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amuse+(verb)

  • 1 amuse

    [ə'mju:z]
    1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) διασκεδάζω
    2) (to interest or give pleasure to (for a time): They amused themselves playing cards.) ψυχαγωγώ
    •
    - amusing
    - amusingly

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  • 2 divert

    1) (to cause to turn aside or change direction: Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.) εκτρέπω
    2) (to amuse or entertain.) διασκεδάζω

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  • 3 beguile

    [bi'ɡæil]
    1) (to occupy (time) pleasantly: He beguiled the time with gardening.) ξεγελώ
    2) (to charm or amuse (a person): She beguiled the children with stories.) διασκεδάζω
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    - beguilingly

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  • 4 entertain

    [entə'tein]
    1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) φιλοξενώ,περιποιούμαι/δεξιώνομαι
    2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) ψυχαγωγώ
    3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) τρέφω,διατηρώ
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    - entertaining
    - entertainment

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  • 5 gad

    [ɡæd]
    past tense, past participle gadded: gad about/around verb
    (to go around to one place after another (usually in order to amuse oneself): She's forever gadding about now that the children are at school.) σουρτουκεύω

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  • 6 humour

    ['hju:mə] 1. noun
    1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) χιούμορ,αίσθηση του γελοίου
    2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) κωμικότητα
    2. verb
    (to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) πηγαίνω με τα νερά(κάποιου)
    - humorous
    - humorously
    - humorousness
    - - humoured

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  • 7 intrigue

    1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ] noun
    (the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) ραδιουργία,μηχανορραφία/πλεκτάνη
    2. [in'tri:ɡ] verb
    1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.)
    2) (to plot or scheme.)
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  • 8 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) παίζω
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) παίζω
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) παίζω (ρόλο)
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) παίζομαι
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) παίζω
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) παίζω
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) παίζω
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) (τρεμο)παίζω,παιχνιδίζω
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) κατευθύνω,στρέφω
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) παίζω,ρίχνω
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) διασκέδαση,παιχνίδι
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) θεατρικό έργο
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) παιχνίδι
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) τζόγος,παίξιμο
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    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

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  • 9 rhyme

    1. noun
    1) (a short poem: a book of rhymes for children.) ποιηματάκι
    2) (a word which is like another in its final sound(s): `Beef' and `leaf' are rhymes.) ομοιοκαταληξία, ρίμα/ ομοιοκατάληκτη λέξη
    3) (verse or poetry using such words at the ends of the lines: To amuse his colleagues he wrote his report in rhyme.) έμμετρος λόγος
    2. verb
    ((of words) to be rhymes: `Beef' rhymes with `leaf'; `Beef' and `leaf' rhyme.) ομοιοκαταληκτώ

    English-Greek dictionary > rhyme

  • 10 tickle

    ['tikl] 1. verb
    1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) γαργαλώ
    2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) με τρώει
    3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) διασκεδάζω
    2. noun
    1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) γαργαλητό
    2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) ελαφρά ενόχληση
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    - be tickled pink

    English-Greek dictionary > tickle

См. также в других словарях:

  • amuse — ► VERB 1) cause (someone) to laugh or smile. 2) entertain. DERIVATIVES amused adjective amusing adjective. ORIGIN Old French amuser entertain, deceive , from muser stare stupidly …   English terms dictionary

  • amuse — verb (amused; amusing) Etymology: Middle French amuser, from Old French, from a (from Latin ad ) + muser to muse Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. archaic to divert the attention of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • amuse — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, no end (BrE), to no end (AmE) ▪ Her discomfort amused him greatly. ▪ His impersonation of the President amused me (to) no end. ▪ always …   Collocations dictionary

  • amuse — verb (T) 1 to make someone laugh or smile: What amused me most was the thought of Martin in a dress. 2 to make someone spend time in an enjoyable way without getting bored: Doing jigsaws would amuse Amy for hours on end. | amuse yourself: The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • amuse — verb /əˈmjuːz,ʌˈmjus/ a) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into …   Wiktionary

  • amuse — verb 1》 make (someone) laugh or smile. 2》 provide interesting occupation for; entertain. Derivatives amused adjective amusedly adverb amusing adjective amusingly adverb Origin C15 (in the sense deceive ): from OFr. amuser entertain, deceive ,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • amuse — verb 1) the ugliest dog contest amused him Syn: entertain, make laugh, delight, divert, cheer (up), please, charm, tickle; informal tickle pink, crack up Ant: bore, depress 2) he amused himself by writin …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • amuse — verb 1) her annoyance simply amused him Syn: make someone laugh, entertain, delight, divert, cheer (up), please, charm, tickle; informal crack up; Brit.; informal crease up 2) he amused himself by writing poetry Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • amuse — [[t]əmju͟ːz[/t]] amuses, amusing, amused 1) VERB If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile. [V n] The thought seemed to amuse him... Their antics never fail to amuse. Syn: delight …   English dictionary

  • amuse */*/ — UK [əˈmjuːz] / US [əˈmjuz] verb Word forms amuse : present tense I/you/we/they amuse he/she/it amuses present participle amusing past tense amused past participle amused 1) [intransitive/transitive] to do or say something that other people think… …   English dictionary

  • amuse — a|muse [ ə mjuz ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to do or say something that other people think is funny or entertaining: Her stories never fail to amuse me. 2. ) transitive to keep someone interested or entertained, so that they do not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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