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1 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) ξεκινώ2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) αρχίζω3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) παίρνω μπρος/βάζω μπροστά4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) βάζω μπρος, ξεκινάω2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) αρχή,ξεκίνημα/αφετηρία2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) πλεονέκτημα•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) τινάζομαι,πετάγομαι2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ξάφνιασμα,τίναγμα2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) ταραχή -
2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) γυρίζω / περιστρέφω/-ομαι2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) κάνω μεταβολή, στρίβω, στρέφομαι3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) στρίβω4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) στρέφω5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) στρίβω6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) γίνομαι, μεταβάλλω/-ομαι, μετατρέπω/-ομαι7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) αλλάζω χρώμα2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) στροφή, στρίψιμο, περιστροφή2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) γύρα, βόλτα3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) στροφή4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) σειρά5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) νούμερο σε παράσταση•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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3 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) καταρρέω2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) καταρρέω3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) ναυαγώ4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) διπλώνω, κλείνω• -
4 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) σείω/-ομαι,δονώ/-ούμαι,κουνώ/κουνιέμαι,τρέμω2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) ταράζω,κλονίζω2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) κούνημα,τράνταγμα,χτύπημα2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) χτυπημένο ποτό•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up
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