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1 carry weight
(to have influence: His opinion carries a lot of weight around here.) βαρύνω -
2 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) μεταφέρω2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) μεταφέρομαι3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) φέρω, βαστώ4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) συνεπάγομαι5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) εγκρίνω6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) φέρομαι•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
σαχλαμάρισμα, καμώματα- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
(αποσκευές) που μπορώ να έχω μαζί μου κατά την διάρκεια πτήσης
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight -
3 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) φως2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) φως3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) φωτιά4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) φως2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) φωτεινός2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ανοιχτός3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) φωτίζω2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) ανάβω•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ελαφρός2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ελαφρός3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ελαφρός4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ελαφρότερος από το κανονικό5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ελαφρός6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ανάλαφρος7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ελαφρός8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλός9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) αμμώδης•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) συναντώ τυχαία -
4 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) βαρύς2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) κάποιου βάρους3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) δυνατός,μεγάλος4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) μανιώδης5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) βαρύς6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) βαρύς,δύσκολος7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) βαρύς,δύσπεπτος8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) βαρύς,αδέξιος•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
5 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) αντέχω2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) σηκώνω, βαστώ3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) γεννώ4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) μεταφέρω5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) φέρω6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) κατευθύνομαι, στρίβω•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) αρκούδα- bearskin
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