old russian
ста́рый
old, aged
old (of long standing), long-time
former, previous, old
ancient, age-old, time-honoured
old man, the old ones
стари́к
old man
parents, folks
дед
grandfather, old man, forefathers
стару́ха
old woman
дре́вний
ancient
ancient, very old
ба́бка
grandma, granny, grandmother
old woman, old lady
money, cash, dough
pastern, fetlock joint
knucklebone
headstock (of a lathe), mandrel
до́ля
share, portion, part
fraction, fractional part
fate, destiny, lot
lobe
dolya (old Russian unit of weight)
стари́нный
ancient, antique, old
age-old, old-fashioned, time-honoured
стару́шка
old lady, old woman, old dame
др
other, another, and others (и др.), etc. (и др.)
ancient, antique, Old- (in language names)
ста́рость
old age, agedness, senescence
неда́вний
recent
recent, not old
че́тверть
quarter, one fourth
quarter (old unit of length)
старичо́к
little old man
да́вний
long-standing, old, of long standing
from long ago, long-past, bygone
пре́док
ancestor, forefather, forebear
parents, folks, the old folks
бра́тец
brother, little brother, dear brother
my boy, old chap, mate, buddy
guys, lads, folks, friends
ветера́н
veteran, old stager
ста́ренький
old
гудо́к
whistle, beep, honk, hoot
horn, hooter
siren, factory whistle
gudok (old Russian bowed instrument)
гва́рдия
Guards, guard (elite troops)
old guard, veterans
ста́рина
old times, antiquity, antiquities, antique
старина́
old times, olden days, antiquity
antiques, antiquities, old things
старико́в
old man's
ба́тя
dad, daddy, pop
father, parson
old man, mate, pops
ба́бий
women's, woman's, old wives'
womanish, effeminate
де́ва
maiden, damsel, young girl
old maid, spinster
Virgo
the Virgin, the Virgin Mary
ка́ра
punishment, retribution, penalty
kara (old unit of length)
старе́ть
to grow old, to age, to become out of date
ста́рец
old man, aged man, elder
старомо́дный
old-fashioned, out-of-date
постаре́ть
to grow old, to age, to become out of date
коры́то
trough, wash-tub, wash basin
old banger, rattletrap, old tub (of a boat)
ве́тхий
dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown
worn-out, threadbare, shabby
decrepit, frail, infirm
old (in Old Testament)
воя́ка
warrior, fighter, soldier
old warhorse, fire-eater, brawler, scrapper
быва́лый
experienced, seasoned, worldly-wise, old hand (attr.)
usual, commonplace, ordinary
черво́нец
chervonets, gold ducat (old Russian coin)
ten-rouble note, ten-rouble piece
tenner, a ten
хер
dick, cock, prick
dickhead, jerk, idiot
fuck, shit, hell
nobody
kher (old name of the letter Х), cross-shaped mark
счёты
abacus, counting frame
scores (to settle), accounts, old grudge
старшо́й
senior, chief, the one in charge
old man, senior, elder
изве́чный
age old eternal perpetual from early time (adj)
коще́й
Koschei, Koschei the Deathless
skinny old man, bag of bones, scrawny fellow
miser, skinflint, tightwad
старожи́л
old resident, old-timer
устаре́вший
outdated, obsolete, out-of-date, antiquated
out of fashion, old-fashioned, passé
кало́ша
galosh, overshoe, rubber boot
slowcoach, dawdler, sleepyhead
old banger, jalopy, rattletrap
ук
U (of the Old Russian / Church Slavonic alphabet)
невзира́я
regardless used with на old fashioned version
старика́шка
dodderer, old geezer
тридцатиле́тний
of thirty years, thirty-year, of thirty, thirty-year-old man
соста́риться
to get old
посу́дина
vessel, old tub
сорокале́тний
of forty years, forty-year, of forty, forty-year-old man
го́дик
little year, one year old (of a child)
ба́тенька
old man, old chap
ру́хлядь
Old worn-out household items clothes Junk
стару́шечий
old-womanish, of an old woman, anile
давни́шний
old, ancient
баба́й
bogeyman, Babai (mythical old man), bugbear
Central Asian, Asian old man
usurer, loan shark
кури́лка
