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  • 1 Take

    v. trans.
    P. and V. λαμβνειν, αἱρεῖν; see Catch.
    Take ( a town): P. and V. αἱρεῖν.
    Be taken: P. and V. λίσκεσθαι.
    Help in taking: P. and V. συνεξαιρεῖν (acc.).
    Easy to take, adj.: P. εὐάλωτος. P. and V. λώσιμος, λωτός.
    Take in the act: P. and V. αἱρεῖν, λαμβνειν, καταλαμβνειν (Eur., Cycl.); see Catch.
    Overtake: P. and V. καταλαμβνειν.
    Receive: P. and V. δέχεσθαι; see Receive.
    Carry: P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, γειν; see Bring.
    Lead: P. and V. γειν.
    Choose: P. and V. αἱρεῖσθαι, ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.); see Choose.
    Seize: P. and V. λαμβνειν, ἁρπάζειν, ναρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν, V. καθαρπάζειν, συμμάρπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. μάρπτειν, συλλαμβνειν; see Seize.
    Take as helper or ally: P. and V. προσλαμβνειν (acc.).
    Hire: Ar. and P. μισθοῦσθαι.
    Use up: P. and V. ναλίσκειν.
    This ( cloak) has taken easily a talent's worth of wool: Ar. αὕτη γέ τοι ἐρίων τάλαντον καταπέπωκε ῥᾳδίως (Vesp. 1146).
    Take the road leading to Thebes: P. τὴν εἰς Θήβας φέρουσαν ὁδὸν χωρεῖν (Thuc. 3, 24).
    Take in thought, apprehend: P. καταλαμβνειν, P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), συνιέναι (acc. or gen.); see Grasp.
    Interpret in a certain sense: P. ἐκλαμβνειν (acc.), ὑπολαμβνειν (acc.); see Construe.
    Take advantage of, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Enjoy: P. and V. πολαύειν (gen.).
    Get the advantage of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.).
    Take after, resemble: P. and V. ἐοικέναι (dat.) (rare P.), ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.); see Resemble.
    Take arms: see take up arms.
    Take away: P. and V. φαιρεῖν (or mid.), παραιρεῖν (or mid.), ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.), V. ἐξαφαιρεῖσθαι; see also Deprive.
    Remove: P. and V. μεθιστναι; see Remove.
    Lead away: P. and V. πγειν.
    Take away secretly: P. and V. πεκτθεσθαι; see under Remove.
    Take away besides: P. προσαφαιρεῖσθαι.
    Take care, take care of: see under Care.
    Take down, lit.: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν.
    met., humble: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, συστέλλειν, Ar. and V. ἰσχναίνειν; see Humble.
    Reduce in bulk: P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plat.).
    Take down in writing: P. and V. γρφειν, Ar. and P. συγγρφειν.
    Take effect, gain one's end: P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν.
    Be in operation: use P. ἐνεργὸς εἶναι.
    Take for, assume to be so and so: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν (acc.).
    Take from: see take away.
    Detract from: P. ἐλασσοῦν (gen.).
    Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασνεσθαι, V. θαρσνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).
    Take heed: see under Heed, Care.
    Take hold of: see Seize.
    Take in, encluse: Ar. and P. περιλαμβνειν.
    Furl: Ar. συστέλλειν, V. στέλλειν, καθιέναι.
    Receive in one's house: P. and V. δέχεσθαι; see Receive.
    Cheat: see Cheat.
    Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).
    Take in preference: V. προλαμβνειν (τι πρό τινος); see Prefer.
    Take leave of: P. and V. χαίρειν ἐᾶν (acc.), χαίρειν λέγειν (acc.); see under Leave.
    Take notice: see Notice.
    Take off, strip off: P. περιαιρεῖν.
    Take off ( clothes) from another: P. and V. ἐκδειν, Ar. and P. ποδειν.
    From oneself: P. and V. ἐκδειν.
    From oneself: P. and V. ἐκδεσθαι, Ar. and P. ποδεσθαι.
    Take off ( shoes) for another: Ar. and P. πολειν.
    For oneself: Ar. and P. πολεσθαι.
    Let one quickly take off my shoes: V. ὑπαί τις ἀρβύλας λύοι τάχος (Æsch., Ag. 944).
    Imitate: P. and V. μιμεῖσθαι: see Imitate.
    Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).
    Take on oneself: see Undertake, Assume.
    Are these men to take on themselves the results of your brutality and evil-doing? P. οὗτοι τὰ τῆς σῆς ἀναισθησίας καὶ πονηρίας ἔργα ἐφʼ αὑτοὺς ἀναδέξωνται; (Dem. 613).
    Take out, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξγειν.
    Pick out: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν.
    Extract: P. and V. ἐξέλκειν (Plat. but rare P.).
    Take over: P. and V. παραλαμβνειν, ἐκδέχεσθαι.
    Take pains: P. and V. σπουδὴν ποιεῖσθαι, Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, V. σπουδὴν τθεσθαι.
    Take part in: see under Part.
    Take place: see under Place.
    Take root: P. ῥιζοῦσθαι (Xen.).
    Take the air, walk: Ar. and P. περιπατεῖν.
    Take the field: see under Field.
    Take time: see under Time.
    Take to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.).
    Take to flight: see under Flight.
    When the Greeks took more to the sea: P. ἐπειδὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἐπλώιζον (Thuc. 3, 24).
    Take a fancy to: P. φιλοφρονεῖσθαι (acc.) (Plat.).
    Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.); see Desire.
    Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιόν τι ποιεῖσθαι.
    Be vexed at: P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι (dat.), P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.); see be vexed, under Vex.
    Take to wife: P. λαμβάνειν (acc.); see Marry.
    Take up: P. and V. ναιρεῖσθαι, P. ἀναλαμβάνειν.
    Lift: P. and V. αἴρειν; see Lift.
    Resume: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἐπαναλαμβάνειν.
    Succeed to: P. διαδέχεσθαι (acc.).
    Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (or dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.), ναιρεῖσθαι (acc.).
    Practise: P. and V. ἀσκεῖν, ἐπιτηδεύειν: see Practise.
    Use up: P. and V. ναλίσκειν.
    Nor should we be able to useour whole force together since the protection of the walls has taken up a considerable part of our heavy-armed troops: P. οὐδὲ συμπάσῃ τῇ στρατιᾷ δυναίμεθʼ ἂν χρήσασθαι ἀπαναλωκυίας τῆς φυλακῆς τῶν τειχῶν μέρος τι τοῦ ὁπλιτικοῦ (Thuc. 7, 11).
    Take up arms: P. and V. πόλεμον αἴρεσθαι.
    Take up arms against: V. ὅπλα ἐπαίρεσθαι (dat.).

