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  • 1 cut one's teeth

    (to grow one's first teeth: The baby's cutting his first tooth.) βγάζω δόντια

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  • 2 by the skin of one's teeth

    (very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) παρά τρίχα

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  • 3 Tooth

    subs.
    P. and V. ὀδούς, ὁ.
    With the teeth, adv.: Ar. and V. ὀδάξ.
    With a single tooth, adj.: V. μονόδους.
    Have one's teeth set on edge, v.: P. αἱμωδιᾶν ( Aristotle).
    Set the teeth on edge, met.: use disgust.
    Show the teeth: Ar. σεσηρέναι (perf. of σαίρειν).
    Take the bit in the teeth: P. ἐνδάκνειν χαλινόν (Plat.), V. ἐνδάκνειν στόμια.
    Tooth of a wedge: V. σφηνὸς γνάθος, ἡ (Æsch., P. V. 64).
    Cast in one's teeth: P. and V. ἐπιπλήσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπαιτιᾶσθαί (τινά τινος), ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).

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  • 4 Throw

    v. trans.
    P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, μεθιέναι (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. δικεῖν ( 2nd aor.), ἰάπτειν.
    Throw in wrestling: Ar. and P. καταπαλαίειν (the passage in Eur., I. A. 1013, is doubtful), P. and V. καταβάλλειν.
    Trip up: P. ὑποσκελίζειν.
    Throw ( a rider): P. and V. ἀναχαιτίζειν, Ar. and P. ἀποσείεσθαι (Xen.), P. ἀναβάλλειν (Xen.).
    Throw the javelin: P. and V. ἀκοντίζειν.
    Throw about: Ar. and P. διαρριπτεῖν (Xen.).
    Throw around: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, Ar. and V. ἀμφιτιθέναι, V. ἀμφιβάλλειν.
    Throw aside: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἐκβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν, μεθιέναι, ἀφιέναι, V. ἐκρίπτειν.
    Lose wilfully: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι; see Reject.
    Throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν; see throw aside.
    Throw back the head: P. and V. ἀνακύπτειν (Eur., Cycl. 212, also Ar.).
    His head is thrown back. V. κάρα... ὑπτιάζεται (Soph.., Phil. 822).
    Throw down: P. and V. καταβάλλειν, V. καταρρίπτειν.
    Throw down one's arms: P. and V. ὅπλα. ἀφιέναι.
    Throw down upon: V. ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τί τινι)., ἐπεμβάλλειν (τι).
    Bring low: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν; see also Upset.
    Be thrown from a chariot: V. ἐκκυλίνδεσθαι (gen.) (Soph., O. R. 812).
    Throw in or into: P. and V. εἰσβάλλειν, ἐμβάλλειν; see also Insert.
    Throw fire into: P. and V. πῦρ ἐνιέναι εἰς (acc.).
    Throw oneself into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, V. dat. alone); see rush into.
    Throw in one's lot with: P. συνίστασθαι (dat.), P. and V. ἵστασθαι μετά (gen.).
    Throw into ( a state of feeling): P. and V. καθιστάναι εἰς (acc.).
    Throw into confusion: P. and V. συγχεῖν, ταράσσειν, συνταράσσειν; see Confound.
