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1 biography
plural - biographies; noun(a written account by someone of another person's life: a biography of Nelson.) βιογραφία- biographical
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2 memoirs
(a person's written account of his own life; an autobiography: When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.) απομνημονεύματα -
3 obituary
[ə'bitjuəri]plural - obituaries; noun(a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work.) νεκρολογία -
4 sketch
[ske ] 1. noun1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) πρόχειρο σχέδιο,σκίτσο2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) σκιαγράφημα3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) σκετς2. verb1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.)2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.)•- sketchy- sketchily
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5 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) ιστορία, διήγημα, αφήγημα2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) παραμύθι•- a tall story II see storey -
6 Enter
v. trans. or absol.Go into: P. and V. εἰσέρχεσθαι (εἰς, acc.; V. also acc. alone), ἐπεισέρχεσθαι (εἰς, acc.; V. acc. alone or dat. alone), V. παρέρχεσθαι (acc.). εἰσβάλλειν (acc.), Ar. and V. δύεσθαι (acc.), εἰσβαίνειν (absol. or acc.).Sail into: P. and V. εἰσπλεῖν (εἰς, acc. or acc. alone).Enter a ship: see Embark.Enter with another: P. and V. συνεισέρχεσθαι (εἰς, acc. or V. also acc. alone).Enter public life: P. πρὸς τὰ κοινὰ προσέρχεσθαι (Dem. 312).Register: P. ἀπογράφειν, Ar. and P. ἐγγράφειν.Give in, have registered: P. ἀποφέρειν.Enter in one's account: P. εἰς τὸν λόγον ἐγγράφειν (Lys. 211).Enter for a competition, v. intrans.: P. and V. εἰσέρχεσθαι.Enter into (a discussion, etc.): P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.).Enter into ( a feeling): see sympathise with, understand.Enter into possession of: see under Possession.Enter on office, etc.: P. εἰσέρχεσθαι (acc.).Embark on: P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (εἰς, acc.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.).Take in hand: P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.).Begin: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Enter
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7 For
prep.On account of: P. and V. διά (acc.). ἕνεκα (gen.), χάριν (gen.) (Plat.), V. εἵνεκα (gen.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.).On the ground of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Be pitied for: P. ἐλεεῖσθαι ἐπί (dat.).Be admired for: P. θαυμάζεσθαι ἐπί (dat.).Renowned for: P. εὐδόκιμος εἰς (acc.) (Plat., Ap. 29D).Have reputation for: P. εὐδοκιμεῖν ἐπί (dat.).On a charge of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).For the sake of: P. and V. ἕνεκα (gen.), διά acc.), πρό (gen.). ὑπέρ (gen.), χάριν gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.), V. εἵνεκαAgainst: see Against.For the purpose of: P. and V. εἰς (acc.), ἐπί (dat.).He levied money for the navy: P. ἠγυρολόγησεν εἰς τὸ ναυτικόν (Thuc. 8. 3).He would have asked twenty drachmas for a cloak: Ar. δραχμὰς ἂν ἤτησʼ εἴκοσιν εἰς ἱμάτιον (Plut., 982).To fetch: P. and V. ἐπί (acc.).Expressing duration of time, use the acc.Provisions for three days: P. σιτία τριῶν ἡμερῶν.Expressing space traversed, put the acc.For six or seven furlongs the Plataeans took the road for Thebes: P. ἐπὶ ἓξ ἢ ἕπτα σταδίους οἱ Πλαταιῆς τὴν ἐπὶ τῶν Θηβῶν ἐχώρησαν (Thuc. 3, 24).In limiting sense: P. and V. ὡς.Faithful for a herdsman: V. πιστὸς ὡς νομεὺς ἀνήρ (Soph., O.R. 1118).Had it not been for: P. εἰ μὴ διά (acc.) (Dem. 370).——————conj.P. and V. γάρ, καὶ γάρ.Because: P. and V. ὅτι, P. διότι, V. οὕνεκα, ὁθούνεκα.Since: P. and V. ἐπεί, ὡς, ἐπειδή.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > For
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