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1 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) αυτό, το2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?) (υποκείμενο απρόσωπου ρήματος)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) \(υποκείμενο εμφατικής έκφρασης)L4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!) (αντικείμενο ορισμένων ρημάτων)•- its- itself -
2 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) εκείνος, αυτός εκεί2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.)3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) που, ο οποίος4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) ότι, πως2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) να / είθε5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) τόσο- that's that -
3 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) καυχιέμαι2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) καύχηση, καύχημα- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting -
4 delirious
[di'liriəs]1) (wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense (usually as a result of fever): The sick man was delirious and nothing he said made sense.) σε παραλήρημα2) (wild with excitement: She was delirious with happiness at the news.) έξαλλος,πολύ ενθουσιώδης• -
5 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) δράση, ενέργεια2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) κίνηση3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) αγωγή, μήνυση4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) η υπόθεση έργου, πχ. θεατρικού5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) μάχη•- out of action -
6 genteel
[‹ən'ti:l](acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour: She was laughed at for being too genteel.) ψευτοαριστοκρατικός- genteelness -
7 gentle
['‹entl]1) ((of people) behaving, talking etc in a mild, kindly, pleasant way: a gentle old lady; The doctor was very gentle.) ευγενικός, πράος / με μαλακό χέρι2) (not strong or rough: a gentle breeze.) απαλός3) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) ήπιος, μαλακός•- gently- gentleness -
8 honour
['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) τιμή2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) τιμή3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) δόξα4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) τιμή5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) τιμή6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) τιμητική διάκριση7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) Εντιμότης,Εντιμότατε2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.)2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?)3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.)4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.)•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour -
9 incoherent
[inkou'hiərənt](talking, writing etc in a way which is not easy to follow: He was quite incoherent with rage.) ασυνάρτητος- incoherence -
10 overhear
[əuvə'hiə]past tense, past participle - overheard; verb(to hear (what one was not intended to hear): She overheard two people talking in the next room.) ακούω(χωρίς να το θέλω) -
11 pause
[po:z] 1. noun1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) παύση/ανάπαυλα2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) παύση2. verb(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) κάνω παύση/κοντοστέκομαι -
12 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) τοποθετώ,βάζω,αφήνω2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) στρώνω(τραπέζι)3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ορίζω4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) αναθέτω/δίνω5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) προκαλώ,βάζω,κάνω6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) δύω,βασιλεύω7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) πήζω,δένω8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ρυθμίζω9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) φιξάρω10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) δένω11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ανατάσσω,βάζω στη θέση του2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) καθορισμένος,σταθερός2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) αποφασισμένος3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) εσκεμμένος4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) σταθερός,μόνιμος5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) στερεότυπος,αμετακίνητος6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) δεμένος,διακοσμημένος3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) σύνολο,σειρά2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) δέκτης,συσκευή3) (a group of people: the musical set.) κύκλος4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) χτένισμα,φιξάρισμα5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) σκηνικό/χώρος γυρίσματος6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) παρτίδα,σετ•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
13 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) σταματώ2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) σταματώ,εμποδίζω3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) (αυτοπ.)σταματώ4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) κλείνω,βουλώνω5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) παίζω νότα πνευστού οργάνου(με τρύπες)6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) μένω2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) στάση,σταμάτημα2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) στάση3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) τελεία4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) σαν τρύπα(φλάουτου),κλειδί(κλαρίνου)5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) πώμα,τάπα,τακάκι•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
14 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ο, η, το, οι, τα1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) οι, τα3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) ο, η, το4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (με) το, την, το5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) ο, η, το, οι, τα6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) ο, η, το, οι, τα•- the...- the... -
15 waffle
I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.)II ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) κέικ φόρμας, βάφλα
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