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  • 1 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) χέρι
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) δείκτης
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) βοηθός,μέλος πληρώματος
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) χεράκι,χείρα βοηθείας
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) χαρτωσιά
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) παλάμη
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) γραφικός χαρακτήρας
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.)
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.)
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 2 Hand

    subs.
    P. and V. χείρ, ἡ.
    Left hand: P. and V. ἀριστερά, V. λαιά, ἡ.
    Right hand: P. and V. δεξιά, ἡ.
    On which hand? V. ποτέρας τῆς χερός; (Eur., Cycl. 681).
    On the right hand: P. and V. ἐν δεξιᾷ, Ar. and P. ἐκ δεξιᾶς.
    On the left hand: P. and V. ἐξ ἀριστερᾶς; see under Left.
    On either hand: P. ἑκατέρωθεν.
    On the other hand, on the contrary: P. and V. αὖ, Ar. and V. αὖτε.
    At the hands of: P. and V. πρός (gen.). ἐκ (gen.).
    At second hand: see under Second.
    At hand, ready, adj.: P. and V. πρόχειρος.
    Near: use adv. P. and V. ἐγγύς, πλησίον, πέλας; see Near.
    Be at hand: P. and V. παρεῖναι; see be present.
    Hand to hand, adj.: P. στάδιος; adv.: P. συσταδόν.
    The battle was stubborn, and hand to hand throughout: P. ἦν ἡ μάχη καρτερὰ καὶ ἐν χερσὶ πᾶσα (Thuc. 4, 43).
    Off-hand, short in speech, adj.: P. βραχύλογος; on the spur of the moment, adv.: P. and V. φαύλως, P. ἐξ ἐπιδρομῆς, ἐξ ὑπογυίου.
    Get the upper hand: P. and V. κρατεῖν, νικᾶν, P. πλεονεκτεῖν; see Conquer.
    Die by one's own hand: V. αὐτόχειρ θνήσκειν.
    You dared not do this deed of murder with your own hand: V. δρᾶσαι τόδʼ ἔργον οὐκ ἔτλης αὐτοκτόνως (Æsch., Ag. 1635).
    Made by hand, artificial, adj.: P. χειροποίητος.
    Lay hands on, v.: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen. ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), V. θιγγάνειν (gen.) (Xen. but rare P.), ψαύειν (gen.) (rare P.).
    Don't lay hands on me: Ar. μὴ πρόσαγε τὴν χεῖρά μοι (Lys. 893).
    They ought to bear evidence against me with their hands laid on the victims: P. δεῖ αὐτοὺς... ἁπτομένους τῶν σφαγίων καταμαρτυρεῖν ἐμοῦ (Ant. 130).
    Have a hand in, share in, v.: P. and V. μετέχειν (gen.), μεταλαμβάνειν (gen.), κοινοῦσθαι (gen. or acc), συμμετέχειν (gen.), V. συμμετίσχειν (gen.).
    Meddle with: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. ψαύειν (gen.), θιγγάνειν (gen.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.); see Touch.
    Lift hand against: see raise finger against, under Finger.
    Put in a person's hands, v.: P. ἐγχειρίζειν (τινί, τι).
    Take in hand, v.: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι, αἴρεσθαι, ἅπτεσθαι (gen.); see Manage, Undertake.
    Having one's hands full, adj.: P. and V. ἄσχολος; see Busy.
    Because they had so many dead on their hands already: P. διὰ τὸ συχνοὺς ήδη προτεθνάναι σφίσι (Thuc. 2, 52).
    They began to get out of hand: P. ἤρξαντο ἀτακτότεροι γενέσθαι (Thuc. 8, 105).
    Keep a tight hand on the allies: P. τὰ τῶν συμμάχων διὰ χειρὸς ἔχειν (Thuc. 2, 13).
    Rule with a high hand: P. ἄρχειν ἐγκρατῶς (absol.) (Thuc. 1, 76)
    Those present carried matters with such a high hand: P. εἰς τοῦτο βιαιότητος ἦλθον οἱ παρόντες (Lys. 167).
    Hand in marriage: use V. γάμος, or pl., λέκτρον, or pl., λέχος, or pl.
    A suitor for your hand: V. τῶν σῶν γάμων μνηστήρ (Æsch., P.V. 739).
    Give your sister's hand to Pylades: V. Πυλάδῃ δʼ ἀδελφῆς λέκτρον δός (Eur., Or. 1658).
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. παραδιδόναι.
    Hold out, offer: P. and V. ὀρέγειν.
    Hand down: P. and V. παραδιδόναι.
    Hand in (accounts, etc.): P. ἀποφέρειν.
    Hand over: P. and V. παραδιδόναι, ἐκδιδόναι, προστιθέναι.
    Give up: P. and V. ἀφιέναι.
    Hand round: P. and V. περιφέρειν.

