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  • 1 tendency

    plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) τάση

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  • 2 Tendency

    subs.
    Drift: P. φορά, ἡ.
    Have a tendency towards:: see under Tend.
    Be inclined to: P. and V. φύεσθαι (infin.); see be liable to, under Liable.

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  • 3 tendency

    1) ροπή
    2) τάση

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  • 4 be inclined to

    1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) τείνω(να),είμαι διατεθειμένος (να)
    2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) τείνω(να),αίμαι διατεθειμένος(να)

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  • 5 escapism

    noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) τάση φυγής από την πραγματικότητα

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  • 6 fancy

    ['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun
    1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) επιθυμία
    2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) φαντασία
    3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) φαντασίωση
    2. adjective
    (decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) φανταχτερός
    3. verb
    1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) τραβάει η όρεξη μου,κάνω κέφι
    2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) νομίζω,φαντάζομαι
    3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) γουστάρω
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    - fancifully
    - fancy dress
    - take a fancy to
    - take one's fancy

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  • 7 habit

    ['hæbit]
    1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) συνήθεια
    2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) συνήθεια,έξη
    3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) ένδυμα
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    - habitually
    - from force of habit
    - get someone into
    - get into
    - out of the habit of

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  • 8 hesitancy

    noun (the tendency to hesitate.) διστακτικότητα

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  • 9 inclination

    [inklə'neiʃən]
    1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) κλίση/τάση,διάθεση
    2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) κλίση

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  • 10 instinct

    ['instiŋkt]
    (a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) ένστικτο/έμφυτη ικανότητα
    - instinctively

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  • 11 movement

    1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) κίνηση
    2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) δράση
    3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) κίνηση
    4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) κίνημα
    5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) μηχανισμός ρολογιού
    6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) μέρος μουσικής σύνθεσης
    7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) τάση

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  • 12 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (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,τσιτώνω
    2) (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,κουράζω
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα
    2) ((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,ζόρι
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία
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    - strainer
    - strain off     II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία

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  • 13 stray

    [strei] 1. verb
    (to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) ξεστρατίζω
    2. noun
    (a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) αδέσποτο ζώο
    3. adjective
    1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) αδέσποτος
    2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) μεμονωμένος,σκόρπιος

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  • 14 temper

    ['tempə] 1. noun
    1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) (ψυχική) διάθεση
    2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) ιδιοσυγκρασία, (εκρηκτικό) ταπεραμέντο
    3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) οργή, θυμός
    2. verb
    1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) βάφω / ψήνω μέταλλο
    2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) μετριάζω
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    - keep one's temper
    - lose one's temper

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  • 15 tend

    I [tend] verb
    (to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) φροντίζω
    II [tend] verb
    1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) έχω την τάση
    2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) κλίνω
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  • 16 tendencies

    plural; see tendency

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  • 17 the herd instinct

    (the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) αγελαίο ένστικτο

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  • 18 trend

    [trend]
    (a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) γενική κατεύθυνση, ροπή, τάση, μόδα

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  • 19 Drift

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. φέρεσθαι.
    Drift with the breeze: V. ἰέναι κατʼ οὖρον.
    ——————
    subs.
    Meaning of a word, etc.: P. διάνοια, ἡ, βούλησις, ἡ; see Intention.
    Tendency: P. φορά, ἡ.
    Purpose, aim: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.
    What is the drift of this mischief? P. ποῖ τείνει τὸ κακόν τοῦτο; (Plat., Crit. 47C).

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  • 20 Tend

    v. trans.
    P. and V. θεραπεύειν (Eur., Bacch. 932, Phoen. 1686), τημελεῖν (acc. or gen.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. κηδεύειν; see Foster.
    Care for: Ar. and P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι (gen.), κήδεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).
    Wait on ( as on a child): P. and V. παιδαγωγεῖν (acc.) (Plat.).
    Tend in old age: P. γηροτροφεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. γηροβοσκεῖν (acc.), γερονταγωγεῖν (acc.) (Soph., frag.).
    Tending in old age, adj.: V. γηρόβοσκος, γηροτρόφος.
    Tend in stead: V. ἀντικηδεύειν.
    Tend (flocks, etc.): P. and V. ποιμαίνειν (also met., of children), νέμειν (Eur., Cycl. 28), P. νομεύειν, V. προσνέμειν (Eur., Cycl. 36), φέρβειν, ἐπιστατεῖν (dat.).
    Tend cattle: V. βουφορβεῖν (absol.).
    V. intrans.
    Lead in a certain direction: P. and V. τείνειν, φέρειν.
    Tend towards, have a tendency towards: P. and V. τείνειν (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.), νεύειν (εἰς, acc.), ῥέπειν (πρός, acc., εἰς, acc. or ἐπί, acc.), P. συντείνειν (πρός, acc., εἰς, acc. or ἐπί, acc.).
    Contribute to: P. and V. συμβάλλεσθαι (εἰς, acc., V. gen.).
    Have a leaning towards: P. ἀποκλίνειν πρός (acc.); see be liable to, under Liable.

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