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  • 1 wind

    I 1. [wind] noun
    1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) αέρας, άνεμος
    2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) αναπνοή, ανάσα
    3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) αέρια
    2. verb
    (to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) κόβω την ανάσα
    3. adjective
    ((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) πνευστός
    - windiness
    - windfall
    - windmill
    - windpipe
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windscreen
    - windsock
    - windsurf
    - windsurfer
    - windsurfing
    - windswept
    - get the wind up
    - get wind of
    - get one's second wind
    - in the wind
    - like the wind     II past tense, past participle - wound; verb
    1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) τυλίγω
    2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) τυλίγω, κάνω κουβάρι
    3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) ελίσσομαι, κάνω κορδέλες
    4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) κουρδίζω
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    - winding
    - wind up
    - be/get wound up

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  • 2 Wind

    subs.
    P. and V. ἄνεμος, ὁ, πνεῦμα, τό. Ar. and V. πνοή, ἡ (rare P.), αὔρα, ἡ (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Blast: Ar. and V. φύσημα, τό, V. ἄημα, τό, ἄησις, ἡ.
    Fair wind: V. οὖρος, ὁ (also Xen.), P. οὔριος ἄνεμος, ὁ.
    Before the wind: V. κατʼ οὖρον.
    East wind: P. and V. ἀπηλιώτης, ὁ.
    North wind: P. and V. βορρᾶς, ὁ, βορέας, ὁ (Eur., Cycl. 329; also Ar.).
    South wind: P. and V. νότος, ὁ (Æsch., frag.).
    West wind: P. ζέφυρος, ὁ (Arist.).
    Trade winds: P. ἐτησίαι, οἱ.
    Sheltered from the wind, adj.: V. ὑπήνεμος (also Xen.).
    A haven sheltered from the wind: V. λιμὴν εὐήνεμος (Eur., And. 749).
    Fling to the winds: met., see Reject.
    Fling his garlands to the winds and storms: V. στέμματʼ ἀνέμοις καὶ θυέλλαισιν μέθες (Eur., Bacch. 350).
    Your praises of the Phrygians I fling to the winds: V. Φρυγῶν ἐπαινέσεις ἀνέμοις φέρεσθαι παραδίδωμι (Eur., Tro. 418).
    Flatulence: P. φῦσαι, αἱ (Plat.).
    Breath: P. and V. πνεῦμα, τό, Ar. and V. πνοή, ἡ (rare P.), φύσημα, τό (also Plat. but rare P.). V. ἀμπνοή, ἡ.
    Get wind of, v.: P. προαισθάνεσθαι (gen. or absol.).
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    subs.
    See Bend.
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    v. trans.
    Blow (horn, etc.): P. and V. φυσᾶν.
    Wind into a ball: Ar. τολυπεύειν (absol.).
    Twine P. and V. πλέκειν, συμπλέκειν, ἐμπλέκειν, V. ἑλίσσειν, εἱλίσσειν.
    Spin: Ar. and V. κυκλεῖν.
    Cast around: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, V. ἀμφιβάλλειν: see Twine, Twist.
    V. intrans.
    Twist: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, V. ἑλίσσεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), εἱλίσσεσθαι.
    Pass slowly: P. and V. βαδίζειν (rare V.), Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν.
    Wind up: see Finish.
    Wind round: P. περιελίσσειν (τι περί τι).
    Wind ( oneself) round: P. περιελίσσεσθαι (περί, acc. or absol.) (Plat.), περιπτύσσεσθαι (Plat.) (absol.); see Surround, Embrace.

