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1 late
[leit] 1. adjective1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) αργοπορημένος, καθυστερημένος2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) αργά3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) μακαρίτης, αείμνηστος4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) τέως2. adverb1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) αργά2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) αργά•- lateness- lately
- later on
- of late -
2 frequently
adverb (often: He frequently arrived late.) συχνά -
3 indirect
[indi'rekt]1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) όχι ευθύς2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) πλάγιος3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) έμμεσος•- indirect object
- indirect speech -
4 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) σφιχτός,μίζερος2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) κακός/μικροπρεπής3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) δύστροπος4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) άθλιος,παρακατιανός•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) μέσος2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) μέσος,κατά μέσο όρο2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) μέσος όροςIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) σημαίνω,εννοώ2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) σκοπεύω/προορίζω/είμαι αποφασισμένος•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) όλο σημασία- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well -
5 shirty
['ʃə:ti](angry; bad-tempered: He was a bit shirty with her when she arrived late.) τσατισμένος -
6 blow one's top
(to become very angry: She blew her top when he arrived home late.) γίνομαι εξωφρενών -
7 next
[nekst] 1. adjective(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) επόμενος,κατοπινός,ερχόμενος,προσεχής,πλησιέστερος,γειτονικός2. adverb(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) (αμέσως)μετά3. pronoun(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) επόμενος- biggest
- oldest
- next door
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8 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) άλλος2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) ο άλλος, (πληθ.)οι υπόλοιποι3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) πρόσφατος•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) αλλιώς- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
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9 shall
[ʃəl, ʃæl]short forms - I'll, we'll; verb1) (used to form future tenses of other verbs when the subject is I or we: We shall be leaving tomorrow; I shall have arrived by this time tomorrow.) θα2) (used to show the speaker's intention: I shan't be late tonight.) σκοπεύω να3) (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) να4) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) θα,πρέπει να -
10 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) αρκετά για/δεν αξίζει να μιλάμε για -
11 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) σε2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) ως3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) μέχρι4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) σε, με5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) σε, για6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) σε7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) από, σε σχέση / σύγκριση με, έναντι8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) προς9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (για) να10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) να2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) κλειστός•
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