mean russian
хоте́ть
to want
would like
to mean, to intend
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
зна́чить
to mean, to signify
so, then, therefore
злой
angry, cross, mad
evil, wicked
mean, spiteful, malicious
означа́ть
to mean, to signify
to stand for, to denote
то́ есть
that is, i.e., namely
in other words, I mean, so
сре́дний
middle, central
average, mean
middling, mediocre
neuter
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)
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
наме́рен
intend (to do something), be going to, mean to
measured out
вре́дный
harmful, damaging, unhealthy
nasty, spiteful, mean
намерева́ться
to intend, to mean (to do), to plan, to be about to
жа́дный
greedy, covetous, grasping
avid, eager, hungry (for)
stingy, mean, miserly
парши́вый
lousy, rotten, awful, crummy
nasty, foul, mean, vile
зло́бный
malicious, spiteful, wicked, mean
angry, furious, vicious
подразумева́ть
to imply, to entail, to presuppose
to mean, to have in mind, to understand (by something)
по́длый
mean, base, vile, despicable
sneaky, underhand, treacherous, sleazy
сре́днее
average, medium, mean, intermediate
недосто́йный
unworthy, worthless, mean
обознача́ть
to mean, to signify, to denote, to symbolize
to designate, to indicate, to mark, to label
ме́лочный
small-minded, petty, mean-spirited
по́длость
meanness, baseness, vileness
dirty trick, mean act, base deed
мерза́вка
mean woman
бишь
again, now, was it
that is, I mean, or rather
ни́зость
baseness, meanness, vileness
base act, mean trick, dirty trick
па́кость
dirty trick, mean trick, nasty thing to do
obscenity, filthy word, dirty remark
filth, disgusting stuff, nasty thing
подля́нка
dirty trick, mean trick, low blow, dirty deed
па́костный
dirty, mean, foul, nasty
ка́верза
chicanery, mean trick, intrigue, dirty trick
prank, mischief, practical joke
плюга́вый
mean, shabby, despicable
озна́чить
to mean, to signify, to stand for
to mark, to designate, to indicate
по́дличать
to act meanly, to act in a mean way, to behave like a scoundrel
ордина́р
mean water level, normal water level, ordinary level (of a river)
normal level, standard level, the average
по́длая
mean, vile, despicable, base
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
пока́
while, as long as
for now, so far, for the time being, in the meantime
until
bye, see you
че́рез
across, over
through
through, by means of, via
in (after a period), after
про
about, concerning, regarding
for, meant for
путь
way, path, road, route
journey, trip, travel
way, means, course
track, railway line
смысл
meaning, sense, significance
point, sense, purpose
sense, respect
возмо́жность
possibility, chance (of something happening)
opportunity, chance, occasion
means, resources, capabilities, potential
feature, function
спо́соб
way, method, means, manner
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
тем
the (with comparative), so much the, all the
with that, by that, by means of that
значе́ние
meaning, sense
significance, importance
value, magnitude
сре́дство
means, way
funds, resources, wherewithal
remedy, agent, drug
tool, instrument, equipment
medium
разуме́ться
to be self-evident (of course, naturally), to go without saying
to be meant, to be understood (as)
далёкий
far, distant, faraway, remote
distant, remote, long-past
far removed (from), alien, unrelated
by no means, far from
ресу́рс
resource, means, stock
service life, operating life, lifespan
дружелю́бный
friendly, amicable, good-natured, well-meaning
ни в ко́ем слу́чае
in no case, by no means
га́дость
disgusting thing, nasty stuff, filth, muck
disgusting act, vile act, dirty trick
vileness, abomination, meanness, beastliness
значи́тельный
considerable, sizeable, substantial
significant, important, momentous
meaningful, expressive, knowing
значи́тельно
considerably, significantly, substantially, much
meaningfully
бессмы́сленный
pointless, senseless, futile
meaningless, nonsensical, senseless
foolish, silly, inane
vacant, blank, expressionless
прико́льный
cool, awesome, great
funny, amusing, odd
sharp-tongued, with a double meaning
mooring-post (attr.), stake (attr.)
предназна́ченный
intended, meant, destined, designed
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
недосту́пный
inaccessible, unreachable, out of reach
unavailable, not available, not reachable
unaffordable, beyond one's means
unapproachable, aloof, standoffish
суждено́
destined, bound, meant to
сми
the media, mass media (lit. means of mass information = средства массовой информации)
тем вре́менем
in the meantime, meanwhile, at the same time
ни́зко
low
basely, meanly, despicably
рыча́г
lever, handle
leverage, lever (of influence), means of pressure
отню́дь
by no means, not at all
отте́нок
shade, tint
nuance, shade of meaning
ме́жду те́м
meanwhile, in the meantime
путём
by means of, by way of, through, via
properly, decently, the right way
по́дло
vilely, basely, meanly, despicably
посре́дством
by means of, through, by the use of, via
при́званный
called upon, designed to, meant to, intended to
conscripted, drafted, called up
рассчи́танный
intended (for), designed (for), meant (for), aimed (at)
deliberate, calculated, studied
calculated, computed, worked out
предназнача́ться
to be intended for, to be meant for, to be designed for
to be destined, to be fated
зна́чимость
significance, importance, meaningfulness
relevance, consequence, import
зна́чимый
meaningful, significant, important
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)
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
знамена́тельный
significant momentous meaningful (adj)
небога́тый
not rich, of modest means, not well-off
scanty, meagre, modest, limited
подразумева́ться
to be implied, to be meant
означа́ющий
meaning, signifying, indicating
вырази́тельный
expressive, vivid
meaningful, telling, significant
подте́кст
subtext, underlying meaning, hidden meaning
упра́ва
means of control, redress, justice
board, council, administrative office
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
недосто́йно
it is unworthy, unworthily, meanly
изви́листый
winding, meandering, twisting, sinuous
изви́лина
meanderings or convolutions
осмы́сленный
meaningful, sensible, making sense
intelligent, conscious, showing understanding
well-thought-out, deliberate
вре́дина
meanie, spiteful person, pest
brat, naughty child
содержа́тельный
rich in content, meaningful
по-сви́нски
in a rotten way, shabbily, meanly, like a swine
like a pig, piggishly
сема́нтика
semantics, meaning
зна́чащий
significant, meaningful
лука́
saddlebow, pommel
bend, curve, meander
несостоя́тельный
insolvent, not wealthy, of modest means, unfounded
изгиба́ться
to bend, to curve, to be bent
to wind, to meander, to snake
to bend down, to stoop, to contort oneself
несостоя́тельность
insolvency, bankruptcy, failure (of a business)
unfoundedness, groundlessness, unsoundness, flimsiness
inability, incompetence, unworkability
lack of means, impecuniousness, modest means
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.
