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1 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) (επι)πλέω2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) φελλός πετονιάς/πλωτήρας2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.) κάρο,ανοιχτό φορτηγάκι•- floating restaurant -
2 Float
v. intrans.Swim: Ar. and P. νεῖν.Be carried along: P. and V. φέρεσθαι.Stream, wave: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, αἰωρεῖσθαι, V. ᾄσσεσθαι. ἀΐσσειν, ᾄσσειν.Then will float around you a strain of flutes: Ar. ἐντεῦθεν αὐλῶν τίς σε περίεισιν πνοή (Ran. 154).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Float
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3 float
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4 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) ρεύμα2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) γουλιά3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) βύθισμα•- draughts- draughty -
5 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) παρασυρόμενη μάζα2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) τροπή,νόημα2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) παρασέρνω,-ομαι2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) περιπλανιέμαι•- drifter- driftwood -
6 gossamer
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7 life-jacket
noun (a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat.) σωσίβιος χιτώνας -
8 Flit
v. intrans.P. and V. πέτεσθαι.Of a ghost: V. ἀΐσσειν (Eur., Hec. 31).Float in the air: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Flit around: Ar. περιπέτεσθαι (absol.).Change one's abode: P. μετανίστασθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flit
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9 Stream
subs.P. and V. ῥοή, ἡ, ῥεῦμα, τό, ῥεῖθρον, τό (Thuc.), ῥοῦς, ὁ (ῥόος in V.), V. ῥέος, τό, χεῦμα, τό, ἐπιρροή, ἡ, λιβάδες, αἱ; see Flow.Stream of lava: P. ῥύαξ, ὁ; see a lava.River: P. and V. ποταμός, ὁ.Spring: P. and V. πηγή, ἡ, κρήνη, ἡ, Ar. and V. νᾶμα, τό (also Plat. but rare P.), V. νασμός, ὁ; see Spring.Of a stream, adj.: P. and V. πηγαῖος (Plat.), V. κρηναῖος.Current: P. ῥεῦμα, τό (Thuc. 2, 102), ῥοή, ἡ (Plat., Crat. 402A).Down stream, with the stream: P. κατὰ ῥοῦν, Ar. κατὰ κῦμα... οὔριον (Eq. 433).Flow with a strong stream: P. and V. πολὺς ῥεῖν, P. μέγας ῥεῖν.met., stream of people: V. ῥεῦμα, τό; see Crowd.In streams: use adj.: P. and V. ἁθρόος, πολύς, πυκνός.Stream of blood: V. ῥοή, ἡ, ἀπορροή, ἡ, κρουνός, ὁ.Stream of tears: V. πηγή, ἡ, πλημμυρίς, ἡ, νᾶμα, τό, ἐπιρροή, ἡ (Eur., frag.), νοτίς, ἡ.In streams: P. and V. ἀστακτί.My tears fell in streams: P. ἀστακτὶ ἐχώρει τὰ δάκρυα (Plat., Phaedo, 117C).Stream of words: see under Torrent.The stream of time: V. οὑπιρρέων χρόνος. (Æsch. Eum. 853).——————v. intrans.Be carried along: P. and V. φέρεσθαι.Drip: P. and V. λείβεσθαι (Plat. but rare P.), καταστάζειν (Xen.), στάζειν (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀποστάζειν, σταλάσσειν, διαρραίνεσθαι.Stream in: P. and V. ἐπιρρεῖν.Stream with: P. and V. ῥεῖν (dat.), V. στάζειν (dat.), καταστάζειν (dat.)καταρρεῖν (dat.), μυδᾶν (dat.).met., of people coming together: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι, P. συρρεῖν (Xen.).Stream down: Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stream
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10 Wave
v. trans.Wave in front of one: P. and V. προσείειν.They waved their hands in the air: P. τὰς χεῖρας ἀνέσεισαν (Thuc. 4, 38).V. intrans.Give direction by signs: P. ἐπινεύειν, Ar. and V. νεύειν.This man is no longer the same, he waves me back: V. ἀνὴρ ὅδʼ οὐκέθʼ αὑτός, ἐκνεύει πάλιν (Eur., Phoen. 920).Swing: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Be hung up: P. and V. κρέμασθαι.Toss up and down: P. and V. σαλεύειν.Stream, float in air: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, V. ᾄσσεσθαι, ἀΐσσειν, ᾄσσειν.——————subs.Wavy motion: P. αἰώρησις, ἡ.Motion: P. φορά, ἡ.Swell: Ar. and V. οἶδμα, τό, σάλος, ὁ.Shore washed by waves: V. ἀκτὴ κυμοδέγμων, ἡ (Eur., Hipp. 1173).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wave
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