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1 Older
adj.See Elder.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Older
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2 elder
I 1. ['eldə] adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) μεγαλύτερος2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) γεροντότερος,μεγαλύτερος2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) πρεσβύτερος•- elderly- eldest
- the elderly II ['eldə] noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) κουφοξυλιά(είδος δένδρου) -
3 ageless
adjective (never growing old or never looking older: ageless beauty.) αγέραστος -
4 backbone
1) (the spine: the backbone of a fish.) ραχοκοκαλιά2) (the chief support: The older employees are the backbone of the industry.) το κύριο τμήμα, η «ραχοκοκαλιά» -
5 ballad
['bæləd](a simple, often sentimental, song: Older people prefer ballads to pop music.) μπαλάντα -
6 chaperone
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7 conservative
[-tiv]1) (disliking change: Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions.) συντηρητικός2) (in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands.) συντηρητικός -
8 disrespectful
adjective (showing disrespect: Never be disrespectful to older people.) ασεβής -
9 domineering
[domi'niəriŋ](tending to order people about: a domineering older brother.) καταπιεστικός -
10 fatherhood
noun (the state or condition of being a father: Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood.) πατρότητα -
11 furrow
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12 hose
[həuz] 1.1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) μάνικα,λάστιχο2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) κάλτσες2. verb(to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) ποτίζω/καταβρέχω με το λάστιχο- hosiery- hose reel
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13 idolise
verb (to love or admire a person etc greatly or too much: She idolized her older brother.) λατρεύω -
14 idolize
verb (to love or admire a person etc greatly or too much: She idolized her older brother.) λατρεύω -
15 looks
noun plural ((attractive) appearance: She lost her looks as she grew older; good looks.) εμφάνιση: ομορφιά -
16 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) πρόπλασμα, ομοίωμα, μακέτα2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) μοντέλο3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) μανεκέν4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) (φωτο)μοντέλο5) (something that can be used to copy from.) πρότυπο6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) υπόδειγμα2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) επιδεικνύω(ρούχα)ως μανεκέν2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) ποζάρω,κάνω το μοντέλο3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) φτιάχνω προπλάσματα,πλάθω4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) διαμορφώνω/μιμούμαι,έχω ως υπόδειγμα• -
17 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).) χωρίς επαφή, μη ενημερωμένος2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) ξεκομμένος -
18 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).) χωρίς επαφή, μη ενημερωμένος2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) ξεκομμένος -
19 senior
['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.) μεγαλύτερος/αρχαιότερος2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.) τελειόφοιτος2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) πρεσβύτερος- senior citizen -
20 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) σκύβω2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) ξεπέφτω,καταδέχομαι2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) καμπούριασμα- stooped
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