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21 downgrade
verb (to reduce to a lower level, especially of importance: His job was downgraded.) υποβιβάζω,υποβαθμίζω -
22 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) έμφαση2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) έμφαση3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) έμφαση•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically -
23 emphasise
verb (to lay or put emphasis on: You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.) τονίζω,δίνω έμφαση σε -
24 emphasize
verb (to lay or put emphasis on: You emphasize the word `too' in the sentence `Are you going too?'; He emphasized the importance of working hard.) τονίζω,δίνω έμφαση σε -
25 emphatic
[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) εμφατικός -
26 fundamental
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27 giant
1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) γίγαντας2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) μεγαλόσωμος άνθρωπος, γίγαντας3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) κολοσσός2. adjective(of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) γιγαντιαίος -
28 hammer home
(to make great efforts to make a person realize: We'll have to hammer home to them the importance of secrecy.) κάνω(κάποιον)να καταλάβει -
29 heyday
['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) ακμή,περίοδος άνθησης -
30 hierarchy
((an) arrangement (of usually people in a group, also things etc) in order of rank, importance etc.) ιεραρχία -
31 important
[im'po:tənt]((negative unimportant) having great value, influence or effect: an important book/person/occasion; It is important that you arrive here on time.) σημαντικός/σπουδαίος- importance -
32 in / out of perspective
1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) με καλή/κακή προοπτική2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) στις σωστές του διαστάσεις/χωρίς αίσθηση των αναλογιών -
33 in proportion to
(in relation to; in comparison with: You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.) σε σχέση με,σε αναλογία προς -
34 insignificant
[insiɡ'nifikənt](of little value or importance; not significant: They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person.) ασήμαντος -
35 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) ενδιαφέρον2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) ενδιαφέρον3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) τόκος4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) μερίδιο5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) (ομάδα με κοινά)συμφέροντα2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) ενδιαφέρω2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) κινώ το ενδιαφέρον•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
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36 landmark
1) (an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others: The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.) ορόσημο2) (an event of great importance.) ορόσημο, σταθμός -
37 magnitude
['mæɡnitju:d]1) (importance: a decision of great magnitude.) σπουδαιότητα2) (size: a star of great magnitude.) μέγεθος -
38 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) μείζων,σημαντικότερος/πολύ σημαντικός2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) ταγματάρχης2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) ειδίκευση3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) κάνω ειδίκευση- majority- major-general
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39 make a mountain out of a molehill
(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) πνίγομαι σε μια κουταλιά νερόEnglish-Greek dictionary > make a mountain out of a molehill
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40 meaningless
adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) άσκοπος,χωρίς νόημα
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