    Throw in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).
    Throw off ( clothes): P. and V. ἐκδύεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποδύεσθαι.
    Throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἐκβάλλειν.
    Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.); see Reject.
    met., throw off a feeling, etc.: P. and V. ἀφιέναι, μεθιέναι.
    Shake off, met.: Ar. and P. ἀποσείεσθαι (Plat., Gorg. 484A).
    Throw off the yoke of: use P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.) (lit., revolt from), or use be rid of, see Rid.
    Throw on: P. and V. ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι).
    Throw blame on: P. αἰτίαν ἀνατιθέναι (dat.); see Impute.
    Throw oneself on (another's mercy, etc.): P. παρέχειν ἑαυτόν (lit., yield oneself up).
    Throw out: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἀποβάλλειν; see cast out.
    Be thrown out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, V. ἐκπίτνειν.
    Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.).
    Throw out a proposal, vote against it: Ar. and P. ἀποχειροτονεῖν.
    Throw out ( words): P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, V. ῥίπτειν, ἐκρίπτειν, ἀπορρίπτειν.
    Throw over, throw round: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, V ἀμφιβάλλειν.
    met., betray: P. and V. προδιδόναι.
    Fling away: P. προΐεσθαι; see Resign.
    Throw round: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, V. ἀμφιβάλλειν, Ar. and V. ἀμφιτιθέναι.
    As a defence: P. προσπεριβάλλειν.
    Throw up: P. and V. ἀναδιδόναι (Eur., frag.), ἀνιέναι.
    Cast ashore: P. and V. ἐκφέρειν, V. ἐκβάλλειν; see under Ashore.
    Cast up in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).
    Throw up earth: P. ἀναβάλλειν χοῦν (Thuc., 4, 90), P. and V. χοῦν.
    They proceeded to throw up an embankment against the city: P. χῶμα ἔχουν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν (Thuc. 2, 75).
    These are the defences I threw up to protest Attica: P. ταῦτα προὐβαλόμην πρὸ τῆς Ἀττικῆς (Dem. 325).
    met., throw up (a post, etc.): P. and V. ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.); see Resign.
    Throw upon: see throw on, throw down upon.
    Throw oneself upon: attack.
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    subs.
    P. ῥῖψις, ἡ.
    Range: P. and V. βολή, ἡ.
    Of the dice: V. βολή, ἡ, βλῆμα, τό.
    Day by day you make your throw adventuring war against the Argives: V. ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ῥίπτεις κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἀρη (Eur., Rhes. 445).
    I trust that it ( the people) will yet throw a different cast of the dice: V. ἔτʼ αὐτὸν ἄλλα βλήματʼ ἐν κύβοις βαλεῖν πέποιθα (Eur., Supp. 330).
    Of a quoit: V. δίσκημα, τό (Soph., frag.).
    In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.
    If you be matched and receive a fatal throw: V. εἰ παλαισθεὶς πτῶμα θανάσιμον πεσεῖ (Eur., El. 686).

