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1 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) γέρος,ηλικιωμένος,μεγάλος2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) ηλικίας3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) παλιός4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) παλιός5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) αρχαίος,παλιός•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
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2 buzzword
(a word or phrase that is frequently used because of its importance or popularity especially among a certain age-group or profession: `Recycling' is the new buzzword.) δημοφιλής φράση ή λέξη -
3 Tend
v. trans.P. and V. θεραπεύειν (Eur., Bacch. 932, Phoen. 1686), τημελεῖν (acc. or gen.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. κηδεύειν; see Foster.Care for: Ar. and P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι (gen.), κήδεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).Tend in old age: P. γηροτροφεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. γηροβοσκεῖν (acc.), γερονταγωγεῖν (acc.) (Soph., frag.).Tending in old age, adj.: V. γηρόβοσκος, γηροτρόφος.Tend in stead: V. ἀντικηδεύειν.Tend (flocks, etc.): P. and V. ποιμαίνειν (also met., of children), νέμειν (Eur., Cycl. 28), P. νομεύειν, V. προσνέμειν (Eur., Cycl. 36), φέρβειν, ἐπιστατεῖν (dat.).Tend cattle: V. βουφορβεῖν (absol.).V. intrans.Lead in a certain direction: P. and V. τείνειν, φέρειν.Tend towards, have a tendency towards: P. and V. τείνειν (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.), νεύειν (εἰς, acc.), ῥέπειν (πρός, acc., εἰς, acc. or ἐπί, acc.), P. συντείνειν (πρός, acc., εἰς, acc. or ἐπί, acc.).Contribute to: P. and V. συμβάλλεσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. gen.).Have a leaning towards: P. ἀποκλίνειν πρός (acc.); see be liable to, under Liable.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tend
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4 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) μείζων,σημαντικότερος/πολύ σημαντικός2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) ταγματάρχης2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) ειδίκευση3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) κάνω ειδίκευση- majority- major-general
- the age of majority
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