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one thing to another

  • 1 be torn between (one thing and another)

    (to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) βρίσκομαι σε δίλημμα, διχάζομαι

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  • 2 be torn between (one thing and another)

    (to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) βρίσκομαι σε δίλημμα, διχάζομαι

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  • 3 one

    1. noun
    1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) ένα
    2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) ηλικία ενός έτους
    2. pronoun
    1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) εκείνος
    2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) κάποιος,κανένας
    3. adjective
    1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) ένας
    2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) ενός έτους
    3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) σύμφωνοι,ενωμένοι
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    - oneself
    - one-night stand
    - one-off
    - one-parent family
    - one-sided
    - one-way
    - one-year-old     4. adjective
    ((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) μονοετής
    - be one up on a person
    - be one up on
    - not be oneself
    - one and all
    - one another
    - one by one
    - one or two

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  • 4 another

    adjective, pronoun
    1) (a different (thing or person): This letter isn't from Tom - it's from another friend of mine; The coat I bought was dirty, so the shop gave me another.) ένας άλλος
    2) ((one) more of the same kind: Have another biscuit!; You didn't tell me you wanted another of those!) άλλος ένας

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  • 5 change

    [ ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) αλλάζω
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) ανταλάσσω
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) αλλάζω (ρούχα)
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) μεταμορφώνω-ομαι
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) αλλάζω σε `ψιλά`, χαλώ
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) αλλαγή
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) αλλαγή, μεταβολή
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) αλλαξιά
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) ψιλά
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) ρέστα
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) αλλαγή περιβάλλοντος
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    - change hands
    - a change of heart
    - the change of life
    - change one's mind
    - for a change

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  • 6 convert

    1. [kən'və:t] verb
    1) (to change from one thing into another: He has converted his house into four separate flats; This sofa converts into a bed.) μετατρέπω-ομαι
    2) (to change from one religion etc to another: He was converted to Christianity.) προσηλυτίζω
    2. ['konvə:t] noun
    (a person who has been converted to a particular religion etc: a convert to Buddhism.) νεοφώτιστος, προσήλυτος
    3. noun
    (a car with a folding or detachable top.)

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  • 7 difference

    ['difrəns]
    1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) διαφορά
    2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) διαφωνία
    3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) διαφορά,υπόλοιπο
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    - differentiate
    - differentiation

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  • 8 exchange

    [iks' ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) αλλάζω
    2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) ανταλλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) ανταλλαγή
    2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) λογομαχία
    3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) συνάλλαγμα
    4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) συνάλλαγμα
    5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) χρηματιστήριο
    6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) τηλεφωνικό κέντρο
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  • 9 border

    ['bo:də] 1. noun
    1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) άκρη, γύρος, μπορντούρα
    2) (the boundary of a country: They'll ask for your passport at the border.) σύνορα, μεθόριος
    3) (a flower bed round the edge of a lawn etc: a flower border.) παρτέρι με λουλούδια που περικλείει γρασίδι
    2. verb
    ((with on) to come near to or lie on the border of: Germany borders on France.) συνορεύω
    3. noun
    (the border between one thing and another: He was on the borderline between passing and failing.) όριο, μεταίχμιο, διαχωριστική γραμμή

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  • 10 swop

    [swop] 1. past tense, past participle - swopped, swapped; verb
    (to exchange one thing for another: He swopped his ball with another boy for a pistol; They swopped books with each other.) ανταλλάσσω
    2. noun
    (an exchange: a fair swop.) ανταλλαγή

