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1 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) νερό2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.)2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.)3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.)•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) αδιάβροχο4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) στεγανοποιώ, αδιαβροχοποιώ- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
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2 Land
v. trans.V. intrans. P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, ἀποβαίνειν (Eur., frag.), P. ἀπόβασιν ποιεῖσθαι. ἐπεκβαίνειν.Land at: P. σχεῖν (dat. or πρός, acc.) ( 2nd aor. of ἔχειν), προσβάλλειν (dat. or πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.), P. and V. προσσχεῖν ( 2nd aor. of προσέχειν) (dat. or εἰς, acc.; V. also acc. alone), κατάγεσθαι (εἰς, acc.; V. acc. alone); see put in.Easy to land at, adj.: P. εὐαπόβατος.——————subs.Land for cultivation: P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, ἀγρός, ὁ, Ar. and V. ἄρουρα, ἡ (also Plat. but rare P.), γύαι, οἱ; see also Estate.Properly in land: P. ἔγγειος οὐσία, ἡ.Mainland: P. and V. ἤπειρος, ἡ.By land, on foot: P. πεζῇ.From the land: V. χερσόθεν.Dry land: P. τὸ ξηρόν.Bring to land, v. trans.: see put in at.——————adj.Living on land: P. and V. χερσαῖος.Agricultural: Ar. and P. γεωργικός.Land battle: P. πεζομαχία, ἡ. Ar. πεζὴ μάχη.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Land
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3 frog
[froɡ](a small jumping animal, without a tail, that lives on land and in water.) βάτραχος- frogman -
4 newt
[nju:t](a type of small animal which lives on land and in water.) τρίτων,σαλαμάνδρα -
5 amphibian
[æm'fibiən]1) (a creature that spends part of its life on land and part in water: Frogs are amphibians.) αμφίβιο2) (a vehicle designed to move on land or in the water.) όχημα ξηράς και θαλάσσης, αμφίβιο όχημα3) (an aircraft designed to fly from land or water.) αεροσκάφος με δυνατότητα προσγείωσης σε θάλλασα και ξηρά, αμφίβιο αεροσκάφος• -
6 sea
[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) θάλασσα2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) θάλασσα,πέλαγος3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) θάλασσα•- seawards- seaward
- seaboard
- sea breeze
- seafaring
- seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) (π.χ. εστιατόριο) με θαλασσινά- seafront- sea-going
- seagull
- sea level
- sea-lion
- seaman
- seaport
- seashell
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- seaside
- seaweed
- seaworthy
- seaworthiness
- at sea
- go to sea
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7 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) αποστραγγίζω2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) χύνομαι3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) στραγγίζω,σουρώνω4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) στραγγίζω5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) εξαντλώ2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.)2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.)•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain -
8 Element
subs.Part: P. and V μέρος, τό.Germ: P. and V. σπέρμα, τό.Beginning, origin: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, ῥίζα, ἡ, πηγή, ἡ.Be in one's element, enjoy onesolf v.: P. εὐπαθεῖν, P. and V. εὐφραίνεσθαι.The Elements, subs.: P. τὰ γένη.The primed elements: P. τὰ πρῶτα (Plat., Theaet. 205C).There being four elements of which the body is compacted, earth, air, fire, and water: P. τεσσάρων ὄντων γενῶν ἐξ ὧν συμπέπηγε τὸ σῶμα, γῆς, πυρὸς, ὕδατός τε καὶ ἀέρος (Plat., Tim. 81E).I show that of the two elements appointed for the useof man, namely, sea and land, of the one you are complele masters: P. ἐγὼ ἀποφαίνω δύο μερῶν εἰς χρῆσιν φανερῶν, γῆς καὶ θαλάσσης, τοῦ ἑτέρου ὑμᾶς παντὸς κυριωτάτους ὄντας (Thuc., 2, 62).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Element
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9 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) αιχμή,άκρη,μύτη2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) ακρωτήρι,κάβος3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) σημείο,στιγμή,τελεία4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) σημείο5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) στιγμή6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) σημείο,βαθμός,στιγμή,υποδιαίρεση7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) σημείο σε πυξίδα8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) πόντος9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) θέμα,ζήτημα/επιχείρημα10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) λόγος,σκοπιμότητα11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) στοιχείο,χαρακτηριστικό12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ρευματοδότης,πρίζα2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) σημαδεύω,στρέφω2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) δείχνω3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) αρμολογώ,γεμίζω τα κενά•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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10 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) παθαίνω καθίζηση,βουλιάζω2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) υποχωρώ3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) κοπάζω,καταλαγιάζω•
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