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1 go off at a tangent
(to go off suddenly in another direction or on a different line of thought, action etc: It is difficult to have a sensible conversation with her, as she keeps going off at a tangent.) αλλάζω απότομα θέμα -
2 division
[di'viʒən]1) ((an) act of dividing.) διαίρεση2) (something that separates; a dividing line: a ditch marks the division between their two fields.) όριο,χώρισμα3) (a part or section (of an army etc): He belongs to B division of the local police force.) μεραρχία4) ((a) separation of thought; disagreement.) διχόνοια5) (the finding of how many times one number is contained in another.) διαίρεση -
3 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) νότια,στο κέντρο2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) απόλυτος- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) πούπουλα- downie®- downy -
4 Manœuvre
subs.Scheme, plot: P. ἐπιβουλή, ἡ, P. and V. μηχάνημα, τό, V. τέχνη, ἡ, τέχνημα, τό.Wise devise: P. and V. σόφισμα, τό.Practice: P. ἄσκησις, ἡ.Practice manœuvres ( with ships): P. ἀναπειρᾶσθαι (absol.) (Thuc. 7, 12).( They thought) the Athenians would have no opportunity in the narrow space either of sailing round them or breaking their line, the part of their manœuvres on which they most relied: P. τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις οὐκ ἔσεσθαι σφῶν ἐν στενοχωρίᾳ οὔτε περίπλουν οὔτε διέκπλουν ᾧπερ τῆς τέχνης μάλιστα ἐπίστευον (Thuc. 7, 36).Counter manœuvre: P. ἀντιτέχνησις, ἡ.——————v. trans.Handle, control: P. and V. κυβερνᾶν.A large number of hoplites on both sides were manœuvring in a small space: P. ὁπλῖται ἀμφοτέρων οὐκ ὀλίγοι ἐν στενοχωρίᾳ ἀνεστρέφοντο (Thuc. 7, 44).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Manœuvre
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5 Manoeuvre
subs.Scheme, plot: P. ἐπιβουλή, ἡ, P. and V. μηχάνημα, τό, V. τέχνη, ἡ, τέχνημα, τό.Wise devise: P. and V. σόφισμα, τό.Practice: P. ἄσκησις, ἡ.Practice manœuvres ( with ships): P. ἀναπειρᾶσθαι (absol.) (Thuc. 7, 12).( They thought) the Athenians would have no opportunity in the narrow space either of sailing round them or breaking their line, the part of their manœuvres on which they most relied: P. τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις οὐκ ἔσεσθαι σφῶν ἐν στενοχωρίᾳ οὔτε περίπλουν οὔτε διέκπλουν ᾧπερ τῆς τέχνης μάλιστα ἐπίστευον (Thuc. 7, 36).Counter manœuvre: P. ἀντιτέχνησις, ἡ.——————v. trans.Handle, control: P. and V. κυβερνᾶν.A large number of hoplites on both sides were manœuvring in a small space: P. ὁπλῖται ἀμφοτέρων οὐκ ὀλίγοι ἐν στενοχωρίᾳ ἀνεστρέφοντο (Thuc. 7, 44).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Manoeuvre
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