very russian
о́чень
very, very much, greatly
тако́й
such, such a, that sort of, this kind of
so, so very, such
like that, like this, to be like that
же
after all, really, do (emphatic), then
same, very, exactly the
however, whereas, but, as for
right (now), this very, already
са́мый
the most
the very same, the same
the very, right (at)
уж
really, indeed, surely
not that, not so very
already, by now
прекра́сно
excellently, perfectly well, very well
wonderfully, beautifully
it is wonderful, splendid, great
кра́йний
extreme, utmost
outermost, last (in a row), end (house etc.)
very last
весьма́
very, extremely, highly
quite, rather
нева́жно
it doesn't matter, never mind, no matter
it is unimportant, it is of no importance
not very well, poorly, so-so
дре́вний
ancient
ancient, very old
не́т-не́т
every now and then, occasionally, from time to time, now and again
no no, certainly not, not at all, the very idea
ну что же
well, oh well
all right, fine, very well
okay then, well then, so
кро́шечный
very tiny
сей
this
this very
о́чень-очень
very very, really really, ever so
вы́сохнуть
to dry, to dry out, to become dry, to dry up
to get very thin, to waste away, to become skinny
у́йма
(colloquial) a very large quantity
заря́
dawn, daybreak, morning glow
evening glow, afterglow, sunset glow
from dawn to dusk, all day long
at the crack of dawn, very early
tattoo (bugle call), retreat
велика́н
giant, ogre (in fairy tales)
giant, very tall man
giant, colossus, titan
замерза́ть
to freeze, to freeze over, to turn to ice
to freeze, to be freezing, to get very cold
to freeze to death, to die of cold
занято́й
very busy
сильне́йший
strongest, most powerful, mightiest
extremely strong, very severe, intense
the strongest (one), the fittest
кро́хотный
very small or tiny
примити́вный
primitive(relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system)
тихо́нько
(very) quietly, softly, in a whisper
gently, calmly, carefully
(very) slowly, little by little
малоле́тний
very young, of tender age, under age, juvenile
недалёкий
not far, near, close by, short (of a distance)
near, not distant, immediate
dim-witted, narrow-minded, dull, not very bright
счи́танный
counted, counted out, tallied
very few, only a few, numbered (days)
collated, checked against the original, proofread
премно́го
very much, extremely
здорове́нный
huge, enormous, big
brawny, burly, muscular, very strong
robust, in rude health
ши́бко
very, much, greatly
fast, quickly, briskly, hard
отвра́тный
very bad
тепе́решний
present (very outdated)
превели́кий
exceedingly great, immense, very great
одноча́сье
in a very short time
далеко́-далеко́
far far away, very far away
гулливе́р
giant, colossus, beanpole, very tall man
зно́йный
very hot, sultry, scorching, torrid
переволнова́ться
to get very worried, to become extremely agitated, to be alarmed
to all get worked up, to all become anxious
to suffer prolonged anxiety, to have been through a long period of worry
охуи́тельный
very good, very awesome
коро́тенький
quite short, nice and short, shortish
quite skimpy, very short (of clothing)
глупова́тый
dull, not very bright
плохова́то
a bit bad, rather bad, not very good, so-so
добре́йший
kindest, most kind, very kind
ка́торжный
Adjective of каторга, very hard, back-breaking, unbearable
злю́щий
furious, very angry, enraged, seething with anger
до́лго-до́лго
for a very long time, for ages, ever so long
бы́стро-бы́стро
very quickly, really fast, in a flash
грошо́вый
dirt-cheap, very cheap, penny-
paltry, trifling, worthless
высоче́нный
very tall, very high, towering
задёшево
very cheaply
пудо́вый
weighing a pud, one-pud
very heavy, massive, weighty
мерзля́к
person very sensitive to cold
тяжеле́нный
very heavy, extremely heavy, massive
Ту́зик
(very common dog name)
спозара́нку
very early
трости́нка
thin reed, reed stalk, small reed
slip of a girl, willowy figure, very slim person
малоприя́тный
not very pleasant
у́зенький
very narrow, narrow little, thin (of a strip)
толсте́нный
very thick, very fat
дю́же
very, greatly, extremely, mightily
изголода́вшийся
starved, famished, very hungry
развесёлый
very cheerful
прему́дрый
very wise
части́ть
to do something too quickly, to rush, to hurry over something
to talk very fast, to rattle on
to drizzle, to patter down
to take quick short steps, to trip along
to visit too often, to keep turning up
студёный
very cold
преспоко́йно
very quietly, imperturbably
лёгонький
light (in weight), quite light, lightish
quite easy, very easy, rather simple
slight, gentle, light
престра́нный
very strange
зело́
very, exceedingly
строго-на́строго
very strictly
те́мя
crown of the head, top of the head, vertex
summit, very top, apex
изжа́риться
to be fried, to be roasted, to get scorched
to get roasted (by the sun), to get very hot, to sweat a lot
подро́бнейший
most detailed, very detailed
худо-бе́дно
at least, at the very least, at a minimum
after a fashion, somehow or other, more or less
ломово́й
drayman, carter, teamster
dray (attr.), for heavy loads, draught (of a horse)
backbreaking, gruelling, very hard (of work)
crowbar (attr.)
