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1 sewing
1) (the activity of sewing: I was taught sewing at school.) ραπτική2) (work to be sewn: She picked up a pile of sewing.) ράψιμο,ραψίδια -
2 sewing-machine
noun (a machine for sewing.) ραπτομηχανή -
3 Sewing
subs.P. ῥαφή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sewing
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4 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) μηχανή,μηχάνημα2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) μηχανή, μοτοσικλέτα2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) επεξεργάζομαι μηχανικά2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) ράβω στη ραπτομηχανή, γαζώνω•- machinist
- machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) -
5 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) βελόνα2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) βελόνα3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) βελόνα4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) βελόνα•- needlework -
6 sew
[səu]past tense - sewed; verb(to make, stitch or attach with thread, using a needle: She sewed the pieces together; Have you sewn my button on yet?) ράβω- sewer- sewing
- sewing-machine
- sew up
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7 stitch
[sti ] 1. noun1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) βελονιά,πόντος2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) γαζί,πλέξη3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) σουβλιά στο πλευρό2. verb(to sew or put stitches into: She stitched the two pieces together; I stitched the button on.) ράβω- in stitches
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8 invention
[-ʃən]1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) εφευρετικότητα2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) εφεύρεση -
9 machinist
noun (a person skilled in the use of machines, eg a sewing-machine, or electrical tools: She's a machinist in a clothes factory.) χειριστής μηχανής -
10 manually
adverb (by hand: You have to operate this sewing-machine manually - it is not electric.) με το χέρι -
11 mending
1) (the act of repairing: the mending of the chair.) επιδιόρθωση,μαντάρισμα2) (things needing to be mended, especially by sewing: Put your torn shirt with my pile of mending!) ρούχα για μαντάρισμα -
12 needlework
noun (work done with a needle ie sewing, embroidery etc.) κέντημα,εργόχειρο,ράψιμο -
13 operate
['opəreit]1) (to act or work: The sewing-machine isn't operating properly.) λειτουργώ2) (to do or perform a surgical operation: The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis.) χειρουργώ,εγχειρίζω•- operational
- operative
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14 patch
[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) μπάλωμα2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) κομμάτι γης2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) μπαλώνω- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
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15 patchwork
noun (cloth made by sewing small pieces of material together: a skirt made of patchwork; ( also adjective) a patchwork quilt.) συρραφή ρεταλιών,κουρελού -
16 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) καρούλι, μπομπίνα2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) ζωηρός χορός2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.)- reel in- reel off -
17 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) σχολείο2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) σχολείο3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) σχολή4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) σχολή5) ((American) a university or college.) σχολή,πανεπιστήμιο6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) σχολή2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) εκπαιδεύω- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) κοπάδι -
18 seam
[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) ραφή2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) αρμός,ένωση3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) φλέβα2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) κάνω ραφή- the seamy side of life
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19 seamstress
['semstrəs, 'si:mstrəs]noun (a woman who earns her living by sewing.) μοδίστρα -
20 sew up
(to fasten completely or mend by sewing.) ράβω
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