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1 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) δεν έχω σε μεγάλη εκτίμησηEnglish-Greek dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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2 still
I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) ακίνητος,γαλήνιος,ήσυχος2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) χωρίς ανθρακικό2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) φωτογραφία- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ακόμη2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) παρ'όλ'αυτά3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ακόμη -
3 Intrigue
v. intrans.P. παρασκευάζεσθαι.Intrigue with: P. and V. πράσσειν (dat. or πρός, acc. or εἰς, acc.); see tamper with.Intrigue against: P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύειν (dat.).Be intrigued against: P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύεσθαι.——————subs.P. παρασκευή, ἡ, κατασκεύασμα, τό.Wiles: P. and V. μηχαναί, αἱ.Plot: P. ἐπιβουλή, ἡ.Lobbying, canvassing: P. παραγγελία, ἡ.Party intrigue: P. παράταξις, ἡ.Be victim of intrigue: v.: P. καταστασιάζεσθαι (pass.), P. and V. ἐπιβουλεύεσθαι (pass.).Certain men of Eretria and of Oropus itself seconded the movement intriguing for the revolt of Euboea: P. συνέπραξαν Ἐρετριέων τε ἄνδρες καὶ αὐτῶν Ὠρωπίων ἐπιβουλεύοντες ἀπόστασιν τῆς Εὐβοίας (Thuc. 8, 60).Had there not been some intrigue afoot here with bribery: V. εἴ τι μὴ σὺν ἀργύρῳ ἐπράσσετʼ ἐνθένδε (Soph., O.R. 124).They had in their favour certain intrigues which were afoot on the spot in Argos: P. ὑπῆρχέ τι αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐκ τοῦ Ἄργους αὐτόθεν πρασσόμενον (Thuc. 5, 83).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Intrigue
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4 But
conj.——————adv.Except: P. and V. εἰ μή, πλήν (gen.).Nothing but: P. οὐδὲν ἀλλʼ ἤ.All but: P. and V. ὅσον οὔπω, P. ὅσον οὐ.Nearly: P. ὀλίγου.But for, had it not been for: Ar. and P. εἰ μὴ διά (acc.).We cannot but admire: P. and V. οὐκ ἔστιν ὅπως οὐ θαυμάζομεν, οὐκ ἔσθʼ ὅπως οὐ θαυμάζομεν.Not but that: P. οὐ μὴν ἀλλά.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > But
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5 Visit
subs.P. and V. εἴσοδος, ἡ.——————v. trans.P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc.) (Thuc. 8, 54), φοιτᾶν (παρά, acc. or πρός, acc.), προσέρχεσθαι πρός (acc.), P. ἐπιφοιτᾶν (εἰς, acc.), Ar. and V. εἰσφοιτᾶν (acc.).Go around: Ar. and P. περιέρχεσθαι (acc.).Visit a patient: P. εἰσέρχεσθαι (dat.) (Dem. 307).The anger of the goddess hath visited you: V. ὀργαὶ δʼ ἔς σʼ ἀπέσκηψαν θεᾶς (Eur., Hipp. 438).Had I not visited my comrades' murder on you: V. εἰ μή σʼ ἑταίρων φόνον ἐτιμωρησάμην (Eur., Cycl. 695).How soon the goddesses have visited your mother's blood upon you: V. ὡς ταχὺ μετῆλθόν σʼ αἷμα μητέρος θεαί (Eur., Or. 423).Visit anger on the city: V. ἐπιρρέπειν μῆνιν πόλει (Æsch., Eum. 888); see Vent.I will visit this land with my wrath: V. βαρεῖα χώρᾳ τῇδʼ ὁμιλήσω (Æsch., Eum. 720).A couch not visited by dreams: V. εὐνὴ ὀνείροις οὐκ ἐπισκοπουμένη (Æsch., Ag. 13).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Visit
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6 Coating
subs.Ar. and P. λέμμα, τό (Plat., Tim. 76A).A coating of ice had formed not strong enough to give a foothold: P. κρύσταλλος ἐπεπήγει οὐ βέβαιος ὥστε ἐπελθεῖν (Thuc. 3, 23).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Coating
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7 For