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  • 5 Cast

    v. trans.
    P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, μεθιέναι (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. δικεῖν ( 2nd aor.), ἰάπτειν; see Throw.
    Be cast in damages: Ar. and P. ὀφλισκάνειν.
    Cast in one's mind: see Ponder.
    Cast lots: P. and V. κληροῦσθαι; see Lot.
    No lot was cast: V. κλῆρος... οὐκ ἐπάλλετο (Soph., Ant. 396).
    Cast metal: Ar. χοανεύειν (absol.); see Mould.
    Cast a vote: P. and V. ψῆφον φέρειν, ψῆφον τίθεσθαι; see Vote.
    Cast about: see Scatter.
    Cast about for: see Seek.
    Cast around: P. and V. περιβάλλειν.
    Cast ( glances) around: V. κυκλοῦν διαφέρειν; see Roll.
    They stood upright and cast glances around: ἔστησαν ὀρθαὶ καὶ διήνεγκαν κόρας (Eur., Bacch. 1087).
    Cast ashore: see under Ashore.
    Cast aside: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἐκβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν, μεθιέναι, ἀφιέναι, V. ἐκρίππειν.
    Lose wilfully: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι; see Reject.
    Cast away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν; see cast aside.
    Cast down: P. and V. καταβάλλειν, V. καταρρίπτειν; see throw down.
    Cast down upon: V. ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τί τινι), ἐπεμβάλλειν (τι).
    Bring low: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν, V. καταρρέπειν, κλίνειν.
    Be cast down: met., P. and V. ἀθυμεῖν, V. δυσθυμεῖσθαι.
    Cast in: P. and V. εἰσβάλλειν, ἐμβάλλειν; see throw in.
    Cast in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).
    Cast off: see cast aside, throw off.
    V. intrans. Of a ship: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν, ἀνάγεσθαι.
    Cast on: P. and V. ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι).
    Cast out: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἐξωθεῖν, ἀποβάλλειν, ἀπωθεῖν, ἀπορρίπτειν, V. ἐκρίπτειν.
    Cast out as a prey to dogs and birds: κυσὶν πρόβλητος οἰωνοῖς θʼ ἕλωρ (Soph., Aj. 830).
    Be cast out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, V. ἐκπίτνειν.
    Cast up: P. and V. ἀνιέναι, ἀναδιδόναι (Eur., frag.); see throw up.
    Reckon: P. and V. λογίζεσθαι.
    Of the sea: see cast ashore, under Ashore.
    Cast up in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).
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    subs.
    Act of throwing: P. ῥῖψις, ἡ.
    Throw, range: P. and V. βολή, ἡ.
    Of the dice: V. βλῆμα, τό, βολή, ἡ; see Throw.
    Of a quoit: V. δίσκημα, τό (Soph., frag.).
    Casting of a vote: P. and V. ψήφου φορά, ἡ.
    Of a net in fishing: V. βόλος, ὁ.
    The man approaches within range of our cast: V. ἁνὴρ εἰς βόλον καθίσταται (Eur., Bacch. 847).
    Cast in metal: P. and V. τύπος, ὁ.
    Shape, character: P. and V. τύπος, ὁ, σχῆμα, τό.

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  • 6 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) κόβω
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) κόβω
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) κόβω
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) κόβω
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) κόβω, μειώνω
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) κοβω, αφαιρώ
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) κόβω
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) `κόβω` τράπουλα
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') διακόπτω
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) κόβω δρόμο
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) τέμνω
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) κάνω κοπάνα
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) κάνω πως δε βλέπω
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) κόψιμο, διακοπή, μείωση
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) κόψιμο
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) κομμάτι
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) δηκτικός
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) ανηλεής
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 7 skin

    [skin] 1. noun
    1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) δέρμα
    2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) φλούδα
    3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) πέτσα
    2. verb
    (to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) γδέρνω
    - skin flick
    - skin-tight
    - by the skin of one's teeth

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  • 8 Grind

    v. trans.
    Ar. and P. ἀλεῖν.
    Rub: P. and V. τρίβειν.
    Sharpen: Ar. and V. θήγειν, Ar. and P. ἀκονᾶν (Xen.).
    Grind one's teeth: Ar. πρίειν τοὺς ὀδόντας.
    Grind against, v. intrans.: P. τρίβεσθαι πρός (acc.).
    Grind down: met., Ar. and P. ἐπιτρίβειν; see Ruin.

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  • 9 milk tooth

    (one of the first set of a baby's teeth: The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.) πρώτο δόντι,νεογιλός

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  • 10 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (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.) κρατώ
    2) (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.) κρατώ
    3) (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.) κρατώ
    4) (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,βαστώ
    5) (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.) κρατώ
    6) (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,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (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.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (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,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((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.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
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    - - 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

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  • 11 mesh

    [meʃ] 1. noun
    1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) θηλειά σε δίχτυ
    2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) πλέγμα,δίχτυ
    2. verb
    ((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) μπλέκομαι

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  • 12 Snarl

    v. intrans.
    Show the teeth: Ar. σεσηρέναι (perf. of σαίρειν).
    When the cities you ruled saw you snarling and showing your teeth at one another: Ar. ἐπειδὴ ʼγνωσαν ὑμᾶς αἱ πόλεις ὧν ἤρχετε ἠγριωμένους ἐπʼ ἀλλήλοισι καὶ σεσηρότας (Pax. 619).

