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21 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) σπρώχνω βάναυσα2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) πιέζω,βιάζω3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) εξαπατώ,αποσπώ(χρήματα κλπ.)με απάτη4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) επιδίδομαι σε κομπίνες5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) εκπορνεύομαι2. noun(quick and busy activity.) φασαρία,μεγάλη κίνηση- hustler -
22 hustler
1) (someone who tries to obtain money dishonestly; a swindler.) απατεώνας2) (a prostitute.) πόρνη3) ((informal) someone (especially in business) who is determined to succeed.) καταφερτζής,”κωλοπετσωμένος” -
23 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!) βρίσκω2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) πιάνω -
24 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!) βρίσκω2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) πιάνω -
25 milk
[milk] 1. noun(a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young: The commonest source of milk is the cow.) γάλα2. verb(to obtain milk from: The farmer milks his cows each day.)- milky- milkiness
- milkmaid
- milkman
- milkshake
- milk tooth
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26 oil-well
noun (a hole drilled into the earth or the sea-bed to obtain petroleum.) πετρελαιοπηγή -
27 patent
['peitənt, ]( American[) 'pæ-] 1. noun(an official licence from the government giving one person or business the right to make and sell a particular article and to prevent others from doing the same: She took out a patent on her design; ( also adjective) a patent process.) δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας,πατέντα2. verb(to obtain a patent for; He patented his new invention.) κατοχυρώνω(με δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας),πατεντάρω -
28 procure
[prə'kjuə](to get or obtain: He managed to procure a car.) προμηθεύω,-ομαι -
29 reconnaissance
[rə'konəsəns]((the act of making) a study (of land, enemy troops etc) to obtain information, eg before a battle.) αναγνώριση εδάφους -
30 séance
(a meeting of people trying to obtain messages from the spirits of dead people: She claims to have spoken to Napoleon at a séance.) πνευματιστική συγκέντρωση, `τραπεζάκι` -
31 sour grapes
(saying or pretending that something is not worth having because one cannot obtain it.) όσα δεν φτάνει η αλεπού τα κάνει κρεμαστάρια -
32 steal
[sti:l]past tense - stole; verb1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) κλέβω2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) αρπάζω/ρίχνω στα κλεφτά3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) πηγαίνω στα κλεφτά -
33 wangle
['wæŋɡl](to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) καταφέρνω -
34 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) μάταιη αναζήτηση -
35 Acquire
v. trans.Win for oneself: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, φέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι.Acquire by labour: V. ἐκπονεῖν, ἐκμοχθεῖν.Acquire in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.Help to acquire,: P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τί, τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαι (τί, τινι).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Acquire
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36 Allot
v. trans.Distribute: P. and V. νέμειν, προσνέμειν, Ar. and P. διανέμειν, P. ἀπονέμειν, κατανέμειν, ἐπιμένειν.Appoint: P. and V. τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.Assign by lot: P. and V. κληροῦν, P. ἐπικληροῦν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Allot
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37 Favourable
adj.Friendly: P. and V. εὔνους, εὐμενής, φίλιος, ἵλεως ( sometimes scanned as dissyllable), Ar. and V. φίλος, εὔφρων, πρόφρων, V. πρευμενής, P. εὐνοϊκός.Be favourable to, v.: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.), P. ἡδέως ἔχειν (dat.).Be favourable ( of fortune): V. εὐροεῖν.Auspicious: P. and V. καλός, εὔφημος (Plat.), εὐτυχής. V. δεξιός, εὐμενής, πρευμενής, Ar. and V. αἴσιος (also Xen. but rare P.).Obtain favourable omens in sacrificing. v.: Ar. and P. καλλιερεῖσθαι.Of wind: P. and V. οὔριος (Thuc. 7, 53; also Plat.).A favourable wind: V. οὖρος, ὁ (also Xen.), P. οὔριος ἄνεμος, ὁ.If the wind is always favourable: P. ἐὰν ἀεὶ κατὰ πρύμναν ἱστῆται τὸ πνεῦμα (Thuc. 2, 97).May our voyage be favourable: V. γένοιτο δὲ πλοῦς οὔριος (Soph., Phil. 779).When after long negotiations they failed to get a favourable answer from the Athenians: P. ἐπειδὴ ἐξ Ἀθηναίων ἐκ πολλοῦ πράσσοντες οὐδὲν ηὕροντο ἐπιτήδειον (Thuc. 1, 58).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Favourable
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38 Get
