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41 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) γέρνω2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) ακουμπώ, στηρίζω/-ομαι•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) αδύνατος2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) άπαχος3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) φτωχός•- leanness -
42 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) αριστερός2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) προς τ' αριστερά -
43 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) λίρα,στερλίνα2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) λίβραII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) μάντραIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) κοπανώ2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) περπατώ/τρέχω με βαριά πατήματα3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) κοπανίζω -
44 repair
[ri'peə] 1. verb1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) επιδιορθώνω, επισκευάζω2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) επανορθώνω2. noun1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) επιδιόρθωση, επισκευή2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) κατάσταση•- reparable
- reparation
- repairman -
45 branch
1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) κλαδί2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) κλάδος, παρακλάδι, υποκατάστημα, παράρτημα2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) διακλαδώνομαι -
46 jolt
[‹əult] 1. verb1) (to move jerkily: The bus jolted along the road.) τραντάζω/-ομαι2) (to shake or move suddenly: I was violently jolted as the train stopped.) τινάζω2. noun1) (a sudden movement or shake: The car gave a jolt and started.) τράνταγμα, τίναγμα2) (a shock: He got a jolt when he heard the bad news.) ξάφνιασμα, δυσάρεστη έκπληξη -
47 pool
[pu:l] I noun1) (a small area of still water: The rain left pools in the road.) λιμνούλα με νερό2) (a similar area of any liquid: a pool of blood/oil.) λιμνούλα3) (a deep part of a stream or river: He was fishing (in) a pool near the river-bank.) βαθύ σημείο ποταμού4) (a swimming-pool: They spent the day at the pool.) πισίνα,κολυμβητήριοII 1. noun(a stock or supply: We put our money into a general pool.) κοινό ταμείο2. verb(to put together for general use: We pooled our money and bought a caravan that we could all use.)- football pools- pools -
48 right-hand
1) (at the right; to the right of something else: the top right-hand drawer of my desk.) δεξιός2) (towards the right: a right-hand bend in the road.) προς τα δεξιά -
49 shield
[ʃi:ld] 1. noun1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) ασπίδα2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) προστατευτικό κάλυμμα,ασπίδα3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) αθλητικό τρόπαιο2. verb1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) προστατεύω,προφυλάσσω2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) καλύπτω,κρύβω -
50 slope
[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) κλιση2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) πλαγιά2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) γέρνω- sloping -
51 draw out
1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) σηκώνω,κάνω ανάληψη2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) επιμηκύνω,παρατείνω3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) βγαίνω στο δρόμο -
52 jack-knife
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53 outrage
1. noun(a wicked act, especially of great violence: the outrages committed by the soldiers; The decision to close the road is a public outrage.) ανοσιούργημα2. verb(to hurt, shock or insult: She was outraged by his behaviour.) σοκάρω,εξοργίζω- outrageously
- outrageousness -
54 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) μαξιλαράκι/βάτα2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) σημειωματάριο,μπλοκ3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) εξέδρα εκτόξευσης2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) παραγεμίζω- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) αλαφροπατώ -
55 potential
[pə'tenʃəl] 1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) πιθανός,ενδεχόμενος2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) -
56 sprint
[sprint] 1. noun1) (a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance: Who won the 100 metres sprint?) αγώνας δρόμου μικρής απόστασης, σπριντ2) (the pace of this: He ran up the road at a sprint.) γρήγορο τρέξιμο2. verb(to run at full speed especially (in) a race: He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres.) τρέχω ολοταχώς- sprinter -
57 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) δάκρυ- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) σκίζω2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) σκίζομαι3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) τρέχω / ορμώ2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) σκίσιμο- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up -
58 trot
[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.) σιγοτρέχω/ χοροπηδώ2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) τροχασμός, γοργό βήμα- trotter -
59 trundle
(to (cause to) roll slowly and heavily along on wheels: He trundled the wheelbarrow down the garden; The huge lorry trundled along the road.) αργοκυλώ -
60 waddle
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