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  • 1 Act

    subs.
    P. and V. πρᾶγμα, τό, πρᾶξις, ἡ, ἔργον, τό, Ar. and V. πρᾶγος, τό, V. ἔργμα, τό.
    Legislative act: P. and V. ψήφισμα, τό, ψῆφος, ἡ.
    Catchy in the act: P. and V. ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.
    Caught in the act, adj.: P. αὐτόφωρος, V. ἐπίληπτος.
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    v. intrans.
    P. and V. ποιεῖν, δρᾶν, πράσσειν.
    Act on the stage, v. trans.: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι (acc.), ἀγωνίζεσθαι (Dem. 418 and 449); see also Play.
    Act part of Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.
    Answer, succeed: P. and V. προχωρεῖν, χωρεῖν; see Answer.

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  • 2 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) επ' αυτοφώρω

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  • 3 in the act (of)

    (at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) επ' αυτοφώρω

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  • 4 Catch

    v. trans.
    P. and V. αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν, συλλαμβάνειν, Ar. and V. μάρπτειν.
    Seize: P. and V. ἁρπάζειν, συναρπάζειν.
    Catch by hunting: P. and V. θηρᾶν (or mid.) (Xen.), θηρεύειν, ἀγρεύειν (Xen.).
    Overtake: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.
    Catch something thrown: P. and V. ἐκδέχεσθαι.
    Catch in the act: P. and V. ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, or use also P. and V. λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl. 260), αἱρεῖν, εὑρίσκειν, ἐφευρίσκειν, φωρᾶν, P. καταφωρᾶν.
    Be caught in the act: use also P. and V. ἁλίσκεσθαι.
    Caught in the act: V. ἐπίληπτος.
    Catch ( a disease): P. λαμβάνειν (Dem. 294), ἀναπίμπλασθαι (gen.), P. and V. ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (dat.), V. πλησθῆναι (dat.) (aor. pass. of πιμπλάναι), λαμβάνεσθαι (dat.), ἐξαίρεσθαι (Soph., Trach. 491), κτᾶσθαι (Eur., Or. 305).
    So that the former soldiers also caught the disease from Hagnon's force: P. ὥστε καὶ τοὺς προτέρους στρατιώτας νοσῆσαι ἀπὸ τῆς σὺν Ἅγνωνι στρατιᾶς (Thuc. 2, 58).
    Easy to catch, adj.: P. εὐάλωτος.
    Hard to catch, adj.: P. δυσάλωτος.
    This I deem a general's part to know well where his enemy may best be caught: V. τὸ δὲ στρατηγεῖν τοῦτʼ ἐγὼ κρίνω, καλῶς γνῶναι τὸν ἐχθρὸν ᾗ μάλισθʼ ἁλώσιμος (Eur., frag.).
    Be caught in a storm: P. and V. χειμάζεσθαι.
    V. intrans. P. ἐνέχεσθαι; see be entangled.
    The scythe caught somewhere in the tackling of the ship: P. τὸ δρέπανον ἐνέσχετό που ἐν τοῖς τῆς νεὼς σκεύεσι (Plat., Lach. 183E).
    Catch at: P. and V. λαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), ἐπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).
    Catch fire: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι.
    Catch in: see be entangled in.
    Catch up, overtake, v. trans.: P. ἐπικαταλαμβάνειν.
    Interrupt in speaking: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.
    Snatch up: P. and V. ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν; see Snatch.
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    subs.
    Trick: P. and V. ἀπάτη, ἡ, δόλος, ὁ (rare P.).
    Thing caught: P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.), θήρα, ἡ (Xen.), V. θήραμα, τό.
    Of a door: use P. and V. μοχλός, ὁ, Ar. and V. κλῇθρα, τά.
    Bolt pin: Ar. and P. βάλανος, ἡ.
    Draught of fish: V. βόλος, ὁ.

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  • 5 catch

    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (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.) πιάνω
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) προλαβαίνω, παίρνω
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) τσακώνω
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) κολλώ, αρπάζω
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) πιάνω, μαγκώνω
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) χτυπώ
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) πιάνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) αρπάζω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) πιάσιμο
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) μπετούγια, γάντζος / κούμπωμα
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ψαριά
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) παγίδα
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    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up

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  • 6 captive

    ['kæptiv] 1. noun
    (a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) αιχμάλωτος
    2. adjective
    (kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) αιχμάλωτος
    - captor
    - capture     3. noun
    1) (the act of capturing.)
    2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.)

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  • 7 catch red-handed

    (to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong: The police caught the thief red-handed.) πιάνω στα πράσα

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  • 8 chase

    [ eis] 1. verb
    1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) κυνηγώ
    2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) διώχνω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) καταδίωξη
    2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) κυνήγι
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  • 9 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

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  • 10 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) ρολό
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) ψωμάκι, φραντζολάκι
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) κουτρουβάλα, στριφογύρισμα
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) κούνημα
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) μπουμπουνητό
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) δίπλα
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) τυμπανοκρουσία
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) κυλώ, τσουλάω
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) κυλώ
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) τυλίγω
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) ανοίγω (φύλλο): ισοπεδώνω, στρώνω
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) κάνω μπάλα, κάνω ρολό
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) τυλίγω
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) ανοίγω (φύλλο): ισοπεδώνω, στρώνω
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) κουνιέμαι, μποτζάρω
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) μπουμπουνίζω
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) κινώ κυκλικά τα μάτια μου
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) ταξιδεύω με τροχοφόρο
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) κυματίζω ελαφρά
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) περνώ
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) κάνω πατίνι
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) κατάλογος ονομάτων

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