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61 Yard
subs.For longer measures: use P. and V. πλέθρον, τό (about 33 yds.), or Ar. and P. στάδιον, τό (about 200 yds.).Court-yard: P. and V. αὐλή, ἡ (Plat.); see court-yard.Farm-yard: V. αὔλιον, τό (Eur., Cycl. also Xen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Yard
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62 anxious
['æŋkʃəs]1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) ανήσυχος2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) αγωνιώδης3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) που αδημονεί•- anxiety -
63 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) λογομαχώ2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) επιχειρηματολογώ3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) πείθω4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) συζητώ•- arguable- argument
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64 barge
1. noun1) (a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.) μαούνα2) (a large power-driven boat.) φορτηγίδα2. verb1) (to move (about) clumsily: He barged about the room.) κινούμαι άγαρμπα2) (to bump (into): He barged into me.) πέφτω (πάνω)3) ((with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely: She barged in without knocking.) εισβάλλω -
65 be on tenterhooks
(to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen: He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.) είμαι σε αναμμένα κάρβουνα -
66 be up in arms
(to be very angry and make a great protest (about something): He is up in arms about the decision to close the road.) ξεσηκώνομαι -
67 bitchy
adjective ((usually of women) fond of making unpleasant comments about people: She is sometimes very bitchy about her colleagues.) κακεντρεχής -
68 blind spot
1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) αδύνατο, ασθενές σημείο2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) τυφλό σημείο -
69 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) καυχιέμαι2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) καύχηση, καύχημα- boastful- boastfully
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70 boss
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71 brood
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72 bustle
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73 caper
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74 concern
[kən'sə:n] 1. verb1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) αφορώ2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) νοιάζομαι3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) ασχολούμαι2. noun1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) έγνοια2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) ανησυχία3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) επιχείρηση• -
75 conscience
['konʃəns]((that part of one's mind which holds one's) knowledge or sense of right and wrong: The injured man was on her conscience because she was responsible for the accident; She had a guilty conscience about the injured man; He had no conscience about dismissing the men.) συνείδηση -
76 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) αμφιβάλλω2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) αμφισβητώ2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) αμφιβολία- doubtful- doubtfully
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77 fable
['feibl]1) (a story (usually about animals) that teaches a lesson about human behaviour: Aesop's fables.) μύθος2) (a legend or untrue story: fact or fable?) παραμύθι•- fabulous- fabulously -
78 follow
['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) ακολουθώ,παρακολουθώ2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) ακολουθώ3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) καταλαβαίνω4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) ακολουθώ•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) επόμενος2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) εξής,ακόλουθοι3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) μετά από4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) εξής,ακόλουθα- follow up -
79 fool
[fu:l] 1. noun(a person without sense or intelligence: He is such a fool he never knows what to do.) ηλίθιος2. verb1) (to deceive: She completely fooled me with her story.) ξεγελώ2) ((often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: Stop fooling about!) φέρομαι ανόητα•- foolish- foolishly
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80 forage
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