lea russian
па́смо
skein, hank, lea (measure of yarn)
pasmo (flax disease), Septoria blight of flax
слы́шать
to hear
to hear (about), to catch (a remark), to learn
to smell, to sense (a smell)
собира́ться
to intend to, to be going to, to mean to, to plan to
to gather, to assemble, to come together, to meet
to get ready, to prepare (to leave), to pack up
to accumulate, to collect, to build up
уйти́
to leave, to depart, to go away
to escape, to get away (from), to evade
to take (time or material), to be used up, to be needed
to retire, to step down, to quit (a job)
оста́вить
to leave (somewhere), to leave behind
to leave (for someone), to leave (a note or message), to leave in the care of, to entrust
to keep, to reserve, to save, to set aside
to abandon, to desert, to forsake
to give up, to stop, to drop
to leave alone, to leave in peace
узна́ть
to find out, to learn, to hear
to recognize
to get to know, to meet, to become acquainted with
вы́йти
to go out, to come out, to leave, to get off
to be published, to be issued, to come out
to turn out, to come off
to marry, to get married
to run out
голова́
head
mind, brains, head
chief, head, leader
совсе́м
completely, entirely, totally, quite
at all, not in the least
for good, permanently
уходи́ть
to leave, to depart, to go away, to go off
to escape, to get away (from), to evade
занима́ться
to be engaged in, to do, to be busy with
to practise, to do (sport), to go in for
to study (a subject), to learn
to study, to work (at one's lessons)
вести́
to lead, to guide, to take (someone somewhere)
to drive, to steer, to pilot
to conduct, to run, to manage, to hold (talks)
to behave, to conduct oneself, to act
to keep (a diary), to keep (records), to maintain (accounts)
to lead (of a road), to go, to run
бро́сить
to throw, to hurl, to toss
to abandon, to leave, to desert, to forsake
to give up, to quit, to stop
to send urgently, to throw in (forces), to rush (somewhere)
провести́
to spend (time), to pass (time)
to conduct, to carry out, to hold (a meeting), to implement
to lead, to escort, to show (in)
to draw (a line), to make (a distinction)
to run (a cable), to lay, to install
уе́хать
to leave, to depart, to drive off
to leave (for good), to move away
выходи́ть
to go out, to come out, to leave
to get off, to get out
to be published, to come out, to appear
to marry, to get married
to face, to look out onto, to open onto
to be used up, to run out
услы́шать
to hear, to catch (a sound)
to hear (about something), to learn
учи́ться
to study
to learn
хотя́
although, though, at least, despite
привести́
to bring (a person), to take (somewhere), to fetch, to bring along
to lead, to guide, to show the way
to lead to, to result in, to cause, to bring about
to cite, to quote, to give (an example), to adduce
снять
to take off (clothes), to remove, to put off
to take down, to take off, to lift off, to unhook
to rent, to take on lease
to photograph, to film, to shoot (a film), to take (a picture)
to lift (a ban), to cancel, to remove (from a post)
хоть
at least, even (just)
although, even though, even if
if only, I wish
if you like, even, might as well
проводи́ть
to conduct, to carry out, to hold (an event)
to spend (time)
to escort, to lead, to see (somebody) home
to lay, to run (a cable), to install
to draw (a line), to make (a distinction)
отпусти́ть
to let go of, to release, to let go
to let go, to allow to leave, to let (someone) go somewhere
to set free, to release, to let out
to let off (work), to excuse, to give leave to
to ease off, to let up, to abate
to grow (hair or a beard), to let grow
to loosen, to slacken, to let out
научи́ться
to learn a skill, to acquire the ability to do something
уезжа́ть
to leave, to depart
изуча́ть
to learn, to study
to study, to examine, to investigate
вы́ход
exit, way out
way out, solution
leaving, withdrawal, resignation
publication, release, appearance
outlet, output, vent
сойти́
to go down, to descend, to come down
to get off, to alight, to get out (of a vehicle)
to leave (a path), to go off (the road), to stray from
to come off, to peel off, to wear off
to pass for, to be taken for
to do (be good enough), to pass muster
оставля́ть
to leave, to leave behind
to abandon, to desert
to give up, to drop, to stop
to leave alone
to keep (for oneself)
поки́нуть
to leave, to abandon, to desert, to forsake
сдать
to pass (an exam), to take (an exam), to sit (an exam)
to hand over, to hand in, to give up, to surrender
to rent out, to let, to lease
to rat out, to turn in, to betray
to donate (blood), to give (a sample)
to let up, to weaken, to decline
to deal (cards)
наня́ть
to hire, to employ, to take on
to rent, to hire, to charter, to lease
води́ть
to drive, to operate (a vehicle)
to lead, to guide, to take (somewhere), to show around
