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  • 1 sell down the river

    (to betray: The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates.) προδίδω

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  • 2 drift

    [drift] 1. noun
    1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) παρασυρόμενη μάζα
    2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) τροπή,νόημα
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) παρασέρνω,-ομαι
    2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) περιπλανιέμαι
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    - driftwood

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  • 3 sell

    [sel]
    past tense, past participle - sold; verb
    1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) πουλώ
    2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) πουλώ
    3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) πουλώ,κάνω πωλήσεις
    4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) πουλώ,βοηθώ στις πωλήσεις
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    - be sold on
    - be sold out
    - sell down the river
    - sell off
    - sell out
    - sell up

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  • 4 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) φτάνω/ καταλήγω σε
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) φτάνω
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) απλώνω το χέρι
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) επικοινωνώ με, βρίσκω
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (μικρή) απόσταση
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) απόσταση που φτάνει το χέρι μου
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) ευθεία ποταμού/ έκταση

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  • 5 stream

    [stri:m] 1. noun
    1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) ποταμάκι
    2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) ρεύμα
    3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) ρεύμα, ροή (ποταμού)
    4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) τμήμα τάξης
    2. verb
    1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) κυλώ,ρέω/ξεχύνομαι
    2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) κατατάσσω σε τμήματα ανάλογα με την επίδοση
    •
    - streamlined

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  • 6 get

    [ɡet]
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) παίρνω
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) (πηγαίνω κια) φέρνω / αγοράζω
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) πηγαίνω, παίρνω, βάζω
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) βάζω
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) γίνομαι
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) πείθω, καταφέρνω
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) φτάνω
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) καταφέρνω
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) κολλώ
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) πιάνω
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) καταλαβαίνω
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    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to

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  • 7 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) τρέχω
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) κυλώ
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) κυλώ, ρέω, τρέχω
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) δουλεύω
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) διευθύνω, διαχειρίζομαι, κουμαντάρω
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) τρέχω σε αγώνα
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) κάνω δρομολόγιο
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) διαρκώ
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) οδηγώ
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) ξεβάφω
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) περνώ
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) γίνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.)
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.)
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.)
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.)
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.)
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.)
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)
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    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) συνεχώς
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

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  • 8 level

    ['levl] 1. noun
    1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) επίπεδο, επιφάνεια, στάθμη
    2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) όροφος
    3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) αλφάδι, στάθμη
    4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) επίπεδη επιφανεία
    2. adjective
    1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) επίπεδος
    2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) στο ίδιο επίπεδο, ίσος
    3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) σταθερός
    3. verb
    1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ισοπεδώνω
    2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζω
    3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) σκοπεύω
    4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) γκρεμίζω, ισοπεδώνω
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    - level crossing
    - level-headed
    - do one's level best
    - level off
    - level out
    - on a level with
    - on the level

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  • 9 pitch

    I 1. [pi ] verb
    1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) στήνω
    2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) πετώ
    3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) πέφτω/ρίχνω
    4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) σκαμπανεβάζω
    5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) δίνω τον τόνο
    2. noun
    1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)
    2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)
    3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)
    4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)
    5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)
    6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)
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    - pitcher
    - pitched battle
    - pitchfork     II [pi ] noun
    (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) πίσσα
    - pitch-dark

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  • 10 Deposit

    subs.
    At a bank: P. παρακαταθήκη, ἡ.
    Mortgage: P. ὑποθήκη, ἡ.
    Caution-money: Ar. and P. θέσις, ἡ, P. ἀρραβών, ὁ.
    Money paid into court before an action: P. παρακαταβολή, ἡ, Ar. πρυτανεῖα, τά.
    Pay a deposit into court, v.; P. παρακαταβάλλειν.
    Deposit brought down by a river, subs.: P. πρόσχωσις, ἡ.
    The river being large is always forming deposits: P. μέγας ὢν ὁ ποταμὸς προσχοῖ ἀεί (Thuc. 2, 102).
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    v. trans.
    Ar. and P. κατατιθέναι (or mid.), P. καταβάλλειν.
    Deposit with: P. κατατιθέναι (or mid.) (εἰς, acc., or παρά, dat.).
    Place: P. and V. τιθέναι; see Place.

