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  • 1 Luck

    subs.
    P. and V. τύχη, ἡ.
    Chance: P. and V. τύχη, ἡ, συμφορά, ἡ, Ar. and P. συντυχία, ἡ.
    One's lot: P. and V. τύχη, ἡ, δαίμων, ὁ.
    Good luck: P. and V. εὐπραξία, ἡ, Ar. and P. εὐτυχία, ἡ, P. εὐδαιμονία, ἡ, V. ὄλβος, ὁ (also Xen. but rare P.). εὐεστώ, ἡ.
    Piece of good luck: P. and V. εὐτύχημα, τό.
    Good luck attend you: V. εὐδαιμονοίης, εὐτυχοίης, ὄναιο.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Luck

  • 2 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) σπάζω, κομματιάζω
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) χωρίζω, ανοίγω
    3) (to make or become unusable.) χαλώ
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) αθετώ, παραβιάζω
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) καταρρίπτω, σπάζω
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) διακόπτω
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) σπάζω
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ανακοινώνω
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) χοντραίνω, «βαθαίνω»
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ανακόπτω, κοπάζω
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) ξεσπώ
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) παύση, διακοπή, διάλειμμα
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) αλλαγή
    3) (an opening.) άνοιγμα
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) ευκαιρία
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) εύθραυστο αντικείμενο
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it

    English-Greek dictionary > break

  • 3 godsend

    noun (a very welcome piece of unexpected good luck: Your cheque was an absolute godsend.) μάννα εξ' ουρανού

    English-Greek dictionary > godsend

  • 4 mercy

    ['mə:si]
    plural - mercies; noun
    1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) έλεος
    2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) ευτύχημα
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    - mercifully
    - merciless
    - mercilessly
    - at the mercy of
    - have mercy on

    English-Greek dictionary > mercy

  • 5 mischance

    ((a piece of) bad luck.) ατυχία

    English-Greek dictionary > mischance

  • 6 misfortune

    [mis'fo: ən]
    ((a piece of) bad luck: I had the misfortune to break my leg.) δυστυχία,κακοτυχία

    English-Greek dictionary > misfortune

  • 7 reverse

    [rə'və:s] 1. verb
    1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) αναστρέφω, αντιστρέφω/ κάνω όπισθεν
    2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) γυρίζω ανάποδα
    3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) ανατρέπω, αναιρώ
    2. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) αντίθετος
    2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) αναποδιά
    3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) όπισθεν (θέση ταχύτητας)
    4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) ανάποδη, πίσω μεριά
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    - reversed
    - reversible
    - reverse the charges

    English-Greek dictionary > reverse

  • 8 Failure

    subs.
    P. and V. σφάλμα, τό, ἁμαρτία, ἡ, P. ἁμάρτημα, τό, πταῖσμα, τό.
    Piece of ill-luck: P. ἀτύχημα, τό, δυστύχημα, τό, ἀτυχία, ἡ, δυστυχία, ἡ.
    Unsuccessfulness: P. ἀπραξία, ἡ, P. and V. δυσπραξία, ἡ.
    Deficiency: P. ἔνδεια. ἡ, ἔλλειψις, ἡ.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Failure

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