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1 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) (υ)ψηλός2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) κάποιου ύψους3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) μεγάλος, υψηλός4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) ανώτερος5) (noble; good: high ideals.) ευγενής6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) δυνατός7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) υψηλός8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) λεπτός9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) παρασιτεμένος10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) μεγάλης αξίας2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) ψηλά- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) τονίζω,προβάλλω- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) υψηλής τεχνολογίας- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
2 Low
v. intrans.——————subs.Of cattle: V. μύκημα, τό.——————adj.As opposed to high: P. and V. βραχύς.Level: P. ὁμαλός, V. λευρός. P. and V. πεδιάς, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.).Small: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.Of degree, rank, etc.: P. and V. ταπεινός, ἀδόκιμος, φαῦλος, ἀφανής, ἀνώνυμος. P. ἄδοξος, V. βραχύς, βαιός, ἄσημος; see Mean.Of price: P. εὔωνος, εὐτελής.Of sound: P. and V. λείας.Speak low: see Whisper.Base, dishonourable: P. and V. αἰσχρός, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος, μοχθηρός, κακοῦργος, ἀνάξιος, Ar. and P. ἀγεννής.Bring low, v.: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, καταβάλλειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν, P. ταπεινοῦν, Ar. and V. ἰσχναίνειν, V. κατισχναίνειν, κλίνειν, καταρρέπειν.Be brought low: also P. and V. κάμπτεσθαι (Plat.).Have a low opinion of: see Despise.Lay low: see bring low.One word will lay you low: V. ἓν γὰρ ἐκτενεῖ σʼ ἔπος (Eur., Med. 585).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Low
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3 high and low
(everywhere: I've searched high and low for that book.) παντού -
4 hunt high and low
(to search everywhere.) ψάχνω παντού -
5 Degree
subs.Measure: P. and V. μέτρον, τό.Limit: P. and V. ὅρος, ὁ.Amount: P. and V. πλῆθος, τό.Both in warmth and cold there are degrees both of more and less: P. ἐν τε τῷ θερμοτέρῳ καὶ ψυχροτέρῳ τὸ μᾶλλον τε καὶ ἧσσον ἔνι (Plat., Phil. 24B).To come to such a degree of: P. and V. εἰς τοσοῦτο ἀφικνεῖσθαι or ἥκειν (gen.).To the last degree: P. εἰς τὸ ἔσχατον, V. εἰς τοὔσχατον.——————subs.Rank: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ, ἀξίωμα, τό.High degree, nobility: P. and V. εὐγένεια, ἡ, γενναιότης, ἡ, εὐδοξία, ἡ, τιμή, ἡ, δόξα, ἡ.Of high degree, adj.: P. and V. γενναῖος, εὐγενής (Plat.), εὔδοξος.Low degree, subs.; P. and V. δυσγένεια, ἡ (Plat.), ἀδοξία, ἡ.Degree of relationship, subs.: Ar. and P. ἀγχιστεία, ἡ (see Isae. 83), V. ἀγχιστεῖα, τά (Soph., Ant. 174).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Degree
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6 decadence
['dekədəns]1) (a falling from high to low standards in morals or the arts: the decadence of the late Roman empire.) παρακμή2) (the state of having low or incorrect standards of behaviour; immorality: He lived a life of decadence.) διαφθορά•- decadent -
7 -pitched
(of a (certain) musical pitch: a high-pitched / low-pitched voice.) -τονος -
8 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
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9 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ταπεινόφρων,υποχωρητικός2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) ταπεινός2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ταπεινώνω- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
10 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) κυνηγώ2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) καταδιώκω2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) κυνήγι2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) αναζήτηση•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out -
11 spirits
1) (a person's mood: He's in good/high/low spirits (= He's happy / very cheerful / depressed); This news may raise his spirits.) διάθεση2) (strong alcoholic drink, eg whisky, gin, vodka etc.) οινοπνευματώδες ποτό -
12 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) παλίρροια- tidal- tidal wave -
13 Birth
subs.Child-birth: P. and V. τόκος, ὁ, or pl. (Plat.), λοχεία, ἡ (Plat.), V. λοχεύματα, τά, γονή, ἡ.By birth: P. and V. γένει, V. γένεσιν (acc. of γένεσις), γονῇ.Younger by birth: V. φύσει νεώτερος.Father by birth (as opposed to adoption): P. γόνῳ πατήρ.Origin, beginning: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.From birth: P. ἀπὸ γενεᾶς (Xen.).High birth: P. and V. γενναιότης, ἡ, εὐγένεια, ἡ, τὸ γενναῖον.Low birth: P. and V. δυσγένεια, ἡ (Plat.), ἀδοξία, η.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Birth
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