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  • 1 certain

    ['sə:tn] 1. adjective
    1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) σίγουρος
    2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) βέβαιος
    3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) κάποιος
    4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) σχετικός
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    2. interjection
    (of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') φυσικά!
    - for certain
    - make certain

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  • 2 Certain

    adj.
    To be relied on: P. and V. βέβαιος, πιστός, ἀσφαλής, φερέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ἔμπεδος.
    Clear: P. and V. σαφής, δῆλος, ἐμφανής; see Clear.
    It is practically certain: P. σχεδόν τι δῆλον (Plat., Crit. 53B).
    Not to be disputed: P. ἀναμφισβήτητος.
    Hastening to certain death: V. ὁρμώμενος εἰς προὖπτον Ἅιδην (Soph., O.C. 1439).
    Accurate, exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής.
    Not false: P. and V. ἀψευδής (Plat.).
    Fixed upon, arranged: P. and V. προκείμενος, P. ῥητός.
    A certain (Latin, quidam): P. and V. τις.
    Be certain, positive: P. and V. πεπεῖσθαι (perf. pass. πείθειν), πιστεύειν, V. πιστοῦσθαι, Ar. and V. πεποιθέναι ( 2nd perf. act. πείθειν).
    Be certain to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
    For certain: see Certainly.

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

  • 3 make certain

    (to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) βεβαιώνομαι

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  • 4 for certain

    (definitely: She may come but she can't say for certain.) (στα) σίγουρα

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  • 5 to a certain extent / to some extent

    (partly but not completely.) ως ένα σημείο

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  • 6 beyond doubt

    (certain(ly): Beyond doubt, they will arrive tomorrow; His honesty is beyond doubt.) αναμφίβολα

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  • 7 good for

    1) (certain to last: These houses are good for another hundred years at least.) αντέχω
    2) (certain to pay (a sum of money): He's good for $50.) μπορώ να διαθέσω
    3) (certain to cause: That story is always good for a laugh.) είναι βέβαιο ότι θα προκαλέσει

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  • 8 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) οδηγώ
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) προκαλώ
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) είμαι επικεφαλής: προηγούμαι
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) διάγω, περνώ
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) πρώτη θέση
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) προβάδισμα
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) λουρί σκύλου
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) στοιχείο
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) πρώτος / πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος
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    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way     II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) μόλυβδος
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) γραφίτης μολυβιού
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  • 9 measure

    ['meʒə] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) μέτρο/μεζούρα
    2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) μονάδα μετρήσεως
    3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) σύστημα μετρήσεως
    4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) μέτρο
    5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) μέτρο
    6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) (μουσική)διάστημα
    2. verb
    1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.)
    2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.)
    3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.)
    4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.)
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    - beyond measure
    - for good measure
    - full measure
    - made to measure
    - measure out
    - measure up

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  • 10 some

    1. pronoun, adjective
    1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) μερικός,λίγος,μερικοί,κάποιοι
    2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) κάποιος
    3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) κάποιος,λίγος
    4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) ορισμένος
    2. adjective
    1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) αρκετός,κάμποσος
    2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) κάποιος
    3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) περίπου,κάπου
    3. adverb
    ((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) κάπως
    - someday
    - somehow
    - someone
    - something
    - sometime
    - sometimes
    - somewhat
    - somewhere
    - mean something
    - or something
    - something like
    - something tells me

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  • 11 allergic

    [-'lə:-]
    adjective ((with to) affected in a bad way by (certain) things: He is allergic to certain flowers.) αλλεργικός

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  • 12 colours

    1) (the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports: He won his cricket colours last season.) διάκριση
    2) (a flag: Army regiments salute the colours when on parade.) σημαία
    3) (a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person.) διακριτικά χρώματα

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  • 13 confirm

    [kən'fə:m]
    1) (to establish or make quite certain: They confirmed their hotel booking by letter.) επιβεβαιώνω
    2) (to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches.) παίρνω το (Χριστιανικό) χρίσμα
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    - confirmand
    - confirmed

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  • 14 culture

    1) (a form or type of civilization of a certain race or nation: the Jewish culture.) πολιτισμός
    2) (improvement of the mind etc by education etc: He was an enthusiastic seeker of culture.) καλλιέργεια, κουλτούρα
    3) (educated taste in art, literature, music etc: He thinks that anyone who dislikes Bach is lacking in culture.) καλλιέργεια
    4) ((a) cultivated growth of bacteria etc.) καλλιέργεια
    5) (the commercial rearing of fish, certain plants etc.) καλλιέργεια
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    - cultured

