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LIVING LANGUAGE8^ RUSSIAN LEARNER’S DICTIONARY ENGIISH-RUSSIAN / RUSSIAN-ENGUSH MORE THAN 15,000 ENTRIES ♦ IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS ♦ REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/russiancompletecOOOOunse LEARNER’S DICTIONARY ENGLISH-RUSSIAN / RUSSIAN-ENGLISH Revised & Updated LIVING LANGUAGE ^ RUSSIAN LEARNER’S DICTIONARY ENGLISH—RUSSIAN / RUSSIAN-ENGLISH Revised & Updated REVISED BY NADYA L. PETERSON, PH.D. Assistant Professor of Russian University of Pennsylvania ♦ Based on the original by Aron Pressman This work was previously published under the title Living Language™ Common Usage Dictionary: Russian by Aron Pressman, based on the dic¬ tionary developed by Ralph Weiman. Copyright © 1993, 1958 by Living Language, A Random House Company All rights reserved under Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Published by Living Language®, A Random House Company, New York, New York. Random House, Inc., New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland www.livinglanguage.com LIVING LANGUAGE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. If you’re traveling, we recommend Fodor's guides This book is available for special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums. Special editions, including personalized covers, excerpts of existing books, and corporate imprints, can be created in large quantities for special needs. For more information, write to Special Markets/ Premium Sales, 1745 Broadway, MD 6-2, New York, NY, 10019 or e-mail [email protected]. Printed in the United States of America ISBN 1-4000-2154-5 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 CONTENTS Introduction vii Russian Pronunciation Chart ix Explanatory Notes xiii RUS SIAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY 1 Glossary of Russian Geographical Names 118 Glossary of Russian Proper Names 120 ENGLISH-RUSSIAN DICTIONARY 121 Glossary of English Geographical Names 186 Glossary of English Proper Names 188 V INTRODUCTION The Living Language® Russian Dictionary lists more than 15,000 of the most frequently used Russian words, gives their most important meanings, and illustrates their uses. It also includes a Russian pronunciation chart and a set of common expressions useful in everyday situations. This revised edition contains updated phrases and expressions, as well as many new entries related to business, technology, and the media. The following is a short description of the basic features of this dictionary. 1. More than one thousand of the most essential Russian words are indicated by the use of an * to their left. 2. Numerous definitions are illustrated with phrases, sen¬ tences, and idiomatic expressions. If there is no close English equivalent for a Russian word, or the English equivalent has several meanings, the context of the illus¬ trative sentences helps to clarify the meanings. 3. Because of these useful phrases, the Living Language® Russian Dictionary serves as a phrase book and conver¬ sation guide. The dictionary is helpful both to beginners who are building their vocabulary and to advanced stu¬ dents who want to perfect their command of colloquial Russian. 4. The Russian expressions (particularly the idiomatic and colloquial ones) have been translated to their English equivalents. However, literal translations have been added to help the beginner. This dual feature also makes this dictionary useful for translation work. • • VII ' . . , .. . ' ' ' . • I