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  • 21 rock

    I [rok] noun
    1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) πέτρα, βράχος
    2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) κοτρόνα
    3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) σκληρή καραμέλα
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    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rock-bottom
    - rock-garden
    - rock-plant
    - on the rocks     II [rok] verb
    1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) λικνίζω/-ομαι, κουνώ, κουνιέμαι
    2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) νανουρίζω
    3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ταρακουνώ/-ιέμαι
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    - rocky
    - rockiness
    - rocking-chair
    - rocking-horse
    - off one's rocker     III [rok]
    ((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) ροκ

    English-Greek dictionary > rock

  • 22 support

    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) υποβαστάζω, στηρίζω
    2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) (υπο)στηρίζω
    3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) επαληθεύω, επιβεβαιώνω
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) συντηρώ, `τρέφω`
    2. noun
    1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) στήριξη
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) (υπο)στήριγμα, στυλοβάτης
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    - supporting

    English-Greek dictionary > support

  • 23 high

    1. adjective
    1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) (υ)ψηλός
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) κάποιου ύψους
    3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) μεγάλος, υψηλός
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) ανώτερος
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) ευγενής
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) δυνατός
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) υψηλός
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) λεπτός
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) παρασιτεμένος
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) μεγάλης αξίας
    2. adverb
    (at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) ψηλά
    - highness
    - high-chair
    - high-class
    - higher education
    - high fidelity
    - high-handed
    - high-handedly
    - high-handedness
    - high jump
    - highlands
    - high-level
    - highlight     3. verb
    (to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) τονίζω,προβάλλω
    - high-minded
    - high-mindedness
    - high-pitched
    - high-powered
    - high-rise
    - highroad
    - high school
    - high-spirited
    - high spirits
    - high street
    - high-tech     4. adjective
    ((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) υψηλής τεχνολογίας
    - high treason
    - high water
    - highway
    - Highway Code
    - highwayman
    - high wire
    - high and dry
    - high and low
    - high and mighty
    - the high seas
    - it is high time

    English-Greek dictionary > high

  • 24 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) τοποθετώ, βάζω: στήνω
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) ακουμπώ
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) τακτοποιώ, (κατα)στρώνω
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) ισιώνω
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) κατευνάζω, εξαφανίζω
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) γεννώ
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) στοιχηματίζω
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    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) κάνω (μαλλιά) ντεγκραντέ
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste     II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) λαϊκός
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) μη ειδικός
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    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.) έπος

    English-Greek dictionary > lay

  • 25 spring

    [spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
    1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) πηδώ/(ξε)πετάγομαι,τινάζομαι
    2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) πηγάζω
    3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) κλείνω απότομα
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.)
    2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.)
    3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.)
    4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.)
    5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.)
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    - springiness
    - sprung
    - springboard
    - spring cleaning
    - springtime
    - spring up

    English-Greek dictionary > spring

  • 26 deck

    [dek]
    1) (a platform extending from one side of a ship etc to the other and forming the floor: The cars are on the lower deck.) κατάστρωμα
    2) (a floor in a bus: Let's go on the top deck.) όροφος λεωφορείου
    3) (a pack of playing-cards: The gambler used his own deck of cards.) τράπουλα
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    English-Greek dictionary > deck

  • 27 contemporary

    [kən'tempərəri] 1. adjective
    1) (living at, happening at or belonging to the same period: That chair and the painting are contemporary - they both date from the seventeenth century.) της ίδιαςεποχής
    2) (of the present time; modern: contemporary art.) σύγχρονος
    2. noun
    (a person living at the same time: She was one of my contemporaries at university.)

    English-Greek dictionary > contemporary

  • 28 ease

    [i:z] 1. noun
    1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) άνεση
    2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ευκολία
    3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) φυσικότητα
    2. verb
    1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ξαλαφρώνω
    2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) χαλαρώνω
    3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) μετακινώ σιγά-σιγά
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    - easiness
    - easy     3. interjection
    (a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) με το μαλακό!
    - easy-going
    - at ease
    - easier said than done
    - go easy on
    - stand at ease
    - take it easy
    - take one's ease

    English-Greek dictionary > ease

  • 29 push

    [puʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) σπρώχνω
    2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) πιέζω,προτρέπω
    3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) πλασάρω
    2. noun
    1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) σπρωξιά
    2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) αποφασιστικότητα,θέληση
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    - push-chair
    - pushover
    - be pushed for
    - push around
    - push off
    - push on
    - push over

