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  • 1 Hold

    v. trans.
    Have: P. and V. ἔχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.).
    Occupy: P. and V. ἔχειν, κατέχειν.
    Contain, keep in: P. and V. στέγειν.
    Have room for: P. and V. χωρεῖν (acc.) (Eur., Hipp. 941).
    The city can't hold him ( isn't big enough for him): P. ἡ πόλις αὐτὸν οὐ χωρεῖ (Dem. 579).
    Maintain, preserve: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, σώζειν.
    Stop, check: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρύκειν, ἐξερύκειν, ἐρητύειν.
    Grasp: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see grasp.
    Hold fast: see cling to.
    Be held fast: V. προσέχεσθαι (pass.) (Eur., Med. 1213).
    Consider, deem: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, ἄγειν, V. νέμειν.
    Be held: P. and V. δοκεῖν.
    Hold (a feast, sacrifice, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν, ποιεῖν, τιθέναι.
    Hold a meeting: P. and V. σύλλογον ποιεῖν (or mid.).
    Hold an office: Ar. and P. ἄρχειν ἀρχήν, or ἄρχειν alone.
    Hold one's peace: P. and V. σιγᾶν, σιωπᾶν; see keep silence, under Silence.
    V. intrans. Remain firm: P. and V. μένειν.
    All that they put upon their shoulders held there without fastenings: V. ὅποσα δʼ ἐπʼ ὤμοις ἔθεσαν οὐ δεσμῶν ὕπο προσείχετο (Eur., Bacch. 755).
    Maintain an opinion: P. and V. νομίζειν, ἡγεῖσθαι, οἴεσθαι, P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι, διισχυρίζεσθαι.
    Hold good: P. and V. μένειν, ἐμμένειν.
    Hold back: see Restrain.
    Hold by, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
    Hold down. — They held me down by the hair: V. κόμης κατεῖχον (Eur., Hec. 1166).
    Hold forth: see Offer.
    Make a speech: Ar. and P. δημηγορεῖν.
    Hold out, stretch forth: P. and V. προτείνειν (acc.), ἐκτείνειν (acc.), ὀρέγειν (Plat.).
    Hold out (hopes, etc.): P. and V. ὑποτείνειν (acc.), P. παριστάναι (acc.).
    Hold out ( as a threat): P. ἀνατείνεσθαι.
    Hold out ( as an excuse): P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Eur., Cycl. 319.), V. προτείνειν, P. προφασίζεσθαι.
    Hold out, not to yield: P. and V. ἀντέχειν, καρτερεῖν, ὑφίστασθαι.
    Last: P. and V. ἀντέχειν, Ar. and P. ἀνταρκεῖν, P. διαρκεῖν.
    Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.), ὑφίστασθαι (acc.), V. καρτερεῖν (acc.).
    Hold over: Ar. ὑπερέχειν (τί τινος).
    As threat: P. ἀνατείνεσθαί (τί τινι).
    Hold together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν; v. intrans.: P. συμμένειν.
    For a little while the alliance held together: P. ὀλίγον μὲν χρόνον συνέμεινεν ἡ ὁμαιχμία (Thuc. 1, 18)
    Hold up: P. and V. ἀνέχειν, Ar. and P. ἀνατείνειν (Xen.); see Lift.
    Hold up ( as example): P. παράδειγμα ποιεῖσθαι (acc.).
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    interj.
    Stop: P. and V. ἐπίσχες, παῦε, Ar. and P. ἔχε, V. ἴσχε, σχές, παῦσαι (all 2nd pers. sing. of the imperative).
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    subs.
    Thing to hold by: P. ἀντιλαβή, ἡ.
    Get a hold or grip: P. ἀντιλαβὴν ἔχειν.
    Support: P. and V. ἔρεισμα, τό (Plat.).
    met., handle: ἀντιλαβή, ἡ, P. and V. λαβή, ἡ; see Handle, Influence.
    Custody: P. and V. φυλακή, ἡ.
    Lay hold of: P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see Grasp.
    Hold ( of a ship): Ar. and V. ἀντλία, ἡ, P. ναῦς κοίλη (Dem. 883).

