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1 Front
v. trans.See Face.——————subs.Forehead: P. and V. μέτωπον, τό (Xen.).Brow: P. and V. ὀφρύς, ἡ.Fore-part: P. and V. τὸ πρόσθεν, P. τὸ ἔμπροσθεν.Front of an army: P. and V. μέτωπον, τό (Xen.), στόμα, τό (Xen.).When we ranged our armed forces against each other, extending our line in front: V. ἐπεὶ γὰρ ἀλλήλοισιν ὁπλίτην στρατὸν κατὰ στόμʼ ἐκτείνοντες ἀντετάξαμεν (Eur., Heracl. 800).Front of a house: V. προνώπια, τά.met., change of front, change of view: P. μετάνοια, ἡ.Change-front (met., change one's views), v.: P. μετανοεῖν.In front, adv.: P. ἔμπροσθεν, κατὰ πρόσωπον.Forward: P. πόρρω, V. πρόσω, πόρσω.Go in front to guide me: V. ἡγοῦ πάροιθε (Eur., Phoen. 834).In front of facing, adj.: P. and V. ἐναντίος (dat.), V. ἀντίος (dat.) (Plat. also but rare P.).In presence of: P. and V. ἐναντίον (gen.), V. ἀντίον (gen.).Hold in front of one: P. προΐσχεσθαι, P. and V. προτείνειν.——————adj.Fore: P. and V. πρόσθιος (Eur., Rhes.), P. ἐμπρόσθιος.Every man is jostling for a front seat: Ar. εἰς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται (Ach. 42).Placed first: P. and V. πρῶτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Front
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2 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) πλάτη2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) ράχη3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) πίσω μέρος4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) οπισθοφύλακας2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) πίσω3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) πίσω2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) μακριά3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) προς τα πίσω4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) αντι(μιλώ)5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) στο παρελθόν4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) κάνω όπισθεν2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) υποστηρίζω3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) στοιχηματίζω•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) ανάποδα- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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3 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (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, καθοδηγώ2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) οδηγώ3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) προκαλώ4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) είμαι επικεφαλής: προηγούμαι5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) διάγω, περνώ2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) πρώτη θέση2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) προβάδισμα5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) λουρί σκύλου6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) στοιχείο7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) πρώτος / πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) μόλυβδος2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) γραφίτης μολυβιού•- leaden -
4 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) πόδι2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) μπατζάκι3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) ποδί4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) σκέλος ταξιδιού•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
5 sideburns
noun plural (the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears.) φαβορίτες -
6 Scramble
v. intrans.Jostle: Ar. ὠστίζεσθαι.Every man is scrambling for a front seat: Ar. εἰς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται (Ach. 42).By pushing and scrambling he got round unobserved: P. χαλεπῶς καὶ μόλις περιελθὼν ἔλαθε (Thuc. 4, 36).Scramble up: see Climb.——————subs.Jostling: P. ὠθισμός, ὁ.Confusion: P. ταραχή, ἡ, P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ.Rush: P. ἐπιδρομή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scramble
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7 Wave
v. trans.Wave in front of one: P. and V. προσείειν.They waved their hands in the air: P. τὰς χεῖρας ἀνέσεισαν (Thuc. 4, 38).V. intrans.Give direction by signs: P. ἐπινεύειν, Ar. and V. νεύειν.This man is no longer the same, he waves me back: V. ἀνὴρ ὅδʼ οὐκέθʼ αὑτός, ἐκνεύει πάλιν (Eur., Phoen. 920).Swing: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι.Be hung up: P. and V. κρέμασθαι.Toss up and down: P. and V. σαλεύειν.Stream, float in air: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, V. ᾄσσεσθαι, ἀΐσσειν, ᾄσσειν.——————subs.Wavy motion: P. αἰώρησις, ἡ.Motion: P. φορά, ἡ.Swell: Ar. and V. οἶδμα, τό, σάλος, ὁ.Shore washed by waves: V. ἀκτὴ κυμοδέγμων, ἡ (Eur., Hipp. 1173).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wave
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