    English-Greek dictionary > push

  • 30 Seat

    subs.
    Something to sit on: Ar. and V. ἕδρα, ἡ (rare P.), θᾶκος, ὁ (Plat. also but rare P.). V. θάκημα, τὸ.
    Chair: Ar. and P. δίφρος, ὁ.
    Seat of state: P. and V. θρόνος, ὁ.
    Seats in the theatre reserved for Senators: Ar. βουλευτικόν, τό.
    Allot seats in a theatre: P. θέαν κατανέμειν (Dem. 234).
    Front seat: Ar. and P. προεδρία, ἡ.
    Bench: P. and V. βάθρον, τό.
    Seat for rowers: V. ζυγά, τά, σέλματα, τά, ἑδώλια, τά.
    Place, position: P. and V. ἕδρα, ἡ.
    About the seat of the liver: P. περὶ τὴν τοῦ ἥπατος ἕδραν (Plat., Tim. 67B).
    Abode: Ar. and V. ἕδρα, ἡ, V. ἀναστροφή, ἡ, ἤθη, τά. ἑδώλια, τά; see Dwelling, House.
    Seat of worship: V. ἕδη, τά (also Plat. but rare P.); see also Temple.
    Seat of the oracle: P. and V. μαντεῖον, τό, or pl., V. χρηστήριον, τό, or pl.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. and V. καθίζειν, V. ἵζειν, ἱδρύειν, ἐξιδρύειν.
    Seat on the throne: P. εἰς τὸν θρόνον ἐγκαθίζειν (τινά) (Plat., Rep. 553C).
    Seat beside one: P. συμπαρακαθίζεσθαι (τινά).
    Seat at meals: Ar. and P. κατακλίνειν (acc.).
    Hold, have room for: P. and V. χωρεῖν (acc.).
    Be seated: see Sit.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Seat

  • 31 creak

    [kri:k] 1. verb
    (to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) τρίζω
    2. noun
    (such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) τρίξιμο
    - creakiness

    English-Greek dictionary > creak

  • 32 stable

    I ['steibl] adjective
    1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) σταθερός
    2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) σταθερός
    3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) ισορροπημένος
    4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) σταθερός,συμπαγής,αδιάλυτος
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    - stabilize
    - stabilise
    - stabilization
    - stabilisation     II ['steibl] noun
    1) (a building in which horses are kept.) στάβλος
    2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) ιπποστάσιο

    English-Greek dictionary > stable

  • 33 throne

    [Ɵrəun]
    1) (the ceremonial chair of a king, queen etc, pope or bishop.) θρόνος
    2) (the king or queen: He swore allegiance to the throne.) (το) Στέμμα, ο βασιλιάς/ η βασίλισσα

    English-Greek dictionary > throne

  • 34 varnish

    1. noun
    1) (a usually clear sticky liquid which gives protection and a glossy surface to wood, paint etc.)
    2) (the glossy surface given by this liquid: Be careful or you'll take the varnish off the table!)
    2. verb
    (to cover with varnish: Don't sit on that chair - I've just varnished it.)

    English-Greek dictionary > varnish

  • 35 draw up

    1) ((of a car etc) to stop: We drew up outside their house.) σταθμεύω,σταματώ
    2) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) συντάσσω
    3) (to move closer: Draw up a chair!) φέρνω κοντά
    4) (to extend (oneself) into an upright position: He drew himself up to his full height.) στήνομαι

    English-Greek dictionary > draw up

  • 36 fireside

    noun (a place beside a fireplace: The old man slept by the fireside; ( also adjective) a fireside chair.) παραστιά(οικογενειακή εστία)

    English-Greek dictionary > fireside

  • 37 loll

    [lol]
    1) (to sit or lie lazily: to loll in a chair; You'll get nothing done if you loll about all day.) ραχατεύω
    2) ((of the tongue) to hang down or out: The dog lay down with his tongue lolling.) κρέμομαι

    English-Greek dictionary > loll

  • 38 recline

    (to lean or lie on one's back or side: The invalid was reclining on the sofa.) ξαπλώνω, πλαγιάζω

    English-Greek dictionary > recline

  • 39 tilt

    [tilt] 1. verb
    (to go or put (something) into a sloping or slanting position: He tilted his chair backwards; The lamp tilted and fell.) γέρνω
    2. noun
    (a slant; a slanting position: The table is at a slight tilt.) κλίση
    - at full tilt
    - full tilt

    English-Greek dictionary > tilt

  • 40 upholstery

    1) (the business or process of upholstering.) ταπετσάρισμα/ το επάγγελμα του ταπετσέρη
    2) (the springs, coverings etc of eg a chair: luxurious upholstery.) ταπετσαρία

    English-Greek dictionary > upholstery

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