prep.On account of: P. and V. διά (acc.). ἕνεκα (gen.), χάριν (gen.) (Plat.), V. εἵνεκα (gen.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.).On the ground of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Be pitied for: P. ἐλεεῖσθαι ἐπί (dat.).Be admired for: P. θαυμάζεσθαι ἐπί (dat.).Renowned for: P. εὐδόκιμος εἰς (acc.) (Plat., Ap. 29D).Have reputation for: P. εὐδοκιμεῖν ἐπί (dat.).On a charge of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).For the sake of: P. and V. ἕνεκα (gen.), διά acc.), πρό (gen.). ὑπέρ (gen.), χάριν gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.), V. εἵνεκαAgainst: see Against.For the purpose of: P. and V. εἰς (acc.), ἐπί (dat.).He levied money for the navy: P. ἠγυρολόγησεν εἰς τὸ ναυτικόν (Thuc. 8. 3).He would have asked twenty drachmas for a cloak: Ar. δραχμὰς ἂν ἤτησʼ εἴκοσιν εἰς ἱμάτιον (Plut., 982).To fetch: P. and V. ἐπί (acc.).Expressing duration of time, use the acc.Provisions for three days: P. σιτία τριῶν ἡμερῶν.Expressing space traversed, put the acc.For six or seven furlongs the Plataeans took the road for Thebes: P. ἐπὶ ἓξ ἢ ἕπτα σταδίους οἱ Πλαταιῆς τὴν ἐπὶ τῶν Θηβῶν ἐχώρησαν (Thuc. 3, 24).In limiting sense: P. and V. ὡς.Faithful for a herdsman: V. πιστὸς ὡς νομεὺς ἀνήρ (Soph., O.R. 1118).Had it not been for: P. εἰ μὴ διά (acc.) (Dem. 370).——————conj.P. and V. γάρ, καὶ γάρ.Because: P. and V. ὅτι, P. διότι, V. οὕνεκα, ὁθούνεκα.Since: P. and V. ἐπεί, ὡς, ἐπειδή.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > For
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8 Snow
subs.It was winter and there was littte snow: P. χειμὼν ἦν καὶ ὑπένιφε (Thuc. 4, 103).Had it not snowed all over Thrace: Ar. εἰ μὴ κατένιψε χιόνι τὴν Θρᾴκην ὅλην (Ach. 138).When it snows: P. ὅταν νίφῃ ὁ θεός (Xen., Cyn. 8), or ὅταν ἐπινίφῃ (Xen., Cyn. 8).Snow-covered, adj.: V. νιφοστιβής, χιόνι κατάρρυτος (Eur., And. 215), Ar. νιφόεις, νιφόβολος, χιονόβλητος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Snow
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9 be in / out of practice
((not) having had a lot of practice recently: I haven't played the piano for months - I'm very out of practice.) σε φόρμα/αγύμναστος,ξεσυνηθισμένος -
10 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) θα μπορούσα να είχα2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) θα μπορούσες/έπρεπε να3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) θα μπορούσα να είχα4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') ίσως -
11 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) αταίριαστος,άτοπος2) (not in the proper position; untidy: Although he had had to run most of the way, he arrived with not a hair out of place.) ακατάστατος,όχι στη σωστή θέση -
12 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) ζωή2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ζωή3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) ζωντάνια4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) ζωή5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) ζωή6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) ζωή, μορφή ζωής7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) βιογραφία8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ισόβια (δεσμά)•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
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13 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) γέρνω2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) ακουμπώ, στηρίζω/-ομαι•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) αδύνατος2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) άπαχος3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) φτωχός•- leanness -
14 Word
subs.P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, ῥῆμα, τό, ἔπος, τό (rare P.), μῦθος, ὁ (rare P.).In grammar: Ar. and P. ὄνομα, τό.As opposed to, deed: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, ἔπος, τό.Intelligence: P. and V. πύστις, ἡ (Thuc. but rare P.), V. πευθώ, ἡ.Rumour: P. and V. φήμη, ἡ, λόγος, ὁ, V. βᾶξις, ἡ, κληδών, ἡ, κλέος, τό, Ar. and V. μῦθος, ὁ, φάτις, ἡ.Word of command: P. παράγγελσις, ἡ, τὰ παραγγελλόμενα. P.round the word of command, v: P. and V. παραγγέλλειν.Send round word, P. περιαγγέλλειν.He has remained already fifteen months without sending word: V. ἤδη δέκα μῆνας πρὸς ἄλλοις πεντʼ ἀκήρυκτος μένει (Soph., Trach. 