-
1 average
['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) μέσος όρος2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) μέσος2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) μέσος, συνηθισμένος3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) είμαι κατά μέσο όρο -
2 Average
adj.Lying between two extremes: P. and V. μέσος.Moderate, not excessive: P. and V. μέτριος.Customary: P. and V. εἰωθώς, συνήθης, εἰθισμένος.——————subs.Middle point: P. τὸ μέσον.On the average, for the most part: P. τὰ πολλά, ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ; see Mostly.To strike the average between the largest and smallest number of ships: πρὸς τὰς μεγίστας καὶ ἐλαχίστας ναῦς τὸ μέσον σκοπεῖν (Thuc. 1, 10).——————v. trans.Equalise: P. ἐπανισοῦν; see Equalise.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Average
-
3 average
μέσος -
4 great
[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) μέγας, μεγάλος, σπουδαίος2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) μεγάλος3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) πολύς4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) θαυμάσιος5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) σπουδαίος•- greatly- greatness -
5 a cut above
((obviously) better than: He's a cut above the average engineer.) καλύτερος από -
6 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) πάνω από2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) πιο πάνω από3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) «υπεράνω υποψίας»2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) πάνω2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) παραπάνω•- above all -
7 consumer
noun (a person who eats, uses, buys things etc: The average consumer spends 12 dollars per year on toothpaste.) καταναλωτής -
8 life expectancy
(the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.) πιθανή διάρκεια ζωής -
9 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 -
10 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) μέσο2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) (πληθ.)μέσα μαζικής ενημέρωσης3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) μέντιουμ4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) περιβάλλον2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) μέσος,μεσαίος -
11 middling
adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) μέτριος -
12 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) μετριάζω,-ομαι2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) μετρημένος,λογικός/μετριοπαθής2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) μέτριος3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) μετριοπαθής,κεντρώος- moderateness
- moderation -
13 snowfall
1) (a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground: There was a heavy snowfall last night.) χιονόπτωση2) (the amount of snow that falls in a certain place: The snowfall last year was much higher than average.) χιονόπτωση -
14 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) ανώτερος2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) ανώτερος3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) υπερφίαλος, υπεροπτικός2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) ανώτερος (ιεραρχικά) -
15 the man in the street
(the ordinary, typical, average man: The man in the street often has little interest in politics.) ο κοινός/μέσος άνθρωπος -
16 wide apart
(a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another: He held his hands wide apart.) σε απόσταση, αραιά, ορθάνοιχτα
См. также в других словарях:
average — n Average, mean, median, norm, par denote something and usually a number, a quantity, or a condition that represents a middle point between extremes. Of these words average, mean, median, and par are also used as adjectives. Average is an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
average — [av′ər ij, av′rij] n. [altered (by assoc. with ME average, money rent paid in place of service by the tenant with his horses < aver, draft horse) < OFr avarie, damage to ship or goods, mooring charges < OIt avaria < Ar ʿ awār, damaged … English World dictionary
average — I (midmost) adjective center, centermost, intermediate, mean, mean proportioned, medial, median, mediate, medium, mid, middle, middle class, middle grade, middlemost, middling associated concepts: average annual earnings or wages, average capital … Law dictionary
Average — Av er*age, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[ e]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Average — Av er*age, a. 1. Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Average — Av er*age, v. i. To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars average ten feet in length. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
average — [adj1] normal, typical boilerplate*, common, commonplace, customary, dime a dozen*, everyday, fair, fair to middling*, familiar, garden*, garden variety*, general, humdrum*, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, middle of the road*,… … New thesaurus
average — ► NOUN 1) the result obtained by adding several amounts together and then dividing the total by the number of amounts. 2) a usual amount or level. ► ADJECTIVE 1) constituting an average. 2) usual or ordinary. 3) mediocre. ► … English terms dictionary
Average — Av er*age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.] 1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avérage — 1. (a vé ra j ) s. m. Terme de commerce. La moyenne avérée, vraie, reconnue telle, et en général la moyenne. Sur trois ans l avérage a été de.... ÉTYMOLOGIE Avérer. avérage 2. (entrée créée par le supplément) (a vé ra j ) s. m. Nom, dans le… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
average — (del inglés; pronunciamos averás ) sustantivo masculino 1. Área: deporte Promedio, término medio: Gana el Barcelona por gol average … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española