we russian
айда́
let's go, come on, off we go
oh (yes), ah (yes), well done
ска́жем
let's say, let us say, say, we say
по-на́шему
in our opinion, as we think, to our way of thinking
as we would have it, as we would wish, as we advise
in our way, according to our custom, the way we do it
по-сво́йски
in a familiar way, chummily, informally, like one of the family
in one's own way, the way we always do it
мы
we
Пое́хали!
Let's go!, Here we go!, Let's get started!
речь идёт
it’s about, we're talking about
и
and
also, too, as well
both ... and
even, indeed, in fact
вот
here is, here are, this is, there you go
so, well
вре́мя
time, times, tense, weather
ну
well
well then, so
то́же
also, as well, too
хорошо́
it is good, it is pleasant, well, good
одна́ко
however, nevertheless, but, though
you don't say!, well I never!, not really!
хоть
at least, even (just)
although, even though, even if
if only, I wish
if you like, even, might as well
изве́стный
well-known, known, famous
certain, particular
notorious
сло́вно
like, as
as if, as though
seemingly, as it were
чу́вствовать
to feel, to have a sensation of
to sense, to be aware of
to feel (well or unwell)
успе́ть
to have time (to do sth), to manage (in time), to get sth done in time
to be in time (for), to catch (a train), to make it (somewhere)
to succeed, to make progress, to do well
та́кже
also, as well, too, either
пройти́
to pass by, to walk past, to go past
to pass, to elapse, to go by
to take place, to be held, to go (well or badly)
to go through, to pass through, to seep through, to penetrate
to cover (a topic), to go through (material), to study
to pass, to get through
равно́
all the same, anyway, it doesn't matter, in any case
equals, is equal to, is
equally, alike, in like manner, as well as
неде́ля
week
впро́чем
however, though, but
anyway, well
приня́ть
to accept, to take, to receive
to take (a shower), to make (a decision), to take (measures)
to receive, to welcome, to see (a visitor)
to pass, to adopt, to approve
to take (medicine)
to hire, to take on, to admit (to a school)
to take part, to participate
состоя́ние
state, condition
fortune, wealth
ability (in 'быть в состоянии'), capacity to do something
state of mind, mood
ла́дно
all right, alright, well, okay
проходи́ть
to pass by, to walk past, to go past
to go through, to pass through, to fit through
to take place, to be held, to proceed, to go (well or badly)
to pass, to elapse, to go by
to cover (a topic), to study, to do (in class)
to undergo, to take (an exam), to go through
уда́ться
to manage to (do), to succeed in (doing)
to succeed, to turn out well, to be a success
план
plan, scheme, intention
plan, map, layout, ground plan
plan, target, quota
plane, ground, shot
weed, dope, hash
встре́ча
meeting, encounter
appointment, arranged meeting
reception, welcome
match, meet (sports)
reunion
celebration (of the New Year), seeing in
кста́ти
by the way, incidentally, as a matter of fact
handy, welcome, useful, convenient
ору́жие
weapon, gun, firearm
исче́знуть
to disappear, to vanish, to wear off
бить
to beat, to hit, to strike
to defeat, to beat
to smash, to break
to strike (of a clock), to chime
to gush, to spout, to well up
to shoot, to fire
трава́
grass
herb
weed, pot
пожа́луйста
please
you are welcome, not at all
here you go, here you are
сла́бый
weak, feeble, frail
faint, dim, slight
loose, slack
poor, weak (in ability)
носи́ть
to carry
to wear
to bear, to have (a name)
пла́кать
to cry, to weep
мо́крый
wet, moist, soggy
кула́к
fist
kulak, well-off peasant
concentration (of forces), concentrated grouping
cam
skinflint, miser, egoist
за́падный
west
за́пад
west, the West, the Occident
заходи́ть
to drop in, to call in, to pop in, to go to see (someone)
to come in, to go in, to enter, to step inside
to pick up (on the way), to fetch
to log in, to visit (a website), to go on (a site)
to set (sun), to go down (sun)
ма́сса
a lot, a great number, masses
mass
weight
mass, substance, paste
the masses
све́тлый
light, bright, well-lit
light (in colour), pale
blonde, fair
clear, lucid
bright (hopeful), joyful
разда́ться
to ring out, to be heard, to sound
to part, to move apart, to make way
to broaden out, to put on weight, to stretch (of shoes)
тяну́ть
to pull, to drag, to tug
to drag out, to prolong, to spin out
to delay, to put off, to stall
to stretch out, to reach out, to extend
to draw, to pull out, to take out
to drag (someone somewhere), to haul off
to lay (a cable), to run (a line), to string
to weigh, to come to (in weight or value)
to support, to provide for, to keep afloat
to drawl, to draw out (words), to hold (a note)
приём
reception, party
welcome, reception
appointment, consultation hours, office hours
admission, acceptance, enrolment
taking, intake
hiring, taking on
technique, method, approach, device
move, hold, grip
прекра́сно
excellently, perfectly well, very well
wonderfully, beautifully
it is wonderful, splendid, great
здра́вствовать
to be well, to prosper, to thrive
to long live ...
