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  • 1 for certain

    (definitely: She may come but she can't say for certain.) (στα) σίγουρα

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  • 2 certain

    ['sə:tn] 1. adjective
    1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) σίγουρος
    2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) βέβαιος
    3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) κάποιος
    4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) σχετικός
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    2. interjection
    (of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') φυσικά!
    - for certain
    - make certain

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  • 3 Certain

    adj.
    To be relied on: P. and V. βέβαιος, πιστός, ἀσφαλής, φερέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ἔμπεδος.
    Clear: P. and V. σαφής, δῆλος, ἐμφανής; see Clear.
    It is practically certain: P. σχεδόν τι δῆλον (Plat., Crit. 53B).
    Not to be disputed: P. ἀναμφισβήτητος.
    Hastening to certain death: V. ὁρμώμενος εἰς προὖπτον Ἅιδην (Soph., O.C. 1439).
    Accurate, exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής.
    Not false: P. and V. ἀψευδής (Plat.).
    Fixed upon, arranged: P. and V. προκείμενος, P. ῥητός.
    A certain (Latin, quidam): P. and V. τις.
    Be certain, positive: P. and V. πεπεῖσθαι (perf. pass. πείθειν), πιστεύειν, V. πιστοῦσθαι, Ar. and V. πεποιθέναι ( 2nd perf. act. πείθειν).
    Be certain to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
    For certain: see Certainly.

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  • 4 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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  • 5 good for

    1) (certain to last: These houses are good for another hundred years at least.) αντέχω
    2) (certain to pay (a sum of money): He's good for $50.) μπορώ να διαθέσω
    3) (certain to cause: That story is always good for a laugh.) είναι βέβαιο ότι θα προκαλέσει

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  • 6 demand

    1. verb
    1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) απαιτώ
    2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) απαιτώ
    2. noun
    1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) απαίτηση,αξίωση
    2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) διεκδίκηση
    3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) ζήτηση
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    - on demand

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  • 7 market

    1. noun
    1) (a public place where people meet to buy and sell or the public event at which this happens: He has a clothes stall in the market.) αγορά
    2) ((a place where there is) a demand for certain things: There is a market for cotton goods in hot countries.) αγορά
    2. verb
    (to (attempt to) sell: I produce the goods and my brother markets them all over the world.) πουλώ,διοχετεύω στην αγορά
    - marketing
    - market-garden
    - market-place
    - market-square
    - market price/value
    - market research
    - be on the market

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  • 8 pitch

    I 1. [pi ] verb
    1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) στήνω
    2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) πετώ
    3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) πέφτω/ρίχνω
    4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) σκαμπανεβάζω
    5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) δίνω τον τόνο
    2. noun
    1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)
    2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)
    3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)
    4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)
    5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)
    6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)
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    - pitcher
    - pitched battle
    - pitchfork     II [pi ] noun
    (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) πίσσα
    - pitch-dark

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  • 9 block

    [blok] 1. noun
    1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) μεγάλο κομμάτι, ογκόλιθος
    2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) κούτσουρο
    3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) συγκρότημα, πολυκατοικία
    4) (a barrier: a road block.) μπλόκο, φράγμα, εμπόδιο
    5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) (οικοδομικό) τετράγωνο
    2. verb
    (to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) φράζω
    3. verb
    The ships blockaded the town.) αποκλείω
    - blocked
    - block capital/letter
    - blockhead

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  • 10 court

    [ko:t] 1. noun
    1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) δικαστήριο (τόπος)
    2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) δικαστήριο
    3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) γήπεδο
    4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) βασιλική αυλή, οι αυλικοί
    5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) ανάκτορο
    6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) αυλή
    2. verb
    1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) φλερτάρω
    2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) επιζητώ
    3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) προκαλώ
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    - courtly
    - courtliness
    - courtship
    - courthouse
    - court-martial
    - courtyard

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  • 11 gala

    1) (an occasion of entertainment and enjoyment out of doors: a children's gala.) γιορτή
    2) (a meeting for certain sports: a swimming gala.) συνάντηση

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  • 12 patrial

    ['peitriəl]
    (a citizen of the United Kingdom, a British colony or the British Commonwealth, who for certain reasons (eg because one of his parents was born in the United Kingdom) has the right to enter and stay in the United Kingdom.)

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  • 13 somehow

    adverb (in some way not known for certain: I'll get there somehow.) κάπως

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  • 14 Sure

    adj.
    Trustworthy: P. and V. βέβαιος, πιστός, ἀσφαλής, φερέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.), ἐχέγγυος (Thuc. but rare P.).
    Firm: P. and V. βέβαιος, V. ἔμπεδος; see Firm.
    Free from falsehood: P. and V. ἀψευδής (Plat.).
    Unerring: P. and V. ἄφυκτος.
    Exact: P. and V. ἀκριβής.
    Clear: P. and V. σαφής; see Clear.
    There is no sure mark to show true manhood: V. οὐκ ἔστʼ ἀκριβὲς οὐδὲν εἰς εὐανδρίαν (Eur., El. 367).
    Be sure, be convinced: P. and V. πεπεῖσθαι (perf. pass. of πείθειν), πιστεύειν, Ar. and V. πεποιθέναι ( 2nd perf. act. of πείθειν)V. πιστοῦσθαι.
    Be sure, know for certain: P. and V. σαφῶς εἰδέναι, Ar. and V. σάφα εἰδέναι (rare P.),
    Be sure to: P. and V. φροντίζειν ὅπως (aor. subj. or fut. indic.).
    Be sure you play the man: V. ὅπως ἀνὴρ ἔσει; see under Mind.
    Be sure to, be likely to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
    Make sure, ascertain: P. and V. μανθάνειν, πυνθάνεσθαι, γιγνώσκειν.
    Make sure of, know exactly: P. and V. ἀκριβοῦν (acc.).
    Test: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν, ἐξελέγχειν.
    Secure: P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι; see Secure.
    To be sure, adverbial phrase: see Surely.

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  • 15 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) κρατώ, φυλάγω
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) κρατώ
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) διατηρώ, τηρώ
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) συνεχίζω
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) κρατώ
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) φροντίζω, διατηρώ
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) διατηρούμαι
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) κρατώ (ενήμερο)
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) καθυστερώ
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) συντηρώ
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) κρατώ
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) γιορτάζω
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) συντήρηση, έξοδα συντηρήσεως
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

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  • 16 measure

    ['meʒə] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) μέτρο/μεζούρα
    2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) μονάδα μετρήσεως
    3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) σύστημα μετρήσεως
    4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) μέτρο
    5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) μέτρο
    6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) (μουσική)διάστημα
    2. verb
    1) (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.)
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    - beyond measure
    - for good measure
    - full measure
    - made to measure
    - measure out
    - measure up

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  • 17 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

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  • 18 guarantee

    1. noun
    1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) εγγύηση
    2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) εγγύηση
    2. verb
    1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) εγγυώμαι
    2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) εγγυώμαι

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  • 19 range

    [rein‹] 1. noun
    1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) φάσμα, πεδίο, έκταση, ποικιλία
    2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) βεληνεκές, ακτίνα, εμβέλεια δράσης
    3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) γκάμα, κλίμακα, εύρος
    4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) σειρά
    5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) ανοιχτό βοσκοτόπι
    6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) πεδίο βολής, σκοπευτήριο
    7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) στόφα
    2. verb
    1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) παρατάσσω
    2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) κυμαίνομαι, ποικίλλω
    3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι
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  • 20 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
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    - 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
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