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1 surroundings
1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) περιβάλλων χώρος2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) περιβάλλον, περίγυρος -
2 surroundings
1) περιβάλλον2) περίχωρα -
3 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
4 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
5 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) κρύος2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) που κρυώνει3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) ψυχρός2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) κρύο, ψύχος2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) κρυολόγημα•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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6 cold-blooded
1) (having blood (like that of a fish) which takes the same temperature as the surroundings of the body: cold-blooded creatures.) ψυχρόαιμος2) (cruel and unfeeling: cold-blooded murder.) εν ψυχρώ/ ασυγκίνητος -
7 conscious
['konʃəs]1) (aware of oneself and one's surroundings; not asleep or in a coma or anaesthetized etc: The patient was conscious.) που έχει τις αισθήσεις του2) ((sometimes with of) aware or having knowledge (of): They were conscious of his disapproval.) που έχει επίγνωση, συνειδητός•- consciousness -
8 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) στοιχείο2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) στοιχείο(χημικό)3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) περιβάλλον4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) ίχνος5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) ηλεκτρική αντίσταση•- elements
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9 immediate
[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) άμεσος2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) άμεσος3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) άμεσος•2. conjunction(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) (αμέσως)μόλις -
10 in one's element
(in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one.) στο στοιχείο μου -
11 in the wild
((of an animal) in its natural surroundings: Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.) (για ζώα) στο φυσικό περιβάλλον -
12 novelty
plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.) (το)καινοφανές2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.) κάτι καινούριο/καινοφανές3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.) φθηνό μικροαντικείμενο -
13 on location
((of filming) in natural surroundings outside the studio.) εξωτερικά (εκτός στούντιο) -
14 opulent
['opjulənt](luxurious; rich: They lived in opulent surroundings.) (υπερ)πολυτελής,πλούσιος- opulence -
15 orientate
['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) προσανατολίζω2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) (αυτοπαθές)προσανατολίζομαι• -
16 settle in
(to become used to and comfortable in new surroundings.) προσαρμόζομαι -
17 sumptuous
(expensive and splendid: They live in sumptuous surroundings.) πολυτελής -
18 surround
1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) περικύκλώνω, περιβάλλομαι2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) περικλείω•- surroundings -
19 Surrounding
adj.Neighbouring: P. ὅμορος, Ar. and P. πλησιόχωρος, also with fem. subs., P. περιοικίς; see Neighbouring.The surrounding country: use P. and V. ἡ πέριξ γῆ.War assimilates most men's passions to their surroundings: P. πόλεμος... πρὸς τὰ παρόντα τὰς ὀργὰς τῶν πολλῶν ὁμοιοῖ (Thuc. 3, 82).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Surrounding
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