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  • 1 hold water

    (to be convincing: His explanation won't hold water.) είμαι πειστικός, `στέκω`

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  • 2 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

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  • 3 water

    ['wo:tə] 1. noun
    (a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) νερό
    2. verb
    1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.)
    2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.)
    3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.)
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    - watery
    - wateriness
    - waterborne
    - water-closet
    - water-colour
    - watercress
    - waterfall
    - waterfowl
    - waterfront
    - waterhole
    - watering-can
    - water level
    - waterlily
    - waterlogged
    - water main
    - water-melon
    - waterproof     3. noun
    (a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) αδιάβροχο
    4. verb
    (to make (material) waterproof.) στεγανοποιώ, αδιαβροχοποιώ
    - water-skiing
    - water-ski
    - watertight
    - water vapour
    - waterway
    - waterwheel
    - waterworks
    - hold water
    - into deep water
    - in deep water
    - water down

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  • 4 sponge

    1. noun
    1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) σπόγγος
    2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) σφουγγάρι
    3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) ελαφρό κέικ
    4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) σφούγγισμα
    2. verb
    1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) σφουγγίζω
    2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) ζω σε βάρος(άλλου)/κάνω τράκα
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    - spongy
    - spongily
    - sponginess
    - sponge cake
    - sponge pudding

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  • 5 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) μεταφέρω
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) μεταφέρομαι
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) φέρω, βαστώ
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) συνεπάγομαι
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) εγκρίνω
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) φέρομαι
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    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) σαχλαμάρισμα, καμώματα

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) (αποσκευές) που μπορώ να έχω μαζί μου κατά την διάρκεια πτήσης

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 6 Keep

    v. trans.
    Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.
    Hold: P. and V. ἔχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.).
    Protect: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, φραυρεῖν, V. ἐκφυλάσσειν, ῥύεσθαι, Ar. and P. τηρεῖν; see Guard.
    Observe, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν, διασώζειν.
    Prevent: P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, ἀπείργειν, ἐξείργειν; see Prevent.
    Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.
    Support (with food, etc.): P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. φέρβειν.
    Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).
    Keep (peace, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.
    Keep (a festival, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.
    Keep quiet: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν, Ar. and P. ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν, V. ἡσύχως ἔχειν.
    V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).
    You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).
    Remain: P. and V. μένειν; see Remain.
    Keep well or ill: P. and V. εὖ or κακῶς ἔχειν.
    Keep back, v. trans.: see Hide, Reserve, Cheek.
    Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).
    Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.
    Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.
    Keep from, refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.); see Refrain.
    Keep in mind: P. and V. σώζειν (or mid.), φυλάσσειν (or mid.); see Remember.
    Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).
    We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.
    Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.
    Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).
    Keep on, v. intrans.: P. and V. καρτερεῖν, P. διατελεῖν.
    Last: P. and V. μένειν, παραμένειν, ἀντέχειν, P. διαμένειν, συμμένειν.
    Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.
    Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.
    Keep out: see keep off.
    Keep out (rain, water or missiles): P. and V. στέγειν (acc.).
    Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
    They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).
    He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.
    Keep under: see keep down.
    Keep up, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διασώζειν; see Maintain.
    Keep up one's spirits: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. εὐθυμεῖν (Eur., Cycl.), θαρσύνειν.
    Keep up ( another's) spirits: see Encourage.
    Keep up (a noise, shouting, etc.): P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.
    Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).
    ——————
    subs.
    Maintenance: P. and V. τροφή, ἡ, Ar. and P. σίτησις, ἡ.
    Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.

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

  • 7 dam

    [dæm] 1. noun
    1) (a bank or wall of earth, concrete etc to keep back water: A new dam was being built at the mouth of the valley.) φράγμα
    2) (the water kept back.) φραγμένο,συγκρατημένο νερό
    2. verb
    (to hold back by means of a dam: The river has been dammed up.) φράζω,συγκρατώ

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  • 8 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) επαληθεύω
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) ελέγχω
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) ανακόπτω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) έλεγχος
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) περιορισμός
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) (θέση στο σκάκι) σαχ
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) καρό
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) απόκομμα παραλαβής
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) λογαριασμός
    7) ((American) a cheque.) επιταγή
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    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate     3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) κάνω ματ
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up

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  • 9 glassful

    noun (the amount that a drinking-glass will hold: Pour in two glassfuls of water.) (γεμάτο) ποτήρι

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  • 10 mortar

    I ['mo:tə] noun
    (a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place.) (τσιμεντο/ασβεστο)κονίαμα
    II ['mo:tə] noun
    (a type of short gun for firing shells upwards, in close-range attacks.) όλμος
    III ['mo:tə] noun
    (a dish in which to grind substances, especially with a pestle.) γουδί

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  • 11 retain

    [rə'tein]
    1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ
    2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) συγκρατώ

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  • 12 still

    I 1. [stil] adjective
    1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) ακίνητος,γαλήνιος,ήσυχος
    2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) χωρίς ανθρακικό
    2. noun
    (a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) φωτογραφία
    - stillborn II [stil] adverb
    1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ακόμη
    2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) παρ'όλ'αυτά
    3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ακόμη

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