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  • 41 happy medium

    (a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) χρυσή τομή

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  • 42 hover

    1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) ζυγιάζομαι/μένω μετέωρος στον αέρα
    2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) τριγυρίζω
    3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) ταλαντεύομαι
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  • 43 inequality

    [ini'kwoləti]
    ((a case of) the existence of differences in size, value etc between two or more objects etc: There is bound to be inequality between a manager's salary and a workman's wages.) ανισότητα

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  • 44 intercede

    [intə'si:d]
    1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) μεσολαβώ
    2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) μεσολαβώ
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  • 45 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) σφιχτός,μίζερος
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) κακός/μικροπρεπής
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) δύστροπος
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) άθλιος,παρακατιανός
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) μέσος
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) μέσος,κατά μέσο όρο
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) μέσος όρος
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) σημαίνω,εννοώ
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) σκοπεύω/προορίζω/είμαι αποφασισμένος
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    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) όλο σημασία
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

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  • 46 mediate

    ['mi:dieit]
    (to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) μεσολαβώ
    - mediator

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  • 47 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) τσιμπώ,δαγκώνω
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) κόβω
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) τσούζω
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) πετάγομαι
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) παγώνω,καταστρέφω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) τσίμπημα,δάγκωμα
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) ψύχρα
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) γουλιά
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud

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  • 48 parallel

    ['pærəlel] 1. adjective
    1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) παράλληλος
    2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) παράλληλος
    2. adverb
    (in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) παράλληλα
    3. noun
    1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) παράλληλη γραμμή
    2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) αναλογία
    3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) γεωγραφικός παράλληλος
    4. verb
    (to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) είμαι όμοιος με/συγκρίνω,παραβάλλω

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  • 49 pick one's way

    (to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) περπατώ προσεκτικά

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  • 50 pinch

    [pin ] 1. verb
    1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) τσιμπώ
    2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) σφίγγω
    3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) βουτώ
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) τσιμπιά
    2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) πρέζα
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    - feel the pinch

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  • 51 relation

    1) (a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage: uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations.) συγγενής
    2) (a relationship (between facts, events etc).) σχέση, συνάφεια
    3) ((in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc: to establish friendly relations.) (πληθ.) σχέσεις

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  • 52 relationship

    1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) σχέση
    2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) σχέση
    3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) συγγένεια

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  • 53 share

    [ʃeə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) μερίδιο,μερτικό
    2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) συμμετοχή,συμβολή
    3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) μετοχή
    2. verb
    1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) μοιράζω
    2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) μοιράζομαι
    3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) συμμετέχω,μοιράζομαι/συμμερίζομαι
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    - share and share alike

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  • 54 swivel

    ['swivl] 1. noun
    (a type of joint between two parts of an object (eg between a chair and its base) that enables one part to turn without the other.) σύνδεσμος που επιτρέπει την περιστροφή
    2. verb
    (to move round (as though) on a swivel: He swivelled his chair round to face the desk.) περιστρέφω

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  • 55 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
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears     II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((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.) σκίζω
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) σκίζομαι
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) τρέχω / ορμώ
    2. 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

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  • 56 thick

    [Ɵik] 1. adjective
    1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) παχύς, χοντρός
    2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) σε πάχος
    3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) πηχτός
    4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) πυκνός
    5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) πυκνός, απροσπέλαστος
    6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) πηγμένος
    7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) χοντροκέφαλος
    2. noun
    (the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) κέντρο, καρδιά
    - thickness
    - thicken
    - thick-skinned
    - thick and fast
    - through thick and thin

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  • 57 valley

    ['væli]
    (a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.)

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  • 58 Average

    adj.
    Lying between two extremes: P. and V. μέσος.
    Moderate, not excessive: P. and V. μέτριος.
    Customary: P. and V. εἰωθώς, συνήθης, εἰθισμένος.
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    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

  • 59 Interval

    subs.
    P. διάλειμμα, τό, διάστημα, τό.
    Intervening space between two armies: V. μεταίχμιον, τό, or pl.
    Rest, breathing space: P. and V. παῦλα, ἡ, ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ, ἀναπνοή, ἡ, P. ἀνάπαυσις, ἡ, V. ἀμπνοή, ἡ.
    Cessation: P. and V. διάλυσις, ἡ.
    Stand at intervals, v.: P. διαλείπειν, διίστασθαι.
    At intervals of (for space or time): P. διά (gen.).
    At long intervals (of space or time): P. διὰ πολλοῦ.
    At short intervals (of space or time): P. διʼ ὀλίγου.
    After an interval (of time): P. and V. διὰ χρόνου, P. χρόνου διελθόντος.
    After a long interval: Ar. διὰ πολλοῦ χρόνου.
    After an interval of two or three years: P. διελθόντων ἐτῶν δύο καὶ τριῶν.
    After a moment's interval I go to law: Ar. ἀκαρῆ διαλιπὼν δικάζομαι (Nub. 496).
    In the interval: of time, P. ἐν τῷ μεταξύ; see meantime; of space, P. and V. μεταξύ, ἐν μέσῳ.
    There is no special season which he leaves as an interval: P. οὐδʼ ἐστὶν ἐξαίρετος ὥρα τις ἣν διαλείπει (Dem. 124).
    They set out with a considerable interval between each man and his neighbour: P. διέχοντες πολὺ ᾖσαν (Thuc. 3. 22).
    He placed the merchantmen at intervals of about two hundred feet from one another: P. διαλιπούσας τὰς ὁλκάδας ὅσον δύο πλέθρα ἀπʼ ἀλλήλων κατέστησεν (Thuc. 7, 38).
    At intervals of ten battlements there were large towers: P. διὰ δέκα ἐπάλξεων πύργοι ἦσαν μεγάλοι (Thuc. 3, 21).

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  • 60 Space

    subs.
    Room: P. and V. χῶρος, ὁ.
    A space of eight feet: P. ὀκτώπουν χωρίον (Plat., Men. 82E).
    Plenty of space: P. εὐρυχωρία, ἡ.
    Want of space: P. στενοχωρία, ἡ.
    Country: P. and V. χώρα, ἡ.
    In a small space: P. ἐν ὀλίγῳ.
    Have space for, v.; P. and V. χωρεῖν (acc.).
    Time: P. and V. χρόνος, ὁ.
    Space of, length of: use P. and V. πλῆθος, τό (gen.).
    After a space: P. and V. διὰ χρόνου.
    Within the space of short time: P. ἐντὸς οὐ πολλοῦ χρόνου (Plat.).
    Interval: P. διάλειμμα, τό, διάστημα, τό; see Interval.
    Space between two towers: P. μεταπύργιον, τό.
    Space between two armies: V. μεταίχμιον, τό.

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