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  • 3 Second

    adj.
    P. and V. δεύτερος.
    Second to, inferior to: P. and V. ὕστερος (gen.), ἥσσων (gen.), χείρων (gen.).
    Second thoughts: V. ὕστεραι γνῶμαι, δεύτεραι φροντίδες.
    A second time: P. and V. δεύτερον, τὸ δεύτερον; see Again.
    In the second place: see Secondly.
    At second hand, speak at second hand: V. λέγειν κλύων ἄλλων (Eur., Heracl. 847; cf. also Eur., Or. 532-533).
    Hear at second hand: V. λόγους ἄλλων κλύειν (Æsch., Pers. 266), or παρʼ ἀγγέλων ἄλλων ἀκούειν (Soph., O.
    R. 6).
    Having Ischander to play second fiddle: P. Ἴσχανδρον ἔχων... δευτεραγωνιστήν (Dem. 344).
    Second cousin: see under Cousin.
    Second prize: P. δευτερεῖα, τά.
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    v. trans.
    Help on: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.
    With personal object: P. and V. παρεῖναι (dat.), Ar. and P. συναγωνίζεσθαι, παραγίγνεσθαι (dat.), V. παραστατεῖν (dat.); see Help.
    Speak on behalf of: P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), P. συναγορεύειν (dat.), συνειπεῖν (dat. or absol.).
    They were incensed against those of the orators who had seconded the expedition: P. χαλεποὶ ἦσαν τοῖς συμπροθυμηθεῖσι τῶν ῥητόρων τὸν ἔκπλουν (Thuc. 8, 1).
    The sailors sang a hymn to second the prayers of the maiden: V. ναῦται δʼ ἐπηυφήμησαν εὐχαῖσιν κόρης παιᾶνα (Eur., I.T. 1403).
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    subs.
    See Moment.

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  • 4 pat

    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) χαϊδευτικό χτύπημα
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) κομμάτι βουτύρου
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.)
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) ακόμπιαστα

