wit russian
и́менно
exactly, precisely, just
namely, that is, to wit
остроу́мие
wit
нахо́дчивость
resourcefulness, resource, quick wit
смека́лка
cleverness/resourcefullness/keenness of wit
остря́к
wit
хохмач
joker, wit, humorist, prankster
крепколо́бый
blockhead, nit-wit
остросло́в
wit, wisecracker
остросло́вие
wittiness, wit, sharp tongue
witticism, quip, witty remark
с
with
from, out of
since, from, starting from
off, down from
against, with
about, approximately, the size of
по
along, down, through, across
about, on the subject of, in
by means of, on, over, by
according to, in accordance with, by
because of, out of, due to
on, every
after, upon, on
to, up to, through
by, in terms of
at, on, upon
for, to fetch
у
to have, (indicating possession)
by, at, next to
with (someone), at (someone's place)
from (someone)
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
знать
to know, to be aware, to know about
to know (a person), to be acquainted with
to know (a subject), to have a command of, to be good at
to seem (apparently, evidently)
при
at, by, attached to
at, in case of, upon, given
in the time of, under, during
in the presence of, in front of
with (on one's person)
без
without
to (in telling time), of (in telling time)
здесь
here, with us, in this country, about it
взять
to take, to pick up
to grab, to seize, to get hold of
to borrow, to get, to take out
to take along, to take with one
to pick, to choose
to accept, to take
to hire, to take on
to just go and (do sth), to up and (do sth)
to seize, to come over
to arrest, to detain, to catch
оста́ться
to stay, to remain
to be left, to be left over
to remain, to be preserved
to be left (without something), to end up (without something)
вме́сте
together, jointly, together with
at the same time, yet
узна́ть
to find out, to learn, to hear
to recognize
to get to know, to meet, to become acquainted with
бы́стро
fast, quickly, rapidly, with speed
остава́ться
to stay, to remain
to be left, to remain, to be left over
to have no choice but, to be left to do (something)
to go to (someone), to be left to (someone), to pass into the possession of
to be left (without something), to end up (in a state)
продолжа́ть
to continue, to carry on with, to go on with
to keep on (doing), to continue (doing), to go on (doing)
to extend, to prolong
сле́довать
to follow, to go after
to have to (should, must), to need to
to follow (advice or rules), to comply with, to abide by
to follow (from), to result (from)
отвеча́ть
to answer, to reply, to respond
to be responsible (for), to answer (for), to be in charge (of)
to meet (requirements), to correspond (to), to comply (with)
про́тив
against, opposed to
opposite, facing
contrary to, against
as against, compared with, to (in a ratio)
знако́мый
familiar, known
acquainted (with), familiar (with)
занима́ться
to be engaged in, to do, to be busy with
to practise, to do (sport), to go in for
to study (a subject), to learn
to study, to work (at one's lessons)
дово́льно
rather, fairly, quite
enough, that's enough
contentedly, with satisfaction
согласи́ться
to agree (with), to concur
to consent, to agree (to), to assent
легко́
easily, with ease
it is easy
lightly, slightly, gently
споко́йно
calmly, composedly, without worrying
quietly, peacefully
вы́ход
exit, way out
way out, solution
leaving, withdrawal, resignation
publication, release, appearance
outlet, output, vent
свя́занный
connected (with), related (to), linked (to)
tied up, bound
подходи́ть
to approach, to come up (to), to draw near
to suit, to be suitable, to fit, to match
to approach (a problem), to deal with, to handle
совреме́нный
modern, contemporary, present-day
contemporary (with), of the same era
up-to-date
меша́ть
to disturb, to bother, to hinder, to interfere with
to stir, to mix
обяза́тельно
without fail, definitely, be sure to, surely
necessarily
obligatory, compulsory, mandatory
разуме́ться
to be self-evident (of course, naturally), to go without saying
to be meant, to be understood (as)
заста́вить
to force, to make (someone do something), to compel
to cram full (with things), to clutter up, to block up
неме́дленно
immediately, at once, right away, without delay
приду́мать
to come up with, to think up, to make up
to invent
схвати́ть
