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1 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) (προς τα) πίσω2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) προς τα πίσω3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) ανάποδα -
2 backwards and forwards
(in one direction and then in the opposite direction: The dog ran backwards and forwards across the grass.) μπρος πίσω -
3 Backwards
adv.See Back.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Backwards
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4 bend/fall over backwards
(to try very hard: He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert.) κάνω τ' αδύνατα δυνατά -
5 know backwards
(to know extremely well or perfectly: He knows his history backwards.) ξέρω απ' έξω κι ανακατωτά -
6 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) προς τα πίσω2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) καθυστερημένος3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) υπανάπτυκτος•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards -
7 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) αναστρέφω, αντιστρέφω/ κάνω όπισθεν2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) γυρίζω ανάποδα3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) ανατρέπω, αναιρώ2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) αντίθετος2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) αναποδιά3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) όπισθεν (θέση ταχύτητας)4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) ανάποδη, πίσω μεριά•- reversal- reversed
- reversible
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8 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) σαϊτα αργαλειού2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) βαρκούλα ραπτομηχανής3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) σύνθεση με τακτικά δρομολόγια/διαστημικό λεωφορείο• -
9 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) πλάτη2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) ράχη3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) πίσω μέρος4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) οπισθοφύλακας2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) πίσω3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) πίσω2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) μακριά3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) προς τα πίσω4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) αντι(μιλώ)5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) στο παρελθόν4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) κάνω όπισθεν2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) υποστηρίζω3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) στοιχηματίζω•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) ανάποδα- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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10 back and forth
(first in one direction and then in the other; backwards and forwards: We had to go back and forth many times before we moved all our furniture to the new house.) μπρος πίσω -
11 back out
1) (to move out backwards: He opened the garage door and backed (his car) out.) βγαίνω με την όπισθεν2) (to withdraw from a promise etc: You promised to help - you mustn't back out now!) κάνω πίσω -
12 backhand
1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) ανάποδο χτύπημα2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) γράψιμο με κλίση στα αριστερά -
13 breaststroke
noun (a style of swimming in which the arms are pushed out in front and then sweep backwards.) πρόσθιο (στην κολύμβηση) -
14 countdown
noun ((used originally of a rocket) a counting backwards to check the time remaining until the beginning of an event, regarded as zero: It's five minutes to countdown.) αντίστροφη μέτρηση -
15 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) ξέρω, γνωρίζω2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) ξέρω απ'έξω3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) ξέρω, γνωρίζω4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) αναγνωρίζω•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
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16 pace
[peis] 1. noun1) (a step: He took a pace forward.) βήμα2) (speed of movement: a fast pace.) ταχύτητα,ρυθμός2. verb(to walk backwards and forwards (across): He paced up and down.) βηματίζω- keep pace with
- pace out
- put someone through his paces
- set the pace
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17 piston
['pistən]((in engines, pumps etc) a round piece usually of metal that fits inside a cylinder and moves up and down or backwards and forwards inside it.) έμβολο,πιστόνι -
18 reclining chair
(an armchair with a back which can be made to slope backwards.) ξαπλωτή καρέκλα -
19 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) πέτρα, βράχος2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) κοτρόνα3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) σκληρή καραμέλα•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) λικνίζω/-ομαι, κουνώ, κουνιέμαι2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) νανουρίζω3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) ταρακουνώ/-ιέμαι•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) ροκ -
20 rocking-chair
noun (a chair which rocks backwards and forwards on rockers.) κουνιστή πολυθρόνα
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