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1 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) διακόπτω2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) διακόπτω3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) κόβω• -
2 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) είμαι2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) ήμουν4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) είναι να...πρόκειται5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) είμαι•- being- the be-all and end-all -
3 interject
verb (to say (something) which interrupts what one, or someone else, is saying.) παρεμβαίνω -
4 lip-read
verb ((of a deaf person) to understand what a person is saying by watching the movement of his lips.) διαβάζω τα χείλη -
5 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) παρίσταμαι2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) παρακολουθώ3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) επιμελούμαι4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) φροντίζω•- attendant
- in attendance -
6 coax
[kəuks](to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) καλοπιάνω -
7 concentrate
['konsəntreit]1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) συγκεντρώνομαι2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) συγκεντρώνω3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) συμπυκνώνω•- concentration -
8 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) ίσιος,σταθερός,ομοιόμορφος2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) ομαλός,στρωτός3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) κανονικός4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) ζυγός5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) ίσος,ισόπαλος6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) ήπιος2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) εξισώνω,ισοφαρίζω2) (to make smooth or level.) εξομαλύνω•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ακόμα και,(σε άρνηση)ούτε καν2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ακόμη•- even if- even so
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9 frank
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10 listen
['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) ακούω (με προσοχή)2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) ακούω• -
11 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) σφιχτός,μίζερος2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) κακός/μικροπρεπής3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) δύστροπος4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) άθλιος,παρακατιανός•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) μέσος2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) μέσος,κατά μέσο όρο2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) μέσος όροςIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) σημαίνω,εννοώ2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) σκοπεύω/προορίζω/είμαι αποφασισμένος•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) όλο σημασία- meaningless
- be meant to
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12 notice
['nəutis] 1. noun1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) αναγγελία,ανακοίνωση2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) προσοχή3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) (προ)ειδοποίηση,προθεσμία(για παραίτηση ή απόλυση)2. verb(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) παρατηρώ,αντιλαμβάνομαι,προσέχω- noticeably
- noticed
- notice-board
- at short notice
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13 plead
[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') απαντώ στο κατηγορητήριο/παραδέχομαι/αρνούμαι την ενοχή μου2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) υπερασπίζω3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) κάνω έκκληση,εκλιπαρώ -
14 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) κρατώ (θέση), κλείνω2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) φυλάγω, προορίζω2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.)2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.)3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.)4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.)•- reserved
- have
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15 say
[sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) λέω2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) λέω3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) λέω4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) προβλέπω2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) δικαίωμα λόγου- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
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16 tag
[tæɡ] 1. noun1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) ετικέτα2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) τετριμμένη φράση3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') ερωτηματική φράση (στο τέλος πρότασης)4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.) κυνηγητό (παιδικό παιχνίδι)2. verb(to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) δένω / περνώ ετικέτα- tag on -
17 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) κλωστή, νήμα2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) βόλτες βίδας3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) νήμα, ειρμός2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) βελονιάζω2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) περνώ, διασχίζω•
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