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101 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) οχυρώνω2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) δυναμώνω,εμπλουτίζω• -
102 ransack
['rænsæk, ]( American[) ræn'sæk]1) (to search thoroughly in: She ransacked the whole house for her keys.) κάνω άνω-κάτω2) (loot, plunder: The army ransacked the conquered city.) λεηλατώ -
103 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ερείπιο/-α, συντρίμι(α)2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) καταστροφή3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) (οικονομική) καταστροφή, χρεωκοπία2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) καταστρέφω2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) κακομαθαίνω•- ruined
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104 Upper
adj.Use P. and V. ὁ ἄνω.The upper city: P. ἡ ἄνω πόλις·Having the upper hand, adj.: P. καθυπέρτερος, V. ὑπέρτερος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Upper
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105 bishop
['biʃəp]1) (a Christian clergyman in charge of a group of churches, usually in a large city or area: the Bishop of Lincoln; He was made a bishop two years ago.) επίσκοπος2) (one of the pieces in chess.) αξιωματικός -
106 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) αναπτύσσω2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) αποκτώ3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) εμφανίζομαι4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) εμφανίζω(φωτογραφίες)• -
107 downtown
adjective ((American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping: downtown Manhattan.) στο κέντρο της πόλης -
108 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) δήμαρχος- mayoress- lord mayor -
109 municipal
[mju'nisipəl](of, or controlled or owned by, the government of a city or town: the municipal buildings.) δημοτικός -
110 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) γειτονιά2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) γύρω περιοχή -
111 seduce
[si'dju:s](to persuade or attract into doing, thinking etc (something, especially something foolish or wrong): She was seduced by the attractions of the big city.) αποπλανώ- seductive -
112 seduction
noun (something that tempts or attracts: the seductions of life in the big city.) αποπλάνηση/θέλγητρο -
113 subdivision
[-'viʒən]1) (subdividing or the parts resulting from doing this.) υποδιαίρεση2) ((American) a portion of land divided up for housing etc; a zone.) σχέδιο πόλεως3) ((American) a residential area on the outskirts of a city or town: professionals working from home by means of their computers and living in isolated subdivisions.) οικισμός -
114 suburb
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115 Mother
subs.Of or from a mother: Ar. and V. μητρόθεν.On the mother's side: P. and V. πρὸς μητρός, V. μητρόθεν:P. κατὰ τὴν μητέρα (Thuc. 1, 127).Mother of all (as adj.); V. παμμήτωρ.Mother of arts (as adj.): V. μουσομήτωρ.Mother of iron (as adj.); V. σιδηρομήτωρ.Having the same mother, adj.: Ar. and P. ὁμομήτριος.Mother city, subs: P. μητρόπολις, ἡ.Mother wit: P. οἰκεία σύνεσις (Thuc. 1, 138).Of a mother, adj.: P. and V. μητρῷος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mother
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116 Ruin
subs.Destruction: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, φθορά, ἡ, διαφθορά, ἡ, V. ἀποφθορά, ἡ.Ruins, fallen buildings: P. οἰκίαι καταπεπτωκυῖαι.Wreckage ( of ships): P. and V. ναυάγια, τά, V. ἀγαί, αἱ; ( of other things besides): V. ἐρείπια, τά, ναυάγια, τά.Ruins of, all that is left of: P. and V. λείψανον, or pl. (gen.).A doom of utter ruin: V. πάμφθαρτος μόρος (Æsch., Choe. 296).You unhappy city are involved in this ruin: V. σύ τʼ ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Eur., Phoen. 884).( I seemed to see) all the house dashed in ruins to the ground from top to bottom: V. πᾶν ἐρείψιμον στέγος βεβλημένον πρὸς οὖδας ἐξ ἄκρων σταθμῶν (Eur., I.T. 48).——————v. trans.Destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρειν, καταφθείρειν (Plat. but rare P.), ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, ἐξολλύναι, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, διεργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρίβειν; see Destroy.Be ruined: P. and V. ἀπολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἀπολλύναι), ἐξολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἐξολλύναι) (Plat.), σφάλλεσθαι, V. ὀλωλέναι (2nd perf. ὀλλύναι), διαπεπορθῆσθαι (perf. pass. διαπορθεῖν), ἔρρειν (rare P.); see Undone.Be brought to ruin: V. ἀτᾶσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ruin
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117 School
subs.P. διδασκαλεῖον, τό.Go to school, v.:Ar. and P. φοιτᾶν, εἰς διδασκάλου φοιτᾶν.Where did you go to school as a boy? Ar. παῖς ὢν ἐφοίτας ἐς τίνος διδασκάλου; (Eg. 1235).Attend school with another, v.:Ar. and P. συμφοιτᾶν.Slave who took boys to school: P. and V. παιδαγωγός, ὁ.Wrestling-school: P. and V. παλαίστρα, ἡ.School of philosophers, etc., the school of Protagoras: P. οἱ ἀμφὶ Πρωταγόραν (Plat.).In a word I say that our city taken as a whole is the school of Greece: P. συνελὼν... λέγω τὴν... πᾶσαν πόλιν τῆς Ἑλλάδος παίδευσιν εἶναι (Thuc. 2, 41).——————v. trans.Chasten: P. and V. νουθετεῖν, ῥυθμίζειν (Plat.), σωφρονίζειν.Control: P. and V. κρατεῖν (gen.).Check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > School
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118 Votary
subs.P. θεραπευτής, ὁ.Lover: P. and V. ἐραστής, ὁ.Unjust is the goddess.And many a prosperous home and city hath she entered and left to the ruin of her votaries: V. ἄδικος ἡ θεός· πολλοὺς δʼ ἐς οἴκους καὶ πόλεις εὐδαίμονας εἰσῆλθε κἀξῆλθʼ ἐπʼ ὀλέθρῳ τῶν χρωμένων (Eur., Phoen. 532).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Votary
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119 A-Z / A to Z
[eitə'zed](a small book of information in alphabetical order, especially a guide to the streets of a town or city.) οδηγός πόλεως -
120 alley
['æli]1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) στενάκι, σοκάκι2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) διάδρομος μπόουλινγκ
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