to fool, to mislead, to string along
пропусти́ть
to miss, to let slip
to let through, to let pass, to let in
to skip, to omit, to leave out, to overlook
to run through, to pass through, to put through
to have a drink, to knock back a glass
о́тпуск
holiday, vacation, leave
броса́ть
to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast
to abandon, to forsake, to leave
to give up, to quit, to stop, to leave off
по кра́йней ме́ре
at least, no less than
at least, at any rate, anyway
узнава́ть
to recognize
to find out, to learn
to get to know
ко́жа
skin
leather
кру́пный
big, large, sizeable
large, major, substantial
coarse, coarse-grained
leading, prominent, outstanding, significant
important, serious, major
отойти́
to move away, to step aside, to go away, to leave (a spot)
to step out (briefly), to be away for a moment
to withdraw, to fall back, to retreat
to deviate, to digress, to stray (from a path)
to come round, to calm down, to get back to normal
to pass to, to be transferred to, to fall to
to go out of fashion, to become a thing of the past
отвести́
to take (somewhere), to lead away, to escort
to parry, to ward off, to avert, to divert
to reject, to challenge, to turn down
to allot, to assign, to set aside
босс
boss, chief, master
leader, head, kingpin
учёный
scientist, scholar, academic
learned, scholarly, academic
вы́учить
to learn, to memorize, to learn by heart, to master
to teach, to train
ход
motion, movement, speed, run (of a machine)
course, progress, development
entrance, entry, passage
move, turn, lead (in cards)
завести́
to start (an engine), to wind up (a clock), to set (a mechanism) going
to get, to acquire, to start (a family)
to establish, to strike up (a conversation), to introduce (a custom)
to lead (far away), to lead astray
to turn on, to get worked up
отправля́ться
to set out, to depart, to leave, to start off
to go, to make one's way, to head (for)
to be sent, to be dispatched
глава́
head, chief, leader
chapter
cupola, dome
нажа́ть
to press, to push
to put pressure on, to press (someone), to lean on
to step on it, to get a move on, to speed up
to squeeze out, to press out
расста́ться
to part, to leave, to separate, to break up
упусти́ть
to miss (a chance), to let slip (an opportunity)
to let go, to let escape, to lose hold of
to overlook, to omit, to leave out
отдава́ть
to give back, to return, to hand in
to hand over, to give, to entrust, to leave (to someone)
to devote, to dedicate
to give (an order), to issue
to send (to an institution), to put, to place
to give off, to emit, to radiate
to smack of, to taste of, to smell of
to pay, to pay out, to spend
подвести́
to lead (up to), to bring (up to), to run (a line up to)
to let down, to disappoint, to fail (someone)
to sum up, to summarize, to take stock (of)
to lead to (a conclusion), to point to (a result)
to classify (under), to group together, to subsume (under)
to back up (with evidence), to support (with arguments)
to lay (a foundation under), to place underneath
to pencil (the eyes), to line (the eyes), to apply eyeliner
ли́дер
leader, chief
переводи́ть
to translate, to interpret
to transfer, to move, to shift
to remit, to transfer (money)
to take across, to lead across
to convert
to move up into the next form, to promote (to the next year)
to use up, to squander, to waste
to exterminate, to wipe out
приводи́ть
to bring (someone), to take (someone somewhere), to lead, to guide
to lead to, to cause, to result in
to cite, to quote, to give (examples)
сою́з
union, alliance
union, league, association
conjunction
учёба
studies, learning, study
training, instruction
покида́ть
to leave, to abandon, to forsake
to throw (a number of things), to toss for a while
застрели́ть
to shoot (leading to death)
лист
leaf (of a plant)
повести́
to lead, to guide, to take (someone somewhere)
to behave, to conduct oneself, to act
to begin to conduct, to start running, to begin to manage
to drive, to steer, to pilot
to skid, to swerve, to warp
отста́ть
to fall behind, to lag behind, to be behind (schedule)
to leave alone, to stop bothering (someone), to lay off
to come off, to peel off, to come away
to be slow, to lose time
вы́вести
to take out, to lead out, to bring out, to walk out (with someone)
to remove, to get rid of, to exterminate, to destroy
to withdraw, to pull out, to remove (from a post), to expel
to deduce, to infer, to conclude, to derive
to bring (into a state), to launch (into orbit), to lead (into a position)
to breed, to develop (a new variety), to grow, to raise
to hatch
to depict, to portray, to present (as a character)
довести́
to lead (to), to take (to), to accompany (to)
to bring (to a state), to drive (to a state), to reduce (to)
to finish, to bring to an end, to complete
