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41 louse
I plural - lice; noun(a type of wingless, blood-sucking insect, sometimes found on the bodies of animals and people.) ψείρα- lousy- lousiness II verb((with up) (slang) to spoil or waste something; to make a mess of thing: It's your last chance; don't louse it up; He loused up again.) τα κάνω μούσκεμα -
42 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) εκμεταλλεύομαι στο έπακρο,αξιοποιώ πλήρως -
43 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) εκμεταλλεύομαι στο έπακρο,αξιοποιώ πλήρως -
44 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) συναντώ2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) συνέρχομαι3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) γνωρίζω4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) συναντιέμαι/υποδέχομαι,προϋπαντώ5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) ικανοποιώ,ανταποκρίνομαι σε,καλύπτω6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) εμφανίζομαι7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) βρίσκω8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) παθαίνω,βρίσκω,συναντώ,δοκιμάζω,αντιμετωπίζω9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) αντιμετωπίζω2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) συνάντηση- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway -
45 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) ευκαιρία -
46 out of the running
(having (no) chance of success: She's in the running for the job of director.) με/χωρίς ελπίδες επιτυχίας -
47 outside
1. noun(the outer surface: The outside of the house was painted white.) εξωτερικό2. adjective1) (of, on, or near the outer part of anything: the outside door.) εξωτερικός2) (not part of (a group, one's work etc): We shall need outside help; She has a lot of outside interests.) εξωτερικός3) ((of a chance etc) very small.) πολύ μικρή(ευκαιρία/πιθανότητα)3. adverb1) (out of, not in a building etc: He went outside; He stayed outside.) έξω2) (on the outside: The house looked beautiful outside.) απέξω4. preposition(on the outer part or side of; not inside or within: He stood outside the house; He did that outside working hours.) έξω από,εκτός- outsider- at the outside
- outside in -
48 pass up
(not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc): He passed up the offer of a good job.) αφήνω να μου ξεφύγει -
49 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) μαθαίνω εμπειρικά2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) παίρνω με το αυτοκίνητο μου3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) βρίσκω τυχαία4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) περνώ να πάρω6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) πιάνω(εκπομπή)7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) βρίσκω,πιάνω -
50 put into practice
(to do, as opposed to planning etc: He never gets the chance to put his ideas into practice.) βάζω σε εφαρμογή,εφαρμόζω -
51 remote
[rə'mout]1) (far away in time or place; far from any (other) village, town etc: a remote village in New South Wales; a farmhouse remote from civilization.) απομακρυσμένος, απόμερος2) (distantly related: a remote cousin) μακρινός3) (very small or slight: a remote chance of success; He hasn't the remotest idea what is going on.) αμυδρός, παραμικρός•- remotely- remoteness
- remote control -
52 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) κίνδυνος2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) διακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) (δια)κινδυνεύω•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk -
53 roulette
[ru'let](a game of chance, played with a ball on a revolving wheel.) ρουλέτα -
54 scope
[skəup]1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) προοπτική,περιθώριο2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) σφαίρα,πεδίο -
55 sheer
I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) απόλυτος,σκέτος2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) κατακόρυφος,απότομος3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) λεπτότατος2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) κατακόρυφαII [ʃiə] -
56 slim
[slim] 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) αδύνατος,λεπτός2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) ελάχιστος,πενιχρός2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.)- slimming- slimness -
57 sneer
[sniə] 1. verb1) (to raise the top lip at one side in a kind of smile that expresses scorn: What are you sneering for?) (χαμο)γελώ περιφρονητικά2) ((with at) to show contempt for (something) by such an expression or by scornful words etc: He sneered at our attempts to improve the situation.) χλευάζω3) (to say with contempt: `You haven't a chance of getting that job,' he sneered.) σαρκάζω2. noun(a scornful expression, words etc that express contempt.) ειρωνικό χαμόγελο/σαρκασμός -
58 sport
[spo:t] 1. noun1) (games or competitions involving physical activity: She's very keen on sport of all kinds.) αθλοπαιδιές,σπορ2) (a particular game or amusement of this kind: Hunting, shooting and fishing are not sports I enjoy.) άθλημα,σπορ3) (a good-natured and obliging person: He's a good sport to agree to do that for us!) καλόβολος άνθρωπος4) (fun; amusement: I only did it for sport.) αστείο,πλάκα2. verb(to wear, especially in public: He was sporting a pink tie.) φορώ,μοστράρω,κοτσάρω- sporting- sports
- sports car
- sports jacket
- sportsman
- sportswear
- a sporting chance -
59 stumble across/on
(to find by chance: I stumbled across this book today in a shop.) βρίσκω τυχαία -
60 throw away
1) (to get rid of: He always throws away his old clothes.) πετώ2) (to lose through lack of care, concern etc: Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.) χάνω, χαραμίζω
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