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1 pick holes in
(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) ασκώ κριτική/βρίσκω τρωτά σημεία -
2 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) τρύπα2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) κοιλότητα,άνοιγμα3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) τρύπα (μέτρηση σκορ στο γκολφ)2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) τρυπώ2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) οδηγώ σε τρύπα•- hole out -
3 punch
I noun(a kind of drink made of spirits or wine, water and sugar etc.) ποντςII 1. verb(to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) δίνω μπουνιά2. noun1) (a blow with the fist: He gave him a punch.) γροθιά,μπουνιά2) (the quality of liveliness in speech, writing etc.) σφρίγος•- punch line
- punch-up III 1. noun(a tool or device for making holes in leather, paper etc.) διατριτικό μηχάνημα,τρυπητήρι2. verb(to make holes in with such a tool.) τρυπώ -
4 drill
[dril] 1. verb1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) ανοίγω τρύπα (με τρυπάνι)2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) γυμνάζω,-ομαι2. noun1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) τρυπάνι2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) εκγύμναση,γυμνάσια,ασκήσεις ακριβείας -
5 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
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6 pigeon-hole
noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) θυρίδα -
7 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) σπόγγος2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) σφουγγάρι3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) ελαφρό κέικ4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) σφούγγισμα2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) σφουγγίζω2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) ζω σε βάρος(άλλου)/κάνω τράκα•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
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8 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) διαλέγω2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) μαζεύω3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) σηκώνω(από κάτω)4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) παραβιάζω(κλειδαριά)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) ό,τι επιθυμείς2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) (το)καλύτερο•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) αξίνα -
9 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) αρουραίος2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) μπαμπέσης, μασκαράς2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) σπάζω2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) ρουφιανεύω, καρφώνω•- rat race- smell a rat -
10 burrow
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11 lace
[leis] 1. noun1) (a string or cord for fastening shoes etc: I need a new pair of laces for my tennis shoes.) κορδόνι2) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) δαντέλα2. verb(to fasten or be fastened with a lace which is threaded through holes: Lace (up) your boots firmly.) δένω με κορδόνια -
12 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) διάτρηση2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) διάτρηση -
13 riddle
I ['ridl] noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) αίνιγμαII ['ridl] verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) κάνω κόσκινο -
14 sieve
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15 special
['speʃəl] 1. adjective1) (out of the ordinary; un-usual or exceptional: a special occasion; a special friend.) ιδιαίτερος,ξεχωριστός2) (appointed, arranged, designed etc for a particular purpose: a special messenger; a special tool for drilling holes.) ειδικός2. noun(something which is special: There's a special (= a special train) due through here at 5.20.) έκτακτο δρομολόγιο/έκτακτη έκδοση- speciality
- specialize
- specialise
- specialization
- specialisation
- specialized
- specialised
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16 spray
[sprei] 1. noun1) (a fine mist of small flying drops (of water etc) such as that given out by a waterfall: The perfume came out of the bottle in a fine spray.) σταγονίδια2) (a device with many small holes, or other instrument, for producing a fine mist of liquid: She used a spray to rinse her hair.) ψεκαστής,βαποριζατέρ, σπρέι3) (a liquid for spraying: He bought a can of fly-spray.) υγρό ψεκασμού2. verb1) (to (cause liquid to) come out in a mist or in fine jets: The water sprayed all over everyone.) ψεκάζω/-ομαι,καταβρέχω2) (to cover with a mist or with fine jets of liquid: He sprayed the roses to kill pests.) ψεκάζω,ραντίζω -
17 Pick
subs.See pick-axe.Choicest portian: P. also V. ἄνθος, τό, V. λωτίσματα, τά.Take one's pick of: V. λωτίζεσθαι (acc.), ἀπολωτίζειν (acc.), ἀκροθινιάζεσθαι (acc.).——————v. trans.Gather, call: P. and V. δρέπειν (or mid.) (Plat.).Choose, pick out: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν (or mid.), αἱρεῖσθαι, ἐκκρίνειν, προκρίνειν, P. ἐπιλέγεσθαι, V. κρίνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπολέγειν (or mid.), ἐκλέγειν (or mid.).Pick a quarrel with: P. and V. εἰς ἔριν ἀφικνεῖσθαι (dat.), V. ἔριν συμβάλλειν (dat.).Pick out: see Pick.Diversify: P. and V. ποικίλλειν.Pick to pieces: see Tear.met., P. διασύρειν.Take on board: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν.Resume: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν.Pick up a living: P. βιοτεύειν, Ar. and P. ζῆν; see make a living under living.V. intrans. Get better: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pick
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