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1 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) είμαι2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) ήμουν4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) είναι να...πρόκειται5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) είμαι•- being- the be-all and end-all -
2 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) καϊμάκι2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) κρέμα3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) αφρόκρεμα4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) κρεμ2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) χτυπώ, ανακατεύω2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) βγάζω το καϊμάκι3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) επιλέγω την αφρόκρεμα•- creamy- creaminess
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3 informal
[in'fo:ml]1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) ανεπίσημος,χωρίς τύπους/επισημότητες2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) της καθομιλουμένης,ανεπίσημος•- informally -
4 scum
1) (dirty foam that forms on the surface of a liquid: The pond was covered with (a) scum.) ακαθαρσίες,απόβρασμα2) (bad, worthless people: People of that sort are the scum of the earth.) αποβράσματα -
5 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) πέτρα2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) πέτρα3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) πέτρα4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) πετράδι5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) κουκούτσι6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) μονάδα βάρους7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) πέτρα2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) πετροβολώ,λιθοβολώ2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ξεκουκουτσιάζω•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw -
6 Live
v. intrans.Exist: P. and V. ζῆν, εἶναι.Breathe: P. and V. ἐμπνεῖν (Plat.), V. ἔχειν πνοάς, or use V. φῶς ὁρᾶν (cf. P. οἳ νῦν ὁρῶσι τοῦ ἡλίου τὸ φῶς διʼ ἐμέ) (Andoc. 9), φάος βλέπειν, or βλέπειν alone, λεύσσειν φάος, αὐγὰς εἰσορᾶν.Short in any case was the time left you to live: V. βραχὺς δε σοί. πάντως ὁ λοιπὸς ἦν βιώσιμος χρόνος (Eur., Alc. 649).Pass one's life: P. and V. βιῶναι ( 2nd aor. of βιοῦν), διάγειν, διαιτᾶσθαι, P. διαβιῶναι ( 2nd aor. of διαβιοῦν), V. καταζῆν βίον, ἡμερεύειν.Live one's life to the end: P. and V. βίον διαζῆν, or διαζῆν alone, Ar. and P. διαγίγνεσθαι, V. βίον διαφέρειν, or διαφέρειν alone (or mid.).Dwell: see Dwell.Live in the open: P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, καταυλίζεσθαι (Xen.), ἐναυλίζεσθαι (act. used once in V.).He lives on what he collects, begs and borrows: P. ἀφʼ ὧν ἀγείρει καὶ προσαιτεῖ καὶ δανείζεται ἀπὸ τούτων διάγει (Dem. 96).Live as a citizen: P. and V. πολιτεύεσθαι (Eur., frag.).You will live to wish: P. ἔτι βουλήσεσθε (Thuc. 6, 86).Which of these bad forms of government is the least trying to live under: P. τίς τῶν οὐκ ὀρθῶν πολιτειῶν ἥκιστα χαλεπὴ συζῆν (Plat., Pol. 302B).Live with: P. and V. συνοικεῖν (absol. or dat.), συνεῖναι (absol. or dat.), V. συνναίειν (dat.), P. συμβιῶναι (dat. or absol.) ( 2nd aor. of συμβιοῦν), Ar. and P. συζῆν (dat. or absol.).Disagreeable to live with: P. συνημερεύειν ἀηδής (Plat.).If you are unfitted to live with: V. εἰ συνεῖναι μὴ ʼπιτηδεία κυρεῖς (Eur., And. 206).Worth living, adj.: see under Living.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Live
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