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1 Beginning
subs.P. and V. αρχή, ἡ.With defining genitive: Ar. and V. εἰσβολή, ἡ.Starting point: P. and V. ἀφορμή. ἡ.Source, origin: P. and V. πηγή, ἡ (Plat.).Prelude: P. and V. προοίμιον, τό, V. φροίμιον. τό.Be the beginning of: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.).This day will be the beginning of sore trouble for the Greeks: P. ἥδε ἡ ἡμέρα τοῖς Ἕλλησι μεγάλων κακῶν ἄρξει (Thuc. 2, 12).This day has been the beginning of many troubles for the house of Œdipus: V. πολλῶν ὑπῆρξεν Οἰδίπου κακῶν δόμοις τοδʼἦμαρ (Eur., Phoen. 1581).From the beginning: P. and V. ἐξ ἀρχῆς, ἐξ ὑπαρχῆς, ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, V. ἀρχῆθεν (Soph., frag.), P. ἄνωθεν.In the beginning, originally: P. and V. τὸ ἀρχαῖον, P. κατʼ ἀρχάς.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Beginning
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2 beginning
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3 beginning
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4 a
[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) ένας2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) ένας, μια, ένα3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) ανά -
5 an
[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) ένας2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) ένας, μια, ένα3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) ανά -
6 begin
[bi'ɡin]present participle - beginning; verb(to come or bring, into being, to start: He began to talk; The meeting began early.) αρχίζω, ξεκινώ- beginner
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7 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) κοινός, συνηθισμένος2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) κοινός3) (publicly owned: common property.) κοινόχρηστος4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) λαϊκός5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) κοινός, λαϊκός6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) κοινό (ουσιαστικό)2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) κοινόχρηστος υπαίθριος χώρος κοινότητας- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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8 dawn
[do:n] 1. verb((especially of daylight) to begin to appear: A new day has dawned. See also dawn on below.) ξημερώνω,χαράζω2. noun1) (the very beginning of a day; very early morning: We must get up at dawn.) αυγή2) (the very beginning of something: the dawn of civilization.) χαραυγή,απαρχή•- dawning- dawn on -
9 early
['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) νωρίς2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) νωρίτερα2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) αρχικός/πρωινός2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) πρώτος3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) πρόωρος,πρώιμος4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) έγκαιρος,χωρίς καθυστέρηση•- early bird -
10 introduction
1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) εισαγωγή2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) (οι) συστάσεις3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) εισαγωγή -
11 paragraph
(a part of a piece of writing, marked by beginning the first sentence on a new line and usually leaving a short space at the beginning of the line: There are a couple of paragraphs about football on page three of today's paper.) παράγραφος -
12 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) ξεκινώ2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) αρχίζω3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) παίρνω μπρος/βάζω μπροστά4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) βάζω μπρος, ξεκινάω2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) αρχή,ξεκίνημα/αφετηρία2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) πλεονέκτημα•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) τινάζομαι,πετάγομαι2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) ξάφνιασμα,τίναγμα2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) ταραχή -
13 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ο, η, το, οι, τα1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) οι, τα3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) ο, η, το4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (με) το, την, το5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) ο, η, το, οι, τα6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) ο, η, το, οι, τα•- the...- the... -
14 through
[Ɵru:] 1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) διαμέσου, μέσα από2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) απ' άκρη σ' άκρη, από τη μια πλευρά στην άλλη3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) από την αρχή έως το τέλος4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) εξαιτίας, από, λόγω5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) μέσω, με τη βοήθεια6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) (από...) μέχρι2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) απ' άκρη σ' άκρη, πέρα για πέρα / ως το τέλος3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) κατευθείαν2) (finished: Are you through yet?) τελειωμένος•4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) παντού- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
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15 Dawn
subs.P. and V. ἕως, ἡ.Time just before daybreak: P. and V. ὄρθρος, ὁ, P. τὸ περίορθον.At dawn: P. and V. ἅμʼ ἡμέρᾳ (Eur., El. 78), P. ἅμʼ ἕῳ, Ar. and P. ἕωθεν, V. ἡλίου, τέλλοντος, or use adj., P. and V. ἑωθινός (Eur., Rhes. 771, and Soph., frag.), V. ἑῷος.Of dawn, adj: V. ἑῷος, Ar. and P. ὄρθριος.Rising from bed at dawn: ἑῷοι ἐξαναστάντες λέχους (Eur., El. 786) Those who do not at dawn: Ar. οἱ μὴ παρόντες ὄρθριοι (Eccl. 283).Having arrived at dawn: P. ὄρθριος ἥκων (Plat., Prot. 313B).From early dawn: Ar. and P. ἐξ ἑωθινοῦ.met., beginning: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.——————v. intrans.P. ὑποφαίνειν, Ar. διαλάμπειν.Day was beginning to dawn: P. ὑπέφαινέ τι ἡμέρας (Plat., Prol. 312A).Dawn on one, occur to one: P. and V. εἰσέρχεσθαι (acc. or dat.), παρίστασθαι (dat.), ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc. or dat.), ἐμπίπτειν (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dawn
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16 Inception
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inception
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17 all through
1) (from beginning to end of: The baby cried all through the night.) απ' την αρχή έως το τέλος, σ' ολόκληρο2) (in every part of: Road conditions are bad all through the country.) παντού, απ' άκρη σ' άκρη, σ' ολόκληρο -
18 appetiser
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) ορεκτικό -
19 appetizer
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) ορεκτικό -
20 at first
(at the beginning: At first I didn't like him.) στην αρχή
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