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  • 1 for hours

    (for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) για ώρες,επί μακρόν

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  • 2 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) για
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) για,προς
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) για,επί
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) για
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) για,έναντι
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) για
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) για
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) εκ μέρους,για
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) υπέρ
    10) (because of: for this reason.) γι'αυτό,για
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) για
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) για,προς
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) για
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) για
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) παρά
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) επειδή, καθώς

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  • 3 out for the count

    1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) νοκ-άουτ
    2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) εξουθενωμένος, `ψόφιος`

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  • 4 hour

    1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) ώρα
    2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) ώρα
    •
    - hour-glass
    - hour hand
    - at all hours
    - for hours
    - on the hour

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  • 5 speak

    [spi:k]
    past tense - spoke; verb
    1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) μιλώ,λέω
    2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) μιλώ,συζητώ
    3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) μιλώ
    4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) λέω,εκφράζω
    5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) βγάζω λόγο
    •
    - speaking
    - spoken
    - - spoken
    - generally speaking
    - speak for itself/themselves
    - speak out
    - speak up
    - to speak of

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  • 6 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) μιλώ
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) κουβεντιάζω, κουτσομπολεύω
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) συζητώ
    2. noun
    1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) συζήτηση, κουβέντα/ συνομιλία
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) ομιλία
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) κουτσομπολιό
    4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) λόγια
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    - talking book
    - talking head
    - talking-point
    - talk show
    - talking-to
    - talk back
    - talk big
    - talk down to
    - talk someone into / out of doing
    - talk into / out of doing
    - talk someone into / out of
    - talk into / out of
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk sense/nonsense
    - talk shop

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  • 7 talk round

    1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) πείθω, φέρνω στα νερά μου
    2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) γυροφέρνω

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  • 8 be up and about

    (to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) είμαι στο πόδι

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  • 9 bite

    1. past tense - bit; verb
    (to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) δαγκώνω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) δαγκωματιά
    2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) τσίμπημα δολώματος από ψάρι
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    - bite the dust

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  • 10 coop up

    (to shut into a small place: We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.) στριμώχνω

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  • 11 entertain

    [entə'tein]
    1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) φιλοξενώ,περιποιούμαι/δεξιώνομαι
    2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) ψυχαγωγώ
    3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) τρέφω,διατηρώ
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    - entertaining
    - entertainment

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  • 12 hold forth

    (to talk or give one's opinions, often loudly, at great length: The prime minister held forth for hours on the success of his government.) ομιλώ

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  • 13 puzzle

    1. verb
    1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) προβληματίζω
    2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) σπαζοκεφαλιάζω
    2. noun
    1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) αίνιγμα,γρίφος
    2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) σπαζοκεφαλιά
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    - puzzle out

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  • 14 waffle

    I 1. ['wofl] verb
    (to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)
    2. noun
    (talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.)
    II ['wofəl] noun
    (a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) κέικ φόρμας, βάφλα

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  • 15 solid

    ['solid] 1. adjective
    1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) στερεός
    2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) συμπαγής
    3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) στερεός,ακλόνητος,σταθερός
    4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) συμπαγής
    5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) ενιαίος, συμπαγής, αδιάσπαστος
    6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) στερεός
    7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) συνεχής
    2. adverb
    (without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) συνεχώς
    3. noun
    1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) στερεό
    2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) στερεό σώμα
    •
    - solidify
    - solidification
    - solidity
    - solidness
    - solidly
    - solid fuel

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  • 16 question

    ['kwes ən] 1. noun
    1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) ερώτηση, ερώτημα
    2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) θέμα, ζήτημα
    3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) ερώτηση, ζήτημα
    4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) αμφιβολία
    5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) πιθανότητα
    2. verb
    1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) ρωτώ, ανακρίνω
    2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) αμφισβητώ
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    - questionably
    - questionableness
    - question mark
    - question-master
    - questionnaire
    - in question
    - out of the question

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  • 17 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι
    •
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]

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  • 18 time

    1. noun
    1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ώρα
    2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) χρόνος
    3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) καιρός, ώρα
    4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') (διαθέσιμος) χρόνος
    5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) κατάλληλη στιγμή / περίσταση
    6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) φορά
    7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) περίοδος, στιγμή
    8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) χρόνος, ρυθμός
    2. verb
    1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) χρονομετρώ
    2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) επιλέγω το χρόνο, διαλέγω την ώρα μου (για)
    •
    - timelessly
    - timelessness
    - timely
    - timeliness
    - timer
    - times
    - timing
    - time bomb
    - time-consuming
    - time limit
    - time off
    - time out
    - timetable
    - all in good time
    - all the time
    - at times
    - be behind time
    - for the time being
    - from time to time
    - in good time
    - in time
    - no time at all
    - no time
    - one
    - two at a time
    - on time
    - save
    - waste time
    - take one's time
    - time and time again
    - time and again

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  • 19 continue

    [kən'tinju:] 1. verb
    1) (to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on: She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.) συνεχίζω/-ομαι
    2) (to go on (with) often after a break or pause: He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53.) συνεχίζω-ομαι
    •
    - continually
    - continuation
    - continuity     2. adjective
    a continuity girl.) συνεχής, αδιάκοπος
    - continuously

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  • 20 just

    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) δίκαιος
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) λογικός, δικαιολογημένος
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) αυτός που αξίζει ή αρμόζει σε μία περίσταση
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    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) ακριβώς
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) ακριβώς
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) μόλις, τώρα δα
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) μόλις, αυτή τη στιγμή
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) ακριβώς
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) μόλις
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) μόνο (και μόνο), απλώς
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) απλώς (για έμφαση)
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) σκέτα
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    - just now
    - just then

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