44).In a word: see adv., P. and V. ἁπλῶς, P. ὅλως.To sum up: P. συνελόντι, ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ εἰπεῖν.Briefly: P. and V. συντόμως, συλλήβδην, ἐν βραχεῖ.In word, as opposed to in deed: P. and V. λόγῳ. V. λόγοις (Eur., El. 47), τοῖς ὀνόμασιν (Eur., I. A. 1115), τοῖς λόγοις (Eur., Or. 287).As an excuse: P. and V. πρόφασιν.In so mang words: P. and V. ἁπλῶς.Expressly: P. διαρρήδην, P. and V. ἄντικρυς.Not writing it in so many words, but wishing to make this plain: P. οὐ τούτοις τοῖς ῥήμασι γράψας ταῦτα δὲ βουλόμενος δεικνύναι (Dem. 239).By word of mouth: P. ἀπὸ στόματος, P. and V. ἀπὸ γλώσσης.By hearsay: P. ἀκοῇ.Word for word: Ar. κατʼ ἔπος.Exactly: P. and V. ἀκριβῶς.Do you answer word for word: V. ἔπος δʼ ἀμείβου πρὸς ἔπος (Æsch., Eum 586).Not to utter a word: P. οὐδὲ φθέγγεσθαι, Ar. and P. οὐδὲ γρύζειν.No one dared to utter a word: P. ἐτόλμησεν οὐδεὶς... ῥῆξαι φωνήν (Dem. 126).I thought I had suffered justly for having dared to utter a word: P. ἡγούμην δίκαια πεπονθέναι ὅτι ἔργυξα (Plat., Euthy. 301A).Not a word: Ar. and P. οὐδὲ γρῦ.Not a word about: P. οὐδὲ μικρὸν ὑπέρ (gen.) (Dem. 352), οὐδὲ γρῦ περί (gen.) (Dem. 353).——————v. trans.Use P. and V. λέγειν.Vaguely worded: V. δυσκρίτως εἰρημένος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Word
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15 excess
[ik'ses] 1. noun1) (the (act of) going beyond normal or suitable limits: He ate well, but not to excess.) υπερβολή,υπέρβαση2) (an abnormally large amount: He had consumed an excess of alcohol.) υπερβολική ποσότητα3) (an amount by which something is greater than something else: He found he had paid an excess of $5.00 over what was actually on the bill.) επιπλέον2. adjective(extra; additional (to the amount needed, allowed or usual): He had to pay extra for his excess baggage on the aircraft.) υπερβάλλων- excessively
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16 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) επιθυμία2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) φαντασία3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) φαντασίωση2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) φανταχτερός3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) τραβάει η όρεξη μου,κάνω κέφι2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) νομίζω,φαντάζομαι3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) γουστάρω•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
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17 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) κατεβάζω2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) απογοητεύω, εγκαταλείπω, ρίχνω3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) ξεφουσκώνω4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) μακραίνω -
18 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) λιγότερος2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) λιγότερο3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) λιγότερο4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) μείον- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) λιγότερο- no less a person than -
19 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) φυσικός2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) έμφυτος3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) απροσποίητος,ανηπιτήδευτος4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) φυσιολογικός5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) φυσικός2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) γνήσιο ταλέντο2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) αναίρεση•- naturally
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- natural history
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20 nor
[no:](and not; neither: He did not know then what had happened, nor did he ever find out; I'm not going, nor is John.) ούτε
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