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  • 1 state

    I [steit] noun
    1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) κατάσταση
    2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) κράτος
    3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) επισημότητα/επίσημος
    - stateliness
    - statesman
    - statesmanlike
    - statesmanship
    - get into a state
    - lie in state
    II [steit] verb
    (to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) δηλώνω

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  • 2 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

    English-Greek dictionary > hold

  • 3 come

    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) έρχομαι, φτάνω
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) έρχομαι
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) βρίσκομαι, μπαίνω
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) συμβαίνω
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) φτάνω, καταλήγω
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) ανέρχομαι
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) έλα τώρα!
    - coming
    - comeback
    - comedown
    - come about
    - come across
    - come along
    - come by
    - come down
    - come into one's own
    - come off
    - come on
    - come out
    - come round
    - come to
    - come to light
    - come upon
    - come up with
    - come what may
    - to come

    English-Greek dictionary > come

  • 4 sorry

    ['sori] 1. adjective
    1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) Συγγνώμη
    2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) μετανιωμένος/λυπημένος
    3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) αξιοθρήνητος
    2. interjection
    1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) συγγνώμη!
    2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) πώς είπατε;

    English-Greek dictionary > sorry

  • 5 world

    [wə:ld]
    1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) κόσμος
    2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) κόσμος
    3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) κόσμος, πλανήτης
    4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) κόσμος
    5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) κόσμος, πληθυσμός, είδος
    6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) κόσμος, νοοτροπία ανθρώπων
    7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) (-πολύ καλό)
    - worldliness
    - worldwide
    - World Wide Web
    - the best of both worlds
    - for all the world
    - out of this world
    - what in the world? - what in the world

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  • 6 appreciation

    1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) ευγνωμοσύνη, αναγνώριση
    2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) εκτίμηση
    3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) κατανόηση
    4) (an increase in value.) ανατίμηση
    5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) κριτική ανάλυση

    English-Greek dictionary > appreciation

  • 7 say

    [sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
    1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) λέω
    2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) λέω
    3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) λέω
    4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) προβλέπω
    2. noun
    (the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) δικαίωμα λόγου
    - have
    - I wouldn't say no to
    - let's say
    - say
    - say the word
    - that is to say

    English-Greek dictionary > say

  • 8 Country

    subs.
    Land: P. and V. χώρα, ἡ, γῆ, ἡ, Ar. and V. χθών, ἡ, πέδον, τό, γαῖα, ἡ, V. αἷα, ἡ, οἶμος. ὁ.
    As opposed to town: P. and V. ἀγρός, ὁ, or pl., χώρα, ἡ.
    From the country, adv.: V. ἀγρόθεν.
    Up country: see Inland.
    Native land, subs.: P. and V. πατρς, ἡ, Ar. and V. πάτρα, ἡ.
    Of what country? P. and V. ποδαπός; indirect, P. ὁποδαπός.
    Be in the country ( in one's native land), v.: Ar. and P. ἐπιδημεῖν.
    Be out of the country: Ar. and P. ποδημεῖν, P. and V. ἐκδημεῖν, ποξενοῦσθαι (Plat.).
    State, subs.: P. and V. πόλις, ἡ.
    ——————
    adj.
    Rural: Ar. and P. ἄγροικος, V. ἀγρώστης (Soph., frag.), ἄγραυλος.
    Provincial: P. and V. ρουραῖος (Æsch., frag.).
    Country life, subs.: Ar. βίος ἄγροικος, ὁ.
    Of one's native land, adj.: P. and V. πάτριος, πατρῷος; see Native.
    Of the state: P. πολιτικός.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Country

  • 9 a good job

    (a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs: It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!) ευτύχημα

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  • 10 content

    I 1. [kən'tent] adjective
    (satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) ικανοποιημένος
    2. noun
    (the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) ικανοποίηση
    3. verb
    (to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.)
    - contentedly
    - contentment
    II ['kontent] noun
    1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) περιεχόμενο
    2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) περιεκτικότητα

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  • 11 expectation

    [ekspek-]
    1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) προσδοκία
    2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) προσδοκία

    English-Greek dictionary > expectation

  • 12 frequency

    plural - frequencies; noun
    1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) συχνότητα
    2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) συχνότητα(ήχου,κλπ.)
    3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) συχνότητα,μήκος κύματος

    English-Greek dictionary > frequency

  • 13 get into

    1) (to put on (clothes etc): Get into your pyjamas.) φορώ
    2) (to begin to be in a particular state or behave in a particular way: He got into a temper.) με πιάνει / αποκτώ (συνήθεια)
    3) (to affect strangely: I don't know what has got into him) με πιάνει

    English-Greek dictionary > get into

  • 14 guarantee

    1. noun
    1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) εγγύηση
    2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) εγγύηση
    2. verb
    1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) εγγυώμαι
    2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) εγγυώμαι

    English-Greek dictionary > guarantee

  • 15 hope

    [həup] 1. verb
    (to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) ελπίζω
    2. noun
    1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) ελπίδα
    2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) ελπίδα,αποκούμπι
    3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) ελπίδα
    - hopefulness
    - hopefully
    - hopeless
    - hopelessly
    - hopelessness
    - hope against hope
    - hope for the best
    - not have a hope
    - not a hope
    - raise someone's hopes

    English-Greek dictionary > hope

  • 16 in order

    1) (correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc: It is quite in order to end the meeting now.) εντάξει,σωστός
    2) (in a good efficient state: Everything is in order for the party.) εντάξει,έτοιμος,σε λειτουργία

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  • 17 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) ρωτώ
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) ζητώ πληροφορίες,ρωτώ να μάθω
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) ρωτώ να μάθω(τι κάνει)
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) ζητώ
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) ζητώ
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) ερευνώ
    - make inquiries

    English-Greek dictionary > inquire

  • 18 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) κρατώ, φυλάγω
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) κρατώ
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) διατηρώ, τηρώ
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) συνεχίζω
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) κρατώ
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) φροντίζω, διατηρώ
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) διατηρούμαι
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) κρατώ (ενήμερο)
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) καθυστερώ
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) συντηρώ
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) κρατώ
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) γιορτάζω
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) συντήρηση, έξοδα συντηρήσεως
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

    English-Greek dictionary > keep

  • 19 mood

    [mu:d]
    (the state of a person's feelings, temper, mind etc at a particular time: What kind of mood is she in?; I'm in a bad mood today.) διάθεση
    - moodily
    - moodiness

    English-Greek dictionary > mood

  • 20 nationality

    [næʃə'næləti]
    - plural nationalities - noun ((the state of belonging to) a particular nation: `What nationality are you?' `I'm German'; You can see (people of) many nationalities in London.) εθνικότητα

    English-Greek dictionary > nationality

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