smoking area, smoking room
smoker
smouldering splinter (in an old parlour game), the game of passing a burning splinter
рецидиви́ст
recidivist, old offender, repeater
лот
plummet, sounding lead, sounding line
lot (old unit of weight)
шка́лик
shkalik (old Russian liquid measure)
small bottle of vodka, shot of vodka
кала́ч
kalach (ring-shaped white loaf), white wheat bread
curled up
old hand, experienced old bird
not be lured (by anything)
catch it, get a hiding
перерасти́
to outgrow, to grow taller than, to overtop
to outstrip, to surpass, to outdo
to outgrow (a stage), to be too old (for)
to develop into, to turn into, to grow into
иско́нный
primordial, age-old, native
многовековый
centuries-old
ласт
flipper
swim fin, flipper
last (old unit of measure)
перераста́ть
to develop into, to turn into, to grow into
to grow taller than, to outgrow (in height)
to outstrip, to surpass, to outdo
to outgrow, to be too old for
де́довский
antiquated, old-world
вороши́ть
to turn over, to toss (hay), to stir up, to rake over
to rake up (the past), to dig up (old memories), to stir up
ве́тошь
rags, old clothes, worn-out clothing
cleaning rag, cloth
old dry grass, dead undergrowth
дя́дечка
little uncle, dear uncle, old chap, mister
старьё
old stuff, old junk
дорасти́
to grow (up to), to grow as tall as, to reach (a size) by growing
to be old enough, to grow up enough (for)
to rise to (a level), to measure up to, to be equal to
старика́н
old man
годова́лый
one-year-old
прекло́нный
old, advanced (in age)
усо́хнуть
to lose weight from drying
to shrivel up (from old age)
совко́вый
Soviet (derogatory), Soviet-era, old-Soviet in style
scoop-, shovel-, dustpan (attr.)
стари́нка
old fashioned, old
небыли́ца
cock-and-bull story, tall tale, fabrication, old wives' tale
аксака́л
elder, venerable old man, patriarch, respected senior
ковче́г
ark
reliquary, shrine, casket (for relics)
old crate, rattletrap
раско́льник
Raskolnik, Old Believer, schismatic
splitter, dissenter, dissident
про́йда
slicker, cunning person, shrewd person, old hand
пройдо́ха
old fox
ча́рка
cup, goblet, shot glass
charka (old Russian liquid measure)
одежо́нка
rag, old clothes, worn-out clothes, threadbare clothes
восемнадцатиле́тний
of eighteen years, eighteen-year, -old
древнеру́сский
Old Russian
старообря́дец
old-believer
девятнадцатиле́тний
of nineteen-year, of nineteen, nineteen-year-old
драндуле́т
old dilapidated conveyance
колыма́га
jalopy, old banger, clunker, rattletrap
heavy unwieldy carriage, lumbering coach
семиле́тка
seven-year school, seven-year-old child, child of seven
переро́сток
overage pupil, overgrown youngster, boy too old for his class
overgrown plant, overgrown seedling
старуше́нция
old woman (colloquial, often derogatory or familiar), old hag, old biddy
старорежи́мный
of the old regime
неста́рый
not old, young
развалю́ха
ramshackle house, shack, hovel
old banger, jalopy, rattletrap
Examples
В ко́мнате стоят крова́ти, привинченные к полу. На них сидя́т и лежа́т лю́ди в си́них больни́чных хала́тах и по-старинному в колпака́х. Э́то — сумасше́дшие.
There are bedsteads screwed to the floor. Men in blue hospital dressing-gowns, and wearing nightcaps in the old style, are sitting and lying on them. These are the lunatics.
Она доста́точно взро́слая, чтобы путеше́ствовать в одино́чку.
She is old enough to travel by herself.
Бы́вшие поп-звёзды к соро́ка годам стано́вятся обы́чными ста́рыми же́нщинами.
Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.
Your ideas are quite old fashioned.
Старика́ сопровожда́л его внук.
The old man was accompanied by his grandchild.
Стари́к прегради́л ей доро́гу.
The old man got in her way.
Ста́рый замок нахо́дится в плаче́вном состоя́нии.
The old castle is in a sad state.