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  • 2 fond

    [fond]
    1) (loving: fond looks; a fond husband.) στοργικός
    2) ((of wishes, hopes etc) unlikely to be fulfilled: His fond ambition was to be a film star.) εξωπραγματικός
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    - fondness
    - fond of

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  • 3 Dash

    v. trans.
    Fling: P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. ἰάπτειν.
    Dashed upon the rocks: V. σποδούμενος πρὸς πέτρας.
    Be dashed to the ground: V. φορεῖσθαι πρὸς οὖδας.
    Strike: P. and V. κρούειν, Ar. and V. παίειν (rare P.), θείνειν, ἀράσσειν.
    met., dash (one's hopes, etc.): P. and V. σφάλλειν.
    Dash ( one thing) against ( another): V. προσβάλλειν (τινί τι). ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τινί τι).
    Dash in pieces: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.
    Dash off, extemporise: P. αὐτοσχεδιάζειν (acc.).
    Dash out. — He dashed his brains out: V. ἐγκέφαλον ἐξέρρανε (Eur., Cycl. 402).
    V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, θοάζειν; see Rush, Swoop.
    Dash against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.), P. προσπίπτειν (dat.), συμπίπτειν πρός (dat. or πρός, acc.), see Collide.
    Dash into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. dat. alone), Ar. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), V. εἰσορμᾶαθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.), Ar. ἐπεισπαίειν (εἰς, acc.); see burst in.
    Dashing into the sea all armed as they were: P. ἐπεισβαίνοντες σὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (Thuc. 2, 90).
    Dash out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν.
    Dash over, inundate: P. and V. κατακλύζειν, P. ἐπικλύζειν.
    Dash upon: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.); see Attack.
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    subs.
    P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ, Ar. and P. ῥύμη, ἡ, ῥιπή, ἡ.
    Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δράμημα, τό.
    Eagerness: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.

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  • 4 hope

    [həup] 1. verb
    (to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) ελπίζω
    2. noun
    1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) ελπίδα
    2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) ελπίδα,αποκούμπι
    3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) ελπίδα
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    - hopefulness
    - hopefully
    - hopeless
    - hopelessly
    - hopelessness
    - hope against hope
    - hope for the best
    - not have a hope
    - not a hope
    - raise someone's hopes

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  • 5 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]

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  • 6 high

    1. adjective
    1) (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)ψηλός
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) κάποιου ύψους
    3) (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, υψηλός
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) ανώτερος
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) ευγενής
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) δυνατός
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) υψηλός
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) λεπτός
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) παρασιτεμένος
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) μεγάλης αξίας
    2. 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
    - 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

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  • 7 raise

    [reiz] 1. verb
    1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) σηκώνω, υψώνω, ανεβάζω
    2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) υψώνω, αυξάνω
    3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) καλλιεργώ/ (εκ)τρέφω
    4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ανατρέφω, μεγαλώνω
    5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) θίγω
    6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) συγκεντρώνω
    7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) προκαλώ
    8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) σηκώνω
    9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) χτιζω, ανεγείρω
    10) (to give (a shout etc).) βγάζω (κραυγή)
    11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) πιάνω, έρχομαι σε επαφή (με ασύρματο)
    2. noun
    (an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) αύξηση
    - raise hell/Cain / the roof
    - raise someone's spirits

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  • 8 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) ορμώ
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) εκσφενδονίζω
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) συντρίβω/αποθαρρύνω
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) γρήγορη κίνηση
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) μικρή ποσότητα
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) παύλα
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) ενεργητικότητα,σφρίγος
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    - dash off

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  • 9 revive

    1) (to come, or bring, back to consciousness, strength, health etc: They attempted to revive the woman who had fainted; She soon revived; The flowers revived in water; to revive someone's hopes.) ξαναζωντανεύω
    2) (to come or bring back to use etc: This old custom has recently (been) revived.) αναβιώνω
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  • 10 Raise