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  • 2 take effect

    (to begin to work; to come into force: When will the drug take effect?) μπαίνω σε εφαρμογή/επενεργώ

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  • 3 capture

    [- ə]
    1) (to take by force, skill etc: The soldiers captured the castle; Several animals were captured.) καταλαμβάνω, συλλαμβάνω
    2) (to take possession of (a person's attention etc): The story captured his imagination.) αιχμαλωτίζω, κατακτώ

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  • 4 gouge

    1. verb
    1) (to make (a groove or hole) with a tool: He gouged (out) a hole in the wood.) σκάβω, αυλακώνω
    2) (to take or force out: The tyrant gouged out the prisoner's eyes.) αφαιρώ με βία, βγάζω
    2. noun
    (a type of chisel for making grooves etc.) κοπίδι, κοίλο σκαρπέλο

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  • 5 seize

    [si:z]
    1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) αρπάζω
    2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) κατάσχω
    - seize on
    - seize up

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  • 6 Violence

    subs.
    Force: P. and V. βία, ἡ. V. τὸ καρτερόν, P. βιαιότης, ἡ.
    Rush: Ar. and P. ῥύμη, ἡ.
    Outrage P. V. ὕβρις, ἡ, ὕβρισμα, τό.
    Vehemence: P. σφοδρότης, ἡ.
    By violence, by force: P. and V. βίᾳ, πρὸς βίαν, βιαίως, V. ἐκ βίας, κατʼ ἰσχν, σθένει, πρὸς τὸ καρτερόν, πρὸς ἰσχύος κρτος; see under Force.
    Act of violence: V. χείρωμα, τό.
    Do acts of violence, v.: P. χειρουργεῖν. Use
    violence: P. and V. βιάζεσθαι (mid.).
    Suffer violence: P. and V. βιάζεσθαι (pass.).
    Do violence to oneself, kill oneself: P. βιάζεσθαι ἑαυτόν (Plat.).
    Do a violence to, take violent measures against: P. and V. νήκεστόν τι δρᾶν (acc.) (Eur., Med. 283), P. νεώτερόν τι ποιεῖν εἰς (acc.), ἀνήκεστόν τι βουλεύειν περί (gen.).
    Do no violence to: V. δρᾶν μηδὲν... νεώτερον (acc.) (Eur., Rhes. 590), μηδὲν νέον δρᾶν (acc.) (Eur., Bacch. 362).
    Blow with great violence ( of wind): P. μέγας ἐκπνεῖν (Thuc. 6, 104).
    Their escape was due to the violence of the storm: P. ἐγένετο ἡ διάφευξις αὐτοῖς διὰ τοῦ χειμῶνος τὸ μέγεθος (Thuc. 3, 23).

