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1 distant
1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) μακρινός2) (not close: a distant relation.) μακρινός3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) ψυχρός, απόμακρος -
2 Far
adj.Long: P. and V. μακρός.Distant: V. ἔκτοπος, ἄποπτος, τηλουρός, τηλωπός; see Distant.On the far side of: P. and V. τἀπέκεινα (gen.), V. τοὐκεῖθεν (gen.).——————adv.P. and V. μακράν, Ar. and P. πόρρω, P. ἄποθεν, Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν, V. πρόσω, πόρσω, ἑκάς (Thuc. also but rare P.), Ar. τηλοῦ.With comparatives: P. and V. πολύ, πολλῷ, μακρῷ.So far, at so great a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.About how far off is the Argive host: V. πόσον τι δʼ ἐστʼ ἄπωθεν Ἀργεῖον δόρυ (Eur., Heracl. 674).From far: P. πόρρωθεν, ἄποθεν, V. πρόσωθεν, τηλόθεν, Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν.Sent from far, adj.: V. τηλέπομπος.Far from: Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν (gen.), Ar. and P. πόρρω (gen.). P. ἄποθεν (gen.), V. πρόσω (gen.), πόρσω (gen.), μακράν (gen.), τηλοῦ (gen.) (Eur., Cycl. 689; also Ar. absol.), τηλόθεν (gen.), ἑκάς (gen.).Be far from, distant from, v.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν (gen.), P. διέχειν (gen.); met., be so far from... that...: P. τοσοῦτον ἀπέχειν τοῦ (infin.)... ὥστε (infin.), or τοσούτου δεῖν (infin.)... ὥστε (infin.).I am far from doing so: P. πολλοῦ γε καὶ δέω.Far from it: Ar. and P. πολλοῦ δεῖ (cf. Ar., Ach. 543).Too far: P. μακροτέραν, P. and V. περαιτέρω; met., go too far, go to extremes, v.: P. and V. ὑπερβάλλειν, V. ἐκτρέχειν.As far as, prep.: P. μέχρι (gen.), ἄχρι (gen.) (rare).As far as possible ( of place). — Send me as far away as possible from this land: V. πέμψον με χώρας τῆσδʼ ὅποι προσωτάτω (Eur., And. 922).As far as possible from Greece: V. ὡς προσωταθʼ ῾Ελλάδος (Eur., I.T. 712).As far as possible: P. ὅσον δυνατόν, εἰς τὸ δυνατόν, V. ὅσον μάλιστα.As far as... is concerned: P. and V. ἕνεκα (gen.) (Dem. 32; Eur., Hel. 1254), V. οὕνεκα (gen.) (Eur., And. 759, Phoen. 865), ἕκατι (gen.) (Eur., Cycl. 655).As far as you are concerned: P. and V. τὸ σὸν μέρος (Plat., Crito, 50B).As far as he was concerned: V. τοὐκείνου... μέρος (Eur., Hec. 989).As far as he was concerned you were saved: P. τό γε ἐπʼ ἐκεῖνον εἶναι ἐσώθης (Lys. 135). cf. τοὐπὶ σέ (Eur.. Rhes. 397).As far as I know: Ar. ὅσον γʼ ἔμʼ εἰδέναι (Nub. 1252).In so far as: P. καθʼ ὅσον.So far, to such an extent: P. and V. εἰς τοσοῦτο, εἰς τοσοῦτον.So far so good: P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, P. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτως (Isoc.), V. τούτων μὲν οὕτω, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί.Far advanced in years: P. πόρρω τῆς ἡλικίας, προβεβλήκως τῇ ἡλικίᾳ.His life is already far advanced: V. πρόσω μὲν ἤδη βίοτος (Eur., Hipp. 795).Far and wide: see under Wide.Far into the night: P. πόρρω τῶν νυκτῶν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Far
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3 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) απόσταση2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) βάθος,μακρία•- distant -
4 outpost
(a distant place: The island was an outpost of the nation.) ακριτικό φυλάκιο/ακριτική περιοχή -
5 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) στύλος- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) ταχυδρομείο2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) ταχυδρομώ- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) θέση,αξίωμα2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) πόστο3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) σταθμός2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) διορίζω,τοποθετώIV [pəust] -
6 Remove
v. trans.Carry away: P. and V. ἀποφέρειν.Take away: P. and V. ἀφαιρεῖν (or mid.), ἀναιρεῖν, παραιρεῖν (or mid.), ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.); see Withdraw.Strip off: P. περιαιρεῖν.Help to remove: V. συνεξαιρεῖν (acc.).Remove secretly (from place of danger, etc.): P. and V. ὑπεκτίθεσθαι, ὑπεκπέμπειν, ἐκκλέπτειν, ἐκκομίζεσθαι, P. ὑπεκκομίζειν, V. ὑπεκλαμβάνειν, ὑπεκσώζειν; see Rescue.Help to remove: P. συνεκκομίζειν (τινά τινι).V. intrans. Change one's dwelling: P. μετανίστασθαι, ἀπανίστασθαι, Ar. and P. ἀνοικίζεσθαι, μεταχωρεῖν, P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, V. μετοικεῖν.——————subs.Distance, difference: P. ἀπόστασις, ἡ.Being many removes distant in relationship to Archiades: P. πολλοστὸς εἰς τὴν τοῦ Ἀρχιάδου συγγένειαν προσήκων (Dem. 1086).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Remove
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