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1 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) μεγάλο κομμάτι, ογκόλιθος2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) κούτσουρο3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) συγκρότημα, πολυκατοικία4) (a barrier: a road block.) μπλόκο, φράγμα, εμπόδιο5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) (οικοδομικό) τετράγωνο2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) φράζω- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) αποκλείω- blockage- blocked
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2 interrupt
1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) διακόπτω2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) διακόπτω3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) κόβω• -
3 obstruct
1) (to block or close: The road was obstructed by a fallen tree.) φράζω2) (to stop (something) moving past or making progress: The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.) παρεμποδίζω,παρακωλύω•- obstructive -
4 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) σκοντάφτω2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) σκουντουφλώ3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) κομπιάζω, μπλέκει η γλώσσα μου•- stumble across/on -
5 vandalise
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6 vandalize
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7 barricade
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8 bung
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9 choke
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10 erect
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11 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) επίπεδο, επιφάνεια, στάθμη2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) όροφος3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) αλφάδι, στάθμη4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) επίπεδη επιφανεία2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) επίπεδος2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) στο ίδιο επίπεδο, ίσος3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) σταθερός3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ισοπεδώνω2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζω3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) σκοπεύω4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) γκρεμίζω, ισοπεδώνω•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
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12 plug
1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) βύσμα,φις2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) βούλωμα,τάπα2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) βουλώνω- plug in -
13 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) σταματώ2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) σταματώ,εμποδίζω3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) (αυτοπ.)σταματώ4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) κλείνω,βουλώνω5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) παίζω νότα πνευστού οργάνου(με τρύπες)6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) μένω2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) στάση,σταμάτημα2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) στάση3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) τελεία4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) σαν τρύπα(φλάουτου),κλειδί(κλαρίνου)5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) πώμα,τάπα,τακάκι•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
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14 tower
1. noun(a tall, narrow (part of a) building, especially (of) a castle: the Tower of London; a church-tower.) πύργος2. verb(to rise high: She is so small that he towers above her.) υψώνομαι, ορθώνομαι, δεσπόζω- towering- tower-block
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