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1 resource
[rə'zo:s, ]( American[) 'ri:zo:rs]1) ((usually in plural) something that gives help, support etc when needed; a supply; a means: We have used up all our resources; We haven't the resources at this school for teaching handicapped children.) πόρος, μέσο2) ((usually in plural) the wealth of a country, or the supply of materials etc which bring this wealth: This country is rich in natural resources.) (πληθ.) πόροι, πηγές3) (the ability to find ways of solving difficulties: He is full of resource.) επινοητικότητα•- resourcefully
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2 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) κάγκελο, κιγκλίδωμα: βέργα, κρεμάστρα2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) σιδηροτροχιά, γραμμές/ράγες τρένου2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) κλείνω με κιγκλίδωμα- railing- railroad
- railway
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3 property
['propəti]plural - properties; noun1) (something that a person owns: These books are my property.) ιδιοκτησία2) (land or buildings that a person owns: He has property in Scotland.) ακίνητη περιουσία3) (a quality (usually of a substance): Hardness is a property of diamonds.) ιδιότητα4) ((usually abbreviated to prop [prop]) a small piece of furniture or an article used by an actor in a play.) παρελκόμενα του θεάτρου -
4 chip
[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) σπαώ στην άκρη2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) σπάσιμο2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) τηγανητή πατάτα3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) μάρκα (σε τυχερά παιχνίδια)4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) πλακίδιο ολοκληρωμένου κυκλώματος αποτυπωμένων ηλεκτρονικών στοιχείων, `τσιπ`•- chip in -
5 bracket
['brækit] 1. noun1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) παρένθεση, αγκύλες2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) στήριγμα ραφιού, γωνιά2. verb1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.) βάζω σε παρένθεση2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) συγκατατάσσω• -
6 gear
[ɡiə]1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) μηχανισμός μετάδοσης κίνησης2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) ταχύτητα3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) μηχανισμός4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) εξοπλισμός, σύνεργα•- gearbox- gear lever/change/stick -
7 handkerchief
['hæŋkə if]plurals - handkerchiefs, handkerchieves; noun(( abbreviation hanky) (plural hankies, hankie) a small usually square piece of cloth or paper tissue used for wiping or blowing one's nose into.) μαντήλι ή χαρτομάντιλο -
8 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) σπίτι,κατοικία2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) κτίριο3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) θέατρο4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) γενιά2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) στεγάζω2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) στεγάζω•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) για τα καλορίζικα- housework
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9 jelly
['‹eli]plural - jellies; noun1) (the juice of fruit boiled with sugar until it is firm, used like jam, or served with meat.) ζελέ(ς)2) (a transparent, smooth food, usually fruit-flavoured: I've made raspberry jelly for the party.) ζελέ3) (any jelly-like substance: Frogs' eggs are enclosed in a kind of jelly.) πηχτή ουσία4) ((American) same as jam I.)• -
10 parenthesis
[pə'renƟəsis]plural - parentheses; noun1) (a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a comment etc and usually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashes etc: I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me.) παρένθεση2) (a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence.) παρένθεση•- in parentheses -
11 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) διαλέγω2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) μαζεύω3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) σηκώνω(από κάτω)4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) παραβιάζω(κλειδαριά)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) ό,τι επιθυμείς2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) (το)καλύτερο•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) αξίνα -
12 server
1) ((usually in plural) a utensil used in serving food: salad servers.) σκεύος σερβιρίσματος2) (a person who serves (a ball).) παίκτης που κάνει σερβίς
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