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21 hopeless
1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) απελπιστικός,απεγνωσμένος,μάταιος2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) ανεπίδεκτος μαθήσεως, σκράπας3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) απελπιστικός,ανίατος,αδιόρθωτος -
22 illiterate
[i'litərət]1) (unable to read and write.) αναλφάβητος2) (having little or no education.) αγράμματος• -
23 indecisive
1) (not producing a clear decision or a definite result: an indecisive battle.) μη αποφασιστικός2) (unable to make firm decisions: indecisive person.) αναποφάσιστος -
24 infertile
1) ((of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops: The land was stony and infertile.) άγονος2) ((of persons or animals) unable to have young.) στείρος• -
25 inhibited
adjective (unable to relax and express one's feelings in an open and natural way.) κλειστός,γεμάτος αναστολές -
26 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) μαρμελάδα- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) συνωστίζω, στριμώχνω2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) μαγκώνω, σφηνώνω3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) κολλώ, παθαίνω βλάβη4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) παρεμβάλλω παράσιτα σε2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) κυκλοφοριακή συμφόρηση, μποτιλιάρισμα2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) δύσκολη θέση, μπλέξιμο•- jam on -
27 kiwi
['ki:wi:](a type of bird which is unable to fly, found in New Zealand.) είδος πτηνού (Ν. Ζηλανδία) -
28 knock out
1) (to make unconscious by a blow, or (in boxing) unable to recover within the required time: The boxer knocked his opponent out in the third round.) ρίχνω αναίσθητο2) (to defeat and cause to retire from a competition: That team knocked us out in the semi-finals (noun knock-out).) αποκλείω -
29 lisp
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30 lose one's voice
(to be unable to speak eg because of having a cold, sore throat etc: When I had 'flu I lost my voice for three days.) -
31 mortal
['mo:tl] 1. adjective1) (liable to die; unable to live for ever: Man is mortal.) θνητός2) (of or causing death: a mortal illness; mortal enemies (= enemies willing to fight each other till death); mortal combat.) θανατηφόρος/θανάσιμος,μέχρι θανάτου2. noun(a human being: All mortals must die sometime.) θνητός- mortally
- mortal sin -
32 mute
[mju:t]1) (unable to speak; dumb.) μουγγός2) (silent: She gazed at him in mute horror.) άφωνος,βουβός3) ((of a letter) not sounded in certain words: The word `dumb' has a mute `b' at the end.) άφωνος,μη προφερόμενος•- mutely -
33 paralyse
verb (to make unable to move: paralysed with fear.) παραλύω -
34 perplex
[pə'pleks](to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) μπερδεύω,σαστίζω- perplexedly
- perplexity -
35 provide
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36 quench
[kwen ]1) (to drink enough to take away (one's thirst): I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst.) σβήνω2) (to put out (a fire): The firemen were unable to quench the fire.) σβήνω -
37 reference
['refərəns]1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) αναφορά, μνεία2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) σύσταση3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) παραπομπή -
38 speechless
adjective (unable to speak, often because of surprise, shock etc: He looked at her in speechless amazement.) άφωνος -
39 stammer
['stæmə] 1. noun(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) τραύλισμα2. verb(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) τραυλίζω -
40 sterile
1) ((of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young.) στείρος/άγονος,άκαρπος2) (free from germs: A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile.) αποστειρωμένος•- sterilize
- sterilise
- sterilization
- sterilisation
См. также в других словарях:
unable to do something — formal phrase not able to do something In ordinary speech can’t do something is the more usual way of saying this Some of the children were unable to read or write. feel unable to do something: Many teenagers feel unable to talk to their parents… … Useful english dictionary
Unable — Un*a ble, a. Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent weak; helpless; incapable; now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unable — I adjective defenseless, disabled, feckless, forceless, helpless, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, inept, inoperative, insufficient, lame, notable, powerless, unfit, unqualified, useless, worthless II index… … Law dictionary
unable to be annulled — index irrevocable, unavoidable (not voidable) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be bought — index inalienable, incorruptible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be corrected — index irremediable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be discredited — index unimpeachable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be disposed of — index inalienable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be evaded — index compulsory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be expressed — index ineffable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unable to be fixed — index irremediable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
