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catch-as-catch-can

  • 1 catch up

    (to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) προλαβαίνω

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  • 2 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) φως
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) φως
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) φωτιά
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) φως
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) φωτεινός
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ανοιχτός
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) φωτίζω
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) ανάβω
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ελαφρός
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ελαφρός
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ελαφρός
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ελαφρότερος από το κανονικό
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ελαφρός
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ανάλαφρος
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ελαφρός
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλός
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) αμμώδης
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) συναντώ τυχαία

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  • 3 savage

    ['sævi‹] 1. adjective
    1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) άγριος,απολίτιστος
    2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) άγριος,σκληρός
    2. verb
    (to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) (επιτίθεμαι και) κατασπαράσσω
    3. noun
    1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) άγριος,πρωτόγονος
    2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) κτήνος
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    - savageness
    - savagery

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  • 4 sight

    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) όραση
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) οπτικό πεδίο
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) αξιοθέατο
    4) (a view or glimpse.) άποψη,θέα
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) θέαμα
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) στόχαστρο
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) βλέπω,διακρίνω
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) στοχεύω
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    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of

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  • 5 spot

    [spot] 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) κηλίδα,λεκές
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) βούλα,στίγμα,πουά
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) εξάνθημα,σπιθούρι
    4) (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,τόπος
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) μικρή ποσότητα,στάλα
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) διακρίνω
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) εντοπίζω
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    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight     3. verb
    1) (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.)
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    - on the spot
    - spot on

    English-Greek dictionary > spot

  • 6 Find

    v. trans.
    Discover: P. and V. εὑρίσκειν, ἀνευρίσκειν, ἐφευρίσκειν, ἐξευρίσκειν, V. προσευρίσκειν.
    Catch in the act: P. and V. φωρᾶν, λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl. 260), αἱρεῖν, ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.
    Light upon: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.). προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), V. κυρεῖν (gen.), κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.),
    We shall find him a more troublesome and powerful enemy: P. χαλεπωτέρῳ καὶ ἰσχυροτέρῳ χρησόμεθα ἐχθρῷ (Dem. 102).
    Nor can I praise Greece, finding her base towards my son: V. οὐδʼ ῾Ελλάδʼ ᾔνεσα... κακίστην λαμβάνων πρὸς παῖδʼ ἐμόν (Eur., H.F. 222).
    You yourself would find the Achaeans kinder: V. αὐτή τʼ Ἀχαιῶν πρευμενεστέρων τύχοις (ἄν) (Eur., Tro. 734) (same construction Plat. Charm. 175C).
    I found you the dearest of my friends: V. ἐμῶν γὰρ φίλτατον σʼ ηὗρον φίλων (Eur., I.T. 708).
    Be found, prove oneself: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι; see under Prove.
    Find (money, etc.), provide: P. and V. παρέχειν (or mid.), πορίζειν (or mid.); see Provide.
    Deliver a verdict: P. and V. κρίνειν, δικάζειν; see Decide.
    Find fault: Ar. and P. σχετλιάζειν.
    Find guilty P. and V. αἱρεῖν, καθαιρεῖν.
    Be found guilty: P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.
    Find out; see Find.
    Solve ( a riddle): P. and V. λύειν, V. διειπεῖν; see Solve.

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

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