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1 catch one's death (of cold)
(to get a very bad cold: If you go out in that rain without a coat you'll catch your death (of cold).) κρυολογώ βαριά -
2 catch one's death (of cold)
(to get a very bad cold: If you go out in that rain without a coat you'll catch your death (of cold).) κρυολογώ βαριά -
3 get one's hands on
1) (to catch: If I ever get my hands on him, I'll make him sorry for what he did!) πιάνω στα χέρια μου2) (to get or obtain: I'd love to get my hands on a car like that.) αποκτώ -
4 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!) βρίσκω2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) πιάνω -
5 lay (one's) hands on
1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!) βρίσκω2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) πιάνω -
6 death
[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) θάνατος2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) θάνατος3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) θάνατος•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
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7 trip
[trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb1) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.) σκοντάφτω2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.) βαδίζω ή τρέχω με ανάλαφρα βήματα2. noun(a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.) ταξίδι- tripper -
8 Take
v. trans.Be taken: P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.Help in taking: P. and V. συνεξαιρεῖν (acc.).Lead: P. and V. ἄγειν.Seize: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν, V. καθαρπάζειν, συμμάρπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. μάρπτειν, συλλαμβάνειν; see Seize.Hire: Ar. and P. μισθοῦσθαι.This ( cloak) has taken easily a talent's worth of wool: Ar. αὕτη γέ τοι ἐρίων τάλαντον καταπέπωκε ῥᾳδίως (Vesp. 1146).Take the road leading to Thebes: P. τὴν εἰς Θήβας φέρουσαν ὁδὸν χωρεῖν (Thuc. 3, 24).Take in thought, apprehend: P. καταλαμβάνειν, P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), συνιέναι (acc. or gen.); see Grasp.Take advantage of, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Enjoy: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.).Get the advantage of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.).Take after, resemble: P. and V. ἐοικέναι (dat.) (rare P.), ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.); see Resemble.Take arms: see take up arms.Take away: P. and V. ἀφαιρεῖν (or mid.), παραιρεῖν (or mid.), ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.), V. ἐξαφαιρεῖσθαι; see also Deprive.Take away besides: P. προσαφαιρεῖσθαι.Take care, take care of: see under Care.Reduce in bulk: P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plat.).Take effect, gain one's end: P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν.Be in operation: use P. ἐνεργὸς εἶναι.Take for, assume to be so and so: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν (acc.).Take from: see take away.Detract from: P. ἐλασσοῦν (gen.).Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. θαρσύνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).Take hold of: see Seize.Furl: Ar. συστέλλειν, V. στέλλειν, καθιέναι.Cheat: see Cheat.Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).Take in preference: V. προλαμβάνειν (τι πρό τινος); see Prefer.Take notice: see Notice.Take off, strip off: P. περιαιρεῖν.From oneself: P. and V. ἐκδύειν.Let one quickly take off my shoes: V. ὑπαί τις ἀρβύλας λύοι τάχος (Æsch., Ag. 944).Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).Are these men to take on themselves the results of your brutality and evil-doing? P. οὗτοι τὰ τῆς σῆς ἀναισθησίας καὶ πονηρίας ἔργα ἐφʼ αὑτοὺς ἀναδέξωνται; (Dem. 613).Pick out: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν.Extract: P. and V. ἐξέλκειν (Plat. but rare P.).Take part in: see under Part.Take place: see under Place.Take root: P. ῥιζοῦσθαι (Xen.).Take the field: see under Field.Take time: see under Time.Take to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι (πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.).Take to flight: see under Flight.When the Greeks took more to the sea: P. ἐπειδὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἐπλώιζον (Thuc. 3, 24).Take a fancy to: P. φιλοφρονεῖσθαι (acc.) (Plat.).Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιόν τι ποιεῖσθαι.Be vexed at: P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι (dat.), P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.); see be vexed, under Vex.Take to wife: P. λαμβάνειν (acc.); see Marry.Take up: P. and V. ἀναιρεῖσθαι, P. ἀναλαμβάνειν.Resume: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἐπαναλαμβάνειν.Succeed to: P. διαδέχεσθαι (acc.).Take in hand: Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.), P. and V. ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (or dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.).Nor should we be able to useour whole force together since the protection of the walls has taken up a considerable part of our heavy-armed troops: P. οὐδὲ συμπάσῃ τῇ στρατιᾷ δυναίμεθʼ ἂν χρήσασθαι ἀπαναλωκυίας τῆς φυλακῆς τῶν τειχῶν μέρος τι τοῦ ὁπλιτικοῦ (Thuc. 7, 11).Take up arms: P. and V. πόλεμον αἴρεσθαι.Take up arms against: V. ὅπλα ἐπαίρεσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Take
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9 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) πηδώ στο ένα πόδι2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) (χορο)πηδώ3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) πηδώ4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) πηδώ,πετάγομαι2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) πηδηματάκι στο ένα πόδι2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) πηδηματάκι•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) λοφίσκος -
10 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) αγκίστρι2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) γάντζος3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) πλάγιο χτύπημα2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) πιάνω με αγκίστρι2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) στηρίζω,θηλυκώνω,κουμπώνω3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).) (στο γκολφ)χτυπώ σε λάθος κατεύθυνση•- hooked- by hook or by crook
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11 bait
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12 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) κρύος2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) που κρυώνει3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) ψυχρός2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) κρύο, ψύχος2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) κρυολόγημα•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
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13 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) φωτιά,πυρκαγιά2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) θερμάστρα3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) φωτιά4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) έξαψη5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) πυρ,πυρά2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.)2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.)3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.)4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.)5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.)6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.)•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
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14 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) ψαχουλεύω2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.) κρατώ αδέξια,δεν συγκρατώ στο χέρι μου -
15 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) κηλίδα,λεκές2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) βούλα,στίγμα,πουά3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) εξάνθημα,σπιθούρι4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) σημείο,τόπος5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) μικρή ποσότητα,στάλα2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) διακρίνω2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) εντοπίζω•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.)2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.)•- on the spot
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16 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) μάταιη αναζήτηση -
17 Surprise
subs.P. and V. θαῦμα, τό, θάμβος, τό (Thuc. and Plat. but rare P.).Dismay: P. and V. ἔκπληξις, ἡ.Something new: P. and V. νέον τι, καινόν τι.The surprises of war: P. τοῦ πολέμου ὁ παράλογος (Thuc. 1, 78).( In military sense), surprise of a position: P. κλοπή, ἡ (Xen.).By surprise, unexpectedly: P. ἐξ ἀπροσδοκήτου.Attack unexpectedly: P. ἀπροσδοκήτῳ τινὶ ἐπιτίθεσθαι.Taken by surprise, off one's guard: use adj., P. and V. ἀφύλακτος, ἄφρακτος (Thuc.), P. ἀπαράσκευος.——————v. trans.P. and V. θαῦμα παρέχειν (dat.).Dismay: P. and V. ἐκπλήσσειν, P. καταπλήσσειν.Be surprised: P. and V. θαυμάζειν, ἀποθαυμάζειν, V. θαμβεῖν.Come upon suddenly, overtake: P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν, αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνειν, P. ἐπιλαμβάνειν; see Overtake.Catch in the act: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl.). αἱρεῖν, φωρᾶν, ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.Surprised in the act: V. ἐπίληπτος.They took alarm and sought to surprise ( the enemy): P. δείσαντες προκαταλαβεῖν ἐβούλοντο (Thuc. 3, 3).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Surprise
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