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  • 11 passage

    ['pæsi‹]
    1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) πέρασμα,δίοδος,διάδρομος
    2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) περικοπή,απόσπασμα
    3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) πέρασμα,διάβα
    4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) διάπλους,ταξίδι

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  • 12 plunge

    1. verb
    1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) βουτώ
    2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) βυθίζω,χώνω
    2. noun
    (an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) βουτιά
    - take the plunge

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  • 13 shout

    1. noun
    1) (a loud cry or call: He heard a shout.) κραυγή
    2) (a loud burst (of laughter, cheering etc): A shout went up from the crowd when he scored a goal.) ξεφωνητό,ιαχή
    2. verb
    (to say very loudly: He shouted the message across the river; I'm not deaf - there's no need to shout; Calm down and stop shouting at each other.) φωνάζω,κραυγάζω

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  • 14 overlook

    [əuvə'luk]
    1) (to look down on: The house overlooked the river.) έχω θέα σε,βλέπω σε
    2) (to take no notice of: We shall overlook your lateness this time.) παραβλέπω

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  • 15 swollen

    ['swəulən]
    adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) πρησμένος

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  • 16 Fall

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. πίπτειν, καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), V. πίτνειν.
    Falling star: V. διοπετὴς ἀστήρ, ὁ (Eur., frag.).
    Fall in ruins: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, καταρρήγνυσθαι, P. περικαταρρεῖν, V. ἐρείπεσθαι;
    met., be ruined: P. and V. σφάλλεσθαι, πίπτειν (rare P.); see under Ruin.
    Die: P. and V. τελευτᾶν; see Die.
    Fall in battle: V. πίπτειν.
    Drop, go down: P. and V. ἀνιέναι; see Abate.
    Of price: P. ἀνίεναι, ἐπανίεναι.
    The price of corn fell: P. ἐπανῆκεν (ἐπανίεναι) ὁ σῖτος (Dem. 889).
    Fall against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.)
    Fall asleep: V. εἰς ὕπνον πίπτειν, or use v. sleep.
    Fall away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.
    Stand aloof: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι, ἀποστατεῖν (Plat.).
    Fall back: P. and V. ἀναπίπτειν; of an army: see Retire.
    Fall back on, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.).
    Fall behind: P. and V. ὑστερεῖν, λείπεσθαι.
    Fall down: P. and V. καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), or use fall.
    Fall down or before: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (acc. or dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν (acc. or dat.), see Worship.
    Fall foul of: P. συμπίπτειν (dat. or πρός, acc.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), προσβάλλειν (πρός, acc.); see dash against. met., P. προσκρούειν (dat. or absol.).
    Fall from (power, etc.): P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν (gen. or ἐκ, gen.).
    Fall in, subside: P. ἱζάνειν (Thuc. 2, 76).
    Collapse: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, πίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρήγνυσθαι, καταρρεῖν.
    Of debts: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι.
    Fall in love with: P. and V. ἐρᾶν (gen.), V. εἰς ἔρον πίπτειν (gen.); see Love.
    Fall in with, meet: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), συντυγχάνειν (dat.; V. gen.), ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), ἀπαντᾶν (dat.); see meet, light upon; met., accept: P. and V. δέχεσθαι, ἐνδέχεσθαι.
    Fall into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P εἰς, acc.; V. acc. alone or dat. alone), πίπτειν (εἰς, acc.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.); met., fall into misfortune, etc.: P. and V. περιπίπτειν (dat.), εμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.). πίπτειν εἰς (acc.), V. συμπίπτειν (dat.); of a river: see discharge itself into.
    Fall off: T. ἀποπίπτειν; see tumble off.
    Slip off: P. περιρρεῖν.
    Fall away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν;
    met., stand aloof: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι, ἀποστατεῖν (Plat.).
    Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν, ἐξίστασθαι.
    Become less: P. μειοῦσθαι.
    Fall on: see fall upon.
    Fall out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, P. ἀποπίπτειν; met., see Quarrel, Happen.
    Fall over, stumble against: P. and V. πταίειν (πρός, dat.).
    Fall overboard: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
    Fall short: see under Short.
    Fall through: P. and V. οὐ προχωρεῖν; see Fail.
    Fall to ( one's lot): P. and V. προσγίγνεσθαι (dat.), συμβαίνειν (dat.), λαγχάνειν (dat.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἐπιρρέπειν (absol.), P. ἐπιβάλλειν (absol.).
    Fall to ( in eating). — Ye who hungered before, fall to on the hare: Ar. ἀλλʼ ὦ πρὸ τοῦ πεινῶντες ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων ( Pax, 1312).
    Fall to pieces: Ar. and P. διαπίπτειν; see fall away, collapse.
    Fall to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι; see address oneself to.
    Fall upon a weapon: Ar. and P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), V. πίπτειν περί (dat.).
    Fall on one's knees: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν; see under Knee.
    Attack: P. and V. προσπίπτειν (dat.). εἰσπίπτειν (πρός, acc.), ἐπέχειν (ἐπί, dat.), ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat., rarely acc.), προσβάλλειν (dat.), εἰσβάλλειν (εἰς or πρός, acc.). ἐμπίπτειν (dat.) (Xen., also Ar.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat. or acc.) (Xen.), V. ἐφορμᾶν (or pass.) ( dat) (rare P.), P. προσφέρεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιφέρεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτίθεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.).
    Night fell upon the action: P. νὺξ ἐπεγένετο τῷ ἔργῳ (Thuc. 4, 25).
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    subs.
    P. and V. πτῶμα, τό (Plat.), V. πέσημα, τό.
    met., downfall: P. and V. διαφθορά, ἡ, ὄλεθρος, ὁ; see Downfall.
    Capture ( of a town): P. and V. ἅλωσις, ἡ, P. αἵρεσις, ἡ.
    In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.
    Fall of snow. — It was winter and there was a fall of snow: P. χειμὼν ἦν καὶ ὑπένιφε (Thuc. 4, 103).
    Fall of rain: Ar. and P. ὑετός, ὁ, ὕδωρ, τό; see Rain.
    Fall of the year, autumn: P. μετόπωρον, τό. φθινόπωρον, τό, Ar. and V. ὀπώρα, ἡ.