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  • 11 Sacrifice

    subs.
    P. and V. θυσία, ἡ, θῦμα, τό; see also Rite, Slaughter.
    Victim: P. and V. θῦμα, τό. σφάγιον, τό (generally pl.), Ar. and P. ἱερεῖον, τό, Ar. and V. σφαγεῖον, τό, V. θύος, τό, θυτήριον, τό, πρόσφαγμα, τό χρηστήριον, τό; see Victim.
    For account of sacrifice see Eur., Electra, 800 to 838.
    Fit for sacrifice ( of a beast), adj.: Ar. θύσιμος.
    Burnt offering: V. ἔμπυρα, τά.
    Initiatory sacrifice: P. and V. προτέλεια, τά (Plat.), Ar. προθύματα, τά.
    Make sacrifice: P. and V. θύειν, P. ἱερὰ ποιεῖν, ἱεροποιεῖν, V. ῥέζειν, θυηπολεῖν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Make rich sacrifice: V. πολυθύτους τεύχειν σφαγάς (Soph., Tr. 756).
    Sacrifices at crossing (a river, etc.): P. διαβατήρια, τά (Thuc. 5, 54).
    Obtain favourable omens in a sacrifice, v.: Ar. and P. καλλιερεῖσθαι.
    The flame of sacrifice: V. θυηφάγος φλόξ ἡ (Æsch., Ag. 597).
    The altar of sacrifice: V. δεξίμηλος ἐσχάρα ἡ (Eur., And. 1138).
    On the altar of sacrifice: Ar. βουθύτοις ἐπʼ ἐσχάραις (Av. 1232).
    The town is filled with sacrifices by my seers to rout the enemy and the city: V. θυηπολεῖται δʼ ἄστυ μάντεων ὕπο τροπαῖα τʼ ἐχθρῶν καὶ πόλει σωτήρια (Eur., Heracl. 401).
    On days of sacrifice: V. βουθύτοις ἐν ἤμασι (Æsch., Choe. 261).
    Magistrates who look after sacrifices: P. ἱεροποιοί, οἱ.
    The reek of sacrifice: Ar. ἱερόθυτος καπνός, ὁ; see Reek.
    met., loss: P. ἀποβολή, ἡ.
    You alone of the Greeks ought to make this sacrifice for us: P. ὀφείλετε μόνοι τῶν Ἑλλήνων τοῦτον τὸν ἔρανον (Isoc. 307E).
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. θύειν (υ Eur., El. 1141), V. σφάζειν, ἐκθύειν, ῥέζειν, ἔρδειν.
    Have sacrificed: P. and V. θύεσθαι (mid.).
    Sacrifice after: V. ἐπισφάζειν.
    Sacrifice before: P. and V. προθύειν, V. προσφάζειν.
    Sacrifice over: V. ἐπισφάζειν (τινά τινι).
    Sacrifice with another: P. and V. συνθύειν (absol. or dat.).
    absol., do sacrifice: see under sacrifice, subs.;
    Sacrifice bulls: V. ταυροκτονεῖν.
    Sacrifice sheep: Ar. and V. μηλοσφαγεῖν.
    Sacrifice oxen: V. βουσφαγεῖν, Ar. and V. βουθυτεῖν.
    met., give up ( persons or things): P. and V. προδίδοναι, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Give up ( things): P. and V. προπίνειν.
    Expend: P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν.
    Lose: Ar. and P. ἀποβάλλειν.
    Sacrifice ( one thing to another): P. ὕστερον νομίζειν (τι πρός τι), V. ἱστάναι (τι ὄπισθέ τινος).
    I did not sacrifice the rights of the many to the favour of the few rich: P. οὐ τὰς παρὰ τῶν πλουσίων χάριτας μᾶλλον ἢ τὰ τῶν πολλῶν δίκαια εἱλόμην (Dem. 263).
    Sacrificing the welfare of your country to the delight and gratification of hearing scandal: P. τῆς ἐπὶ ταῖς λοιδορίαις ἡδονῆς καὶ χάριτος τὸ τῆς πόλεως συμφέρον ἀνταλλασσόμενοι (Dem. 273).

