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1 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) ρωτώ2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) ζητώ πληροφορίες,ρωτώ να μάθω3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) ρωτώ να μάθω(τι κάνει)4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) ζητώ5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) ζητώ6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) ερευνώ•- inquiry- make inquiries -
2 reunite
verb (to bring or come together after being separated: The family was finally reunited after the war; The children were reunited with their parents.) ξανασμίγω -
3 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) -
4 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) -
5 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ρωτώ2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) ζητώ3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) προσκαλώ•- ask for
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6 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) προσέχω τα παιδιά -
7 diagnose
(to say what is wrong (with a sick person etc) after making an examination; to identify (an illness etc): The doctor diagnosed her illness as flu.) κάνω διάγνωση -
8 disembark
(to (cause to) go from a ship on to land: We disembarked soon after breakfast.) αποβιβάζομαι -
9 reconcile
1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) συμφιλιώνω2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) συμβιβάζω3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) συμφιλιώνομαι (κάνω αποδεκτό, παίρνω απόφαση)• -
10 rehouse
(to provide with a new or different house: After the fire, the family had to be rehoused.) επαναστεγάζω -
11 retard
(to make slower or later: The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth.) καθυστερώ- retarded -
12 survive
1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) επιβιώνω2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) ζω μετά τον θάνατο άλλων•- survival- surviving
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13 unveil
1) (to remove a veil (from eg a face): After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).) αποκαλύπτω2) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) αποκαλύπτω, κάνω τα αποκαλυπτήρια -
14 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) ποιός2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) ο οποίος, που2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) ο οποίος•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) όποιος (κι αν)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) ποιος στην ευχή;•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) τον οποίο, που2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) τον οποίο• -
15 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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16 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) προηγούμενος2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) περασμένος3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) ιστορικός(χρόνος)2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) μπροστά από2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) μετά3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) από μπροστά4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) παρελθόν2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) ιστορικός χρόνος•- the past -
17 phrase
[freiz] 1. noun1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) φράση2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) μουσική φράση2. verb(to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) εκφράζω,διατυπώνω- phrasing
- phrase-book
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18 chase
[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) κυνηγώ2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) διώχνω2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) καταδίωξη2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) κυνήγι• -
19 follow
['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) ακολουθώ,παρακολουθώ2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) ακολουθώ3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) καταλαβαίνω4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) ακολουθώ•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) επόμενος2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) εξής,ακόλουθοι3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) μετά από4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) εξής,ακόλουθα- follow up -
20 nurse
[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) νοσοκόμος,νοσοκόμα2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) παραμάνα2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) φροντίζω,νοσηλεύω2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) θηλάζω3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) κρατώ με προσοχή4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) τρέφω,καλλιεργώ•- nursery- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
- nursing-home
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