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1 stature
['stæ ə]1) (height of body: a man of gigantic stature.) ανάστημα,παράστημα2) (importance or reputation: a musician of stature.) ανάστημα -
2 Stature
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stature
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3 Short
adj.At so short a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.Concise: P. and V. σύντομος, βραχύς.Of stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.Except: P. and V. πλήν (gen.).Less than: with numerals use participle, P. δέων (gen.).Come short, v.: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι; see also lack.Come short of.Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).Fall short of, be inferior to: P. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ὑστερίζειν (gen.), ὑστερεῖν (gen.), P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι (gen.), λείπεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).They reflected how far they had fallen short of their covenant: P. ἐσκόπουν ὅσα ἐξελελοίπεσαν τῆς συνθήκης (Thuc. 5, 42).If you persist in sitting idle, letting your zeal stop short at murmuring and commending: P. εἰ καθεδεῖσθε ἄχρι τοῦ θορυβῆσαι καὶ ἐπαινέσαι σπουδάζοντες (Dem. 109).At short notice P. and V. φαύλως; see off-hand.In short: see Shortly.To sum up: P. ὅλως, P. and V. ἁπλῶς.Cut short, abridge, v.: P. and V. συντέμνειν.To cut a long story short: P. ἵνα, ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ εἰπεῖν, συντέμω.Cut short, shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν.Short of breath: V. δύσπνους.Short comings, subs.: P. ἐλλείματα, τά.You will make up for your past short comings: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλήψεσθε (Dem. 42).Short cut: P. ἡ σύντομος (Xen.).By the shortest cut: P. τὰ συντομώτατα (Thuc. 2, 97).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Short
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4 Slight
subs.Insult: P. and V. ὕβρις, ἡ.Contempt: P. ὀλιγωρία, ἡ.——————v. trans.Despise P. and V. καταφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.), ὑπερφρονεῖν (acc. or gen.), P. ὀλιγωρεῖν (gen.), Ar. and V. ἀποπτύειν.Neglect, disregard: P. and V. ἀμελεῖν (gen.), παραμελεῖν (gen.), καταμελεῖν (gen.), P. ἐν οὐδένι λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), V. διʼ οὐδένος ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἐν σμικρῷ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἐν εὐχερεῖ τίθεσθαι (acc.); see Disregard.——————adj.Slender: Ar. and P. λεπτός.Small in stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός, βραχύς.Not worth speaking of: P. οὐκ ἄξιος λόγου.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Slight
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stature — [ statyr ] n. f. • XVe; estature XIIe; lat. statura ♦ Le corps considéré dans sa taille. Une personne de haute stature. « Il était court de stature mais large de carrure » (Rousseau). ♢ Fig. Importance (de qqn). ⇒ gabarit. C est un écrivain, un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stature — Stat ure (st[a^]ch [ e]r; also, st[a^]t [ u]r; 135), n. [F. stature, OF. estature, from L. statura, originally, an upright posture; hence, height or size of the body, from stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.] The natural height of an animal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stature — et grandeur de corps, Statura. De quelle apparence et stature est il? Qua facie est homo? Hommes de petite stature, ou Peu en nombre, Homines paululi et graciles … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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stature — Stature. s. f. Hauteur de la taille d une personne. Il est de grande, de moyenne, de petite stature … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
stature — [stach′ər] n. [ME < OFr estature < L statura, height or size of body < statuere: see STATUE] 1. the height of a person, or sometimes an animal, in a natural standing position 2. development, growth, or level of attainment, esp. as worthy … English World dictionary
stature — index capacity (authority), elevation, magnitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stature — *quality, caliber Analogous words: capacity, *ability: competence, qualification (see corresponding adjectives at ABLE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stature — [n] importance ability, cachet, caliber, capacity, competence, consequence, development, dignity, elevation, eminence, growth, merit, position, prestige, prominence, qualification, quality, rank, size, standing, state, station, status, tallness,… … New thesaurus
stature — ► NOUN 1) a person s natural height when standing. 2) importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement. ORIGIN Latin statura, from stare to stand … English terms dictionary
stature — noun 1 height ADJECTIVE ▪ imposing, tall ▪ diminutive, short, slight, small ▪ physical VERB + STATURE … Collocations dictionary