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1 Shave
v. trans.P. and V. ξυρεῖν.Cut the hair: P. κείρειν.Shaved: V. ξυρήκης, Ar. and V. κεκαρμένος.With head shaved: V. κρᾶτʼ ἀπεσκυθισμένη (Eur., Tro. 1026).( You see) my head and hair shaved with the razor: (ὁρᾶς) κρᾶτα πλόκαμόν τʼ ἐσκυθισμένον ξυρῷ (Eur., El. 241).Wont you look ridiculous with only one-half of your face shaved? Ar. οὔκουν καταγέλαστος δῆτʼ ἔσει τὴν ἡμίκραιραν τὴν ἑτέραν ψιλὴν ἔχων; (Thesm. 226).Shave off: Ar. ἀποξυρεῖν.Graze, touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.),Always just shaving past in their ships: P. ἐν χρῷ ἀεὶ παραπλέοντες (Thuc. 2, 84).Have narrow shave: see narrow escape, under Narrow.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Shave
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2 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) δουλειά, εργασία2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) δουλειά3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) δουλειά4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) έργο (τέχνης, μουσικής κλπ)5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) δουλειά, προϊόν εργασίας6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) δουλειά2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) δουλεύω, εργάζομαι / βάζω (κάποιον) να δουλεύει2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) δουλεύω, έχω δουλειά3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ / χειρίζομαι4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) πετυχαίνω5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) γίνομαι με τη χρήση7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) δουλεύω, επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι•- - work- workable
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- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) μηχανισμός2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) πράξεις•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
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to spite one's face — See: CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE … Dictionary of American idioms
to spite one's face — See: CUT OFF ONE S NOSE TO SPITE ONE S FACE … Dictionary of American idioms
to\ spite\ one's\ face — See: cut off one s nose to spite one s face … Словарь американских идиом
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — {v. phr.} To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. * /In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — {v. phr.} To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. * /In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ off\ one's\ nose\ to\ spite\ one's\ face — v. phr. To suffer from an action intended originally to harm another person. In walking out and leaving his employer in the lurch, John really cut off his nose to spite his face, since no business wanted to hire him afterwards … Словарь американских идиом
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — make things worse for oneself because one is angry at someone else He is cutting off his nose to spite his face. Taking revenge on his neighbor will only cause more problems for himself … Idioms and examples
cut off one's nose to spite one's face — verb To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary … Wiktionary
