tow russian
крокоди́л
crocodile
alligator clip, crocodile clip
crocodile skin, crocodile leather, croc
fright, ugly woman, wallflower
tow truck, breakdown truck
тяга́ч
tractor unit, prime mover, hauling tractor, tow vehicle
букси́р
tug, tugboat, tow-boat, tow-line
па́кля
tow, oakum
букси́рный
tow
букси́ровать
to tow, to tug, to have in tow
куде́ль
tow
лаке́йствовать
to dance attendance, to kow-tow
низкопокло́нничать
to kow-tow, to cringe, to fawn, to grovel
отбукси́ровать
to tow off
отре́пье
rags, tatters, tattered clothes
riffraff, scum, rabble, dregs
flax waste, tow
прице́пка
hitching, hooking up, coupling
trailer, sidecar
hitch, coupling device, tow hook
nitpicking, carping, faultfinding, petty objection
эвакуа́тор
tow truck, tow-away vehicle, recovery vehicle
tow truck driver, tow truck operator
evacuation worker, evacuation specialist, rescue worker
букси́руемый
towed, being towed, in tow
буксированный
towed, in tow
к
towards, to, up to
to, to see, to (someone's place)
by, towards (a time)
towards, to
for, for the purpose of
за
behind
for, in favour of
at, by
for, because of
behind, over (to the other side of)
at (sitting down), to
in, within, over (a period), for (a whole period)
after, following
for, per, a
for
for, instead of, on behalf of
over, during, at
beyond, on the far side of
out of (town), in the country, to the country
over, more than
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
пе́ред
in front of, before
before, prior to
to, towards, in the eyes of
го́род
city, town
относи́ться
to feel about, to treat, to have an attitude toward
to relate to, to concern, to apply to
городско́й
town (attributive), urban, city (attributive)
а́дрес
address
directed at, aimed at, towards (a person)
congratulatory address, commemorative scroll
навстре́чу
towards, to meet, in the direction of
towards one, from the opposite direction, approaching
to meet halfway, to accommodate (someone)
обраща́ть
to pay attention (to), to take notice (of)
to turn (towards), to direct (at)
to convert (to a faith)
посёлок
settlement, small town, township
village
ба́шня
tower, turret
городо́к
small town, small city
полоте́нце
towel
располага́ться
to be located, to be situated, to lie
to settle down, to make oneself comfortable, to make oneself at home
to take up position, to be stationed, to camp
to feel sympathy (for someone), to be well disposed (towards someone)
расположе́ние
location, layout, arrangement, position
disposition (towards someone), favour, goodwill, liking
mood, frame of mind
добива́ться
to strive for, to seek to achieve, to work towards (a goal), to try to obtain
склони́ться
to bend over, to lean over, to bow
to become inclined (towards), to lean towards, to opt for
to yield, to submit, to bow (to)
горожа́нин
townsman, town-dweller, city-dweller, townsperson
месте́чко
little place, spot, little seat
small town, township, shtetl
job, position, post
направля́ть
to direct, to point, to aim, to turn (towards)
to send, to assign, to refer
to direct, to guide, to manage
to sharpen, to whet
возвыша́ться
to rise, to tower (above), to loom (above)
to rise (in status), to gain prominence, to climb (socially)
to surpass, to be superior (to), to rise above (others)
вы́шка
tower
заста́ва
city gate, town gate, toll gate
outpost, border post, checkpoint, picket
устреми́ться
to rush, to dash, to surge, to stream
to be fixed on, to be directed at, to turn to
to strive for, to reach out towards, to drift to
улета́ть
to fly away (in one direction, toward a goal)
ма́чта
mast, tower
устреми́ть
to direct (at), to fix (upon), to turn (towards)
to rush, to strive, to aspire
подставля́ть
to put (under something), to place (next to), to move up, to hold up
to hold out, to offer, to turn (towards)
to frame, to set up, to drop (someone) in it
to expose (to danger), to leave vulnerable, to put at risk
to substitute, to insert, to plug in
склоня́ться
to incline to, to tend to, to be inclined, to lean towards
to bend over, to lean over, to bow
to be declined, to decline
to bow down before, to yield to, to submit to
горко́м
town committee (of the CPSU), city committee
вы́ситься
to rise, to tower
ориента́ция
orientation, sense of direction, bearings
orientation (towards), focus, alignment
grasp, understanding, command (of a subject)
orientation (sexual)
колоко́льня
bell tower, belfry, campanile
мэ́рия
mayor's office, city administration, municipal authorities
city hall, town hall
громозди́ться
to tower, to get up
притя́гивать
to attract, to draw
to attract, to appeal to, to draw in
to pull (closer), to draw (towards oneself)
притяну́ть
to pull (closer), to draw (toward oneself), to drag over
to attract, to draw in
