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1 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση•- showy- showiness
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- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
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2 Middle
adj.P. and V. μέσος.Adopt a middle course in one's speech: P. τὰ μεταξύ λέγειν (Dem. 202.).A man of the middle class: P. μέσος πολίτης, ὁ.The shrine at earth's middle point: V. μεσόμφαλον ἵδρυμα (Æsch., Choe. 1036).The middle point of the earth: P. and V. ὀμφαλός, ὁ (Plat., Rep. 427C).——————subs.P. and V. τὸ μέσον.In the middle of the city: P. and V. ἐν μέσῃ τῇ πόλει.Rising in the middle of dinner: P. ἐξαναστάντες μεταξύ δειπνοῦντες (Dem. 284).Break up a party in the middle: P. μεταξύ διαλῦσαι τὴν συνουσίαν (Plat., Prot. 336E).Be at the middle, v.; P. and V. μεσοῦν.They put the small boats in the middle: P. τὰ λεπτὰ πλοῖα... ἐντὸς ποιοῦνται (Thuc. 2, 83).Waist: see Waist.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Middle
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3 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
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4 Line
subs.P. and V. γραμμή, ἡ (Eur., frag.).Carpenter's line: P. and V. στάθμη, ἡ.Row: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ, στοῖχος, ὁ, P. στίχος, ὁ.In a line: P. κατὰ στοῖχον.In order: P. and V. ἑξῆς, ἐφεξῆς.Line to mark the winning point: Ar. and V. γραμμή, ἡ.Fishing line: V. ὁρμιά, ἡ.Line of a fishing net: V. κλωστὴρ λίνου.File, row: P. and V. στοῖχος, ὁ.Troops in line of battle: P. φάλαγξ, ἡ.In line: of ships, P. μετωπηδόν, opposed to in column, of troops, P. ἐπὶ φάλαγγος (Xen.).Win all along the line: P. νικᾶν διὰ παντός.Break the enemy's line of ships, v.: P. διεκπλεῖν (absol.); see Break.Lines of circumvallation: P. περιτείχισμα, τό, περιτειχισμός, ὁ,Line of poetry: Ar. and P. στίχος, ὁ, ἔπος, τό.Line of march: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ, πορεία, ἡ.Being thus related through the male and not the female line: P. πρὸς ἀνδρῶν ἔχων τὴν συγγένειαν ταύτην καὶ οὐ πρὸς γυναικῶν (Dem. 1084).Line of action: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.Draw the line, lay down limits, v.: P. and V. ὁρίζειν (absol.).Strike out a new line: Ar. and P. καινοτομεῖν (absol.).The founders must know the lines they wish poets to follow in their myths: P. οἰκισταῖς τοὺς τύπους προσήκει εἰδέναι ἐν οἷς δεῖ μυθολογεῖν τοὺς ποιητάς (Plat., Rep. 379A).It's a pretty scheme and quite in your line: Ar. τὸ πρᾶγμα κομψὸν καὶ σφόδρʼ ἐκ τοῦ σοῦ τρόπου (Thesm. 93).——————v. trans.Fill, man: P. and V. πληροῦν.Guard: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, φρουρεῖν.Mark, furrow: V. χαράσσειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Line
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