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41 dodgy
1) (difficult or risky: Catching the 5.15 train after the meeting will be rather dodgy.) (για καταστάσεις) δύσκολος ή επικίνδυνος2) ((of a person, organization etc) not trustworthy or safe, financially or otherwise: I think the whole business sounds a bit dodgy.) αναξιόπιστος, παρακινδυνευμένος -
42 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) αυγό2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) αυγό3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) ωάριο•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on -
43 elderly
adjective ((rather) old: an elderly lady.) ηλικιωμένος -
44 emulsion paint
(a paint mixed with water rather than oil.) υδατόχρωμα,`πλαστικό` -
45 faintly
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) αμυδρά2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) ελαφρά -
46 fairly
1) (justly; honestly: fairly judged.) δίκαια2) (quite or rather: The work was fairly hard.) αρκετά -
47 fanciful
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) φαντασιόπληκτος2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) φανταστικός,εξωπραγματικός -
48 feeble
['fi:bl](weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) αδύναμος- feebly -
49 forbidding
adjective (rather frightening: a forbidding appearance.) απειλητικός,αποκρουστικός -
50 forlorn
[fə'lo:n](pitiful; unhappy because left alone: She seems rather forlorn since he left.) μόνος κι έρημος -
51 formal
['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) τυπικός,σύμφωνος με τους τύπους2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) επίσημος3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) τυπικός,συμβατικός4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) επίσημος5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) συμμετρικός•- formally- formality -
52 formidable
['fo:midəbl, fə:'midəbl]1) (rather frightening: a formidable appearance.) φοβερός2) (very difficult to overcome: formidable difficulties.) αξεπέραστος• -
53 foxy
1) (clever in a deceitful way: He's a foxy fellow.) πονηρός2) (like a fox: She had rather foxy features.) σαν της αλεπούς -
54 freighter
noun (a ship (or aircraft) that carries freight rather than passengers.) φορτηγό πλοίο/αεροσκάφος -
55 functional
1) (designed to be useful rather than to look beautiful: functional clothes; a functional building.) λειτουργικός2) (able to operate: It's an old car, but it's still functional.) που λειτουργεί -
56 gasworks
noun singular (a place where gas is made: The gasworks is rather an ugly building.) εργοστάσιο φωταερίου -
57 get off
1) (to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc): I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).) βγάζω2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) ξεφεύγω, απομακρύνομαι από -
58 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) παραμελώ τον εαυτό μου2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) υποβαθμίζομαι,παίρνω την κάτω βόλτα3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) σποριάζω -
59 grey
[ɡrei] 1. adjective1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) γκρίζος2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) γκριζομάλλης2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) γκρί(ζο)2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) γκρίζα ρούχα3. verb(to become grey or grey-haired.) γκριζάρω- greyish -
60 hamster
['hæmstə](a small animal, rather like a fat rat without a tail, often kept as a pet.) χάμστερ(τρωκτικό)
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