исто́чник
source, origin
spring, wellspring
моро́з
frost, freezing weather
ствол
trunk (of a tree), stalk (of a plant), shaft
barrel (of a gun)
shaft (of a mine or well), well shaft
pipe, tube, nozzle
stem, trunk (anatomical)
gun, piece
сходи́ть
to go down, to come down, to descend
to get off, to alight
to come off, to wear off, to disappear
to pass for, to be taken for
to go mad, to go crazy
оде́тый
dressed, clothed, wearing (a garment)
среда́
Wednesday
environment, surroundings, milieu, social setting
medium
middle, midst
вес
weight
хо́лод
cold, coldness, cold weather
тоска́
melancholy, anguish, depression, grief
longing, yearning
boredom, ennui, weariness
сойти́
to go down, to descend, to come down
to get off, to alight, to get out (of a vehicle)
to leave (a path), to go off (the road), to stray from
to come off, to peel off, to wear off
to pass for, to be taken for
to do (be good enough), to pass muster
сообрази́ть
to figure out, to realize, to grasp, to understand
to think over, to consider, to weigh up
свиде́тель
witness, eyewitness
witness at a wedding, best man
пого́да
Weather
сдать
to pass (an exam), to take (an exam), to sit (an exam)
to hand over, to hand in, to give up, to surrender
to rent out, to let, to lease
to rat out, to turn in, to betray
to donate (blood), to give (a sample)
to let up, to weaken, to decline
to deal (cards)
уста́ть
to get tired, to be tired, to become weary
to be tired of, to be sick of, to be fed up with
молоде́ц
well done, good job, atta boy
fine fellow, fine girl, good sort
до́ля
share, portion, part
fraction, fractional part
fate, destiny, lot
lobe
dolya (old Russian unit of weight)
исчеза́ть
to disappear, to vanish, to wear off
удава́ться
to manage to do, to succeed in doing
to be a success, to turn out well
непло́хо
not bad, rather well, quite good
вы́нести
to carry out, to take out, to bring out, to remove
to endure, to bear, to stand
to pass (a verdict), to render, to pronounce
to submit, to bring forward, to put (to a vote)
to transfer, to move (elsewhere), to place outside
to get, to gain, to take away (a lesson)
to drive somebody crazy, to do somebody's head in, to wear somebody out
пра́вильный
correct, right, true
regular, proper, well-proportioned
straight, level, even
жени́ть
to marry, to marry off, to wed
пили́ть
to saw, to saw up
to nag, to pester, to keep on at (someone)
to file, to rub down, to wear away
сла́бость
weakness
бла́го
good, welfare, benefit
blessing, boon, good thing
goods, material benefits, amenities
since, seeing that, as
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
тя́жесть
heaviness, weight
burden, load, weight
severity, gravity
груз
cargo, freight, goods, load
load, weight
burden
недоста́ток
lack, shortage, deficiency
defect, flaw, shortcoming, weakness
потяну́ть
to pull, to draw, to haul, to drag
to stretch out, to reach out, to draw up
to drag out, to delay, to protract
to afford, to manage (financially)
to sprain, to pull (a muscle), to strain
to weigh, to tip the scales at
to drag (someone somewhere), to make (someone) go
to lay (a cable), to run (a line)
to drawl, to say slowly
to extort, to wheedle out (money)
досто́йный
worthy (of), deserving (of)
respectable, dignified, decent
deserved, well-deserved, fitting, just
сва́дьба
wedding
разбира́ться
to be knowledgeable in, to be well versed in, to know a lot about
to figure out, to sort out, to get to the bottom of
to be taken apart, to be dismantled, to come apart
to be examined, to be heard (in court), to be analysed
владе́ть
to own, to possess
to have command of, to master, to have full control over, to wield (a weapon)
сбро́сить
to throw off, to throw down, to drop
to reduce, to lower, to lose (weight)
to throw off (clothes), to slip off
to shed, to cast off
to overthrow, to depose, to throw off (a yoke)
to reset
поми́мо
besides, in addition to, as well as
apart from, aside from, except for
брак
marriage, matrimony, wedlock
defective goods, rejects, substandard product
