to be russian
мочь
to be able to (can)
бы
would (be able to)
тако́й
such, such a, that sort of, this kind of
so, so very, such
like that, like this, to be like that
смочь
to be able to (can)
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
случи́ться
to happen, to occur, to take place
to happen (to somebody), to come about (to somebody)
to happen (to do something), to chance (to be somewhere)
каза́ться
to seem, to appear
to seem (to be), to appear, to look, to strike sb as
под
under, underneath, below
under, underneath
near, just outside, in the vicinity of
under, in, under the influence of
towards, just before, on the eve of
to (music), accompanied by
for, to be used as
down, downhill
in imitation of, -effect
прийти́сь
to have to, to be forced to, to be obliged to
to fall on (a date), to fall to (someone's share), to come to
to fit, to suit, to be to (someone's) liking
уме́ть
to know how to do something, to be able to
разгова́ривать
to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
to be on speaking terms, to speak to each other
to get (sb) talking, to draw (sb) into conversation
остава́ться
to stay, to remain
to be left, to remain, to be left over
to have no choice but, to be left to do (something)
to go to (someone), to be left to (someone), to pass into the possession of
to be left (without something), to end up (in a state)
зову́т
to be called (= name is)
быва́ть
to be (at a place), to be present, to be usually
to happen, to occur, to take place, to be held
to visit, to frequent, to go (to a place regularly)
to tend to be, to be inclined to be, to be sometimes
интере́сно
it is interesting, it's fun
I wonder, I'd like to know
interestingly, in an interesting way
to be interested (in)
всё равно
anyway, all the same, still, nevertheless
it does not matter, not care, be all the same (to someone)
anyway, in any case, anyhow
no matter (who/what), whatever, it does not matter (who/what)
just like, the same as
должно́ быть
most likely, might be, must be, I suppose
must be, has to be
оказа́ться
to turn out to be, to prove to be
to find oneself (somewhere), to end up (somewhere)
измени́ть
to change, to alter, to modify, to revise
to cheat on, to be unfaithful to
to betray
получи́ться
to work out, to succeed, to come off
to turn out (to be), to come out, to result
to happen, to come about
зако́нчиться
to come to an end, to end, to finish, to be over
to run out, to be used up
серьёзный
serious, earnest, grave
serious, grave, significant, considerable
genuine, meant in earnest, to be taken seriously, reputable
принадлежа́ть
to belong to, to be owned by
to belong to (a group), to be among
обяза́тельно
without fail, definitely, be sure to, surely
necessarily
obligatory, compulsory, mandatory
призна́ть
to admit, to acknowledge
to recognize, to acknowledge (officially), to find (to be)
пропа́сть
to disappear, to vanish, to slip away
to be lost, to go missing, to get mislaid
to be wasted, to be in vain, to come to nothing
to perish, to be done for, to be finished
to go away, to be gone
страда́ть
to suffer, to be in pain
to suffer from, to be subject to
to suffer (in quality), to be impaired
собра́ться
to gather, to assemble, to come together, to meet
to be going to, to intend, to be about to, to make up one's mind
to get ready, to prepare (for a trip), to pack up
to accumulate, to collect, to build up
приходи́ться
to have to, to be forced to, to be obliged to
to fall on (a date), to come on
to be related to, to be (a relative of)
to account for, to fall to (a share), to be allotted to
показа́ться
to seem, to appear (to be)
to appear, to come into sight
to show up, to turn up
ли́чно
personally, in person, oneself
for personal delivery, to be handed over personally
перейти́
to cross, to get across, to get over, to go across
to move, to transfer, to go over
to proceed (to), to move on (to), to turn (to), to pass on (to)
to switch (to), to change over (to)
to pass (to), to be transferred (to)
to turn (into), to develop (into)
to click (a link), to go (to a page), to follow (a link)
to convert (to a faith), to go over (to)
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
состоя́ть
to consist of, to be made up of
to consist in, to lie in
to belong to, to be a member of
to be (in a status)
торопи́ться
to be in a hurry, to hurry, to rush, to hasten
to be too hasty, to act rashly, to jump (to conclusions)
преда́ть
to betray, to be disloyal to
to hand over, to consign, to commit
обрати́ться
to turn to, to address, to appeal to, to consult
