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  • 1 stroke

    [strəuk] I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) χτύπημα
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) χτύπημα,πλήγμα/εύνοια(της τύχης)
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) χτύπος ρολογιού
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) κονδυλιά,μολυβιά,πινελιά
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) κίνηση,χτύπημα
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) κολυμβητική κίνηση
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) στάλα(δουλειά)
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) εγκεφαλική συμφόρηση, εγκεφαλικό
    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) χαϊδεύω
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) χάδι

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  • 2 Stroke

    subs.
    Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ, V. πλῆγμα, τό.
    met., (of fortune, etc.): V. πληγή, ἡ.
    Stroke of good fortune: P. and V. εὐτύχημα, τό.
    Stroke of bad fortune: P. and V. συμφορά, ἡ, P. δυστύχημα, τό.
    Attack, visitation: P. and V. προσβολή, ἡ; see Visitation.
    Stroke of an oar ( plash): V. πτυλος, ὁ. ῥόθος, ὁ.
    At one stroke: V. ἐν μιᾷ πληγῇ.
    Keeping stroke they raised a shout and dashed upon them: P. ἀπὸ ἑνὸς κελεύσματος ἐμβοήσαντες ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ὥρμησαν (Thuc. 2, 92).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. and V. ψήχειν, Ar. and P. καταψῆν, V. καταψήχειν; see also Touch.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stroke

  • 3 stroke

    1) εγκεφαλικό
    2) χαϊδεύω
    3) χτύπημα

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  • 4 at a stroke

    (with a single effort: We can't solve all these problems at a stroke.) με τη πρώτη,μονοκοπανιά

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  • 5 master stroke

    (a very clever thing to do: This sudden, unexpected attack was a master stroke.) αριστοτεχνική ενέργεια

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  • 6 forehand

    ['fo:hænd]
    (in tennis etc, (the ability to make) a stroke or shot with the palm of one's hand turned towards the ball: a strong forehand; ( also adjective) a forehand stroke.) (στην αντισφαίριση:) κτύπημα με την παλάμη στραμμένη προς το μέρος του αντιπάλου, `σερβίς`

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  • 7 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) πλάτη
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) ράχη
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) πίσω μέρος
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) οπισθοφύλακας
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) πίσω
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) πίσω
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) μακριά
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) προς τα πίσω
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) αντι(μιλώ)
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) στο παρελθόν
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) κάνω όπισθεν
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) υποστηρίζω
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) στοιχηματίζω
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand
    5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) ανάποδα
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 8 backhand

    1) (in tennis etc, a stroke or shot with the back of one's hand turned towards the ball: a clever backhand; His backhand is very strong.) ανάποδο χτύπημα
    2) (writing with the letters sloping backwards: I can always recognize her backhand.) γράψιμο με κλίση στα αριστερά

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  • 9 backstroke

    noun (in swimming, a stroke made when lying on one's back in the water: The child is good at backstroke.) ύπτιο

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  • 10 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) χτύπημα
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) πλήγμα
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) φυσώ
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) παίρνω, παρασύρω
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) παρασύρομαι από φύσημα
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) φυσώ
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) παίζω (πνευστό)
    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

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  • 11 counter

    I noun 0. see count II II 1. adverb
    ((with to) in the opposite direction or manner to: The election is running counter to the forecasts.) αντίθετα
    2. verb
    (to meet or answer (a stroke or move etc by another): He successfully countered all criticisms.) αντικρούω
    III noun
    (a kind of table or surface on which goods are laid: Can you get me some sweets from the confectionery counter?) πάγκος

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  • 12 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) οδηγώ
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) καθοδηγώ
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) χτυπώ
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) κινώ
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) ιδιωτικός δρόμος
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ενεργητικότητα
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) προσπάθεια
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) δυνατό χτύπημα
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) συσκευή σε Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on

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  • 13 drive off

    1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) φεύγω
    2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) απομακρύνω
    3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) (γκολφ)δίνω το εναρκτήριο χτύπημα στην μπάλα

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  • 14 flourish

    1. verb
    1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) ανθώ
    2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) ανθώ,ακμάζω
    3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) κραδαίνω
    2. noun
    1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.)
    2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.)
    3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.)

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  • 15 fluff

    1. noun
    (small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) χνούδι
    2. verb
    1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.)
    2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.)

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  • 16 fondle

    ['fondl]
    (to touch, stroke etc affectionately: He fondled the dog's ears.) χαϊδεύω

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  • 17 hyphen

    (a short stroke (-) which is used to join two parts of a word or phrase, as in co-exist; a sleeping-bag; a well-thought-out plan.) ενωτικό

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  • 18 lash

    [læʃ] 1. noun
    1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) βλεφαρίδα
    2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) βουρδουλιά
    3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) βούρδουλας
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) μαστιγώνω
    2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) δένω
    3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) παίζω θυμωμένα, τινάζω εδώ κι εκεί
    4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) μαστιγώνω

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  • 19 master

    1. feminine - mistress; noun
    1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) κύριος,αφέντης,κυρίαρχος
    2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) κύριος
    3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) δάσκαλος
    4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) καπετάνιος
    5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) τεχνίτης,μάστορας,αριστοτέχνης
    6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) νεαρός κύριος
    2. adjective
    ((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) ειδικευμένος
    3. verb
    1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) κυριεύω,καταβάλλω,κυριαρχώ,ξεπερνώ
    2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) μαθαίνω τέλεια
    - masterfully
    - masterfulness
    - masterly
    - masterliness
    - mastery
    - master key
    - mastermind
    4. verb
    (to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) καταστρώνω
    - master stroke
    - master switch
    - master of ceremonies

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  • 20 pet

    [pet] 1. noun
    1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) ζώο σύντροφος,αγαπημένο ζώο του σπιτιού
    2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) κανακάρης/άγγελος
    2. adjective
    (favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) αγαπημένος
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle petted)
    1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.)
    2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)

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