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  • 1 hot air

    (boastful words, promises that will not be kept etc: Most of what he said was just hot air.) αερολογίες

    English-Greek dictionary > hot air

  • 2 hot

    [hot]
    1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) ζεστός,θερμός,καυτός
    2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) ζεστός
    3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) καυτερός
    4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) ευέξαπτος
    5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) φρέσκος
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    - hot air
    - hot-blooded
    - hot dog
    - hotfoot
    - hothead
    - hotheaded
    - hothouse
    - hot-plate
    - be in
    - get into hot water
    - hot up
    - in hot pursuit
    - like hot cakes

    English-Greek dictionary > hot

  • 3 blast furnace

    noun (a furnace for melting iron ore using blasts of hot air.) υψικάμινος

    English-Greek dictionary > blast furnace

  • 4 hair-drier

    noun (an electrical apparatus for drying hair by blowing hot air over it.) στεγνωτήρας μαλλιών/σεσουάρ

    English-Greek dictionary > hair-drier

  • 5 tumble-drier

    noun (a machine for drying clothes by tumbling them around and blowing hot air into them.) στεγνωτήρας

    English-Greek dictionary > tumble-drier

  • 6 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) βεντάλια
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) εξαεριστήρας,ανεμιστήρας
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) κάνω αέρα
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) φυσώ
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) οπαδός,θαυμαστής

    English-Greek dictionary > fan

  • 7 airless

    1) ((of weather) still and windless: It was a hot, airless night.) χωρίς αέρα (καιρός)
    2) ((of a room etc) stuffy and without fresh air.) αποπνικτικός, ανάερος

    English-Greek dictionary > airless

  • 8 fountain

    1) (an often ornamental structure which produces a spring of water that rises into the air: Rome is famous for its beautifully carved stone fountains.) συντριβάνι
    2) (the water coming from such a structure: It was so hot that he stood under the fountain to get cool.) πίδακας
    3) (a source: God is the fountain of all goodness.) πηγή
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    English-Greek dictionary > fountain

  • 9 pipe

    1. noun
    1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) σωλήνας
    2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) πίπα,τσιμπούκι
    3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) αυλός
    2. verb
    1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) διοχετεύω
    2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) παίζω στη φλογέρα
    3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) μιλώ/λέω με ψιλή φωνή
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    - pipes
    - piping     3. adjective
    ((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) στριγγός,διαπεραστικός
    - pipeline
    - piping hot

    English-Greek dictionary > pipe

  • 10 spark

    1. noun
    1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) σπίθα
    2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) σπινθήρας
    3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) ίχνος
    2. verb
    1) (to give off sparks.) βγάζω σπίθες
    2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) προκαλώ,αποτελώ το έναυσμα

    English-Greek dictionary > spark

  • 11 weather

    ['weƟə] 1. noun
    (conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind, rain, snow etc: The weather is too hot for me; stormy weather; ( also adjective) a weather chart/report, the weather forecast.) καιρός
    2. verb
    1) (to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.)
    2) (to survive safely: The ship weathered the storm although she was badly damaged.)
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    - weathercock
    - weathervane
    - weatherperson
    - make heavy weather of
    - under the weather

    English-Greek dictionary > weather

См. также в других словарях:

  • hot air — n [U] things that someone says which are intended to sound impressive, but do not really mean anything or are not true ▪ The theory was dismissed as a lot of hot air …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hot air — Language that is full of words but means little or nothing is hot air …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hot-air — hotˈ air adjective 1. Making use of heated air 2. Boastful, empty • • • Main Entry: ↑hot …   Useful english dictionary

  • hot air — noun uncount INFORMAL statements that sound impressive but are really not sincere or sensible …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hot air — hot′ air′ n. Informal. inf empty or exaggerated talk or writing …   From formal English to slang

  • hot air — ► NOUN informal ▪ empty or boastful talk …   English terms dictionary

  • hot air — ☆ hot air n. Slang empty or pretentious talk or writing …   English World dictionary

  • hot air — noun a) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot air balloon. The balloon was equipped with a burner to create hot air for lift. b) Empty, confused or exaggerated …   Wiktionary

  • hot air — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone s claims or promises are just hot air, you are criticizing them because they are made mainly to impress people and have no real value or meaning. [INFORMAL] His justification for the merger was just …   English dictionary

  • hot air — nonsense, exaggerated talk He is full of hot air and you can t rely on what he usually says. необоснованное преувеличение Don t рay any attention to him; what he told us was a lot of hot air …   Idioms and examples

  • hot air — informal if something that someone says is just hot air, it is not sincere and will have no practical results. Their promises turned out to be just so much hot air …   New idioms dictionary

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