    v. trans.
    Lift: P. and V. αἴρειν, ἐξαίρειν, ἀνάγειν, ἐπαίρειν, ἀνέχειν, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.), V. βαστάζειν, κατορθοῦν, ὀρθεύειν (Eur., Or. 405), ἀνακουφίζειν, Ar. and V. κουφίζειν (rare P.).
    Make to stand, set up: P. and V. ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.).
    She lies neither lifting her eyes nor raising her face from the ground: V. κεῖται... οὔτʼ ὄμμʼ ἐπαίρουσʼ οὔτʼ ἀπαλλάσσουσα γῆς πρόσωπον (Eur., Med. 27).
    Raise ( in height): P. and V. αἴρειν, Ar. and P. μετεωρίζειν.
    Erect, build: Ar. and P. οἰκοδομεῖν, P. κατασκευάζειν. V. τεύχειν.
    Raise a temple, statue, etc.: P. and V. ἱδρύειν (or mid.), V. καθιδρύεσθαι; see set up.
    Raise (me) a tomb: V. χῶσον τύμβον (Eur., I.T. 702).
    Raise ( a trophy): P. and V. ἱστάναι (or mid.).
    Found: P. and V. κτίζειν.
    Exalt: P. and V. αἴρειν, αὐξάνειν, αὔξειν, μεγαλύνειν, Ar. and V. ὀγκοῦν, πυργοῦν, V. ἀνάγειν.
    Raise to honour: V. τίμιον (τινά) ἀνάγειν.
    Increase: P. and V. αὐξάνειν, αὔξειν.
    Stir up: P. and V. κινεῖν, ἐγείρειν, V. ἀείρειν, ὀρνύναι.
    Raise sedition: V. στάσιν τιθέναι.
    Raise a cry: V. κραυγὴν ἱστάναι, κραυγὴν τιθέναι, ὀλολυγμὸν ἐπορθριάζειν, or use shout, v.
    Raise ( the dead): P. and V. ἀνάγειν (Soph., frag.), Ar. and P. ψυχαγωγεῖν, V. ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι, ἐξεγείρειν.
    Wails thal raise the dead: V. ψυχάγωγοι γόοι.
    Libations to raise the dead: V. χοαὶ νεκρῶν ἀγωγοί.
    Raise difficulties: P. ἀμφισβητεῖν (absol.).
    Raise ( from a suppliant attitude): P. and V. ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι, V. ἐξαίρειν.
    Raise ( hopes): P. and V. παρέχειν, ὑποτείνειν.
    Raise ( money): P. and V. συλλέγειν.
    Raise sixteen minae on a thing: P. λαβεῖν ἑκκαίδεκα μνᾶς ἐπί (dat.).
    Raise a quarrel: V. στάσιν ἐπαίρεσθαι.
    Raise ( a question): P. and V. ἐπάγειν, παράγειν, εἰσφέρειν; see bring forward.
    Raise ( seed): V. ἀνιέναι; see Propagate.
    Raise ( a siege): use Ar. and P. διαλύειν.
    Raise spirits of: P. and V. θρασύνειν (acc.); see Encourage.
    Raise ( troops): P. and V. συλλέγειν, συνάγειν, ἀθροίζειν; see Collect.
    When Hera raised against you the Tuscan race of pirates: V. ἐπεὶ γὰρ Ἥρα σοὶ γένος Τυρσηνικὸν ληστῶν ἐπῶρσε (Eur., Cycl. 11).
    Raise (the voice, etc.): P. ἐπαίρειν, Ar. and P. ἐντείνεσθαι.
    Raise ( a wall): P. and V. ὀρθοῦν, αἴρειν.

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  • 11 revival

    1) (the act of reviving or state of being revived: the revival of the invalid / of our hopes.) ξαναζωντάνεμα, αναγέννηση/ αναβίωση
    2) ((a time of) new or increased interest in something: a religious revival.) αφύπνιση
    3) ((the act of producing) an old and almost forgotten play, show etc.) αναβίωση

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  • 12 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) συντρίβω,κάνω κομμάτια,τσακίζω
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) συγκρούομαι
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) (κρότος από)σύγκρουση/σπάσιμο/πάταγος
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) δυνατό χτύπημα
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) καρφί
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    - smash hit

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  • 13 wish

    [wiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) εύχομαι, κάνω ευχή
    2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) επιθυμώ, θέλω
    3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) εύχομαι
    2. noun
    1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) επιθυμία
    2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ευχή
    3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) ευχές
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    - wishing-well

