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1 engine
['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) μηχανή,κινητήρας2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) ατμομηχανή•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) μηχανεύομαι -
2 Engine
subs.Engine of war: P. and V. μηχανή, ἡ. P. μηχάνημα, τό (Dem. 115, 124, etc.).Battering ram: P. κριός, ὁ. For reference to military engines, see Thuc. 2, 76; 4, 100 and 115.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Engine
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3 engine
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4 engine-driver
noun (a person who drives a railway engine.) μηχανοδηγός -
5 steam engine
(a moving engine for pulling a train, or a fixed engine, driven by steam.) ατμομηχανή -
6 diesel engine
['di:zəl](an internal-combustion engine in lorries etc, in which a heavy form of oil is used.) πετρελαιοκίνητη μηχανή -
7 outboard motor/engine
(a motor or engine fixed on to the outside of a boat.) εξωλέμβιος -
8 fire-engine
noun (a vehicle carrying firemen and their equipment.) πυροσβεστική αντλία (όχημα) -
9 choke
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10 high-powered
adjective ((with an engine which is) very powerful: a high-powered motorboat/engine.) ισχυρός -
11 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) αργόσχολος,άπρακτος/αχρησιμοποίητος2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) τεμπέλης3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) κενός4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) αβάσιμος,άσκοπος2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) χασομερώ,τεμπελιάζω2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) δουλεύω στο ραλαντί•- idler- idleness
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12 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) εσωτερική καύση -
13 rev
[rev](to increase the speed of revolution of (a car engine etc): He revved the engine (up); He was revving up in the yard.) μαρσάρω, φουλάρω- revs -
14 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) χώρισμα σταύλου2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) πάγκος•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) σταματώ,σβήνω ξαφνικά2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) χάνω την ταχύτητα στηρίξεως,στολάρω3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) μου σβήνει η μηχανή2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) απώλεια στηρίξεωςIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) καθυστερώ σκόπιμα,χρονοτριβώ,προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο -
15 throb
[Ɵrob] 1. past tense, past participle - throbbed; verb1) ((of the heart) to beat: Her heart throbbed with excitement.) σφύζω, πάλλομαι, χτυπώ γρήγορα2) (to beat regularly like the heart: The engine was throbbing gently.) βομβώ3) (to beat regularly with pain; to be very painful: His head is throbbing (with pain).) πάω να σπάσω από τον πόνο2. noun(a regular beat: the throb of the engine / her heart / her sore finger.) σφυγμός, παλμός, χτύπος, βόμβος -
16 whine
1. verb1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) κλαψουρίζω2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) τσιρίζω3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) κλαίγομαι2. noun(such a noise: the whine of an engine.) κλαψούρισμα, τσίριγμα -
17 Artillery
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Artillery
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18 antifreeze
['æntifri:z](a substance which is added to a liquid, usually water (eg in the radiator of a car engine), to prevent it from freezing.) αντιψυκτικό -
19 bonnet
['bonit]1) ((usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.) σκούφια2) ((American hood) the cover of a motor-car engine.) καπό αυτοκινήτου -
20 cab
[kæb]1) ((especially American) a taxi: Could you call a cab for me?) ταξί2) (the driver's compartment of a railway engine, lorry etc.) χώρισμα μηχανοδηγού ή οδηγού λεωφορείου, φορτηγού κλπ
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