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1 Prize
subs.P. and V. ἆθλον, τό.First prize: P. πρωτεῖα, τά (rare sing.).Second prize: P. δευτερεῖα, τά.Third prize: P. τριτεῖα, τά.Prize of valour: P. and V. ἀριστεῖα, τά (rare sing.), V. καλλιστεῖα, τά.Prize of beauty, subs.: V. καλλιστεῖα, τά (rare sing.).Win the prize of beauty, v.: V. καλλιστεύεσθαι.Quarry, subs.: P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.) ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.), θήρα, ἡ (Xen.), V. θήραμα, τό.——————v. trans.P. περὶ πολλοῦ ποιεῖσθαι, περὶ παντὸς ἡγεῖσθαι. V. πολλῶν ἀξιοῦν.Honour: P. and V. τιμᾶν.Heed: P. and V. ἐπιστρέφεσθαι (gen.), κήδεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.), φροντίζειν (gen.), V. ἐναριθμεῖσθαι, προκήδεσθαι (gen.).Prize-work, show-piece: P. ἀγώνισμα, τό (Thuc. 1, 22).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Prize
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2 prize
I 1. noun1) (a reward for good work etc: He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.) βραβείο2) (something won in a competition etc: I've won first prize!; ( also adjective) a prize (= having won, or worthy of, a prize) bull.) βραβείο,έπαθλο2. verb(to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) εκτιμώ ιδιαίτεραII see prise -
3 First
adj.In all senses: P. and V. πρῶτος.Be first born, v.; P. and V. πρεσβεύειν.You must go first: V. σοὶ βαδιστέον πάρος (Soph., El. 1502).The first comer, any chance person: P. and V. ὁ τυχών, ὁ ἐπιτυχών, ὁ προστυχών, ὁ συντυχών, P. ὁ ἐντυχών, ὁ παρατυχών, V. ὁ ἐπιών, ὁ φθάσας.Have the first place, v.: P. πρωτεύειν, V. πρεσβεύειν, πρεσβεύεσθαι.Give the first place to: P. and V. πρεσβεύειν (acc.) (Plat.).First prize: P. πρωτεῖον (or pl.).The first day of the month: Ar. and P. ἕνη καὶ νέα.Those who are the first to confer a favour: P. οἱ προϋπάρχοντες τῷ ποιεῖν εὖ (Dem. 471).At first: P. and V. τὸ πρῶτον.Originally: P. and V. τὸ ἀρχαῖον, P. κατʼ ἀρχάς.——————adv.Earlier, before something else: P. and V. πρότερον.First and foremost: P. and V. τὸ μὲν μέγιστον, μάλιστα μέν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > First
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4 win
[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) κερδίζω2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) κερδίζω3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) κερδίζω2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) νίκη- winner- winning
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6 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) κατηγορία2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) κοινωνική/αστική τάξη3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) κλάση4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) τάξη5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) μάθημα6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) σειρά διαλέξεων, σεμινάριων2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.)- class-room -
7 gold medal
(in competitions, the medal awarded as first prize.) χρυσό μετάλλιο -
8 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) γνώση2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) γνώσεις3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) γνώσεις, (το) επιστητό•- general knowledge
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