English-Azerbaijani dictionary

dice [dais] noun (plural dice)

a small cube, usually with numbered sides or faces, used in certain games: It is your turn to throw the dice.
az: zər
ru: игральная кость
♦ verb
1 to cut (vegetables etc) into small cubes: She diced the carrots for the soup.
az: doğramaq, dilimləmək
ru: нарезать кубиками
2 to compete (with someone) at throwing dice; to gamble.
az: zər atmaq
ru: играть в кости

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dice with death

to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.
az: ölümlə oynamaq
ru: рисковать жизнью

dicey adjective

(informal) uncertain; risky: She managed to get herself out of a dicey situation.
az: qəliz, təhlükəli

ru: рискованный

dictate [dikˈteit, (American) ˈdikteit] verb

1 to say or read out (something) for someone else to write down: He always dictates his letters (to his secretary).
az: diqtə etmək; imla yazdırmaq
ru: диктовать
2 to state officially or with authority: He dictated the terms of our offer.
az: diqtə etmək, məcbur et(dir)mək
ru: диктовать
3 to give orders to; to command: I certainly won't be dictated to by you (= I won't do as you say).
az: əmr etmək/vermək
ru: диктовать

dictation noun

something read for another to write down: The secretary is taking dictation.
az: diqtə; imla
ru: диктовка

dictator noun

an all-powerful ruler: As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked.
az: diktator
ru: диктатор

dictatorship noun

1 the authority of a dictator: His dictatorship depended on the support of the army.
az: diktatura, diktatorluq
ru: диктатура
2 a state ruled by a dictator: That country is a dictatorship now.
az: diktatura

ru: диктатура

diction [ˈdikʃən] noun

the manner of speaking: Her diction is always very clear.
az: diksiya, tələffüz

ru: дикция

dictionary [ˈdikʃənəri] noun (plural ˈdictionaries)

1 a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings etc: Look up any unknown words in the dictionary.
az: lüğət, sözlük
ru: словарь
2 a book containing other information alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of place-names.
az: məlumat kitabçası

ru: справочник

did

die¹ [dai] verb (present participle dying [ˈdaiiŋ] ; past tense, past participle died)

1 to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.
az: ölmək
ru: гибнуть; умирать
2 to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.
az: sönmək, batmaq, yox olmaq
ru: угасать; исчезать
3 to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.
az: ölmək, can atmaq
ru: до смерти хотеть

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die away phrasal verb

to fade from sight or hearing: The sound died away into the distance.
az: azalmaq, yatmaq; öləzimək
ru: затихать

die down phrasal verb

to lose strength or power: I think the wind has died down a bit.
az: zəifləmək, öləzimək, yatmaq
ru: утихать

die hard

to take a long time to disappear: Old habits die hard.
az: it canlı olmaq, canıbərk
ru: быть живучим

die off phrasal verb

to die quickly or in large numbers: Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.
az: qırılmaq, dalbadal tələf olmaq
ru: умирать один за другим