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  • 1 life

    plural - lives; noun
    1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) ζωή
    2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ζωή
    3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) ζωντάνια
    4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) ζωή
    5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) ζωή
    6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) ζωή, μορφή ζωής
    7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) βιογραφία
    8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ισόβια (δεσμά)
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    - lifelike
    - life-and-death
    - lifebelt
    - lifeboat
    - lifebuoy
    - life-cycle
    - life expectancy
    - lifeguard
    - life-jacket
    - lifeline
    - lifelong
    - life-saving
    - life-sized
    - life-size
    - lifetime
    - as large as life
    - bring to life
    - come to life
    - for life
    - the life and soul of the party
    - not for the life of me
    - not on your life!
    - take life
    - take one's life
    - take one's life in one's hands
    - to the life

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  • 2 not for the life of me

    (not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) κατά κανένα τρόπο, με τίποτα

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  • 3 bring to life

    (to make lively or interesting: His lectures really brought the subject to life.) ζωντανεύω

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  • 4 make a mess of

    1) (to make dirty, untidy or confused: The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.) τα κάνω άνω-κάτω
    2) (to do badly: He made a mess of his essay.) τα κάνω θάλασσα
    3) (to spoil or ruin (eg one's life): He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.) καταστρέφω

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  • 5 risk

    [risk] 1. noun
    ((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) κίνδυνος
    2. verb
    1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) διακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω
    2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) (δια)κινδυνεύω
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    - at a person's own risk
    - at own risk
    - at risk
    - at the risk of
    - run/take the risk of
    - run/take the risk
    - take risks / take a risk

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  • 6 dedicate

    ['dedikeit]
    1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) αφιερώνω
    2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) αφιερώνω
    3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) αφιερώνω
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    - dedication

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  • 7 sacrifice

    1. noun
    1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) θυσία
    2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) θύμα,σφάγιο
    3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) θυσία
    2. verb
    1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) θυσιάζω
    2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) θυσιάζω
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    - sacrificially

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  • 8 implore

    [im'plo:]
    (to ask earnestly: She implored her husband to give up his life of crime; She implored his forgiveness.) εκλιπαρώ

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  • 9 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (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,δούλος
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) υποτακτικός
    2. 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

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  • 10 story

    I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun
    1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) ιστορία, διήγημα, αφήγημα
    2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) παραμύθι
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    - a tall story II see storey

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  • 11 struggle

    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) αγωνίζομαι,παλεύω
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) αγωνίζομαι,μοχθώ,κοπιάζω
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) κινούμαι με δυσκολία
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) αγώνας

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  • 12 Archer

    subs.
    P. and V. τοξότης, ὁ.
    Mounted archer: Ar. and P. ἱπποτοξότης, ὁ.
    Commander of archers: P. τόξαρχος.
    Nor will he bring back his life to his archer mother: V. οὐδʼ ἀποίσεται βίον τῇ καλλιτόξῳ μητρί (Eur., Phoen. 1161).
    Armed with the bow, adj.: V. τοξοτευχής, Ar. τοξοφόρος.

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

  • 13 attempt

    [ə'tempt] 1. verb
    (to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) αποπειρώμαι, επιχειρώ
    2. noun
    1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) απόπειρα, επιχείρηση
    2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) απόπειρα (δολοφονίας)

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  • 14 button

    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) κουμπί
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) κουμπί
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) κουμπώνω
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) στριμώχνω κάποιον, τον πιάνω μονότερμα σε συζήτηση

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  • 15 enjoy

    [in'‹oi]
    1) (to find pleasure in: He enjoyed the meal.) απολαμβάνω,χαίρομαι
    2) (to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit): he enjoyed good health all his life.) έχω
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    - enjoyment
    - enjoy oneself

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  • 16 obituary

    [ə'bitjuəri]
    plural - obituaries; noun
    (a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work.) νεκρολογία

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  • 17 turning-point

    noun (a place where a turn is made: the turning-point in the race; a turning-point in his life.) (κρίσιμη) καμπή

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  • 18 twilight

    1) ((the time of) the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets.) λακαυγές, λυκόφως
    2) (the time when the full strength or power of something is decreasing: in the twilight of his life.) λυκόφως, παρακμή