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  • 5 Pass

    v. trans.
    Hand on: P. and V. παραδιδόναι.
    Passing ( the children) on through a succession of hands: V. διαδοχαῖς ἀμείβουσαι χερῶν (τέκνα) (Eur., Hec. 1159).
    Pass ( word or message): P. and V. παραφέρειν, παραγγέλλειν, παρεγγυᾶν (Xen.).
    Go past: P. and V. παρέρχεσθαι, P. παραμείβεσθαι (Plat.), Ar. and V. περᾶν, V. παραστείχειν.
    Sail past: P. παραπλεῖν, παρακομίζεσθαι.
    Go beyond ( of time or place): P. and V. παρέρχεσθαι, Ar. and V. περᾶν (Eur., And. 102).
    Having passed the appointed time: V. παρεὶς τὸ μόρσιμον.
    Their line had now all but passed the end of the Athenian wall: P. ἤδη ὅσον οὐ παρεληλύθει τὴν τῶν Ἀθηναίων τοῦ τείχους τελευτὴν ἡ ἐκείνων τείχισις (Thuc. 7, 6).
    Go through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι.
    Cross: P. and V. ὑπερβαίνειν, διαβάλλειν, διαπερᾶν, ὑπερβάλλειν, Ar. and P. διαβαίνειν, περαιοῦσθαι, διέρχεσθαι, P. διαπεραιοῦσθαι (absol.), διαπορεύεσθαι, Ar. and V. περᾶν, V. ἐκπερᾶν.
    Pass ( time): P. and V. διάγειν (Eur., Med. 1355) (with acc. or absol.), τρίβειν, Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (with acc. or absol.), κατατρίβειν, V. ἐκτρίβειν, διαφέρειν, διεκπερᾶν, Ar. and V. ἄγειν.
    Pass time in a place: Ar. and P. ἐνδιατρίβειν (absol.).
    Pass a short time with a person: P. σμικρὸν χρόνον συνδιατρίβειν (dat.) (Plat., Lys. 204C).
    Pass the night: P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, V. νυχεύειν (Eur., Rhes.).
    Pass ( accounts): P. ἐπισημαίνεσθαι (εὐθύνας) (Dem. 310).
    Pass ( a law), of the lawgiver: P. and V. τιθέναι (νόμον); of the people: P. and V. τίθεσθαι (νόμον).
    Pass sentence: P. and V. ψῆφον φέρειν, ψῆφον διαφέρειν, ψῆφον τίθεσθαι, P. δίκην ψηφίζεσθαι.
    Pass sentence on: see Condemn.
    Never would they have lived thus to pass sentence on another man: V. οὐκ ἄν ποτε δίκην κατʼ ἄλλου φωτὸς ὧδʼ ἐψήφισαν (Soph., Aj. 648).
    V. intrans. P. and V. ἔρχεσθαι, ἰέναι, χωρεῖν, Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν, περᾶν, V. ἕρπειν, μολεῖν ( 2nd aor. of βλώσκειν).
    A goddess shall be struck by mortal hand unless she pass from my sight: V. βεβλήσεταί τις θεῶν βροτησίᾳ χερὶ εἰ μὴ ʼξαμείψει χωρὶς ὀμμάτων ἐμῶν (Eur., Or. 271).
    Let pass: P. and V. ἐᾶν; see admit, let slip.
    Go through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι.
    Go by: P. and V. παρέρχεσθαι, V. παρήκειν.
    Go by ( of time): P. προέρχεσθαι.
    Elapse: P. and V. παρέρχεσθαι, διέρχεσθαι.
    Expire: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐξήκειν; see also under past.
    Disappear: P. and V. ἀφανίζεσθαι, διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν, φθίνειν (Plat.).
    Pass ( of a law): P. and V. νικᾶν.
    Be enacted: P. and V. κεῖσθαι.
    Pass along: P. ἐπιπαριέναι (acc.).
    Pass away: P. and V. ἀπέρχεσθαι, παρέρχεσθαι.
    This decree caused the danger that lowered over the city to pass away like a cloud: P. τοῦτο τὸ ψήφισμα τὸν τότε τῇ πόλει περιστάντα κίνδυνον παρελθεῖν ἐποίησεν ὥσπερ νέφος (Dem. 291).
    met., disappear: P. and V. ἀφανίζεσθαι, διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν, φθίνειν (Plat.), Ar. and V. ἔρρειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Have passed away, be gone: P. and V. οἴχεσθαι, ἀποίχεσθαι, V. ἐξοίχεσθαι, Ar. and V. διοίχεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Pass by: see pass, v. trans.
    met., neglect: P. and V. ἀμελεῖν; see Neglect, Omit.
    Pass from ( life): P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι βίου, V. μεταστῆναι βίου.
    Pass into: see Enter.
    Change into: P. μεταβαίνειν εἰς (acc.), μεταβάλλειν (εἰς acc., or ἐπί acc.); see Change.
    Pass off: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν.
    Pass away: see pass away.
    Pass on: P. προέρχεσθαι, P. and V. προβαίνειν.
    Pass out of: V. ἐκπερᾶν (acc. or gen.).
    Pass over, omit: P. and V. παριέναι, παραλείπειν, ἐᾶν; see Omit.
    Pass over in silence: P. and V. σιγᾶν (acc.), σιωπᾶν (acc.), V. διασιωπᾶν (acc.).
    Slight: see Slight.
    Pass through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. διέρπειν (acc.), διαστείχειν (acc.), Ar. and V. διεκπερᾶν (acc.), διαπερᾶν (acc.) (rare P.).
    Travel through: Ar. and V. διαπερᾶν (acc.) (rare P.), P. διαπορεύεσθαι (acc.).
    Pass through, into: V. διεκπερᾶν εἰς (acc.).
    Pierce: see Pierce.
    Of time (pass through life, etc.): P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. διαπερᾶν (also Xen. but rare P.).
    met., endure: P. and V. διεξέρχεσθαι; see Endure.
    Bring to pass: P. and V. ἀνύτειν, κατανύτειν, διαπράσσειν (or mid. in P.); see Accomplish.
    Come to pass: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, συμπίπτειν, παραπίπτειν, γίγνεσθαι, τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν; see Happen.
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    subs.
    Defile: P. and V. εἰσβολή, ἡ, ἄγκος, τό (Xen.), P. στενόπορα, τά, στενά, τά, πάροδος, ἡ, V. στενωπός, ἡ.
    Safe conduct: Ar. and P. δίαδος, ἡ, P. ἄδεια, ἡ, P. and V. ἀσφάλεια, ἡ.
    Difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ; see also predicament.
    Having come to so sore a pass: V. εἰς τὰς μεγίστας συμφορὰς ἀφιγμένος (Eur., I.A. 453).

