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(higher+in+rank)

  • 1 superior

    [su'piəriə] 1. adjective
    1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) ανώτερος
    2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) ανώτερος
    3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) υπερφίαλος, υπεροπτικός
    2. noun
    (a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) ανώτερος (ιεραρχικά)

    English-Greek dictionary > superior

  • 2 senior

    ['si:njə] 1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.) μεγαλύτερος/αρχαιότερος
    2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.) τελειόφοιτος
    2. adjective
    ((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) πρεσβύτερος
    - senior citizen

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  • 3 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) ανεβαίνω, αυξάνομαι, υψώνομαι
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) υψώνομαι
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) σηκώνομαι
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) ανατέλλω
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) υψώνομαι
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) εξεγείρομαι
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) ανέρχομαι
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) πηγάζω
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) σηκώνομαι
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) ορθώνομαι
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ανασταίνομαι
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ανύψωση, αύξηση
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) αύξηση
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) ύψωμα
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) άνοδος, ανάπτυξη, ακμή
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) ανατέλλων/ ανερχόμενος/ αυξανόμενος
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion

    English-Greek dictionary > rise

  • 4 elevate

    ['eliveit]
    1) (to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc: elevated to the post of manager.) (αν)υψώνω/προβιβάζω
    2) (to improve (a person's mind etc): an elevating book.) εξυψώνω
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    - elevating
    - elevator

    English-Greek dictionary > elevate

  • 5 promote

    [prə'məut]
    1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) προάγω,προβιβάζω
    2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) προάγω,προωθώ
    3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) προωθώ
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    - promotion

    English-Greek dictionary > promote

  • 6 promotion

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) προαγωγή
    2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) προώθηση
    3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) διαφήμιση,προώθηση,προβολή

    English-Greek dictionary > promotion

  • 7 trump

    1. noun
    (in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) ατού
    2. verb
    (to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) παίζω ατού

    English-Greek dictionary > trump

  • 8 upper

    1. adjective
    (higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) επάνω, ανώτερος
    2. noun
    ((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) πάνω δέρμα, ψίδι
    3. adverb
    (in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) πάνω πάνω
    - get/have the upper hand of/over someone
    - get/have the upper hand

    English-Greek dictionary > upper

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