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1 Character
subs.Mood: P. and V. ὀργή, ἡ.Force of character: P. φύσεως ἰσχύς, ἡ (Thuc. 1, 138).Form: P. and V. τύπος, ὁ.Kind, description: P. and V. γένος, τό.Character in a play: P. σχῆμα, τό.Reputation: P. and V. δόξα, ἡ; see Reputation.They have become men of repute and public characters: P. γεγόνασιν... ἔνδοξοι καὶ γνώριμοι (Dem. 106).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Character
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2 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) αβέβαιος2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) αμφίβολος3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) αμφισβητήσιμος4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) ύποπτος -
3 spoil
[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) καταστρέφω,χαλώ,φθείρω2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) κακομαθαίνω•- spoils- spoilt
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4 testimonial
[-'mouniəl]noun (a (written) statement saying what one knows about a person's character, abilities etc: When applying for a job, one usually needs a testimonial from one's last employer.) πιστοποιητικό (ευδόκιμης υπηρεσίας), γραπτή βεβαίωση -
5 Represent
v. trans.Portray: P. and V. εἰκάζειν, P. παραδεικνύναι.Represent in a bad light: P. κακῶς εἰκάζειν περί (gen.) (Plat., Rep. 377E).Represent as: P. κατασκευάζειν, Ar. and P. ἀποφαίνειν.He will represent us as drunkards and brawlers: P, ἡμᾶς... παροίνους μέν τινας καὶ ὑβριστὰς κατασκευάσει (Dem. 1261).He tried to represent that I was the cause of what occurred in Euboea: P. τῶν ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ πραγμάτων... ὡς ἐγὼ αἴτιός εἰμι κατεσκεύαζε (Dem. 550).He has represented the rowers one and all as bowmen: P. τοξότας γὰρ πάντας πεποίηκε τοὺς προσκώπους (Thuc. 1, 10; cf. Eur., Tro. 981).Represent by imitation: P. ἀπομιμεῖσθαι.Represent ( a character): P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Represent Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.When he represented the sorrows of Thyestes: P. ὅτε μὲν τὰ Θυέστου... κακὰ ἠγωνίζετο (Dem. 449).It is the special privilege of third-rate actors to represent kings and sceptered personages: P. ἐξαίρετόν ἐστιν ὥσπερ γέρας τοῖς τριταγωνισταῖς τὸ τοὺς τυράννους καὶ τοὺς τὰ σκῆπτρα ἔχοντας εἰσιέναι (Dem. 418).Suggest: Ar. and P. εἰσηγεῖσθαι; suggest.Represent a person, look after his interests: P. and V. προξενεῖν (gen.).Champion: P. and V. προστατεῖν (gen.).I as representing the greatest city ask you to come to terms: P. ἐγὼ... πόλιν μεγίστην παρεχόμενος... ἀξιῶ... συγχωρεῖν (Thuc. 4, 64).I came forward though with no mandate to represent our house: V. ἐξῆλθον οὐ ταχθεῖσα πρεσβεύειν γένους (Eur., Herac. 479).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Represent
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