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  • 15 demand

    1. verb
    1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) απαιτώ
    2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) απαιτώ
    2. noun
    1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) απαίτηση,αξίωση
    2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) διεκδίκηση
    3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) ζήτηση
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    - on demand

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  • 16 dialect

    (a way of speaking found only in a certain area or among a certain group or class of people: They were speaking in dialect.) διάλεκτος

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  • 17 every

    ['evri]
    1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) κάθε,όλοι
    2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) κάθε
    3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) κάθε
    4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) κάθε
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    - everyone
    - everyday
    - everything
    - everywhere
    - every bit as
    - every now and then / every now and again / every so often
    - every time

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  • 18 guarantee

    1. noun
    1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) εγγύηση
    2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) εγγύηση
    2. verb
    1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) εγγυώμαι
    2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) εγγυώμαι

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  • 19 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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  • 20 hop

    I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb
    1) ((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 πόδι
    2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) (χορο)πηδώ
    3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) πηδώ
    4) ((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,πετάγομαι
    2. noun
    1) (a short jump on one leg.) πηδηματάκι στο ένα πόδι
    2) ((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
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    - 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

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  • certain — certain, aine [ sɛrtɛ̃, ɛn ] adj. et pron. • certan 1160; lat. pop. °certanus, de certus « assuré » I ♦ Adj. A ♦ Après le nom 1 ♦ (Possibilité) (Sujet chose) Qui est effectif sans laisser aucun doute, perçu directement ou établi par des preuves,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • certain — certain, aine (sèr tin, tè n ) adj. 1°   Qui ne peut manquer, faillir, tromper, en parlant des choses. Ce qui est certain Il est certain que.... Je n oserais donner pour certain que.... Tenir pour certain. Un espoir certain de salut. Je le sais… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • certain — CERTAIN, AINE. adject. Indubitable, vrai. En ce sens il ne se dit que Des choses. Cela est certain. La nouvelle est certaine. Il est certain. On tient pour certain. Faire un rapport certain. J ai eu un avis certain que. ... f♛/b] En parlant Des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Certain — Cer tain, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • certain — et asseuré, Certus, Indubitatus. Certain de partir, Iam certus eundi. En certain temps, Rato tempore. Il est certain, Liquet, Certum, Non arbitrarium. Il n est rien si certain, Certo certius, B. ex Vlp. Pour certain, Nae, Nimirum, Plane, Verum… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • certain — CERTAIN, [cert]aine. adj. Asseuré, vray. Faire un rapport certain & assuré de quelque chose. des nouvelles certaines. On dit aussi, Estre certain de quelque chose, pour dire, En estre bien asseuré. Estes vous bien certain de cela? j en suis fort… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • certain — [sʉrt′ n] adj. [ME & OFr < VL * certanus < L certus, determined, fixed, orig. pp. of cernere, to distinguish, decide, orig., to sift, separate: see HARVEST] 1. fixed, settled, or determined 2. sure (to happen, etc.); inevitable 3. not to be …   English World dictionary

  • CERTAIN — CERTAIN, CERTITUDE.     Je suis certain; j ai des amis; ma fortune est sûre; mes parents ne m abandonneront jamais; on me rendra justice; mon ouvrage est bon, il sera bien reçu; on me doit, on me paiera; mon amant sera fidèle, il l a juré; le… …   Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire

  • certain — I (fixed) adjective absolute, assured, attested, certified, changeless, conclusive, confident, confirmed, decided, decisive, definite, determinate, determined, firm, guaranteed, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable,… …   Law dictionary

  • certain — cer‧tain [ˈsɜːtn ǁ ˈsɜːrtn] adjective a sum certain LAW an amount of money that cannot be changed or have anything added to it: • a written order requiring the importer to pay a sum certain in the exporter s domestic currency * * * certain UK US… …   Financial and business terms

  • certain — adj 1 positive, *sure, cocksure Analogous words: *confident, assured, sanguine Antonyms: uncertain Contrasted words: *doubtful, dubious, questionable 2 Certain, inevitable, necessary are comparable when they mean bound to follow in obedience to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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