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1 Paw the ground
v. trans.Use P. and V. σκιρτᾶν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Paw the ground
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2 suit (someone) down to the ground
(to suit perfectly: That arrangement will suit me down to the ground.) ταιριάζω απόλυταEnglish-Greek dictionary > suit (someone) down to the ground
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3 suit (someone) down to the ground
(to suit perfectly: That arrangement will suit me down to the ground.) ταιριάζω απόλυταEnglish-Greek dictionary > suit (someone) down to the ground
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4 get (something) off the ground
(to get (a project etc) started.) ξεκινώ -
5 get (something) off the ground
(to get (a project etc) started.) ξεκινώ -
6 Ground
subs.P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, P. ἔδαφος, τό, Ar. and V. γαῖα, ἡ, χθών, ἡ, πέδον, τό, δάπεδον, τό (Eur., Ion, 576, Or. 1645) (also Xen.), V. οὖδας, τό.Land for cultivating: P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, ἀγρός, ὁ (or pl.), Ar. and V. ἄρουρα, ἡ (Plat. also but rare P.), γύαι, οἱ.On the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμαί, πέδοι (also Plat. but rare P.).Sleeping on the ground, adj.: V. χαμαικοίτης,Fallen on the ground: V. χαμαιπετής.Walking the ground: V. πεδοστιβής, χθονοστιβής.To the ground: use adv., Ar. and V. χαμᾶζε, V. πέδονδε ἔραζε (Æsch., frag.).From the ground: V. γῆθεν, Ar. χαμᾶθεν.Under the ground: see Underground.He is an enemy to the whole city and the very ground it stands on: P. ἐχθρός (ἐστιν) ὅλῃ τῇ πόλει καὶ τῷ τῆς πόλεως ἐδάφει (Dem. 99).The city stood on high ground: P. (ἡ πόλις) ἦν ἐφʼ ὑψηλῶν χωρίων (Thuc. 3, 97).met., Excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ.Reason, plea: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.Cause: P. and V. αἰτία, ἡ.Principle: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, P. ὑπόθεσις, ἡ.Ground for, pretext for: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ (gen.).On all grounds: P. and V. πανταχῆ.On neither ground: P. κατʼ οὐδέτερον.On what ground? V. ἐκ τίνος λόγου;Why? P. and V. τί; τοῦ χάριν; P. τοῦ ἕνεκα; διὰ τί; V. πρὸς τί; εἰς τί; τί χρῆμα; τίνος χάριν; τίνος ἕκατι; ἐκ τοῦ; see Why.Go over old ground constantly: P. θάμα μεταστρέφεσθαι ἐπὶ τὰ εἰρημένα (Plat., Crat. 428D).Gain ground, v.: P. and V. προχωρεῖν.Lose ground: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι.Stand one's ground: P. and V. ὑφίστασθαι, μένειν, P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.Recover ground lost through indolence: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλαμβάνειν (Dem. 42).——————v. trans.Secure, make firm: P. βεβαιοῦν.Plant, fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι, V. ἐρείδειν, ἀντερείδειν.Ground arms: P. ὅπλα τίθεσθαι.Run aground, v. intrans.: P. ὀκέλλειν, ἐποκέλλειν, V. ἐξοκέλλειν.——————adj.Of corn: P. ἀληλεμένος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ground
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7 hold one's ground
(to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked: Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.) μένω ακλόνητος στις θέσεις μου -
8 lose ground
(to (be forced to) move back or retreat: The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.) χάνω έδαφος -
9 break new ground
(to deal with a subject for the first time.) καινοτομώ -
10 -side
((the ground etc beside) the edge of something: He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café.) πλευρά -
11 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) νότια,στο κέντρο2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) απόλυτος- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) πούπουλα- downie®- downy -
12 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) έρπω, σέρνομαι2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) μπουσουλώ3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) προχωρώ με βήμα σημειωτόν4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) είμαι γεμάτος2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) αργός ρυθμός2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) κολύμβηση κρόουλ -
