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1 Excuse
v. trans.P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat. of pers., acc., gen., or dat. of thing), συγγνώμην ἔχειν (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), V. σύγγνοιαν ἴσχειν (absol.); see Pardon.Overlook: P. ὑπερορᾶν.Justify, defend: P. ἀπολογεῖσθαι περί (gen.); see Defend.Excuse oneself ( from a public duty): P. ἐξόμνυσθαι (acc. or absol.).Decline ( an invitation): P. ἐπαινεῖν (acc.) (Xen.; cf. Ar., Ran. 508).——————subs.P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ, πρόσχημα, τό.An excuse for: P. πρόσχημα, τό (gen.).Make excuses for: see Excuse.Urge as an excuse: P. and V. σκήπτειν (mid. in P.), προβάλλειν (mid. also P.), προὔχεσθαι, προΐστασθαι (Eur., Cycl. 319), P. προφασίζεσθαι, προΐσχεσθαι, V. προτείνειν.You may make such excuses: V. σὺ μὲν τάδʼ ἂν προὔχοιο (Soph., Ant. 80).Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Excuse
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2 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) ξύνω,(ξε)γδέρνω2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) καθαρίζω ξύνοντας3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) τρίβω με τραχύ ηχο,τρίζω4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) περνώ ξυστά5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) ανοίγω με τα νύχια2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) ξύσιμο,γρατσούνισμα2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) γδάρσιμο,ξέγδαρμα3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) μπλέξιμο•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
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3 sick
[sik] 1. adjective1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) που του έρχεται εμετός/ζαλισμένος απο το κούνημα2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) άρρωστος3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) μπουχτισμένος,αηδιασμένος4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) άρρωστος,απογοητευμένος5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) αρρωστημένος2. noun(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.) εμετός,ξεράσματα- sicken- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickly
- sickness
- sick-leave
- make someone sick
- make sick
- the sick
- worried sick -
4 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) χρησιμοποιώ2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) καταναλώνω•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) χρήση, χρησιμοποίηση2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) χρήση, χρησιμότητα3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) αξία, όφελος, χρησιμότητα4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) χρήση, ικανότητα χρήσης5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) χρήση, δικαίωμα χρήσης•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use -
5 Waste
v. trans.Devastate, ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν (Eur., Hec. 1204), P. κείρειν, ἀδικεῖν, κακουργεῖν.Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).Make desolate: P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.Wear out: P. and V. τρύχειν (only pass. in P.), Ar. and P. ἀποκναίειν, κατατρίβειν, P. ἐκτρυχοῦν, V. τρύειν (pass. also in Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. τείρειν, V. γυμνάζειν.Wither, make to pine: P. and V. μαραίνειν, V. ἀμαυροῦν (also Xen. but rare P.), αὐαίνειν, συντήκειν, ἐκτήκειν, Ar. and V. τήκειν; see Wither.Wasted with sickness: V. παρειμένος νόσῳ (Eur., Or. 881).You waste words: V. λόγους ἀναλοῖς (Eur., Med. 325).Wasted are all words of remonstrance: V. περισσοὶ πάντες οὑν μέσῳ λόγοι. (Eur. Med. 819).Squander: P. and V. ἐκχεῖν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διασπείρειν.Waste one's substance: P. οἰκοφθορεῖν (Plat.).Their private means through idleness are wasted and lost in riotous living: V. τὰ δʼ ἐν δόμοις δαπάναισι φροῦδα διαφυγόνθʼ ὑπʼ ἀργίας (Eur., H. F. 591).Let slip, throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.Waste time: P. χρόνον κατατρίβειν, χρόνον ἐμποιεῖν, or use P. and V. μέλλειν (absol.), χρονίζειν (absol.), Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (absol.), Ar. τριψημερεῖν (absol.); see Delay.They wasted time before it (the town): P. ἄλλως ἐνδιάτριψαν χρόνον περὶ αὐτὴν (Thuc. 2, 18; cp. Ar., Ran. 714).That no time may be wasted in the operations: P. ἵνα μηδεὶς χρόνος ἐγγένηται τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 445).Waste one's labour, do more than is necessary: P. περιεργάζεσθαι, V. περισσὰ πράσσειν, περισσὰ δρᾶν.——————adj.Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος.Excessive: P. and V. περισσός (Soph., Ant. 780).They treated the agreement as so much waste paper: P. ἡγοῦντο εἶναι τὴν συγγραφὴν ἄλλως ὕθλον καὶ φλυαρίαν (Dem. 931).——————subs.Desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.This is a foolish waste of breath: V. σκαιόν γε ἀνάλωμα τῆς γλώσσης τόδε (Eur., Supp. 547).Extravagance: P. ἀσωτία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Waste
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6 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) ίσως(να)2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) θα μπορούσα3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) θα μπορούσες(;)•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) ισχύς- mighty- mightily
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7 assure
[ə'ʃuə]1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) διαβεβαιώνω2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) διαβεβαιώνω•- assured -
