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1 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) ίσιος,σταθερός,ομοιόμορφος2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) ομαλός,στρωτός3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) κανονικός4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) ζυγός5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) ίσος,ισόπαλος6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) ήπιος2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) εξισώνω,ισοφαρίζω2) (to make smooth or level.) εξομαλύνω•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) ακόμα και,(σε άρνηση)ούτε καν2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) ακόμη•- even if- even so
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2 More
adj.P. and V. πλείων.More or less: P, ἢ πλείων ἢ ἐλάσσων (Dem. 330).——————adv.P. and V. πλεῖον, πλέον.To form comparatives: P. and V. μᾶλλον.With numerals: Ar. and P. πλεῖν.More that half were found to be Carians: P. ὑπὲρ ἥμισυ Κᾶρες ἐφάνησαν (Thuc. 1, 8).More zealous than wise: V. πρόθυμος μᾶλλον ἢ σοφωτέρα (Eur., Med. 485).With more zeal than love: V. προθύμως μᾶλλον ἢ φίλως (Æsch., Ag. 1591).More worthy that rich: P. βελτίων ἢ πλουσιώτερος (Lys. 153).All the more: P. and V. τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον, τοσῷδε μᾶλλον.The more I believe, the more I am at a loss what to do: P. ὅσῳ μᾶλλον πιστεύω τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ἀπορῶ ὅτι χρήσωμαι (Plat., Rep. 368B).Doing things that it is a great disgrace even to speak of, much more for respectable people to perpetrate: P. τοιαῦτα ποιοῦντες ἃ πολλὴν αἰσχύνην ἔχει καὶ λέγειν μὴ ὅτι γε δὴ ποιεῖν ἀνθρώπους μετρίους (Dem. 1262).Many times more, adj.: P. πολλαπλάσιος.More and more: P. ἐπὶ πλέον, V. μᾶλλον μᾶλλον (Eur., I.T. 1406).Longer: P. and V. ἔτι.No more of this: P. οὕτω περὶ τούτων, ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτως (Isoc.), P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, V. τούτων μὲν οὕτω, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί; see so much for that under much.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > More
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3 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) τόσο2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) έτσι3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) αυτό,έτσι4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) το ίδιο5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') έτσι, πραγματικά2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) και έτσι,και γι'αυτό- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
4 become
past tense - became; verb1) (to come or grow to be: Her coat has become badly torn; She has become even more beautiful.) γίνομαι2) (to qualify or take a job as: She became a doctor.) γίνομαι3) ((with of) to happen to: What became of her son?) απογίνομαι4) (to suit: That dress really becomes her.) `πηγαίνω`, ταιριάζω•- becoming- becomingly -
5 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) από τη Σκύλλα στη ΧάρυβδηEnglish-Greek dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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6 Engage
v. trans.Hire: Ar. and P. μισθοῦσθαι.Attack: P. and V. εἰς χεῖρας ἔρχεσθαι (dat.), συμβάλλειν (dat.), πόλεμον συνάπτειν (dat. or πρός, acc.), Ar. and V. συνίστασθαι (dat.), V. μάχην συμβάλλειν (dat.), μάχην συνάπτειν (dat.), εἰς ἀγῶνα συμπίπτειν (dat.); see Encounter.It happened in many places that two, or at some parts even more ships were perforce engaged with one: P. συνετύγχανε πολλαχοῦ... δύο περὶ μίαν καὶ ἔστιν ᾗ καὶ πλείους ναῦς κατʼ ἀνάγκην συνηρτῆσθαι (Thuc. 7, 70).Bring into conflict: P. συμβάλλειν, V. συνάγειν, συνάπτειν, συμφέρειν, P. and V. ἀντιτάσσειν, Ar. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι.Betroth: see Betroth.V. intrans. Promise, undertake: P. and V. ὑπισχνεῖσθαι, ὑφίστασθαι, ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι, V. ὑπίσχεσθαι, P. ὑποδέχεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐγγυᾶσθαι; see Promise.Engage in, be engaged in: Ar. and P. πραγματεύεσθαι (acc., or περί, acc. or gen.). διατρίβειν (περί, acc. or gen., or πρός, acc.), P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc., or περί, acc. or gen.).I am engaged: P. ἀσχολία μοί ἐστι.Manage: P. and V. πράσσειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Engage
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7 yet
[jet] 1. adverb1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) ακόμη2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) ακόμη3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) ακόμη2. conjunction(but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) παρ' όλα αυτά, και όμως- as yet -
8 all
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) όێߏ¬ ολόκληρος2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) όλοι2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) εντελώς2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) τόσο•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all
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