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41 industry
['indəstri]plural - industries; noun1) ((any part of) the business of producing or making goods: the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.) βιομηχανία2) (hard work or effort: He owed his success to both ability and industry.) εργατικότητα•- industrialist
- industrialized
- industrialised
- industrialization
- industrialisation
- industrious
- industrial estate
- industrial relations -
42 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) εκπνέω2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) πέφτω2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) λάθος, ολίσθημα, παραδρομή2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) πάροδος -
43 laudable
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44 like fury
(with great effort, enthusiasm etc: She drove like fury.) με μανία -
45 mediocre
[mi:di'oukə](not very good or great; ordinary: a mediocre performance/effort.) μέτριος -
46 meet (someone) halfway
(to respond to (someone) by making an equal effort or a compromise: I'll invest $5,000 in this idea if you meet me halfway and do the same.) συμβιβάζομαι,μοιράζω τη διαφορά -
47 meet (someone) halfway
(to respond to (someone) by making an equal effort or a compromise: I'll invest $5,000 in this idea if you meet me halfway and do the same.) συμβιβάζομαι,μοιράζω τη διαφορά -
48 muster
1) (to gather together (especially soldiers for duty or inspection).) συγκεντρώνω2) (to gather (courage, energy etc): He mustered his energy for a final effort.) επιστρατεύω -
49 organise
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.)2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.)•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
50 organize
1) (to arrange or prepare (something), usually requiring some time or effort: They organized a conference.)2) (to make into a society etc: He organized the workers into a trade union.)•- organiser
- organization
- organisation
- organized
- organised -
51 poor
[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) φτωχός2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) κατώτερος,κακής ποιότητας3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) κακόμοιρος,καημένος•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) άρρωστος -
52 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι / ανασυντάσσω/-ομαι2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) επιστρατεύω, συσπειρώνω/-ομαι3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) συνέρχομαι, αναλαμβάνω2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) συγκέντρωση, συλλαλητήριο2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) ράλλυ3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) ανάρρωση, ανάκτηση (δυνάμεων)4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) εναλλαγή κτυπημάτων• -
53 rally round
(to come together for a joint action or effort, especially of support: When John's business was in difficulty, his friends all rallied round (to help) him.) συσπειρώνομαι -
54 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
55 rest on one's laurels
(to depend too much on one's past successes and therefore make no further effort.) επαναπαύομαι στις δάφνες μου -
56 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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57 stimulus
['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) ερέθισμα2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) κίνητρο,έναυσμα -
58 strike a blow for
(to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) δίνω/κερδίζω μια μάχη(στον αγώνα για ή ενάντια σε κάτι) -
59 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) χτύπημα2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) χτύπημα,πλήγμα/εύνοια(της τύχης)3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) χτύπος ρολογιού4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) κονδυλιά,μολυβιά,πινελιά5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) κίνηση,χτύπημα6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) κολυμβητική κίνηση7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) στάλα(δουλειά)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) εγκεφαλική συμφόρηση, εγκεφαλικό•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) χαϊδεύω2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) χάδι -
60 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) αποφεύγω να κουράζομαι
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effort — late 15c., from M.Fr. effort, noun of action from O.Fr. esforz force, impetuosity, strength, power, back formation from esforcier force out, exert oneself, from V.L. *exfortiare to show strength (Cf. It. sforza), from L. ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) … Etymology dictionary
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Effort — Ef fort, v. t. To stimulate. [Obs.] He efforted his spirits. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Effort — (fr., spr. Effohr), Anstrengung, Nachdruck, Kraft; daher Efforciren, sich anstrengen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
