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1 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) χίμαιρα -
2 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) χαλκός2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) πένα, κέρμα μικρής αξίας2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) χάλκινος2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) μπρούτζινοςII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) μπάτσος -
3 Play
v. trans.Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110B).Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).——————subs.P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Play
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4 bowl
I 1. [bəul] noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) ξύλινη μπάλα2. verb1) (to play bowls.) παίζω μπόουλς2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) ρίχνω (την μπάλα)3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).) βγάζω (παίκτη) απ' το παιχνίδι•- bowler- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over II [bəul] noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) γαβάθα, μπολ2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) κοίλωμα -
5 outlet
(a way or passage outwards or for releasing: That pipe is an outlet from the main tank; an outlet for his energy.) διέξοδος -
6 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) σφυρίζω2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) σφυρίζω3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) σφυρίζω4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) σφυρίζω (για αέρα)2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) σφύριγμα2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) σφυρίχτρα (μουσικό πνευστό όργανο)3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) σφυρίχτρα -
7 Cover
v. trans.P. and V. κρύπτειν, ἀποκρύπτειν, συγκρύπτειν, P. κατακρύπτειν, ἐπικαλύπτειν, Ar. and V. καλύπτειν, V. συγκαλύπτειν (rare P.), στέγειν, κεύθειν, ἀμπέχειν (rare P.), ἀμπίσχειν (rare P.), συναμπέχειν, συναμπίσχειν, πυκάζειν; see also Encompass.Cover all round: P. περιαμπέχειν (also Ar. in form περιαμπίσχειν).Cover over: P. and V. περικαλύπτειν, προκαλύπτεσθαι, V. καταμπίσχειν, κατασκιάζειν (Plat. also but rare P.).More quickly than a racer ever covered two laps: V. θᾶσσον... ἢ δρομεὺς δισσοὺς διαύλους ἵππιος διήνυσε (Eur., El. 824).Cover with reproaches: P. ὀνείδει περιβάλλειν (Dem. 604).Cover with disgrace: P. αἰσχύνην περιάπτειν (dat.) (cf. Ar., Plut. 590).Include: P. περιέχειν, περιλαμβάνειν, P. and V. συλλαμβάνειν.Be enough for: P. and V. ἱκανός εἶναι (dat.).——————subs.Lid: Ar. ἐπίθημα, τό.Cover for arms: Ar. and V. σάγμα, τό, or pl.Shelter: P. σκέπη, ἡ.Protection, shield: P. and V. πρόβλημα, τό.Under cover, adj.: V. ὑπόστεγος.Through a covered pipe: use adv., P. στεγανῶς (Thuc. 4, 100).In a place of safety: P. and V. ἐν ἀσφαλείᾳ.Under cover ( pretence) of: P. ἐπὶ προφάσει (gen.).Receive indemnity under cover of his profession: P. τῷ τῆς τέχνης προσχήματι τυγχάνειν ἀδείας (Dem. 58).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cover
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8 check
[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) επαληθεύω2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) ελέγχω3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) ανακόπτω2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) έλεγχος2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) περιορισμός3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) (θέση στο σκάκι) σαχ4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) καρό5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) απόκομμα παραλαβής6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) λογαριασμός7) ((American) a cheque.) επιταγή•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) κάνω ματ- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
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9 duct
(a tube or pipe for fluids etc: a ventilation duct.) αγωγός -
10 plumber
(a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes: Send for a plumber - we have a leaking pipe.) υδραυλικός- plumbing -
11 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) τραβώ2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) ρουφώ3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) κάνω κουπί4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) πηγαίνω,κινούμαι2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) τράβηγμα2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) έλξη3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) επιρροή•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
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12 refill
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13 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) σιφόνι2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) σιφόν(ι)2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) αναρροφώ,μεταγγίζω -
14 stopcock
noun (a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe.) στρόφιγγα -
15 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) ελαφρό χτύπημα2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) χτυπώ ελαφρά- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) βρύση, κάνουλα2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) αντλώ, αξιοποιώ2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) παγιδεύω με `κοριό` -
16 tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) σωλήνας2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) σωλήνας3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος, μετρό4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) σωληνάριο•- tubing- tubular -
17 Gutter
subs.Conduit: P. ὀχετός, ὁ, αὐλών, ὁ (Plat.).Pipe for conveying water: Ar. ὑδρυρρόα, ἡ.Sweepings of the gutter: met., Ar. and P. κάθαρμα, τό, περίτριμμα, τό.You were reared in the gutter: P. μετὰ πολλῆς ἐνδείας ἐτράφης (Dem. 313).Spring from the gutter: use P. and V. οὐδὲν εἶναι, V. ἐξ οὐδένων εἶναι, οὐδεὶς εἶναι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Gutter
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