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1 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) εγκαταλείπω2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) λιποτακτώ•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) έρημος -
2 Desert
v. trans.Quit: P. and V. λείπειν, καταλείπειν, ἀπολείπειν, ἐκλείπειν, προλείπειν, ἀμείβειν (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἐξαμείβειν, ἐκλιμπάνειν.Leave in the lurch: P. and V. λείπειν, καταλείπειν, προλείπειν, προδιδόναι, ἐρημοῦν, ἀποστατεῖν (gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and P. προιέναι (or mid.).Leave empty: P. and V. κενοῦν, ἐρημοῦν.Desert one's post: P. τάξιν λείπειν, V. τάξιν ἐρημοῦν.V. intrans. Run away: Ar. and P. αὐτομολεῖν, ἀποδιδράσκειν, P. ἀπαυτομολεῖν.Desert to, go over to ( an enemy): P. μεθίστασθαι παρὰ (acc.) (Thuc. 1, 107).——————adj.P. and V. ἐρῆμος.——————subs.P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.——————subs.What one deserves: use P. and V. ἀξία, ἡ.Meet one's deserts: P. and V. ἄξια πάσχειν, V. τυγχάνειν ἀξίων or τῶν ἐπαξίων κυρεῖν, Ar. τῆς αξίας τυγχάνειν.Beyond one's deserts: P. παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν, P. and V. ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀξίαν.According to one's deserts: P. and V. κατʼ ἀξίαν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Desert
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5 Abscond
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Abscond
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6 camel
['kæməl](a desert animal with one (dromedary ['dromədəri]) or two (bactrian (camel) ['bæktriən]) humps on its back, used for carrying goods and/or people.) καμήλα -
7 caravan
['kærəvæn]1) (a vehicle on wheels for living in, now pulled by car etc, formerly by horse: a holiday caravan; a gypsy caravan.) τροχόσπιτο2) (a group of people travelling together for safety especially across a desert on camels: a caravan of merchants.) καραβάνι -
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9 extreme
[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) υπέρτατος,ακραίος,εξαιρετικός2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.) άκρος3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) ακραίος2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) άκρο2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) άκρο,έπακρο•- extremism
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11 glare
[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) αγριοκοιτάζω2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) λάμπω αμείλικτα2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) άγριο βλέμμα2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) εκτυφλωτικό φως•- glaring- glaringly -
12 mirage
(an illusion of an area of water in the desert or on a road etc.) αντικατοπτρισμός,οφθαλμαπάτη -
13 oasis
[əu'eisis]plural - oases; noun(an area in a desert where water is found: The travellers stopped at an oasis.) όαση -
14 pipeline
noun (a long line of pipes used for conveying oil, gas, water etc: an oil pipeline across the desert.) αγωγός/πετρελαιαγωγός -
15 sand-storm
['sænsto:m]noun (a storm of wind, carrying with it clouds of sand: We were caught in a sandstorm in the desert.) αμμοθύελλα -
16 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) ίσιος2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ευθύς,ειλικρινής3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ίσιος4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) σε τάξη,σε σωστή σειρά5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) σκέτος6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) ανέκφραστος7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) ηθοποιός ρεπερτορίου, κλασικός ηθοποιός2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) ίσια2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) κατευθείαν3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) τίμια3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.)- straightness
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- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
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17 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) σκουπίζω2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) παρασύρω, σαρώνω3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) διατρέχω4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) σκούπισμα2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής4) (a sweepstake.) λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
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19 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) σπαταλώ, χαραμίζω2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) απορρίματα, απόβλητα2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) σπατάλη, άδικο χάσιμο3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) έρημη έκταση•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
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20 waterhole
noun (a spring or other place where water can be found in a desert or other dry country: The elephant drank from the waterhole.) νερόλακκος
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