to grab, to seize, to grasp (physically), to catch hold of
to catch (a cold etc.), to come down with
to grasp (a concept), to catch on to
снима́ть
to take off (clothes), to remove
to take down, to take off, to take away
to rent (an apartment), to rent (a room)
to photograph, to film, to shoot (a movie)
to withdraw (money)
to relieve (pain), to ease (anxiety)
встреча́ться
to meet, to meet up, to see (somebody), to encounter
to occur, to be found, to be met with, to be encountered
to date, to go out with, to be seeing (somebody)
заговори́ть
to begin to speak, to start talking, to speak up
to address (someone), to speak to (someone), to strike up a conversation
to talk someone's head off, to distract with talk, to talk round, to smooth-talk
to cast a spell on, to bewitch, to enchant, to charm away (pain)
обраща́ться
to address, to turn to, to approach (someone)
to ask for, to seek, to apply for
to treat, to handle, to deal with
to revolve, to orbit, to rotate
to circulate, to be in circulation
встре́титься
to meet, to meet up (with), to encounter
to be found, to occur, to be encountered
внутри́
inside, within
счита́ться
to be considered, to be regarded as, to be thought to be
to take into account, to reckon with
тяжело́
hard, difficult
heavily, with difficulty
вы́держать
to endure, to withstand, to bear (hardship), to hold out
to pass (an exam), to get through, to come through
ва́жно
it is important, with an air of importance, with a consequential air, grandly
говори́ться
to say, to state, to be about, to deal with
to be said, to be told
вы́вод
conclusion, inference, deduction
withdrawal, pulling out, removal
output
наверняка́
for sure, certainly, surely, definitely
safely, for sure, without fail
разобра́ться
to figure out, to understand, to get to the bottom of
to deal with, to sort out, to settle
to be taken apart, to come apart
to line up, to form up
жале́ть
to feel sorry for, to pity, to have pity on
to regret, to be sorry about, to rue
to spare, to be sparing with, to grudge
обойти́сь
to manage (without), to do without, to make do (with)
to cost
to treat (somebody), to deal (with somebody)
to turn out (all right), to pass off
махну́ть
to wave, to give a wave, to wave to (someone)
to swing, to brandish, to flourish
to give up on, to wash one's hands of, to dismiss with a wave
to dash off, to head off, to rush off (to a place)
to leap, to jump (over), to vault
to knock back (a drink), to down (a shot)
to swap, to trade, to exchange
терпе́ть
to endure, to bear, to put up with
to tolerate, to stand
to suffer (defeat), to sustain (losses)
to be patient, to hold on
воева́ть
to be at war, to wage war, to fight (in a war)
to fight (against), to battle (with), to quarrel
отойти́
to move away, to step aside, to go away, to leave (a spot)
to step out (briefly), to be away for a moment
to withdraw, to fall back, to retreat
to deviate, to digress, to stray (from a path)
to come round, to calm down, to get back to normal
to pass to, to be transferred to, to fall to
to go out of fashion, to become a thing of the past
познако́миться
to meet (someone), to make the acquaintance of, to get to know (a person)
to get acquainted with, to familiarize oneself with
гуля́ть
to take a walk, to stroll, to go for a walk
to party, to have a good time
to go out (with someone), to be dating
облада́ть
to possess, to have, to be endowed with
заставля́ть
to force, to compel, to make (someone do something)
to cram, to fill up (with objects), to block up, to obstruct
вы́вести
to take out, to lead out, to bring out, to walk out (with someone)
to remove, to get rid of, to exterminate, to destroy
to withdraw, to pull out, to remove (from a post), to expel
to deduce, to infer, to conclude, to derive
to bring (into a state), to launch (into orbit), to lead (into a position)
to breed, to develop (a new variety), to grow, to raise
to hatch
to depict, to portray, to present (as a character)
подари́ть
to give as a present, to make a present of, to present, to gift
to grant, to bestow, to favour with
скрыва́ть
to conceal, to keep secret, to hide (facts), to withhold
to hide, to stash away, to harbour (a person)
to hide (feelings), to mask, to disguise
to obscure, to hide from view, to cover, to veil
семе́йный
