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1 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• -
2 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) διατάγη2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) παραγγελία3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) παραγγελία4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) τάξη,καλή λειτουτργία5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) σύστημα,τάξη6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) σειρα,διάταξη7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) τάξη8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) εντολή,επιταγή9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) τάξη10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) τάγμα2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) διατάζω2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) παραγγέλνω3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ταξινομώ,τακτοποιώ•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) βοηθός νοσοκόμου2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ορτινάντσα•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order -
3 life-cycle
noun (the various stages through which a living thing passes: the life-cycle of the snail.) κύκλος ζωής -
4 master of ceremonies
( abbreviation MC) (a person who announces the various stages of an entertainment, formal social gathering, series of speakers at a dinner etc: The master of ceremonies introduced the speaker.) τελετάρχης -
5 allot
[ə'lot]past tense, past participle - allotted; verb(to give (each person) a fixed share of or place in (something): They have allotted all the money to the various people who applied.) διανέμω -
6 heavyweight
adjective, noun ((a person) in the heaviest of the various classes into which competitors in certain sports (eg boxing, wrestling) are divided according to their weight: a heavyweight boxer.) βαρέων βαρών -
7 sum up
past tense, past participle - summed; verb (to give the main or important points of: He summed up the various proposals.) συνοψίζω -
8 to pieces
(into separate, usually small pieces, or into the various parts from which (something) is made: It was so old, it fell to pieces when I touched it.) κομματιασμένος,θρύψαλα -
9 trial and error
(the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found: They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error.) εμπειρικά, ψαχτά -
10 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) σε2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) ως3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) μέχρι4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) σε, με5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) σε, για6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) σε7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) από, σε σχέση / σύγκριση με, έναντι8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) προς9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (για) να10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) να2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) κλειστός• -
11 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) τόπος,μέρος,τοποθεσία2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) χώρος3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) μέρος4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) θέση5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) θέση6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) θέση7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) θέση8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) θέση,αρμοδιότητα9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) θέση,πόστο(εργασίας,ομάδας)10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) σπίτι11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) οδός12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) θέση2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) τοποθετώ2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) θυμάμαι,αναγνωρίζω•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
12 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) δαχτυλίδι2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) κρίκος3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) κύκλος4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) πίστα, παλαίστρα, ριγκ5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) δίκτυο, σπείρα2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) περικυκλώνω2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) βάζω σε κύκλο3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) τοποθετώ κρίκο αναγνώρισης στο πόδι πουλιού•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) χτυπώ (κουδούνι), σημαίνω/ κουδουνίζω2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) τηλεφωνώ3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) καλώ4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) κουδουνίζω5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) αντιλαλώ6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) αντηχώ2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.)2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.)3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.)•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true -
13 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) υποτελής2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) υπήκοος2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) θέμα3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) μάθημα4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) αντικείμενο(συζήτησης κλπ.)5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) υποκείμενο(ρήματος)3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) υποτάσσω2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) υποβάλλω•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to -
14 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) ομάδα περιφρούρησης απεργίας2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) περίπολος2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) εγκαθιστώ ομάδες περιφρούρησης/περιπόλους/πολιορκώ,αποκλείω/φρουρώ2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) αποκλείω χώρο εργασίας και παρεμποδίζω απεργοσπάστες/κάνω περιπολία -
15 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) αγώνας δρόμου/ταχύτητας, κούρσα2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) τρέχω σε αγώνα δρόμου/ βάζω (άλογο) να τρέξει σε ιπποδρομία2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) παραβγαίνω3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) τρέχω•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) φυλή/ φυλετικός2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) φυλετική καταγωγή3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) γένος, φύλο•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
16 stem
I 1. [stem] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) μίσχος2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) στέλεχος,πόδι(ποτηριού),σωλήνας(πίπας)3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) στείρα(κοράκι)πλώρης2. verb((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) προέρχομαι,πηγάζω- - stemmedII [stem] past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) ανακόπτω -
17 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) κάτω από2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) κάτω από, λιγότερο από3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) υπό (τις) διαταγές4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) υπό2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) κάτω- under- -
18 map
[mæp] 1. noun1) (a drawing or plan, in outline, of (any part of) the surface of the earth, with various features shown (usually roads, rivers, seas, towns etc): a map of the world; a road map.) χάρτης2) (a similar type of drawing showing eg the surface of the moon, the position of the stars in the sky etc.) χάρτης2. verb(to make a map of (an area): Africa was mapped by many different explorers.) χαρτογραφώ- map out -
19 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) φύλλο2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) φύλλο, σελίδα3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) αποσπώμενη προέκταση τραπεζιού•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf -
20 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) (πληθ.)διαστάσεις2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) (πληθ.)μέτρα,διαστάσεις3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) μέτρηση
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