течь
to flow, to stream, to run
to leak, to be leaky
to pass, to go by, to elapse
ухо́д
leaving, departure, withdrawal
care, tending, looking after
головно́й
head, encephalic, cerebral, leading
вали́ть
to knock down, to topple, to bring down, to knock over
to fell (trees), to cut down
to dump, to pile up, to heap, to stack
to shift (blame) onto, to pin on, to lay (the blame) on
to get out, to beat it, to leave, to clear off
to stream, to pour, to throng
заводи́ть
to start (an engine), to get going, to wind up (a clock)
to get, to acquire, to take on
to strike up (a conversation), to start (an argument)
to introduce, to establish, to set up
to lead (far away), to take (somewhere), to lead astray
to turn on, to excite, to get worked up
отъе́зд
departure, leaving, setting off
своди́ть
to take (somebody somewhere), to take out
to bring together, to bring into contact
to reduce (to something), to boil down (to), to bring down (to)
to remove, to get rid of
to lead down, to help down
to lead away, to take off (a place)
to cramp, to contract convulsively
to trace (a drawing), to copy by tracing
to settle scores (with somebody), to square accounts (with somebody)
to drive crazy, to drive mad
изуче́ние
study, learning
study, research, examination
изучи́ть
to learn, to master
to study, to investigate, to examine
ввести́
to introduce, to bring in, to institute
to enter, to input, to type in
to lead in, to bring in
подержа́ть
to hold for a while, to hold for a moment, to carry for a while
to keep for a while, to leave (for a time), to store for a while
to take (something handed over), to take hold of
обуче́ние
instruction, teaching, education, schooling
training, vocational training
learning, studying
увести́
to take away, to lead away, to take (somewhere)
to carry off, to walk off with, to lift, to pinch
to steal (someone's partner), to lure away
to withdraw, to pull out
дави́ть
to press, to push (on), to press down
to pressure, to put pressure on, to lean on (someone)
to crush, to squash, to mash
to squeeze, to press out, to juice
to lie heavy on, to weigh on, to oppress
to run over, to run down
to strangle, to throttle
прикры́ть
to cover, to cover up
to close (but not tightly), to leave ajar
to cover, to shield
to hush up, to conceal
to shut down, to close down
свести́
to reduce (to), to bring down (to), to boil down (to)
to drive mad, to drive crazy
to bring together, to put in touch
to remove, to get rid of
to take (somewhere), to lead away, to take away
to lead down, to help down
to cramp, to go into spasm
to make (ends) meet, to bring (ends) together
руково́дство
leadership, direction, management
governing body, management, the leadership
handbook, manual, guide
guiding principle, guideline
подста́вить
to put (under), to place (next to), to move up, to hold up
to frame, to set up
to hold out, to offer, to hold up
to expose, to leave vulnerable
to substitute, to insert
веду́щий
leading, foremost, principal
guiding, fundamental, key
мале́йший
the slightest, the least, the smallest
оберну́ться
to turn around, to turn round, to look back
to turn out, to result in, to lead to
to wrap oneself (in something)
to manage, to cope
to turn into, to be transformed into
заце́пка
clue, lead, starting point
hook, catch, peg, hold (for the hand)
pretext, excuse
hitch, snag, catch
отстава́ть
to lag behind, to fall behind, to be behind
to leave alone, to let be, to stop bothering
to come off, to peel off, to come unstuck
выпуска́ть
to let out, to release, to set free
to produce, to manufacture, to turn out
to issue, to put out, to publish
to graduate (students), to train and send out
to omit, to leave out
исключи́ть
to rule out, to exclude
to expel
to exclude (from a list), to leave out
руководи́тель
leader
отходи́ть
to move away, to step aside, to walk away, to leave (a spot)
to leave, to depart, to pull out
to fall back, to retreat, to withdraw
to deviate, to diverge, to digress
to come to oneself, to come round, to be all right again
to be dying, to be passing away
про́вод
wire, lead, conductor, cable
ступа́ть
to step, to tread, to step on
to walk, to stride
to be off, to go away, to leave
навести́
to establish, to create, to bring about
to aim, to point, to train (a weapon), to direct
to lead, to guide, to bring (to a place)
to prompt, to put (someone) onto (an idea), to steer (someone's thoughts)
to make inquiries, to inquire
to instil (fear), to induce (boredom), to cast (gloom)
вы́ехать
to leave, to depart by vehicle
пропуска́ть
to miss, to let slip
to let through, to let pass, to let in
to skip, to omit, to leave out, to overlook
to knock back (a drink), to have (a drink)
ли́га
league
Examples
На самом де́ле, ей вовсе не понра́вилось, но она ничего не сказа́ла.
