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  • 1 time out

    1) ((in basketball etc) a short break requested by the coach to give instructions etc.) (μπάσκετ) παύση αγώνα για να δώσει οδηγίες ο προπονητής, τάιμ άουτ
    2) (a short period of rest from an activity: to take time out to relax.) χρόνος ανάπαυσης / ξεκούρασης

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  • 2 fad

    (a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.) παροδική συνήθεια,μόδα
    - faddishness

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  • 3 jet-lag

    noun (symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time.) κόπωση των υπερπόντιων πτήσεων (λόγω αλλαγής της ώρας)

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  • 4 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.)
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)
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    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) λαχταρώ
    - longingly

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  • 5 recess

    [ri'ses, 'ri:ses]
    1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) εσοχή, κόγχη
    2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) αναστολή εργασιών
    3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) διάλειμμα

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  • 6 spell

    I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb
    1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) συλλαβίζω
    2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) σχηματίζω(λέξη),διαβάζομαι
    3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) είμαι ορθογράφος
    4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) σημαίνω,ισοδυναμώ με
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    - spelling II [spel] noun
    1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) ξόρκι,μαγικές λέξεις
    2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) ακατανίκητη έλξη,επιρροή
    III [spel] noun
    1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) βάρδια
    2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) χρονική περίοδος
    3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) σύντομο χρονικό διάστημα

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  • 7 term

    [tə:m] 1. noun
    1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) (χρονική) περίοδος, διάρκεια, χρόνος
    2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) σχολική / εκπαιδευτική περίοδος, τρίμηνο
    3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) όρος
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    2. verb
    (to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.)
    - in terms of

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  • short-term — index acting, brief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 short term …   Law dictionary

  • short run — UK US noun [S] (also short term) ► a short period of time: »For now he is concentrating on the short run. »We are very pleased with the short run, and in particular, the performance of this quarter. ● in/over the short run Cf. over the short run… …   Financial and business terms

  • short-run — UK US adjective [before noun] ► continuing to exist or have an effect for a short period of time: »The value of shares depends little on short run company earnings. »So the best short run forecast of the exchange rate is whatever it happens to be …   Financial and business terms

  • short-lived — [ ,ʃɔrt lıvd ] adjective lasting for a short period of time: a short lived television series Their promises proved to be short lived …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • short-run — [shôrt′run′] adj. lasting for a short period of time; short term …   English World dictionary

  • short-term memory — noun uncount the part of your memory that remembers recent events or things that you only need to know for a short period of time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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