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1 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) αναγνωρίζω, επαινώEnglish-Greek dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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2 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) αναγνωρίζω, επαινώEnglish-Greek dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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3 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) αναγνωρίζω, επαινώEnglish-Greek dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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4 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) αναγνωρίζω, επαινώEnglish-Greek dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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6 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) τετράγωνο2) (something in the shape of this.) τετράγωνο/γνώμονας3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) πλατεία4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) τετράγωνο2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) τετράγωνος2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) πάτσι,ίσος/τίμιος,δίκαιος3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) τετραγωνικός4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) παλιομοδίτικος3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) κάθετα,σε ορθή γωνία2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) ακριβώς(πάνω)4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) τετραγωνίζω2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) κανονίζω3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) συμφωνώ,συμβιβάζομαι4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) υψώνω στο τετράγωνο•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
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7 Play
v. trans.Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110B).Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).——————subs.P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Play
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8 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) γλιστρώ(και πέφτω)2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) γλιστρώ3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) λαθεύω,χάνω4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) (ξε)γλιστρώ5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) ξεγλιστρώ6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) χώνω στα κλεφτά/φορώ βιαστικά2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) γλίστρημα,γλίστρα2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) μικρολάθος,παραδρομή,ολίσθημα3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) μεσοφόρι,κομπινεζόν4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) ναυπηγική κλίνη•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) λωρίδα χαρτί -
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10 delegate
1. ['deləɡeit] verb(to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else: He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant.) αναθέτω2. [-ɡət, ]( American[) -ɡeit] noun(an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc): The delegates met in the conference room.) αντιπρόσωπος -
11 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
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12 generous
['‹enərəs]1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) γενναιόδωρος2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) μεγάλος, σεβαστός3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) μεγαλόψυχος•- generosity -
13 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) σερβίρομαι, παίρνω μόνος μου2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) συγκρατούμαι -
14 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) εργασία2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) δουλειά•- a good job
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15 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
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16 message
['mesi‹]1) (a piece of information spoken or written, passed from one person to another: I have a message for you from Mr Johnston.) μήνυμα2) (the instruction or teaching of a moral story, religion, prophet etc: What message is this story trying to give us?) ηθικό δίδαγμα• -
17 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) αρχείο, καταγραφή, εγγραφή, πρακτικό2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) δίσκος3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) ρεκόρ, ανώτατη επίδοση4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) μητρώο, ιστορικό, παρελθόν2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) καταγράφω2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) ηχογραφώ, (εγ)γράφω3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) καταγράφω4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) καταγράφω•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
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18 restore
[rə'sto:]1) (to repair (a building, a painting, a piece of furniture etc) so that it looks as it used to or ought to.) αναστηλώνω, αναπαλαιώνω2) (to bring back to a normal or healthy state: The patient was soon restored to health.) αποκαθιστώ3) (to bring or give back: to restore law and order; The police restored the stolen cars to their owners.) αποκαθιστώ, επιστρέφω, αποδίδω4) (to bring or put (a person) back to a position, rank etc he once had: He was asked to resign but was later restored to his former job as manager.) επαναφέρω, αποκαθιστώ•- restorer -
19 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) σημείο,σύμβολο2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) πινακίδα,σήμα(της τροχαίας),επιγραφή,ταμπέλα3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) σήμα,νεύμα,νόημα4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) σήμα,ένδειξη2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) υπογράφω2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) υπογράφω3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) γνέφω,κάνω νόημα•- signpost
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20 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) σπίθα2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) σπινθήρας3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) ίχνος2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) βγάζω σπίθες2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) προκαλώ,αποτελώ το έναυσμα
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