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  • 6 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) βεντάλια
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) εξαεριστήρας,ανεμιστήρας
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) κάνω αέρα
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) φυσώ
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) οπαδός,θαυμαστής

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  • 7 flat

    [flæt] 1. adjective
    1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) επίπεδος,ομαλός
    2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) πληκτικός
    3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) κατηγορηματικός
    4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) ξεφούσκωτος
    5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) ξεθυμασμένος, που δεν αφρίζει πια
    6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) μερικές σκάλες παρακάτω (σε κλίμακα ήχου)
    2. adverb
    (stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) ξαπλωμένος,φαρδύς πλατύς
    3. noun
    1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) διαμέρισμα
    2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) ύφεση
    3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) επίπεδη πλευρά
    4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) πεδινή περιοχή
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    - flatten
    - flat rate
    - flat out

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  • 8 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) σταματώ
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) παρατώ
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) παραδίδω/-ομαι
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) αφιερώνω
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) θεωρώ χαμένο, ξεγράφω

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  • 9 manhandle

    1) (to move, carry etc by hand: When the crane broke down, they had to manhandle the crates on to the boat.) μετακινώ με τα χέρια
    2) (to treat roughly: You'll break all the china if you manhandle it like that!) κακομεταχειρίζομαι

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  • 10 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) διαλέγω
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) μαζεύω
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) σηκώνω(από κάτω)
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) παραβιάζω(κλειδαριά)
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) ό,τι επιθυμείς
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) (το)καλύτερο
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    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way     II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) αξίνα

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  • 11 press

    [pres] 1. verb
    1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) πιέζω,στριμώχνω/-ομαι
    2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) συμπίεζω,συνθλίβω,στύβω,ζουλώ
    3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) πιέζω
    4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) προωθώ,υποστηρίζω επίμονα
    5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) σιδερώνω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) πίεση/σφύξιμο/σιδέρωμα
    2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) πιεστήριο,πρέσα
    3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (ο)τύπος
    4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) (οι)δημοσιογράφοι
    5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) πρέσα
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    - press conference
    - press-cutting
    - be hard pressed
    - be pressed for
    - press for
    - press forward/on

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  • 12 should

    [ʃud]
    negative short form - shouldn't; verb
    1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) θα+παρατατικός...
    2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) θα'πρεπε να
    3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) θα πρέπει να
    4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) μπόρεσα να
    5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) τυχόν
    6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) θα(ήθελα να)
    7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) έτυχε να

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  • 13 stretch

    [stre ] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,απλώνω/-ομαι,τεζάρω
    2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) εκτείνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) τέντωμα,τάνυσμα
    2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) έκταση/διάστημα
    •
    - stretchy
    - at a stretch
    - be at full stretch
    - stretch one's legs
    - stretch out

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  • 14 that

    1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective
    (used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) εκείνος, αυτός εκεί
    2. pronoun
    (used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.)
    3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun
    (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) που, ο οποίος
    4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction
    1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) ότι, πως
    2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) να / είθε
    5. adverb
    (so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) τόσο
    - that's that

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  • 15 wave

    [weiv] 1. noun
    1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) κύμα
    2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) κύμα (ήχου)
    3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) κατσάρωμα
    4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) κύμα, τάση
    5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) χαιρετισμός, γνέψιμο
    2. verb
    1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) κυματίζω
    2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) κατσαρώνω, κάνω περμανάντ / είμαι κατσαρός
    3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) χαιρετώ / γνέφω κουνώντας το χέρι /ανεμίζω
    •
    - waviness
    - waveband
    - wave
    - wavelength
    - wave aside

