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1 work-day
1) (a day on which one goes to work, and is not on holiday.) εργάσιμη μέρα2) (the period of actual labour in a normal day at work: My working day is eight hours long.) ώρες εργασίας -
2 night shift
1) ((a period of) work during the night: He's on (the) night shift this week.) νυχτερινή βάρδια2) (the people who work during this period: We met the night shift leaving the factory.) νυχτερινή βάρδια -
3 day
[dei] 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) ημέρα2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) ημέρα3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) εικοσιτετράωρο4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) καιρός,μέρες•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) ονειροπολώ- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
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4 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) αλλάζω θέση,μετακινώ,αλλάζω κατεύθυνση2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) μεταθέτω3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) απομακρύνω2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) μετάθεση,μετατόπιση2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) βάρδια3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) βάρδια/σε βάρδιες•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness -
5 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
6 holiday
['holədi]1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) αργία,γιορτή2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) διακοπές•- on holiday -
7 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) βαράω2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) δουλεύω σκληρά2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) σκληρή δουλειά2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) δυνατό χτύπημα -
8 working day
1) (a day on which one goes to work, and is not on holiday.) εργάσιμη μέρα2) (the period of actual labour in a normal day at work: My working day is eight hours long.) ώρες εργασίας -
9 gallop
['ɡæləp] 1. noun((a period of riding at) the fastest pace of a horse: He took the horse out for a gallop; The horse went off at a gallop.) καλπασμός2. verb1) ((of a horse) to move at a gallop: The horse galloped round the field.) καλπάζω2) ((with through) to do, say etc (something) very quickly: He galloped through the work.) κάνω επί τροχάδην• -
10 guarantee
1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) εγγύηση2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) εγγύηση2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) εγγυώμαι2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) εγγυώμαι -
11 ministry
plural - ministries; noun1) (the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion: His ministry lasted for fifteen years.) θητεία κληρικού/ιερατείο2) (a department of government or the building where its employees work: the Transport Ministry.) υπουργείο -
12 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) νύχτα2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) νύχτα•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
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13 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) επάγγελμα,απασχόληση2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) κατάληψη3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) κατοχή -
14 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) τέταρτο2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) συνοικία4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) πλευρά, σημείο5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) έλεος (σε ηττημένο εχθρό)6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) τέταρτο σφαγίου7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) τέταρτο σελήνης8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) τέταρτο παιχνιδιού9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) τρίμηνο, τριμηνία2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) κόβω στα τέσσερα2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) διαιρώ δια τέσσερα3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ανά τρίμηνο4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) τριμηνιαίο περιοδικό- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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15 recess
[ri'ses, 'ri:ses]1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) εσοχή, κόγχη2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) αναστολή εργασιών3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) διάλειμμα -
16 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) αναζωογονώ, ξεκουράζω, δροσίζω- refreshingly
- refreshments
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17 ride
1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) πηγαίνω έφιππος/με ποδήλατο/τρένο κλπ2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) ιππεύω, καβαλικεύω/ κάνω (ποδήλατο)3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) τρέχω (σε ιππκούς αγώνες)4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) κάνω ιππασία2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) βόλτα με άλογο ή ποδήλατο2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) ανάβαση (συγκεκριμένης διάρκειας) σε άλογο ή δίτροχο•- rider- riding-school -
18 rush hour
(a period when there is a lot of traffic on the roads, usually when people are going to or leaving work.) ώρα αιχμής/μεγάλης κυκλοφορίας -
19 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) συλλαβίζω2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) σχηματίζω(λέξη),διαβάζομαι3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) είμαι ορθογράφος4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) σημαίνω,ισοδυναμώ με•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) ξόρκι,μαγικές λέξεις2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) ακατανίκητη έλξη,επιρροήIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) βάρδια2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) χρονική περίοδος3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) σύντομο χρονικό διάστημα -
20 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) βγάζω2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) απογειώνομαι/ απογείωση3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) κάθομαι4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) μιμούμαι (για πλάκα)/ μίμηση
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