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  • 1 alibi

    (the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) άλλοθι

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  • 2 beforehand

    adverb (before the time when something else is done: If you're coming, let me know beforehand.) προκαταβολικά

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  • 3 exchange

    [iks' ein‹] 1. verb
    1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) αλλάζω
    2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) ανταλλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (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.) ανταλλαγή
    2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) λογομαχία
    3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) συνάλλαγμα
    4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) συνάλλαγμα
    5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) χρηματιστήριο
    6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) τηλεφωνικό κέντρο
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  • 4 fall back on

    (to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) προσφεύγω

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  • 5 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) για
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) για,προς
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) για,επί
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) για
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) για,έναντι
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) για
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) για
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) εκ μέρους,για
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) υπέρ
    10) (because of: for this reason.) γι'αυτό,για
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) για
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) για,προς
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) για
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) για
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) παρά
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) επειδή, καθώς

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  • 6 metaphor

    ['metəfə]
    (a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) μεταφορά
    - metaphorical
    - metaphoric
    - metaphorically

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  • 7 might have

    1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) θα μπορούσα να είχα
    2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) θα μπορούσες/έπρεπε να
    3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) θα μπορούσα να είχα
    4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') ίσως

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  • 8 pack up

    1) (to put into containers in order to take somewhere else: She packed up the contents of her house.) αμπαλάρω
    2) (to stop working or operating: We'd only gone five miles when the engine packed up.) σταματώ,χαλώ

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  • 9 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) τόπος,μέρος,τοποθεσία
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) χώρος
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) μέρος
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) θέση
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) θέση
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) θέση
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) θέση
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) θέση,αρμοδιότητα
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) θέση,πόστο(εργασίας,ομάδας)
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) σπίτι
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) οδός
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) θέση
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) τοποθετώ
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) θυμάμαι,αναγνωρίζω
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    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of

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  • 10 present

    I ['preznt] adjective
    1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) παρών
    2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) τωρινός,νυν
    3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) ενεστώτας,ενεστωτικός
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    - the present
    - at present
    - for the present     II [pri'zent] verb
    1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) προσφέρω,δωρίζω
    2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) συστήνω
    3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) παρουσιάζω, `ανεβάζω`
    4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) παρουσιάζω(ιδέες κλπ.)
    5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) (αυτοπαθές)εμφανίζομαι
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    - presentable
    - presentation
    - present arms     III ['preznt] noun
    (a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) δώρο

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  • 11 rate

    [reit] 1. noun
    1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) ποσοστό
    2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) αναλογία, ποσοστό
    3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ρυθμός
    4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) τιμή, επίπεδο
    5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (πληθ.) δημοτικά τέλη
    2. verb
    (to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) λογαριάζω/-ομαι, μετρώ
    - at this
    - at that rate
    - rate of exchange

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  • 12 relatively

    ['relətivli]
    adverb (when compared to someone or something else: He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking.) σχετικά

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  • 13 repeat

    [rə'pi:t] 1. verb
    1) (to say or do again: Would you repeat those instructions, please?) επαναλαμβάνω
    2) (to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to: Please do not repeat what I've just told you.) επαναλαμβάνω
    3) (to say (something) one has learned by heart: to repeat a poem.) απαγγέλω
    2. noun
    (something which is repeated: I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; ( also adjective) a repeat performance.) (πρόγραμμα σε) επανάληψη
    - repeatedly
    - repetition
    - repetitive
    - repetitively
    - repetitiveness
    - repeat oneself

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  • 14 snigger

    ['sniɡə] 1. verb
    (to laugh quietly in an unpleasant manner eg at someone else's misfortune: When he fell off his chair we all sniggered.) χαχανίζω
    2. noun
    (an act of sniggering.) χαχανητό

    English-Greek dictionary > snigger

  • 15 Weigh

    v. trans.
    Weigh in the scales: Ar. and P. ἱστάναι.
    Weigh one set of pleasures against another: P. ἡδέα πρὸς ἡδέα ἱστάναι (Plat., Prot. 356B).
    Let him repeat another sentence and weigh it against mine: Ar. ἀλλʼ ἕτερον εἰπάτω τι κἀντιστησάτω (Ran. 1389).
    Casting eyes on two and weighing them in his hands: V. δισσούς γʼ ἀθρήσας κἀπιβαστάσας χεροῖν (Eur., Cycl. 379).
    Generally, measure: P. and V. μετρεῖν, σταθμᾶσθαι, συμμετρεῖσθαι; see Measure.
    Examine: P. and V. ἐξετάζειν, σκοπεῖν, διασκοπεῖν; see Examine.
    Ponder on: P. and V. ἐνθυμεῖσθαι (acc.), λογίζεσθαι (acc.); see under Ponder.
    Compare: P. and V. εἰκάζειν, ἀπεικάζειν, ἀντιτιθέναι; see Compare.
    V. intrans.
    Have a certain weight: P. ἔχειν σταθμόν.
    To weigh forty talents: P. ἔχειν τεσσαράκοντα τάλαντα σταθμόν (Thuc. 2, 13).
    Weigh a mina: P. ἄγειν μνᾶν (Dem. 617).
    Have weight, influence: P. and V. ῥοπὴν ἔχειν, δύναμιν ἔχειν (Eur., Phoen. 440).
    When they have seen that all else has weighed less with you than the law: P. πάντα τἄλλα παρʼ ὑμῖν ἑορακότες ἀσθενέστερα τοῦ νόμου γεγενημένα.
    Weigh down, v. trans.; P. βαρύνειν, V. καταρρέπειν, βρίθειν (Æsch., Pers. 346).
    Be weighed down: P. and V. ῥέπειν, βρίθειν (or pass.) (also Plat., Phaedrus, 247B, but rare P.).
    met., oppress: P. and V. πιέζειν; see Oppress, Trouble.
    Weigh upon, trouble the mind, met.: P. and V. ἐνθύμιος εἶναι (dat.); see Trouble.
    Be weighted with: V. βρίθειν (or pass.) (dat.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Weigh

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