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1 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) τέχνη2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) τέχνη3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) τέχνη, δεξιοτεχνία•- artful- artfully
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2 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) έρχομαι στο θέμα2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) έρχεται η στιγμή -
3 exchange
[iks' ein‹] 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) αλλάζω2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) ανταλλάσσω2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) ανταλλαγή2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) λογομαχία3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) συνάλλαγμα4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) συνάλλαγμα5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) χρηματιστήριο6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) τηλεφωνικό κέντρο• -
4 Wander
v. intrans.P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι, περιπολεῖν (Plat. and Isoc.), ἀλᾶσθαι (Dem. 440, also Isoc.), V. οἰχνεῖν, στρέφεσθαι, στρωφᾶσθαι, ἀναστρωφᾶσθαι, ἀλαίνειν, ἀλητεύειν, φοιτᾶν.met., wander in mind or conversation: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι, V. ἀλᾶσθαι, ἀλαίνειν, Ar. and V. ἀλύειν (Ar. Vesp. 111); see be mad, under Mad.My thoughts wandered: V. ἐξέβην γὰρ ἄλλοσε (Eur., I. T. 781).Letting my thoughts wander to the time when.... V. ἐκεῖσε τὸν νοῦν δοὺς ὅτε... (Eur., Ion, 1370).Wander about: Ar. and P. περινοστεῖν.We have wandered from the point: P. ἀπὸ τοῦ προτεθέντος λόγου πεπλανήμεθα (Plat., Polit. 263A); see Digress.Wandering from: V. πλαγχθείς (gen.) (aor. part. pass.).Wander over: P. and V. περιπολεῖν (Plat.) (acc.), ἐπιστρέφεσθαι (acc.), V. πολεῖν (acc.), ἀλᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wander
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