успева́ть
to have time (to do sth), to manage (to do sth), to get round to
to be in time (for), to make it (on time), to catch (a train)
to do well (in a subject), to make progress, to keep up (in class)
рассужда́ть
to reason, to think, to argue (a point)
to discuss, to talk (about), to hold forth (on)
to judge, to form an opinion, to weigh up
to argue, to talk back, to question orders
уста́лый
tired, weary, fatigued
бога́тство
riches, wealth, richness, resplendence
сдава́ть
to take (an exam), to sit (an exam), to pass (an exam)
to hand in, to hand over, to check in (luggage), to donate (blood)
to rent out, to let
to surrender, to give up (to the enemy), to turn in (to the police)
to deal (cards), to distribute
to let up, to weaken, to fail (of health)
нехорошо́
it is bad, it is wrong, it is not right
badly, not well
unwell, sick
наби́тый
Full, well packed, stuffed, crowded
пло́тно
tightly, firmly, snugly
densely, closely, thickly
heartily, substantially, well
популя́рный
popular, well-liked, in favour
popular (non-specialist), popularizing, easy to understand
common, widespread
стро́йный
slender, slim, shapely, svelte
well-ordered, coherent, harmonious, logical
Examples
Даже сейчас, когда мы стоим здесь, мы зна́ем, что бра́вые америка́нцы просыпа́ются в пустынях Ира́ка и в гора́х Афганиста́на и риску́ют ради нас свои́ми жи́знями.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, to risk their lives for us.
Мы не шевели́лись, чтобы не разбуди́ть его.
We didn't move so that we would not wake him up.
И я зна́ю, что вы э́то сде́лали не просто для того́, чтобы вы́играть выборы. И я зна́ю, что вы сде́лали э́то не для меня. Вы сде́лали э́то, потому что понима́ете масшта́бы предстоя́щей рабо́ты. И хотя э́тим вечером мы пра́зднуем, мы зна́ем, что за́втрашний день принесёт нам велича́йшие вы́зовы в наше́й жи́зни: две войны, угро́зу плане́те и ху́дший фина́нсовый кри́зис столе́тия.
And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Мы встреча́ем похо́жие затрудне́ния, когда заменя́ем в э́той конфигура́ции прямоуго́льники на треуго́льники.
We encounter similar difficulties when we substitute rectangles for triangles in this configuration.
Дом пти́цы - лес, дом рыбы - река́, дом пчелы́ - цвето́к, дом дете́й - Китай. Мы с де́тства любим нашу ро́дину, так же, как пти́чки лю́бят лес, ры́бки лю́бят ре́ку, пчёлки лю́бят цветы́.
The birds' home is in the forest, the fish's home is in the river, the bees' home is in the flowers, and the little children's is in China. We love our motherland from the time we're little, as the birds love the forest, the fish love the river, and the bees love the flowers.
Мы скло́нны воспринима́ть то, что мы ожида́ем восприня́ть.
We tend to perceive what we expect to perceive.
Мы никогда бы быва́ем настолько сча́стливы или несча́стны, как мы себе представля́ем.
We are never as happy or as unhappy as we imagine.
О, если бы мы в позо́рных дела́х бы́ли таки́е же стесни́тельные и боязли́вые, как часто мы быва́ем боязли́вые и порочно стесни́тельные в поря́дочных посту́пках!
Oh, if only we could be as shy and timid in our shameful actions as we are in our proper ones!
Мы взя́ли за осно́ву идеа́л, что все лю́ди созданы ра́вными, мы пролива́ли кровь и боро́лись на протяже́нии веко́в, чтобы прида́ть смысл э́тим слова́м в наше́й стране́, и во всем ми́ре.
We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words – within our borders, and around the world.
Нас пресле́дуют представле́ния о хорошей жи́зни, и э́то потому, что внутри нас есть для неё зача́тки и возмо́жности.
We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility for it.
Благодарю́ за понима́ние траге́дии мое́й родины, кото́рая, как сказа́л бы Пабло Неруда, есть ти́хий Вьетна́м. Тут нет ни оккупацио́нных войск, ни мо́щных самолётов, заполонивших чи́стые небеса́ над мое́й землёй, но мы нахо́димся в фина́нсовой блока́де, не мо́жем брать кредиты, не мо́жем покупа́ть запчасти, нам не на что покупа́ть еду, и нам нужны́ лекарства...
