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41 save one's face
(to avoid appearing stupid or wrong: I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face - it's your fault.) διασώζω το γόητρο(κάποιου) -
42 scandal
['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) σκάνδαλο2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) σκάνδαλο3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) κουτσομπολιό•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously -
43 scrape through
(to only just avoid failing: He scraped through his exams.) τα καταφέρνω με το ζόρι -
44 shirk
[ʃə:k](to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to): She shirked telling him the bad news that night.) αποφεύγω- shirker -
45 shrink
I [ʃriŋk] verb1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) `μπαίνω`, μαζεύω/ βάζω στο νερό να μαζέψει2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) τραβιέμαι3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) δειλιάζω•- shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun((slang) a psychiatrist.) ψυχίατρος,`τρελογιατρός` -
46 shun
past tense, past participle - shunned; verb(to avoid or keep away from.) αποφεύγω -
47 sidestep
past tense, past participle - sidestepped; verb1) (to step to one side: He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.) παραμερίζω2) (to avoid: to sidestep a problem.) αποφεύγω -
48 slacken
1) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) χαλαρώνω,λασκάρω2) (to make or become less busy, less active or less fast: The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack.) λασκάρω -
49 slink
[sliŋk]past tense, past participle - slunk; verb(to move as if wanting to avoid attention: He slunk into the kitchen and stole a cake.) γλιστρώ,πηγαίνω στα κλεφτά -
50 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) χώρισμα σταύλου2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) πάγκος•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) σταματώ,σβήνω ξαφνικά2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) χάνω την ταχύτητα στηρίξεως,στολάρω3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) μου σβήνει η μηχανή2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) απώλεια στηρίξεωςIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) καθυστερώ σκόπιμα,χρονοτριβώ,προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο -
51 steer clear of
(to avoid: I want to steer clear of trouble if possible.) αποφεύγω -
52 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) κρύβω πρόχειρα, κουκουλώνω -
53 swerve
[swə:v] 1. verb(to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly: The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose.) αλλάζω απότομα κατεύθυνση2. noun(an act of swerving: The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats.) απότομη αλλαγή κατεύθυνσης, στραβοτιμονιά -
54 tact
[tækt](care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them: He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.) διακριτικότητα, τακτ- tactful- tactfully
- tactfulness
- tactless
- tactlessly
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55 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) αποφεύγω να κουράζομαι -
56 take lying down
(to accept or suffer (something) without arguing, complaining or trying to avoid it.) δέχομαι αδιαμαρτύρητα -
57 touch wood
((used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck: None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!) χτύπα ξύλο -
58 veer
[viə](to change direction suddenly: The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.) -
59 waste time
(to avoid spending time; to spend time unnecessarily: Take my car instead of walking, if you want to save time; We mustn't waste time discussing unimportant matters.) γλιτώνω / χάνω χρόνο -
60 Company
subs.Did they avoid your company for want of money? P. ἆρʼ ἐνδείᾳ χρημάτων ἔφευγον τὴν σὴν ὁμιλίαν; (Plat., Hipp. Maj. 283D).Division of an army: P. and V. λόχος, ὁ, τάξις, ἡ. P. and V. ὅμιλος, ὁ, σύλλογος, ὁ, σύστασις, ἡ, V. χορός, ὁ (rare P.), στόλος, ὁ, λόχος, ὁ, ὁμιλία, ἡ, ὁμήγυρις, ἡ, πανήγυρις, ἡ.Keep company with, v.: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.), προσομιλειν (dat.), συνεῖναι (dat.), συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Company
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