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1 Burden
subs.Burden carried in the arms: V. βάσταγμα, τό.met., of anything that gives trouble: Ar. and P. φορτίον, τό, V. ἄχθος, τό, βάρος, τό, φόρτος. ὁ.Hindrance: P. ἐμπόδισμα, τό.The burden of sickness: V. τοὐπίσαγμα τοῦ νοσήματος (Soph., Phil. 755).A ship of six hundred talents burden: P. πλοῖον εἰς πεντακόσια τάλαντα ἄγον μέτρα (Thuc. 4, 118).The clerk of the city came forward and read the Athenians ( the letter), the burden of which was as follows: P. ὁ γραμματεὺς τῆς πόλεως παρελθὼν ἀνέγνω, τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις (τὴν ἐπιστολὴν) δηλοῦσαν τοιάδε (Thuc. 7, 10).Beast of burden: see under Beast.——————v. trans.met.: see Distress.Burdened with: V. σεσαγμένος (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Burden
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2 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) φορτίο2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) βάρος2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) (επι)φορτώνω, βαρύνω -
3 burden
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4 Cumbrance
subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cumbrance
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5 Encumbrance
subs.Hindrance: P. ἐμπόδισμα, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Encumbrance
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6 Load
v. trans.Be loaded: also V. βρίθεσθαι.Be loaded with: P. and V. γέμειν (gen.).A weight enough to load three waggons: V. τρισσῶν ἁμαξῶν ὡς ἀγώγιμον βάρος (Eur., Cycl. 385).Loaded with money: P. πλήρης ἀργυρίου.Load with reproaches: P. ὀνείδεσι περιβάλλειν (Dem. 740). V. ἀράσσειν ὀνείδεσι; see Reproach, Abuse.Distress: P. and V. πιέζειν.——————subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Load
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7 Package
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Package
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8 land with
(to burden (someone) with (an unpleasant task): She was landed with the job of telling him the bad news.) αναθέτω δυσάρεστη εργασία, `φορτώνω` -
9 massive
['mæsiv](huge or heavy: a massive building; a massive burden of taxation.) ογκώδης- massiveness -
10 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) μυλόπετρα2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) βάρος -
11 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) ανακουφίζω2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) αντικαθιστώ3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) απαλλάσσω4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) ξαλαφρώνω, απαλλάσσω5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) βοηθώ, ενισχύω -
12 tax
[tæks] 1. noun1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) φόρος2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) δοκιμασία2. verb1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) φορολογώ2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) ζορίζω•- taxable- taxation
- taxing
- tax-free
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13 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) ζυγίζω2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) ζυγίζω, έχω βάρος...3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) με βαραίνει•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) προσθέτω βάρος2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) βαραίνω, προσθέτω βάρος•- weightlessness
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- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
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14 weight
[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) βάρος2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) βαρίδι, ζύγι3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) βάρος, βαρίδι4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) βάρος, έγνοια5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) βαρύτητα, κύρος, σημασία -
15 Bale
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bale
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16 Beast
subs.Animal: P. and V. ζῷον, τό, θρέμμα, τό (Plat.).Beast of burden: P. ὑποζύγιον, τό.Of a person: Ar. and P. θηρίον, τό.Of wild beasts, adj.: P. and V. θήρειος.Haunted by beasts, adj.: V. ἔνθηρος.Turn into a beast, v. intrans.; V. ἐκθηριοῦσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Beast
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17 Bundle
subs.Of wood: P. and V. φάκελος, ὁ (Eur., Cycl. 242).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bundle
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18 Encumber
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Encumber
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19 Incubus
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Incubus
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20 Oppression
subs.Weight, burden. met., V. βάρος, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Oppression
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