утира́ть
to wipe away, to wipe off, to wipe
to dry, to wipe dry, to towel off
за́городный
out-of-town, country
ничко́м
face down toward the ground (adv)
горо́дишко
small town
глухов
Glukhov (surname), Hlukhiv (town)
прокла́дка
laying, installation, construction (of a pipeline)
gasket, seal, washer, packing
sanitary pad, sanitary towel, panty liner
padding, interlayer, lining
клони́ться
to lean, to bend, to incline, to bow
to draw towards, to be nearing, to be drawing to a close
to be aimed at, to be directed towards, to be leading up to
высоче́нный
very tall, very high, towering
высо́тка
high-rise, tower block, skyscraper
hillock, hill, height
те́рем
room, chamber, tower
зае́зжий
visiting, passing through, itinerant, from out of town
ба́шенка
(diminutive) tower
райце́нтр
district town, county seat, county capital
опека́ть
to look after, to take care of, to watch over, to support
to be the guardian of, to have guardianship over, to act as trustee for
to mollycoddle, to be overprotective towards, to patronize
to mark (an opponent), to cover closely
Бахма́ч
Bakhmach (town)
зачи́тывать
to read out, to read aloud
to credit (towards), to count (as), to take into account
to keep (a borrowed book), to not give back
шири́нка
fly, flies (of trousers)
square piece of cloth, kerchief, small towel
мещани́н
petty bourgeois, burgher, townsman (of the petty-burgher estate)
philistine, narrow-minded person, bourgeois (pejorative)
ориенти́ровать
to orient (towards), to gear (towards), to direct, to target
to orient, to align, to position
to direct, to steer, to brief
тяготе́ть
to gravitate (towards), to be drawn (to), to be strongly attracted (to), to have a leaning (towards)
to weigh (upon), to hang (over), to loom (over)
водока́чка
water-tower
возвы́ситься
to rise, to be elevated, to rise in status
to rise above, to surpass, to outdo
to tower, to rise up, to dominate (the skyline)
ра́туша
town hall
градонача́льник
governor of town
махра́
terry cloth, terry fabric, toweling
возноси́ться
to rise, to tower, to become conceited, to become stuck-up
льнуть
to cling (to), to nestle up (to), to snuggle up (to)
to be drawn (to), to be attracted (to), to gravitate (towards)
to ingratiate oneself (with), to curry favour (with), to fawn (on)
рушни́к
embroidered towel, ritual towel, towel
Па́лдиски
town in Estonia
городи́ще
ancient settlement site, hillfort, site of an ancient town
huge city, enormous city
каланча́
watchtower, fire tower
beanpole, bean-pole, lanky fellow
иногоро́дний
of another town
озло́биться
to become malicious toward everything around you
побрати́м
sworn brother, blood brother
twin town, sister city
resident of a twin town
во́лость
volost, rural district, township, canton
people of the district, villagers of the volost
domain, jurisdiction, dominion
заре́чье
part of town, on the other side of the river
теремо́к
little tower-house, small tower chamber, little wooden house
The Little House (fairy tale)
Teremok (fast-food chain)
устремля́ть
to direct, to turn (towards), to fix (upon)
to propel forward, to strive, to rush
Щорс
Shchors (town in Ukraine)
руза
Ruza (town near Moscow)
подгрести́
to rake together, to rake in, to pull towards oneself, to gather up
to grab, to appropriate, to get hold of
расположи́ться
to settle down, to make oneself comfortable, to take a seat
to encamp, to pitch camp, to take up position
to be situated, to lie, to be located
to take a liking to, to become well disposed towards
градострои́тельный
town-planning
градострои́тельство
town-planning
буксиро́вка
towage, towing
трёхглавый
three-headed
three-domed, three-towered
го́род-геро́й
hero-town, hero-city
Examples
Зна́ешь, где нахо́дится Токийская ба́шня?
Do you know where Tokyo Tower is?
Все лю́ди рожда́ются свобо́дными и ра́вными в своем досто́инстве и права́х. Они наделены ра́зумом и со́вестью и до́лжны поступа́ть в отноше́нии друг дру́га в ду́хе бра́тства.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Вы зна́ете высоту́ телевизио́нной ба́шни?
Do you know how high the television tower is?
Горожа́н привлека́ет дереве́нская жизнь.
People in towns are attracted by life in the country.
Террорист-самоубийца вы́стрелил в бы́вшего премьер-мини́стра Беназир Бхутто, но промахну́лся.
The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.
He needs a towel.
Моё полоте́нце бы́ло мо́крое, поэтому бесполе́зное.
My bath towel was wet, so it was of no use.
Эйфелева ба́шня нахо́дится в том же го́роде, что и Лувр.
The Eiffel Tower is in the same city as the Louvre Museum.
Неме́цкая пунктуа́ция педанти́чна, англи́йская — хаотична, а в эсперанто до́ктор Заменгоф предлага́л огля́дываться на родно́й язы́к. Поди тут разбери́сь!
