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1 the old
(old people: hospitals for the old.) ηλικιωμένοι -
2 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) γέρος,ηλικιωμένος,μεγάλος2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) ηλικίας3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) παλιός4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) παλιός5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) αρχαίος,παλιός•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old -
3 Old
adj.Aged: P. and V. γεραιός, Ar. and V. παλαιός (rare P.), παλαιγενής, V. γηραλεός, γηραιός (rare P.), μακραίων.Of things, worn out: P. and V. παλαιός (rare P.).With masc. subs., V. γέρων; with fem. subs., V. γραῖα.Stale: P ἕωλος.Long existing: P. and V. χρόνιος, V. δηναιός.Obsolete: P. and V. ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός, P. ἕωλος, ἀρχαιότροπος.Old in wealth: V. ἀρχαιόπλουτος.Of old: see Formerly.From of old: P. ἀπὸ παλαιοῦ.How old: indirect P. and V. ἡλίκος.years old: P. ἕπτα ἐτῶν εἶναι (Xen.); see under age.I am thirty-two years old: P. δύο καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη γέγονα (Dem. 564).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Old
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4 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) γηρατειά -
5 Old Testament
(the two main parts of the Bible.) Παλαιά / Καινή Διαθήκη -
6 old boy/girl
(a former pupil (of a school): The new prime minister is an old boy of our school.) παλιός μαθητής -
7 the aged
['ei‹id] (old people: care for the aged.) οι ηλικιωμένοι -
8 the elderly
(people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) άτομα της τρίτης ηλικίας -
9 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) γεροντοκόρη -
10 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) βαθιά γεράματα -
11 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) βαθιά γεράματα -
12 do the trick
(to do or be what is necessary: I need a piece of paper. This old envelope will do the trick!) κάνει (για) τη δουλειά μας -
13 get etc long in the tooth
((of a person or animal) to be, become etc, old: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains.) τα 'χω τα χρονάκια μου -
14 heart failure
(the sudden stopping of the heart's beating: the old man died of heart failure.) ανακοπή καρδιάς -
15 Bible
1) ((with the) the sacred writings of the Christian Church, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.) Βίβλος2) (the Jewish Scriptures (the Old Testament).) Παλαιά Διαθήκη•- biblical -
16 scrap
I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) κομματάκι2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) αποφάγια3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) παλιοσίδερα,σκαρταδούρα4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) απόκομμα2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) πετώ,σκαρτάρω- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) καβγάς,συμπλοκή2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) τσακώνομαι -
17 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) αφαιρώ,ξύνω,ξεφλουδίζω2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) γδύνω/-ομαι3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) ξεγυμνώνω4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) αφαιρώ2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) λωρίδα2) (a strip cartoon.) ιστορία σε σκίτσα3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) στολή ποδοσφαιριστή•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) με στριπτίζ -
18 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) γκλίτσα / ποιμαντορική ράβδος2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) λωποδύτης, αγύρτης3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) καμπύλη, αγκύλη2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) κυρτώνω- crooked- crookedly
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19 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) ανακουφίζω2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) αντικαθιστώ3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) απαλλάσσω4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) ξαλαφρώνω, απαλλάσσω5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) βοηθώ, ενισχύω -
20 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
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