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  • 12 tear

    I [tiə] noun
    (a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) δάκρυ
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears     II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) σκίζω
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) σκίζομαι
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) τρέχω / ορμώ
    2. noun
    (a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) σκίσιμο
    - be torn between one thing and another
    - be torn between
    - tear oneself away
    - tear away
    - tear one's hair
    - tear up

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  • 13 Dash

    v. trans.
    Fling: P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. ἰάπτειν.
    Dashed upon the rocks: V. σποδούμενος πρὸς πέτρας.
    Be dashed to the ground: V. φορεῖσθαι πρὸς οὖδας.
    Strike: P. and V. κρούειν, Ar. and V. παίειν (rare P.), θείνειν, ἀράσσειν.
    met., dash (one's hopes, etc.): P. and V. σφάλλειν.
    Dash ( one thing) against ( another): V. προσβάλλειν (τινί τι). ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τινί τι).
    Dash in pieces: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.
    Dash off, extemporise: P. αὐτοσχεδιάζειν (acc.).
    Dash out. — He dashed his brains out: V. ἐγκέφαλον ἐξέρρανε (Eur., Cycl. 402).
    V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, θοάζειν; see Rush, Swoop.
    Dash against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.), P. προσπίπτειν (dat.), συμπίπτειν πρός (dat. or πρός, acc.), see Collide.
    Dash into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. dat. alone), Ar. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), V. εἰσορμᾶαθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.), Ar. ἐπεισπαίειν (εἰς, acc.); see burst in.
    Dashing into the sea all armed as they were: P. ἐπεισβαίνοντες σὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (Thuc. 2, 90).
    Dash out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν.
    Dash over, inundate: P. and V. κατακλύζειν, P. ἐπικλύζειν.
    Dash upon: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.); see Attack.
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    subs.
    P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ, Ar. and P. ῥύμη, ἡ, ῥιπή, ἡ.
    Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δράμημα, τό.
    Eagerness: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.

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  • 14 after

    1. preposition
    1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) μετά (από)
    2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) κατόπιν
    3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) πίσω
    4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) πίσω από, ξωπίσω, στο κατόπι
    5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) ύστερα από, δεδομένου
    6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) και (για την ώρα)
    2. adverb
    (later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) αργότερα
    3. conjunction
    (later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) αφού
    - afterthought
    - afterwards
    - after all
    - be after

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  • 15 borderline

    adjective (doubtful; on the border between one thing and another: He was a borderline case, so we gave him an additional exam to see if he would pass it.) οριακός

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  • 16 boundary

    plural - boundaries; noun
    1) (an often imaginary line separating one thing from another: the boundary between two towns.) όριο, σύνορο
    2) ((in cricket) a hit which crosses the boundary line round the field, scoring four runs or six runs.)

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  • 17 disengage

    [disin'ɡei‹]
    (to separate or free (one thing from another): to disengage the gears; He disengaged himself from her embrace.) απαγκιστρώνω,-ομαι

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  • 18 Exchange

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἀλλάσσειν (or mid.), μεταλλάσσειν, ἀνταλλάσσειν (or mid.), ἀμείβειν (or mid.) (Plat. but rare P.), διαλλάσσειν, P. διαμείβειν (or. mid.).
    Take in exchange: P. and V. μεταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Bacch. 302).
    Put in exchange: V. ἀντιτιθέναι.
    Exchange one thing for another: P. and V. ἀλλάσσειν (or mid.) (τί τινος or ἀντί τινος), ἀνταλλάσσειν (or mid.) (τί τινος or ἀντί τινος), διαλλάσσειν (P. τι ἀντί τινος, V. τί τινι).
    I will exchange my white dress for black: V. πέπλων δε λευκῶν μέλανας ἀνταλλάξομαι (Eur., Hel. 1088).
    Exchange your tears for her wedding strains: V. δάκρυα δʼ ἀνταλλάσσετε τοῖς τῆσδε μέλεσι... γαμηλίοις (Eur., Tro. 351).
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    subs.
    P. ἀλλαγή, ἡ, μεταλλαγή, ἡ, V. διαλλαγή. ἡ, P. and V. ἀμοιβή, ἡ (Plat.).
    A taking in exchange: P. ἀντίληψις, ἡ.
    Something taken in exchange: V. ἀντάλλαγμα, τό.
    Numbers are but a poor exchange for a true friend: V. ἀλόγιστον δέ τι τὸ πλῆθος ἀντάλλαγμα γενναίου φίλου (Eur., Or. 1156).
    They were liberated by an exchange of prisoners: P. ἀνὴρ ἀντʼ ἀνδρὸς ἐλύθησαν (Thuc. 2, 103).
    Exchange of properly: P. ἀντίδοσις, ἡ
    ( There had been included in the bill) what the rate of exchange was: P. (ἐγέγραπτο) ὁπόσου ἡ καταλλαγὴ ἦν τῷ ἀργυρίῳ (Dem. 1216).
    In exchange for, prep.: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).
    In exchange ( in compounds): P. and V. ἀντί; e.g., give in exchange: V. and V. ἀντιδιδόναι.