Моё хо́бби — собира́ть стари́нные моне́ты.
My hobby is collecting old coins.
Мое́й сестре́ сле́дующим летом испо́лнится тринадцать.
My sister will be thirteen years old next summer.
Они реши́ли отмени́ть старое ограниче́ние.
They decided to abolish the old restriction.
Её ста́рый велосипе́д заскрипе́л, когда она съезжа́ла с холма́.
Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.
Автомоби́ль вы́глядел ста́рым?
Did the car look old?
Старое зда́ние бы́ло разру́шено.
The old building was broken down.
Он отказа́лся от ста́рого обы́чая.
He departed from the old custom.
Сколько тебе лет? - "Шестнадцать".
How old are you? "I'm 16 years old."
Стари́к как-то сказа́л вну́ку: «Сыно́к, в ка́ждом из нас веду́т борьбу́ два во́лка. Один из них зол. Э́то зло́ба, за́висть, а́лчность, оби́да, ни́зость, ложь и себялю́бие. Второй добр. Э́то ра́дость, мир, наде́жда, любо́вь, скро́мность, доброта, сочу́вствие и пра́вда». Ма́льчик поду́мал и спроси́л: «Де́душка, како́й волк одоле́ет?» Стари́к тихо отве́тил: «Тот, кого ты ко́рмишь».
An old man told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth." The boy thought about it and asked, "Grandfather, which wolf wins?" The old man quietly replied, "The one you feed."
«Сколько тебе лет?» — «Шестнадцать лет».
How old are you? "Sixteen years old".
«Если позво́лишь мне, ба́бушка, я хоте́ла бы зада́ть три кое-каких вопро́са». — «Ладно, — сказа́ла ста́рая ве́дьма, — но только помни, что всякий вопро́с до добра́ не дово́дит. Много будешь знать — скоро соста́ришься. Так что ты хо́чешь спроси́ть?»
If thou wilt allow me, grandmother, I wish to ask thee some questions. "Well," said the old witch, "only remember that every question does not lead to good. If thou knowest overmuch, thou wilt grow old too soon. What wilt thou ask?"
Сколько тебе лет? - "Мне шестнадцать".
How old are you? "I'm 16 years old."
После девяти пласти́ческих опера́ций двадцативосьмилетняя Мария вы́глядит как пятидесятиле́тняя же́нщина.
After nine plastic surgeries, twenty-eight-year-old Maria looks like a fifty-year-old woman.
Бабай - в ру́сском фолькло́ре э́то фигу́ра устраше́ния дете́й в о́бразе великовозра́стного мужчи́ны. Э́то обы́чное и абсолютно нейтра́льное древнетюркское сло́во означа́ет "де́душка".
Babai is a figure in Russian folklore used to frighten children, depicted as an old man. This common and absolutely neutral Old Turkic word means “grandpa.”
У деда сохранился старинный алтын.
The old man had kept an old altyn coin.
Старик был твердокаменным сторонником своих старых взглядов.
The old man was a staunch supporter of his old views.
Старообрядцы называют себя староверами до сих пор.
Old Believers still call themselves Old Believers to this day.
Мой дед был старовером и молился по-старому.
My grandfather was an Old Believer and prayed according to the old rites.
В селе сохранилась старая единоверческая церковь.
An old Old Believer church has been preserved in the village.
Хриплоголосый старик рассказывал нам старые истории.
The hoarse-voiced old man told us old stories.
Староверка соблюдала старые обряды каждый день.
The Old Believer woman observed the old rites every day.
В деревне жила одна старая староверка.
An old Old Believer woman lived in the village.
Он написал книгу про старообрядчество и староверщину.
He wrote a book about the Old Believers and Old Belief.
Старик, припомнивший старую историю, засмеялся.
The old man, having recalled an old story, laughed.
Мы видели старика, всматривавшегося в старую фотографию.
We saw an old man gazing at an old photograph.
Старик, примостившийся у костра, рассказывал старые истории.
The old man sitting by the campfire told old stories.
Старик стоял, перепоясанный старым ремнём.
The old man stood there, girded with an old belt.
Я заметил откланивающегося старика в старомодном пальто.
I noticed an old man in an old-fashioned coat taking his leave.
