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1 Within
prep.P. and V. εἴσω (gen.). ἔσω (gen.), ἐντός (gen.), ἔνδον (gen.) (Plat. but rare V.), V. ἔσωθεν (gen.) (Eur., I. T. 1389).Within reach: use adj.. P. and V. πρόχειρος.Of distance: see Near.Within bowshot: P. and V. ἐντὸς τοξεύματος.Within a short time: P. ἐντὸς οὐ πολλοῦ χρόνου.Within what time will Hermione come to the house? V. ἥξει δʼ ἐς οἴκους Ἑρμιόνη τίνος χρόνου; (Eur., Or. 1211).If they do not go to law within five years: P. ἐὰν μὴ πέντε ἐτῶν δικάσωνται (Dem. 989).He came within an ace of being killed: P παρὰ μικρὸν ἦλθεν ἀποθανεῖν (Isoc. 388).——————adv.P. and V. ἐντός, εἴσω, ἔσω.In the house: P. and V. ἔνδον, οἴκοι, κατʼ οἶκον.From within: P. and V. ἔσωθεν, ἔνδοθεν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Within
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2 be within striking distance of
(to come very close to.) έρχομαι/βρίσκομαι πολύ κοντά -
3 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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4 parenthesis
[pə'renƟəsis]plural - parentheses; noun1) (a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a comment etc and usually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashes etc: I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me.) παρένθεση2) (a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence.) παρένθεση•- in parentheses -
5 Burst
v. trans.Break: P. and V. ἀπορρηγνύναι, καταρρηγνύναι, καταγνύναι, ῥηγνύναι (P. usually compounded); see Break.V. intrans. P. and V. διαρρήγνυσθαι, ῥήγνυσθαι.Of a storm: V. ἐκπνεῖν.met., come on: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι.When the storm bursts: V. σκηπτοῦ ʼπιόντος (Eur., Rhes. 674).Burst forth: V. ἐκρήγνυσθαι.Burst forth in anger: V. ἐξαναζεῖν χόλον.So that a bloody foam burst forth from the sea: V. ὡς αἱματηρὸν πέλανον ἐξανθεῖν ἅλος (Eur., I.T. 300).Burst in or into: Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.), V. εἰσορμᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (acc. or dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), εἰσπαίειν (absol.), P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc.; V. dat. alone), Ar. ἐπεισπαίειν (εἰς, acc.), ἐπεισπηδᾶν (absol.), Ar. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat. or εἰς, acc.).Bursting into tears: V. δακρύων ῥήξασα... νάματα (Soph., Trach.919).Burst out, rush out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν.Burst out laughing: P. ἐκγελᾶν.Burst out into eruptions ( of the skin): P. ἕλκεσιν ἐξανθεῖν (Thuc. 2, 49).The whole plot would have burst over the city like a torrent: P. ὥσπερ χειμάρρους ἂν ἅπαν τὸ πρᾶγμα εἰς τὴν πόλιν εἰσέπεσεν (Dem. 278).——————subs.When in a burst of passion she passed within the antechamber: V. ὅπως γὰρ ὀργῇ χρωμένη παρῆλθʼ ἔσω θυρῶνος (Soph., O.R. 1241).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Burst
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