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  • 16 Make

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ποιεῖν, ἐργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι.
    Make ( acquire) money: Ar. and P. ἐργάζεσθαι χρήματα (Ar., Eq. 840).
    Make a living: V. συλλέγειν βίον; see Live.
    Reap as profit: P. and V. κερδαίνειν; see Gain.
    Construct: P. and V. συντιθέναι, συμπηγνύναι, συναρμόζειν, P. κατασκευάζειν, συνιστάναι, V. τεύχειν; see also Build.
    Mould, fashion: P. and V. πλάσσειν, V. σχηματίζειν.
    Render: P. and V. ποιεῖν, καθιστάναι, παρέχειν (or mid.), P. παρασκευάζειν, ἀπεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποδεικνύναι, ἀποφαίνειν, Ar. and V. τιθέναι (rare P.), V. κτίζειν, τεύχειν.
    Make oneself ( show oneself): P. and V παρέχειν ἑαυτόν (with acc. of adj.).
    Compel: P. and V. ἀναγκάζειν, ἐπαναγκάζειν, βιάζεσθαι, καταναγκάζειν, Ar. and P. προσαναγκάζειν, Ar. and V. ἐξαναγκάζειν, V. διαβιάζεσθαι.
    What makes you say this? P. τί παθὼν ταῦτα λέγεις;
    Bring it about that: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως (aor. subj. or fut. indic.).
    Produce, cause: P. and V. ποιεῖν, V. τεύχειν. P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι.
    In periphrastic expressions, use P. and V. ποιεῖσθαι, V. τιθέναι, τίθεσθαι; e.g., make haste: P. σπουδὴν ποιεῖσθαι.
    Make amedds for: see under Amends.
    Make away with: P. and V. ἀφανίζειν, ὑπεξαιρεῖν.
    Steal: P. διακλέπτειν; see Steal.
    Make for, hasten to: P. and V. ὁρμᾶσθαι εἰς (acc.).
    Seek: P. and V. ζητεῖν (acc.).
    Tend towards: P. and V. τείνειν εἰς (acc.), πρός (acc.), P. συντείνειν εἰς (acc.), or ἐπί (acc.), or πρός (acc.); see Tend.
    Public support made rather for the Lacedaemonians: P, ἡ εὔνοια ἐποίει τῶν ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον εἰς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους (Thuc. 2. 8).
    Make free with: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Make good (losses, etc.): P. and V. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἀκεῖσθαι, ἐξιᾶσθαι; see Retrieve.
    Carry out (a promise, etc.): see Accomplish.
    Make light of: see Disregard.
    Make merry: P. and V. εὐωχεῖσθαι, κωμάζειν.
    Make of understand, interpret: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν (acc.), ἐκλαμβάνειν (acc.).
    Construct of: P. and V. συντιθέναι ἐκ (gen.).
    Be made of, be constructed of: P. συγκεῖσθαι ἐκ (gen.).
    Make out, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι; see Understand, Interpret, Represent.
    Make over, hand over: P. and V. παραδιδόναι, ἐκδιδόναι.
    Make up, dress up, v. trans.: P. and V. σκευάζειν, Ar. and P. ἐνσκευάζειν; v. intrans.: Ar. and P. ἐνσκευάζεσθαι.
    Complete (a number, etc.): P. and V. ἐκπληροῦν. P. ἀναπληροῦν.
    Trump up: P. and V. πλάσσειν, (acc.), P. κατασκευάζειν (acc.), συσκευάζειν (acc.).
    Help to make up: P. συγκατασκευάζειν (acc.).
    Constitute: P. and V. εἶναι, καθεστηκέναι (perf. of καθιστάναι).
    Help in forming: P. συγκατασκευάζειν.
    Make up (a quarrel. etc.): P. and V. εὖ τιθέναι (or mid.), καλῶς τιθέναι (or mid.) P. λύεσθαι, κατατίθεσθαι, διαλύεσθαι, Ar. and P. καταλύεσθαι.
    Straightway a widespread rumour was bruited in our ears that you and your lord had made up your former quarrel: V. διʼ ὤτων δʼ εὐθὺς ἦν πολὺς λόγος σὲ καὶ πόσιν σὸν νεῖκος ἐσπεῖσθαι τὸ πρίν (Eur., Med. 1139).
    Make it up, be reconciled: P. and V. καταλλάσσεσθαι, διαλύεσθαι; see under Reconcile.
    Make up for, make amends for: P. and V. ἀκεῖσθαι (acc.) ἀναλαμβάνειν (acc.), ἰᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐξιᾶσθαι (acc.).
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    subs.
    Form: P. and V. σχῆμα, τό; see Form.

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  • 17 Round

    adj.
    Ar. and P. κυκλοτερής, P. περιφερής, σφαιροειδής, P. and V. εὔκυκλος (Plat.), V. εὔτορνος, ἀμφίτορνος, κυκλωτός, κύρτος, Ar. and V. γογγύλος (Æsch., frag.), Ar. and P. στρογγύλος.
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    adv.
    All round: P. and V. πέριξ (rare P.), κύκλῳ, ἐν κύκλῳ.
    Standing round: P. and V. περισταδόν.
    In compounds: P. and V. περι; e.
    g., stand round: P. and V. περιίστασθαι.
    Distributively: δια; e.g., hand round: P. and V. διαδιδόναι.
    Bring round, persuade, met.: P. and V. πείθειν.
    Carry round: P. and V. περιφέρειν.
    Come round, return in a circle: Ar. and P. περιέρχεσθαι.
    met., be persuaded: P. and V. πείθεσθαι.
    Change round: P. περιίστασθαι.
    Get round, cajole: P. and V.. ὑπέρχεσθαι.
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    prep.
    P. and V. περί (acc. or dat.), V. ἀμφί (rare P.) (acc. or. dat.), πέριξ (acc.).
    A place which had a wall all round it: P. χωρίον ᾧ κύκλῳ τειχίον περιῆν (Thuc. 7, 81).
    A road runs all round it: P. κυκλόθεν ὅδος περιέχει (Lys. 110).
    ——————
    subs.
    Circle: P. and V. κύκλος, ὁ.
    Succession: P. and V. διαδοχή, ἡ.
    Round of a ladder: see Rung.
    The ordinary round of affairs: P. τὰ ἐγκύκλια (Isoc.).
    Go one's rounds, patrol: Ar. and P. ἐφοδεύειν (Xen.), Ar. κωδωνοφορεῖν.
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    v. trans.
    Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.
    Round ( a point) in navigation: P. περιβάλλειν (acc.), ὑπερβάλλειν (acc.).
    Round off: met., Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.

