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1 letter
['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) γράμμα2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) γράμμα, επιστολή•- letterbox
- letterhead
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2 Letter
subs.Letters of the alphabet: P. and V. γράμματα, τά.Letters, literature: P. and V. μουσική, ἡ (Eur., frag.).A man of letters: use adj., lettered.A dead letter, not enforced: use adj., P. ἄκυρος.Obsolete: Ar. and P. σαπρός. P. ἕωλος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Letter
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4 air letter
(a letter sent by airmail.) αεροπορικό γράμμα -
5 block capital/letter
(a capital letter written in imitation of printed type, eg the letters in NAME.) κεφαλαίο γράμμα -
6 love-letter
noun (a letter expressing love.) ερωτικό γράμμα, ραβασάκι -
7 poison-pen letter
(an anonymous letter saying wicked things about a person etc.) κακοήθης ανώνυμη επιστολή -
8 to the letter
(precisely; according to every detail: He followed his father's instructions to the letter.) κατά γράμμα -
9 red-letter day
(a day which will always be remembered because of something especially good that happened on it.) ιστορική μέρα -
10 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) ημερομηνία2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) ημερομηνία3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) ραντεβού2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) χρονολογώ2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) χρονολογούμαι3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) παλιώνω,γερνώ•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) χουρμάς -
11 write
past tense - wrote; verb1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) γράφω2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) (συγ)γράφω / συνθέτω (μουσική)3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) γράφω (γράμμα)•- writer- writing
- writings
- written
- writing-paper
- write down
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12 capital
I 1. ['kæpitl] noun1) (the chief town or seat of government: Paris is the capital of France.) πρωτεύουσα2) ((also capital letter) any letter of the type found at the beginning of sentences, proper names etc: THESE ARE CAPITAL LETTERS / CAPITALS.) κεφαλαίο (γράμμα)3) (money (for investment etc): You need capital to start a new business.) κεφάλαιο2. adjective1) (involving punishment by death: a capital offence.) θανατικός, που επισύρει θανατική ποινή2) (excellent: a capital idea.) έξοχος3) ((of a city) being a capital: Paris and other capital cities.) πρωτεύων•- capitalist
- capitalist
- capitalistic II ['kæpitl] noun(in architecture, the top part of a column of a building etc.) κιονόκρανο -
13 envelope
['envələup](a thin, flat wrapper or cover, especially for a letter: The letter arrived in a long envelope.) φάκελος -
14 express
[ik'spres] 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) εκφράζω2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) (αυτοπαθές)εκφράζομαι3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) εκδηλώνω,δείχνω4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) στέλνω επειγόντως(εξπρές)2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) ταχύς(εξπρές)2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) ρητός3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) επειγόντως4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) ταχεία(αμαξοστοιχία)2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) υπηρεσία επειγόντων•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
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15 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) κλωστή, σπάγγος, σκοινί, πετονιά2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) γραμμή3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) γραμμή4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) ρυτίδα5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) σειρά, στοίχος6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) αράδα7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) σειρά διαδοχής, γενεαλογία8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) πορεία9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) σιδηροδρομική γραμμή10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) γραμμή11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) σειρά: στίχος12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) γραμμή13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) σειρά, είδος: τομέας δραστηριότητας14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) γραμμή, παράταξη2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) παρατάσσομαι στο μήκος (του δρόμου)2) (to mark with lines.) ριγώνω, χαρακώνω, ρυτιδώνω•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) επενδύω2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) φοδράρω•- lined- liner- lining -
16 photocopy
['fəutəkopi] 1. plural - photocopies; noun(a copy of a document etc made by a machine which photographs it: I'll get some photocopies made of this letter.) φωτοαντίγραφο2. verb(to make a copy in this way: Will you photocopy this letter for me?) φωτοτυπώ -
17 readdress
[ri:ə'dres](to change the address on (a letter etc): This letter is for the person who used to live here - I'll readdress it and send it to him.) αλλάζω τη διεύθυνση (σε γράμμα) -
18 reply
1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) απαντώ2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) απάντηση2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) απάντηση -
19 stamp
[stæmp] 1. verb1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) χτυπώ κάτω,ποδοπατώ/βαριοπερπατώ2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) σφραγίζω,σταμπάρω3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) βάζω γραμματόσημο σε2. noun1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) χτύπημα του ποδιού,ποδοπάτημα2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) σφραγίδα,στάμπα3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) γραμματόσημο,χαρτόσημο,ένσημο4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) στάμπα• -
20 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) σε2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) ως3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) μέχρι4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) σε, με5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) σε, για6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) σε7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) από, σε σχέση / σύγκριση με, έναντι8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) προς9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (για) να10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) να2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) κλειστός•
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