mean russian
хоте́ть
to want
to would like
to mean, to intend
зна́чить
to mean, to signify
to so, to then, to therefore
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
сре́дний
middle, central
average, mean
middling, mediocre
neuter
злой
angry, cross, mad
evil, wicked
mean, spiteful, malicious
означа́ть
to mean, to signify
to stand for, to denote
ни́зкий
low
short
base, mean, despicable
deep (voice), low (pitch)
предполага́ть
to assume, to suppose, to presume
to presuppose, to imply, to entail
to intend, to plan, to mean (to do)
вре́дный
harmful, damaging, unhealthy
nasty, spiteful, mean
по́длый
mean, base, vile, despicable
sneaky, underhand, treacherous, sleazy
намерева́ться
to intend, to mean (to do), to plan, to be about to
зло́бный
malicious, spiteful, wicked, mean
angry, furious, vicious
жа́дный
greedy, covetous, grasping
avid, eager, hungry (for)
stingy, mean, miserly
наме́рен
intend (to do something), be going to, mean to
measured out
по́длость
meanness, baseness, vileness
dirty trick, mean act, base deed
обознача́ть
to mean, to signify, to denote, to symbolize
to designate, to indicate, to mark, to label
недосто́йный
unworthy, worthless, mean
парши́вый
lousy, rotten, awful, crummy
nasty, foul, mean, vile
подразумева́ть
to imply, to entail, to presuppose
to mean, to have in mind, to understand (by something)
па́кость
dirty trick, mean trick, nasty thing to do
obscenity, filthy word, dirty remark
filth, disgusting stuff, nasty thing
бишь
again, now, was it
that is, I mean, or rather
ла́дить
to get along, to get on, to be on good terms
to put in order, to repair, to get ready, to prepare
to tune
to intend, to plan, to mean to
to keep repeating, to harp on
ни́зость
baseness, meanness, vileness
base act, mean trick, dirty trick
подля́нка
dirty trick, mean trick, low blow, dirty deed
плюга́вый
mean, shabby, despicable
па́костный
dirty, mean, foul, nasty
ка́верза
chicanery, mean trick, intrigue, dirty trick
prank, mischief, practical joke
сре́днее
average, medium, mean, intermediate
ме́лочный
small-minded, petty, mean-spirited
ордина́р
mean water level, normal water level, ordinary level (of a river)
normal level, standard level, the average
по́дличать
to act meanly, to act in a mean way, to behave like a scoundrel
озна́чить
to mean, to signify, to stand for
to mark, to designate, to indicate
мерза́вка
mean woman
по́длая
mean, vile, despicable, base
то́ есть
that is, i.e., namely
in other words, I mean, so
по
along, down, through, across
about, on the subject of, in
by means of, on, over, by
according to, in accordance with, by
because of, out of, due to
on, every
after, upon, on
to, up to, through
by, in terms of
at, on, upon
for, to fetch
че́рез
across, over
through
through, by means of, via
in (after a period), after
пока́
while, as long as
for now, so far, for the time being, in the meantime
until
bye, see you
про
about, concerning, regarding
for, meant for
далёкий
far, distant, faraway, remote
distant, remote, long-past
far removed (from), alien, unrelated
by no means, far from
путь
way, path, road, route
journey, trip, travel
way, means, course
track, railway line
возмо́жность
possibility, chance (of something happening)
opportunity, chance, occasion
means, resources, capabilities, potential
feature, function
смысл
meaning, sense, significance
point, sense, purpose
sense, respect
сре́дство
means, way
funds, resources, wherewithal
remedy, agent, drug
tool, instrument, equipment
medium
далеко́
far, far away, far off
it is far, it is a long way
far from, by no means
серьёзный
serious, earnest, grave
serious, grave, significant, considerable
genuine, meant in earnest, to be taken seriously, reputable
разуме́ться
to be self-evident (of course, naturally), to go without saying
to be meant, to be understood (as)
значе́ние
meaning, sense
significance, importance
value, magnitude
спо́соб
way, method, means, manner
значи́тельный
considerable, sizeable, substantial
significant, important, momentous
meaningful, expressive, knowing
путём
by means of, by way of, through, via
properly, decently, the right way
значи́тельно
considerably, significantly, substantially, much
meaningfully
тра́нспорт
transport, transportation, consignment, train
transport, transportation, conveyance
means of transport, vehicles
transport sector, transport system
consignment, shipment, convoy
transport ship, troopship, troop carrier, supply ship
carry-forward, carrying forward
отню́дь
by no means, not at all
ресу́рс
resource, means, stock
service life, operating life, lifespan
