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81 spike
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82 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) βήμα2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) βήμα3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) βήμα,βηματισμός4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) βήμα(χορού)5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) σκαλί6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) βήμα/σκαλί7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) ενέργεια,μέτρο2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) βαδίζω,βηματίζω- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
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83 stifle
1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) ασφυκτιώ2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) πνίγω/-ομαι,προκαλώ/παθαίνω ασφυξία3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) σβήνω•- stifling -
84 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) σταματώ2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) σταματώ,εμποδίζω3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) (αυτοπ.)σταματώ4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) κλείνω,βουλώνω5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) παίζω νότα πνευστού οργάνου(με τρύπες)6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) μένω2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) στάση,σταμάτημα2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) στάση3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) τελεία4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) σαν τρύπα(φλάουτου),κλειδί(κλαρίνου)5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) πώμα,τάπα,τακάκι•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
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85 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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86 stunt
I verb(to prevent or check the full growth or development of: It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.) ανακόπτω(την ανάπτυξη),κατσιάζω- stuntedII(something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc: One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope.) άθλος,ακροβατικό/διαφημιστικό κόλπο- stuntman -
87 suppress
[sə'pres]1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) καταπνίγω2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) συγκαλύπτω, `πνίγω`3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) αποσιωπώ, αποκρύπτω• -
88 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) κρέμομαι2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) αιωρούμαι3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) αναστέλλω4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) θέτω σε διαθεσιμότητα ή αποβάλλω•- suspenders
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89 take/keep one's mind off
(to turn one's attention from; to prevent one from thinking about: A good holiday will take your mind off your troubles.) αποσπώ τη σκέψη -
90 thwart
[Ɵwo:t]1) (to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something: He doesn't like to be thwarted.) εμποδίζω2) (to prevent (something being done by someone): All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.) ματαιώνω -
91 tourniquet
['tuənikei, ]( American[) -kit](a bandage, or other device, tied very tightly round an injured arm or leg to prevent too much blood being lost.) αιμοστατικός επίδεσμος -
92 vaccine
['væksi:n](a substance made from the germs that cause a particular disease, especially smallpox, and given to a person or animal to prevent him from catching that disease.)- vaccination -
93 veil
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94 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) τοίχος / τείχος2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) τοίχος2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.)- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) καλύπτω με χαρτί ταπετσαρίας- have one's back to the wall
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95 wedge
[we‹] 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) σφήνα2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) φέτα2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) σφηνώνω / -ομαι -
96 weigh
[wei] 1. verb1) (to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale: He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.) ζυγίζω2) (to be equal to in heaviness: This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?) ζυγίζω, έχω βάρος...3) (to be a heavy burden to: She was weighed down with two large suitcases.) με βαραίνει•- weight2. verb1) (to attach, or add, a weight or weights to: The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.) προσθέτω βάρος2) (to hold down by attaching weights: They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.) βαραίνω, προσθέτω βάρος•- weightlessness
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- weightily
- weightiness
- weighing-machine
- weightlifting
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97 Best
adj.P. and V. ἄριστος, βέλτιστος, κράτιστος, V. φέρτατος, λῷστος (used in Plat., but rare P.), βέλτατος (rare), ἔξοχος. Vocative, also V. φέριστε (used once in Plat.).Fairest: P. and V. κάλλιστος.Be best, v.: V. πρεσβεύειν (Soph., Ant. 720).We will do our best to prevent it: P. οὐ περιοψόμεθα κατὰ τὸ δυνατόν (Thuc. 1, 53).The fort was built in the best part of the country for committing depredations: P. ἐπὶ τῆς χώρας τοῖς κρατίστοις εἰς τὸ κακουργεῖν ὠδοκομεῖτο τὸ τεῖχος (Thuc. 7, 19).Have the best of it: P. περιεῖναι, πλέον ἔχειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Best
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98 Cross
subs.Upright stake: P. σταυρός, ὁ.Stake for impaling: V. σκόλοψ, ὁ.A cross between a man and beast: use V. adj., μιξόθηρ.——————adj.Transverse: P. πλάγιος, V. λοξός (Eur., frag.).Oblique: P. ἐγκάρσιος.Peevish: P. and V. δύσκολος, δυσχερής, δυσάρεστος.Opposing: P. and V. ἐναντίος.Cross-wall, subs.: P. παρατείχισμα, τό, ὑποτείχισμα, τό.Build a cross-wall: P. ἐγκάρσιον τεῖχος ἄγειν (Thuc. 6, 99).Be at cross purposes: use P. and V. οὐ ταὐτὰ φρονεῖν.——————v. trans.Baulk: P. and V. σφάλλειν.Be crossed in, be baulked of: P. and V. ψεύδεσθαι (gen.), σφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἀποσφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.).Oppose: P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.), ἀντιτείνειν (dat.).Hinder, prevent: P. and V. ἐμποδίζειν.Pass, go over: P. and V. ὑπερβαίνειν, διαβάλλειν, διαπερᾶν, ὑπερβάλλειν, Ar. and P. διαβαίνειν, περαιοῦσθαι. P. διαπεραιοῦσθαι (absol.), διαπορεύεσθαι, Ar. and V. περᾶν, V. ἐκπερᾶν.Make to cross: P. περαιοῦν, διαβιβάζειν.Sail across: Ar. and P. διαπλεῖν (absol.).Cross into: V. διεκπερᾶν εἰς (acc.).Cross off, pul one's pen through: Ar. and P. διαγράφειν.Cross with others: P. συνδιαβαίαειν (absol.).Easy to cross, adj.: P. and V. εὔπορος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cross
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99 Debar
v. trans.Hinder: P. and V. ἐμποδίζειν, ἐμποδὼν εἶναι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Debar
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100 Forfend
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Forfend
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