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21 in favour of
(in support of: I am in favour of higher pay.) υπέρ -
22 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) σηκώνω2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) μεταφέρω3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) διαλύομαι4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) υψώνομαι, σηκώνομαι2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) (ανα)σήκωμα2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) ανελκυστήρας, ασανσέρ3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) μεταφορά με το αυτοκίνητο άλλου4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) αναθάρρηση•- lift off -
23 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) κλειδαριά2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) υδατοφράκτης: δεξαμενή υδατοφράκτη3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) εμπυρέας4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) λαβή2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) κλειδώνω- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) μπούκλα2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) μαλλιά -
24 logical
adjective ((thinking or acting) according to the rules of logic: It is logical to assume that you will get a higher salary if you are promoted; She is always logical in her thinking.) λογικός -
25 lowlands
noun plural (land which is low compared with other, higher land.) πεδινά, κάμπος -
26 plane
I 1. [plein] noun1) (an aeroplane.) αεροπλάνο2) (a level or standard: Man is on a higher plane (of development) than the apes.) επίπεδο3) (in geometry, a flat surface.) επίπεδη επιφάνεια2. verb(to move smoothly over the surface (of water etc).) γλιστρώ στην επιφάνειαII 1. [plein] noun(a carpenter's tool for making a level or smooth surface.) πλάνη(εργαλείο)2. verb(to make (a surface) level, smooth or lower by using a plane.) πλανίζωIII [plein] noun(a type of tree with broad leaves.) πλάτανος -
27 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) πιέζω,στριμώχνω/-ομαι2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) συμπίεζω,συνθλίβω,στύβω,ζουλώ3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) πιέζω4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) προωθώ,υποστηρίζω επίμονα5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) σιδερώνω2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) πίεση/σφύξιμο/σιδέρωμα2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) πιεστήριο,πρέσα3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (ο)τύπος4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) (οι)δημοσιογράφοι5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) πρέσα•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on -
28 press for
(to try to get; to keep demanding: The miners are pressing for higher wages.) διεκδικώ -
29 promote
[prə'məut]1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) προάγω,προβιβάζω2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) προάγω,προωθώ3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) προωθώ•- promoter- promotion -
30 promotion
[-ʃən]1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) προαγωγή2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) προώθηση3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) διαφήμιση,προώθηση,προβολή -
31 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) σηκώνω, υψώνω, ανεβάζω2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) υψώνω, αυξάνω3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) καλλιεργώ/ (εκ)τρέφω4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ανατρέφω, μεγαλώνω5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) θίγω6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) συγκεντρώνω7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) προκαλώ8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) σηκώνω9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) χτιζω, ανεγείρω10) (to give (a shout etc).) βγάζω (κραυγή)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) πιάνω, έρχομαι σε επαφή (με ασύρματο)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) αύξηση- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits -
32 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) αναφέρομαι2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) αναφέρομαι, αφορώ3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) παραπέμπω4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) προσφεύγω, ανατρέχω•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) διαιτητεύω- reference book
- reference library -
33 senior
['si:njə] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (a person who is) older in years or higher in rank or authority: John is senior to me by two years; He is two years my senior; senior army officers.) μεγαλύτερος/αρχαιότερος2) ((American) a student in his/her last year in college or high school.) τελειόφοιτος2. adjective((often abbreviated to Snr, Sr or Sen. when written) used to indicate the father of a person who is alive and who has the same name: John Jones Senior.) πρεσβύτερος- senior citizen -
34 slope
[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) κλιση2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) πλαγιά2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) γέρνω- sloping -
35 snowfall
1) (a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground: There was a heavy snowfall last night.) χιονόπτωση2) (the amount of snow that falls in a certain place: The snowfall last year was much higher than average.) χιονόπτωση -
36 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
37 tall
[to:l]1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) ψηλός2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) στο ύψος•- tallness- a tall order
- a tall story -
38 temperature
['temprə ə]1) (the amount or degree of cold or heat: The food must be kept at a low temperature.) θερμοκρασία2) (a level of body heat that is higher than normal: She had a temperature and wasn't feeling well.) πυρετός• -
39 trump
1. noun(in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) ατού2. verb(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) παίζω ατού -
40 upper
1. adjective(higher in position, rank etc: the upper floors of the building; He has a scar on his upper lip.) επάνω, ανώτερος2. noun((usually in plural) the part of a shoe above the sole: There's a crack in the upper.) πάνω δέρμα, ψίδι3. adverb(in the highest place or position: Thoughts of him were upper-most in her mind.) πάνω πάνω- get/have the upper hand of/over someone
- get/have the upper hand
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