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1 Affair
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Affair
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2 Position
subs.Site: P. θέσις, ἡ.Military station: P. χωρίον, τό.Principle laid down: P. θέσις, ἡ.Opinion: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ.Be in an awkward position: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.He said the position of the Syracusans was worse that theirs: P. τὰ Συρακοσίων ἔφη... ἔτι ἥσσω τῶν σφετέρων εἶναι (Thuc. 7, 48).Seeing the position of affairs: P. ἰδὼν ὡς εἶχε τὰ πράγματα (Thuc. 7, 42).Take up a position ( in military sense): P. and V. καθῆσθαι, ἱδρύεσθαι, P. ἐγκαθέζεσθαι; see encamp.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Position
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3 a good job
(a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs: It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!) ευτύχημα -
4 affair
[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) υπόθεση2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) πράγμα3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) υπόθεση, υποθέσεις, ζητήματα4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) σχέση (ερωτική) -
5 clerk
1) (a person who deals with letters, accounts etc in an office.) γραφέας, υπάλληλος γραφείου2) (a public official in charge of the business affairs of the town council etc: the town clerk.) γραμματέας3) ((American) a shop-assistant.) πωλητής -
6 committee
[kə'miti](a number of persons, selected from a larger body, to deal with some special business, eg the running of the larger body's affairs: The committee meet(s) today; ( also adjective) a committee meeting.) επιτροπή -
7 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) περιέργεια2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) αξιοπερίεργο αντικείμενο -
8 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) τρέχων, τωρινός2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) ρεύμα2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) ρεύμα•- current account -
9 diplomacy
[di'plouməsi]1) (the business of making agreements, treaties etc between countries; the business of looking after the affairs of one's country etc in a foreign country.) διπλωματία2) (skill and tact in dealing with people, persuading them etc: Use a little diplomacy and she'll soon agree to help.) διπλωματικότητα•- diplomat- diplomatic
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10 director
noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) διευθυντής/σκηνοθέτης -
11 distraction
[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) περισπασμός2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) ταραχή -
12 federal
['fedərəl]((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) ομοσπονδιακός- federation -
13 finance
1. noun1) ((the study or management of) money affairs: He is an expert in finance.) οικονομικά(θέματα)2) ((often in plural) the money one has to spend: The government is worried about the state of the country's finances.) οικονομική κατάσταση,οικονομικά2. verb(to give money for (a plan, business etc): Will the company finance your trip abroad?) χρηματοδοτώ- financially
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14 financial
[-ʃəl]adjective (concerning money: financial affairs.) οικονομικός -
15 gossip
['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) κουτσομπολιό2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) κουβέντα3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) κουτσομπόλης2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.)2) (to chat.)•- gossipy- gossip column -
16 inquisitive
[in'kwizətiv](eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) περίεργος,αδιάκριτος- inquisitiveness -
17 internal
[in'tə:nl]1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) εσωτερικός2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) εσωτερικός•- internal combustion -
18 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) οδηγώ3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) προκαλώ4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) είμαι επικεφαλής: προηγούμαι5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) διάγω, περνώ2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) πρώτη θέση2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) προβάδισμα5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) λουρί σκύλου6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) στοιχείο7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) πρώτος / πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) μόλυβδος2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) γραφίτης μολυβιού•- leaden -
19 liquidate
[-deit]1) (to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue).) διαλύω (επιχείρηση)2) (to get rid of.) βγάζω από τη μέση -
20 manage
['mæni‹]1) (to be in control or charge of: My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.) (δια)χειρίζομαι2) (to be manager of: James manages the local football team.) διευθύνω3) (to deal with, or control: She's good at managing people.) διοικώ4) (to be able to do something; to succeed or cope: Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat?) καταφέρνω,κατορθώνω,μπορώ•- manageability
- management
- manager
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