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1 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (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.) κρατώ2) (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.) κρατώ3) (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.) κρατώ4) (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,βαστώ5) (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.) κρατώ6) (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,χωρώ7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ8) (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.) κρατώ9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ10) (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,υποστηρίζω11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι20) ((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.) φυλάγω23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή•- - 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 -
2 Free
adj.P. and V. ἐλεύθερος.Free politically: P. and V. ἐλεύθερος. P. αὐτόνομος.Generous: P. ἐλευθέριος, V. ἄφθονος.Open to all: P. ἐλεύθερος.Free of speech: P. and V. ἐλεύθερος, ἁπλοῦς, V. ἐλευθερόστομος, θρασύστομος.Be free of speech, v.: P. παρρησιάζεσθαι, V. ἐλευθεροστομεῖν, ἐξελευθεροστομεῖν, θρασυστομεῖν.( You) are free to: P. and V. πάρεστί (σοι) (with infin.), ἔξεστί (σοι) (with infin.), ἐξουσία ἐστί (σοι) (with infin.).Have a free hand in: P. ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν (gen.).Make free with: use P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Insult: P. and V. ὑβρίζειν (acc., or εἰς, acc.).Right of free speech, subs.: P. ἰσηγορία, ἡ.Voluntary: P. and V. ἑκούσιος.Self-chosen: P. and V. αὐθαίρετος.Free from: P. and V. ἐλεύθερος (gen.), ἄμοιρος (gen.) (Plat.), or use prep., P. and V. ἐκτός (gen.), ἔξω (gen.), V. ἐκποδών (gen.) (also Xen. but rare P.), ἔξωθεν (gen.).Whenever they attacked one another they could not easily get free: ἐπειδὴ προσβάλοιειν ἀλλήλοις οὐ ῥᾳδίως ἀπελύοντο (Thuc. 1, 49).——————v. trans.P. and V. ἐλευθεροῦν, λύειν, ἀφιέναι, ἀπαλλάσσειν, ἐκλύειν (or. mid.), ἀπολύειν (Eur., Or. 1236), ἐξαιρεῖσθαι, V. ἐξαπαλλάσσειν (pass. in Thuc.).Help in freeing: P. συνελευθεροῦν (acc.).They freed themselves from reproach: P. αἰτίαν ἀπελύσαντο (Thuc. 5, 75).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Free
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3 Term
subs.Word, expression: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, ῥῆμα, τό.Limit: P. and V. ὅρος, ὁ.Term of life: P. and V. αἰών, ὁ.In logic mathematics: P. ὅρος, ὁ ( Aristotle).Terms, conditions: P. and V. λόγοι, οἱ.Agreement: P. and V. σύμβασις, ἡ, P. ὁμολογία, ἡ.Covenant: P. and V. συνθῆκαι, αἱ, σύνθημα, τό.Terms of surrender: P. ὁμολογία, ἡ.On fixed terms: P. and V. ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς.On the terms: P. and V. ἐπὶ τούτοις (Eur., Rhes. 157), ἐπὶ τοῖσδε (Eur., Alc. 375, Hel. 838); see under condition.On what terms? P. and V. ἐπὶ τῷ; (Eur., Hel. 1234).Bring to terms: P. and V. παρίστασθαι (acc.).Come to terms: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, P. ἔρχεσθαι εἰς σύμβασιν, συμβαίνειν καθʼ ὁμολογίαν, ὁμολογεῖν.Make terms: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, σύμβασιν ποιεῖσθαι, P. καταλύεσθαι; see also make a treaty, under Treaty.On equal terms: P. ἐξ ἴσου, ἐπὶ τῇ ἴσῃ.On tolerable terms: P. μετρίως.We could not agree save on the terms declared: V. οὐ γὰρ ἃν συμβαῖμεν ἄλλως ἢ ʼπὶ τοῖς εἰρημένοις (Eur., Phoen. 590).They thought they were all departing without making terms: P. πάντας ἐνόμισαν ἀπιέναι ἀσπόνδους (Thuc. 3, 111).On friendly terms: P. εὐνοϊκῶς, οἰκείως.Be on friendly terms with: P. οἰκείως ἔχειν (dat.), εὐνοϊκῶς διακεῖσθαι πρός (acc.); see familiAr.Be on bad terms with: P. ἀηδῶς ἔχειν (dat.).I had been on quite affectionate terms with this man: P. τούτῳ πάνυ φιλανθρώπως ἐκεχρήμην ἐγώ (Dem. 411).——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Term
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4 ill
[il] 1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) άρρωστος2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.) βλαβερός,άσχημος3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) κακός2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) δύσκολα3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) κακό2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) δεινό,βάσανο•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
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5 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) μάλλον2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) καλύτερα3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) μάλλον, για την ακρίβεια
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