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21 spur on
(to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) κεντρίζω,παρακινώ -
22 struggle
1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) αγωνίζομαι,παλεύω2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) αγωνίζομαι,μοχθώ,κοπιάζω3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) κινούμαι με δυσκολία2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) αγώνας -
23 to no avail
(of no use or effect: He tried to revive her but to no avail; His efforts were of no avail.) θετικό αποτέλεσμα, όφελος -
24 unceasing
(never stopping: his unceasing efforts to help the sick and wounded.) ακατάπαυστος -
25 under one's own steam
(by one's own efforts, without help from others: John gave me a lift in his car, but Mary arrived under her own steam.) αβοήθητος,με τις δικές μου δυνάμεις -
26 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) δουλειά, εργασία2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) δουλειά3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) δουλειά4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) έργο (τέχνης, μουσικής κλπ)5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) δουλειά, προϊόν εργασίας6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) δουλειά2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) δουλεύω, εργάζομαι / βάζω (κάποιον) να δουλεύει2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) δουλεύω, έχω δουλειά3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ / χειρίζομαι4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) πετυχαίνω5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) γίνομαι με τη χρήση7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) δουλεύω, επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) μηχανισμός2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) πράξεις•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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27 Relax
v. trans.If for moment we relax our precautions: P. εἰ ἀφαιρήσομέν τι καὶ βραχὺ τῆς τηρήσεως (Thuc. 7, 13).Relax one's anger: Ar. ὀργῆς ἀνιέναι, V. ὀργῆς ἐξανιέναι.The law is relaxed: V. ὁ νόμος ἀνεῖται (Eur., Or. 941).Do not relax your hold of the common interests: μὴ... τοῦ κοινοῦ τῆς σωτηρίας ἀφίεσθε (Thuc. 2, 60).My limbs are relaxed: V. λύεται... μέλη (Eur., Hec. 438).They were sleeping all with their limbs relaxed: V. ηὗδον δὲ πᾶσαι σώμασιν παρειμέναι (Eur., Bacch. 683).Relax one's efforts through cowardice: P. μαλακίζεσθαι, Ar. and P. μαλθακίζεσθαι (Plat.).Enervate: Ar. and P. θρύπτειν (rare in act.), P. διαθρύπτειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Relax
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