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  • 121 spiral

    1. adjective
    1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) ελικοειδής
    2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) σπειροειδής
    2. noun
    1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) ελικοειδής κίνηση,συνεχής αύξηση
    2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) σπείρα,κουλούρα
    3. verb
    (to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) ανέρχομαι ελικοειδώς/με συνεχή επιτάχυνση

    English-Greek dictionary > spiral

  • 122 spur

    [spə:]
    1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) σπιρούνι
    2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) κίνητρο,κέντρισμα
    •
    - spur on

    English-Greek dictionary > spur

  • 123 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) μιλώ
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) κουβεντιάζω, κουτσομπολεύω
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) συζητώ
    2. noun
    1) ((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/ συνομιλία
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) ομιλία
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) κουτσομπολιό
    4) (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
    - talk shop

    English-Greek dictionary > talk

  • 124 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

  • 125 Moral

    adj.
    Ethical: P. ἠθικός (Arist.).
    Moral principles: P. τῶν πραξέων αἱ ἁρχαί (Dem. 21).
    Just, right: P. and V. ὀρθός, δίκαιος, ὅσιος, εὐσεβής; see Just.
    Proper, becoming: P. and V. εὐπρεπής, προσήκων, πρέπων.
    On moral grounds: P. κατὰ δίκην (Thuc. 7, 57).
    The moral law: use P. and V. θεῖος νόμος, ὁ.
    ——————
    subs.
    Lesson taught: P. διδασκαλία, ἡ.
    I have enlarged on the position of our city to point this moral that...: P. ἐμήκυνα τὰ περὶ τῆς πόλεως διδασκαλίαν ποιουμένος... (with acc. and infin.) (Thuc. 2, 42).
    Example: P. and V. παράδειγμα, τό.
    The cruel violence to his eyes was the work of heaven and a moral to Greece: V. αἱ θʼ αἱματωποὶ δεργμάτων διαφθοραὶ θεῶν σόφισμα κἀπίδειξις Ἑλλάδι (Eur., Phoen. 870).

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

  • 126 advantage

    1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) πλεονέκτημα
    2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) αβαντάζ (στο τένις)
    •
    - advantageously
    - have an/the advantage over
    - have an/the advantage
    - take advantage of

    English-Greek dictionary > advantage

  • 127 aim

    [eim] 1. verb
    1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) σημαδεύω
    2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) σκοπεύω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) στόχος
    2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) σκοπός
    •
    - aimlessly
    - aimlessness
    - take aim

    English-Greek dictionary > aim

  • 128 apex

    ['eipeks]
    (the highest point or tip (of something): the apex of a triangle; the apex of a person's career.) κορυφή

    English-Greek dictionary > apex

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