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1 clean
[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) καθαρός2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) παστρικός3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) άγραφος4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) άμεμπτος5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) ξεκάθαρος2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) τελείως3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) καθαρίζω['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
καθαρός- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
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2 dry-clean
verb (to clean (clothes etc) with chemicals, not with water.) καθαρίζω με στεγνό καθάρισμα -
3 blacken
1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) σκοτεινιάζω2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) αμαυρώνω3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) μαυρίζω, στιλβώνω -
4 housetrain
verb (to train (a dog, cat etc) to be clean inside the house.) μαθαίνω(σε ζώο)να μη λερώνει το σπίτι -
5 rinse
[rins] 1. verb1) (to wash (clothes etc) in clean water to remove soap etc: After washing the towels, rinse them (out).) ξεπλένω, ξεβγάζω2) (to clean (a cup, one's mouth etc) by filling with clean water etc and then emptying the water out: The dentist asked me to rinse my mouth out.) ξεπλένω2. noun1) (the act of rinsing: Give the cup a rinse.) ξέπλυμα2) (a liquid used for changing the colour of hair: a blue rinse.) αραιωμένη βαφή -
6 filter
['filtə] 1. noun1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) φίλτρο2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) φίλτρο2. verb1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) φιλτράρω,-ομαι2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) διαρρέω• -
7 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) ξύνω,(ξε)γδέρνω2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) καθαρίζω ξύνοντας3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) τρίβω με τραχύ ηχο,τρίζω4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) περνώ ξυστά5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) ανοίγω με τα νύχια2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) ξύσιμο,γρατσούνισμα2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) γδάρσιμο,ξέγδαρμα3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) μπλέξιμο•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up -
8 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) σκουπίζω2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) παρασύρω, σαρώνω3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) διατρέχω4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) σκούπισμα2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής4) (a sweepstake.) λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
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9 curry
I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.) κάρυ2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?)- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).) ξυστρίζω -
10 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) μαξιλαράκι/βάτα2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) σημειωματάριο,μπλοκ3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) εξέδρα εκτόξευσης2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) παραγεμίζω- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) αλαφροπατώ -
11 scour
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12 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) αλλάζω2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) ανταλάσσω3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) αλλάζω (ρούχα)4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) μεταμορφώνω-ομαι5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) αλλάζω σε `ψιλά`, χαλώ2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) αλλαγή2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) αλλαγή, μεταβολή3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) αλλαξιά4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) ψιλά5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) ρέστα6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) αλλαγή περιβάλλοντος•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
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13 cleanse
[klenz](to make clean: This cream will cleanse your skin; cleansed of guilt.) καθαρίζω, απαλλάσσω από- cleanser -
14 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) στεγνός2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) ανιαρός3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (για χιούμορ) με επίφαση σοβαρότητας4) ((of wine) not sweet.) ξηρός2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) στεγνώνω- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
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15 flush
1. noun1) (a flow of blood to the face, making it red: A slow flush covered her face.) αναψοκοκκίνισμα,ξάναμμα2) ((the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet: a flush toilet.) χείμαρρος νερού2. verb1) (to become red in the face: She flushed with embarrassment.) αναψοκοκκινίζω2) (to clean by a rush of water: to flush a toilet.) ξεπλένω,τραβώ το καζανάκι3) ((usually with out) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place: The police flushed out the criminal.) αναγάζω να εγκαταλείψει την κρυψώνα του•- flushed- in the first flush of
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16 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) ιπποκόμος2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) γαμπρός2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) περιποιούμαι, ξυστρίζω2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) προαλείφω -
17 Hoover
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18 inspect
[in'spekt]1) (to look at, or examine, carefully or formally: He inspected the bloodstains.) εξετάζω2) (to visit (eg a restaurant or school) officially, to make sure that it is properly run: Cafés must be regularly inspected to find out if they are kept clean.) επιθεωρώ3) (to look at (troops etc) ceremonially: The Queen will inspect the regiment.) επιθεωρώ•- inspector -
19 mop
[mop] 1. noun1) (a pad of sponge, or a bunch of pieces of coarse string or yarn etc, fixed on a handle, for washing floors, dishes etc.) πατσαβούρα,σφουγγαρίστρα2) (a thick mass of hair: a mop of dark hair.) τσουλούφι, τζίβα3) (an act of mopping: He gave the floor a quick mop.) σφουγγάρισμα2. verb1) (to rub or wipe with a mop: She mopped the kitchen floor.) σφουγγαρίζω2) (to wipe or clean (eg a face covered with sweat): He mopped his brow.) σφουγγίζω, σκουπίζω•- mop up -
20 purge
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