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cowardice

  • 1 cowardice

    [-dis]
    noun δειλία

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  • 2 Cowardice

    subs.
    P. and V. δειλία, ἡ, κάκη, ἡ, ἀνανδρία, ἡ, πονηρία, ἡ, P. ἀτολμία, ἡ, φιλοψυχία, ἡ, κακότης, ἡ, κακία, ἡ, V. ἀψυχία, ἡ, κακανδρία, ἡ.

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  • 3 act

    [ækt] 1. verb
    1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ενεργώ
    2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) συμπεριφέρομαι
    3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) παίζω, υποδύομαι (ρόλο)
    2. noun
    1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) πράξη
    2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) νόμος
    3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) πράξη (θεατρικού έργου)
    4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) (θεατρικό) σκετς, `νούμερο`
    •
    - actor
    - act as
    - act on
    - act on behalf of / act for
    - in the act of
    - in the act
    - put on an act

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  • 4 chicken out

    (to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) δειλιάζω

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  • 5 coward

    (a person who shows fear easily or is easily frightened: I am such a coward - I hate going to the dentist.) φοβητσιάρης
    - cowardice
    - cowardliness

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  • 6 shame

    [ʃeim] 1. noun
    1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) ντροπή
    2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) ντροπή
    3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) αίσχος
    4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) κρίμα
    2. verb
    1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) φέρνω στο φιλότιμο
    2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) ντροπιάζω
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    - shamefully
    - shamefulness
    - shameless
    - shamelessly
    - shamelessness
    - shamefaced
    - put to shame
    - to my
    - his shame

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  • 7 Clamour

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. βοᾶν, ἀναβοᾶν, κεκραγέναι (perf. of κράζειν) (also Ar., rare P.), Ar. and P. θορυβεῖν. V. θροεῖν; see Shout.
    Clamour against: P. καταβοᾶν (gen.).
    Clamour for: see Demand.
    ——————
    subs.
    P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ, P. θροῦς, ὁ.
    Shout: P. and V. βοή, ἡ, κραυγή, ἡ, Ar. and V. βόαμα, τό, V. κέλαδος, ὁ; see Shout.
    Clamour against a thing: P. καταβοή, ἡ.
    Ye have inspired base cowardice by your clamour: V. διερροθήσατʼ ἄψυχον κάκην (Æsch., Theb. 192).

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  • 8 Faint-heartedness

    subs.
    P. and V. ἀνανδρία, ἡ, V. ἀψυχία, ἡ, κακανδρία, ἡ; see Cowardice.
    Hesitation: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.

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  • 9 Fearfulness

    subs.
    Dreadfulness: P. δεινότης, ἡ.

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  • 10 Heart

    subs.
    P. and V. καρδία, ἡ (rare P.), Ar. and V. κέαρ, τό.
    Centre: P. and V. τὸ μέσον.
    Interior of a country: P. μεσογεία, ἡ.
    Seat of the feelings: P. and V. ψυχή, ἡ, Ar. and V. καρδία, ἡ, θυμός, ὁ, κέαρ, τό, φρήν, ἡ, or pl., V. σπλάγχνον, τό, or pl., ἧπαρ, τό.
    Have the heart to, v.; P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), δικαιοῦν (infin.), V. τολμᾶν (infin.), ἐπαξιοῦν (infin.), Ar. and V. τλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (infin.).
    Lay to heart, v. trans.: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, σώζειν, V. θυμῷ βάλλειν; see Heed.
    Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιον ποιεῖσθαί (τί).
    Be vexed at: P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.).
    Taken to heart, adj.: P. and V. ἐνθύμιος.
    An honest grief I know goes to the heart: V. χωρεῖ πρὸς ἧπαρ, οἶδα, γενναία δύη (Soph., Aj. 938).
    Lose heart, v.: P. and V. ἀθυμεῖν.
    Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. θαρσύνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).
    (Know) by heart, adv.: P. and V. ἀκριβῶς.
    Learn by heart, v.: P. and V. ἐκμανθάνειν.
    Smitten to the heart: V. φρένας... εἰς αὐτὰς τυπείς (Æsch., P.V. 361).
    Speak from the heart: V. λέγειν... τὸν ἐκ φρενὸς λόγον (Æsch., Choe. 107).
    Through cowardice you give rein to your tongue, though you think not thus at heart: V. δειλίᾳ γλώσσῃ χαρίζει τἄνδον οὐχ οὕτω φρονῶν (Eur., Or. 1514).
    To make her weep though she rejoice at heart: V. ὡστʼ ἐκδακρῦσαι γʼ ἔνδοθεν κεχαρμένην (Eur., Or. 1122).
    ( I swear) that I will speak truly to you from my heart: V. ἦ μὴν ἐρεῖν σοι τἀπὸ καρδίας σαφῶς (Eur., I.A. 475).
    With a light heart: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως, P. εὐχερῶς, V. κούφως.
    They were going to have experience of Lacedaemonians whose heart was in their work: P. Λακεδαιμονίων ὀργώντων ἔμελλον πειράσεσθαι (Thuc. 4, 108).

