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1 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) ψάχνω(να βρω)2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) ψάχνω,κάνω σωματική έρευνα2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) έρευνα,αναζήτηση,ψάξιμο- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
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2 Search
v. trans.Every side has been searched: V. πᾶν ἐστίβηται πλεῦρον (Soph., Aj. 874).Seek: P. and V. ζητεῖν, ἐρευνᾶν, V. ἐξερευνᾶν.Examine: P. and V. ἐξετάζειν, σκοπεῖν, διασκοπεῖν.Seek for: P. and V. μετέρχεσθαι (acc.), ζητεῖν (acc.), ἐρευνᾶν (acc.), P. ἐπιζητεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. μεθήκειν (acc.), V. ματεύειν (acc.), μαστεύειν (acc.), μεταστείχειν (acc.), μετοίχεσθαι (acc.).Search beforehand: V. προὐξερευνᾶν (acc.).——————subs.P. and V. ζήτησις, ἡ, ζήτημα, τό, V. ἔρευνα, ἡ.Make search for: V. ἔρευναν ἔχειν (gen.).Why send you not someone in search of the man? V. πῶς... ἀνδρὸς κατὰ ζήτησιν οὐ πέμπεις τινά; (Soph., Trach. 54).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Search
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3 search party
(a group of people looking for a missing person: When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out.) ομάδα αναζήτησης -
4 search warrant
(a warrant giving legal permission to the police to search a house etc.) ένταλμα έρευνας -
5 philosophy
[fi'losəfi]plural - philosophies; noun1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) φιλοσοφία2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) φιλοσοφία•- philosophical
- philosophic
- philosophically
- philosophize
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6 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) σταματώ2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) παρατώ3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) παραδίδω/-ομαι4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) αφιερώνω5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) θεωρώ χαμένο, ξεγράφω -
7 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) διαρροή επιστημόνων -
8 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) μύτη2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) μύτη,όσφρηση3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) μύτη,αιχμή2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) προχωρώ με τη μύτη2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) οσφραίνομαι/ψάχνω•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
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9 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) ρίζα2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) ρίζα3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) ρίζα4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) καταγωγή, ρίζες2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) ριζώνω/ φυτεύω- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ψάχνω με το ρύγχος2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) ανασκαλεύω -
10 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί -
11 rummage
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12 For
prep.On account of: P. and V. διά (acc.). ἕνεκα (gen.), χάριν (gen.) (Plat.), V. εἵνεκα (gen.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.).On the ground of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Be pitied for: P. ἐλεεῖσθαι ἐπί (dat.).Be admired for: P. θαυμάζεσθαι ἐπί (dat.).Renowned for: P. εὐδόκιμος εἰς (acc.) (Plat., Ap. 29D).Have reputation for: P. εὐδοκιμεῖν ἐπί (dat.).On a charge of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).For the sake of: P. and V. ἕνεκα (gen.), διά acc.), πρό (gen.). ὑπέρ (gen.), χάριν gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.), V. εἵνεκαAgainst: see Against.For the purpose of: P. and V. εἰς (acc.), ἐπί (dat.).He levied money for the navy: P. ἠγυρολόγησεν εἰς τὸ ναυτικόν (Thuc. 8. 3).He would have asked twenty drachmas for a cloak: Ar. δραχμὰς ἂν ἤτησʼ εἴκοσιν εἰς ἱμάτιον (Plut., 982).To fetch: P. and V. ἐπί (acc.).Expressing duration of time, use the acc.Provisions for three days: P. σιτία τριῶν ἡμερῶν.Expressing space traversed, put the acc.For six or seven furlongs the Plataeans took the road for Thebes: P. ἐπὶ ἓξ ἢ ἕπτα σταδίους οἱ Πλαταιῆς τὴν ἐπὶ τῶν Θηβῶν ἐχώρησαν (Thuc. 3, 24).In limiting sense: P. and V. ὡς.Faithful for a herdsman: V. πιστὸς ὡς νομεὺς ἀνήρ (Soph., O.R. 1118).Had it not been for: P. εἰ μὴ διά (acc.) (Dem. 370).——————conj.P. and V. γάρ, καὶ γάρ.Because: P. and V. ὅτι, P. διότι, V. οὕνεκα, ὁθούνεκα.Since: P. and V. ἐπεί, ὡς, ἐπειδή.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > For
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13 after
1. preposition1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) μετά (από)2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) κατόπιν3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) πίσω4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) πίσω από, ξωπίσω, στο κατόπι5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) ύστερα από, δεδομένου6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) και (για την ώρα)2. adverb(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) αργότερα3. conjunction(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) αφού- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
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14 disappear
[disə'piə]1) (to vanish from sight: The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon.) εξαφανίζομαι, χάνομαι2) (to fade out of existence: This custom had disappeared by the end of the century.) εξαφανίζομαι, εκλείπω3) (to go away so that other people do not know where one is: A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday.) χάνομαι• -
15 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) πρωτοβουλία2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) πρωτοβουλία -
16 rifle
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17 Chase
v. trans.P. and V. διώκειν, P. καταδιώκειν, ἐπιδιώκειν.Hunt: P. and V. θηρᾶν (or mid.) (Xen., also Ar.), θηρεύειν, ἀγρεύειν (Xen.), κυνηγετεῖν (Xen., also Ar.), V. ἐκκυνηγετεῖν.met., seek eagerly: P. and V. θηρεύειν, V. θηρᾶν (or mid.).Drive in pursuit: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, V. ἐλαστρεῖν, τροχηλατεῖν.Chase away: Ar. and P. ἀποδιώκειν; see drive away.Run after: P. μεταθεῖν.Join in chasing: P. συνδιώκειν (absol.).Emboss: P. ἔκτυποῦν.——————subs.Pursuit: P. δίωξις, ἡ, V. δίωγμα, τό (also Plat. but rare P.), διωγμός, ὁ, μεταδρομή, ἡ (also Xen.).Give chase: see Pursue.Hunt: P. and V. θήρα, ἡ (Plat.), ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat.), V. κυνήγια, ἡ.Art of the chase, hunting: P. ἡ θηρευτική, κυνηγέσιον, τό.Trophies of the chase: V. ἀγρεύματα, τά.Fond of the chase: P. φιλόθηρος (Plat.).Good at the chase: V. εὔθηρος.Eager pursuit, subs.: met., P. and V. θήρα, ἡ.Search: P. and V. ζήτησις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Chase
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18 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) εξερευνώ2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) (δι)ερευνώ•- exploratory
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19 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) εκτείνομαι2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) απλώνω3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) απλώνομαι,σκορπίζω -
20 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) ξεστρατίζω2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) αδέσποτο ζώο3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) αδέσποτος2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) μεμονωμένος,σκόρπιος
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