отте́нок
shade, tint
nuance, shade of meaning
ни́зко
low
basely, meanly, despicably
бессмы́сленный
pointless, senseless, futile
meaningless, nonsensical, senseless
foolish, silly, inane
vacant, blank, expressionless
рыча́г
lever, handle
leverage, lever (of influence), means of pressure
недосту́пный
inaccessible, unreachable, out of reach
unavailable, not available, not reachable
unaffordable, beyond one's means
unapproachable, aloof, standoffish
многозначи́тельный
meaningful/significant
вырази́тельный
expressive, vivid
meaningful, telling, significant
га́дость
disgusting thing, nasty stuff, filth, muck
disgusting act, vile act, dirty trick
vileness, abomination, meanness, beastliness
посре́дством
by means of, through, by the use of, via
суждено́
destined, bound, meant to
упра́ва
means of control, redress, justice
board, council, administrative office
ви́ться
to twine, to climb, to wind around
to curl, to be wavy
to circle, to hover, to wheel
to flutter, to whirl, to swirl, to eddy
to wind, to meander, to snake
to writhe, to wriggle, to twist
при́званный
called upon, designed to, meant to, intended to
conscripted, drafted, called up
сми
the media, mass media (lit. means of mass information = средства массовой информации)
дружелю́бный
friendly, amicable, good-natured, well-meaning
предназнача́ться
to be intended for, to be meant for, to be designed for
to be destined, to be fated
изви́листый
winding, meandering, twisting, sinuous
зна́чимость
significance, importance, meaningfulness
relevance, consequence, import
петля́ть
to wind, to meander, to twist and turn
to zigzag, to double back, to dodge
to be evasive, to beat about the bush, to prevaricate
зна́чимый
meaningful, significant, important
нипочём
means nothing (to sb), is no problem (for sb), does not bother (sb)
never, by no means, not for the world
dirt-cheap, for next to nothing
подразумева́ться
to be implied, to be meant
интеллиге́нтский
(negative meaning?) интелегент
содержа́тельный
rich in content, meaningful
по́дло
vilely, basely, meanly, despicably
пока́мест
Meanwhile, While
изгиба́ться
to bend, to curve, to be bent
to wind, to meander, to snake
to bend down, to stoop, to contort oneself
небога́тый
not rich, of modest means, not well-off
scanty, meagre, modest, limited
несостоя́тельность
insolvency, bankruptcy, failure (of a business)
unfoundedness, groundlessness, unsoundness, flimsiness
inability, incompetence, unworkability
lack of means, impecuniousness, modest means
изви́лина
meanderings or convolutions
знамена́тельный
significant momentous meaningful (adj)
искажа́ть
to distort, to contort, to twist, to warp
to misrepresent, to distort (facts), to pervert (the meaning), to butcher (a name or a text)
подте́кст
subtext, underlying meaning, hidden meaning
несостоя́тельный
insolvent, not wealthy, of modest means, unfounded
зна́чащий
significant, meaningful
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).
осмы́сливать
to make sense of, to comprehend, to grasp, to think through
to interpret, to give meaning to, to construe
осмысленно
meaningfully
вчи́тываться
to read carefully, to try and grasp the meaning, to get a grasp
змеи́ться
to wind, to meander, to snake (its way)
to flit (of a smile), to play (across), to glide
лука́
saddlebow, pommel
bend, curve, meander
па́костить
to play dirty tricks, to do nasty things, to behave meanly
to soil, to dirty, to make a mess, to spoil
середня́к
peasant of average means
мелкота́
smallness, pettiness, meanness, small fry
всенепреме́нно
without fail, absolutely, by all means
certainly, of course, undoubtedly, quite right
Examples
Всего лишь дыша́ть не значит жить.
Merely to breathe does not mean to live.
Э́то не подразумева́ет лишь изуче́ние языка́, исто́рии и геогра́фии.
This does not mean only the study of language, history or geography.
What does this sign mean?
Я не хоте́л подслу́шивать, но я действительно услы́шал ваш разгово́р.
I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I did overhear you.
Что ты име́ешь в ви́ду под культу́рным релятиви́змом?
What do you mean by cultural relativism?
I mean what I say.
Э́то предложе́ние ничего не означа́ет.
This sentence doesn't mean anything.
Понима́ешь, о чём я?
You see what I mean?
Я не хоте́л произвести́ на тебя тако́е впечатле́ние.
I didn't mean to give you that impression.
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.
Ма́ленькие де́тки - ма́ленькие бедки, большие де́тки - большие бедки.
Small children mean small worries, but big children mean big worries.
