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  • 1 beyond one's means

    (too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) πέρα από τις οικονομικές μου δυνατότητες

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  • 2 mean

    [mi:n] I adjective
    1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) σφιχτός,μίζερος
    2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) κακός/μικροπρεπής
    3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) δύστροπος
    4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) άθλιος,παρακατιανός
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    - meanness
    - meanie     II 1. adjective
    1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) μέσος
    2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) μέσος,κατά μέσο όρο
    2. noun
    (something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) μέσος όρος
    III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb
    1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) σημαίνω,εννοώ
    2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) σκοπεύω/προορίζω/είμαι αποφασισμένος
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    2. adjective
    ((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) όλο σημασία
    - meaningless
    - be meant to
    - mean well

    English-Greek dictionary > mean

  • 3 Dispose

    v. trans.
    Arrange: P. and V. κοσμεῖν, τάσσειν, συντάσσειν, P. διακοσμεῖν, διατάσσειν, Ar. and P. διατιθέναι.
    Of persons ( make friendly or the reverse): P. διατιθέναι (with adj.).
    Be disposed ( well or otherwise): P. διακεῖσθαι (with adv.), P. and V. ἔχειν (with adv.).
    I am well disposed to you: V. εὖ φρονῶ τὰ σά (Soph., Aj. 491); see Favour.
    Be disposed to (with infin.), be willing to: P. and V. βούλεσθαι (infin.).
    Be wont to: P. and V. φιλεῖν (infin.).
    Dispose of: by trading, P. διατίθεσθαι (acc.); by will, Ar. and P. διατίθεσθαι (acc.). Use: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Get rid of: P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι (gen.).
    By this means do I dispose of this count: V. ἐνταῦθα... τόνδʼ ἀπαλλάσσω λόγον (Eur., Med. 790).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dispose

  • 4 star

    1. noun
    1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) αστέρι
    2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) άστρο
    3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) αστέρι(προσδιοριστικό ποιότητας)
    4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) αστέρας,σταρ
    2. verb
    1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) πρωταγωνιστώ
    2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) έχω πρωταγωνιστή
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    - starry
    - starfish
    - starlight
    - starlit
    - star turn
    - see stars
    - thank one's lucky stars

    English-Greek dictionary > star

  • 5 voice

    [vois] 1. noun
    1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.)
    2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.)
    2. verb
    1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.)
    2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.)
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    - voiceless
    - voice mail
    - be in good voice
    - lose one's voice
    - raise one's voice

    English-Greek dictionary > voice

  • 6 wash

    [woʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) πλένω / -ομαι
    2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) πλένομαι
    3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) βρέχω
    4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) παρασύρω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) πλύσιμο
    2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) μπουγάδα
    3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) παφλασμός
    4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) διάλυμα
    5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) φόντο (σε πίνακα ζωγραφικής)
    6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) απόνερα
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    - washer
    - washing
    - washed-out
    - washerwoman
    - washerman
    - washcloth
    - wash-basin
    - washing-machine
    - washing-powder
    - washing-up
    - washout
    - washroom
    - wash up

    English-Greek dictionary > wash

  • 7 Good

    adj.
    Of persons or things: P. and V. ἀγαθός, χρηστός, καλός, σπουδαῖος, Ar. and V. ἐσθλός, V. κεδνός.
    Pious: P. and V. εὐσεβής, θεοσεβής, ὅσιος.
    Serviceable: P. and V. σύμφορος, χρήσιμος, πρόσφορος, Ar. and P. ὠφέλιμος, V. ὀνήσιμος, Ar. and V. ὠφελήσιμος.
    Be good ( serviceable): P. and V. συμφέρειν, ὠφελεῖν, Ar. and P. προὔργου εἶναι, V. ἀρήγειν; see be of use under use.
    Well born: P. and V. γενναῖος, εὐγενής, Ar. and V. ἐσθλός.
    Kind: P. and V. πρᾶος, ἤπιος, φιλάνθρωπος; see Kind.
    Skilful: P. and V. σοφός, δεινός, ἀγαθός, ἄκρος.
    Good ( skilful) at: Ar. and P. δεινός (acc.), P. ἄκρος (gen. or εἰς, acc).
    Good at speaking: P. and V. δεινὸς λέγειν.
    Fit for food or drink: see Eatable, Drinkable.
    Favourable (of news, etc.), P. and V. καλός, V. κεδνός; see Auspicious.
    Considerable in amount, etc.: P. and V. μέτριος.
    So far so good: see under Far.
    Be any good, v.; see Avail.
    Do good to: see Benefit.
    Make good, confirm, v. trans.: P. βεβαιοῦν.
    Ratify: P. and V. κυροῦν, ἐπικυροῦν, ἐμπεδοῦν (Plat.). V. ἐχέγγυον ποιεῖν.
    Prove: P. and V. ἐλέγχειν, ἐξελέγχειν.
    Accomplish: see Accomplish.
    Make good (losses, etc.): P. and V. ἀναλαμβάνειν, ἀκεῖσθαι, ἰᾶσθαι, ἐξιᾶσθαι.
    For good and all: see for ever under ever.
    Resolve to have uttered for good and all the words you spoke concerning this woman: V. βούλου λόγους οὓς εἶπας εἰς τήνδʼ ἐμπέδως εἰρηκέναι (Soph., Trach. 486).
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    subs.
    Advantage: P. and V. ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ, ὠφέλεια, ἡ, Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ.
    Gain, profit: P. and V. κέρδος, τό.
    I have tried all means and done no good: V. εἰς πᾶν ἀφῖγμαι κουδὲν εἴργασμαι πλέον (Eur., Hipp. 284).
    What good is this to me? V. καὶ τί μοι πλέον τόδε; (Eur., Ion. 1255).
    What good will it be to the dead? P. τί ἔσται πλέον τῷ γε ἀποθανόντι; (Ant. 140).
    For the good of: Ar. and P. ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ (gen. or dat.).
    The good ( in philosophical sense): P. τἀγαθόν, ἰδέα τἀγαθοῦ, ἡ.
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    interj.
    P. and V. εἶεν.
    Bravo: Ar. and P. εὖγε.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Good

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