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1 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) βρίσκομαι σε δίλημμα, διχάζομαιEnglish-Greek dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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2 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) βρίσκομαι σε δίλημμα, διχάζομαιEnglish-Greek dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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3 Get
v. trans.P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν, Ar. and V. πεπᾶσθαι (perf. infin. of πάεσθαι) (also Xen. but rare P.); see also P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι, κομίζειν.Fetch: P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, ἄγειν, V. πορεύειν.Get in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.Get in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.).Help to get: P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τινί), συγκατακτᾶσθαί (τινί τι).Get a person to do a thing: P. and V. πείθειν τινα ποιεῖν τι or ὥστε ποιεῖν τι.Get a thing done: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως τι γενήσεται.V. intrans. Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.Get at, reach, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.); see reach, met., intrigue with: P. κατασκευάζειν (acc.).Get back, recover: P. and V. ἀνακτᾶσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, ἀναλαμβάνειν, P. ἀνακομίζεσθαι, V. κομίζειν; see Recover.Get on with, have dealings with: P. and V. συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.); see have dealings with, under Dealings.Difficult to get on with: V. συναλλάσσειν βαρύς.Do you think after cheating us that you should get off scot free: Ar. μῶν ἀξιοῖς φενακίσας ἡμᾶς ἀπαλλαγῆναι ἀζήμιος (Pl. 271).Get oneself into trouble: P. εἰς κακὸν αὑτὸν ἐμβάλλειν (Dem. 32).What troubles I've got myself into: Ar. εἰς οἷʼ ἐμαυτὸν εἰσεκύλισα πράγματα (Thesm. 651).Get out of what one has said: P. ἐξαπαλλάσσεσθαι τῶν εἰρημένων (Thuc. 4, 28), ἐξαναχωρεῖν τὰ εἰρημένα (Thuc. 4, 28).Get round, cheat: Ar. περιέρχεσθαι (acc.).Get over: see under Over.Get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον ἔχειν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see Conquer.Get the worst of it: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι, P. ἔλασσον ἔχειν, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.Get to: see Reach.Get together, v. trans.: P. συνιστάναι; see Collect.Get up, contrive fraudulently: P. κατασκευάζειν; see trump up.I got you up ( dressed you up) as Hercules in fun: Ar. σὲ παίζων... Ἡρακλέαʼ ʼνεσκευασα (Ran. 523).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Get
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4 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) φτάνω2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) υπονοώ3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) `μπαίνω` σε (κάποιον), κάνω πλάκα σε -
5 on the spot
1) (at once: She liked it so much that she bought it on the spot; ( also adjective) an on-the-spot decision.) αμέσως/άμεσος2) (in the exact place referred to; in the place where one is needed: It was a good thing you were on the spot when he had his heart attack; ( also adjective) tour on-the-spot reporter.) επί τόπου3) ((especially with put) in a dangerous, difficult or embarrassing position: The interviewer's questions really put the Prime Minister on the spot.) σε δύσκολη θέση,στριμωγμένος -
6 particular
[pə'tikjulə]1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) συγκεκριμένος2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) ιδιαίτερος3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) ιδιότροπος,δύσκολος•- particulars
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7 proposition
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