family, domestic, familial
with a family, married
заня́ться
to busy oneself (with), to get down to, to attend to, to see to
to take up, to go in for, to start doing
to catch fire, to flare up, to blaze up
свиде́тель
witness, eyewitness
witness at a wedding, best man
уста́ть
to get tired, to be tired, to become weary
to be tired of, to be sick of, to be fed up with
уничто́жить
to destroy, to annihilate, to wipe out
to exterminate, to kill off
to abolish, to do away with
надое́сть
to be fed up (with), to get tired (of), to have had enough (of)
to bore, to annoy, to bother, to pester
согла́сно
according to, in accordance with, pursuant to
harmoniously, in concord, in harmony
ра́достно
joyfully, happily, with joy, gladly
нали́ть
to pour, to pour out, to fill (with liquid)
to spill, to slop
непреме́нно
without fail, definitely, certainly, be sure to
inevitably, unavoidably
спра́виться
to cope (with), to manage, to deal successfully with, to succeed
to inquire (about), to ask (about), to check, to find out
меня́ться
to change, to alter
to swap, to exchange (with each other), to take turns
знако́мство
acquaintance, making someone's acquaintance
familiarity (with a subject), acquaintance (with a subject)
отка́зываться
to refuse, to decline, to turn down
to give up, to renounce, to relinquish, to abdicate (the throne)
to abandon, to drop, to give up
to abstain from, to go without, to cut out
to go back on (one's words), to retract, to repudiate, to disown
аккура́тно
carefully, gently, with care
neatly, tidily
accurately, precisely
regularly, punctually
незаме́тно
imperceptibly, unnoticeably
unnoticed, without being noticed
it does not show, you cannot tell
тро́гать
to touch, to feel, to handle
to disturb, to bother, to meddle with
to move (emotionally), to touch (emotionally), to affect
посвяти́ть
to devote, to give up (to)
to dedicate
to let in on (a secret), to initiate (into), to acquaint (with)
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
уста́виться
to stare, to gaze fixedly, to fix one's eyes (on)
to fit in, to go in (of furniture etc.)
to become covered (with objects), to get crammed (with)
после́довать
to follow
to follow, to ensue, to result
to follow (advice), to comply with
развести́
to dilute, to dissolve, to mix (with water)
to start (a fire), to light, to kindle
to spread apart, to move apart, to part
to breed, to raise, to grow, to cultivate
to take (to different places), to lead (somewhere), to distribute
to stir up, to spread, to start
to swindle, to cheat, to con
блесте́ть
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle, to glint
to make a brilliant display, to shine (with talent), to dazzle
обня́ть
to hug, to embrace
to seize, to engulf
to take in (with a glance)
заключа́ться
to consist (in), to lie (in), to be
to be concluded, to be signed, to be entered into
to end (with), to close (with), to finish (with)
расстреля́ть
to execute by shooting, to shoot (as execution)
to shoot up, to riddle with bullets, to gun down
to shoot away, to use up (ammunition)
сбить
to knock down, to knock over, to hit (with a vehicle)
to shoot down, to down
to knock off, to shake down, to knock away
to whip, to beat, to churn
to confuse, to throw off, to disconcert
сопровожда́ть
to accompany, to escort, to go with
to accompany (on an instrument)
to accompany (a document), to go with
зарабо́тать
to earn, to make (money)
to start working, to start up, to kick in
to earn oneself (something bad), to come down with, to land oneself (with)
Examples
Я не собира́юсь состяза́ться с тобой в остроу́мии — я не нападаю на безору́жных.
I'm not going to get into a battle of wits with you; I never attack anyone who's unarmed.
Будь во́ля Бо́га, я́блоневым цве́том Я распусти́лся б нежно на ве́тви, К тебе, любо́вь моя́, прильну́л бы летом, Чтоб увяда́ть на шёлковой груди.
Would God, I were the tender apple blossom, That floats and falls from off the twisted bough, To lie and faint within your silken bosom, Within your silken bosom as that does now.
Кра́ткость — сестра́ тала́нта.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Несомне́нно, существу́ет спо́соб уйти́ от ми́ра и жить, как отше́льник в гора́х, будучи самодоста́точным, ни с кем не общаясь, и при э́том не помере́ть как соба́ка.
