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1 families
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2 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) οικογένεια,οικογενειακός2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) οικογένεια3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) οικογένεια4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) οικογένεια•- family tree -
3 feud
[fju:d](a long-lasting quarrel or war between families, tribes etc: There has been a feud between our two families for two hundred years.) βεντέτα -
4 intermarry
[intə'mæri]((of tribes, families etc) to marry one another: The invaders intermarried with the local population; The two families intermarried.) αλληλοπαντρεύομαι -
5 accommodate
[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) στεγάζω2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) εξυπηρετώ•- accommodation -
6 clan
[klæn](a tribe or group of families (especially Scottish) under a single chief, usually all having one surname.) φάρα, φατρία -
7 coloured
1) (having colour: She prefers white baths to coloured baths.) χρωματιστός2) (belonging to a dark-skinned race: There are only two white families living in this street - the rest are coloured.) έγχρωμος -
8 frontier
1) (a boundary between countries: We crossed the frontier; ( also adjective) a frontier town.) σύνορο/μεθοριακός,παραμεθόριος2) (the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted: Many families went to make a new life on the frontier.) παραμεθόριος περιοχή3) (the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc): the frontiers of scientific knowledge.) όριο -
9 genealogy
[‹i:ni'ælə‹i](-)1) (noun the history of families from generation to generation: the genealogy of the royal house of Tudor.) γενεαλογία2) (a plan, list etc of the ancestors of a person or family.) γενεαλογία•- genealogist -
10 heraldry
noun (the study of coats of arms, crests etc and of the history of the families who have the right to use them.) οικοσημολογία,εραλδική -
11 long house
(in tribal societies, a long rectangular dwelling shared by several families, especially in south-east Asia and amongst North American Indians.) ορθογώνιο κοινοτικό οίκημα των ινδιάνων iroquois -
12 previous to
(before: They told their families about their engagement previous to publishing it in the newspaper.) πριν -
13 set-up
noun (an arrangement: There are several families living together in that house - it's a funny set-up.) διευθέτηση/σύστημα -
14 tribe
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15 vendetta
[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) -
16 Marriage gifts
subs.V. ἕδνα, τά (Eur., And. 2 and 153), φερναί, αἱ (Eur., Med. 956).Dowry: see Dowry.Take in marriage (with man as subject); P. λαμβάνειν (acc.) (Dem. 1311).Unite in marriage: see under Marry.They refused the landowners all rights, nor were any of the popular party any longer to give in marriage or contract alliances from among them or into their families: P. τοῖς γεωμόροις μετεδίδοσαν οὔτε ἄλλου οὐδένος, οὔτε ἐκδοῦναι οὐδʼ ἀγαγέσθαι παρʼ ἐκείνων — οὐδ εἰς ἐκείνους οὐδένι ἔτι τοῦ δήμου ἐξῆν (Thuc. 8, 21).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Marriage gifts
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17 Trace
v. trans.Track: P. and V. ἰχνεύειν, μετέρχεσθαι, V. ἐξιχνεύειν. ἰχνοσκοπεῖν, ἐξιχνοσκοπεῖν (or mid.), μαστεύειν, μεταστείχειν, Ar. and V. ματεύειν.Trace in a person or thing: Ar. and P. ἐνορᾶν τί τινι, or τι ἔν τινι.Embroider: P. and V. ποικίλλειν.Draw, etc.: P. and V. γράφειν.Trace under: P. ὑπογράφειν (Plat., Prot. 326D).Trace in outline: P. σκιαγραφεῖν, ὑπογράφειν.Trace one's decent: P. γενεαλογεῖν.Both the families of Hercules and Achaemenes trace their descent to Perseus son of Zeus: P. τὸ Ἡρακλέους τε γένος καὶ τὸ Ἀχαιμένους εἰς Περσέα τὸν Διὸς ἀναφέρεται (Plat., Alci. I. 120E).Trace one's descent to Hercules: P. ἀναφέρειν εἰς Ἡρακλέα (Plat., Theaet. 175A).I will trace back their lineage for you: V. πάλιν δὲ τῶνδʼ ἄνειμι σοὶ γένος (Eur., Heracl. 209).——————subs.P. and V. ἴχνος, τό.Track: V. στίβος, ὁ (also Xen.).A trace of, met.: use P. and V. τι.So that not even a trace of the walls is visible: V. ὥστʼ οὐδʼ ἴχνος γε τειχέων εἶναι σαφές (Eur., Hel. 108).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trace
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