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1 answering machine
noun ((also machine) a machine that take messages for you when you cannot answer the phone: to leave a message on the answering machine.) αυτόματος τηλεφωνητής -
2 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
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
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3 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) ξέρω, γνωρίζω2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) ξέρω απ'έξω3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) ξέρω, γνωρίζω4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) αναγνωρίζω•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
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4 Wax
subs.Ar. and P. κηρός, ὁ, κηρίον, τό.( I tell you) that nothing has been securely sealed that you cannot break the wax: Ar. μηδὲν οὕτως εὖ σεσημάνθαι τὸ μὴ οὐχὶ τοὺς ῥύπους ἀνασπάσαι (Lys. 1198).——————v. intrans.Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wax
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5 out of sight
1) (no longer visible; where you cannot see something or be seen: They watched the ship sailing until it was out of sight; Put it out of sight.) αθέατος,άφαντος2) (an old expression meaning wonderful, fantastic: The show was out of sight.) καταπληκτικός -
6 witness
['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) αυτόπτης μάρτυρας2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) μάρτυρας δικαστηρίου3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) μάρτυρας2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) βλέπω, είμαι παρών σε (κάτι)2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) είμαι μάρτυρας, υπογράφω ως μάρτυρας•- bear witness -
7 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) βοηθώ2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) διευκολύνω3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) καλυτερεύω4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) εξυπηρετώ5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) δεν μπορώ να κάνω τίποτα2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) βοήθεια2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) βοήθεια3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) βοηθός4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) τρόπος αποφυγής,θεραπεία•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
8 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) καθώς2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) επειδή, καθώς3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) όπως4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) όπως5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) παρόλο6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) όπως επίσης2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) σαν3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) σαν2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) σαν3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) σαν4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) ως•- as for- as if / as though
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9 without
1) (in the absence of; not having: They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water.) χωρίς2) (not: He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know.) χωρίς -
10 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) κρύβω2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.)- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) δέρμα,τομάρι- hiding -
11 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) χρησιμοποιώ2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) καταναλώνω•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) χρήση, χρησιμοποίηση2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) χρήση, χρησιμότητα3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) αξία, όφελος, χρησιμότητα4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) χρήση, ικανότητα χρήσης5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) χρήση, δικαίωμα χρήσης•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
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12 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) κρύος2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) που κρυώνει3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) ψυχρός2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) κρύο, ψύχος2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) κρυολόγημα•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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13 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) εξηγώ2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) (επ)εξηγώ,ερμηνεύω•- explanatory
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14 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
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15 stock
[stok] 1. noun1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) απόθεμα,παρακαταθήκη2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) απόθεμα3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) ζωντανά,ζώα φάρμας4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) χρεόγραφο5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) ζωμός6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) λαβή,κοντάκι2. adjective(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) κοινός,συνηθισμένος3. verb1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) διαθέτω,έχω(σε) απόθεμα2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) εφοδιάζω,γεμίζω•- stockist- stocks
- stockbroker
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockpile 4. verb(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) δημιουργώ απόθεμα,συσσωρεύω- stock-taking
- stock up
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16 word of honour
(a promise which cannot be broken without loss of honour: I give you my word of honour that I'll do it.) λόγος τιμής -
17 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
- worker
- 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
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18 Quench
v. trans.Quenched: use also V. μαυρούμενος (Æsch., Ag. 296).The Athenians on their side devised preventives so as to quench the fire: P. οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι... ἀντεμηχανήσαντο σβεστήρια κωλύματα (Thuc., 7, 53).Quench one's thirst: P. and V. πίνειν.From desire to quench their thirst: P. τοῦ πιεῖν ἐπιθυμίᾳ (Thuc. 7, 84).Strangers, could you point out a river stream whereat we might quench our thirst? V. ξένοι φράσαιτʼ ἂν νᾶμα ποτάμιον πόθεν δίψης ἄκος λάβοιμεν; (Eur., Cycl. 96).A thirst that cannot be quenched: P. δίψα ἄπαυστος, ἡ (Thuc. 2, 49).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Quench
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