13 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) ξηρά, στεριά2) (a country: foreign lands.) χώρα3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) έδαφος, γη4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) κτήμα2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) προσγειώνω/-ομαι, προσεδαφίζω/-ομαι2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) αποβιβάζομαι: βγάζω στη στεριά3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) μπλέκω, καταλήγω•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
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14 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (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.) ρίζα2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) ρίζα3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) ρίζα4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) καταγωγή, ρίζες2. 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] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ψάχνω με το ρύγχος2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) ανασκαλεύω -
15 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί -
16 creep
I [kri:p] past tense, past participle - crept; verb1) (to move slowly, quietly or secretly: He crept into the bedroom.) γλιστρώ αθόρυβα2) (to move on hands or knees or with the body close to the ground: The cat crept towards the bird.) σέρνομαι3) ((of plants) to grow along the ground, up a wall etc.) αναρριχώμαιII [kri:p]((slang) a disgusting person: Leave her alone, you creep.) παλιάνθρωπος- creeper- creepy
- creepily
- creepiness
- creepy-crawly
- creep up on
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17 paw
[po:] 1. noun(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) πατούσα (ονυχοφόρου ζώου)2. verb1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) αγγίζω με το πόδι2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) χτυπώ με οπλή -
18 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) φυτό2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) βιομηχανικά μηχανήματα/εγκαταστάσεις3) (a factory.) εργοστάσιο2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) φυτεύω2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) φυτεύω3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) εγκαθιστώ, στήνω γερά4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) φορτώνω(ενοχοποιητικά στοιχεία)•- planter -
19 underground
1. adjective(below the surface of the ground: underground railways; underground streams.) υπόγειος2. adverb1) ((to a position) under the surface of the ground: Rabbits live underground.) κάτω από τη γη2) (into hiding: He will go underground if the police start looking for him.) στην παρανομία3. noun((American subway) an underground railway: She hates travelling by/on the underground.) υπόγειος (σιδηρόδρομος), μετρό -
20 Fix
v. trans.Fix in the ground: P. καταπηγνύναι.Be fixed: P. and V. πεπηγέναι, V. στηρίζεσθαι.Fix along side: P. παρακαταπηγνύναι.Be fixed in: Ar. ἐμπήγνυσθαι (dat.).Attach, fasten: P. and V. συνάπτειν, προσάπτειν, ἀνάπτειν, καθάπτειν (Xen.), V. ἐξανάπτειν; see Fasten.Make fast: V. ὀχμάζειν, σφίγγειν (also Plat. but rare P.), πασσαλεύειν, πορπᾶν, Ar. and V. προσπασσαλεύειν.Be fixed: V. ἀραρέναι (2nd. perf. ἀραρίσκειν).Make secure: P. βεβαιοῦν.met., lay down: P. and V. ὁρίζειν, διορίζειν.This resolved, is fixed: V. τοῦτʼ ἄραρε or ἄραρε alone (Eur., Or. 1330).Appoint: P. and V. τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.Be fixed, appointed: P. and V. προκεῖσθαι.Fix beforehand: V. προτάσσειν.Fix in: Ar. and V. ἐναρμόζειν (τί τινι).Fix on, determine, appoint: P. and V. τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.Be fixed on: P. and V. προκεῖσθαι.Fix the attention on: P. and V. νοῦν ἔχειν (πρός acc. or dat.), Ar. and P. προσέχειν τον νοῦν (dat.), προσέχειν (dat.).Fix the eyes on: V. ἐρείδειν ὄμμα εἰς (acc.) (Eur., I.A. 1123).Fixing a gloomy look upon the ground: V. συνηρεφὲς πρόσωπον ἐς γῆν... βαλοῦσα (Eur., Or. 957).As the eyes are fixed on the motions of the stars: P. ὡς πρὸς ἀστρονομίαν ὄμματα πέπηγε (Plat. Rep. 530D).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fix
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