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1 get (something) off the ground
(to get (a project etc) started.) ξεκινώ -
2 get (something) off the ground
(to get (a project etc) started.) ξεκινώ -
3 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) βγάζω2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) απογειώνομαι/ απογείωση3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) κάθομαι4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) μιμούμαι (για πλάκα)/ μίμηση -
4 lift off
( of a rocket etc) to leave the ground (noun lift-off) ανυψώνομαι: ανύψωση -
5 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) πηδώ2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) πηδώ3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) αναπηδώ, τινάζομαι4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) υπερπηδώ2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) πήδημα2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) εμπόδιο3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) άλμα4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) απότομη κίνηση, ξάφνιασμα5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) απότομη αύξηση•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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6 shamble
['ʃæmbl](to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground: The old man shambled wearily along the street.) σέρνω τα βήματά μου -
7 stilts
[stil ]1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) ξυλοπόδαρα2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) υποστηλώματα -
8 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 -
9 throw
[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) ρίχνω, πετώ2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) ανατρέπω3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) μπερδεύω4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) ρίχνω κάτω2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!)- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
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10 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) σειρά μαθημάτων2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) πιάτο3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) πίστα, στίβος4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) διάβα, ροή, πέρασμα5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) πορεία6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) τρόπος ενέργειας•- in due course
- of course
- off
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11 touch
1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) αγγίζω2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) αγγίζω3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) συγκινώ4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) έχω σχέση με2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) άγγιγμα2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) αφή3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) πινελιά4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) επιδεξιότητα, τεχνική, ύφος5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) πλαϊνό (στο ποδόσφαιρο)•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
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12 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) πέφτω2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) πέφτω3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) πέφτω4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) `πέφτω`5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) περιέρχομαι σε μία κατάσραση(αποκοιμιέμαι,ερωτεύομαι κλπ.)6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) λαχαίνω2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) πτώση,πέσιμο2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) πτώση3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) πτώση4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) φθινόπωρο•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
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13 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) κούτσουρο2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) απομεινάρι(κομμένο πόδι,ρίζα δοντιού,μολυβάκι,αποτσίγαρο,κλπ.)3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) πασσαλίσκος2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) περπατώ βαριά2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) αφήνω αναύδο,κολλώ στον τοίχο•- stumpy- stump up -
14 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) στεγνός2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) ανιαρός3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (για χιούμορ) με επίφαση σοβαρότητας4) ((of wine) not sweet.) ξηρός2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) στεγνώνω- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
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15 launch
I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) καθελκύω, ρίχνω στη θάλασσα, εκτοξεύω2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) προωθώ, εξακοντίζω: ξεκινώ, λανσάρω3) (to throw.) εξαπολύω2. noun((an) act of launching.) καθέλκυση: εκτόξευση: ξεκίνημα, λανσάρισμα- launch into
- launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) άκατος, πλοιάριο -
16 taxi
['tæksi] 1. plurals - taxis, taxies; noun((also taxi-cab: (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.) ταξί2. verb((of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off: The plane taxied along the runway.) τροχοδρομώ- taxi rank -
17 Drive
v. trans.P. and V. ἐλαύνειν.Fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι. P. καταπηγνύναι.Compel: P. and V. ἀναγκάζειν, ἐπαναγκάζειν, καταναγκάζειν, βιάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. προσαναγκάζειν, Ar. and V. ἐξαναγκάζειν, V. διαβιάζεσθαι; see Compel.Drive ( a weapon), plunge: P. and V. καθιέναι, V. ὠθεῖν, ἱέναι, μεθιέναι, βάλλειν, ἐμβάλλειν; see Plunge.He drove his sword through the heart of Eteocles: ἐξέτεινεν εἰς ἧπαρ ξίφος Ἐτεοκλέους (Eur., Phoen. 1421).He drove the sword into his side: V. ἤρεισε πλευραῖς... ἔγχος (Soph., Ant. 1236).He drove the sword through his breast: V. ξίφος λαιμῶν διῆκε (διίημι) (Eur., Phoen. 1091).Drive away: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ἀπελαύνειν, ἐξελαύνειν, ἐκβάλλειν. ὠθεῖν, ἐξωθεῖν, ἀπωθεῖν, ἀπορρίπτειν, Ar. and V. ῥίπτειν, V. ἐκρέπτειν.Drive into the ground: P. καταπηγνύναι.Drive out: see drive away.Be driven out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.Who of the citizens are driving you out of the land: V. τίνες πολιτῶν ἐξαμιλλῶνταί σε γῆς (Eur., Or. 431).Drive (horses, chariot, etc.): P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, V. ἐξελαύνειν. διφρηλατεῖν, ἡνιοστροφεῖν, Ar. and P. ἱππάζεσθαι, ἡνιοχεῖν (absol.), Ar. ἱππηλατεῖν.Drive past: Ar. and P. παρελαύνειν (acc. of direct object, or used intransitively with acc. of indirect object) (Xen.).Drive through: V. διελαύνειν (acc. of direct object).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Drive
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18 Dash
v. trans.Dashed upon the rocks: V. σποδούμενος πρὸς πέτρας.Be dashed to the ground: V. φορεῖσθαι πρὸς οὖδας.Dash in pieces: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.Dash off, extemporise: P. αὐτοσχεδιάζειν (acc.).Dash out. — He dashed his brains out: V. ἐγκέφαλον ἐξέρρανε (Eur., Cycl. 402).V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, θοάζειν; see Rush, Swoop.Dash against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.), P. προσπίπτειν (dat.), συμπίπτειν πρός (dat. or πρός, acc.), see Collide.Dash into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. dat. alone), Ar. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), V. εἰσορμᾶαθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.), Ar. ἐπεισπαίειν (εἰς, acc.); see burst in.Dashing into the sea all armed as they were: P. ἐπεισβαίνοντες σὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (Thuc. 2, 90).Dash out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν.Dash over, inundate: P. and V. κατακλύζειν, P. ἐπικλύζειν.——————subs.Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δράμημα, τό.Eagerness: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dash
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19 land mine
(a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.) νάρκη -
20 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
- by rail
- 1
- 2
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