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1 Opposite
adj.P. and V. ἐναντίος, use P. ἐξ ἐναντίας, or adv. P. ἀντιπέρας, καταντικρύ, V. καταντίον, P. and V. ἐναντίον.Two waggons going in opposite directions brought up the stones: P. δύο ἅμαξαι ἐναντίαι ἀλλήλαις τοὺς λίθους ἐπῆγον (Thuc. 1, 93, cf. Ar., Av. 1127).On the opposite side of: P. and V. πέραν (gen.).The mainland opposite: P, ἡ ἤπειρος, ἡ κατάντικρυ.Encamp opposite, v.:P. ἀντιστρατοπεδεύεσθαι (dat. or absol.).Contrary: P. and V. ἐναντίος, P. ὑπεναντίος, V. ἀντίος.On the opposite side to that on which their men were scaling the wall: P. ἐκ τοὔμπαλιν ἢ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτῶν ὑπερέβαινον (Thuc. 3, 22).The opposite, the contrary: P. and V. τοὔμπαλιν, τοὐναντίον, τἀναντία.Opposite to: P. and V. ἐναντίος (dat.).Overlooking: V. κατόψιος (gen.), ἀντίος (dat.) (also Plat. but rare P.).——————prep.In the presence of: P. and V. ἐναντίον (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Opposite
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2 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) αναστρέφω, αντιστρέφω/ κάνω όπισθεν2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) γυρίζω ανάποδα3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) ανατρέπω, αναιρώ2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) αντίθετος2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) αναποδιά3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) όπισθεν (θέση ταχύτητας)4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) ανάποδη, πίσω μεριά•- reversal- reversed
- reversible
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3 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) πόλος2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) πόλος3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) μαγνητικός πόλος4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) πόλος,ακροδέκτης μπαταρίας•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) στύλος,κοντάρι -
4 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) δεξιός2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) σωστός3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) σωστός, ορθός: δίκαιος4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) κατάλληλος2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.)2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?)3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.)4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.)3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.)2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.)3) (close: He was standing right beside me.)4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.)5) (to the right: Turn right.)6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.)4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.)2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.)5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') εντάξει- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) δεξιός- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
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5 Side
subs.From the side: V. πλευρόθεν.Of things: P. πλευρά, ἡ (Plat.), V. πλευρόν, τό, πλευρώματα, τά.Of ship: P. and V. τοῖχος, ὁ (Thuc. 7, 36).Of a triangle: P. πλευρά, ἡ (Plat.).Flank: P. and V. λαγών, ἡ (Xen. also Ar.).Edge, border: P. χεῖλος, τό; see Edge.Region, quarter, direction: P. and V. χείρ, ἡ.On which side? V. ποτέρας τῆς χερός; (Eur., Cycl. 681).On the right side: P. and V. ἐν δεξιᾷ, Ar. and P. ἐκ δεξιᾶς, or adj., V. ἐνδέξιος (Eur., Cycl. 6); see Right.On the left side: P. ἐν ἀριστερᾷ. V. ἐξ ἀριστερᾶς; see Left.On this side: P. and V. ταύτῃ, τῇδε.On that side: P. and V. ἐκεῖ, ἐνταῦθα.On this side and on that: P. ἔνθα μὲν... ἔνθα δέ, P. and V. ἔνθεν κἄνθεν, V. ἄλλῃ... κἄλλῃ, ἐκεῖσε κἀκεῖσε, κἀκεῖσε καὶ τὸ δεῦρο; see hither and thither, under Thither.On which of two sides: P. ποτέρωθι.Friends passing out to them from this side and from that: V. παρεξιόντες ἄλλος ἄλλοθεν φίλων (Eur., Phoen. 1248).On the mother's side: P. and V. πρὸς μητρός, V. μητρόθεν (Eur., Ion, 672). P. κατὰ τήν μητέρα (Thuc. 1, 127).On the opposite side of: P. and V. πέραν (gen.).By the side of: P. and V. πρός (dat.); near.From both sides: P. ἀμφοτέρωθεν.Shaking her hair and head from side to side: V. σείουσα χαίτην κρᾶτά τʼ ἄλλοτʼ ἄλλοσε (Eur., Med. 1191).On the other sid: V. τἀπὶ θάτερα (Eur., Bacch. 1129), P. and V. τἀπέκεινα (also with gen.), P. τὰ ἐπὶ θάτερα (gen.) (Thuc. 7, 84).Side by side: use together.We twain shall lie in death side by side: V. κεισόμεσθα δε νεκρὼ δύʼ ἑξῆς (Eur., Hel. 985).I should like to ask the man who severely censures my policy, which side he would have had the city take: P. ἔγωγε τὸν μάλιστʼ ἐπιτιμῶντα τοῖς πεπραγμένοις ἡδέως ἂν ἐροίμην τῆς ποίας μερίδος γενέσθαι τὴν πόλιν ἐβούλετʼ ἄν (Dem. 246).Change sides: P. μεθίστασθαι.Take sides ( in a quarrel): P. διίστασθαι, συνίστασθαι πρὸς ἑκατέρους (Thuc. 1, 1); see side with, v.Take sides with ( in a private quarrel): P. συμφιλονεικεῖν (dat.).You preferred the side of the Athenians: P. εἵλεσθε μᾶλλον τὰ Ἀθηναίων (Thuc. 3, 63).On the side of, in favour of: P. and V. πρός (gen.) (Plat., Prot. 336D).I am quite on the father's side: V. κάρτα δʼ εἰμὶ τοῦ πατρός (Æsch., Eum. 738).There are two sides to everything that is done and said: P. πᾶσίν εἰσι πράγμασι καὶ λόγοις δύο προσθῆκαι (Dem. 645).——————adj.P. πλάγιος.Side issue: P. and V. πάρεργον, τό.——————v. intrans.Side with: P. and V. προστίθεσθαι (dat.), φρονεῖν (τά τινος), ἵστασθαι μετά (gen.), Ar. and P. συναγωνίζεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and V. συμπαραστατεῖν (dat.); see Favour.Be friendly to: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.), P. εὐνοϊκῶς, διακεῖσθαι πρός (acc.).Side with the Athenians: P. Ἀττικίζειν.Side with the Persians: P. Μηδίζειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Side