to apply for, to ask for, to seek
to convert (to a faith), to turn into, to be transformed
пострада́ть
to suffer
to be injured, to be hurt
to come to harm, to be damaged, to be affected
притворя́ться
to pretend, to feign, to pose (as), to fake
to be pushed to, to be left ajar, to close partly
счита́ться
to be considered, to be regarded as, to be thought to be
to take into account, to reckon with
бу́дущий
future, to be, to come, next
прочь
away, off
not be averse to, have no objection to, not mind
откры́ться
to open, to be opened
to open (for business), to be opened, to begin
to come to light, to be revealed
to come into view, to open up (before one's eyes)
переходи́ть
to cross, to get across, to get over
to transfer, to switch (to), to go over (to), to convert (to a faith)
to proceed (to), to move on (to), to turn (to), to pass on (to)
to turn into, to pass into, to change into
to pass (to), to be handed down, to devolve (on)
to click (a link), to go to (a page), to follow (a link)
почита́ть
to read (for a while), to do some reading
to honour, to revere, to respect, to hold sacred
to consider, to deem, to think (something to be)
яви́ться
to appear, to show up, to turn up
to turn out to be, to prove to be
to arise, to come about
изменя́ть
to change, to alter, to modify, to revise
to cheat on, to be unfaithful to, to betray
пригото́виться
to prepare, to be ahead, to be about to take place, to be imminent
вы́дать
to issue, to give out, to hand over, to pay out
to reveal, to give away, to betray, to disclose
to extradite, to hand over
to pass off (as), to pretend to be, to impersonate
открыва́ться
to open, to be open, to come open
to open, to open its doors, to start
to open up, to come into view
to be revealed, to come to light
полага́ться
to rely on, to count on, to depend on
to be due (to someone), to be entitled to
to be supposed to, to be the done thing
повреди́ть
to damage, to injure, to hurt
to harm, to hurt, to be harmful to
испо́лниться
to be fulfilled, to come true
to turn (an age), to be (a certain age)
to come to pass, to be accomplished
to mark (so many years since), to be completed (of a period)
суме́ть
to manage, to succeed, to be able to
ока́зываться
to turn out (to be), to prove to be
to find oneself (somewhere), to end up (somewhere), to get (into)
закрыва́ться
to close, to shut, to fall shut
to close, to be closed
to cover oneself up, to shield oneself
to be over, to come to an end, to close
ве́риться
to believe (impersonal with dative), to be able to believe
to be believable, to be credible
сгоре́ть
to burn (to be consumed by fire)
наме́рен
intend (to do something), be going to, mean to
measured out
соотве́тствовать
to correspond to, to match, to be consistent with, to be in line with
to conform to, to comply with, to meet (requirements), to suit
проголода́ться
to get hungry/to be starving
терпе́ться
to be able to wait, to have patience
to be endured, to be tolerated, to be put up with
предста́виться
to introduce oneself
to present itself, to arise, to occur
to seem, to appear
to pass oneself off (as), to pretend to be
вы́пасть
to fall out (of), to drop out, to slip out, to come out (of teeth or hair)
to fall (of snow or rain), to come down
to fall on (a date), to occur, to turn out (to be)
to fall to one's lot, to befall, to be one's fate
to get a chance, to come one's way (of an opportunity)
непреме́нно
without fail, definitely, certainly, be sure to
inevitably, unavoidably
уступи́ть
to give up (to someone), to let (someone) have, to cede, to hand over
to give in, to yield, to give way
to be inferior (to someone), to be second (to someone), to fall short (of)
to knock off (the price), to sell cheaper, to come down in price
вида́ть
to see, to meet, to catch sight of
to not to be seen, to nowhere to be seen
to seem (apparently, evidently)
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
пропада́ть
to disappear, to vanish, to go missing, to slip away
to be lost, to be wasted, to go to waste
to be off somewhere, to stay away, to disappear (for a long time)
дава́ться
to come easily (to sb), to be easy (for sb)
to let oneself be caught, to surrender, to yield
to be given, to be granted
намерева́ться
to intend, to mean (to do), to plan, to be about to
вреди́ть
to be harmful to, to harm
поддава́ться
to give in, to yield, to succumb, to fall for (a trick)
to give way, to budge, to yield
to lend itself to, to be susceptible to, to respond to (treatment)
to let someone win, to lose on purpose
