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1 Most
adj.P. and V. πλεῖστος.Make the most of, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Exaggerate: P. ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον δεινοῦν; see Exaggerate.For the most part: see Mostly.Most people: P. and V. οἱ πολλοί.——————adv.P. and V. μάλιστα, πλεῖστον.To form superlatives: P. and V. μάλιστα.At most: P. ἐπὶ πλεῖστον.To buy for a drachma at most: P. εἰ πάνυ πολλοῦ δραχμῆς... πρίασθαι (Plat., Ap. 26D).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Most
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2 at (the) most
(taking the greatest estimate: There were fifty people in the audience at (the) most.) το πολύ -
3 at (the) most
(taking the greatest estimate: There were fifty people in the audience at (the) most.) το πολύ -
4 popular
['popjulə]1) (liked by most people: a popular holiday resort; a popular person; She is very popular with children.) δημοφιλής,αγαπητός2) (believed by most people: a popular theory.) διαδεδομένος3) (of the people in general: popular rejoicing.) λαϊκός4) (easily read, understood etc by most people: a popular history of Britain.) εκλαϊκευμένος•- popularity
- popularize
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5 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) δεξιός2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) σωστός3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) σωστός, ορθός: δίκαιος4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) κατάλληλος2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.)2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?)3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.)4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.)3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.)2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.)3) (close: He was standing right beside me.)4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.)5) (to the right: Turn right.)6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.)4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.)2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.)5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') εντάξει- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) δεξιός- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
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6 acceptable
1) (satisfactory: The decision should be acceptable to most people.) αποδεκτός2) (pleasing: a very acceptable gift.) ευπρόσδεκτος -
7 clot
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8 common knowledge
(something known to everyone or to most people: Surely you know that already - it's common knowledge.) κοινό μυστικό, πασίγνωστο -
9 consensus
[kən'sensəs](the feeling of most people: The consensus of opinion is that we should do this.) ομοφωνία -
10 death
[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) θάνατος2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) θάνατος3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) θάνατος•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
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11 generally
adverb (usually; by most people; on the whole: He is generally disliked; He generally wins.) γενικά -
12 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) χίμαιρα -
13 popularly
adverb (amongst, or by, most people: He was popularly believed to have magical powers.) από τον περισσότερο κόσμο -
14 sceptic
['skeptik](American also skeptic) noun(a person who is unwilling to believe: Most people now accept this theory, but there are a few sceptics.) σκεπτικιστής,αμφισβητίας- sceptically
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15 universal
adjective (affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people: English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.) παγκόσμιος/ γενικός, καθολικός -
16 in general
(usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc): People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.) γενικά, ως επί το πλείστον -
17 in the know
(having information possessed only by a small group of people: People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.) ενήμερος, μέσα στα πράγματα -
18 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) αριθμός2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) πλήθος3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) τεύχος4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) τραγούδι/νούμερο2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) αριθμώ2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) περιλαμβάνω,συγκαταλέγω3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) αριθμώ•- number-plate
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19 conform
[kən'fo:m]1) (to behave, dress etc in the way that most other people do.) συμβιβάζομαι2) ((with to) to act according to; to be in agreement with: Your clothes must conform to the school regulations.) συμμορφώνομαι• -
20 élite
[ei'li:t, ]( American[) i-]((with the) the best or most important people especially within society.) ελίτ,αφρόκρεμα
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