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21 appetizer
noun ((especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite: They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer.) ορεκτικό -
22 appreciable
[-ʃəbl]adjective (noticeable; considerable: an appreciable increase.) αισθητός -
23 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) εκτιμώ2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) εκτιμώ3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) αντιλαμβάνομαι4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) παίρνω αξία•- appreciably
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24 appreciation
1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) ευγνωμοσύνη, αναγνώριση2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) εκτίμηση3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) κατανόηση4) (an increase in value.) ανατίμηση5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) κριτική ανάλυση -
25 augment
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26 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) συσκότιση2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) απαγόρευση ειδήσεων3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) λιποθυμία4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) σκοτοδίνη5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) διακοπή ρεύματος6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) (στο θέατρο) σβήσιμο των φώτων στο τέλος σκηνής -
27 bonanza
(a sudden increase (in profits etc): Shop keepers in seaside towns enjoy a bonanza in hot summers.) χρυσές δουλειές -
28 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) αυξάνω, κλιμακώνομαι2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) αναπτύσσω, δυναμώνω -
29 colossal
[kə'losəl](very big; enormous: a colossal increase in the price of books.) κολοσσιαίος -
30 cosmetic
[koz'metik] 1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) αισθητικός2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) -
31 crescendo
[kri'ʃendəu]plural - crescendos; noun((especially in music) a gradual and continuous increase in loudness.) κρεσέντο -
32 crime
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33 deepen
1) (to make or become deeper: He deepened the hole.) βαθαίνω2) (to increase: His troubles were deepening.) εντείνω,-ομαι -
34 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) ρεύμα2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) γουλιά3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) βύθισμα•- draughts- draughty -
35 embellish
[im'beliʃ]1) (to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details: The soldier embellished the story of his escape.) διανθίζω,ωραιοποιώ2) (to make beautiful with ornaments etc: uniform embellished with gold braid.) στολίζω• -
36 escalate
['eskəleit](to increase or enlarge rapidly: Prices are escalating.) κλιμακώνω,-ομαι -
37 expectation
[ekspek-]1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) προσδοκία2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) προσδοκία -
38 explosion
[-ʒən]1) (a blowing up, or the noise caused by this: a gas explosion; The explosion could be heard a long way off.) έκρηξη2) (the action of exploding: the explosion of the atom bomb.) ανατίναξη3) (a sudden showing of strong feelings etc: an explosion of laughter.) έκρηξη4) (a sudden great increase: an explosion in food prices.) έκρηξη -
39 fan
I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) βεντάλια2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) εξαεριστήρας,ανεμιστήρας2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) κάνω αέρα2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) φυσώII [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) οπαδός,θαυμαστής -
40 get up
1) (to (cause to) get out of bed: I got up at seven o'clock; Get John up at seven o'clock.) σηκώνομαι από το κρεβάτι2) (to stand up.) σηκώνομαι3) (to increase (usually speed).) αυξάνω4) (to arrange, organize or prepare (something): We must get up some sort of celebration for him when he leaves.) οργανώνω
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