истека́ть
to expire, to run out, to come to an end
to bleed profusely, to bleed to death, to be oozing (with)
to flow out, to run out, to seep out
изобража́ть
to depict, to portray, to show
to describe, to portray (in words)
to act as, to pretend to be, to imitate
выставля́ть
to exhibit, to display, to put on show
to put out, to set out, to put outside
to put forward, to advance, to lay down, to adduce
to throw out, to kick out, to chuck out, to turn out
to put up, to nominate, to field (a candidate)
to flaunt, to show off, to parade
to represent (as), to make out to be, to portray (as)
to put in front, to thrust forward, to stick out
тяну́ться
to stretch, to extend, to stretch out, to run
to drag on, to drag, to crawl by
to stretch (oneself), to stretch out
to reach (for), to be drawn (to), to strive (for)
to stretch, to be stretchy
клони́ть
to bend, to incline, to tilt
to drive at, to get at, to be leading up to
to make drowsy, to overcome (with sleep)
противостоя́ть
to withstand, to resist, to stand up to
to confront, to oppose, to stand against
to be opposed to, to stand in contrast to
походи́ть
to look like, to resemble, to be similar to
выдвига́ться
to slide out, to pull out, to extend
to move out, to set out, to advance
to rise, to be promoted, to come to the fore
обсужда́ться
to be discussed, to be talked over, to be under discussion
to be negotiable, to be open to discussion
возомни́ть
to fancy oneself (as), to imagine oneself to be, to think oneself (to be)
to think highly of oneself, to get a big head, to become conceited
баллоти́роваться
to be a candidate, to stand, to run, to be put to the vote
погиба́ть
to perish, to die, to get killed, to be killed
to perish, to be destroyed, to go to ruin
вытворя́ть
to get up to (mischief), to be up to, to do (something outrageous)
свиде́тельствовать
to be evidence (of), to testify (to), to indicate
to testify, to give evidence, to witness
to certify, to attest
to examine (medically)
вы́даться
to turn out, to prove to be, to come about
to protrude, to jut out, to stick out
to stand out, to be distinguished
прерва́ться
to be interrupted, to be cut off, to break off
to stop (abruptly), to pause, to take a break
to break off, to falter, to trail off
to come to an end, to break down, to be broken off
уступа́ть
to give up (to someone), to let have, to cede
to give in, to give way, to concede
to be inferior (to someone), to be no match (for someone)
to knock off (the price), to come down in price
рва́ться
to break, to tear, to snap
to long (for), to be dying (to), to strive (for), to strain (to get somewhere)
to explode, to burst
завести́сь
to start, to start up, to fire up
to get worked up, to fly off the handle, to get riled up
to infest, to appear, to take up residence
to be acquired, to turn up, to come to have
восстанови́ться
to be restored, to return to normal, to come back
to recover, to get better, to regain one's strength
to be reinstated, to be readmitted, to get one's place back
to come back, to return (in one's memory)
подве́ргнуться
to be subjected to, to be exposed to, to come under
to undergo, to have (an operation)
потяну́ться
to stretch (oneself), to stretch out
to reach out (for), to reach (for), to be drawn (to), to strive (for)
to drag on, to wear on, to pass slowly
to begin to move (in a stream), to file (one after another), to drift
to try to keep up with, to try to equal, to imitate
лома́ться
to break, to snap, to break off
to break down, to stop working, to go on the blink
to put on airs, to be affected, to play hard to get, to make difficulties
to crack, to break down, to give in
вали́мый
fella'ble, able to be knocked down, being felled, being knocked over
спосо́бствовать
to contribute to, to promote, to further, to help
to favour, to be conducive to, to facilitate
равня́ться
to equal, to be equal to, to amount to
to compare oneself (with someone), to measure up to, to be a match for
to look up to (someone), to follow the example of, to model oneself on
to dress ranks, to line up evenly, to align oneself (in formation)
предположи́тельно
presumably, supposedly, probably
approximately, an estimated, expected to be
Examples
Чита́й ежедневно что-то, что никто друго́й не чита́ет. Ду́май ежедневно о чём-то, о чём никто друго́й не ду́мает. Де́лай ежедневно что-то, на что ни у кого друго́го не хва́тит глу́пости. На ра́зуме плохо ска́зывается постоя́нное единогла́сие.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
Если хо́чешь быть счастли́вым - будь!
