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1 ability
[ə'biləti]plural - abilities; noun1) (the power, knowledge etc to do something: I shall do the job to the best of my ability.) ικανότητα2) (a skill: a man of many abilities.) επιδεξιότητα -
2 imagination
1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) φαντασία2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) φαντασία3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) φαντασία -
3 tolerance
1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) ανεκτικότητα, ανοχή2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) ανοχή -
4 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) τέχνη2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) τέχνη3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) τέχνη, δεξιοτεχνία•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
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5 diviner
noun (a person who has or claims a special ability to find hidden water or metals.) μάντης,ραβδοσκόπος -
6 endurance
noun (the power or ability to bear or to last: He has amazing (power of) endurance; Her rudeness is beyond endurance; ( also adjective) endurance tests.) αντοχή -
7 examination
1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) εξέταση2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) διαγώνισμα3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) εξέταση -
8 eyesight
noun (the ability to see: I have good eyesight.) όραση -
9 feeling
1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) αίσθηση2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) αίσθηση,αίσθημα3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) (συν)αίσθημα4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) εντύπωση5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) συμπάθεια,αίσθημα στοργής6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) συγκίνηση,πάθος -
10 go-getter
noun (a person with a great deal of energy, ability etc who gets what he wants.) καταφερτζής -
11 guile
(the ability to deceive or trick people: She used guile to get him to propose to her.) δόλος- guilelessly
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12 hearing
1) (the ability to hear: My hearing is not very good.) ακοή2) (the distance within which something can be heard: I don't want to tell you when so many people are within hearing; I think we're out of hearing now.) ακτίνα ακοής3) (an act of listening: We ought to give his views a fair hearing.) ακόαση4) (a court case: The hearing is tomorrow.) ακροαματική διαδικασία/εκδίκαση -
13 judg(e)ment
1) (the decision of a judge in a court of law: It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.) απόφαση (δικαστηρίου)2) (the act of judging or estimating: Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.) κρίση3) (the ability to make right or sensible decisions: You showed good judgement in choosing this method.) κρίση, ευθυκρισία4) ((an) opinion: In my judgement, he is a very good actor.) γνώμη -
14 judg(e)ment
1) (the decision of a judge in a court of law: It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.) απόφαση (δικαστηρίου)2) (the act of judging or estimating: Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.) κρίση3) (the ability to make right or sensible decisions: You showed good judgement in choosing this method.) κρίση, ευθυκρισία4) ((an) opinion: In my judgement, he is a very good actor.) γνώμη -
15 leadership
1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) ηγεσία2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) ηγετική ικανότητα -
16 limitation
1) (an act of limiting.) περιορισμός2) (a lack, eg of a particular facility, ability etc: We all have our limitations.) όρια δυνατοτήτων -
17 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) υπομονή2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) πασιέντσα -
18 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) ικανότητα2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) ισχύς,ενέργεια3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) δύναμη,ισχύς,εξουσία4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) εξουσία5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) ισχυρό πρόσωπο6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) δύναμη7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) δύναμη•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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19 prowess
(skill or ability: athletic prowess.) δεινότητα -
20 reading
1) (the act of reading.) ανάγνωση, διάβασμα2) (the reading of something aloud, as a (public) entertainment: a poetry reading.) δημόσια ανάγνωση3) (the ability to read: The boy is good at reading.) ανάγνωση4) (the figure, measurement etc on a dial, instrument etc: The reading on the thermometer was -5° C.) ένδειξη
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