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1 Finding
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Finding
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2 finding
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3 Fault-finding
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fault-finding
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4 amusement
1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) διασκέδαση2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) ψυχαγωγία -
5 average
['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) μέσος όρος2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) μέσος2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) μέσος, συνηθισμένος3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) είμαι κατά μέσο όρο -
6 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) κριτικός2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) επικριτικός3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) κρίσιμος -
7 division
[di'viʒən]1) ((an) act of dividing.) διαίρεση2) (something that separates; a dividing line: a ditch marks the division between their two fields.) όριο,χώρισμα3) (a part or section (of an army etc): He belongs to B division of the local police force.) μεραρχία4) ((a) separation of thought; disagreement.) διχόνοια5) (the finding of how many times one number is contained in another.) διαίρεση -
8 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) επικρίνω -
9 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) ελπίζω2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) ελπίδα2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) ελπίδα,αποκούμπι3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) ελπίδα•- hopeful- hopefulness
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- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
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10 integrate
['intiɡreit](to (cause to) mix freely with other groups in society etc: The immigrants are not finding it easy to integrate into the life of our cities.) ενσωματώνω/-ομαι -
11 lo and behold
(an expression indicating surprise etc at seeing or finding something.) ιδού! να! -
12 manageable
1) (that can be controlled: The children are not very manageable.) καλόβολος2) (that can be done: Are you finding this work manageable?) εφικτός,στα μέτρα μου -
13 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) μέτρο/μεζούρα2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) μονάδα μετρήσεως3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) σύστημα μετρήσεως4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) μέτρο5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) μέτρο6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) (μουσική)διάστημα2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.)2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.)3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.)4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.)•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
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14 must
1. negative short form - mustn't; verb1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) πρέπει(να)2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) πρέπει(να),ασφαλώς3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) οφείλω,πρέπει(να)2. noun(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) απαραίτητο πράγμα -
15 police dog
(a dog trained to work with policemen (in tracking criminals, finding drugs etc).) αστυνομικός σκύλος -
16 public opinion poll
(a way of finding out public opinion by questioning a certain number of people.) σφυγμομέτρηση της κοινής γνώμης -
17 rash
I [ræʃ] adjective(acting, or done, with little caution or thought: a rash person/action/statement; It was rash of you to leave your present job without first finding another.) απερίσκεπτος- rashly- rashness II [ræʃ] noun(a large number of red spots on the skin: That child has a rash - is it measles?) αναφυλαξία -
18 resourceful
adjective (good at finding ways of solving difficulties, problems etc.) επινοητικός, εφευρετικός -
19 reward
[rə'wo:d] 1. noun1) (something given in return for or got from work done, good behaviour etc: He was given a gold watch as a reward for his services to the firm; Apart from the salary, teaching children has its own particular rewards.) επιβράβευση, ανταμοιβή2) (a sum of money offered for finding a criminal, lost or stolen property etc: A reward of $100 has been offered to the person who finds the diamond brooch.) αμοιβή2. verb(to give a reward to someone for something: He was rewarded for his services; His services were rewarded.) -
20 solution
[sə'lu:ʃən]1) (an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle: the solution to a crossword.) λύση2) (the act of finding such an answer.) επίλύση3) (a liquid with something dissolved in it: a solution of salt and water.) διάλυμα
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