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  • 11 Poltroonery

    subs.

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  • 12 Pusillanimity

    subs.
    Shrinking: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.

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  • 13 Relax

    v. trans.
    Loosen: P. and V. ἀνιέναι, χαλᾶν (Plat.), παριέναι, μεθιέναι, V. ἐξανιέναι.
    Remit: P. and V. ἀνιέναι, μεθιέναι, Ar. and V. ὑφιέναι (gen.) (or mid.), P. ἐπανιέναι.
    If for moment we relax our precautions: P. εἰ ἀφαιρήσομέν τι καὶ βραχὺ τῆς τηρήσεως (Thuc. 7, 13).
    Relax one's anger: Ar. ὀργῆς ἀνιέναι, V. ὀργῆς ἐξανιέναι.
    The law is relaxed: V. ὁ νόμος ἀνεῖται (Eur., Or. 941).
    Do not relax your hold of the common interests: μὴ... τοῦ κοινοῦ τῆς σωτηρίας ἀφίεσθε (Thuc. 2, 60).
    Be relaxed: P. and V. παρίεσθαι.
    My limbs are relaxed: V. λύεται... μέλη (Eur., Hec. 438).
    They were sleeping all with their limbs relaxed: V. ηὗδον δὲ πᾶσαι σώμασιν παρειμέναι (Eur., Bacch. 683).
    Relax one's efforts through cowardice: P. μαλακίζεσθαι, Ar. and P. μαλθακίζεσθαι (Plat.).
    Enervate: Ar. and P. θρύπτειν (rare in act.), P. διαθρύπτειν.
    V. intrans. P. and V. λωφᾶν. ἀνιέναι, P. ἐπανιέναι.

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  • 14 Shirk

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν (acc.), Ar. and P. διαδύεσθαι (acc.), P. ἀποκνεῖν (acc.); see Avoid.
    absol., P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κατοκνεῖν, P. ἀποκνεῖν, Ar. and P. ἀναδύεσθαι, Ar. διαδιδράσκειν.
    Shirk through indolence: P. ἀπορρᾳθυμεῖν (absol.).
    Shirk through cowardice: P. ἀποδειλιᾶν (absol.).

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  • 15 Timidity

    subs.
    P. and V. δειλία, ἡ, ἀνανδρία, ἡ, P. ἀτολμία, ἡ, V. ἀψυχία, ἡ, κακανδρία, ἡ; see Cowardice.
    Fear: P. and V. φόβος, ὁ, δέος, τό, δεῖμα, τό; see Fear.

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  • 16 Unmanliness

    subs.
    P. and V. ἀνανδρία, ἡ, τρυφή, ἡ, P. μαλακία, ἡ, V. ἀψυχία, ἡ; see Cowardice.

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