-
1 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.) πυξίδα2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.) διαβήτης3) (scope or range.) έκταση• -
2 skyline
noun (the outline of buildings, hills etc seen against the sky: the New York skyline; I could see something moving on the skyline.) γραμμή του ορίζοντα -
3 hill
-
4 blanket
['blæŋkit] 1. noun1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) κουβέρτα2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) στρώμα2. adjective(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) γενικός3. verb(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) σκεπάζω -
5 echo
['ekəu] 1. plural - echoes; noun(the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back: The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.) ηχώ,αντίλαλος2. verb1) (to send back an echo or echoes: The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.) αντηχώ, αντιλαλώ2) (to repeat (a sound or a statement): She always echoes her husband's opinion.) επαναλαμβάνω,απηχώ -
6 granite
['ɡrænit]noun, adjective((of) a type of hard usually grey or red rock used for building: buildings of granite: granite hills.) γρανίτης -
7 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) σκληρή εργασία2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) εργατικό δυναμικό, εργάτες3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) τοκετός, πόνοι γέννας4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) το Εργατικό Κόμμα2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) εργάζομαι σκληρά, αγκομαχώ2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) δυσκολεύομαι, πασχίζω•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving -
8 mist
-
9 patrol
[pə'trəul] 1. past tense, past participle - patrolled; verb(to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it: Soldiers patrolled the streets.) περιπολώ2. noun1) (a group of people etc who patrol an area: They came across several army patrols in the hills.) περίπολος2) (the act of watching or guarding by patrolling: The soldiers went out on patrol; ( also adjective) patrol duty.) περοπολία -
10 ridge
[ri‹]1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) ράχη, κορυφογραμμή2) (a long narrow row of hills.) οροσειρά3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) οτιδήποτε έχει σχήμα κορυφής4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) σαμάρι στέγης -
11 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) ανεβαίνω, αυξάνομαι, υψώνομαι2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) υψώνομαι3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) σηκώνομαι4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) ανατέλλω6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) υψώνομαι7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) εξεγείρομαι8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) ανέρχομαι9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) πηγάζω10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) σηκώνομαι11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) ορθώνομαι12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ανασταίνομαι2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ανύψωση, αύξηση2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) αύξηση3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) ύψωμα4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) άνοδος, ανάπτυξη, ακμή•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) ανατέλλων/ ανερχόμενος/ αυξανόμενος- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
12 sink
[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) βυθίζω/-ομαι,βουλιάζω2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) χαμηλώνω3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) εισδύω,χώνω/-ομαι4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) θλίβομαι5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) επενδύω2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) νεροχύτης- sunken- be sunk
- sink in -
13 supply
1. verb(to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) εφοδιάζω2. noun1) (the act or process of supplying.) εφοδιασμός2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) προμήθεια• -
14 tramp
[træmp] 1. verb1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) περπατώ βαριά2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) πεζοπορώ2. noun1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) αλήτης2) (a long walk.) πεζοπορία3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) ποδοβολητό4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) φορτηγό πλοίο5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) πόρνη, τσούλα -
15 valley
['væli](a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) -
16 view
[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.)2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.)3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.)2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.)- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view
См. также в других словарях:
hills-of-snow — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural hills of snow) : a Japanese hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora) with large clusters of snow white sterile flowers … Useful english dictionary
hills|man — «HIHLZ muhn», noun, plural men. = hillman. (Cf. ↑hillman) … Useful english dictionary
Hills — /hɪlz/ (say hilz) noun Edwin Sherbon, 1906–86, Australian geologist and academic …
Seven Hills of Rome — noun the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill • Part Holonyms: ↑Rome, ↑Roma, ↑Eternal City, ↑Italian capital, ↑capital of Italy • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cheviot Hills — noun a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland • Syn: ↑Cheviots • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill • Part Holonyms: ↑England, ↑Scotland * * * the Cheviots … Useful english dictionary
Berkshire Hills — noun a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area • Syn: ↑Berkshires • Instance Hypernyms: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of mountains, ↑chain, ↑mountain chain, ↑chain of mountains … Useful english dictionary
Beverly Hills — noun a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center • Part Holonyms: ↑California, ↑Golden State, ↑CA, ↑Calif … Useful english dictionary
Beverly Hills — noun Beverly Hills is used before these nouns: ↑mansion … Collocations dictionary
wooden hills — Noun. Stairs. Often heard in the expression up the wooden hills to Bedfordshire, meaning off to bed. See Bedfordshire … English slang and colloquialisms
Black Hills — noun 1. mountains in southwestern South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming; sacred to the Sioux (whites settling in the Black Hills led to the Battle of Little Bighorn); site of Mount Rushmore • Instance Hypernyms: ↑range, ↑mountain range, ↑range of … Useful english dictionary
Cotswold Hills — noun a range of low hills in southwestern England • Syn: ↑Cotswolds • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill • Part Holonyms: ↑England … Useful english dictionary