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  • 18 Short

    adj.
    P. and V. βραχύς.
    At so short a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.
    Concise: P. and V. σύντομος, βραχύς.
    Little (in amount, time, etc.): P. and V. βραχύς, ὀλίγος, μικρός, σμικρός, Ar. and V. βαιός.
    Of stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.
    Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.
    Short of, deficient in: P. and V. ἐνδεής (gen.); see Deficient.
    Except: P. and V. πλήν (gen.).
    Less than: with numerals use participle, P. δέων (gen.).
    Come short, v.: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι; see also lack.
    Come short of.
    Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).
    Fall short, give out: P. and V. ἐκλείπειν, ἐλλείπειν, V. λείπειν, Ar. and P. ἐπιλείπειν.
    Fall short of, be inferior to: P. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ὑστερίζειν (gen.), ὑστερεῖν (gen.), P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι (gen.), λείπεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).
    They reflected how far they had fallen short of their covenant: P. ἐσκόπουν ὅσα ἐξελελοίπεσαν τῆς συνθήκης (Thuc. 5, 42).
    If you persist in sitting idle, letting your zeal stop short at murmuring and commending: P. εἰ καθεδεῖσθε ἄχρι τοῦ θορυβῆσαι καὶ ἐπαινέσαι σπουδάζοντες (Dem. 109).
    At short notice P. and V. φαύλως; see off-hand.
    In short: see Shortly.
    To sum up: P. ὅλως, P. and V. ἁπλῶς.
    Cut short, abridge, v.: P. and V. συντέμνειν.
    To cut a long story short: P. ἵνα, ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ εἰπεῖν, συντέμω.
    Cut short, shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν.
    Cut short ( a person), make to stop: P. and V. παύειν; see also Interrupt.
    Short ( of temper): P. and V. ὀξύς; see Quick.
    Short of breath: V. δύσπνους.
    Short comings, subs.: P. ἐλλείματα, τά.
    You will make up for your past short comings: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλήψεσθε (Dem. 42).
    Short cut: P. ἡ σύντομος (Xen.).
    By the shortest cut: P. τὰ συντομώτατα (Thuc. 2, 97).

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  • 19 Start

    v. trans.
    Begin, be the first to do a thing: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.), κατάρχειν (acc. or gen.), P. προϋπάρχειν (gen.).
    Start something of one's own: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι (gen.), κατάρχειν (acc. or gen.) (or mid.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.).
    Take in hand: P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).
    Set up: Ar. and P. ἐνίστασθαι.
    Establish: P. and V. καθιστάναι, Ar. and P. καταδεικνύναι.
    Make to set out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶν.
    Start ( a quarry in hunting): V. ἐκκινεῖν.
    Set in motion: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, κινεῖν.
    V. intrans.
    Begin: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι; see Begin.
    The city if once it start well goes on increasing: P. πολιτεία ἐάνπερ ἅπαξ ὁρμήσῃ εὖ ἔρχεται... αὐξανομένη (Plat., Rep. 424A).
    Set out: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἀφορμᾶν, ἀφορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ἀποστέλλεσθαι.
    With ships or land forces: P. αἴρειν.
    Starting with this force they sailed round: P. ἄραντες τῇ παρασκευῇ ταύτῃ περιέπλεον. (Thuc. 2, 23).
    I would have you save the money with which I started: V. σῶσαί σε χρήμαθʼ οἷς συνεξῆλθον θέλω (Eur., Hec. 1012).
    Be startled: P. and V. φρίσσειν, τρέμειν, ἐκπλήσσεσθαι.
    Start up: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, P. ἀνατρέχειν, Ar. and V. ἀνᾴσσειν (also Xen. but rare P.).
    To start with, at first: P. and V. τὸ πρῶτον; see under First.
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    subs.
    Beginning: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.
    Journey: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ.
    Putting out to sea: P. ἀναγωγή, ἡ.
    Get a start, v.: P. and V. φθάνειν, προφθάνειν.
    Get the start of: P. and V. φθάνειν (acc.), προφθάνειν (acc.), προλαμβάνειν (acc.), P. προκαταλαμβάνειν (acc.).
    The trireme had a start of about a day and a night: P. (ἡ τριήρης) προεῖχε ἡμέρᾳ καὶ νυκτὶ μάλιστα (Thuc. 3, 49).
    Let me and him have a fair start that we may benefit you on equal terms: Ar. ἄφες ἀπὸ βαλβίδων ἐμὲ καὶ τουτονὶ ἵνα σʼ εὖ ποιῶμεν ἐξ ἴσου (Eq. 1159).
    Shudder: P. and V. τρόμος, ὁ.
    Give one a start: use P. and V. ἔκπληξιν παρέχειν (dat.).

