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1 could
[kud]negative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.)2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.)• -
2 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
3 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) θα ήθελα(να έχω)English-Greek dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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4 Help
subs.P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ἐπικουρία, ἡ, τιμωρία, ἡ, P. βοήθεια, ἡ, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ, ἐπωφέλημα, τό, προσωφέλησις, ἡ, ἀλκή, ἡ, ἀλέξημα, τό, ἄρκεσις, ἡ, ἐπάρκεσις, ἡ, ἄρηξις, ἡ, προσωφέλημα, τό.By the help of: P. and V. διά (acc.).Help against: P. and V. ἐπικούρησις, ἡ (gen.) (Plat.).Concretely of a person: use helper.——————v. trans.P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), ἐπωφελεῖν (acc.), ἐπαρκεῖν (dat.), ἐπικουρεῖν (dat.), βοηθεῖν (dat.), Ar. and V. ἀρηγεῖν (dat.) (also Xen.), ἐπαρήγειν (dat.) (also Xen.), V. προσωφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), βοηδρομεῖν (dat.), προσαρκεῖν (dat.), ἀρκεῖν (dat.), P. ἐπιβοηθεῖν (dat.).Stand by: Ar. and V. παρίστασθαι (dat.), συμπαραστατεῖν (dat.), V. συμπαρίστασθαι (dat.), συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.), παραστατεῖν (dat.).Fight on the side of: P. and V. συμμαχεῖν (dat.).Work with: P. and V. συλλαμβάνειν (dat.), συμπράσσειν (dat.), συνεργεῖν (dat.) (Xen.), V. συμπονεῖν (dat.), συγκάμνειν (dat.), συνέρδειν (dat.), συνεκπονεῖν (dat.), συνεργάζεσθαι (absol.), Ar. and P. συναγωνίζεσθαι (dat.).Help forward: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν; with non-personal subject, P. προφέρειν εἰς (acc.).Help to, contribute towards ( a result): P. and V. συμβάλλεσθαι (εἰς, acc.; V. gen.), P. συνεπιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), συλλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.), συναγωνίζεσθαι (πρός, acc.) (Dem. 231), V. συνάπτεσθαι (gen.).Help to: in compounds, use συν; e.g., help to kill: V. συμφονεύειν; help to attack: P. συνεισβάλλειν.How could a person of such a character help being like his peers? P. πῶς γὰρ οὐ μέλλει ὁ τοιοῦτος ὢν καὶ ἐοικέναι τοῖς τοιούτοις; (Plat., Rep. 349D).How can I help it? P. and V. τί γὰρ πάθω; (Eur., Phoen. 895; also Ar., Lys. 884).How could it help being so? P. πῶς γὰρ οὐ μέλλει; (Plat., Phaedo, 78B).Determined, if he could help it, to put in nowhere but at the Peloponnese: P. ὡς γῇ ἑκούσιος οὐ σχήσων ἄλλῃ ἢ Πελοποννήσῳ (Thuc. 3, 33).In same construction, use P. and V. ἑκών, P. ἑκών γʼ εἶναι.Could we help agreeing? P. ἄλλο τι ἢ ὁμολογῶμεν; (Plat., Crito, 52D).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Help
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5 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,απλώνω/-ομαι,τεζάρω2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) εκτείνομαι2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) τέντωμα,τάνυσμα2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) έκταση/διάστημα•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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6 afford
[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) διαθέτω (χρήματα, χρόνο)2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) είμαι σε θέση, έχω τη δυνατότητα -
7 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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8 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) κάνω να φτουρήσει2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) τα φέρνω βόλτα -
9 equipment
1) (the clothes, machines, tools etc necessary for a particular kind of work, activity etc: The mechanic could not repair the car because he did not have the right equipment; The boy could not afford the equipment necessary for mountaineering.) εξοπλισμός2) (the act of equipping.) εξοπλισμός -
10 humiliate
[hju'milieit](to make (someone) feel ashamed: He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.) ταπεινώνω- humiliation -
11 Miss
[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) δεσποινίς2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) κοπελιά -
12 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) (αφενός)...αφετέρουEnglish-Greek dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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13 a week today
(a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc: I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?) σήμερα οκτώ -
14 accommodate
[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) στεγάζω2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) εξυπηρετώ•- accommodation -
15 accordingly
1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) ανάλογα2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) συνεπώς -
16 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) απάντηση2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) λύση2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) απαντώ2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) ανοίγω, απαντώ3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) ανταποκρίνομαι σε4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) ανταποκρίνομαι (σε)•- answering machine
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17 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) οποιοσδήποτε2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) κανένας, καθόλου2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) οποιοσδήποτε3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) καθόλου- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
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18 anybody
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) οποιοσδήποτε2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) οποισδήποτε3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) ο καθένας, οποιοσδήποτε -
19 anyone
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) οποιοσδήποτε2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) οποισδήποτε3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) ο καθένας, οποιοσδήποτε -
20 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) βάζω, αλείφω2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) χρησιμοποιώ3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) κάνω αίτηση4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) αφορώ5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) ισχύω•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind
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could — [ weak kəd, strong kud ] modal verb *** Could is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I m glad you could come. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I came as quickly as I could. Could does not change its form, so the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
could — W1S1 [kəd strong kud] modal v negative short form couldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past ability)¦ 2¦(possibility)¦ 3¦(emphasizing your feelings)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(suggesting)¦ 6¦(annoyance)¦ 7 couldn t be better/worse/more pleased etc 8 I couldn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
could — [kood] v.aux. [altered (infl. by WOULD, SHOULD) < ME coud < OE cuthe (akin to Goth kuntha, OHG konda, ON kunna), pt. of cunnan, to be able: see CAN1] 1. pt. of CAN1 [he gave what he could give] 2 … English World dictionary
could — modal auxiliary. 1. See can. It functions as (1) the past tense of can, as in We could see for miles, (2) as a conditional equivalent to would be able to, as in I could take you in the car if you like, and (3) as a more tentative form of can in… … Modern English usage
Could — (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have * * * … Universalium
could've — (could have) v. used to express the possibility that one may have been able to do something … English contemporary dictionary
could — could; could·est; … English syllables
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have … English World dictionary
could|n't — «KUD uhnt», could not … Useful english dictionary
could — O.E. cuðe, pt. of cunnan to be able (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)); ending changed 14c. to standard English d(e). The excrescent l was added 15c. 16c. on model of would, should, where it is historical … Etymology dictionary