8 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) σίγουρος2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) βέβαιος3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) κάποιος4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) σχετικός•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') φυσικά!- for certain
- make certain -
9 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) προεκτείνω,επεκτείνω,παρατείνω2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) εκτείνομαι3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) προτείνω4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) προσφέρω•- extensive -
10 handle
['hændl] 1. noun(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) χερούλι,λαβή2. verb1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) αγγίζω,πιάνω2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) χειρίζομαι, κουμαντάρω3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) εμπορεύομαι4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) μεταχειρίζομαι•- - handled- handler
- handlebars -
11 introduce
[intrə'dju:s]1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) συστήνω2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) εισάγω3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) παρουσιάζω,φέρνω σε συζήτηση4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) εισάγω•- introductory -
12 mould
I [mould] noun1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) σάπια φύλλα/χούμος/μαυρόχωμα2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) μούχλα•- mouldy- mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) καλούπι2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) φαγητό βγαλμένο από φόρμα2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) καλουπώνω2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) (δια)πλάθω3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) διαμορφώνω -
13 perforate
['pə:fəreit](to make a hole or holes in, especially a line of small holes in paper, so that it may be torn easily: Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.) διατρυπώ- perforation -
14 prospect
1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) προοπτική2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) θέα2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) ψάχνω(για χρυσάφι,πετρέλαιο κλπ.)- prospectus -
15 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) παραιτούμαι2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) υποτάσσομαι, υποδέχομαι•- resigned -
16 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
17 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) φασαρία, μπελάς, κόπος, ταλαιπωρία, πρόβλημα2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) ταραχή, φασαρία3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) ενόχληση, πάθηση2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) ανησυχώ, στενοχωρώ2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) ενοχλώ, βάζω στον κόπο3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) μπαίνω στον κόπο, σκοτίζομαι•- troubled- troublesome
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18 Mischief
subs.Evil: P. and V. κακόν, τό.Ill-doing: P. and V. πανουργία, ἡ, P. κακουργία, ἡ.Piece of mischief: P. κακούργημα, τό.Do ( a person) a mischief: P. and V. βλάπτειν (acc.), κακοῦν (acc.), κακουργεῖν (acc.), ἀδικεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. πημαίνειν (acc.) (also Plat. but rare P.); see Injure.Make mischief between, set by the ears: Ar. and P. διιστάναι (acc.).I fear she may be up to some mischief: Ar. δέδοικα μή τι δρᾷ νεώτερον (Eccl. 338).Sauciness: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mischief
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19 Start
v. trans.Begin, be the first to do a thing: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.), κατάρχειν (acc. or gen.), P. προϋπάρχειν (gen.).Start something of one's own: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι (gen.), κατάρχειν (acc. or gen.) (or mid.), ὑπάρχειν (gen.).Take in hand: P. and V. ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), αἴρεσθαι (acc.).Set up: Ar. and P. ἐνίστασθαι.Make to set out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶν.Set in motion: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, κινεῖν.V. intrans.The city if once it start well goes on increasing: P. πολιτεία ἐάνπερ ἅπαξ ὁρμήσῃ εὖ ἔρχεται... αὐξανομένη (Plat., Rep. 424A).Set out: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἀφορμᾶν, ἀφορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ἀποστέλλεσθαι.With ships or land forces: P. αἴρειν.Starting with this force they sailed round: P. ἄραντες τῇ παρασκευῇ ταύτῃ περιέπλεον. (Thuc. 2, 23).I would have you save the money with which I started: V. σῶσαί σε χρήμαθʼ οἷς συνεξῆλθον θέλω (Eur., Hec. 1012).Be startled: P. and V. φρίσσειν, τρέμειν, ἐκπλήσσεσθαι.Start up: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, P. ἀνατρέχειν, Ar. and V. ἀνᾴσσειν (also Xen. but rare P.).——————subs.Beginning: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.Journey: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ.Putting out to sea: P. ἀναγωγή, ἡ.Get the start of: P. and V. φθάνειν (acc.), προφθάνειν (acc.), προλαμβάνειν (acc.), P. προκαταλαμβάνειν (acc.).The trireme had a start of about a day and a night: P. (ἡ τριήρης) προεῖχε ἡμέρᾳ καὶ νυκτὶ μάλιστα (Thuc. 3, 49).Let me and him have a fair start that we may benefit you on equal terms: Ar. ἄφες ἀπὸ βαλβίδων ἐμὲ καὶ τουτονὶ ἵνα σʼ εὖ ποιῶμεν ἐξ ἴσου (Eq. 1159).Shudder: P. and V. τρόμος, ὁ.Give one a start: use P. and V. ἔκπληξιν παρέχειν (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Start
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