If you want to be happy, then be happy.
Иску́сство совреме́нной войны необязательно тре́бует вооружа́ть до зубо́в солда́т для того́, чтобы они бы́ли эффекти́вны в бо́ю.
The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.
Ты бы дости́г намного бо́льшего успе́ха у же́нщин, если бы переста́л пыта́ться быть кем-то, кем ты не явля́ешься, и просто позво́лил себе быть очарова́тельно неуклю́жим.
You'd have so much more success with women if you'd quit trying to be someone you're not and just let yourself be charmingly awkward.
Рассчитывая остава́ться неве́жественной и свобо́дной, на́ция рассчи́тывает на то, чего никогда не бы́ло и никогда не будет.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.
Сколько должно быть лет ребёнку, чтобы он мог один остава́ться дома?
How old must a child be to be able to stay at home alone?
Когда страно́й хорошо управля́ют, бе́дность и плохи́е усло́вия - э́то ве́щи, кото́рых стыдя́тся. Когда страно́й управля́ют плохо, бога́тство и честь - ве́щи, кото́рых стыдя́тся.
When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are things to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honor are things to be ashamed of.
Засте́нчивый студе́нт хоте́л получи́ть освобожде́ние от ку́рса, так как он был слишком стесни́телен, чтобы быть еди́нственным па́рнем в кла́ссе.
A shy male student wanted to be excused from a class because he was too shy to be the only guy in the class.
Харон счита́ется спу́тником (ка́рликовой) плане́ты Плуто́н. Однако, так как его диа́метр больше, чем полови́на диа́метра самого Плуто́на, он мо́жет рассма́триваться как ра́вный партнёр; то есть, Плуто́н и Харон мо́гут счита́ться двойно́й плане́той.
Charon is considered to be a satellite of the (dwarf) planet Pluto. However, because its diameter is more than half as large as that of Pluto itself, it can be considered an equal partner; and Pluto and Charon can be considered a double planet.
To be awake is to be alive.
Предложе́ние не должно быть дли́нным, чтобы быть краси́вым.
A sentence doesn't have to be long to be beautiful.
Будь осторо́жен с тем, чем ты притворя́ешься, потому что на самом де́ле ты и есть то, чем ты притворя́ешься.
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.
Для меня большая честь находи́ться в э́том неподвла́стном вре́мени го́роде — Каи́ре — и быть при́нятым двумя выдаю́щимися уче́бными заведе́ниями. Вот уже более ты́сячи лет Аль-Азхар выступа́ет маяко́м исла́мского образова́ния, и вот уже более ста лет Каи́рский университе́т явля́ется исто́чником еги́петского прогре́сса.
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.
«Я ма́лость зна́ю неме́цкий. "Das ist fantastisch!"» — «Ха-ха, wunderbar». — «Wunderbar». — «Даже у ме́стных лу́чше получа́ется говори́ть по-немецки, не обессу́дь». — «Ха-ха, никто не разберёт мой акце́нт?» — «Нет, пожалуй — ну, зна́ешь...» — «Че́стно говоря, неме́цкий я усво́ил только по DVD, кото́рые раньше смотре́л». — «Ха-ха, обязательно вы́шли мне э́ти DVD!»
I can speak a bit of German. 'Das ist fantastisch!' "Haha, wunderbar." "Wunderbar." "Even the locals sound better when they speak German, okay?" "Haha, is nobody gonna get my accent?" "No, not really, 'cause, you know..." "To be honest, I only learned my German from watching DVDs when I was younger." "Hahaha, be sure to send me those DVDs!"
Ты мо́жешь притвори́ться серьёзным, но ты не мо́жешь притвори́ться смешны́м.
You can pretend to be serious, but you can't pretend to be funny.
В э́то бу́рное вре́мя необходимо быть ги́бким, а не цепля́ться за традицио́нные ценности.
In living through these uncertain times, it is necessary to be flexible and not be a captive to traditional values.