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  • 20 Turn

    v. trans.
    P. and V. τρέπειν, στρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφειν.
    Change: P. and V. μεταφέρειν, μεταβάλλειν, μεταστρέφειν; see Change.
    Translate: P. μεταφέρειν.
    Let us turn our steps from this path: V. ἔξω τρίβου τοῦδʼ ἴχνος ἀλλαξώμεθα (Eur., El. 103).
    Turn a corner: Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.
    Where are you turning your head? Ar. τὴν κεφάλην ποῖ περιάγεις; ( Pax, 682).
    Turn one's neck: P. περιάγειν τὸν αὐχένα (Plat., Rep. 515C).
    Direct ( towards an object): P. and V. ἐπέχειν (τί τινι, or τι ἐπί τινι).
    Turn on a lathe: Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.
    met., round off ( a phrase): Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.
    Spin: P. and V. στρέφειν; see Spin.
    V. intrans. P. and V. τρέπεσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. and V. μεταστρέφεσθαι, P. περιίστασθαι; see Change.
    Wend: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι; see Wend.
    Spin, revolve: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι; see Spin.
    Turn in the race-course: V. κάμπτειν (Soph., El. 744).
    Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn about: see Turn back (Turn).
    Turn against, estrange, v. trans.: P. ἀλλοτριοῦν, ἀπαλλοτριοῦν.
    Embroil: Ar. and P. διιστάναι.
    Betray: P. and V. προδιδόναι.
    Turn aside: P. and V. ἀποτρέπειν, ἀποστρέφειν.
    Turn from its course: P. παρατρέπειν, P. and V. ἐκτρέπειν, ὑπεκτρέπειν, V. παρεκτρέπειν, διαστρέφειν; see Divert.
    Turn aside, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκτρέπεσθαι, ὑπεκτρέπεσθαι, ἀποτρέπεσθαι, ἀποστρέφειν (or pass.), P. παρατρέπεσθαι, ἐκκλίνειν.
    Turn away: see Turn aside (Turn).
    Turn back, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀποτρέπειν.
    Send back: Ar. and P. ἀποπέμπειν.
    Deter: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἀποτρέπειν, V. παρασπᾶν.
    Turn back, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν (or pass.), ὑποστρέφειν (or pass.), ἀναστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἐπαναστρέφειν.
    Turn from, v. trans., deter: Ar. and P. ἀποτρέπειν; see deter; v. intrans., V. ἀποτρέπεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and V. ἀποστρέφεσθαι (acc.) (also Xen.), P. ἀποτρέπεσθαι ἐκ (gen.).
    Desist from: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), V. μεθίστασθαι (gen.).
    Turn into, change into, v. trans.: P. μεταλλάσσειν (εἰς. acc.).
    Become, v. intrans.: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn into a beast: V. ἐκθηριοῦσθαι.
    Change into: P. μεταβαίνειν εἰς (acc.), μεταβάλλειν εἰς (acc.) or ἐπί (acc.).
    Turn out, manufacture, v. trans.: see Manufacture.
    Turn out of doors: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι.
    Be turned out of doors: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
    Drive out: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ἐξελαύνειν, ἐκβάλλειν; see Banish.
    Depose: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, P. παραλύειν; see Depose.
    Turn out, result, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, ἐξέρχεσθαι, P. ἀποβαίνειν, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι.
    Turn over, hand over, v. trans.: P. and V. παραδιδόναι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν.
    Upset: P. and V. ἀνατρέπειν, ἀναστρέφειν; see Upset.
    Turn over in one's mind: see Ponder.
    Turn over a new leaf: V. μεθαρμόζεσθαι βελτίω βίον (Eur., Alc. 1157).
    Turn round, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀνακυκλεῖν (pass. in Plat.), ἐπιστρέφειν, περιάγειν (Eur., Cycl. 686).
    Turn round, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπιστρέφειν (or ὑποστρέφειν, μεταστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. περιίστασθαι.
    Not turning round, adj.: V. ἄστροφος (Soph., O. C. 490).
    Turn tail: P. and V. ὑποστρέφειν, V. νωτίζειν; fly.
    Turn to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.), P. καταφεύγειν εἰς, or πρός (acc.), V. φεύγειν εἰς (acc.).
    Turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Turn upside down, v. trans.: P. and V. ἄνω κάτω στρέφειν; see under Upside (Upside down).
    Upset: P. and V. ἀναστρέφειν, ἀνατρέπειν.
    Turn upside down, be upset, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἀνατρέπεσθαι.
    Capsize: V. ὑπτιοῦσθαι.
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    subs.
    Change: P. and V. μεταβολή, ἡ, μετάστασις, ἡ; see Change.
    Opportunity: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ, καιρός, ὁ.
    Turn of the scale, met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
    Twist, trick: P. and V. στροφή, ἡ.
    He will wait the turn of events: P. προσεδρεύσει τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 14).
    Good turn, service: P. and V. χάρις, ἡ, P. εὐεργεσία, ἡ, V. ὑπουργία, ἡ; see Service.
    Do ( one) a good turn: P. and V. εὖ ποιεῖν (acc.). εὖ δρᾶν (acc.).
    Bad turn, injury: P. and V. κακόν, τό; see Injury.
    Do ( one) a bad turn: P. and V. κακῶς ποιεῖν (acc.), κακῶς δρᾶν (acc.).
    The pair had hardly taken two or three turns ( in walking) when Clinias enters: P. οὔπω τούτω δύʼ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε ἤτην καὶ εἰσέρχεται Κλεινίας (Plat., Euthy. 273A).
    Duty coming round by rotation: P. and V. μέρος, τό.
    By turns: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει, P. κατὰ μέρος, V. ἀνὰ μέρος.
    In order: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς, ἑξῆς.
    By relays: P. κατʼ ἀναπαύλας.
    Alternately: P. and V. παραλλάξ.
    In turn: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει.
    I will speak in your turn: P. ἐγὼ ἐρῶ ἐν τῷ σῷ μέρει (Plat., Symp. 185D).
    In return: P. and V. αὖ, αὖθις.
    In compounds: use ἀντι, e. g.
    hear in turn: P. and V. ἀντακούειν (Xen.).
    Be captured in turn: V. αὖθις ἀνθαλίσκεσθαι.
    Out of turn: P. παρὰ τὸ μέρος (Xen.).
    They took it in turns to sleep and do the rowing: P. οἱ μὲν ὕπνος, ἡροῦντο κατὰ μέρος, οἱ δὲ ἤλαυνον (Thuc. 3, 49).
    Taking one's turn: use adj., P. and V. διάδοχος.

