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61 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία -
62 stride
1. past tense strode [stroud]: past participle stridden ['stridn] - verb(to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) περπατώ με μεγάλα βήματα,δρασκελίζω2. noun(a long step: He walked with long strides.) διασκελισμός,δρασκελιά- take in one's stride -
63 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
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64 undress
1) (to take the clothes off (a person): She undressed the child; Undress yourself and get into bed.) ξεντύνω, γδύνω2) (to undress oneself: I undressed and went to bed.) ξεντύνομαι, γδύνομαι -
65 unravel
past tense - unravelled; verb1) (to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle: She could not unravel the tangled thread.) ξεμπερδεύω2) ((especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone: My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles.) ξηλώνω / -ομαι3) (to solve (a problem, mystery etc): Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery?) λύνω -
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67 Air
v. trans.Dry: P. ἀποξηραίνειν, V. θάλπειν.——————subs.P. and V. ἀήρ, ὁ (Plat.), αἰθήρ, ὁ (Plat.).Sky: P. and V. οὐρανός, ὁ.Tune: P. and V. μέλος, τό.Appearance: see Appearance.In the open air: use adj., P. and V. ὑπαίθριος, V. αἴθριος (Soph., frag.); also P. ἐν ὑπαίθρῳ.Live in the open air: P. θυραυλεῖν, ἐν καθαρῷ οἰκεῖν.Build castles in the air: P. ὀνειροπολεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Air
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68 Bit
subs.Take the bit between the teeth: P. ἐνδάκνειν τὸν χαλινόν (Plat.), V. στόμια ἐνδάκνειν.Morsel: P. ψωμός, ὁ (Xen.), Ar. τόμος, ὁ.Piece: P. and V. μέρος, τό, P. μόριον, τό.Piece cut off: P. τμῆμα; see Fragment.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bit
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69 By
prep.In oaths and entreaties: P. and V. πρός (gen.).Day by day: P. and V. καθʼ ἡμέραν.By twos, two by two: P. κατὰ δύο.By sevens: Ar. καθʼ ἕπτα (Av. 1079).Take, seize or drag by: use gen. (cf. Eur., El. 788).By only three votes did they let him off the death penalty: P. παρὰ τρεῖς ἀφεῖσαν ψήφους τὸ μὴ θανάτῳ ζημιῶσαι (Dem. 688).Consider each point by itself: P. ἕκαστον ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ σκοπεῖν (Dem.).He lived by himself: P. ᾤκει καθʼ αὑτόν (Dem. 1083).By oneself, singly: P. and V. αὐτὸς καθʼ αὑτόν.——————adv.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > By
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70 Distant
adj.Long: P. and V. μακρός.Far off: V. ἔκτοπος, ἄποπτος, τηλουρός, τηλωπός; see Far.Most distant: P. and V. ἔσχατος.Take part in distant expeditions: P. ἐκδήμους στρατείας ἐξίεναι (ἔξειμι) (Thuc. 1, 15).Be distant from: P. and V. ἀπέχειν (gen.), P. διέχειν (gen.). met.At no distant date: P. οὐκ εἰς μακράν, V. οὐ μάλʼ εἰς μακράν (Æsch., Supp. 925).On behalf of no distant friends, but for myself: V. ὑπὲρ... οὐχὶ τῶν ἀπωτέρω φίλων ἀλλʼ αὐτὸς αὑτοῦ (Soph., O.R. 137).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Distant
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71 Eat
v. trans.P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Eur., Cycl. 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν; see also Feed.Munch: Ar. and P. τρώγειν, Ar. κατατρώγειν.Something to eat: P. ἐδώδιμόν τι (Thuc. 7, 78).Eat away ( as a disease does): V. ἐξεσθίειν.Teams of horses eating their heads off: P. ζεύγη ἵππων ἀδηφαγούντων (Isoc. 127C).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Eat
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72 Hand
subs.P. and V. χείρ, ἡ.Left hand: P. and V. ἀριστερά, V. λαιά, ἡ.Right hand: P. and V. δεξιά, ἡ.On which hand? V. ποτέρας τῆς χερός; (Eur., Cycl. 681).On either hand: P. ἑκατέρωθεν.At the hands of: P. and V. πρός (gen.). ἐκ (gen.).At second hand: see under Second.At hand, ready, adj.: P. and V. πρόχειρος.Be at hand: P. and V. παρεῖναι; see be present.Hand to hand, adj.: P. στάδιος; adv.: P. συσταδόν.The battle was stubborn, and hand to hand throughout: P. ἦν ἡ μάχη καρτερὰ καὶ ἐν χερσὶ πᾶσα (Thuc. 4, 43).Off-hand, short in speech, adj.: P. βραχύλογος; on the spur of the moment, adv.: P. and V. φαύλως, P. ἐξ ἐπιδρομῆς, ἐξ ὑπογυίου.Die by one's own hand: V. αὐτόχειρ θνήσκειν.You dared not do this deed of murder with your own hand: V. δρᾶσαι τόδʼ ἔργον οὐκ ἔτλης αὐτοκτόνως (Æsch., Ag. 1635).Made by hand, artificial, adj.: P. χειροποίητος.Lay hands on, v.: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen. ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.), λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), V. θιγγάνειν (gen.) (Xen. but rare P.), ψαύειν (gen.) (rare P.).Don't lay hands on me: Ar. μὴ πρόσαγε τὴν χεῖρά μοι (Lys. 893).They ought to bear evidence against me with their hands laid on the victims: P. δεῖ αὐτοὺς... ἁπτομένους τῶν σφαγίων καταμαρτυρεῖν ἐμοῦ (Ant. 130).Have a hand in, share in, v.: P. and V. μετέχειν (gen.), μεταλαμβάνειν (gen.), κοινοῦσθαι (gen. or acc), συμμετέχειν (gen.), V. συμμετίσχειν (gen.).Meddle with: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. ψαύειν (gen.), θιγγάνειν (gen.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.); see Touch.Lift hand against: see raise finger against, under Finger.Put in a person's hands, v.: P. ἐγχειρίζειν (τινί, τι).Take in hand, v.: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι, αἴρεσθαι, ἅπτεσθαι (gen.); see Manage, Undertake.Because they had so many dead on their hands already: P. διὰ τὸ συχνοὺς ήδη προτεθνάναι σφίσι (Thuc. 2, 52).They began to get out of hand: P. ἤρξαντο ἀτακτότεροι γενέσθαι (Thuc. 8, 105).Keep a tight hand on the allies: P. τὰ τῶν συμμάχων διὰ χειρὸς ἔχειν (Thuc. 2, 13).Rule with a high hand: P. ἄρχειν ἐγκρατῶς (absol.) (Thuc. 1, 76)Those present carried matters with such a high hand: P. εἰς τοῦτο βιαιότητος ἦλθον οἱ παρόντες (Lys. 167).Hand in marriage: use V. γάμος, or pl., λέκτρον, or pl., λέχος, or pl.A suitor for your hand: V. τῶν σῶν γάμων μνηστήρ (Æsch., P.V. 739).Give your sister's hand to Pylades: V. Πυλάδῃ δʼ ἀδελφῆς λέκτρον δός (Eur., Or. 1658).——————v. trans.Hold out, offer: P. and V. ὀρέγειν.Hand in (accounts, etc.): P. ἀποφέρειν.Hand round: P. and V. περιφέρειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Hand
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73 Remove
v. trans.Carry away: P. and V. ἀποφέρειν.Take away: P. and V. ἀφαιρεῖν (or mid.), ἀναιρεῖν, παραιρεῖν (or mid.), ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.); see Withdraw.Strip off: P. περιαιρεῖν.Help to remove: V. συνεξαιρεῖν (acc.).Remove secretly (from place of danger, etc.): P. and V. ὑπεκτίθεσθαι, ὑπεκπέμπειν, ἐκκλέπτειν, ἐκκομίζεσθαι, P. ὑπεκκομίζειν, V. ὑπεκλαμβάνειν, ὑπεκσώζειν; see Rescue.Help to remove: P. συνεκκομίζειν (τινά τινι).V. intrans. Change one's dwelling: P. μετανίστασθαι, ἀπανίστασθαι, Ar. and P. ἀνοικίζεσθαι, μεταχωρεῖν, P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, V. μετοικεῖν.——————subs.Distance, difference: P. ἀπόστασις, ἡ.Being many removes distant in relationship to Archiades: P. πολλοστὸς εἰς τὴν τοῦ Ἀρχιάδου συγγένειαν προσήκων (Dem. 1086).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Remove
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74 Surprise
subs.P. and V. θαῦμα, τό, θάμβος, τό (Thuc. and Plat. but rare P.).Dismay: P. and V. ἔκπληξις, ἡ.Something new: P. and V. νέον τι, καινόν τι.The surprises of war: P. τοῦ πολέμου ὁ παράλογος (Thuc. 1, 78).( In military sense), surprise of a position: P. κλοπή, ἡ (Xen.).By surprise, unexpectedly: P. ἐξ ἀπροσδοκήτου.Attack unexpectedly: P. ἀπροσδοκήτῳ τινὶ ἐπιτίθεσθαι.Taken by surprise, off one's guard: use adj., P. and V. ἀφύλακτος, ἄφρακτος (Thuc.), P. ἀπαράσκευος.——————v. trans.P. and V. θαῦμα παρέχειν (dat.).Dismay: P. and V. ἐκπλήσσειν, P. καταπλήσσειν.Be surprised: P. and V. θαυμάζειν, ἀποθαυμάζειν, V. θαμβεῖν.Come upon suddenly, overtake: P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν, αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνειν, P. ἐπιλαμβάνειν; see Overtake.Catch in the act: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl.). αἱρεῖν, φωρᾶν, ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.Surprised in the act: V. ἐπίληπτος.They took alarm and sought to surprise ( the enemy): P. δείσαντες προκαταλαβεῖν ἐβούλοντο (Thuc. 3, 3).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Surprise
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75 Withhold
v. trans.Keep off: P. and V. ἀπέχειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Withhold
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