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  • 3 wind up

    1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) τυλίγω
    2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) κουρδίζω
    3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) τερματίζω, κλείνω

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  • 4 blow

    I [bləu] noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) χτύπημα
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) πλήγμα
    II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) φυσώ
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) παίρνω, παρασύρω
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) παρασύρομαι από φύσημα
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) φυσώ
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) παίζω (πνευστό)
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    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

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  • 5 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) ανεβαίνω, αυξάνομαι, υψώνομαι
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) υψώνομαι
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) σηκώνομαι
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) ανατέλλω
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) υψώνομαι
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) εξεγείρομαι
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) ανέρχομαι
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) πηγάζω
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) σηκώνομαι
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) ορθώνομαι
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) ανασταίνομαι
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ανύψωση, αύξηση
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) αύξηση
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) ύψωμα
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) άνοδος, ανάπτυξη, ακμή
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) ανατέλλων/ ανερχόμενος/ αυξανόμενος
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion

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  • 6 stream

    [stri:m] 1. noun
    1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) ποταμάκι
    2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) ρεύμα
    3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) ρεύμα, ροή (ποταμού)
    4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) τμήμα τάξης
    2. verb
    1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) κυλώ,ρέω/ξεχύνομαι
    2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) κατατάσσω σε τμήματα ανάλογα με την επίδοση
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    - streamlined

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  • 7 ripple

    ['ripl] 1. noun
    (a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) κυματισμός
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) κυματίζω ελαφρά

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  • 8 tack

    [tæk] 1. noun
    1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) πινέζα, (πλατυκέφαλο) καρφάκι
    2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) τρύπωμα
    3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) διαδρομή διαγώνια στον άνεμο, τάκος
    4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) δρόμος, κατεύθυνση
    2. verb
    1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) στερεώνω με πινέζες: τρυπώνω, προχειροράβω
    2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) διαδρομώ

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  • 9 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) σπάζω, κομματιάζω
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) χωρίζω, ανοίγω
    3) (to make or become unusable.) χαλώ
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) αθετώ, παραβιάζω
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) καταρρίπτω, σπάζω
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) διακόπτω
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) σπάζω
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ανακοινώνω
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) χοντραίνω, «βαθαίνω»
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ανακόπτω, κοπάζω
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) ξεσπώ
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) παύση, διακοπή, διάλειμμα
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) αλλαγή
    3) (an opening.) άνοιγμα
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) ευκαιρία
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) εύθραυστο αντικείμενο
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it

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  • 10 sail

    [seil] 1. noun
    1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) ιστίο,πανί
    2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) κρουαζιέρα
    3) (an arm of a windmill.) φτερό ανεμόμυλου
    2. verb
    1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) πλέω,αρμενίζω
    2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) οδηγώ,κυβερνώ
    3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) ταξιδεύω(με πλοίο)
    4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) αποπλέω
    5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) διαπλέω
    6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) κινούμαι/περνώ με άνεση
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    - sailing
    - sailing-
    - sailor
    - in full sail

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  • 11 flap

    [flæp] 1. noun
    1) (anything broad or wide that hangs loosely: a flap of canvas.) πτερύγιο, `φύλλο`
    2) (the sound made when such a thing moves: We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.) πλατάγισμα,ανέμισμα
    3) (great confusion or panic: They are all in a terrible flap.) ταραχή,πανικός
    2. verb
    1) (to (make something) move with the sound of a flap: the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.) φτεροκοπώ, ανεμίζω, κυματίζω
    2) (to become confused; to get into a panic: There is no need to flap.) τα χάνω,πανικοβάλλομαι

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  • 12 force

    [fo:s] 1. noun
    1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) δύναμη,ισχύς/βία
    2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) δύναμη
    3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) δύναμη
    2. verb
    1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) αναγκάζω
    2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) καταφέρνω με το ζόρι
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    - forceful
    - forcefully
    - forces
    - in
    - into force

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  • 13 mess about/around

    1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) κάνω χαζομάρες
    2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) ψευτοδουλεύω,παίζω
    3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) ανακατεύομαι
    4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) ανακατώνω

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  • 14 tear up

    1) (to remove from a fixed position by violence; The wind tore up several trees.) ξεριζώνω
    2) (to tear into pieces: She tore up the letter.) ξεσκίζω, κάνω κομματάκια

