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1 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) τόσο2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) έτσι3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) αυτό,έτσι4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) το ίδιο5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') έτσι, πραγματικά2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) και έτσι,και γι'αυτό- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
2 Heart
subs.Centre: P. and V. τὸ μέσον.Interior of a country: P. μεσογεία, ἡ.Seat of the feelings: P. and V. ψυχή, ἡ, Ar. and V. καρδία, ἡ, θυμός, ὁ, κέαρ, τό, φρήν, ἡ, or pl., V. σπλάγχνον, τό, or pl., ἧπαρ, τό.Have the heart to, v.; P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), δικαιοῦν (infin.), V. τολμᾶν (infin.), ἐπαξιοῦν (infin.), Ar. and V. τλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (infin.).Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιον ποιεῖσθαί (τί).Be vexed at: P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.).An honest grief I know goes to the heart: V. χωρεῖ πρὸς ἧπαρ, οἶδα, γενναία δύη (Soph., Aj. 938).Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. θαρσύνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).Smitten to the heart: V. φρένας... εἰς αὐτὰς τυπείς (Æsch., P.V. 361).Speak from the heart: V. λέγειν... τὸν ἐκ φρενὸς λόγον (Æsch., Choe. 107).Through cowardice you give rein to your tongue, though you think not thus at heart: V. δειλίᾳ γλώσσῃ χαρίζει τἄνδον οὐχ οὕτω φρονῶν (Eur., Or. 1514).To make her weep though she rejoice at heart: V. ὡστʼ ἐκδακρῦσαι γʼ ἔνδοθεν κεχαρμένην (Eur., Or. 1122).( I swear) that I will speak truly to you from my heart: V. ἦ μὴν ἐρεῖν σοι τἀπὸ καρδίας σαφῶς (Eur., I.A. 475).With a light heart: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως, P. εὐχερῶς, V. κούφως.They were going to have experience of Lacedaemonians whose heart was in their work: P. Λακεδαιμονίων ὀργώντων ἔμελλον πειράσεσθαι (Thuc. 4, 108).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Heart
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3 Second
adj.P. and V. δεύτερος.Second to, inferior to: P. and V. ὕστερος (gen.), ἥσσων (gen.), χείρων (gen.).Second thoughts: V. ὕστεραι γνῶμαι, δεύτεραι φροντίδες.In the second place: see Secondly.At second hand, speak at second hand: V. λέγειν κλύων ἄλλων (Eur., Heracl. 847; cf. also Eur., Or. 532-533).Hear at second hand: V. λόγους ἄλλων κλύειν (Æsch., Pers. 266), or παρʼ ἀγγέλων ἄλλων ἀκούειν (Soph., O.R. 6).Having Ischander to play second fiddle: P. Ἴσχανδρον ἔχων... δευτεραγωνιστήν (Dem. 344).Second cousin: see under Cousin.Second prize: P. δευτερεῖα, τά.——————v. trans.Help on: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.With personal object: P. and V. παρεῖναι (dat.), Ar. and P. συναγωνίζεσθαι, παραγίγνεσθαι (dat.), V. παραστατεῖν (dat.); see Help.Speak on behalf of: P. and V. συνηγορεῖν (dat.), P. συναγορεύειν (dat.), συνειπεῖν (dat. or absol.).They were incensed against those of the orators who had seconded the expedition: P. χαλεποὶ ἦσαν τοῖς συμπροθυμηθεῖσι τῶν ῥητόρων τὸν ἔκπλουν (Thuc. 8, 1).The sailors sang a hymn to second the prayers of the maiden: V. ναῦται δʼ ἐπηυφήμησαν εὐχαῖσιν κόρης παιᾶνα (Eur., I.T. 1403).——————subs.See Moment.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Second
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4 most
[məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) (ο)περισσότερος,(οι)περισσότεροι2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) (ο)περισσότερος,(οι)περισσότεροι2. adverb1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) (ο)πιο,(ο)περισσότερο2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) πιο πολύ3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) λίαν,εξαιρετικά4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) σχεδόν3. pronoun1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) (το)περισσότερο2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) οι περισσότεροι, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος•- mostly- at the most
- at most
- for the most part
- make the most of something
- make the most of -
5 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) επιτίθεμαι2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) επιτίθεμαι φραστικά3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) κάνω `επίθεση` με σκοπό να σκοράρω4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) καταπιάνομαι2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) επίθεση2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) (για ξαφνική επιδείνωση υγείας) κρίση, προσβολή -
6 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) ονομάζω2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) αποκαλώ3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) φωνάζω4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) καλώ5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) επισκέπτομαι6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) τηλεφωνώ7) ((in card games) to bid.) μπαίνω2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) κραυγή2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) κελαήδισμα3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) επίσκεψη4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) τηλεφώνημα5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) κάλεσμα6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) ζήτηση7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) λόγος•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
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7 invite
1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) προσκαλώ2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) (προσ)καλώ,ζητώ3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) ζητώ•- inviting -
8 mumble
(to speak (words) in such a way that they are difficult to hear: The old man mumbled (a few words) quietly to himself.) μουρμουρίζω -
9 name
[neim] 1. noun1) (a word by which a person, place or thing is called: My name is Rachel; She knows all the flowers by name.) όνομα2) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) όνομα,φήμη2. verb1) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) ονομάζω2) (to speak of or list by name: He could name all the kings of England.) αναφέρω ονομαστικά,κατονομάζω•- nameless- namely
- nameplate
- namesake
- call someone names
- call names
- in the name of
- make a name for oneself
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10 pick on
1) (to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?) διαλέγω για τις δύσκολες δουλειές2) (to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: Don't pick on me - it wasn't my fault.) βάζω στο μάτι -
11 rightly
1) (justly, justifiably; it is right, good or just that (something is the case): He was punished for his stupidity and rightly: Rightly or wrongly she refused to speak to him.) δικαιολογημένα2) (correctly; accurately: They rightly assumed that he would refuse to help.) σωστά -