v. trans.P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν, Ar. and V. πεπᾶσθαι (perf. infin. of πάεσθαι) (also Xen. but rare P.); see also P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι, κομίζειν.Fetch: P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, ἄγειν, V. πορεύειν.Get in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.Get in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.).Help to get: P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τινί), συγκατακτᾶσθαί (τινί τι).Get a person to do a thing: P. and V. πείθειν τινα ποιεῖν τι or ὥστε ποιεῖν τι.Get a thing done: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως τι γενήσεται.V. intrans. Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.Get at, reach, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.); see reach, met., intrigue with: P. κατασκευάζειν (acc.).Get back, recover: P. and V. ἀνακτᾶσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, ἀναλαμβάνειν, P. ἀνακομίζεσθαι, V. κομίζειν; see Recover.Get on with, have dealings with: P. and V. συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.); see have dealings with, under Dealings.Difficult to get on with: V. συναλλάσσειν βαρύς.Do you think after cheating us that you should get off scot free: Ar. μῶν ἀξιοῖς φενακίσας ἡμᾶς ἀπαλλαγῆναι ἀζήμιος (Pl. 271).Get oneself into trouble: P. εἰς κακὸν αὑτὸν ἐμβάλλειν (Dem. 32).What troubles I've got myself into: Ar. εἰς οἷʼ ἐμαυτὸν εἰσεκύλισα πράγματα (Thesm. 651).Get out of what one has said: P. ἐξαπαλλάσσεσθαι τῶν εἰρημένων (Thuc. 4, 28), ἐξαναχωρεῖν τὰ εἰρημένα (Thuc. 4, 28).Get round, cheat: Ar. περιέρχεσθαι (acc.).Get over: see under Over.Get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον ἔχειν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see Conquer.Get the worst of it: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι, P. ἔλασσον ἔχειν, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.Get to: see Reach.Get together, v. trans.: P. συνιστάναι; see Collect.Get up, contrive fraudulently: P. κατασκευάζειν; see trump up.I got you up ( dressed you up) as Hercules in fun: Ar. σὲ παίζων... Ἡρακλέαʼ ʼνεσκευασα (Ran. 523).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Get
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39 Lot
subs.Destiny: P. ἡ εἱμαρμένη, P. and V. τὸ χρεών (Plat. but rare P.), μοῖρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἡ πεπρωμένη, μόρος, ὁ, πότμος, ὁ, αἶσα, ἡ, τὸ μόρσιμον, τὸ χρῆν (Eur., I.T. 1486).Fortune: P. and V. τύχη, ἡ, συμφορά, ἡ, δαίμων, ὁ.It is my lot: P. and V. χρή με, χρεών με, εἵμαρταί μοι, V. πέπρωταί μοι.What is allotted, share: P. and V. μέρος, τό. V. λάχος, τό.Allotment of land: P. κλῆρος, ὁ.Assign by lot, v.: P. and V. κληροῦν, P. ἐπικληροῦν.Office assigned by lot, P. κληρωτὸς ἀρχή, ἡ.No lot was cast: V. κλῆρος οὐκ ἐπάλλετο (Soph., Ant. 396).Choose by lot, v.: P. and V. κληροῦν, P. ἀποκληροῦν.Chosen by lot, adj.: P. κληρωτός.Draw lots for: P. and V. κληροῦσθαι (acc.; P. also gen.).Drawing of lots, subs.: P. and V. κλήρωσις, ἡ.Fall to one's lot, v.: P. ἐπιβάλλειν (dat.); see Befall.The share which falls to our lot: P. τὸ ἐπιβάλλον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς μέρος (Dem. 312).Obtain by lot, v.: P. and V. λαγχάνειν (acc.), διαλαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plat.), κληροῦσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ἀπολαγχάνειν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἐκλαγχάνειν (acc.).Without appeal to lot: use adv., P. ἀκληρωτί.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lot
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40 Mercy
subs.Pity: P. and V. ἔλεος, ὁ. οἶκτος, ὁ (Thuc. 7, 77).Pardon: P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ, V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.Mercifulness: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ, αἴδεσις, ἡ, P. and V. αἰδώς, ἡ.Obtain mercy: V. αἰδοῦς τυγχάνειν (Eur., H.F. 301).Show mercy: P. and V. αἰδεῖσθαι (absol.) (Dem. 983; Eur., Med. 349).Pardon: P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat.).Spare: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).At the mercy of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Leave a matter at the mercy of the speakers' capacity: P. ἐπὶ τῇ τῶν λεγόντων δυνάμει τὸ πρᾶγμα καταστῆσαι (Dem., 596).He is at the mercy of the speaker: V. ἐστὶ τοῦ λέγοντος (Soph., O.R. 917), cf., Ar. μὴ τοῦ λέγοντος ἴσθι. (Eq. 860).Being always at the mercy of their assailants: P. ὄντες ἀεὶ τῶν ἐπιτιθεμένων (Plat., Pol. 307E).( I think) that the virtues of many should not be at the mercy of one man: P. μὴ ἐν ἑνὶ ἀνδρὶ πολλῶν ἀρετὰς κινδυνεύεσθαι (Thuc. 2, 35).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mercy
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