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Quiet

  • 1 quiet

    1. adjective
    1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) ήσυχος
    2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) ήρεμος
    3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) ήσυχος
    4) ((of colours) not bright.) διακριτικός
    2. noun
    (a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) γαλήνη
    3. verb
    ((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) καθησυχάζω
    - quietly
    - quietness
    - keep quiet about
    - on the quiet

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  • 2 Quiet

    subs.
    Peace, tranquility: Ar. and P, ἡσυχία, ἡ.
    Calm: P. and V. γαλήνη, ἡ, εὐδία, ἡ.
    Peacefulness of disposition: V. τὸ ἡσυχαῖον, Ar. and P. ἡσυχία, ἡ, ἀπραγμοσύνη, ἡ.
    Silence: P. and V. σιγή, ἡ, σιωπή, ἡ.
    Keep quiet, v.: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν, V. ἡσύχως ἔχειν.
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    adj.
    Calm: P. and V. ἥσυχος, ἡσυχαῖος, P, ἡσύχιος, V. γαληνός, P, ἠρεμαῖος, ἀτρεμής.
    Of disposition: Ar. and P. εὔκολος.
    Free from care: P. and V. ἀπράγμων (Eur., frag.), V. ἕκηλος.
    Silent: V. σιγηλός, σιωπλός.
    Noiseless: V. ἄψοφος, ἀψόφητος.
    Be quiet, v.: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν, V. ἡσύχως ἔχειν.
    Be silent: P. and V. σιγᾶν, σιωπᾶν; see keep silence, under Silence.
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    v. trans.
    Soothe: P. and V. πραΰνειν, κηλεῖν (Plat.), Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν, V. μαλθάσσειν; see Soothe.
    Check, stop: P. and V. παύειν, κατέχειν.
    Put to sleep: lit. and met., P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. κοιμᾶν.
    Silence: P. κατασιωπᾶν (Xen.).

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  • 3 quiet

    1) ησυχασμός
    2) ήσυχος

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  • 4 keep quiet about

    (to say nothing about; to keep secret: I'd like you to keep quiet about the child's father being in prison.) κρατώ μυστικό

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  • 5 on the quiet

    (secretly; without letting anyone find out: He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.) στα κρυφά, στη ζούλα

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  • 6 calm

    1. adjective
    1) (still or quiet: a calm sea; The weather was calm.) γαλήνιος
    2) (not anxious or excited: a calm person/expression; Please keep calm!) ήρεμος
    2. noun
    1) ((a period of) absence of wind and large waves.)
    2) (peace and quiet: He enjoyed the calm of the library.)
    3. verb
    (to make calm: Calm yourself!) ηρεμώ
    - calmness
    - calm down

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  • 7 Leisure

    subs.
    P. and V. σχολή. ἡ. P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ, Ar. and P. ἡσυχία, ἡ.
    Idleness: P. and V. ἀργία, ἡ, ῥᾳθυμία, ἡ.
    Be at leisure, v.; P. and V., σχολάζειν, σχολὴν ἔχειν.
    Be idle: P. and V. ἀργεῖν. P. ῥᾳθυμεῖν.
    At leisure, adv.: P. and V. σχολῇ, ἐπὶ σχολῆς, Ar. and P. κατὰ σχολήν; adj., P. and V. ἀργός.
    Quiet: P. and V. ἥσυχος; see Quiet.

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  • 8 Patient

    adj.
    P. καρτερικός, V. τλήμων.
    Humble: P. and V. ταπεινός.
    Forgiving: P. and V. συγγνώμων.
    Gentle, quiet: P. and V. πρᾶος, ἥσυχος, ἡσυχαῖος.
    Be patient, v.:P. and V. καρτερεῖν, τολμᾶν, Ar. and V. τλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (also Isoc. but rare P.).
    Keep quiet: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν.
    Acquiesce: P. and V. στέργειν, V. αἰνεῖν; see Acquiesce.
    Be patient of, acquiesce in: P. and V. στέργειν (acc. or dat.), P. ἀγαπᾶν (acc. or dat.), V. αἰνεῖν (acc.); see also Endure.
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    subs.
    See Invalid.

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  • 9 Resigned

    adj.
    Quiet, calm: P. and V. ἥσυχος, ἡσυχαῖος.
    Patient: P. καρτερικός, V. τλήμων.
    Be resigned, v.: P. and V. καρτερεῖν, τολμᾶν, Ar. and V. τλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (also Isoc. but rare P.).
    Be quiet: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν.
    Be resigned to: use endure, acquiesce in.

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  • 10 composed

    adjective ((of people) quiet and calm: She looked quite composed.) ήρεμος

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  • 11 corner

    ['ko:nə] 1. noun
    1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) γωνία
    2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) γωνία
    3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) κόρνερ
    2. verb
    1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.)
    2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.)
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    - cut corners
    - turn the corner

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  • 12 country

    plural - countries; noun
    1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) χώρα
    2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) χώρα, λαός
    3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) εξοχή
    4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) ύπαιθρος
    •
    - countryman
    - countryside

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  • 13 cove

    [kəuv]
    (a small bay or inlet of the sea: They bathed in a quiet cove.) ορμίσκος

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  • 14 croon

    [kru:n]
    1) (to sing or hum in a low voice: She crooned a lullaby.) σιγοτραγουδώ
    2) (to sing in a quiet, sentimental style.) τραγουδώ (τραγούδια με πολύ αίσθημα)
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  • 15 deathly

    adjective, adverb (as if caused by death: a deathly silence; It was deathly quiet.) νεκρικός/νεκρικά

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  • 16 decorous

    ['dekərəs]
    ((behaving in a manner which is) acceptable, especially quiet and dignified: behaving in a decorous manner.) ευπρεπής
    - decorum

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  • 17 decorum

    [di'ko:rəm]
    noun (quiet, dignified and proper behaviour: The man behaved with decorum in the old lady's presence.) ευπρέπεια

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  • 18 demure

    [di'mjuə]
    (quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) σεμνός, συνεσταλμένος
    - demureness

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  • 19 docile

    ((of a person or animal) quiet and easy to manage: a docile child/pony.) πράος
    - docility

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  • 20 dry

    1. adjective
    1) (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.) στεγνός
    2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) ανιαρός
    3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (για χιούμορ) με επίφαση σοβαρότητας
    4) ((of wine) not sweet.) ξηρός
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) στεγνώνω
    - drier
    - dryer
    - drily
    - dryly
    - dryness
    - dry-clean
    - dry land
    - dry off
    - dry up

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