very russian
же
after all, really, do (emphatic), then
same, very, exactly the
however, whereas, but, as for
right (now), this very, already
тако́й
such, such a, that sort of, this kind of
so, so very, such
like that, like this, to be like that
са́мый
the most
the very same, the same
the very, right (at)
о́чень
very, very much, greatly
уж
really, indeed, surely
not that, not so very
already, by now
сей
this
this very
весьма́
very, extremely, highly
quite, rather
кра́йний
extreme, utmost
outermost, last (in a row), end (house etc.)
very last
прекра́сно
excellently, perfectly well, very well
wonderfully, beautifully
it is wonderful, splendid, great
дре́вний
ancient
ancient, very old
тихо́нько
(very) quietly, softly, in a whisper
gently, calmly, carefully
(very) slowly, little by little
кро́хотный
very small or tiny
здорове́нный
huge, enormous, big
brawny, burly, muscular, very strong
robust, in rude health
нева́жно
it doesn't matter, never mind, no matter
it is unimportant, it is of no importance
not very well, poorly, so-so
кро́шечный
very tiny
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
ши́бко
very, much, greatly
fast, quickly, briskly, hard
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)
у́зенький
very narrow, narrow little, thin (of a strip)
тепе́решний
present (very outdated)
недалёкий
not far, near, close by, short (of a distance)
near, not distant, immediate
dim-witted, narrow-minded, dull, not very bright
у́йма
(colloquial) a very large quantity
сильне́йший
strongest, most powerful, mightiest
extremely strong, very severe, intense
the strongest (one), the fittest
коро́тенький
quite short, nice and short, shortish
quite skimpy, very short (of clothing)
малоле́тний
very young, of tender age, under age, juvenile
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
зно́йный
very hot, sultry, scorching, torrid
широче́нный
extremely wide, enormous, vast, very broad
вы́сохнуть
to dry, to dry out, to become dry, to dry up
to get very thin, to waste away, to become skinny
высоче́нный
very tall, very high, towering
толсте́нный
very thick, very fat
студёный
very cold
преспоко́йно
very quietly, imperturbably
гулливе́р
giant, colossus, beanpole, very tall man
одноча́сье
in a very short time
ка́торжный
Adjective of каторга, very hard, back-breaking, unbearable
тяжеле́нный
very heavy, extremely heavy, massive
пудо́вый
weighing a pud, one-pud
very heavy, massive, weighty
глупова́тый
dull, not very bright
добре́йший
kindest, most kind, very kind
превели́кий
exceedingly great, immense, very great
развесёлый
very cheerful
лёгонький
light (in weight), quite light, lightish
quite easy, very easy, rather simple
slight, gentle, light
малоприя́тный
not very pleasant
спозара́нку
very early
те́мя
crown of the head, top of the head, vertex
summit, very top, apex
зело́
very, exceedingly
подро́бнейший
most detailed, very detailed
прему́дрый
very wise
ломово́й
drayman, carter, teamster
dray (attr.), for heavy loads, draught (of a horse)
backbreaking, gruelling, very hard (of work)
crowbar (attr.)
дю́же
very, greatly, extremely, mightily
премно́го
very much, extremely
о́пытнейший
most experienced, very experienced
би́серный
very small, minute
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
грошо́вый
dirt-cheap, very cheap, penny-
paltry, trifling, worthless
злю́щий
furious, very angry, enraged, seething with anger
верхоту́ра
very top, topmost part, summit
attic, top floor, upper storeys
отвра́тный
very bad
плохова́то
a bit bad, rather bad, not very good, so-so
тоню́сенький
very thin, exceedingly thin, tiny thin
изощря́ться
to acquire refinement, to excel, to try very hard
тала́нтливейший
most talented, very talented
то́т-то
that very one, precisely that one, that's exactly the one
не́т-не́т
every now and then, occasionally, from time to time, now and again
no no, certainly not, not at all, the very idea
счи́танный
counted, counted out, tallied
very few, only a few, numbered (days)
collated, checked against the original, proofread
занято́й
very busy
далеко́-далеко́
far far away, very far away
о́чень-очень
very very, really really, ever so
до́лго-до́лго
for a very long time, for ages, ever so long
бы́стро-бы́стро
very quickly, really fast, in a flash
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
малоавторите́тный
carrying little authority, little respected, not very influential
insufficiently authoritative, carrying little weight, hardly reliable
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
малочувстви́тельный
not very sensitive, of low sensitivity, insensitive
insensitive (emotionally), unfeeling, of little sensitivity
мерзля́к
person very sensitive to cold
мерзля́чка
person very sensitive to cold
недомога́ть
to not feel very well, to be under the weather
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
перему́читься
to have suffered very much
пиани́ссимо
pianissimo, very softly
pianissimo, pianissimo passage
пудо́вой
one pood, of one pood, very heavy
раскаля́ться
to 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
распа́риться
to get steamed up, to get hot and sweaty, to get very warm (in a steam room/sauna)
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.
