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  • 21 Thwart

    v. trans.
    Baffle: P. and V. σφάλλειν.
    Prevent: P. and V. ἐμποδίζειν; see Prevent.
    Confound: P. and V. συγχεῖν.
    Be thwarted of: P. and V. ψεύδεσθαι (gen.), σφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἀποσφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Thwart

  • 22 allow

    1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) επιτρέπω
    2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) λαμβάνω υπόψη
    3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) δίνω (χρήματα)
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    - make allowance for

    English-Greek dictionary > allow

  • 23 antidote

    ['æntidout]
    (a medicine etc which is given to prevent a poison acting on a person etc: If you are bitten by a poisonous snake, you have to be given an antidote.) αντίδοτο

    English-Greek dictionary > antidote

  • 24 antifreeze

    ['æntifri:z]
    (a substance which is added to a liquid, usually water (eg in the radiator of a car engine), to prevent it from freezing.) αντιψυκτικό

    English-Greek dictionary > antifreeze

  • 25 at all costs

    (no matter what the cost or outcome may be: We must prevent disaster at all costs.) πάση θυσία

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  • 26 avert

    [ə'və:t]
    1) (to turn away, especially one's eyes: She averted her eyes from the dead animal.) αποστρέφω
    2) (to prevent: to avert disaster.) αποτρέπω

    English-Greek dictionary > avert

  • 27 blind

    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) τυφλός
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) που κάνει τα στραβά μάτια
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) τυφλός (σημείο)
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) για τυφλούς
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) στόρι, ρολό, παραθυρόφυλλο
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) παραπλανητική ενέργεια, πρόσχημα
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) τυφλώνω
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold     4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) δένω τα μάτια
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) με δεμένα μάτια
    - the blind leading the blind

    English-Greek dictionary > blind

  • 28 blindfold

    noun (a piece of cloth etc put over the eyes to prevent someone from seeing: The kidnappers put a blindfold over the child's eyes.) πανί που δένει τα μάτια

    English-Greek dictionary > blindfold

  • 29 bottle up

    (to prevent (eg one's feelings) from becoming obvious: Don't bottle up your anger.) καταπνίγω

    English-Greek dictionary > bottle up

  • 30 choke

    [ əuk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) πνίγω
    2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) φράζω
    2. noun
    (an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) `τσοκ` του καρμπιρατέρ

    English-Greek dictionary > choke

  • 31 cordon

    ['ko:dn]
    (a line of sentries or policemen to prevent people from entering an area: They've put a cordon round the house where the bomb is planted.) κλοιός

    English-Greek dictionary > cordon

  • 32 counteract

    (to undo or prevent the effect of: the government's efforts to counteract inflation.) εξουδετερώνω

    English-Greek dictionary > counteract

  • 33 cut off

    1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) διακόπτω
    2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) αποκόπτω
    3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) κόβω, σταματώ

    English-Greek dictionary > cut off

  • 34 dazzle

    ['dæzl]
    1) ((of a strong light) to prevent from seeing properly: I was dazzled by the car's headlights.) τυφλώνω, θαμπώνω
    2) (to affect the ability of making correct judgements: She was dazzled by his charm.) θαμπώνω
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    English-Greek dictionary > dazzle

  • 35 deter

    [di'tə:]
    past tense, past participle - deterred; verb
    (to make less willing or prevent by frightening: She was not deterred by his threats.) αποθαρρύνω,αποτρέπω

    English-Greek dictionary > deter

  • 36 discourage

    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) αποθαρρύνω
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) αποκρούω
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) αποτρέπω
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    English-Greek dictionary > discourage

  • 37 do out of

    (to prevent from getting, especially by using dishonest methods: My boss tried to do me out of a day's holiday.) τρώω(παίρνω με απάτη)

    English-Greek dictionary > do out of

  • 38 exclude

    [ik'sklu:d]
    1) (to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something: They excluded her from the meeting.) αποκλείω
    2) (to shut out; to keep out: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.) αποκλείω
    3) (to leave out of consideration: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.) αποκλείω
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    - excluding

    English-Greek dictionary > exclude

  • 39 fence

    I 1. [fens] noun
    (a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) φράχτης
    2. verb
    (to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) περιφράζω
    II [fens] verb
    1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) ξιφομαχώ
    2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) μασώ τα λόγια μου
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    English-Greek dictionary > fence

  • 40 fender

    ['fendə]
    1) (anything used to protect a boat from touching another, a pier etc: She hung old car tyres over the side of the boat to act as fenders.) προφυλακτήρας
    2) (a low guard around a fireplace to prevent coal etc from falling out.) προστατευτικό κιγκλίδωμα
    3) ((American) a wing of a car.) φτερό αυτοκινήτου

    English-Greek dictionary > fender

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