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  • 17 Stream

    subs.
    P. and V. ῥοή, ἡ, ῥεῦμα, τό, ῥεῖθρον, τό (Thuc.), ῥοῦς, ὁ (ῥόος in V.), V. ῥέος, τό, χεῦμα, τό, ἐπιρροή, ἡ, λιβάδες, αἱ; see Flow.
    Stream of lava: P. ῥύαξ, ὁ; see a lava.
    River: P. and V. ποταμός, ὁ.
    Spring: P. and V. πηγή, ἡ, κρήνη, ἡ, Ar. and V. νᾶμα, τό (also Plat. but rare P.), V. νασμός, ὁ; see Spring.
    Of a stream, adj.: P. and V. πηγαῖος (Plat.), V. κρηναῖος.
    Current: P. ῥεῦμα, τό (Thuc. 2, 102), ῥοή, ἡ (Plat., Crat. 402A).
    Down stream, with the stream: P. κατὰ ῥοῦν, Ar. κατὰ κῦμα... οὔριον (Eq. 433).
    Flow with a strong stream: P. and V. πολὺς ῥεῖν, P. μέγας ῥεῖν.
    met., stream of people: V. ῥεῦμα, τό; see Crowd.
    In streams: use adj.: P. and V. ἁθρόος, πολύς, πυκνός.
    Stream of blood: V. ῥοή, ἡ, ἀπορροή, ἡ, κρουνός, ὁ.
    Stream of tears: V. πηγή, ἡ, πλημμυρίς, ἡ, νᾶμα, τό, ἐπιρροή, ἡ (Eur., frag.), νοτίς, ἡ.
    In streams: P. and V. ἀστακτί.
    My tears fell in streams: P. ἀστακτὶ ἐχώρει τὰ δάκρυα (Plat., Phaedo, 117C).
    Stream of words: see under Torrent.
    The stream of time: V. οὑπιρρέων χρόνος. (Æsch. Eum. 853).
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    v. intrans.
    Flow: P. and V. ῥεῖν; see Flow.
    Be carried along: P. and V. φέρεσθαι.
    Drip: P. and V. λείβεσθαι (Plat. but rare P.), καταστάζειν (Xen.), στάζειν (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀποστάζειν, σταλάσσειν, διαρραίνεσθαι.
    Stream from ( a thing): P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν.
    Stream in: P. and V. ἐπιρρεῖν.
    Stream with: P. and V. ῥεῖν (dat.), V. στάζειν (dat.), καταστάζειν (dat.)καταρρεῖν (dat.), μυδᾶν (dat.).
    Float in air: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, V. ᾄσσεσθαι, ἀΐσσειν, ᾄσσειν; see also Trail.
    met., of people coming together: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι, P. συρρεῖν (Xen.).
    Stream down: Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν.

