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1 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) σηκώνω2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) μεταφέρω3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) διαλύομαι4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) υψώνομαι, σηκώνομαι2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) (ανα)σήκωμα2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) ανελκυστήρας, ασανσέρ3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) μεταφορά με το αυτοκίνητο άλλου4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) αναθάρρηση•- lift off -
2 Scale
subs.Ar. λεπίς, ἡ (used of fish scales in Hdt.).In a scale, in order: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς.Of a balance: Ar. and P. πλάστιγξ, ἡ.Turn of the scale, met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.It is right to put our devotion in the past in the scale against our present sin, if after all it has been a sin: P. δίκαιον ἡμῶν τῆς νῦν ἁμαρτίας, εἰ ἄρα ἡμάρτηται, ἀντιθεῖναι τὴν τότε προθυμίαν (Thuc. 3, 56).When you throw money into one side of the scale it at once carries with it and weighs down the judgment to its own side: P. ὅταν ἐπὶ θάτερα ὥσπερ εἰς τρυτάνην ἀργύριον προσενέγκῃς οἴχεται φέρον καὶ καθείλκυκε τὸν λογισμὸν ἐφʼ αὑτό (Dem. 60).That he may not strengthen either party by throwing his weight into the scale: P. ὅπως μηδετέρους προσθέμενος ἰσχυροτέρους ποιήσῃ (Thuc. 8, 87).You throw in a weight too small to turn the scale in favour of your friends: V. σμικρὸν τὸ σὸν σήκωμα προστίθης φίλοις (Eur., Her. 690).——————v. trans.Scale down: see Reduce.Climb: P. and V. ὑπερβαίνειν, ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), ἐπεμβαίνειν, (dat. or ἐπί acc.) (Plat.), Ar. ἐπαναβαίνειν, ἐπι (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scale
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3 ascend
[ə'send](to climb, go, or rise up: The smoke ascended into the air.) ανέρχομαι, ανεβαίνω- ascent
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4 mount
1. verb1) (to get or climb up (on or on to): He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.) ανεβαίνω(σε),σκαρφαλώνω/καβαλικεύω2) (to rise in level: Prices are mounting steeply.) ανεβαίνω,αυξάνομαι3) (to put (a picture etc) into a frame, or stick it on to card etc.) κορνιζάρω4) (to hang or put up on a stand, support etc: He mounted the tiger's head on the wall.) αναρτώ,τοποθετώ5) (to organize: The army mounted an attack; to mount an exhibition.) οργανώνω,στήνω2. noun1) (a thing or animal that one rides, especially a horse.) άλογο ιππασίας2) (a support or backing on which anything is placed for display: Would this picture look better on a red mount or a black one?) πλαίσιο,βάση•- mounted- Mountie -
5 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) αέρας, άνεμος2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) αναπνοή, ανάσα3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) αέρια2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) κόβω την ανάσα3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) πνευστός- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) τυλίγω2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) τυλίγω, κάνω κουβάρι3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) ελίσσομαι, κάνω κορδέλες4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) κουρδίζω•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up
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