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  • 13 cog

    [koɡ]
    (one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion: The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.) δόντι γραναζιού

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  • 14 bite

    1. past tense - bit; verb
    (to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) δαγκώνω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) δαγκωματιά
    2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) τσίμπημα δολώματος από ψάρι
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    - bite the dust

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  • 15 grind

    1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb
    1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) αλέθω
    2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) τρίζω
    3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) τρίβω
    2. noun
    (boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) άχαρη δουλειά
    - grinding
    - grindstone
    - grind down
    - grind up
    - keep someone's nose to the grindstone
    - keep one's nose to the grindstone

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  • 16 gum

    I noun
    ((usually in plural) the firm flesh in which the teeth grow.) ούλο
    II 1. noun
    1) (a sticky juice got from some trees and plants.) κόμμι, γόμμα
    2) (a glue: We can stick these pictures into the book with gum.) κόλλα
    3) (a type of sweet: a fruit gum.) καραμέλα
    4) (chewing-gum: He chews gum when he is working.) μαστίχα, τσίχλα
    2. verb
    (to glue with gum: I'll gum this bit on to the other one.) κολλώ
    - gumminess

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  • 17 incisor

    noun (one of the four front cutting teeth in the upper or lower jaw.) κοπτήρας

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  • 18 rake

    [reik] 1. noun
    1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) τσουγκράνα
    2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) φτυάρι του κρουπιέρη
    3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) τσουγκράνισμα
    2. verb
    1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) καθαρίζω με τσουγκράνα
    2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) μαζεύω τη στάχτη
    3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) γαζώνω (με σφαίρες)
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    - rake up

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  • 19 root

    I 1. [ru:t] noun
    1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) ρίζα
    2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) ρίζα
    3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) ρίζα
    4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) καταγωγή, ρίζες
    2. verb
    (to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) ριζώνω/ φυτεύω
    - root crop
    - root out
    - take root     II [ru:t] verb
    1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ψάχνω με το ρύγχος
    2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) ανασκαλεύω

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  • 20 sink

    [siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb
    1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) βυθίζω/-ομαι,βουλιάζω
    2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) χαμηλώνω
    3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) εισδύω,χώνω/-ομαι
    4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) θλίβομαι
    5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) επενδύω
    2. noun
    (a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) νεροχύτης
    - be sunk
    - sink in

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  • one's teeth — ▪ To throw off control ▪ To take up or have a tenacious or keen interest (in) or occupation (with something) ● bit …   Useful english dictionary

  • show one's teeth — {v. phr.} To show anger; show belligerence. * /He is a very mild, private person, but during a tough business negotiation he knows how to show his teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • show one's teeth — {v. phr.} To show anger; show belligerence. * /He is a very mild, private person, but during a tough business negotiation he knows how to show his teeth./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set one's teeth — To clench the teeth, as in strong resolution • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * clench one s teeth together ■ become resolute they have set their teeth against a change which would undermine their prospects of forming a government …   Useful english dictionary

  • sink one's teeth — phrasal 1. : bite pleasure of sinking one s teeth into a succulent apple W.F.Hambly 2. : to deal directly with as a reality or a concrete matter explicitly set forth : to treat with as something substantial usually used with into stories such as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pick one's teeth — {v. phr.} To clean one s teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one s teeth in public./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pick one's teeth — {v. phr.} To clean one s teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one s teeth in public./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pick\ one's\ teeth — v. phr. To clean one s teeth with a toothpick. It is considered poor manners to pick one s teeth in public …   Словарь американских идиом

  • grind one's teeth — grate one s teeth together, gnash one s teeth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cut one's teeth — ( ● cut * * * acquire initial practice or experience of a particular sphere of activity or with a particular organization the brothers cut their professional teeth at Lusardi s before starting their own restaurant …   Useful english dictionary

  • show one's teeth — idi show one s teeth, to become menacing; reveal one s hostility …   From formal English to slang

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