
автосто́п
hitchhiking, hitching a ride
hitchhiker's permit, hitchhiking pass
automatic train stop, dead man's device
бесперспекти́вность
hopelessness, futility, lack of prospects
lack of development opportunities, dead-end nature
воскреса́ть
to rise from the dead, to be resurrected, to come back to life
to revive, to come alive again, to take heart again
дохля́тина
weakling, feeble person, sickly person, wimp
carrion, carcass, dead animal
мародёрствовать
to maraud, to pillage, to plunder
to loot, to rob (the dead or abandoned homes)
мнимоуме́рший
apparently dead
некро́поль
necropolis, city of the dead
cemetery, burial ground
омертве́лый
dead, numb, necrotic
отключённый
switched off, turned off, disconnected, out of operation
cut off, dead (of a line), shut off
подстре́ливать
to wound by shooting, to wing (a bird), to hit with a shot
to shoot dead, to gun down, to bag (game)
полуживо́й
half dead, more dead than alive
полумёртвый
half dead, more dead than alive
пристре́ливать
to shoot dead, to finish off (a wounded animal), to put down, to gun down
to zero (a rifle), to sight in, to adjust the sights of
сорокоу́ст
forty-day prayers for the dead, forty-day memorial service
offering for the forty-day prayers, donation for the forty-day commemoration
сухосто́й
deadwood, dead standing trees, dry standing timber
dry period (of a cow before calving), drying-off period
умори́ться
to be quite exhausted, to be dead tired
мертве́цки
dead (drunk), stone (drunk), like the dead
разряжа́ться
to run down, to go dead, to lose charge, to die (of a battery)
to be discharged, to discharge
to dress up, to get dressed up, to doll oneself up
дострели́ть
to finish off (with a shot), to shoot dead, to give the coup de grâce to
to finish shooting, to shoot off (the rest of the ammunition), to use up (in shooting)
халя́вный
free, free of charge, for nothing, freebie
shoddy, botched, sloppy, lousy
dead easy, cushy, easy-peasy
ясно́тка
dead-nettle
по́мерший
deceased, dead, defunct
сконча́вшийся
deceased, dead, late
сдо́хший
dead, croaked
пристрели́вший
who shot dead, having shot dead
подо́хший
dead, croaked, kicked the bucket (informal)
издо́хший
dead (of animals, often pejorative), defunct, broken down
околе́вший
dead, perished, frozen to death
утыка́ющийся
dead-end, running into
о́тмерший
dead, defunct, withered, decayed
воскреса́ющий
resurrecting, rising from the dead, reviving
воскреса́вший
having resurrected, having risen (from the dead), having revived
окочу́рившийся
dead, deceased, (colloquial) kicked the bucket
отнима́ющийся
numb, paralyzed, going numb, going dead
полудо́хлый
half-dead, semi-dead
кря́кнувший
that has quacked, quacking (having quacked)
conked out, broken down, dead, done for
па́лево
risky situation, dead giveaway, close call
snitching, betrayal, tip-off
adulterated liquor, hooch, rotgut
fake, counterfeit, knock-off
fire, conflagration, burnt remains
омертве́вший
dead, necrotic, gangrenous
deadened, numb, benumbed, blunted
се́вший
dead, flat, run-down
hoarse, husky
shrunk
доби́тый
broken-down, dilapidated, worn out, clapped-out
exhausted, worn out, dead beat, utterly defeated
finished off, killed off, dispatched
помертве́вший
deathly pale, lifeless, ashen
numb, deadened, dead (of a limb)
подсе́вший
discharged, run-down (battery), flat, dead
hoarse, husky, croaky
weakened, run-down, unwell
отстре́ленный
shot off, fired, spent
shot, shot dead, killed by shooting
разряжённый
rarefied, thin (of air)
discharged, flat (battery), dead (battery)
unloaded (weapon), empty (weapon)
пристре́ленный
shot dead, shot
потухнувший
extinguished, gone out, dead (of a fire), out
lifeless, dull, faded, listless
вы́мороженный
deep-frozen, thoroughly frozen, frozen through
absurd, senseless, brain-dead, utterly stupid
вы́саженный
planted, transplanted
disembarked, dropped off, put off (a vehicle)
flat, dead, discharged, drained
верня́к
sure thing, dead cert, safe bet
dead certain, for sure
срок
deadline, due date, appointed time
term, period of time, duration
сме́ртный
mortal death deadly fatal (adj)
смерте́льный
lethal, fatal, mortal, deadly
укла́дываться
to lie down, to go to bed, to settle down (to sleep)
to pack, to pack up, to pack one's things
to fit (into), to go (into), to be packed in
to keep within (a limit), to confine oneself (to), to stay within (a budget), to meet (a deadline)
to take shape, to form, to fall into place
приглуши́ть
to damp down, to choke, to muffle, to deaden
заглуши́ть
to drown out, to muffle, to deaden (a sound)
to turn off (an engine), to switch off, to kill (a motor)
to stifle, to suppress, to deaden (pain)
to choke (plants), to smother
кро́вный
blood (relation), related by blood, consanguineous
deadly, mortal, grievous, bitter
vital, of vital concern, immediate
thoroughbred, purebred, pedigree
глуши́ть
to drown out, to muffle, to deaden
to switch off (an engine), to stop (a motor), to throttle down
to stifle, to suppress, to smother
to choke, to smother, to crowd out
сушь
dry weather, drought, dryness
dull stuff, dry boring stuff
dry branches, deadwood
dry spot, dry ground
смертоно́сный
deadly, mortal, fatal, death-dealing
уложи́ться
to keep within (a time limit), to manage in time, to meet a deadline
to fit into, to find room
to pack (one's things), to finish packing
to stick in one's memory, to sink in
to take shape, to form
Examples
Ма́льчик попыта́лся спили́ть мёртвую ве́тку.
The boy tried to saw off the dead branch.
Для того́, чтобы возвести́ па́мятник поко́йному, был организо́ван фонд.
A fund was launched to set up a monument in memory of the dead man.
Некоторое вре́мя все стоя́ли молча, чтобы отда́ть дань уваже́ния поко́йному.
Everyone stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.
Latin is a dead language.
- Достоевский у́мер. - Протесту́ю! Достоевский бессме́ртен!
Dostoyevsky is dead. "I object! Dostoyevsky's immortal!"
Если встре́тишь медве́дя, притвори́сь мёртвым.
If you should meet a bear, pretend to be dead.
Э́та алле́я зака́нчивается тупиком.
This is a dead-end alley.
Drop dead!
You'll be dead someday.
Коро́ль у́мер, да здра́вствует коро́ль!
The king is dead, long live the king!
Врач констати́ровал его смерть.
The doctor pronounced him dead.
Коро́ль мёртв, да здра́вствует коро́ль!
The king is dead, long live the king!
The mammal is dead.
Стервя́тники кружи́лись над мёртвым те́лом.
Vultures circled above the dead body.
We gave him up for dead.
The battery is dead.
The battery is dead.



















