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1 merely
adverb (simply or only: I was merely asking a question.) απλά,μόνο -
2 Merely
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4 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) δίκαιος2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) λογικός, δικαιολογημένος3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) αυτός που αξίζει ή αρμόζει σε μία περίσταση•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) ακριβώς2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) ακριβώς3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) μόλις, τώρα δα4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) μόλις, αυτή τη στιγμή5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) ακριβώς6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) μόλις7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) μόνο (και μόνο), απλώς8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) απλώς (για έμφαση)9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) σκέτα•- just now
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5 mere
[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) απλός,μόνος,σκέτος- merely -
6 would-be
adjective (trying, hoping, or merely pretending, to be: a would-be poet.) επίδοξος -
7 Bare
adj.Uncovered: P. and V. γυμνός, ψιλός.Of country bare of vegetation, etc.: P. ψιλός.Empty: P. and V. κενός, ἐρῆμος, P. διάκενος.Bare of: P. and V. γυμνός (gen.), κενός (gen.), ἐρῆμος (gen.), P. ψιλός (gen.).Mere: P. ψιλός.Barely sufficient: P. and V. ἀναγκαῖος.Just listen to a few words, merely a bare outline: P. μικρὰ ἀκούσατε αὐτὰ τἀναγκαίοτα (Dem. 284).Scanty, insufficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, σπάνιος.Bare ( unsupported statement): P. ψιλὸς λόγος.Laying their sides on the bare ground: V. ἀστρώτῳ πέδῳ πλευρὰς τίθεντες (Eur., H.F. 52).——————v. trans.P. and V. γυμνοῦν. V. γυμνὸν τιθναι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bare
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8 Conventional
adj.Does this theory please you better, that names are merely conventional symbols: P. ἢ ὅδε μᾶλλον ἀρέσκει ὁ τρόπος... τὸ συνθήματα εἶναι τὰ ὀνόματα (Plat., Orat. 433E).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Conventional
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9 Purely
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Purely
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