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1 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) προσπαθώ2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) δοκιμάζω3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) δικάζω4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) θέτω σε δοκιμασία2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) απόπειρα, προσπάθεια, δοκιμή2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) (ράγκμπι)•- trier- trying
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2 and
[ənd, ænd]1) (joining two statements, pieces of information etc: I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.) και2) (in addition to: 2 and 2 makes 4.) συν3) (as a result of which: Try hard and you will succeed.) και4) (used instead of `to' with a verb: Do try and come!) να -
3 Try
v. trans.Make proof of: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. ἀποπειρᾶσθαι (gen.), P. διαπειρᾶσθαι (gen.), πεῖραν λαμβάνειν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἐκπειρᾶσθαι (gen.).Essay: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι (gen.), γεύεσθαι (gen.).Tax: P. and V. γυμνάζειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Try
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4 noughts and crosses
(a game in which the players try to make a line of three noughts or crosses between vertical and horizontal lines.) τρίλιζα -
5 bring to justice
(to arrest, try and sentence (a criminal): The murderer escaped but was finally brought to justice.) παραπέμπω σε δίκη -
6 defy
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) προκαλώ2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) αψηφώ -
7 Struggle
subs.Convulsion: P. and V. σπασμός, ὁ, P. σφαδασμός, ὁ (Plat.), V. σπαραγμός, ὁ.Agitation: P. ἀγωνία, ἡ.With a struggle, with difficulty: use adv., P. and V. μόλις, μόγις, Ar. and P. χαλεπῶς; see under Difficulty.Without a struggle ( without the necessity of fighting): P. ἀμαχεί, ἀκονιτί.——————v. trans.Contend: P. and V. ἀγωνίζεσθαι, μάχεσθαι, διαμάχεσθαι (Eur., Alc. 694), ἀθλεῖν, ἁμιλλᾶσθαι, V. ἐξαγωνίζεσθαι, ἐξαμιλλᾶσθαι.Use violence: P. and V. βιάζεσθαι.Exert oneself: P. and V. σπουδάζειν, τείνειν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνειν (or pass.), ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.Writhe, be convulsed: P. and V. σφαδάζειν (Xen.), V. σπᾶσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Struggle
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8 Study
v. trans.Learn: P. and V. μανθάνειν.Devote oneself to: P. and V. σπουδάζειν περί (acc. or gen.), P. σχολάζειν (dat.). Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (ἐν, dat., περί, acc. or ἐπί, dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι (gen.).With infin. following use try.Study how to do a thing: P. φιλοσοφεῖν ὅπως (fut. indic.).Study scientifically: P. φιλοσοφεῖν (acc.).——————subs.Ar. and P. μάθημα, τό.Act of learning: P. and V. μάθησις, ἡ.Practice: Ar. and P. μελετή, ἡ, P. ἄσκησις, ἡ, ἐπιτήδευσις, ἡ, ἐπιτήδευμα, τό.The study of virtue: P. ἀρετῆς ἐπιμέλεια, ἡ.Examination: P. and V. σκέψις, ἡ, P. ἐξέτασις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Study
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9 Trial
subs.Indictment: Ar. and P. γραφή, ἡ.Preliminary trial: P. ἀνάκρισις, ἡ, V. ἄγκρισις, ἡ.Bring to trial: P. and V. εἰς δίκην ἄγειν, P. εἰς δικαστήριον ἄγειν, ὑπάγειν εἰς δίκην, V. πρὸς τὴν δίκην ἄγειν.Without a trial, untried, adj.: P. and V. ἄκριτος (Eur., Hipp. 1056).Test: P. and V. πεῖρα, ἡ, ἔλεγχος, ὁ, P. διάπειρα, ἡ (Dem. 1288).Be on trial: P. and V. ἐλέγχεσθαι.You all saw the ship on her trial: P. πάντες ἑωρᾶθʼ ὑμεῖς ἀναπειρωμένην τὴν ναῦν (Dem. 1229).Make trial of, ring ( like money): Ar. κωδωνίζειν (acc.). met., P. διακωδωνίζειν (acc.).Test: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν (acc.), ἐξελέγχειν (acc.).Try, make proof of: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. ἀποπειρᾶσθαι (gen.), P. διαπειρᾶσθαι (gen.), πεῖραν λαμβάνειν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἐκπειρᾶσθαι (gen.).Danger: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trial
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10 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) δικαστήριο (τόπος)2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) δικαστήριο3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) γήπεδο4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) βασιλική αυλή, οι αυλικοί5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) ανάκτορο6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) αυλή2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) φλερτάρω2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) επιζητώ3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) προκαλώ•- courtier- courtly
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11 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) σπρώχνω2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) πιέζω,προτρέπω3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) πλασάρω2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) σπρωξιά2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) αποφασιστικότητα,θέληση•- push-chair
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12 Judge
subs.Arbitrator, subs.: P. διαιτητής, ὁ, μέσος δικαστής, ὁ, ἐπιγνώμων, ὁ, βραβευτής, ὁ, P. and V. βραβεύς, ὁ (Plat.), διαλλακτής, ὁ, V. διαλλακτήρ, ὁ.A good judge of: use P. and V. γνώμων, ὁ (gen.), or use adj., P. and V. ἔμπειρος (gen.), ἐπιστήμων (gen.).——————v. trans.Try in court: P. and V. κρίνειν (acc. of person or thing), δικάζειν (acc. of thing, dat. of person).Decide: P. and V. κρίνειν, διαιρεῖν, γιγνώσκειν, διαγιγνώσκειν, Ar. and P. διακρίνειν, V. διειδέναι.Form an opinion: P. and V. κρίνειν, δοξάζειν.Judge of: P. and V. τεκμαίρεσθαι (acc.).Judge by: P. and V. τεκμαίρεσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Judge
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13 Strive
v. intrans.Exert oneself: P. and V. σπουδάζειν, τείνειν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνειν (or pass.), ἐντείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.Strive after: P. and V. μετέρχεσθαι (acc.), θηρεύειν (acc.), ζητεῖν (acc.), V. θηρᾶν (or mid.) (acc.).Strive for: see strive after.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Strive
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14 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) δικάζω2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) κρίνω, γνωμοδοτώ3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) κρίνω4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) επικρίνω2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) δικαστής2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) κριτής3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) κριτής•- judgement- judgment
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15 agitate
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16 agree
[ə'ɡri:]past tense, past participle - agreed; verb1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) συμφωνώ2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) δέχομαι3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) (για κλίμα, φαγητό κτλ.) δεν βλάπτω4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) συνυπάρχω αρμονικά•- agreeably
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17 bluff
I adjective(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) ντόμπροςII 1. verb(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.) μπλοφάρω, κρύβω τις προθέσεις μου2. noun(an act of bluffing.) μπλόφα, εξαπάτηση -
18 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί -
19 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) σπρώχνω βάναυσα2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) πιέζω,βιάζω3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) εξαπατώ,αποσπώ(χρήματα κλπ.)με απάτη4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) επιδίδομαι σε κομπίνες5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) εκπορνεύομαι2. noun(quick and busy activity.) φασαρία,μεγάλη κίνηση- hustler -
20 Assay
v. trans.——————subs.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Assay
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