There is definitely a way to quit the world and live like an hermit in the mountains, being self-sufficient and without contact with anybody while not dying like a dog.
Я восхища́юсь его остроу́мием.
I admire his wit.
Мария и не подозрева́ла, что тот якобы Том, её друг по перепи́ске, с кото́рым она обща́лась по интерне́ту и в кото́рого она была́ тайно влюблена́, но ни ра́зу с ним не встреча́лась, на самом де́ле был невероятно у́мной бе́лкой.
Maria didn't suspect that "Tom", her pen-friend, with whom she had been corresponding for months over the Internet and whom she secretly loved, without ever having met him, was actually a super-intelligent squirrel.
Я наслажда́лся остроу́мием Тома.
I enjoyed Tom's wit.
Алгори́тмы сжа́тия да́нных можно раздели́ть на две катего́рии: с поте́рей да́нных и без поте́рь да́нных.
Data compression algorithms can be classified in two categories: those with data loss and those without data loss.
Австра́лия - са́мая большая в ми́ре страна́, не граничащая ни с каки́м други́м госуда́рством.
Australia is the largest country in the world without borders with any other country.
Её речь была́ полна́ остроу́мия.
Her speech was full of wit.
Ге́ний, ум и дух наро́да обнару́живаются в его посло́вицах.
The genius, wit and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs.
Том - еди́нственный свиде́тель. Други́х свиде́телей нет.
Tom is the only witness. There are no other witnesses.
Мария и не ду́мала, что "Том", её друг по перепи́ске, с кото́рым она обща́лась на протяже́нии ме́сяцев через Интерне́т и была́ в него влюблена́, ни ра́зу с ним не встретившись, был на самом де́ле сверхумной бе́лкой.
Maria didn't suspect that "Tom", her pen-friend, with whom she had been corresponding for months over the Internet and whom she secretly loved, without ever having met him, was actually a super-intelligent squirrel.
Я счита́ю позо́ром, что некоторые преподава́тели иностра́нных языко́в смогли́ око́нчить колледж, даже не позанимавшись с носи́телями языка́.
I think it's a shame that some foreign language teachers were able to graduate from college without ever having studied with a native speaker.
Неужели лю́ди мо́гут быть так глупы, чтобы полага́ть, что всё населе́ние Гру́зии, говоря́щее на кавка́зском языке́, не имеющем ни одного о́бщего зву́ка или о́бщей бу́квы с англи́йским, мо́жет вдруг нача́ть свободно говори́ть по-английски за два года?
Can people really be as silly as to believe that the whole population of Georgia, which speaks a Caucasian language with no common sound or common letter with English, can suddenly be fluent in English within two years ?
Неужели лю́ди настолько глупы, что ве́рят, будто всё населе́ние Гру́зии, говоря́щее на кавка́зском языке́, не имеющим ни одного о́бщего зву́ка и ни одной о́бщей бу́квы с англи́йским языко́м, вдруг смо́жет за два года свободно заговори́ть по-английски?
Can people really be as silly as to believe that the whole population of Georgia, which speaks a Caucasian language with no common sound or common letter with English, can suddenly be fluent in English within two years ?
«Нельзя поме́шивать в котелке́ метло́й. Э́то негигиени́чно!» — сказа́ла молода́я ве́дьма.
You can't stir your pot with your broom. That's not sanitary! said the young witch.
Психокинез или телекинез — э́то спосо́бность возде́йствовать на предме́ты без физи́ческого конта́кта с ними.
Psychokinesis or telekinesis is the ability to affect objects without physically interacting with them.
Я заме́тил слова, небрежно написанные балло́нчиком на стене, возможно, молоды́м берли́нцем: "Э́та стена ру́хнет. Ве́ра обретёт реа́льность". Верно, стена ру́хнет по всей Евро́пе. Не мо́жет она вы́стоять против ве́ры, не мо́жет она вы́стоять против пра́вды. Стена не мо́жет вы́стоять против свобо́ды.
I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.