Truth be told, she didn't like it in the least, but she didn't say anything.
В про́шлом изве́стие о том, что у тебя туберкулёз, бы́ло равноце́нно сме́ртному пригово́ру.
Some years ago, learning that one had tuberculosis amounted to hearing a sentence of death.
Меня совсем не интересу́ют детекти́вы.
I have not the least interest in detective stories.
Кашта́ны нужно вари́ть по кра́йней ме́ре пятнадцать минут.
Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.
Я бы хоте́л, по кра́йней ме́ре, уме́ть подде́рживать повседне́вный разгово́р.
At the very least, I'd like to be able to have everyday conversations.
Он зараба́тывает по кра́йней ме́ре ты́сячу до́лларов в неде́лю.
He earns at least $1,000 dollars a week.
В ка́ждой нетривиальной програ́мме есть по кра́йней ме́ре один баг.
Every non-trivial program has at least one bug.
Образова́ние не заключа́ется в заучивании фа́ктов.
Education doesn't consist of learning a lot of facts.
Пое́здка займёт по кра́йней ме́ре неде́лю.
The trip will take at least a week.
Она писала роди́телям по кра́йней ме́ре раз в неде́лю.
She wrote to her parents at least once a week.
Не нужно много вре́мени на то, чтобы научи́ться объясня́ть что-либо студе́нтам. Намного больше вре́мени тре́буется, чтобы поня́ть, когда э́того не де́лать.
It takes only a short time to learn how to explain things to students. It takes much longer to learn when not to.
Возможно, именно астроно́мия явля́ется той нау́кой, в кото́рой откры́тия менее всего зави́сят от случа́йности, в кото́рой наиболее ярко проявля́ется мощь челове́ческого ра́зума, и кото́рая наиболее наглядно пока́зывает челове́ку, насколько он мал.
Astronomy is perhaps the science whose discoveries owe least to chance, in which human understanding appears in its whole magnitude, and through which man can best learn how small he is.
И сказа́л я: беда́ мне, беда́ мне! увы мне! злоде́и злоде́йствуют, и злоде́йствуют злоде́и злоде́йски.
And I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! The treacherous have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
Пока я размышля́л, стоит ли принима́ть таки́е стра́нные извинения, Кубатай полиста́л кни́жку и громко, выразительно прочита́л: "Пока я размышля́л, стоит ли принима́ть таки́е стра́нные извинения, Кубатай полиста́л кни́жку и громко, выразительно прочита́л: "Пока я размышля́л..." Бы́стрым движе́нием Холмс вы́хватил у Кубатая то́мик.
While I was thinking over whether I should accept such strange apologies, Coutabay leafed through the book and read loudly and expressively: "While I was thinking over whether I should accept such strange apologies, Coutabay leafed through the book and read loudly and expressively: 'While I was thinking...' Holmes quickly snatched the volume from Coutabay's hands.
Обуче́ние без размышле́ний - пуста́я рабо́та; размышле́ния без обуче́ния - опасно.
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
Конечно, э́то хорошо, когда кто-то изучающий язы́к пыта́ется испо́льзовать его, не боясь сде́лать оши́бку, но я не высо́кого мне́ния о лю́дях без доста́точной подгото́вки, кото́рые выпуска́ют материа́лы по изуче́нию языка́ ни́зкого ка́чества.
