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1 Slenderly
adv.Scantily: P. σπανίως.Deficiently: P. ἐνδεῶς.In a small way: P. βραχέως.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Slenderly
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2 Trade
subs.Ar. and P. ἐμπορία, ἡ, P. ἐργασία, ἡ.Money making: P. χρηματισμός, ὁ.Exchange: P. ἀλλαγή, ἡ; see Exchange.Business: P. ἐργασία, ἡ, πραγματεία, ἡ, ἀσχολία, ἡ, ἐπιτήδευμα, τό.Being engaged in trade by sea: P. ἐπὶ τῆς ἐργασίας ὢν τῆς κατὰ θάλασσαν (Dem. 893).Be engaged in trade by sea: P. κατὰ θάλασσαν ἐργάζεσθαι (Dem. 1297).——————v. intrans.P. ἐμπορεύεσθαι, ἐργάζεσθαι.Make money: P. χρηματίζεσθαι.Trade in a small way: P. and V. καπηλεύειν.Trade in: Ar. and V. ἐμπολᾶν (acc.), διεμπολᾶν (acc.), ἀπεμπολᾶν (acc.).Trade upon, put to use, met.: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Take advantage of: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.).Trade with: Ar. ἀγοράζειν πρός (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Trade
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3 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) κόβω2) (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.) κόβω3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) κόβω4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) κόβω5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) κόβω, μειώνω6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) κοβω, αφαιρώ7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) κόβω8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) `κόβω` τράπουλα9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') διακόπτω10) (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 δρόμο11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) τέμνω12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) κάνω κοπάνα13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) κάνω πως δε βλέπω2. noun1) (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, μείωση2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) κόψιμο3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) κομμάτι•- cutter- 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
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4 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) κομμάτι2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) κομμάτι3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) κομμάτι4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) κέρμα5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) πιόνι•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) τμηματικός,αποσπασματικός- go all to pieces- go to pieces
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5 worm
[wə:m] 1. noun(a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) σκουλήκι2. verb1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) γλιστρώ2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) βγάζω με το τσιγκέλι -
6 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) κόκκος, σπυρί2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) δημητριακά3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) κόκκος4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) `νερά` ξύλου5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) ίχνος• -
7 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) ψιλοκόβω2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) περπατώ με γοργά βηματάκια2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) κιμάς- mincer- mincing
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8 crochet
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9 cubicle
['kju:bikl](a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one: Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks.) θάλαμος, καμαράκι -
10 fizz
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11 inch
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12 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) οδηγώ3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) προκαλώ4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) είμαι επικεφαλής: προηγούμαι5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) διάγω, περνώ2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) πρώτη θέση2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) προβάδισμα5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) λουρί σκύλου6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) στοιχείο7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) πρώτος / πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) μόλυβδος2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) γραφίτης μολυβιού•- leaden -
13 lobby
['lobi] 1. plural - lobbies; noun1) (a (small) entrance-hall: a hotel lobby.) προθάλαμος, αίθουσα αναμονής, είσοδος2) (a group of people who try to influence the Government etc in a certain way or for a certain purpose.) (ομάδα προσώπων που ασκούν) πολιτική πίεση προώθησης συμφερόντων2. verb(to try to influence (the Government etc).) -
14 mosquito
[mə'ski:tou]plural - mosquito(e)s; noun(any of several types of small insect, which suck blood from animals and people and in this way transmit diseases such as malaria.) κουνούπι -
15 retail
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16 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) νησίδα -
17 twinkle
['twiŋkl] 1. verb1) (to shine with a small, slightly unsteady light: The stars twinkled in the sky.) τρεμολάμπω, λαμπυρίζω2) ((of eyes) to shine in this way usually to express amusement: His eyes twinkled mischievously.) αστράφτω2. noun1) (an expression of amusement (in one's eyes).) λάμψη2) (the act of twinkling.) λαμπύρισμα
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