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1 a shot in the dark
(a guess based on little or no information: The detective admitted that his decision to check the factory had just been a shot in the dark.) τολμηρή εικασία -
2 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) σκοτεινός2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) σκούρος3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) καταχθόνιος2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) σκοτάδι- darken- darkness
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3 Dark
adj.Of skin: P. μέλας (Dem. 537), μελάγχρως, V. ἐρεμνός, κελαινός, μελάγχιμος.Grey: P. φαιός (Plat.), ὄρφνινος (Plat.); see Black.Without light: P. and V. σκοτεινός, P. σκοτώδης, V. ἀμαυρός, λυγαῖος, κνεφαῖος, ὀρφναῖος, δνοφώδης, ἀνήλιος, ἀφεγγής, ἀναύγητος.In shadow: P. ἐπίσκιος (Plat.).It grows dark, v.: P. συσκοτάζει.met., obscure, hard to understand, adj.: P. and V. ἀσαφής, ἄδηλος, αἰνιγματώδης, V. δυσμαθής, ἄσημος, ἀξύμβλητος, ἄσκοπος, αἰολόστομος, ἐπάργεμος, δυστόπαστος, δυστέκμαρτος, δυσεύρετος, ψελλός, αἰνικτός; see Obscure, Ambiguous.Of looks: see Gloomy.——————subs.March in the dark: P. σκοταῖος προσέρχεσθαι (Xen.).He appeared in the dark: Ar. ἀνέφανη κνεφαῖος (Vesp. 124).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dark
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4 pitch-dark
adjective (as black, or dark, as pitch; completely black or dark: Outside the house it was pitch-black; It's a pitch-dark night.) κατάμαυρος -
5 Keep
v. trans.Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.Keep out: see keep off.Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.Keep under: see keep down.Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).——————subs.Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Keep
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6 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) ικανότητα2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) ισχύς,ενέργεια3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) δύναμη,ισχύς,εξουσία4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) εξουσία5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) ισχυρό πρόσωπο6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) δύναμη7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) δύναμη•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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7 dial
1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) πλάκα ρολογιού2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) επιλογέας,καντράν3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) πίνακας επιλογής,ταμπλό2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) σχηματίζω(αριθμό τηλεφώνου) -
8 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ίσκιος,σκιά2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) σκίαση3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) σκίαστρο,αμπαζούρ4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) απόχρωση5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) ίχνος,υποψία,ιδέα2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) σκιάζω2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) βάζω σκιά σε3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) αλλάζω απόχρωση•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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9 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) σκοντάφτω2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) σκουντουφλώ3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) κομπιάζω, μπλέκει η γλώσσα μου•- stumble across/on -
10 Wash
v. trans.The body: P. and V. λούειν (or mid.).Washed: also V. ἐκλελουμένος (Æsch., frag.).Hands and feet: V. νίζειν, Ar. and P. ἀπονίζειν.I wash my hands of what has been done: P. ἀφίσταμαι τῶν πεπραγμένων (Dem. 350).Wash with silver, etc.: see Overlay.White-wash: see white-wash.Be washed by the sea: P. περικλύζεσθαι.In caverns which the dark sea washes with its waves: V. κατʼ ἄντρʼ ἃ πόντος νοτίδι διακλύζει μέλας (Eur., I. T. 107).Wash ashore, v.: P. and V. ἐκφέρειν, V. ἐκβάλλειν.Be washed ashore: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.Washed ashore, adj.: V. ἔκβλητος.Wash away, remove by washing, v.: P. ἀποπλύνειν.Inundate: see Inundate.met., P. and V. ἐκνίζειν (Dem. 274), V. νίζειν, κλύζειν (Eur., I. T. 1193).Wash out: Ar. and P. ἐκπλύνειν, P. ἐκκλύζειν.Not to be washed out: P. δυσέκνιπτος, V. δύσνιπτος.Of dyes: P. δευσοποιός.Wash over: see Inundate.V. intrans.Bathe: P. and V. λοῦσθαι.——————subs.Bath: P. and V. λουτρόν, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wash
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11 conquer
['koŋkə](to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) κατακτώ- conquest -
12 Reek
subs.Steam, vapour: P. ἀτμίς, ἡ (Plat.), V. ἀτμός, ὁ.Reek of sacrifice: Ar. κνῖσα, ἡ.——————v. intrans.See Smoke.Make the altars reek with smoke: V. κνισᾶν βωμούς (Eur., Alc. 1156; cf. Ar., Av. 1233).Stink: P. and V. ὄζειν.Still the dark blood of my murdered sire reeks through the house: V. αἷμα δʼ ἔτι πατρὸς κατὰ στέγας μέλαν σέσηπε (Eur., El. 318).Reek with: P. and V. ῥεῖν (dat.), V. στάζειν (dat.), καταστάζειν (dat.), καταρρεῖν (dat.), μυδᾶν (dat.).Reeking sacrifices: V. ἔμπυρα κνισωτά, τά.Reeking sword: V. νεόρραντον ξίφος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reek
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13 a
[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) ένας2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) ένας, μια, ένα3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) ανά -
14 afraid
[ə'freid]1) (feeling fear or being frightened (of a person, thing etc): The child is not afraid of the dark; She was afraid to go.) φοβισμένος, που φοβάται2) (sorry (to have to say that): I'm afraid I don't agree with you.) που λυπάται -
15 an
[ə(n)]indef. article(a is used before words beginning with a consonant eg a boy, or consonant sound eg a union; an is used before words beginning with a vowel eg an owl, or vowel sound eg an honour.)1) (one: There is a boy in the garden.) ένας2) (any; every: An owl can see in the dark.) ένας, μια, ένα3) (for each; per: We earn $6 an hour.) ανά -
16 feel one's way
(to find one's way by feeling: I had to feel my way to the door in the dark.) προχωρώ ψηλαφιστά -
17 jostle
['‹osl](to push roughly: We were jostled by the crowd; I felt people jostling against me in the dark.) σπρώχνω -
18 jump on
(to make a sudden attack on: He was waiting round the corner and jumped on me in the dark.) ρίχνομαι σε -
19 mangosteen
['mæŋɡəsti:n]1) (the dark brown, orange-shaped fruit of an East Indian tree.) γκαργκινία η μαγκοστάνη2) (the tree.) ο καρπός αυτού του δέντρου -
20 assailant
noun (a person who attacks: His assailant came up behind him in the dark.) επιτιθέμενος
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