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1 Allow
v. trans.Measure out: P. and V. μετρεῖν.Concede: P. and V. συγχωρεῖν.Confess: P. and V. ὁμολογεῖν (rare V.).Permit ( persons): P. and V. ἐᾶν, ἐφίέναι (dat.), συγχωρεῖν (dat.), μεθιέναι (dat.), παριέναι (dat.), παρέχειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν (dat.).Allow a person to be injured: Ar. and P. περιορᾶν or P. προΐεσθαί τινα ἀδικούμενον.She will not allow others to bear children: V. οὐκ ἀνέξεται τίκτοντας ἄλλους (Eur., And. 711).He privily begets sons and allows them to perish: παῖδας ἐκτεκνούμενος λάθρα θνήσκοντας ἀμελεῖ (Eur., Ion, 438).Allow for, take into account: P. ὑπολογίζεσθαι, ὑπόλογον, ποιεῖσθαι (gen.).Allow of, admit of: P. ἐνδέχεσθαι (acc.); see admit of.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Allow
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2 allow
1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) επιτρέπω2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) λαμβάνω υπόψη3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) δίνω (χρήματα)•- make allowance for -
3 would not hear of
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) ούτε να τ'ακούσω -
4 keep out
(not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) δεν μπαίνω, μένω/ κρατώ έξω -
5 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) κρατώ μακριά, κάνω πίσω2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) αποκρύπτω3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) κατακρατώ -
6 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) δεν σηκώνομαι, μένω σκυμμένος2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) συγκρατώ, περιορίζω3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) κρατώ (στο στομάχι μου) -
7 keep in
1) (not to allow to go or come out or outside: The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work.) κρατώ μέσα / τιμωρία2) (to stay close to the side of a road etc.) μένω στην εσωτερική λωρίδα κυκλοφορίας -
8 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
9 Let
v. trans.Let for hire: Ar. and P. μισθοῦν, P. ἀπομισθοῦν, ἐκμισθοῦν.Dismiss: Ar. and P. ἀποπέμπειν.Let out on hire: Ar. and P. μισθοῦν, P. ἐκμισθοῦν, ἀπομισθοῦν.Let out on contract: P. ἐκδιδόναι.Let slip ( an opportunity): P. ἀφιέναι, παριέναι.Tell, betray: P. and V. ἐκφέρειν, μηνύειν.Let a person be injured: Ar. and P. περιορᾶν, or P. προΐεσθαί τινα ἀδικούμενον.She will not let others bear children: V. οὐκ ἀνέξεται τίκτοντας ἄλλους (Eur., And. 711).He privily begets sons and lets them perish: V. παῖδας ἐκτεκνούμενος λάθρα θνήσκοντας ἀμελεῖ (Eur., Ion, 438).Let alone: P. and V. ἐᾶν (acc.).Let be: P. and V. ἐᾶν (acc. or absol.).Exclamatory: V. ἴτω, ἔα, ἔασον.Let down one's hair: V. καθιέναι κόμας.Of tears: see Shed.Let in: P. and V. εἰσφρεῖν, παριέναι, εἰσδέχεσθαι, εἰσάγειν, προσδέχεσθαι, V. παρεισδέχεσθαι, ἐπεισφρεῖν, P. παραδέχεσθαι, προσίεσθαι, εἰσιέναι.Let loose upon: P. and V. ἐφιέναι (τί τινι), P. ἐπιπέμπειν (τί τινι); see launch against.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Let
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10 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) συμφωνώ2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) δέχομαι3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) (για κλίμα, φαγητό κτλ.) δεν βλάπτω4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) συνυπάρχω αρμονικά•- agreeably
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11 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) ούτε να τ'ακούσω -
12 authority
[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) εξουσία2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) αυθεντία3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) (οι) αρχές4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) κύρος•- authoritative -
13 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 -
14 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) εκθέτω2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) αποκαλύπτω,ξεσκεπάζω3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) εκθέτω στο φως•- exposure -
15 familiarity
[-li'æ-]1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) οικειότητα2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) οικειότητα -
16 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) επιτρέπω, αφήνω2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) φροντίζω να3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) ας...•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) νοικιάζω- to let -
17 let well alone
(to allow things to remain as they are, in order not to make them worse.) δεν θίγω τα καλώς κείμενα -
18 permit
1. [pə'mit] past tense, past participle - permitted; verb1) (to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something): Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted.) επιτρέπω2) (to make possible: My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America.) επιτρέπω, καθιστώ εφικτό2. ['pə:mit] noun(a written order allowing a person to do something: We have a permit to export our product.) άδεια -
19 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) επιτρέπω: παρέχω τα προσόντα, δίνω τα απαραίτητα εφόδια: είμαι κατάλληλος, διαθέτω τα τυπικά προσόντα2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) αποκτώ τα τυπικά προσόντα3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) προκρίνω/-ομαι4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) προσδιορίζω•- qualified
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20 rustproof
adjective (that will not (allow) rust: rustproof paint.) ανοξείδωτος
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