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  • 19 Match

    subs.
    A match for: use adj., P. ἀντίπαλος (dat.), ἐνάμιλλος (dat.).
    In fighting: also use P. ἀξιόμαχος (dat.).
    Lightly armed I would be a match for you in full panoply: V. κἂν ψιλὸς ἀρκέσαιμι σοί γʼ ὡπλισμένῳ (Soph., Aj. 1123).
    Unaided we are a match for our enemies: P. αὑτοὶ ἀρκοῦμεν πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους (Thuc. 6, 84).
    Contest: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ, ἅμιλλα, ἡ, V. πάλαισμα, τό, ἆθλος, ὁ; see Contest.
    Union by marriage: P. and V. κῆδος, τό, κήδευμα, τό, κηδεία, ἡ.
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    v. trans.
    Equal: P. and V. ἰσοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξισοῦσθαι (dat.), P. ἰσάζεσθαι (dat.).
    Be like: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.).
    Engage, bring into conflict: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσειν, P. συμβάλλειν, V. συνάγειν, συνάπτειν, συμφέρειν, Ar. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι.
    Be matched against: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.).
    Well matched, adj.: P. and V. ἰσόρροπος.
    He who has come to match her powers: V. ὃς δʼ ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τἀντίπαλον (Eur., Bacch. 278).
    Set one thing against another ( as equivalent): P. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι (τί τινος).
    absol., tally: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, συντρέχειν, συμπίπτειν, V. συμβάλλεσθαι, συμπίτνειν, συγκόλλως ἔχειν.

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  • 20 Prefer

    v. trans.
    P. and V. προτιμᾶν, προκρίνειν, V. προτίειν, P. προαιρεῖσθαι.
    Prefer to honour: P. and V. προτιμᾶν; see Exalt.
    Prefer an accusation: P. γραφὴν ἀποφέρειν (Dem. 423).
    Prefer one thing to another: P. and V. αἱρεῖσθαί (τι ἀντί τινος), P. (τι μᾶλλον ἤ τι), V. (τι πρόσθε τινός) (Eur., Hel. 952), προτιθέναι (or mid. in V.) (τί τινος) (Thuc. 3, 39), V. (τί ἀντί τινος or τι πάρος τινος), P. προτιμᾶν (τί τινος or τι ἀντί τινος), προαιρεῖσθαι (τί τινος or τι πρό τινος), V. προλαμβάνειν (τι πρό τινος).
    Prefer war to peace: P. πόλεμον ἀντʼ εἰρήνης μεταλαμβάνειν (Thuc. 1, 120).
    Prefer Aphrodite to Bacchus: V. τὴν Ἀφροδίτην πρόσθʼ ἄγειν τοῦ Βακχίου (Eur., Bacch. 225).
    Prefer not your words to mine: V. μὴ ʼπίπροσθε τῶν ἐμῶν τοὺς σοὺς λόγους θῇς (Eur., Suppl. 514). absol. with infin.: P. and V. βούλεσθαι μᾶλλον, V. βούλεσθαι alone (Eur., And. 351).

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