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  • 15 Head

    subs.
    P. and V. κεφαλή, ἡ, V. κορυφή. ἡ (Eur., Or. 6; also Xen. but rare P.), κάρα, τό, acc. also κρᾶτα, τόν, gen. κρατός, τοῦ, dat. Ar. and V. κρατί, τῷ.
    Over head, adv.: P. and V. ἄνω, ἄνωθεν.
    With two heads, adj.: V. ἀμφίκρανος.
    With three heads: V. τρίκρανος, Ar. τρικέφαλος.
    With a hundred heads: V. ἑκατογκάρανος, Ar. ἑκατογκέφαλος.
    With many heads: P. πολυκέφαλος.
    Nod the head ( in assent), v.: P. and V. ἐπινεύειν.
    Shake the head ( in refusal): Ar. and P. ἀνανεύειν.
    Throw back the head: P. and V. ἀνακύπτειν (Eur., Cycl. 212).
    On my head let the interference fall: Ar. πολυπραγμοσύνη νυν εἰς κεφαλὴν τρέποιτʼ ἐμοί (Ach. 833).
    Why do you say things that I trust heaven will make recoil on the heads of you and yours? P. τί λέγεις ἃ σοὶ καὶ τοῖς σοῖς οἱ θεοὶ τρέψειαν εἰς κεφαλήν; (Dem. 322).
    Bringing curse on a person's head, adj.: V. ἀραῖος (dat. of person) (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Put a price on a person's head: P. χρήματα ἐπικηρύσσειν (dat. of person).
    They put price on their heads: P. ἐπανεῖπον ἀργύριον τῷ ἀποκτείναντι (Thuc. 6, 60).
    He put a price upon his head: V. χρυσὸν εἶφʼ ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ (Eur., El. 33).
    Mind, brain, subs.: P. and V. νοῦς, ὁ. Ar. and V. φρήν, ἡ, or pl. (rare P.).
    Do whatever comes into one's head: P. διαπράσσεσθαι ὅτι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ τινί (Dem. 1050).
    Turn a person's head: P. and V. ἐξιστάναι (τινά).
    Head of a arrow, subs.: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.
    Head ( of a plant): Ar. κεφαλή, ἡ, κεφάλαιον, τό.
    Head of a spear: P. and V. λογχή. ἡ (Plat.).
    Headland: headland.
    Projecting point of anything: P. τὸ πρόεχον.
    Bring to a head, v. trans.: V. καρανοῦν; see Accomplish.
    Come to a head, v. intrans.: of a sore, P. ἐξανθεῖν; met., P. and V. ἐξανθεῖν, V. ἐκζεῖν, ἐπιζεῖν, P. ἀκμάζειν.
    Ignorance of the trouble gathering and coming to a head: P. ἄγνοια τοῦ συνισταμένου καὶ φυομένου κακοῦ (Dem. 245).
    Heads of a discourse. etc., subs.: P. κεφάλαια, τά.
    Source, origin: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ; see Origin.
    Chief place: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ. P. ἡγεμονία, ἡ.
    Head ( concretely), leader: P. and V. ἡγεμών, ὁ or ἡ; see also Chief.
    At the head of, in front of, prep.: P. and V. πρό (gen.).
    Superintending: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).
    Put at the head of, v.: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι (τινά τινι).
    Be at the head of: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), προστατεῖν (gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen.).
    Those at the head of affairs: P. οἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασι.
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    adj.
    Principal: P. and V. πρῶτος.
    Supreme: P. and V. κύριος.
    Head ( wind): P. and V. ἐναντίος; see Contrary.
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    v. trans.
    Be leader of: P. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat. of person, gen. of thing), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen. of person).
    Lead the way: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).
    Start, begin: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.); see Begin.

