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1 inactive
[in'æktiv]( formal)1) (not taking much exercise: You're fat because you're so inactive.) αδρανής2) (no longer working, functioning etc; not active: an inactive volcano.) ανενεργός•- inaction- inactivity -
2 Inactive
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inactive
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3 lounge
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4 sit out
1) (to remain seated during a dance: Let's sit (this one) out.) δεν χορεύω2) (to remain inactive and wait until the end of: They'll try to sit out the crisis.) αφήνω να περάσει -
5 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) χαλαρός,μπόσικος2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) χαλαρός,λάσκος3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) αμελής4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) αδρανής,λάσκος•- slacken- slackly
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6 stagnant
['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) στάσιμος,λιμνασμένος2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) στάσιμος•- stagnate- stagnation -
7 stagnate
[stæɡ'neit, ]( American[) 'stæɡneit]1) ((of water) to be or become stagnant.) λιμνάζω2) (to become dull and inactive.) λιμνάζω,αδρανώ -
8 Invitation
subs.P. κλῆσις, ἡ.Calling in: P. παράκλησις, ἡ.Our invitation to you to remain inactive you did not accept: P. πρόκλησιν εἰς ἡσυχίαν ἡμῶν... οὐκ ἐδέχεσθε (Thuc. 3, 64).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Invitation
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