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1 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) σπίτι,σπιτικό2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) πατρίδα3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) ίδρυμα4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) οίκος5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) κατοικία2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.)2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.)3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.)3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) (προς το/στο)σπίτι2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) βαθιά,στο στόχο•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
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2 Home
subs.P. and V. οἶκος, ὁ, οἴκησις, ἡ, οἴκημα, τό, Ar. and P. οἰκία, ἡ, Ar. and V. δόμος, ὁ, δῶμα, τό, ἕδρα, ἡ; see Dwelling.The land of home: V. ἑστιοῦχος γαῖα.The hearth of the home: V. δωματῖτις ἑστία.Home, to home, adv.: P. and V. οἴκαδε, P. ἐπʼ οἴκου.Keep at home, v. intrans.: P. and V. οἰκουρεῖν.At home ( as opposed to abroad): use adj., V. ἔνδημος.Stay-at-home (contemptuously), adj.: P. and V. οἰκουρός, P. ἔνδημος.From home: P. and V. οἴκοθεν.Abroad: see Abroad.Guarding the home: P. and V. ἑστιοῦχος (Plat.).met., ( drive) home, etc.: use adv., V. διάμπαξ.Bring a charge home to a person, v.: P. and V. ἐλίγχειν (acc. of person or thing), ἐξελέγχειν (acc. of person or thing).Bring nearer home to the Athenians their fear of losing command of the sea: P. ἐγγυτέρω καταστῆσαι τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις τὸν φόβον περὶ τῆς θαλάσσης (Thuc. 2, 89).The peril was brought nearer home to them than when they voted for the sailing of the expedition: P. μᾶλλον αὐτοῖς εἰσῄει τὰ δεινὰ ἢ ὅτε ἐψηφίζοντο πλεῖν (Thuc. 6, 30).——————adj.Of the home: V. ἐφέστιος.As opposed to foreign: P. and V. οἰκεῖος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Home
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3 home rule
(the government of a country or part of a country by its own citizens.) αυτοδιάθεση -
4 home-coming
1) (the return home of a person (who has been away for some time): We had a party to celebrate his home-coming.) παλιννόστηση,επιστροφή2) ((American) an annual event held by a college, a university or high school for former students.) ετήσια συνάντηση αποφοίτων -
5 home in on
(to move towards (a target etc): The missile is designed to home in on aircraft.) εντοπίζω στόχο -
6 home truth
(a plain statement of something which is unpleasant but true (about a person, his behaviour etc) said directly to the person: It's time someone told him a few home truths.) πικρή αλήθεια -
7 the rest
1) (what is left when part of something is taken away, finished etc: the rest of the meal.) υπόλοιπο2) (all the other people, things etc: Jack went home, but the rest of us went to the cinema.) υπόλοιποι -
8 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.) άσωτος υιός2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) ο μετανοών για την ασωτεία του -
9 at home
1) (in one's home: I'm afraid he's not at home.) στο σπίτι2) ((in football etc) in one's own ground: The team is playing at home today.) εντός έδρας -
10 leave home
1) (to leave one's house: I usually leave home at 7.30 a.m.) φεύγω από το σπίτι2) (to leave one's home to go and live somewhere else: He left home at the age of fifteen to get a job in Australia.) εγκαταλείπω το πατρικό μου σπίτι -
11 hammer home
(to make great efforts to make a person realize: We'll have to hammer home to them the importance of secrecy.) κάνω(κάποιον)να καταλάβει -
12 nothing to write home about
(not very good: The concert was nothing to write home about.) τίποτε το αξιόλογο -
13 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) προς το παρόν -
14 strike home
((of a blow, insult etc) to reach the place where it will hurt most.) χτυπώ εκεί που πονάει -
15 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) μακριά, σε απόσταση2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) προς άλλη κατεύθυνση3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) προς εξασθένιση4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) αδιάκοπα, ακατάπαυστα5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) εκτός έδρας -
16 pet
[pet] 1. noun1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) ζώο σύντροφος,αγαπημένο ζώο του σπιτιού2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) κανακάρης/άγγελος2. adjective(favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) αγαπημένος3. verbpast tense, past participle petted)1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.)2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)•- pet name -
17 residency
plural - residencies; noun (the home of the governor etc in a colony etc.) διοικητήριο -
18 den
[den]1) (the home of a wild beast: a lion's den.) φωλιά,λημέρι2) (a private room for working in etc.) καταφύγιο -
19 housewife
plural - housewives; noun (a woman who looks after her house, her husband and her family, and who usually does not have a job outside the home.) νοικοκυρά -
20 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) μαθαίνω εμπειρικά2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) παίρνω με το αυτοκίνητο μου3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) βρίσκω τυχαία4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) περνώ να πάρω6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) πιάνω(εκπομπή)7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) βρίσκω,πιάνω
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