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break+(the)+ground

  • 1 break new ground

    (to deal with a subject for the first time.) καινοτομώ

    English-Greek dictionary > break new ground

  • 2 hard

    1. adjective
    1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) σκληρός
    2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) δύσκολος
    3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) σκληρός
    4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) βαρύς
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) δύσκολος
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) σκληρός
    2. adverb
    1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) σκληρά
    2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) δυνατά
    3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) επίμονα
    4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) εντελώς
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    - hardness
    - hardship
    - hard-and-fast
    - hard-back
    - hard-boiled
    - harddisk
    - hard-earned
    - hard-headed
    - hard-hearted
    - hardware
    - hard-wearing
    - be hard on
    - hard at it
    - hard done by
    - hard lines/luck
    - hard of hearing
    - a hard time of it
    - a hard time
    - hard up

    English-Greek dictionary > hard

  • 3 smash

    [smæʃ] 1. verb
    1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) συντρίβω,κάνω κομμάτια,τσακίζω
    2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) συγκρούομαι
    2. noun
    1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) (κρότος από)σύγκρουση/σπάσιμο/πάταγος
    2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) δυνατό χτύπημα
    3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) καρφί
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    - smash hit

    English-Greek dictionary > smash

  • 4 Scatter

    v. trans.
    P. and V. σκεδαννύναι, διασκεδαννύναι, ἀποσκεδαννύναι.
    Be scattered: P. ἀποσκίδνασθαι (Thuc. 6, 98).
    Spread about: P. and V. σπείρειν (Thuc. 2, 27), διασπείρειν.
    Cast about: P. and V. διαδιδόναι, διαφέρειν, διασπείρειν, V. ἐνδατεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. σπείρειν (not used, metaphorically in P.).
    My feathered shafts and bow are scattered on the ground: V. πτερωτά τʼ ἔγχη τόξα τʼ ἔσπαρται πέδῳ (Eur., H.F. 1098).
    Break up: P. and V. διαλύειν.
    Rout: P. and V. τρέπειν.
    Scatter to the winds: met., V. σκεδαννύναι, ἀποσκεδαννύναι, Ar. and V. διασκεδαννύναι, Ar. ἐκσκεδαννύναι.
    Scatter over: Ar. and P. κατασκεδαννύναι (τί τινος).
    V. intrans. Use passive of verbs given.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scatter

  • 5 broken

    ['brəukən]
    1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) σπασμένος, χαλασμένος
    2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) ταραγμένος, ανήσυχος
    3) (uneven: broken ground.) ανώμαλος
    4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) `σπασμένος`, όχι ευφραδής
    5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) διαλυμένος
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    English-Greek dictionary > broken

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  • break new ground — {v. phr.} 1. To start a new activity previously neglected by others; do pioneering work. * /Albert Einstein broke new ground with his theory of relativity./ 2. To begin something never done before. * /The school broke new ground with reading… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • break new ground — {v. phr.} 1. To start a new activity previously neglected by others; do pioneering work. * /Albert Einstein broke new ground with his theory of relativity./ 2. To begin something never done before. * /The school broke new ground with reading… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • break new ground — break (new) ground to do something that has never been done before. Movie makers have broken ground in this film with their use of computer generated special effects. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of break ground (= to dig up land so… …   New idioms dictionary

  • break new ground — ► to do or discover something new: »The marketing campaign on social networking sites is breaking new ground. Main Entry: ↑break …   Financial and business terms

  • break fresh ground — deal with something in a new way The researchers were able to break fresh ground in their search for a cancer cure …   Idioms and examples

  • break\ new\ ground — v. phr. 1. To start a new activity previously neglected by others; do pioneering work. Albert Einstein broke new ground with his theory of relativity. 2. To begin something never done before. The school broke new ground with reading lessons that… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • break new ground — 1. to do something that is different to anything that has been done before. We re breaking new ground in television comedy. You ll never have seen anything like this before. 2. to discover new information about a subject. So are scientists… …   New idioms dictionary

  • To break the back — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To break the heart — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To break the ice — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To break the neck — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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