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  • 7 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία

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  • 8 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) οδηγώ
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) καθοδηγώ
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) χτυπώ
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) κινώ
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) ιδιωτικός δρόμος
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ενεργητικότητα
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) προσπάθεια
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) δυνατό χτύπημα
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) συσκευή σε Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on

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  • 9 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) εξάγω,αποσπώ
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) διαλέγω
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) εξάγω, εκχυλίζω
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) απόσπασμα
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) εκχύλισμα

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  • 10 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) χέρι
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) δείκτης
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) βοηθός,μέλος πληρώματος
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) χεράκι,χείρα βοηθείας
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) χαρτωσιά
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) παλάμη
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) γραφικός χαρακτήρας
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.)
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.)
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 11 hijack

    1. verb
    1) (to take control of (an aeroplane) while it is moving and force the pilot to fly to a particular place.) κάνω (αερο)πειρατεία
    2) (to stop and rob (a vehicle): Thieves hijacked a lorry carrying $20,000 worth of whisky.) ληστεύω
    3) (to steal (something) from a vehicle: Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.) ληστευώ
    2. noun
    (the act of hijacking.) αεροπειρατεία

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  • 12 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ
    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with

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  • 13 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

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  • 14 oust

    (to force out (and take the place of): They ousted him as leader of the party.) απομακρύνω

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  • 15 quell

    [kwel]
    1) (to put an end to (a rebellion etc) by force.) καταστέλλω
    2) (to put an end to, or take away (a person's fears etc).) καθησυχάζω

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  • 16 separate

    1. ['sepəreit] verb
    1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) χωρίζω
    2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) χωρίζω
    3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) χωρίζω
    2. [-rət] adjective
    1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) χωριστός
    2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) ξεχωριστός,ξέχωρος
    - separable
    - separately
    - separates
    - separation
    - separatist
    - separatism
    - separate off
    - separate out
    - separate up

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  • 17 shoot

    [ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb
    1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) βάλλω,ρίχνω,πυροβολώ
    2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) χτυπώ (με όπλο),σκοτώνω,κυνηγώ
    3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) ρίχνω
    4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) εκσφενδονίζω,πετώ,πετάγομαι
    5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) γυρίζω(ταινία)
    6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) σουτάρω
    7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) κυνηγώ
    2. noun
    (a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) βλαστάρι
    - shoot down
    - shoot rapids
    - shoot up

    English-Greek dictionary > shoot

  • 18 storm

    [sto:m] 1. noun
    1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) καταιγίδα,θύελλα
    2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) ξέσπασμα
    2. verb
    1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) ξεσπώ σε φωνές,ωρύομαι
    2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) πηγαίνω αγανακτισμένος
    3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) κάνω έφοδο,καταλαμβάνω με έφοδο
    - stormily
    - storminess
    - stormbound
    - stormtrooper
    - a storm in a teacup
    - take by storm

    English-Greek dictionary > storm

  • 19 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (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.) χτυπώ
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω
    4) ((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.) απεργώ
    5) (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.) ανακαλύπτω
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ
    7) (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,φαίνομαι
    8) (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.) κατευθύνομαι
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη
    - 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
    - strike up

    English-Greek dictionary > strike

  • 20 wing

    [wiŋ]
    1) (one of the arm-like limbs of a bird or bat, which it usually uses in flying, or one of the similar limbs of an insect: The eagle spread his wings and flew away; The bird cannot fly as it has an injured wing; These butterflies have red and brown wings.) φτερούγα, φτερό
    2) (a similar structure jutting out from the side of an aeroplane: the wings of a jet.) φτερό (αεροπλάνου κλπ)
    3) (a section built out to the side of a (usually large) house: the west wing of the hospital.) πτέρυγα
    4) (any of the corner sections of a motor vehicle: The rear left wing of the car was damaged.) φτερό αυτοκινήτου
    5) (a section of a political party or of politics in general: the Left/Right wing.) πτέρυγα
    6) (one side of a football etc field: He made a great run down the left wing.) πλευρά
    7) (in rugby and hockey, a player who plays mainly down one side of the field.) ακραίος κυνηγός (χόκεϋ, ράγκμπι)
    8) (in the air force, a group of three squadrons of aircraft.) πτέρυγα τριών μοιρών
    - - winged
    - winger
    - wingless
    - wings
    - wing commander
    - wingspan
    - on the wing
    - take under one's wing

    English-Greek dictionary > wing

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