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  • 18 Reach

    v. trans.
    Arrive at: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, or ἐπί, acc., V. also acc. alone), εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. also acc. alone), ἥκειν (εἰς, acc., V. also acc. alone), Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., or acc. alone), V. ἱκάνειν (εἰς, acc. or acc. alone), ἐξικνεῖσθαι (εἰς, acc., ἐπί, acc., πρός, acc., or acc. alone).
    Gain: P. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see under Gain.
    Used absol., P. and V. ἐξήκειν, ἐφήκειν, V. προσήκειν.
    Reach with a missile: P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen. or absol.), διικνεῖσθαι ( absol).
    Touch, affect: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.); see Touch.
    Attain: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), κυρεῖν (gen.), P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen.); see Attain.
    V. intrans. Extend (of territory, etc.): P. and V. τείνειν, P. καθήκειν, διήκειν, ἐφικνεῖσθαι, προσήκειν (Xen.).
    Reach down to: P. καθίεσθαι πρός (acc.).
    Cover a distance: P. ἐπέχειν (Thuc. 2, 77).
    If our money reach so far ( be sufficient): P. ἂν ἐξικνῆται τὰ ἡμέτερα χρήματα (Plat., Prot. 311D).
    Reach out, extend: P. and V. προτείνειν, ἐκτείνειν, ὀρέγειν (Plat.).
    Reach out after: P. and V. ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.).
    Reach safely: see under Safely.
    ——————
    subs.
    Range of a missile: P. and V. βολή, ἡ, P. φορά, ἡ.
    Power, capacity: P. and V. δύναμις, ἡ.
    Beyond the reach of prep.:use P. and V. ἔξω (gen.), ἐκτός (gen.).
    In reach of: P. and V. ἐντός (gen.).
    In the reach of, in the power of: P. and V. ἐπί dat.).
    Within reach, ready to hand, adj.: P. and V. πρόχειρος.
    Reach ( of a river), subs.: P. κέρας, τό.

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

  • 19 Quench

    v. trans.
    Extinguish: P. and V. σβεννύναι (Thuc. 2, 77), ἀποσβεννύναι, κατασβεννύναι.
    Quenched: use also V. μαυρούμενος (Æsch., Ag. 296).
    The Athenians on their side devised preventives so as to quench the fire: P. οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι... ἀντεμηχανήσαντο σβεστήρια κωλύματα (Thuc., 7, 53).
    met., P. and V. ἀποσβεννύναι, κατασβεννύναι, σβεννύναι (Plat.).
    Put down: P. and V. κατέχειν, καθαιρεῖν, παύειν.
    Glut, satisfy: P. and V. ἐμπιπλάναι, ἐκπιμπλάναι; see Glut.
    Quench one's thirst: P. and V. πίνειν.
    From desire to quench their thirst: P. τοῦ πιεῖν ἐπιθυμίᾳ (Thuc. 7, 84).
    Strangers, could you point out a river stream whereat we might quench our thirst? V. ξένοι φράσαιτʼ ἂν νᾶμα ποτάμιον πόθεν δίψης ἄκος λάβοιμεν; (Eur., Cycl. 96).
    A thirst that cannot be quenched: P. δίψα ἄπαυστος, ἡ (Thuc. 2, 49).

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

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