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cause+to+fall

  • 1 rain

    [rein] 1. noun
    1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) βροχή
    2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) βροχή
    2. verb
    1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) βρέχει
    2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) πέφτω σαν βροχή
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    - raininess
    - rainbow
    - rain check: take a rain check
    - raincoat
    - raindrop
    - rainfall
    - rain forest
    - rain-gauge
    - keep
    - save for a rainy day
    - rain cats and dogs
    - the rains
    - as right as rain
    - right as rain

    English-Greek dictionary > rain

  • 2 pitch

    I 1. [pi ] verb
    1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) στήνω
    2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) πετώ
    3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) πέφτω/ρίχνω
    4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) σκαμπανεβάζω
    5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) δίνω τον τόνο
    2. noun
    1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)
    2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)
    3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)
    4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)
    5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)
    6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)
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    - pitcher
    - pitched battle
    - pitchfork     II [pi ] noun
    (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) πίσσα
    - pitch-dark

    English-Greek dictionary > pitch

  • 3 tumble

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) fall, especially in a helpless or confused way: She tumbled down the stairs; The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe.) κατρακυλώ, κουτρουβαλιάζω
    2) (to do tumbling.) κάνω κολοτούμπες
    2. noun
    (a fall: She took a tumble on the stairs.) κατρακύλισμα
    - tumblerful
    - tumble-drier
    - tumbling

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  • 4 bring down

    (to cause to fall: The storm brought all the trees down.) ρίχνω

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  • 5 crash

    [kræʃ] 1. noun
    1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) πάταγος
    2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) σύγκρουση, συντριβή
    3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) οικονομική κρίση, `κραχ`
    4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) πέφτω, χτυπώ με θόρυβο
    2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) πέφτω, συγκρούομαι
    3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) συντρίβομαι
    4) ((of a business) to fail.) χρεωκοπώ
    5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) ορμώ
    6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)
    3. adjective
    (rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) εντατικός
    - crash-land

    English-Greek dictionary > crash

  • 6 cut down

    1) (to cause to fall by cutting: He has cut down the apple tree.) κόβω
    2) (to reduce (an amount taken etc): I haven't given up smoking but I'm cutting down.) μειώνω

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  • 7 disintegrate

    [dis'intiɡreit]
    (to (cause to) fall to pieces: The paper bag was so wet that the bottom disintegrated and all the groceries fell out.) διαλύω/-ομαι

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  • 8 drip

    [drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb
    (to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) στάζω
    2. noun
    1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) στάλα
    2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) στάξιμο
    3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) σύστημα τεχνητού ορού
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    - drip-dry 3. verb
    (to dry in this manner.)

    English-Greek dictionary > drip

  • 9 knock down

    1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) ρίχνω
    2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) ρίχνω (την τιμή)

    English-Greek dictionary > knock down

  • 10 knock over

    (to cause to fall from an upright position: The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.) ρίχνω, αναποδογυρίζω

    English-Greek dictionary > knock over

  • 11 push over

    (to cause to fall; to knock down: He pushed me over.) σπρώχνω και ρίχνω

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  • 12 collapse

    [kə'læps]
    1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) καταρρέω
    2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) καταρρέω
    3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) ναυαγώ
    4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) διπλώνω, κλείνω
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  • 13 Spill

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἐκχεῖν.
    Upset: P. and V. ἀνατρέπειν, ἀναστρέφειν.
    Cause to stumble: P. and V. σφάλλειν.
    Let fall: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν.
    Spill ( blood): see Shed.
    ——————
    subs.
    Stumble, fall: P. and V. σφάλμα, τό, P. πταῖσμα, τό.
    Have a spill, v.; P. and V. πταίειν, σφάλλεσθαι.

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

  • 14 chop down

    (to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe: He chopped down the fir tree.) κόβω

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  • 15 knock

    [nok] 1. verb
    1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) χτυπώ
    2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) (χτυπώ και) ρίχνω
    3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) ρίχνω
    4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) χτυπώ
    2. noun
    1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) χτύπημα
    2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) χτύπος
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    - knock-kneed
    - knock about/around
    - knock back
    - knock down
    - knock off
    - knock out
    - knock over
    - knock up
    - get knocked up

    English-Greek dictionary > knock

  • 16 let

    I [let] present participle - letting; verb
    1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) επιτρέπω, αφήνω
    2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) φροντίζω να
    3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) ας...
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    - let someone or something alone/be
    - let alone/be
    - let down
    - let fall
    - let go of
    - let go
    - let in
    - out
    - let in for
    - let in on
    - let off
    - let up
    - let well alone     II [let] present participle - letting; verb
    (to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) νοικιάζω

    English-Greek dictionary > let

  • 17 spill

    [spil]
    past tense, past participle - spilt; verb
    (to (cause something to) fall or run out (usually accidentally): He spilt milk on the floor; Vegetables spilled out of the burst bag.) χύνω,χύνομαι

    English-Greek dictionary > spill

  • 18 splash

    [splæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make wet with drops of liquid, mud etc, especially suddenly and accidentally: A passing car splashed my coat (with water).) πιτσιλίζω
    2) (to (cause to) fly about in drops: Water splashed everywhere.) πετώ νερά,σκορπώ
    3) (to fall or move with splashes: The children were splashing in the sea.) πλατσουρίζω
    4) (to display etc in a place, manner etc that will be noticed: Posters advertising the concert were splashed all over the wall.) παρουσιάζω σε περίοπτη θέση
    2. noun
    1) (a scattering of drops of liquid or the noise made by this: He fell in with a loud splash.) παφλασμός,πλαφ
    2) (a mark made by splashing: There was a splash of mud on her dress.) πιτσιλιά
    3) (a bright patch: a splash of colour.) ξεχωριστό κομμάτι

    English-Greek dictionary > splash

  • 19 trip

    [trip] 1. past tense, past participle - tripped; verb
    1) ((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.) σκοντάφτω
    2) (to walk with short, light steps: She tripped happily along the road.) βαδίζω ή τρέχω με ανάλαφρα βήματα
    2. noun
    (a journey or tour: She went on / took a trip to Paris.) ταξίδι

    English-Greek dictionary > trip

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