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['esei](a written composition; a piece of written prose: The examination consists of four essays; Write an essay on/about your holiday.) πραγματεία,δοκίμιο -
2 Essay
subs.——————v. trans.P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), γεύεσθαι (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Essay
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4 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) αποσπασματικός -
5 compare
[kəm'peə]1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) συγκρίνω, παραβάλλω2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) παρομοιάζω3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) παραβάλλομαι, συγκρίνομαι•- comparative
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[kompə'ziʃən]1) (something composed, eg music: his latest composition.) σύνθεση2) (the act of composing: the difficulties of composition.) σύνθεση3) (an essay written as a school exercise: The children had to write a composition about their holiday.) έκθεση ιδεών4) (the parts of which a thing is made: Have you studied the composition of the chemical?) σύσταση -
7 deadline
noun (a time by which something must be done or finished: Monday is the deadline for handing in this essay.) προθεσμία -
8 embarrassed
adjective He was embarrassed when the teacher asked him to read his essay to the class.) αμήχανος -
9 except
[ik'sept] 1. preposition(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) εκτός(από)2. verb(to leave out or exclude.) εξαιρώ,αποκλείω- excepted- excepting
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10 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) συγχωρώ2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) απαλάσσω2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) δικαιολογία -
11 grammar
['ɡræmə]1) (the rules for forming words and for combining words to form sentences: He's an expert on French grammar.) γραμματική2) (a description or collection of the rules of grammar: Could you lend me your Latin grammar?; ( also adjective) a grammar book.) γραμματική3) (a person's use of grammatical rules: This essay is full of bad grammar.) γραμματική•- grammatically
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13 lengthy
adjective (of great, often too great, length: This essay is interesting but lengthy.) μακροσκελής -
14 make a mess of
1) (to make dirty, untidy or confused: The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.) τα κάνω άνω-κάτω2) (to do badly: He made a mess of his essay.) τα κάνω θάλασσα3) (to spoil or ruin (eg one's life): He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.) καταστρέφω -
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16 strike out
1) (to erase or cross out (a word etc): He read the essay and struck out a word here and there.) διαγράφω2) (to start fighting: He's a man who strikes out with his fists whenever he's angry.) βαράω -
17 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) υποτελής2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) υπήκοος2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) θέμα3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) μάθημα4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) αντικείμενο(συζήτησης κλπ.)5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) υποκείμενο(ρήματος)3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) υποτάσσω2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) υποβάλλω•- subjective
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18 subject matter
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19 theme
[Ɵi:m]1) (the subject of a discussion, essay etc: The theme for tonight's talk is education.) θέμα (συζήτησης)2) (in a piece of music, the main melody, which may be repeated often.) θέμα (μουσικό) -
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['Ɵi:sis]plural - theses; noun(a long written essay, report etc, often done for a university degree: a doctoral thesis; He is writing a thesis on the works of John Milton.) διατριβή
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