Russian Learner’s Dictionary English-Russian, Russian-English

210 Pages·1993·10.31 MB·Living Language

by  Aron Pressman, Nadya L. Peterson

LIVING LANGUAGE8^
RUSSIAN
LEARNER’S
DICTIONARY
ENGIISH-RUSSIAN / RUSSIAN-ENGUSH
MORE THAN
15,000 ENTRIES
♦
IDIOMATIC
EXPRESSIONS
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REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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