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  • had a hand in it — had something to do with it …   English contemporary dictionary

  • had a hand in — played a part in, had a role in, took part in …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ beautiful, delicate, long fingered, pretty, slender ▪ mani …   Collocations dictionary

  • hand — handlike, adj. /hand/, n. 1. the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3 …   Universalium

  • hand — I [[t]hæ̱nd[/t]] NOUN USES AND PHRASES ♦ hands (Please look at category 56 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT Your hands are the parts of your body at the end of your arms. Each hand has four …   English dictionary

  • hand — hand1 W1S1 [hænd] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of body)¦ 2¦(help)¦ 3¦(control)¦ 4 get out of hand 5 on the other hand 6 hands off 7 in hand …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hand — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ (2)… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hand — 1 noun PART OF THE BODY 1 (C) the part at the end of a person s arm, including the fingers and thumb, used to pick up or keep hold of things: He held the pencil in his right hand. | Go wash your hands. | hold hands: They kissed and held hands. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hand — A measure of length equal to four inches, used in measuring the height of horses. A person s signature. In anatomical usage the hand, or manus, includes the phalanges, or fingers and thumb; the metacarpus, or hand proper; and the carpus, or… …   Black's law dictionary

  • hand — A measure of length equal to four inches, used in measuring the height of horses. A person s signature. In anatomical usage the hand, or manus, includes the phalanges, or fingers and thumb; the metacarpus, or hand proper; and the carpus, or… …   Black's law dictionary

  • hand it to — phrasal : to give credit to : concede the excellence of had to hand it to the committee for doing such a good job in getting out the vote * * * hand it to informal : to give credit to (someone) for doing something I ve got to hand it to you. You… …   Useful english dictionary

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