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21 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) άνεση2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ευκολία3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) φυσικότητα2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ξαλαφρώνω2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) χαλαρώνω3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) μετακινώ σιγά-σιγά•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) με το μαλακό!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
22 fatigue
[fə'ti:ɡ]1) (great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort): He was suffering from fatigue.) κόπωση2) ((especially in metals) weakness caused by continual use: metal fatigue.) καταπόνηση, κόπωση•- fatigued -
23 graft
I 1. verb(to fix (skin, bone etc) from one part of the body on to or into another part of the body: The doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg on to her back.) μεταμοσχεύω2. noun(a piece of skin, bone etc which is grafted: a skin graft.)II noun1) (dishonesty in obtaining profit or good position.) δωροδοκία2) (hard work.) σκληρή δουλειά -
24 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) αλέθω2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) τρίζω3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) τρίβω2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) άχαρη δουλειά- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone -
25 incentive
[in'sentiv](something that encourages etc: Hope of promotion was an incentive to hard work.) κίνητρο -
26 industry
['indəstri]plural - industries; noun1) ((any part of) the business of producing or making goods: the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.) βιομηχανία2) (hard work or effort: He owed his success to both ability and industry.) εργατικότητα•- industrialist
- industrialized
- industrialised
- industrialization
- industrialisation
- industrious
- industrial estate
- industrial relations -
27 laborious
[lə'bo:riəs]adjective (difficult; requiring hard work: Moving house is always a laborious process.) κουραστικός, επίμονος -
28 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) ζω με κομπίνες -
29 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.) πετυχαίνω, κάνω προκοπή2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) αποζημιώνω -
30 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) εξοφλώ/εξοφλώ και απολύω2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) αποδίδω καρπούς -
31 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) αναζωογονώ, ξεκουράζω, δροσίζω- refreshingly
- refreshments
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32 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
33 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) έργο, καθήκον -
34 tire out
(to tire or exhaust completely: The hard work tired her out.) ξεθεώνω -
35 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) υποσκάπτω2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) υποσκάπτω, υπονομεύω -
36 worn to a shadow
(made thin and weary through eg hard work: She was worn to a shadow after months of nursing her sick husband.) σκια του παλιού μου εαυτού,που έχει φέξει -
37 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) οδηγώ2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) καθοδηγώ4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) χτυπώ5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) κινώ2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) ιδιωτικός δρόμος3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ενεργητικότητα4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) προσπάθεια5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) δυνατό χτύπημα6) ((computers) a disk drive.) συσκευή σε Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
38 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) σκλάβος,δούλος2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) υποτακτικός2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) δουλεύω σαν σκλάβος- slavery -
39 drudge
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40 sweat
[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) ιδρώτας2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) ιδρώνω2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) ιδρώνω, κοπιάζω•- sweater- sweaty
- sweatiness
- a cold sweat
См. также в других словарях:
hard work — index effort, industry (activity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hard´work´ing|ly — hard work|ing «HAHRD WUR kihng», adjective. working hard; showing steady effort: »a hard working businessman. SYNONYM(S): diligent, industrious. –hard´work´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hard-work|ing — «HAHRD WUR kihng», adjective. working hard; showing steady effort: »a hard working businessman. SYNONYM(S): diligent, industrious. –hard´work´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hard work — noun Something requiring lots of effort to do, either physical, mentally or emotionally; labor; toil. See Also: hard labor, work hard … Wiktionary
hard work — difficult work, labor that requires a lot of effort … English contemporary dictionary
HARD WORK — … Useful english dictionary
too much like hard work — An activity or task that requires too much effort is too much like hard work. It s so hot today, there s no way I m going to do any cooking. That s too much like hard work! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of doing something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of — (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
too much like hard work — too much like hard ˈwork idiom needing too much effort • I can t be bothered making a hot meal it s too much like hard work. Main entry: ↑hardidiom … Useful english dictionary
