| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | fig leaf | фиговый лист |
| gen. | fig leaf | листок (часто перен.) |
| relig. | fig leaf | фиговый лист (The leaf of the fig-tree used by Adam and Eve to cover their nakedness after the fall. Gn:3:7) |
| gen. | fig leaf | фиговый листок (Some vocal citizens wanted his private member to be covered by a fig leaf lest women be incited to undue lust and passion. • Charged with producing a lower-torso segment, Mary Jo Pauly submitted a classical male figure, his genitalia covered by a fig leaf.) |
| perf. | fig leaves absolute | абсолю инжира |
| perf. | fig leaves absolute | абсолю из листьев фигового дерева |
| gen. | fig-leaf | фиговый лист |
| bot. | fig-leaf gourd | тыква фиголистная (Cucurbita ficifolia) |
| proverb | leaves without figs | слова, на которые нельзя полагаться |
| proverb | leaves without figs | пустые слова |