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6 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) ειρωνία2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) ειρωνία•- ironical- ironic
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7 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) φάσμα, πεδίο, έκταση, ποικιλία2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) βεληνεκές, ακτίνα, εμβέλεια δράσης3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) γκάμα, κλίμακα, εύρος4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) σειρά5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) ανοιχτό βοσκοτόπι6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) πεδίο βολής, σκοπευτήριο7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) στόφα2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) παρατάσσω2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) κυμαίνομαι, ποικίλλω3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι•- ranger -
8 anticlockwise
adverb, adjective(moving in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock move: The wheels turn anticlockwise; in an anticlockwise direction.) αντίθετα με τη φορά του ρολογιού -
9 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) πλάτη2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) ράχη3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) πίσω μέρος4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) οπισθοφύλακας2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) πίσω3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) πίσω2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) μακριά3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) προς τα πίσω4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) αντι(μιλώ)5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) στο παρελθόν4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) κάνω όπισθεν2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) υποστηρίζω3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) στοιχηματίζω•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) ανάποδα- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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10 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) (προς τα) πίσω2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) προς τα πίσω3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) ανάποδα -
11 counter
I noun 0. see count II II 1. adverb((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) αντίθετα2. verb(to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) αντικρούω- counter-III noun(a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) πάγκος -
12 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) ημερομηνία2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) ημερομηνία3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) ραντεβού2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) χρονολογώ2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) χρονολογούμαι3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) παλιώνω,γερνώ•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) χουρμάς -
13 tug-of-war
noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) διελκυστίνδα -
14 Range
subs.Distance covered: P. and V. βολή, ἡ, P. φορά, ἡ.Within range of stones and darts: P. μέχρι λίθου καὶ ἀκοντίου βολῆς (Thuc. 5, 65).Since the boy ran within range of the javelin: P. τοῦ παιδὸς ὑπὸ τὴν τοῦ ἀκοντίου φορὰν ὑποδραμόντος (Antipho. 121).He is within range of hearing: V. σύμμετρος γὰρ ὡς κλύειν (Soph., O.R. 84).To within range of hearing: P. εἰς ἐπήκοον (Xen.).Riding up to within range of hearing: P. προσελάσαντες ἐξ ὅσου τις ἔμελλεν ἀκούσεσθαι (Thuc. 7, 73).Range of vision: P. ἔποψις, ἡ.Scope: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.Range of mountains: use P. and V. ὄρος, τό.——————v. trans.On which side shall we range ourselves? P. πρὸς τίνας παραταξόμεθα; (Dem. 198).Range opposite: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσειν (τινά τινι).Roam over, traverse: P. and V. περιπολεῖν (acc.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι (acc.), ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. πολεῖν (acc.), ἀλᾶσθαι (acc.); see Traverse, Tread.Absol., extend: P. and V. τείνειν.Wander: P. and V. περιπολεῖν, φέρεσθαι, V. φοιτᾶν, στρέφεσθαι, στρωφᾶσθαι, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι:see Wander.Wherefore must I let my eye range everywhere: V. ὧν οὕνεκʼ ὄμμα πανταχῆ διοιστέον (Eur., Phoen. 265).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Range
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