very russian
са́мый
the most
the very (same)
о́чень
very, very much, greatly
сапо́г
boot, top-boot, jackboot
wader, boot
very long boot
весьма́
very (formal, bookish)
quite, rather
тихо́нько
(very) quietly
(very) calmly, softly, gently
(very) slowly
величина́
size/magnitude/value
about a person very big in a field
кро́хотный
very small or tiny
здорове́нный
brawny very strong big robust muscular huge enormous
нева́жно
it is unimportant, never mind, not very well, poorly, indifferently
кро́шечный
very tiny
заря́
dawn
от зари до зари - all day
ни свет ни заря - very early
вплотну́ю
very tightly close cramped (adv)
very seriously
верста́
Russian measure of length
(outdated) верстовой столб
(colloquial) about a man of very tall stature
at a great distance
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)
суха́рь
dry bread
very thin person
cold callous person
зава́л
а large amount of something that has accumulated over a period of time
state of being very busy overloaded with work
a blockage consisting of something fallen or fallen (usually trees or stones)
у́зенький
very narrow
thin
су́щий
1. “Existing / present / actual” (formal, literary)
2. “Pure / absolute / downright” (very common in speech)
3. “Essential / very” (intensifier) Similar to “nothing but” or “just”
тепе́решний
present (very outdated)
у́йма
(colloquial) a very large quantity
малоле́тний
very young, of tender age, under age, juvenile, minor, infant
лохмо́тья
Very dilapidated worn-out or torn clothes
torn shreds of fabric
зно́йный
very hot, sultry, scorching, torrid
широче́нный
extremely wide, enormous, vast, very broad
высоче́нный
very tall
прыгу́н
jumper
a person who is very mobile/active
толсте́нный
very thick, very fat
студёный
very cold
щёлочка
(very small) slit, crack
преспоко́йно
very quietly, imperturbably
беспросве́тный
pitch dark or gloomy and hopeless
Very gloomy with no hope of anything
Without a gap completely dark
ла́дан
incense and frankincense
дышать на ладан - be barely alive or at brink of death
Бежать как черт от ладана от кого-чего - avoid something in every possible way
Бояться как черт ладана кого-чего - be very afraid of something
одноча́сье
in a very short time
ка́торжный
Adjective of каторга, very hard, back-breaking, unbearable
тяжеле́нный
very heavy, extremely heavy, massive
пудо́вый
pud-weight, weighing a pud
very heavy, massive, weighty
глупова́тый
dull, not very bright
добре́йший
kindest, most kind, very kind
развесёлый
very cheerful
лёгонький
lightish, quite light, very light (in weight)
quite easy, very easy, rather simple
slight, gentle, light
малоприя́тный
not very pleasant
спозара́нку
very early
дотя́гивать
to reach(used very colloquially)
зело́
very, exceedingly
подро́бнейший
most detailed, very detailed
прему́дрый
very wise
ломово́й
designed for the transportation of heavy loads
(noun) ломовой извозчик
(adj) crowbar
(colloquial) very difficult (about work)
дю́же
very, greatly, extremely, mightily
премно́го
very much, extremely
распрекра́сный
very beautiful, wonderful
в высшей степени красивый
о́пытнейший
most experienced, very experienced
вприты́к
very close, just, barely
би́серный
very small, minute
злю́щий
furious, very angry, enraged, seething with anger
головёнка
small head
brains, mind (often implying not very clever)
отвра́тный
very bad
плохова́то
a bit bad, rather bad, not very good, so-so
тоню́сенький
very thin, exceedingly thin, tiny thin
изощря́ться
acquire refinement, excel, try very hard
тала́нтливейший
most talented, very talented
пожа́луй
perhaps, very likely, maybe, I think, I suppose
arguably
кое-како́й
some (not many / not very good / limited)
занято́й
very busy
вприти́рку
very tightly
высокоодарённый
highly gifted, very talented
жары́нь
intense heat, very hot weather
задёшево
very cheaply
крепко-на́крепко
very tightly, very firmly, doubly tight
малодоказа́тельный
not very convincing
малодохо́дный
bringing little profit, not very profitable, not very remunerative
малонадёжный
not very reliable
малопита́тельный
not very nutritious, of low nutritional value
малоутеши́тельный
not very comforting
мерзля́к
person very sensitive to cold
мерзля́чка
person very sensitive to cold
недомога́ть
not feel very well, be under the weather
перему́читься
have suffered very much
пудо́вой
one pood, of one pood, very heavy
раскаля́ться
get very hot (red hot)
строго-на́строго
very strictly
бли́зенек
very close, quite near
грязне́йший
dirtiest, most dirty, very dirty
грязну́щий
filthy, very dirty, extremely dirty
предо́брый
very kind, exceedingly kind, extremely good-natured
дюймо́вка
Thumbelina, very small girl, tiny woman
изжа́риться
to be fried, to be roasted, to get scorched
to get roasted (by the sun), to get very hot, to sweat a lot
жи́денько
in (very) liquid / thin / scanty state, short neuter singular of жи́денький
распа́риться
to get steamed up, to get hot and sweaty, to get very warm (in a steam room/sauna)
упа́риться
to get very hot, to sweat profusely, to get overheated
доплю́нуть
to reach by spitting, to be within spitting distance, to be very close (to), to be easily achievable
стору́кий
hundred-handed, very skillful, versatile
престра́нный
very strange
офиге́ть
(to be) very surprised / flabbergasted, gobsmacked
freaking, fricking, impudent, brazen
худо-бе́дно
at the very least, the very smallest
охуи́тельный
very good, very awesome
радёшенек
very glad / very happy, really glad
jolly glad
Ту́зик
(very common dog name)
вы́махавший
grown very tall, shot up, grown big, towering
зама́явшийся
exhausted, worn out, very tired
затарато́ренный
rattled off, blurted out quickly, said very fast
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.
