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  • 81 contribute

    [kən'tribjut]
    1) (to give (money, help etc) along with others: Have you contributed (any money) to this charity?; I've been contributing (articles) to this paper for many years.) συνεισφέρω
    2) ((with to) to help to cause to happen: His gambling contributed to his downfall.) συμβάλλω
    - contributor

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  • 82 convene

    [kən'vi:n]
    (to (cause to) assemble or come together: to convene a meeting.) συνέρχομαι

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  • 83 converge

    [kən'və:‹]
    (to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point: The roads converge in the centre of town.) συγκλίνω
    - convergent

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  • 84 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ραγίζω
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) σπάω
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) κάνω κρακ
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) λέω (αστείο)
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ανοίγω (χρηματοκιβώτιο) με διάρρηξη
    6) (to solve (a code).) σπάω (κώδικα)
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) υποχωρώ, `σπάω`
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ράγισμα
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) χαραμάδα
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) κρότος
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) χτύπημα
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) αστείο
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) κρακ, ναρκωτική ουσία
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) πρώτης τάξεως
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack

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  • 85 crash

    [kræʃ] 1. noun
    1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) πάταγος
    2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) σύγκρουση, συντριβή
    3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) οικονομική κρίση, `κραχ`
    4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) πέφτω, χτυπώ με θόρυβο
    2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) πέφτω, συγκρούομαι
    3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) συντρίβομαι
    4) ((of a business) to fail.) χρεωκοπώ
    5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) ορμώ
    6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)
    3. adjective
    (rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) εντατικός
    - crash-land

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  • 86 create

    [kri'eit]
    1) (to cause to exist; to make: How was the earth created?; The circus created great excitement.) δημιουργώ
    2) (to give (a rank etc to): Sir John was created a knight in 1958.) (δι)ορίζω, χρίζω
    - creative
    - creatively
    - creativeness
    - creativity
    - creator
    - the Creator

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  • 87 crinkle

    ['kriŋkl]
    (to (cause to) wrinkle or curl: The paper is too crinkled for use in my computer's printer.) ζαρώνω

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  • 88 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) τσαντισμένος
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) σταυρός
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) σταυρός
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) Σταυρός
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) μαρτύριο
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) διασταύρωση
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) σταυρός
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) σταυρός
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) διασχίζω
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) σταυρώνω
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) διασταυρώνομαι
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) διασταυρώνομαι
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) σχηματίζω σταυρό
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) μετατρέπω ανοιχτή επιταγή σε δίγραμμη
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) διασταυρώνω
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) πάω κόντρα
    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck
    3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.) διασταύρωση πληροφοριών ή υπολογισμών
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out

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  • 89 crusade

    [kru:'seid] 1. noun
    1) (Medieval wars against the Muslims in the Middle Ages, led by Christian kings.) σταυροφορία
    2) (a campaign in support of a good cause: the crusade against cigarette advertising.) εκστρατεία
    2. verb
    (to take part in a crusade.) εκστρατεύω

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  • 90 cut down

    1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) κόβω
    2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) μειώνω

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  • 91 cut short

    1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) διακόπτω
    2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) διακόπτω

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  • 92 damn

    [dæm] 1. verb
    1) (to sentence to unending punishment in hell: His soul is damned.) καταριέμαι
    2) (to cause to be condemned as bad, unacceptable etc: That film was damned by the critics.) καταδικάζω,αποδοκιμάζω
    2. interjection
    (expressing anger, irritation etc: Damn! I've forgotten my purse.) στην οργή!
    3. noun
    (something unimportant or of no value: It's not worth a damn; I don't give a damn! (= I don't care in the least).)
    - damning

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  • 93 danger

    ['dein‹ə]
    1) (something that may cause harm or injury: The canal is a danger to children.) κίνδυνος,απειλή
    2) (a state or situation in which harm may come to a person or thing: He is in danger; The bridge is in danger of collapse.) κίνδυνος

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  • 94 dangerous

    adjective (very unsafe and likely to be the cause of danger: a dangerous road; a dangerous enemy.) επικίνδυνος

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  • 95 dangle

    ['dæŋɡl]
    (to (cause to) hang loosely: She dangled her scarf out of the car window.) κρέμω,κουνώ/-ιέμαι

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  • 96 death certificate

    (an official piece of paper signed by a doctor stating the cause of someone's death.) πιστοποιητικό θανάτου

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  • 97 decay

    [di'kei] 1. verb
    (to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) σαπίζω
    2. noun
    (the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) σήψη,αποσύνθεση

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  • 98 deceive

    [di'si:v]
    (to mislead or cause to make mistakes, usually by giving or suggesting false information: He was deceived by her innocent appearance.) εξαπατώ

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  • 99 decide

    1) (to (cause to) make up one's mind: I have decided to retire; What decided you against going?) αποφασίζω
    2) (to settle or make the result (of something) etc certain: The last goal decided the match.) κρίνω

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  • 100 decompose

    [di:kəm'pouz]
    ((of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot: Corpses decompose quickly in heat.) αποσυνθέτω,-ομαι
    - decomposer

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  • cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… …   Law dictionary

  • cause — [ koz ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. causa « cause » et « procès » → chose I ♦ Ce qui produit un effet (considéré par rapport à cet effet). 1 ♦ (1170) Ce par quoi un événement, une action humaine arrive, se fait. ⇒ origine; motif, objet, raison, 3. sujet.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • cause — CAUSE. s. f. Principe, ce qui fait qu une chose est. Dieu est la première de toutes les causes, la cause des causes, la souveraine cause, la cause universelle. On appelle Dieu, absolument et par excellence, Cause première, comme on appelle les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • cause — Cause, qui fait faire quelque chose, Causa. La meilleure cause et la pire, Superior causa et inferior. B. ex Cicerone. Les causes durent tousjours et perseverent, Manent causae. Tu as ouy les causes de mon conseil, Audisti consilij mei motus. Par …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • cause — CAUSE. s. f. Principe, ce qui fait qu une chose est. Dieu est la premiere de toutes les causes, la cause des causes, la souveraine cause. On appelle Dieu absolument & par excellence, Cause premiere; comme on appelle les creatures Causes secondes …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Cause — (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its power into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cause — cause, causal explanation In non specialist contexts, to ask for the cause of some particular happening is to ask what made it happen, or brought it about. To give a causal explanation is to answer such questions, usually by specifying some prior …   Dictionary of sociology

  • cause — n 1 Cause, determinant, antecedent, reason, occasion are comparable when denoting what in whole or in part produces an effect or result. Cause is applicable to an agent (as a circumstance, condition, event, or force) that contributes to the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • cause — [kôz] n. [ME < OFr < L causa, a cause, reason, judicial process, lawsuit: infl. (in CAUSE senses 4 & 5) by CASE1] 1. anything producing an effect or result 2. a person or thing acting voluntarily or involuntarily as the agent that brings… …   English World dictionary

  • causé — causé, ée (kô zé, zée) part. passé. 1°   Produit par une cause. •   Toutes choses étant causées ou causantes, PASC. dans COUSIN. 2°   Occasionné. Un incendie causé par un accident. 3°   Motivé. •   M. de Bouillon voulait une absence, et une… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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