Том сказа́л мне, что не смо́жет прису́тствовать на совеща́нии.
Tom told me that he wouldn't be able to be at the meeting.
Be careful not to be late.
Чтобы быть астроно́мом, нужно учи́ться, а чтобы быть астро́логом, доста́точно быть неуда́чником и лжецо́м.
To be an astronomer, you have to study, but to be an astrologer, it is sufficient to be a loser and a big liar.
Интересно, каково э́то — быть миллионе́ром?
I wonder what it would be like to be a millionaire.
Смерть, должно быть, так прекра́сна: лежа́ть в мя́гкой кори́чневой земле́, в то вре́мя как над голово́й колы́шутся травы, и вслу́шиваться в безмо́лвие. Не име́ть ни вчера́шнего дня, ни за́втрашнего. Забы́ть о вре́мени, забы́ть о жи́зни, быть в поко́е.
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace.
Разумеется, чтобы представля́ть собой це́нность, ста́рый ковёр должен быть приведён в хоро́шее состоя́ние.
Of course, to be valuable, the old carpet must be restored to good condition.
Мне нра́вится по утрам смотре́ть на го́род из твоего́ окна. (Че́стно говоря, са́мым интере́сным для меня явля́ется вре́мя до утра. Однако, говори́ть об э́том очарова́тельной молодо́й ле́ди напрямик нельзя.)
I like looking at the city from your window in the mornings. (To be honest, what interests me most is the time before morning. However, it would be impossible to say that so bluntly to such a charming young lady.)
Возможно, тебе э́то не свойственно, но по кра́йней ме́ре постара́йся быть чуточку ве́жливым.
It may not be in your nature, but at least try to be a little more polite.
Мно́гие же́нщины хотя́т быть сексуа́льными и привлека́тельными для мужчи́н. Некоторые же́нщины ду́мают, что для э́того нужно носи́ть мини-ю́бку, но мужчи́н привлека́ет всё, что скры́то. Сексуа́льная же́нщина должна́ быть зага́дочной.
Many women want to be sexy and attractive to men. Some women think that wearing a miniskirt is the way to achieve this, but men are attracted to everything that is hidden. A sexy woman should be mysterious.
Никогда мы не будем бра́тьями ни по ро́дине, ни по матери. Ду́ха нет у вас быть свобо́дными – нам не стать с вами даже сво́дными. Вы себя окрести́ли "ста́ршими" - нам бы мла́дшими, да не вашими. Вас так много, а, жаль, безли́кие. Вы огро́мные, мы – вели́кие.
We will never be brothers, neither through our homeland nor through our mother. You have no spirit to be free - we cannot even become stepbrothers with you. You have called yourselves the “elders” - we would be the younger ones, but not yours. You are so many, yet sadly faceless. You are immense; we are great.
В ближа́йший день Тома до́лжны бы́ли казни́ть на эшафо́те через пове́шение или обезгла́вливание, но Йоханнес помо́г ему бежа́ть из заточе́ния, и в тот са́мый час, когда пригово́р до́лжны бы́ли испо́лнить, они в та́йном убе́жище в дрему́чем лесу́ пра́здновали спасе́ние и уже строили пла́ны нанесе́ния ге́рцогу очередно́го чувстви́тельного уда́ра.
The next day, Tom was due to be executed on the scaffold by hanging or beheading, but Johannes helped him escape from captivity, and at the very hour when the sentence was supposed to be carried out, the two of them were celebrating their rescue in a secret hideout deep in the forest and were already making plans to deal the duke another painful blow.
Ка́ждый успе́х, кото́рый достигается, создает нам врага́. Надо быть посре́дственным, если вы хоти́те быть популя́рным.
Every success one achieves creates an enemy for us. You have to be mediocre if you want to be popular.
Дом, считавшийся заброшенным, оказался обитаемым.
The house, which was thought to be abandoned, turned out to be inhabited.
Проект, предполагавшийся простым, оказался сложным.
The project, which had been expected to be simple, turned out to be complicated.
Человек, прикидывавшийся моим другом, оказался обманщиком.
The man who pretended to be my friend turned out to be a fraud.
Темперируемый металл нужно нагреть до определённой температуры.
The metal to be tempered must be heated to a specific temperature.
