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  • 1 for the best

    (intended to have the best results possible: We don't want to send the child away to school but we're doing it for the best.) για καλό

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  • 2 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
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    - 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

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  • 3 good

    [ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) καλός
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) σωστός
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) καλής ποιότητας
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) καλός, ικανός
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) καλός, ευγενικός
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) ωφέλιμος
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) καλός
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) ευχάριστος
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) αρκετός
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) κατάλληλος
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) γερός
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) ικανοποιητικός
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) επιδοκιμαστικός
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) σε βάθος
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) καλά
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) καλό / όφελος
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) καλοσύνη
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) ωραία
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) θεέ μου!
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

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  • 4 plot

    [plot] 1. noun
    1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) συνωμοσία
    2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) υπόθεση,πλοκή
    3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) κομμάτι γης,οικόπεδο
    2. verb
    1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) συνωμοτώ/σχεδιάζω,καταστρώνω
    2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) χαράζω,σχεδιάζω,αποτυπώνω γραφικά

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  • 5 flair

    [fleə]
    (a natural ability or cleverness for (doing) something: She has flair for (learning) languages.) ταλέντο

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  • 6 jail

    [‹eil] 1. noun
    ((a) prison: You ought to be sent to jail for doing that.) φυλακή
    2. verb
    (to put in prison: He was jailed for two years.) φυλακίζω
    - jailor
    - gaoler
    - jailbird
    - gaolbird

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  • 7 penalise

    1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.)
    2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.)

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  • 8 penalize

    1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.)
    2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.)

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  • 9 penalty

    ['penlti]
    plural - penalties; noun
    1) (a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc: They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.) ποινή,τιμωρία
    2) (in sport etc, a disadvantage etc that must be suffered for breaking the rules etc: The referee awarded the team a penalty; ( also adjective) a penalty kick) πέναλτι

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  • 10 steel

    [sti:l] 1. noun, adjective
    (of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). χάλυβας,ατσάλι/ατσάλινος
    2. verb
    (to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.)
    - steeliness
    - steel wool
    - steelworks

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  • 11 word processor

    noun (a program for writing or editing texts, letters etc and storing them in the computer's memory; a computer used for doing this.) επεξεργαστής κειμένου

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  • 12 after all

    1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) στο κάτω-κάτω
    2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) τελικά

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  • 13 brake

    [breik] 1. verb
    (to slow down or stop: He braked (the car) suddenly.) φρενάρω
    2. noun
    (often in plural) a device for doing this: He put on the brake(s). φρένο

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  • 14 elbow-room

    noun (space enough for doing something: Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!) χώρος,ελευθερία/άνεση κινήσεων

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  • 15 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) δικάζω
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) κρίνω, γνωμοδοτώ
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) κρίνω
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) επικρίνω
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) δικαστής
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) κριτής
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) κριτής
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    - judgement
    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement

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  • 16 method

    ['meƟəd]
    1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) μέθοδος
    2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) σύστημα
    3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) μεθοδικότητα
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    - methodically

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  • 17 opportunity

    [opə'tju:nəti]
    plural - opportunities; noun
    (a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) ευκαιρία

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  • 18 overdue

    [əuvə'dju:]
    1) (late: The train is overdue.) καθυστερημένος
    2) ((of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed: overdue library books.) καθυστερημένος

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  • 19 purpose

    ['pə:pəs]
    1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) σκοπός
    2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) σκοπός
    3) (determination: a man of purpose.) αποφασιστικότητα
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    - purposefully
    - purposeless
    - purposely
    - purpose-built
    - on purpose
    - serve a purpose
    - to no purpose

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  • 20 scolding

    noun (a stern or angry rebuke: I got a scolding for doing careless work.) κατσάδα

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  • pay the penalty (for for doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pay a price (for for doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pay the price (for for doing something) — pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth) | pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done • He looked terrible this morning. I think he s paying the penalty for all those late nights.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pardon me for (doing) something — spoken phrase used for saying ‘sorry’ for doing or saying something that you think might offend people Pardon me for interrupting, but there’s a phone call for you. Pardon me for saying so, but isn’t he a little old for her? Thesaurus: ways of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • be done for for doing something — be/get ˈdone for sth/for doing sth idiom (BrE, informal) to be caught and punished for doing sth illegal but not too serious • I got done for speeding on my way back. Main entry: ↑doneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • get done for for doing something — be/get ˈdone for sth/for doing sth idiom (BrE, informal) to be caught and punished for doing sth illegal but not too serious • I got done for speeding on my way back. Main entry: ↑doneidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • tell somebody off (for for doing something) — ˌtell sbˈoff (for sth/for doing sth) derived (informal) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong Syn: ↑scold • I told the boys off for making so much noise. • Did you get told off? …   Useful english dictionary

  • forgive me (for doing something) — forgive me (for doing something)/forgive my doing something/spoken phrase used when you want to say or do something that may offend the person you are talking to Forgive me, but I must leave now. Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay… …   Useful english dictionary

  • not be made for (doing) something — not be made for (doing) something/to do something/ phrase used to say that you do not like doing something or it is not right for you I wasn’t made for getting up early. Thesaurus: not suitable or convenientsynonym Main entry: made …   Useful english dictionary

  • how's that for doing something — how s that for (doing something) this is an excellent example of doing something. After losing his old business, he started a new one that has five movies in production right now – how s that for ending up OK? …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a genius for (doing) something — phrase to be very good at something He has a genius for convincing you that he is sincere. Thesaurus: to be good at doing somethingsynonym Main entry: genius …   Useful english dictionary

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