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1 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) ηλεκτρισμός- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
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2 static (electricity)
(electricity that accumulates on the surface of objects (eg hair, nylon garments etc).) στατικός ηλεκτρισμός -
3 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) μετρητής,όργανο μετρήσεως2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) μετρώ(σε μετρητή) -
4 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) χρεώνω2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) χρεώνω3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) κατηγορώ4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) επιτίθεμαι5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) ορμώ6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) φορτίζω7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) γεμίζω2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) χρέωση, τιμή2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) κατηγορία3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) έφοδος4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) φορτίο5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) άτομο υπό την επίβλεψη (κάποιου)6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) γόμωση•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
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5 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) προκαλώ ηλεκτροπληξία2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) εκτελώ στην ηλεκτρική καρέκλα -
6 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) κλείνω2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) σβήνω/ κλείνω3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) σβήνω, κλείνω διακόπτη -
7 atomic power
(power (for making electricity etc) obtained from atomic energy.) ατομική ενέργεια -
8 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) απεργώ -
9 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) απεργώ -
10 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) ράμφοςII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) λογαριασμός2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) χαρτονόμισμα3) (a poster used for advertising.) αφίσα2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) στέλνω λογαριασμό- billfold
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11 coil
[koil] 1. verb(to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) κουλουριάζω/-ομαι2. noun1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) σπείρα, κουλούρα2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) πηνίο -
12 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) οδηγώ2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) είμαι αγωγός3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) διευθύνω4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) συμπεριφέρομαι5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) διευθύνω2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.)2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.)•- conduction
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13 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) αγωγός2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) διευθυντής3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) εισπράκτορας4) ((American) a guard on a train.) υπεύθυνος αμαξοστοιχίας -
14 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) καταναλώνω2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) καταναλώνω3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) καταστρέφω•- consumer- consumption
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15 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) τρέχων, τωρινός2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) ρεύμα2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) ρεύμα•- current account -
16 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) οδηγώ2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) καθοδηγώ4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) χτυπώ5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) κινώ2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) ιδιωτικός δρόμος3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ενεργητικότητα4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) προσπάθεια5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) δυνατό χτύπημα6) ((computers) a disk drive.) συσκευή σε Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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17 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) ηλεκτρικός2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) ηλεκτρισμένος -
18 electrical
adjective (related to electricity: electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.) ηλεκτρ(ολογ)ικός -
19 electrified
adjective (supplied or charged with electricity: an electrified fence.) ηλεκτρισμένος/ηλεκτροφόρος -
20 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) εξηλεκτρίζω2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) διεγείρω, εξάπτω, `ηλεκτρίζω`
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