12 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) κάνω να δαγκώσω,αρπάζω2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) σπάω απότομα3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) κλείνω απότομα με κρότο,κάνω κρακ4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) λέω κοφτά5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) παίρνω φωτογραφία2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) ξερός κρότος,κρακ2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) φωτογραφία,στιγμιότυπο3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) παιδικό παιχνίδι τράπουλας3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) αστραπιαίος,της στιγμής- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
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13 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) μιλώ2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) κουβεντιάζω, κουτσομπολεύω3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) συζητώ2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) συζήτηση, κουβέντα/ συνομιλία2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) ομιλία3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) κουτσομπολιό4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) λόγια•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
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14 treat
[tri:t] 1. verb1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) μεταχειρίζομαι, φέρομαι σε / αντιμετωπίζω2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) κουράρω3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) επεξεργάζομαι4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) κερνώ, τρατάρω5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) πραγματεύομαι2. noun(something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) απόλαυση, χαρά / κέρασμα -
15 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) γυρίζω / περιστρέφω/-ομαι2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) κάνω μεταβολή, στρίβω, στρέφομαι3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) στρίβω4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) στρέφω5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) στρίβω6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) γίνομαι, μεταβάλλω/-ομαι, μετατρέπω/-ομαι7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) αλλάζω χρώμα2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) στροφή, στρίψιμο, περιστροφή2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) γύρα, βόλτα3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) στροφή4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) σειρά5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) νούμερο σε παράσταση•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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16 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) καταλαβαίνω2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) καταλαβαίνω3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) καταλαβαίνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι, εννοώ•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) αντίληψη2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) κατανόηση3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) συνεννόηση, συμφωνία•- make oneself understood- make understood -
17 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) ποιος (απ' όλους)2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) που, ο οποίος3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) ο οποίος, πράγμα που- which is which? - which is which -
18 whisper
['wispə] 1. verb1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) ψιθυρίζω2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) θροϊζω2. noun(a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) ψίθυρος -
19 Come
v. intrans.P. and V. ἔρχεσθαι, προσέρχεσθαι, ἰέναι, χωρεῖν, V. ἕρπειν, μολεῖν ( 2nd aor. βλώσκειν), προσμολεῖν ( 2nd aor. προσβλώσκειν), προσστείχειν, Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν.Have come, be come: P. and V. ἥκειν, παρεῖναι, ἐφήκειν (rare P.), Ar. and P. παραγίγνεσθαι, V. προσήκειν.Arrive: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι, εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι, V. ἱκάνειν, ἐξικνεῖσθαι; see Arrive.Keep coming, come and go: P. and V. φοιτᾶν, V. στρωφᾶσθαι.Where-fore, come fire! come swords! V. πρὸς ταῦτʼ ἴτω μὲν πῦρ, ἴτω δὲ φάσγανα (Eur., Phoen. 521). Come, interj.: P. and V. ἄγε, φέρε, ἴθι, φέρε δή, εἶα (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.), εἶα δή (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.).Of territory, reach: P. καθήκειν.Come forward: P. προέρχεσθαι, P. and V. προχωρεῖν, προβαίνειν.Of revenue, etc.: P. προσέρχεσθαι.Capitulate: see Capitulate.They have come off worse than we did: P. χεῖρον ἡμῶν ἀπηλλάχασι (Dem. 246).Of a storm: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι, κατιέναι, γίγνεσθαι.Come out: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν (rare P. in lit. sense).met., turn out, issue: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν.Come out to battle: P. ἐπεξέρχεσθαι εἰς μάχην.Come over ( of a feeling coming over one): P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. ὑπέρχεσθαι (acc.), ὑφέρπειν (acc.); see steal over.Join as ally: P. προσχωρεῖν.Come round, change: P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, P. περιίστασθαι.Recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.Come round to the same place ( in argument): P. εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ περιφέρεσθαι (Plat., Gorg. 517C).Come short: see Short.Come to, recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.Come to yourself: V. ἐν σαυτῷ γενοῦ (Soph., Phil. 950).Coming to yourselves even at the eleventh hour: ὑμῶν αὐτῶν ἔτι καὶ νῦν γενόμενοι (Dem. 26).Come to pass: see Happen.Come to the same thing: Ar. and P. ταὐτὸ δύνασθαι.Come together: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι.Come up: P. and V. ἀνέρχεσθαι.Happen: see Happen.Come up to: see Reach.Of misfortune, etc.: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Come
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20 Cost
subs.Legal costs (paid by the loser in an action.): P. ἐπωβελία, ἡ.You shall speak to your cost: V. κλάων ἐρεῖς (Soph., O.R. 1152; same construction often in Aristophanes).To make plans to avoid death at all costs: P. μηχανᾶσθαι ὅπως (τις) ἀποφεύξεται πᾶν ποιῶν θάνατον (Plat., Ap. 39A).At the cost of: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).At what cost? P. and V. πόσου;——————v. trans.Be valued at: P. τιμᾶσθαι (gen.).met., deprive of: P. and V. στερίσκειν (τινά τινος).I refused to charge more than they cost me: P. οὐκ ἠθέλησα πράξασθαι πλέον ἢ ὅσου ἐμοὶ κατέστησαν (Andoc. 21).Be at a price: use Ar. and P. γίγνεσθαι (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cost
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