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1 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) ποταμάκι2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) ρεύμα3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) ρεύμα, ροή (ποταμού)4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) τμήμα τάξης2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) κυλώ,ρέω/ξεχύνομαι2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) κατατάσσω σε τμήματα ανάλογα με την επίδοση•- streamer- streamlined -
2 Water
subs.P. and V. ὕδωρ, τό, or use Ar. and V. δρόσος, ἡ, νᾶμα, τό (also, Plat. but rare P.), V. χεῦμα, τό, νασμός, ὁ, νοτίς, ἡ (also Plat. but rare P.). ποτόν, τό; see also Stream, River.Water for drinking: P. and V. ποτόν, τό.A draught of water: V. πῶμα ὑδρηχόον (Eur., frag.).Lustral water: P. and V. χέρνιψ, ἡ.Streams of water: V. λιβάδες ὑδρηλαί (Æsch., Pers. 613).Living in water, aquatic, adj.: Ar. and P. ἔνυδρος.Under water: P. ὕφυδρος.Vessels for water: V. κρωσσοὶ ὑδρηλοί, οἱ (Eur., Cycl. 89).Water for washing: V. νίπτρα, τά.Get water: P. ὑδρεύεσθαι.The task of getting water: P. ὑδρεία, ἡ.——————v. trans.P. and V. ἄρδειν (Plat.), V. ἀρδεύειν, ὑγραίνειν.Sprinkle with water: V. ὑδραίνειν; see Sprinkle.Give to drink: P. ποτίζειν (acc.) (Plat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Water
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3 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) τρέχων, τωρινός2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) ρεύμα2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) ρεύμα•- current account -
4 river
['rivə](a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; ( also adjective) a river animal.) ποταμός- riverside -
5 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) πλένω / -ομαι2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) πλένομαι3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) βρέχω4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) παρασύρω2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) πλύσιμο2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) μπουγάδα3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) παφλασμός4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) διάλυμα5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) φόντο (σε πίνακα ζωγραφικής)6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) απόνερα•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
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6 channel
[' ænl] 1. noun1) (the bed of a stream or other way through which liquid can flow: a sewage channel.) αγωγός2) (a passage of deeper water in a river, through which ships can sail.) δίαυλος3) (a narrow stretch of water joining two seas: the English Channel.) πορθμός4) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) κανάλι5) ((in television, radio etc) a band of frequencies for sending or receiving signals: BBC Television now has two channels.) δίαυλος, (τηλεοπτικό) κανάλι2. verb1) (to make a channel in.) ανοίγω πέρασμα2) (to direct into a particular course: He channelled all his energies into the project.) διοχετεύω -
7 eddy
['edi] 1. plural - eddies; noun(a current of water or air running back against the main stream or current.) μικρή δίνη2. verb(to move round and round: The water eddied round the pier; The crowds eddied to and fro in the square.) στροβιλίζομαι -
8 boat
[bəut] 1. noun1) (a small vessel for travelling over water: We'll cross the stream by boat.) βάρκα2) (a larger vessel for the same purpose; a ship: to cross the Atlantic in a passenger boat.) πλοίο3) (a serving-dish shaped like a boat: a gravy-boat.) σαλτσιέρα2. verb(to sail about in a small boat for pleasure: They are boating on the river.) πάω βαρκάδα- boatman- in the same boat
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9 pool
[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) λιμνούλα με νερό2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) λιμνούλα3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) βαθύ σημείο ποταμού4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) πισίνα,κολυμβητήριοII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) κοινό ταμείο2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.)- football pools- pools -
10 pour
[po:]1) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) χύνω/σερβίρω/ξεχύνομαι2) ((only with it as subject) to rain heavily: It was pouring this morning.) βρέχει καταρρακτωδώς -
11 rapids
noun plural (a place in a river where the water flows quickly, often having dangerous rocks in mid-stream.) ορμητικό ρεύμα ποταμού -
12 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) προχωρώ με κόπο2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) διασχίζω•- wader -
13 Poise
subs.Way of carrying: P. φορά, ἡ.——————v. trans.Weigh: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι.Swing: P. αἰωρεῖν.Be poised: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Bearing this pitcher poised on my head I go in search of water from the stream: V. τόδʼ ἄγγος τῷδʼ ἐφεδρεῦον κάρᾳ φέρουσα πηγὰς ποταμίας μετέρχομαι (Eur., El. 55).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Poise
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