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  • 41 dribble

    ['dribl] 1. verb
    1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) στάζω
    2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) σαλιαρίζω
    3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) τριπλάρω
    2. noun
    (a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) σάλιο

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  • 42 droop

    [dru:p]
    1) (to (cause to) hang down: The willows drooped over the pond.) κρέμωμαι,γέρνω
    2) ((of a plant) to flop from lack of water: a vase of drooping flowers.) μαραίνομαι

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  • 43 edge

    [e‹] 1. noun
    1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) άκρη
    2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) κόψη
    3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ένταση,δριμύτητα
    2. verb
    1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) πλαισιώνω,ρελιάζω
    2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) σπρώχνω,προχωρώ σιγά-σιγά
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    - edgy
    - edgily
    - edginess
    - have the edge on/over
    - on edge

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  • 44 emerge

    [i'mə:‹]
    1) (to come out; to come into view: The swimmer emerged from the water; He was already thirty before his artistic talent emerged.) εμφανίζομαι, αναδύομαι, ξεπροβάλλω
    2) (to become known: It emerged that they had had a disagreement.) προκύπτω
    •
    - emergent

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  • 45 gush

    1. verb
    1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) αναβλύζω, τρέχω ποτάμι
    2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) μιλώ με ενθουσιασμό
    2. noun
    (a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) πίδακας, ορμητική ροή / ξέσπασμα
    - gushingly

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  • 46 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

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  • 47 icicle

    (a long hanging piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water: icicles hanging from the roof.) κρύσταλλος,σταλακτίτης

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  • 48 isolate

    (to separate, cut off or keep apart from others: Several houses have been isolated by the flood water; A child with an infectious disease should be isolated.) απομονώνω
    - isolation

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  • 49 lagoon

    [lə'ɡu:n]
    (a shallow stretch of water separated from the sea by sandbanks, coral reefs etc.) λιμνοθάλασσα

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  • 50 low

    I 1. [ləu] adjective
    1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) χαμηλός
    2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) χαμηλόφωνος
    3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) χαμηλός
    4) (small: a low price.) χαμηλός
    5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) αδύναμος
    6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) χαμηλός
    2. adverb
    (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) χαμηλά
    - lowly
    - lowliness
    - low-down
    - lowland
    - lowlander
    - lowlands
    - low-lying
    - low-tech     3. adjective
    low-tech industries/skills.) όχι υψηλής τεχνολογίας
    - be low on II [ləu] verb
    (to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) μουγκανίζω

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  • 51 oil

    [oil] 1. noun
    (a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) λάδι,πετρέλαιο
    2. verb
    (to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) λαδώνω
    - oily
    - oilfield
    - oil paint
    - oil painting
    - oil palm
    - oil-rig
    - oil-tanker
    - oil-well
    - strike oil

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  • 52 paste

    [peist]
    1) (a soft, damp mixture, especially one made up of glue and water and used for sticking pieces of paper etc together.) πολτός/αλοιφή,κόλλα
    2) (a mixture of flour, fat etc used for making pies, pastry etc.) ζύμη
    3) (a mixture made from some types of food: almond paste.) αλοιφή,πολτός

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  • 53 periscope

    ['periskəup]
    (a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) περισκόπιο

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  • 54 plug

    1. noun
    1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) βύσμα,φις
    2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) βούλωμα,τάπα
    2. verb
    (to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) βουλώνω

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  • 55 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) αιχμή,άκρη,μύτη
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) ακρωτήρι,κάβος
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) σημείο,στιγμή,τελεία
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) σημείο
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) στιγμή
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) σημείο,βαθμός,στιγμή,υποδιαίρεση
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) σημείο σε πυξίδα
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) πόντος
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) θέμα,ζήτημα/επιχείρημα
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) λόγος,σκοπιμότητα
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) στοιχείο,χαρακτηριστικό
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ρευματοδότης,πρίζα
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) σημαδεύω,στρέφω
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) δείχνω
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) αρμολογώ,γεμίζω τα κενά
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    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

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  • 56 porridge

    ['pori‹]
    (a food made from oatmeal boiled in water or milk.) χυλός,κουρκούτι

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  • 57 positive

    ['pozətiv] 1. adjective
    1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) θετικός
    2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) σαφής,κατηγορηματικός
    3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) σίγουρος,κατηγορηματικός
    4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) απόλυτος,σκέτος
    5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) θετικός,αισιόδοξος
    6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) θετικός βαθμός(επιθέτου)
    7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) θετικός(αριθμός κλπ.)
    8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) θετικά φορτισμένος(ηλεκτρόνιο)
    2. noun
    1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) θετικό φωτογραφίας
    2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) θετικός(βαθμός)
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    - positively

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  • 58 rain

    [rein] 1. noun
    1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) βροχή
    2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) βροχή
    2. verb
    1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) βρέχει
    2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) πέφτω σαν βροχή
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    - raininess
    - rainbow
    - rain check: take a rain check
    - raincoat
    - raindrop
    - rainfall
    - rain forest
    - rain-gauge
    - keep
    - save for a rainy day
    - rain cats and dogs
    - the rains
    - as right as rain
    - right as rain

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  • 59 refreshing

    1) (giving new strength and energy; having a cooling and relaxing effect: a refreshing drink of cold water.) αναζωογονητικός, δροσιστικός
    2) (particularly pleasing because different from normal: It is refreshing to hear a politician speak so honestly.) ευχάριστος

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  • 60 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) συγκρατώ

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