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21 slang
[slæŋ] 1. noun(words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) αργκό2. verb(to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.) -
22 fad
(a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.) παροδική συνήθεια,μόδα- faddish- faddishness -
23 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) γρήγορος, γοργός2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) ταχύς, σβέλτος3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) πρόθυμος: ζωντανός, ζωηρός: έξυπνος, εύστροφος2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) γρήγορα- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
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24 Temporary
adj.Lasting a short time: P. ὀλιγοχρόνιος.Ephemeral: P. and V. ἐφήμερος (Plat.).Take temporary measures: use P. εἰς τὸ παραυτίκα βουλεύεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Temporary
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25 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.)3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) λαχταρώ- longing- longingly -
26 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) δρόμος, δίοδος2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) δρόμος3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) οδός4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) απόσταση5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) τρόπος6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) άποψη, τρόπος7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) συνήθεια8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) δρόμος, πορεία2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) κατά πολύ- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
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27 term
[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) (χρονική) περίοδος, διάρκεια, χρόνος2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) σχολική / εκπαιδευτική περίοδος, τρίμηνο3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) όρος•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.)- in terms of
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