широче́нный
extremely wide, enormous, vast, very broad
верхоту́ра
very top, topmost part, summit
attic, top floor, upper storeys
то́т-то
that very one, precisely that one, that's exactly the one
лете́ть стрело́й
go/rush very fast, "to fly like an arrow"
тала́нтливейший
most talented, very talented
раскаля́ться
to get very hot (red hot)
изощря́ться
to acquire refinement, to excel, to try very hard
тоню́сенький
very thin, exceedingly thin, tiny thin
упа́риться
to get very hot, to sweat profusely, to get overheated
о́пытнейший
most experienced, very experienced
крепко-на́крепко
very tightly, very firmly, doubly tight
би́серный
very small, minute
недомога́ть
to not feel very well, to be under the weather
пиани́ссимо
pianissimo, very softly
pianissimo, pianissimo passage
нажра́вшийся
very drunk, plastered, loaded
gorged, stuffed (with food), having overeaten
раско́рмленный
overfed, fattened, very fat
доплю́нуть
to reach by spitting, to be within spitting distance, to be very close (to), to be easily achievable
высокоодарённый
highly gifted, very talented
грязне́йший
dirtiest, most dirty, very dirty
мерзля́чка
person very sensitive to cold
радёшенек
very glad, really glad, overjoyed, jolly glad
вприти́рку
very tightly
малодохо́дный
bringing little profit, not very profitable, not very remunerative
предо́брый
very kind, exceedingly kind, extremely good-natured
Examples
Моя́ ма́ма говори́т по-английски недостаточно хорошо.
My mom doesn't speak English very well.
Он чу́вствовал себя очень одино́ким.
He felt very lonely.
Они оба съе́ли свои́ шокола́дки до после́днего кусо́чка.
They both ate their chocolates down to the very last bite.
Так как бы́ло воскресе́нье, в суперма́ркете была́ толпа́.
It being Sunday, the supermarket was very crowded.
Мне очень нра́вится э́та кварти́ра, положе́ние хоро́шее, и, кроме того́, пла́та за аре́нду небольша́я.
I like this flat. The location is good, and besides, rent is not very high.
Николь очень хорошо говори́т по-японски.
Nicole can speak Japanese very well.
I'm very pleased to meet you.
Кита́йские иеро́глифы очень краси́вы.
Chinese characters are very beautiful.
Вначале он каза́лся очень и́скренним.
At first, he sounded very sincere.
Мне очень интере́сны э́ти расска́зы.
I am very interested in these stories.
She is very pretty.
He is very handsome.
Грамма́тика — очень сло́жная вещь.
Grammar is a very complex thing.
He's very fair-minded.
Невозможно отрица́ть, что её квалифика́ция очень высока́.
There is no denying that she is very efficient.
Э́то очень интере́сная кни́га.
This is a very interesting book.
В любо́й моме́нт у нас мо́жет произойти́ очень си́льное землетрясе́ние.
We may have a very severe earthquake any moment now.
Чёрный крольчо́нок вдруг сел и погрустне́л.
Suddenly the little black rabbit sat down, and looked very sad.
Э́то очень делика́тная ситуа́ция.
That was a very delicate situation.
Э́тот челове́к очень-очень стар.
This man is very, very old.
Была́ очень-очень жа́ркая ночь.
It was a very, very hot night.
Он добыва́л свою́ во́ду (великоле́пную!) из натура́льного коло́дца, очень глубо́кого, над кото́рым он сооруди́л весьма незамыслова́тый во́рот.
He drew his water, which was excellent, from a very deep natural well, above which he had set up a very simple pulley block.
It will be very, very hot.
Том соверши́л нечто очень-очень глу́пое.
Tom did something very, very stupid.
Я очень, очень счастли́вый челове́к.
I'm a very, very happy man.
А́томы очень-очень ма́ленькие.
Atoms are very, very small.
It's very, very hot here.
Говоря́т, что япо́нцы приве́тливы с те́ми, кого зна́ют, и равноду́шны к посторо́нним.
It is said that the Japanese are very friendly to those that they know, and very indifferent to those they don't.
They're very, very good.
Кири́ллицу вы́учить очень легко, но бегло чита́ть те́ксты, написанные кири́ллицей, для тех, кто недавно начал изуча́ть ру́сский язы́к, очень трудно.
The Cyrillic script is very easy to learn, but for those who have only recently started learning Russian, it is very difficult to read texts written in Cyrillic fluently.