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  • 19 Advanced in years

    adj.
    Use P. πόρρω τῆς ἡλικίας, προβεβληκὼς τῇ ἡλικίᾳ.
    His life is already far advanced: V. πρόσω μὲν ἤδη βίοτος (Eur., Hipp. 795).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Advanced in years

  • 20 Far

    adj.
    Long: P. and V. μακρός.
    Distant: V. ἔκτοπος, ἄποπτος, τηλουρός, τηλωπός; see Distant.
    On the far side of: P. and V. τἀπέκεινα (gen.), V. τοὐκεῖθεν (gen.).
    ——————
    adv.
    P. and V. μακράν, Ar. and P. πόρρω, P. ἄποθεν, Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν, V. πρόσω, πόρσω, ἑκάς (Thuc. also but rare P.), Ar. τηλοῦ.
    With comparatives: P. and V. πολύ, πολλῷ, μακρῷ.
    So far, at so great a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.
    Be far, be distant, v.; P. and V. ἀπεῖναι, ἀπέχειν, ἀφίστασθαι, ἀποστατεῖν (Plat.), P. διέχειν.
    About how far off is the Argive host: V. πόσον τι δʼ ἐστʼ ἄπωθεν Ἀργεῖον δόρυ (Eur., Heracl. 674).
    From far: P. πόρρωθεν, ἄποθεν, V. πρόσωθεν, τηλόθεν, Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν.
    Sent from far, adj.: V. τηλέπομπος.
    Far from: Ar. and V. ἄπωθεν (gen.), Ar. and P. πόρρω (gen.). P. ἄποθεν (gen.), V. πρόσω (gen.), πόρσω (gen.), μακράν (gen.), τηλοῦ (gen.) (Eur., Cycl. 689; also Ar. absol.), τηλόθεν (gen.), ἑκάς (gen.).
    Be far from, distant from, v.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν (gen.), P. διέχειν (gen.); met., be so far from... that...: P. τοσοῦτον ἀπέχειν τοῦ (infin.)... ὥστε (infin.), or τοσούτου δεῖν (infin.)... ὥστε (infin.).
    I am far from doing so: P. πολλοῦ γε καὶ δέω.
    Far from it: Ar. and P. πολλοῦ δεῖ (cf. Ar., Ach. 543).
    Too far: P. μακροτέραν, P. and V. περαιτέρω; met., go too far, go to extremes, v.: P. and V. ὑπερβάλλειν, V. ἐκτρέχειν.
    As far as, prep.: P. μέχρι (gen.), ἄχρι (gen.) (rare).
    As far as possible ( of place). — Send me as far away as possible from this land: V. πέμψον με χώρας τῆσδʼ ὅποι προσωτάτω (Eur., And. 922).
    As far as possible from Greece: V. ὡς προσωταθʼ ῾Ελλάδος (Eur., I.T. 712).
    As far as, adv.: P. and V. ὅσον, ὅσονπερ.
    As far as possible: P. ὅσον δυνατόν, εἰς τὸ δυνατόν, V. ὅσον μάλιστα.
    As far as... is concerned: P. and V. ἕνεκα (gen.) (Dem. 32; Eur., Hel. 1254), V. οὕνεκα (gen.) (Eur., And. 759, Phoen. 865), ἕκατι (gen.) (Eur., Cycl. 655).
    As far as you are concerned: P. and V. τὸ σὸν μέρος (Plat., Crito, 50B).
    As far as he was concerned: V. τοὐκείνου... μέρος (Eur., Hec. 989).
    As far as he was concerned you were saved: P. τό γε ἐπʼ ἐκεῖνον εἶναι ἐσώθης (Lys. 135). cf. τοὐπὶ σέ (Eur.. Rhes. 397).
    As far as I know: Ar. ὅσον γʼ ἔμʼ εἰδέναι (Nub. 1252).
    In so far as: P. καθʼ ὅσον.
    So far, to such an extent: P. and V. εἰς τοσοῦτο, εἰς τοσοῦτον.
    So far so good: P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, P. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτως (Isoc.), V. τούτων μὲν οὕτω, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί.
    Far advanced in years: P. πόρρω τῆς ἡλικίας, προβεβλήκως τῇ ἡλικίᾳ.
    His life is already far advanced: V. πρόσω μὲν ἤδη βίοτος (Eur., Hipp. 795).
    Far and wide: see under Wide.
    Far into the night: P. πόρρω τῶν νυκτῶν.

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