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  • 14 Buoy

    v. trans.
    Support: P. and V. αἴρειν, V. βαστάζειν.
    Encourage: P. and V. ἐπαίρειν, θαρσύνειν, θρασύνειν.
    Buoy up with hope: P. ἐπελπίζειν (Thuc. 8, 1).
    Be buoyed up (on hope, etc.): P. and V. ὀχεῖσθαι ἐπί (gen.).
    Buoyed up by one hope after another: P. ἀναρτώμενοι ἐλπίσιν ἐξ ἐλπίδω (Dem. 346).
    Hope ever buoyed me up: V. ἐλπίς μʼ ἀεὶ προῆγε (Eur., And. 27).
    It is hope that buoys up the generality of men: V. ἐλπὶς γὰρ ἡ βόσκουσα τοὺς πολλοὺς βροτῶν (Soph., frag.).
    Whosoever is buoyed up by empty hopes: ὅστις κεναῖσιν ἐλπίσιν θερμαίνεται (Soph., Aj. 478).

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  • 15 Inspire

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἐκβακχεύειν (Plat.), V. βακχεύειν.
    Inspire hopes: P. παριστάναι ἐλπίδας.
    Inspire fear: P. and V. φόβον παρέχειν.
    Engender: P. and V. ἐντίκτειν (τί τινι), ἐμβάλλειν (τί τινι), ἐντιθέναι (τί τινι), P. ἐμποιεῖν (τί τινι), ἐνεργάζεσθαι (τί τινι), V. ἐνιέναι (τι), ἐνορνύναι (τί τινι).
    Arouse, kindle: P. and V. ἐπαίρειν, ἐγείρειν, ἐξεγείρειν, κινεῖν, V. ἐξάγειν, ὀρνύναι, Ar. and V. ζωπυρεῖν.
    Be inspired: P. and V. ἐνθουσιᾶν, βακχεύειν (Plat.).
    Be inspired by (a god, etc.): P. and V. κατέχεσθαι, ἐκ (gen.).

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  • revive fears/hopes — revive interest/fears/hopes, etc. ► to make people feel interested, afraid, hopeful, etc. again: »A leading research centre is facing closure in a move which has revived fears about scientific promotion of genetically modified crops. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

  • revive hopes — revive interest/fears/hopes, etc. ► to make people feel interested, afraid, hopeful, etc. again: »A leading research centre is facing closure in a move which has revived fears about scientific promotion of genetically modified crops. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

  • revive interest/fears/hopes — revive interest/fears/hopes, etc. ► to make people feel interested, afraid, hopeful, etc. again: »A leading research centre is facing closure in a move which has revived fears about scientific promotion of genetically modified crops. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

  • fix your hopes/sights etc. on/upon — fix your hopes/sights (etc.) on/upon : to direct your hopes, efforts, etc., toward (something) They fixed their sights on winning the championship. She has her hopes fixed on a career in journalism. [=she hopes/wants to have a career in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fix your hopes/sights on/upon — fix your hopes/sights (etc.) on/upon : to direct your hopes, efforts, etc., toward (something) They fixed their sights on winning the championship. She has her hopes fixed on a career in journalism. [=she hopes/wants to have a career in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sing/dance/play etc. your heart out — sing/dance/play (etc.) your heart out : to sing/dance/play (etc.) with great energy or effort The band played their hearts out in hopes of winning the prize. • • • Main Entry: ↑heart …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring, get, etc. sth to market — ► COMMERCE to arrive at the point where a product is ready to be sold: »If all goes well, the company hopes to bring the product to market in about two years. Main Entry: ↑market …   Financial and business terms

  • shake — [ʆeɪk] verb shook PASTTENSE [ʆʊk] shaken PASTPART [ˈʆeɪkən] [transitive] if something shakes people s confidence, hopes, belief etc, it makes them feel less confident, hopeful etc: • Consumer confidence has been badly shaken by fears of …   Financial and business terms

  • revive — re‧vive [rɪˈvaɪv] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] if a company, the economy etc revives, or if something revives it, it becomes stronger or more active: • Some regions, such as the Northeast, will revive much more slowly than the national… …   Financial and business terms

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