German punctuation is pedantic, English punctuation is chaotic, and for Esperanto Dr. Zamenhof suggested we look towards our mother tongue as a guideline. Go figure!
Гла́вные у́лицы мно́жества ма́леньких городо́в бы́ли забро́шены, в пе́рвую о́чередь, из-за бегемо́тов вроде Вал-Марта.
The main streets of many small towns have been all but abandoned thanks, in large part, to behemoths like Wal-Mart.
Принеси́ мне сухо́е полоте́нце.
Bring me a dry towel.
У вас есть горя́чие полоте́нца?
Do you have hot towels?
The towel is in the bathroom.
Моё отноше́ние к нему измени́лось.
My attitude towards him changed.
У меня есть колле́кция полоте́нец, кото́рые я укра́л из мно́жества оте́лей, где я остана́вливался.
I have a collection of towels I've stolen from many different hotels I've stayed at.
В наше вре́мя при заму́жестве же́нщины обраща́ют внима́ние, наверное, только на то, любите ли вы его, лю́бит ли он вас, че́стен ли он и и́скренны ли его чу́вства по отноше́нию к вам, будет ли он ока́зывать на вас давле́ние, будете ли вы сча́стливы, но не каки́м иму́ществом он владе́ет!
Today, women's only consideration in marriage is probably if you love him or not, if he loves you or not, whether he is sincere and heartfelt towards you, whether there will be pressure with him, whether there will be happiness, and not what his possessions are!
Вода ка́пает с мо́крого полоте́нца.
Water is dripping from the wet towel.
Горожане бы́ли напуганы землетрясе́нием.
The townsfolk were frightened by the earthquake.
Я принесу́ еще одно полоте́нце.
I'll bring one more towel.
Но́вый небоскреб, кото́рый будет состоя́ть из двух взаимосвя́занных 1212-метровых ба́шен, предполага́ется заверши́ть в 2022-ом году.
The new skyscraper, which will consist of two intertwined 1212-meter towers, is expected to be completed in 2022.
Для удо́бства слепы́х пассажи́ров в моско́вском метро́ мужски́м го́лосом объявля́ются ста́нции при движе́нии к це́нтру города, а же́нским - при движе́нии от це́нтра.
For the convenience of blind passengers, on the Moscow metro the station announcements are in a male voice if you are moving towards the center of the city, and in a female one if you are moving away.
Get me a towel.
I'll get you a towel.
I'll get you a towel.
Принеси́ мне вла́жное полоте́нце.
Bring me a moist towel.
Принеси́те мне вла́жное полоте́нце.
Bring me a moist towel.
На самом де́ле, я хоте́ла быть принце́ссой и жить в ба́шне, охраняемой семью драко́нами, и чтобы принц на бе́лом коне отруби́л драко́нам головы и освободи́л меня.
Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me.
Совреме́нные города слишком переполнены.
Towns are very crowded today.
В тени падающей Пизанской ба́шни сиди́т городско́й ска́зочник и ест таре́лку горо́хового су́па. После э́того он расска́жет де́тям ска́зку "Принце́сса на горо́шине".
In the shadow of the Leaning Tower of Piza sits the storyteller of the town, eating a plate of pea soup. After that he tells some children the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea".
Ба́шня слегка наклони́лась влево.
The tower leaned slightly to the left.
Чи́стые полоте́нца лежа́т в я́щике.
The clean towels are in the drawer.
Вы зна́ете, где нахо́дится Токийская ба́шня?
Do you know where Tokyo Tower is?
Have you counted the towels?
Everybody rushed towards Tom.
Tom wrung out the towel.
Tom washed all the towels.
I need a towel.
Tom needs a dry towel.
I folded the towels.
I folded the towel in half.
I folded the towel in half.
Я люблю́ япо́нскую тради́цию предлага́ть гостя́м вла́жное полоте́нце, называемое осибори.
I like the Japanese custom of offering guests moist towels, called oshibori.
Небольша́я дере́вня располо́жена между двумя городка́ми.
A little village is situated in between both towns.
Все взо́ры обрати́лись к нему.
All eyes turned towards him.
Твоё отноше́ние к же́нщинам оскорби́тельно.
Your attitude towards women is offensive.
Hand me a towel.
К ве́черу дождь наконец прекрати́лся.
It finally stopped raining towards evening.
Tom leaned towards Mary.
Можно мне получи́ть не́сколько полоте́нец?
Could I have some towels?
Можно мне не́сколько полоте́нец?
Could I have some towels?
Пойдёмте по направле́нию к го́роду.
Let's walk toward town.
Градоначальник выступил с речью перед горожанами
The town governor gave a speech to the townspeople.
Городничий управлял небольшим уездным городом.
The town governor ran a small district town.
В старину городом управляло градоначальство.
In the old days, the town was governed by the town administration.
Катер помог отбуксировать лодку к берегу.
The motorboat helped tow the boat to shore.
Мы видели машину, буксируемую эвакуатором.
We saw a car being towed by a tow truck.
