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1 More
adj.P. and V. πλείων.More or less: P, ἢ πλείων ἢ ἐλάσσων (Dem. 330).——————adv.P. and V. πλεῖον, πλέον.To form comparatives: P. and V. μᾶλλον.With numerals: Ar. and P. πλεῖν.More that half were found to be Carians: P. ὑπὲρ ἥμισυ Κᾶρες ἐφάνησαν (Thuc. 1, 8).More zealous than wise: V. πρόθυμος μᾶλλον ἢ σοφωτέρα (Eur., Med. 485).With more zeal than love: V. προθύμως μᾶλλον ἢ φίλως (Æsch., Ag. 1591).More worthy that rich: P. βελτίων ἢ πλουσιώτερος (Lys. 153).All the more: P. and V. τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον, τοσῷδε μᾶλλον.The more I believe, the more I am at a loss what to do: P. ὅσῳ μᾶλλον πιστεύω τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ἀπορῶ ὅτι χρήσωμαι (Plat., Rep. 368B).Doing things that it is a great disgrace even to speak of, much more for respectable people to perpetrate: P. τοιαῦτα ποιοῦντες ἃ πολλὴν αἰσχύνην ἔχει καὶ λέγειν μὴ ὅτι γε δὴ ποιεῖν ἀνθρώπους μετρίους (Dem. 1262).Many times more, adj.: P. πολλαπλάσιος.More and more: P. ἐπὶ πλέον, V. μᾶλλον μᾶλλον (Eur., I.T. 1406).Longer: P. and V. ἔτι.No more of this: P. οὕτω περὶ τούτων, ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτως (Isoc.), P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, V. τούτων μὲν οὕτω, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί; see so much for that under much.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > More
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2 easier said than done
(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) πιο δύσκολο απ'ό,τι φανταζόμαστε -
3 in excess of
(more than: His salary is in excess of $25,000 a year.) πάνω από -
4 in particular
(more than others: I liked this book in particular.) ειδικά -
5 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) μάλλον2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) καλύτερα3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) μάλλον, για την ακρίβεια -
6 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) τραβώ σε μάκρος -
7 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) τραβώ σε μάκρος -
8 Grab
v. trans.Take more than one's share: P. πλεονεκτεῖν.——————subs.Taking more than one's share: P. πλεονεξία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Grab
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9 mere
[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) απλός,μόνος,σκέτος- merely -
10 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) μόνος,μοναχός,μοναδικός2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) μόνο2) (alone: Only you can do it.) μόνο3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) μόνο,απλά4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) μόλις5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) απλά3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) αλλά,μόνο που- only too -
11 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) (ο)περισσότερος,(οι)περισσότεροι2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) (ο)περισσότερος,(οι)περισσότεροι2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) (ο)πιο,(ο)περισσότερο2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) πιο πολύ3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) λίαν,εξαιρετικά4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) σχεδόν3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) (το)περισσότερο2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) οι περισσότεροι, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
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12 ambiguous
[æm'biɡjuəs](having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) διφορούμενος- ambiguity -
13 ample
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14 antique
[æn'ti:k] 1. adjective1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) αντίκα2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) παμπάλαιος3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) για αντίκες2. noun(something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) αντίκα- antiquity -
15 at a stretch
(continuously: He can't work for more than three hours at a stretch.) συνέχεια,χωρίς διακοπή -
16 be/get screwed
((slang) be cheated: You've been screwed - it's not worth more than $10.) εξαπατώμαι,πέφτω θύμα απάτης -
17 billionaire
[,biljə'neə(r)]noun (a very rich person who has more than a billion dollars, pounds etc: He's not just a millionaire - he's a billionaire!) δισεκατομμυριούχος -
18 century
['sen əri]noun - plural centuries1) (a (period of a) hundred years: the 19th century; for more than a century.) αιώνας2) (in cricket, a hundred runs: He has just made his second century this year.) εκατό πόντοι -
19 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) κοινός, συνηθισμένος2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) κοινός3) (publicly owned: common property.) κοινόχρηστος4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) λαϊκός5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) κοινός, λαϊκός6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) κοινό (ουσιαστικό)2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) κοινόχρηστος υπαίθριος χώρος κοινότητας- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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20 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) παλλακίδα2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) δεύτερη σύζυγος
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