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1 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) άγριος2) ((of land) not cultivated.) ακαλλιέργητος3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) απολίτιστος4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) άγριος, βίαιος5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) έξαλλος6) (rash: a wild hope.) παράλογος, εξωφρενικός7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) παράτολμος8) (very angry.) έξαλλος, μαινόμενος•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
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2 incorrect
[inkə'rekt]1) (not accurate or correct; wrong: incorrect translation of a word.) ανακριβής,λανθασμένος2) ((of behaviour etc) not acceptable; wrong.) απρεπής• -
3 Perfunctory
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Perfunctory
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4 true
[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) αληθινός2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) ακριβής3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) πιστός, πραγματικός4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) γνήσιος•- trueness- truly -
5 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) γερός,υγιής2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) βαθύς3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) πλήρης4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) σωστός5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) φρόνιμος•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) ήχος2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ήχος3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) αυτό που ακούω,η εντύπωση που παίρνω2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ηχώ,χτυπώ,σημαίνω2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) χτυπώ,σημαίνω3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) δίνω την εντύπωση,μοιάζω4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) προφέρω5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) ακροάζομαι•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) ηχομονώνωIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) βυθομετρώ- sounding- sound out -
6 Certain
adj.To be relied on: P. and V. βέβαιος, πιστός, ἀσφαλής, φερέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ἔμπεδος.It is practically certain: P. σχεδόν τι δῆλον (Plat., Crit. 53B).Not to be disputed: P. ἀναμφισβήτητος.Hastening to certain death: V. ὁρμώμενος εἰς προὖπτον Ἅιδην (Soph., O.C. 1439).Accurate, exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής.Not false: P. and V. ἀψευδής (Plat.).Fixed upon, arranged: P. and V. προκείμενος, P. ῥητός.Be certain, positive: P. and V. πεπεῖσθαι (perf. pass. πείθειν), πιστεύειν, V. πιστοῦσθαι, Ar. and V. πεποιθέναι ( 2nd perf. act. πείθειν).Be certain to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).For certain: see Certainly.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Certain
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7 approximate
[ə'proksimət](very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) κατά προσέγγιση- approximation -
8 inaccurate
[in'ækjurət](containing errors; not correct or accurate: inaccurate translation/addition.) ανακριβής -
9 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) τρεμουλιαστός,τρεμάμενος2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) ασταθής,ετοιμόρροπος3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) αδύνατος,άσχετος -
10 worth one's while
(worth one's time and trouble: It's not worth your while reading this book, because it isn't accurate.) που αξίζει τον κόπο
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