Thanks for understanding the drama of my homeland, which is, like Pablo Neruda would say, a silent Vietnam; there aren't occupation troops, nor powerful planes clouding the clean skies of my land, we're under financial blockade, we have no credits, we can't buy spare parts, we have no means to buy foods and we need medicines...
Вы говори́те, что сжига́ть вдов - ваш обы́чай. Очень хорошо. У нас тоже есть обы́чай: когда мужчи́ны сжига́ют же́нщину живьём, мы набра́сываем им пе́тлю на ше́ю и ве́шаем их. Скла́дывайте ваш погреба́льный костёр; рядом мои́ пло́тники постро́ят ви́селицу. Вы мо́жете сле́довать вашему обы́чаю. А затем мы после́дуем нашему.
You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
Мы здесь потому, что хоти́м говори́ть на каком-нибудь но́вом языке́. Так что дава́йте заговори́м!
We are here because we want to speak a new language and so, we must speak it!
Лю́ди, кото́рые встреча́ются нам в кни́гах, ра́дуют нас либо потому, что напомина́ют нам друзе́й, кото́рые нам дороги в реа́льной жи́зни, либо они — незнако́мцы, кото́рых мы ра́ды узна́ть.
The people we meet in books can delight us either because they resemble the friends we hold dear in real life, or because they are unfamiliar people that we are pleased to get to know.
Мы попыта́лись потуши́ть ого́нь, но безуспешно. Надо бы́ло вы́звать пожа́рных.
We tried to put out the fire but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire brigade.
«Сэр, мы нашли́ вот э́то, и нам нужно, чтобы вы да́ли ему назва́ние». — «Соснояблоко». — «Но мы ду́мали, вполне можно назва́ть его анана́сом, ведь большая часть ми́ра называ́ет его именно—» — «Соснояблоко». — «Но, сэр—» — «Сосно. Я́блоко».
Sir, we've found this and we needed you to name it. "Pineapple." "But we figured we might just as well call it "ananas" since the majority of the world refers to it as—" "Pineapple." "But sir—" "Pine. Apple."
Мы ду́маем слишком много, а чу́вствуем слишком мало. Больше маши́н нам нужна́ челове́чность. Больше сообрази́тельности нам нужна́ доброта и мя́гкость. Без э́тих ка́честв жизнь будет жестока и все будет потеряно.
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.
Де́нег у нас немного, но доста́точно, чтобы купи́ть самое необходи́мое.
We don't have a lot of money, but we have enough to buy what we absolutely need.
Что мы ду́маем, влия́ет на наш органи́зм, что мы де́лаем влия́ет, как мы чу́вствуем, что мы чу́вствуем влия́ет, как мы ду́маем. Э́то взаимосвя́занные дела.
What we think affects our body. What we do and think affects how we feel. What we feel affects how we think. All these things are interconnected.
Что явля́ется разли́чием между положи́тельным и отрица́тельным мышле́нием, так э́то то, на чём мы фокусируемся. Когда мы ду́маем о прекра́сном или о наших ша́нсах э́то прекрасное дости́чь, то наши мы́сли сосредотачиваются на чём-то хоро́шем, поле́зном и положи́тельном. Чем больше мы сосредоточены на позити́вных мы́слях, тем больше краси́вых вещей мы создаём вокруг себя.
The difference between positive and negative thinking lies in what we focus on. When we think about beautiful things or about our chances of achieving something wonderful, our thoughts focus on something good, useful, and positive. The more we focus on positive thoughts, the more beautiful things we create around us.
То, что мы ду́маем, влия́ет на наш органи́зм. То, что мы де́лаем, и то, что мы ду́маем, влия́ет, на то, что мы чу́вствуем. То, что мы чу́вствуем, влия́ет на то, что мы ду́маем. Э́то взаимосвя́занные ве́щи.
What we think affects our bodies. What we do and what we think affect how we feel. What we feel affects how we think. These things are interconnected.
Что де́лать будем? - "Сначала пойдём в кино́". - "А потом?" - "Потом в кафе́ посиди́м". - "А потом?" - "А потом пойдём к тебе домой". - "Хм! А потом?" - "А потом - суп с кото́м! Ну что ты как маленькая?!"
What shall we do? - "First, let's go to the cinema." - "And then?" - "Then we'll sit in a café for a while." - "And then?" - "And then we'll go to your place." - "Hmm! And then?" - "And then - cat soup! Why are you asking like a little girl?!"
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.



