Дава́йте говори́ть друг с другом без предубежде́ний и с понима́нием.
Let’s talk to each other without prejudice and with understanding!
Зате́рянная в гора́х, засыпанная снегом по са́мые крыши и словно подсвеченная изнутри мя́гким волше́бным све́том дереву́шка каза́лась игру́шечной, ненастоя́щей.
Lost in the mountains, covered with snow up to the very roofs and seemingly illuminated from within by a soft, magical light, the village looked toy-like and unreal.
Он попыта́лся взлома́ть ло́мом дверь, но безуспешно.
He tried to break down the door with a crowbar, but without success.
Сборная Коста-Рики дости́гла четвертьфинала и ста́ла шесто́й в о́бщем зачёте чемпиона́та ми́ра по футбо́лу 2014 года, не проиграв ни одного ма́тча из пяти проведённых. Спорти́вные функционе́ры России рыда́ли бы от сча́стья, если бы име́ли таку́ю кома́нду.
The Costa Rican national team reached the quarterfinals and finished sixth overall in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, without losing a single one of the five matches it played. Russian sports officials would have wept with joy if they had such a team.
Ка́ждый отде́льный челове́к, так сказа́ть, несет в себе задатки и предназначе́ние чи́стого, идеа́льного челове́ка, приходи́ть к неизме́нному еди́нству с кото́рыми во вре́мя всех свои́х измене́ний явля́ется огро́мной зада́чей его бытия́.
Every individual human being, so to speak, carries within himself, in terms of aptitude and destiny, a pure, ideal human being; achieving an unchanging unity with whom throughout all his transformations is the great task of his existence.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
В её словах чувствовалась лёгкая острота.
There was a touch of wit in her words.
Цветы блёкнут без солнечного света.
Flowers wither without sunlight.
Она бескорыстно делится своими знаниями с другими.
She generously shares her knowledge with others without expecting anything in return.
Прыткие дети быстро всё придумывают.
Quick-witted children come up with things quickly.
Растение зачахло без солнечного света.
The plant withered without sunlight.
Растение захирело без солнечного света.
The plant withered without sunlight.
Он постоянно изощряется в остроумных шутках.
He is constantly trying to outdo himself with witty jokes.
Мы говорили доверительно, без свидетелей.
We spoke confidentially, without witnesses.
Зимостойкий кустарник легко переносит морозы.
The winter-hardy shrub withstands frost with ease.
Свидетель был обвинён в лжеприсяге.
The witness was charged with perjury.
Друзья считают его настоящим острословом.
His friends consider him a real wit.
Его острословие всегда веселит компанию.
His wit always entertains the group.
Она славится своим тонким острословием.
She is known for her subtle wit.
В его речи чувствуется настоящее острословие.
There’s genuine wit in the way he speaks.
В фильме злодей приканчивал свидетелей без жалости.
In the film, the villain finished off the witnesses without mercy.
Он написал доклад, блещущий остроумием.
He wrote a report brimming with wit.
Следователь, допросивший свидетеля, остался недоволен ответами.
The investigator who had interrogated the witness was dissatisfied with the answers.
С отмалчивающимся свидетелем работать очень трудно.
It is very difficult to work with a witness who refuses to say anything.
Уличаемый свидетелями, он не мог отпираться.
With the witnesses accusing him, he could not deny it.
Посол, отзывавший ноту, встретился с министром.
The ambassador, who was withdrawing the note, met with the minister.
Засыхающее растение стояло на подоконнике без воды.
The withering plant stood on the windowsill without any water.
Труба, обмуровываемая шамотом, выдерживает высокую температуру.
The pipe being lined with fireclay can withstand high temperatures.
Припираемый фактами свидетель наконец признался.
Confronted with the facts, the witness finally confessed.
Смола, разжижаемая растворителем, стала жидкой за минуту.
The resin, diluted with solvent, became liquid within a minute.
Дед, уснащавший рассказы прибаутками, собирал вокруг себя детей.
The grandfather, who embellished his stories with jokes and witty sayings, drew children around him.
Правительство планирует импортозаместить лекарства за два года.
The government plans to replace imported medicines with domestic ones within two years.
