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  • 1 Cause

    subs.
    P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ, Ar. and P. αἴτιον, τό.
    Occasion: P. and V. φορμή, ἡ.
    First cause, origin: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.
    Cause at law: P. and V. γών, ὁ, δκη, ἡ.
    Source, root: P. and V. πηγή, ἡ, ῥίζα, ἡ.
    The cause of: use adj., P. and V. αἴτιος (gen.).
    Of these things I am the cause: V. τῶνδʼ ἐγὼ παραίτιος (Æsch., frag.).
    Joint cause of: use adj.: P. and V. συναίτιος (gen.).
    From what cause: V. ἐκ τνος λόγου; see Why.
    The common cause: P. and V. τὸ κοινόν.
    Make common cause with, v.: P. κοινολογεῖσθαι (dat.), κοινῷ λόγῳ χρῆσθαι πρός (acc.).
    Making common cause with your father: V. κοινόφρων πατρί (Eur., Ion, 577).
    Her cause is in the hands of her parents and friends: V. τῇ δʼ ἐν γονεῦσι καὶ φίλοις τὰ πράγματα (Eur., And. 676).
    If the cause of the Medes should prevail: P. εἰ τὰ τοῦ Μήδου κρατήσειε (Thuc. 3, 62).
    Ruin one's cause: P. ἀπολλύναι τὰ πράγματα (Thuc. 8, 75).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Be cause of: P. and V. αἴτιος εἶναι (gen.).
    Produce: P. and V. γεννᾶν, τίκτειν (Plat.), ποιεῖν, V. φυτεύειν, τεύχειν, P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι; see also Contrive.
    Cause to do a thing: P. and V. ποιεῖν (acc. and infin.).
    Cause a thing to be done: P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι ὅπως τι γενήσεται.
    Start, set in motion: P. and V. κινεῖν.

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

  • 2 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) οδηγώ
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) προκαλώ
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) είμαι επικεφαλής: προηγούμαι
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) διάγω, περνώ
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) πρώτη θέση
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) προβάδισμα
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) λουρί σκύλου
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) στοιχείο
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) πρώτος / πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος
    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way
    II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) μόλυβδος
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) γραφίτης μολυβιού

    English-Greek dictionary > lead

  • 3 flush

    1. noun
    1) (a flow of blood to the face, making it red: A slow flush covered her face.) αναψοκοκκίνισμα,ξάναμμα
    2) ((the device that works) a rush of water which cleans a toilet: a flush toilet.) χείμαρρος νερού
    2. verb
    1) (to become red in the face: She flushed with embarrassment.) αναψοκοκκινίζω
    2) (to clean by a rush of water: to flush a toilet.) ξεπλένω,τραβώ το καζανάκι
    3) ((usually with out) to cause (an animal etc) to leave a hiding place: The police flushed out the criminal.) αναγάζω να εγκαταλείψει την κρυψώνα του
    - in the first flush of
    - the first flush of

    English-Greek dictionary > flush

  • 4 origin

    ['ori‹in] 1. noun
    (the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) αρχή,καταγωγή,προέλευση
    2. noun
    1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) πρωτότυπο
    2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) μοντέλο,πρωτότυπο
    - originally
    - originate
    - origins

    English-Greek dictionary > origin

  • 5 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) τοποθετώ,βάζω,αφήνω
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) στρώνω(τραπέζι)
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ορίζω
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) αναθέτω/δίνω
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) προκαλώ,βάζω,κάνω
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) δύω,βασιλεύω
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) πήζω,δένω
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ρυθμίζω
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) φιξάρω
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) δένω
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ανατάσσω,βάζω στη θέση του
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) καθορισμένος,σταθερός
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) αποφασισμένος
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) εσκεμμένος
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) σταθερός,μόνιμος
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) στερεότυπος,αμετακίνητος
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) δεμένος,διακοσμημένος
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) σύνολο,σειρά
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) δέκτης,συσκευή
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) κύκλος
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) χτένισμα,φιξάρισμα
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) σκηνικό/χώρος γυρίσματος
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) παρτίδα,σετ
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

    English-Greek dictionary > set

  • 6 sprout

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc: The trees are sprouting new leaves.) βλασταίνω,(ξε)πετώ
    2) ((of animals, birds etc) to develop eg horns, produce eg feathers: The young birds are sprouting their first feathers.) βγάζω
    2. noun
    (a new shoot or bud: bean sprouts.) βλαστάρι

    English-Greek dictionary > sprout

  • 7 support

    [sə'po:t] 1. verb
    1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) υποβαστάζω, στηρίζω
    2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) (υπο)στηρίζω
    3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) επαληθεύω, επιβεβαιώνω
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) συντηρώ, `τρέφω`
    2. noun
    1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) στήριξη
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) (υπο)στήριγμα, στυλοβάτης
    - supporting

    English-Greek dictionary > support

  • 8 wave

    [weiv] 1. noun
    1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) κύμα
    2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) κύμα (ήχου)
    3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) κατσάρωμα
    4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) κύμα, τάση
    5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) χαιρετισμός, γνέψιμο
    2. verb
    1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) κυματίζω
    2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) κατσαρώνω, κάνω περμανάντ / είμαι κατσαρός
    3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) χαιρετώ / γνέφω κουνώντας το χέρι /ανεμίζω
    - waviness
    - waveband
    - wave
    - wavelength
    - wave aside

    English-Greek dictionary > wave

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