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1 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) πιάνω2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) προλαβαίνω, παίρνω3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) τσακώνω4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) κολλώ, αρπάζω5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) πιάνω, μαγκώνω6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) χτυπώ7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) πιάνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) αρπάζω2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) πιάσιμο2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) μπετούγια, γάντζος / κούμπωμα3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ψαριά4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) παγίδα•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
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2 speed trap
noun (a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit.) συσκευή ελέγχου ταχύτητας -
3 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 -
4 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
- put to death
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5 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) αστοχώ,δεν πετυχαίνω2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) χάνω,δεν προλαβαίνω3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) χάνω4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) νοσταλγώ,αναζητώ,μου λείπει5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) αναζητώ, αντιλαμβάνομαι απώλεια6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) χάνω,δεν καταφέρνω ν'ακούσω ή να δω7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) χάνω ραντεβού8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) χάνω9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) γλιτώνω,αποφεύγω10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) δεν παίρνω μπρος2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) αποτυχία- missing- go missing
- miss out
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6 nap
[næp](a short sleep: She always has a nap after lunch.) υπνάκος- catch someone napping- catch napping -
7 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) ελευθερώνω, απαλλάσσω2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) αφήνω3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) αποδεσμεύω, λύνω4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) δίνω στη δημοσιότητα5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) κυκλοφορώ2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) απελευθέρωση, απαλλαγή/ κυκλοφορία2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) νέα κυκλοφορία/ ανακοίνωση -
8 trap
[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) παγίδα2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) παγίδα2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) παγιδεύω- trapper- trap-door -
9 angle
I ['æŋɡl] noun1) (the (amount of) space between two straight lines or surfaces that meet: an angle of 90°.) γωνία2) (a point of view: from a journalist's angle.) οπτική γωνία, σκοπιά3) (a corner.) γωνία•- angular- angularity II ['æŋɡl] verb(to use a rod and line to try to catch fish: angling for trout.) ψαρεύω- angler- angling -
10 bait
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11 bib
[bib]1) (a cloth etc tied under a child's chin to catch spilt food etc.) σαλιάρα2) (the top part of an apron or overalls, covering the chest.) μπούστος ποδιάς -
12 burn
[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) καίω2) (to use as fuel.) καίω, καταναλώνω3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) καίω4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) καίγομαι2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) έγκαυμακάψιμο- burner -
13 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) κουμπί2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) κουμπί2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) κουμπώνω3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) στριμώχνω κάποιον, τον πιάνω μονότερμα σε συζήτηση -
14 chase
[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) κυνηγώ2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) διώχνω2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) καταδίωξη2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) κυνήγι• -
15 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
- give the cold shoulder
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16 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) κράχτης,δόλωμα -
17 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) αποφεύγω,ξεγλιστρώ2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) ελιγμός2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) κόλπο•- dodgy -
18 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) παρασυρόμενη μάζα2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) τροπή,νόημα2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) παρασέρνω,-ομαι2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) περιπλανιέμαι•- drifter- driftwood -
19 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) αγρός2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) γήπεδο3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) περιοχή4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) πεδίο5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) πεδίο6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) πεδίο μάχης2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) πιάνω και γυρίζω(την μπάλα)- fieldwork -
20 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
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire
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