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1 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ενεργώ2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) συμπεριφέρομαι3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) παίζω, υποδύομαι (ρόλο)2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) πράξη2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) νόμος3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) πράξη (θεατρικού έργου)4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) (θεατρικό) σκετς, `νούμερο`•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
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2 according to
1) (as said or told by: According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.) κατά, σύμφωνα με2) (in agreement with: He acted according to his promise.) σύμφωνα με3) (in the order of: books arranged according to their subjects.) ανάλογα με4) (in proportion to: You will be paid according to the amount of work you have done.) ανάλογα με -
3 advisory
adjective (giving advice: an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity.) συμβουλευτικός -
4 as if / as though
(in the way one would expect if: He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint.) σαν να, λες και -
5 charades
noun singular (a game in which each syllable of a word, and then the whole word, is acted and the audience has to guess the word.) συλλαβόγριφος -
6 decisively
adverb He acted very decisively.) αποφασιστικά -
7 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) κράχτης,δόλωμα -
8 duty
['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) υποχρέωση,χρέος2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) καθήκον3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) φόρος,δασμός•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty -
9 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) εμποδίζω,ματαιώνωII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) έλασμα,λεπτό φύλλο μετάλλου2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) αντίθεση,συμπλήρωμαIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) ξίφος ξιφασκίας -
10 forethought
['fo:Ɵo:t](thought about, or concern for, the future: They acted without sufficient forethought.) προμελέτη,πρόνοια -
11 hindsight
(wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened: In hindsight, we should have acted differently.) στερνή γνώση -
12 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) παίζω2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) παίζω3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) παίζω (ρόλο)4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) παίζομαι5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) παίζω6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) παίζω7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) παίζω8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) (τρεμο)παίζω,παιχνιδίζω9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) κατευθύνω,στρέφω10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) παίζω,ρίχνω2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) διασκέδαση,παιχνίδι2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) θεατρικό έργο3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) παιχνίδι4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) τζόγος,παίξιμο•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
13 self-interest
[self'intrəst](consideration only for one's own aims and advantages: He acted out of self-interest.) προσωπικό συμφέρον -
14 shield
[ʃi:ld] 1. noun1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) ασπίδα2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) προστατευτικό κάλυμμα,ασπίδα3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) αθλητικό τρόπαιο2. verb1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) προστατεύω,προφυλάσσω2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) καλύπτω,κρύβω -
15 size up
(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) σταθμίζω,εκτιμώ -
16 spirit
['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) πνεύμα,αίσθηση2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) πνεύμα3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) σφρίγος,θάρρος•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level -
17 unison
['ju:nisn]1) (an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together: They sang in unison.) αρμονία2) (agreement: They acted in unison.) σύμπνοια, ομοφωνία -
18 Regent
subs.Governor: P. and V. ἄρχων, ὁ.Guardian: Ar. and P. ἐπίτροπος, ὁ.He acted as regent for Pleistarchus, who though king was still a minor, being his cousin: P. Πλείσταρχον... ὄντα βασιλέα καὶ νέον ἔτι ἀνεψιὸς ὢν ἐπετρόπευε (Thuc. 1, 132).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Regent
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