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  • 16 puff

    1. noun
    1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) πνοή,φύσημα(αέρα)/τούφα(καπνού),ρουφηξιά
    2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) πομπόν/φούσκωμα(σε μανίκι)/μπεζές/(επίθετο)φουσκωτός
    2. verb
    1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) καπνίζω νευρικά
    2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) ξεφυσώ,λαχανιάζω
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    - puffy
    - puff pastry
    - puff out
    - puff up

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  • 17 coil

    [koil] 1. verb
    (to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) κουλουριάζω/-ομαι
    2. noun
    1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) σπείρα, κουλούρα
    2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) πηνίο

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  • 18 rage

    [rei‹] 1. noun
    1) ((a fit of) violent anger: He flew into a rage; He shouted with rage.) οργή
    2) (violence; great force: the rage of the sea.) μανία, λύσσα
    2. verb
    1) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) βάζω τις φωνές
    2) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) λυσσομανώ
    3) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) μαίνομαι
    4) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) απλώνομαι σαν τη φωτιά
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    - all the rage
    - the rage

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  • 19 Rise

    v. intrans.
    Get up from sitting, etc.: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, V. ὀρθοῦσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπανίστασθαι.
    Of an assembly: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι.
    Rise from one's seat in honour of a person: Ar. and P. ὑπανίστασθαι (dat.) (Xen.).
    Rise from bed: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, V. ἐπαντέλλειν (Æsch., Ag. 27).
    Awake: P. and V. ἐγείρεσθαι, ἐξεγείρεσθαι.
    Rise from the dead: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι, V. ἐξανέρχεσθαι.
    Go up: P. and V. ἀνέρχεσθαι.
    Ascend: P. and V. αἴρεσθαι, ἄνω φέρεσθαι.
    What shall I tell of first? The dust that rose to heaven? V. τί πρῶτον εἴπω πότερα τὴν ἐς οὐρανὸν κόνιν προσαντέλλουσαν; (Eur., Supp. 687).
    Of the sun, etc.: Ar. and P. ἀνατέλλειν, P. ἀνίσχειν, V. ἀνέρχεσθαι.
    Of ground: use P. μετέωρος εἶναι.
    Grow, increase: P. and V. αὐξάνεσθαι, αὔξεσθαι, P. ἐπαυξάνεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιδιδόναι, V. ὀφέλλεσθαι.
    When the price of corn rose: P. ὅτε ὁ σῖτος ἐπετιμήθη (Dem. 918, cf. 1208).
    Prices had risen: P. αἱ τιμαὶ ἐπετέταντο (Dem. 1290).
    Come to pass: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, συμπίπτειν; see Occur.
    Come into being: P. and V. φαίνεσθαι, γίγνεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀναφαίνεσθαι, V. ὀρωρέναι (perf. of ὀρνύναι).
    Rise in rebellion: Ar. and P. ἐπανίστασθαι.
    Rise against: Ar. and P. ἐπανίστασθαι (dat.).
    Of a river: P. ἀναδιδόναι (Hdt.).
    Rise in a place: use P. and V. ῥεῖν ἐκ (gen.).
    Of a wind: use P. and V. γίγνεσθαι (Thuc. 1, 54).
    Project: P. and V. προὔχειν, Ar. and P. ἐξέχειν; see Project.
    A black rock rising high above the ground: V. μέλαινα πέτρα γῆς ὑπερτέλλουσʼ ἄνω (Eur., Hec. 1010).
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    subs.
    Increase: P. ἐπίδοσις, ἡ.
    Growth: P. αὔξησις, ἡ.
    Origin: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ.
    Of the sun, etc.: P. ἀνατολή, ἡ, V. ἀντολή, ἡ, or pl.
    Of a star: P. ἐπιτολαί, αἱ.
    At sun rise: P. ἅμʼ ἡλίῳ ἀνέχοντι (Xen.), V. ἡλίου τέλλοντος.

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  • 20 shelter

    ['ʃeltə] 1. noun
    1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) καταφύγιο,άσυλο
    2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) υπόστεγο,σκέπαστρο
    2. verb
    1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) βρίσκω καταφύγιο,καταφεύγω,προφυλάσσομαι
    2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) προστατεύω
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