faintly russian

• ти́хо

  quietly, softly, gently, faintly

  it is quiet, it is calm

  calmly, peacefully

  slowly

• глу́хо

  in a muffled way, dully, faintly, vaguely

  remotely, in an out-of-the-way place, desolately

  deafly

  voicelessly

• шевельну́ться

  to move (slightly), to stir, to budge

  to stir, to arise (faintly)

• уга́дываться

  to be dimly discernible, to be faintly visible, to be sensed

  to be guessed, to be guessable

• отдаленно

  remotely, distantly, faintly, vaguely

• поста́нывать

  to moan softly, to whimper occasionally, to groan faintly

• подвыва́ть

  to howl softly, to whine a little, to howl faintly

  to howl along, to join in howling, to howl in accompaniment

  to imitate a wolf's howl

• то́мно

  languidly, languorously, dreamily

  wearily, faintly, listlessly

• сла́бо

  weakly, faintly, feebly

  poorly, badly

  loosely, slackly

• зарисова́ться

  to become absorbed in drawing, to get carried away drawing, to lose track of time while drawing

  to start showing off, to put on airs, to start posing

  to become faintly visible, to take shape, to stand out in outline

• затле́ть

  to begin to smolder, to start glowing faintly

• теплящийся

  glimmering, smouldering, faintly glowing, faintly burning

• попа́хивающий

  smelling faintly of, with a faint smell of

• посве́ркивающий

  glimmering, shimmering, sparkling faintly

• позва́нивающий

  tinkling, jingling, ringing (faintly)

• попи́скивающий

  faintly squeaking, intermittently peeping, chirping quietly

• бре́зжащий

  glimmering, dawning, faintly shining

• бре́зживший

  glimmering, dawning, faintly visible

• бре́зжившийся

  glimmering, dawning, faintly appearing, showing faintly

• затле́вший

  smoldering, glowing (faintly)

• те́плившийся

  faintly glowing, flickering, smoldering

  lingering, budding, nascent

Examples

• Кажется, моя́ дочь смутно дога́дывается, что я не её настоя́щая мать.

  It seems as if my daughter is faintly aware that I'm not her real mother.

• Том слабо улыбну́лся.

  Tom smiled faintly.

• Том едва заме́тно кивну́л.

  Tom nodded faintly.

• Небо тускло светилось перед рассветом.

  The sky was glowing faintly before dawn.

• На горизонте маячили огни города.

  The city lights could be seen faintly on the horizon.

• Отдалённо слышался шум города.

  The noise of the city could be heard faintly in the distance.

• Свеча теплилась в тёмной комнате всю ночь

  The candle flickered faintly in the dark room all night.

• От куртки попахивает дымом.

  The jacket smells faintly of smoke.

• В комнате попахивало старой книгой.

  The room smelled faintly of an old book.

• Ночью гнилушка слабо светилась в темноте.

  At night, the rotten wood glowed faintly in the darkness.

• Слышался угадывающийся шум моря за холмом.

  The sound of the sea could be heard faintly beyond the hill.

• В тумане угадывавшийся берег постепенно приближался.

  The shore, faintly visible through the fog, gradually drew closer.

• Свеча, теплящаяся на окне, была почти не видна.

  The candle faintly glowing on the window was barely visible.

• На кухне стоял попахивающий рыбой пакет.

  There was a bag in the kitchen that smelled faintly of fish.

• На воде виднелись посверкивающие огоньки.

  Faintly glimmering lights could be seen on the water.

• Посверкивающий снег привлекал внимание прохожих.

  The faintly sparkling snow attracted passers-by’s attention.

• Огонь в камине, задуваемый сквозняком, слабо мерцал.

  The fire in the fireplace, being blown on by a draft, flickered faintly.

• На кухне стоял маленький попискивающий котёнок.

  A small, faintly squeaking kitten was sitting in the kitchen.

• В углу сидел попискивающий цыплёнок.

  A faintly cheeping chick was sitting in the corner.

• Тухнущая лампа мигала всё слабее.

  The dying lamp flickered ever more faintly.