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1 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) άδειος2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) άδειος3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) άδειος4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) κενός,άστοχος2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) αδειάζω,εκκενώνω2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) αδειάζω3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) άδειο(μπουκάλι κλπ.)- empty-handed
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2 go blank
(to become empty: My mind went blank when the police questioned me.) τα `χάνω` -
3 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) ανεβαίνω, αυξάνομαι, υψώνομαι2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) υψώνομαι3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) σηκώνομαι4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) ανατέλλω6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) υψώνομαι7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) εξεγείρομαι8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) ανέρχομαι9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) πηγάζω10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) σηκώνομαι11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) ορθώνομαι12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ανασταίνομαι2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ανύψωση, αύξηση2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) αύξηση3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) ύψωμα4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) άνοδος, ανάπτυξη, ακμή•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) ανατέλλων/ ανερχόμενος/ αυξανόμενος- early- late riser
- give rise to
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4 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) ανοιχτός2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) ανοιχτός3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) ανοιχτός4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) ανοιχτός,έκδηλος5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) ειλικρινής6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) εκκρεμής7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) ανοιχτός,εκτεθειμένος,ακάλυπτος2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) ανοίγω2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) αρχίζω•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
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5 Man
subs.In man's voice: use adv., Ar. ἀνδριστί.Fight man to man, v: P. and V. μονομαχεῖν.Human being: P. and V. ἄνθρωπος, ὁ.Like a man: see Manfully.Man by man: P. καθʼ ἕνα.Play the man, v.:P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι, ἀνδρίζεσθαι (Plat.).Men's quarters in a house: P. and V. ἀνδρών, ὁ (Xen.), P. ἀνδρωνῖτις, ἡ.Empty of men, adj.: V. ἄνανδρος, κένανδρος.Lack of men, subs.: V. κενανδρία, ἡ, P. ὀλιγανθρωπία, ἡ.Love of men: V. φιλανδρία, ἡ (Eur., And. 229).Men at arms: P. and V. ὁπλῖται, οἱ.——————v. trans.P. and V. πληροῦν.Man fully: P. συμπληροῦν.Man against ( an enemy): P. ἀντιπληροῦν (absol.).Man in addition: P. προσπληροῦν.Fully-manned, adj.: P. and V. πλήρης.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Man
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