Of course it's a good thing when someone learning a foreign language tries to use it without fear of making mistakes, but I don't think much of people without sufficient ability producing language learning material of poor quality.
Моя́ мето́дика изуче́ния но́вых слов проста́: ка́ждое у́тро учу́ по пять но́вых слов, в пе́рвый раз повторя́ю их пе́ред сном, потом через три дня, потом через неде́лю, потом через ме́сяц, потом через три ме́сяца и наконец через полго́да.
My method of learning new words is simple: every morning I learn five new words. At first I review them before going to bed, then in three days, then in a week, in a month, in three months, and finally in six months.
Оши́бка, кото́рую часто де́лают молодые, — начина́ют учи́ть слишком много языко́в одновременно: они недооце́нивают тру́дности и переоце́нивают свои́ способности к изуче́нию.
A mistake young people often make is to start learning too many languages at the same time, as they underestimate the difficulties and overestimate their own ability to learn them.
Никогда не изуча́йте отде́льные слова! Изуча́йте слова в конте́ксте!
Never learn individual words! Learn words in context!
Кооперати́вное обуче́ние — э́то обуче́ние в ма́лых гру́ппах, взаимоде́йствие в кото́рых структурируется в соотве́тствии с глубоко проду́манными руководя́щими при́нципами.
Cooperative learning is learning in small groups in which interactions are structured according to carefully thought-out guiding principles.
Моё вре́мя стоит дорого, ведь вре́мя - э́то самое це́нное, что у нас есть. Но вре́мени на изуче́ние языко́в мне не жаль никогда. Потому как с ка́ждым но́вым выученным словом наш со́бственный мир стано́вится чуточку интере́снее.
My time is expensive, because time is the most valuable thing we have. But I never begrudge the time spent learning languages. Because with every new word we learn, our own world becomes a little more interesting.
Труды́ пра́ведного — к жи́зни, успе́х нечести́вого — ко греху́.
The works of the righteous lead to life; the success of the wicked leads to sin.
Для челове́ка, говоря́щего по-французски, вы́учить ру́сский сложнее, чем испа́нский.
For someone who speaks French, learning Russian is more difficult than learning Spanish.
Предводи́тель толпы называ́л себя Сусаниным II и обеща́л вы́вести наро́д в све́тлое бу́дущее. Однако, как только его после́дователи оказа́лись в объя́тиях непрола́зной топи, он немедленно включи́л пропе́ллер на свое́й спине́ и улете́л прочь. Только тогда лю́ди узна́ли Карлсона, кото́рый, как известно, живёт на кры́ше.
The leader of the crowd called himself Susanin II and promised to lead the people into a bright future. However, as soon as his followers found themselves in the clutches of an impassable swamp, he immediately switched on the propeller on his back and flew away. Only then did the people recognize Karlsson, who, as is well known, lives on the roof.
Кири́ллицу вы́учить очень легко, но бегло чита́ть те́ксты, написанные кири́ллицей, для тех, кто недавно начал изуча́ть ру́сский язы́к, очень трудно.
The Cyrillic script is very easy to learn, but for those who have only recently started learning Russian, it is very difficult to read texts written in Cyrillic fluently.
Россию начала покида́ть пя́тая коло́нна. Пе́рвые четыре "коло́нны" - тво́рческая интеллиге́нция, веду́щие инжене́ры, учёные и настоя́щая полити́ческая оппози́ция - эмигри́ровали уже давно. В стране́ остаю́тся только патрио́ты, старики́ и жанда́рмы.
The Fifth Column has begun leaving Russia. The first four “columns” - the creative intelligentsia, leading engineers, scientists, and the genuine political opposition - emigrated long ago. Only patriots, old people, and gendarmes remain in the country.
Чтобы запо́мнить новое сло́во, нужно повтори́ть его не ме́ньше десяти раз.
To learn a new vocabulary word, you have to repeat it at least ten times.
Сначала ты должен научи́ться учи́ться.
First, you must learn how to learn.
Звеньевая быстро отчиталась перед бригадиром.
The field-team leader quickly reported to the brigade leader.
Кожимит дешевле натуральной кожи
Imitation leather is cheaper than genuine leather.
Эта куртка сделана из кожзаменителя, а не из натуральной кожи.
This jacket is made of imitation leather, not genuine leather.
Специалист, извлекающий пользу из ошибок, всегда учится.
A specialist who learns from mistakes is always learning.
