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41 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) μικρός2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) λίγος, ελάχιστος3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ασήμαντος2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) ελάχιστο, ελάχιστα πράγματα3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) ελάχιστα, λίγο2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) ελάχιστα3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) σχεδόν καθόλου•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
42 loss
[los]1) (the act or fact of losing: suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.) απώλεια, χάσιμο, χαμός2) (something which is lost: It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was.) απώλεια3) (the amount (especially of money) which is lost: a loss of 500 pounds.) ζημιά, χασούρα -
43 make allowance for
(to take into consideration when deciding etc: We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes.) λαμβάνω υπόψη -
44 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) ύλη2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) θέμα,ζήτημα3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) πύο2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) έχω σημασία- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where -
45 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) θα μπορούσα να είχα2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) θα μπορούσες/έπρεπε να3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) θα μπορούσα να είχα4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') ίσως -
46 officially
[ə'fiʃəli]1) ((negative unofficially) as an official: He attended the ceremony officially.) επίσημα,με επίσημη ιδιότητα2) (formally: The new library was officially opened yesterday.) επίσημα3) (according to what is announced publicly (though not necessarily true in fact): Officially he is on holiday - actually he is working on a new book.) επίσημα•- officious
- officiously
- officiousness
- office-bearer
- through the kind offices of
- through the offices of -
47 ostensible
[o'stensəbl]((of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true: Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy.) φαινομενικός -
48 paternity
noun (the fact or state of being a father.) πατρότητα -
49 phenomenon
[fə'nomənən, ]( American[) -non]plural - phenomena; noun(a natural fact or event that is seen or happens regularly or frequently: Magnetic attraction is an interesting phenomenon.) φαινόμενο- phenomenally -
50 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) μειώνω τη σημασία -
51 presence
['prezns]1) (the state, or fact, of being present: The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting.) παρουσία2) (a striking, impressive manner or appearance: The headmistress certainly has presence.) έντονη προσωπικότητα•- presence of mind -
52 probability
plural - probabilities; noun1) (the state or fact of being probable; likelihood: There isn't much probability of that happening.) πιθανότητα2) (an event, result etc that is probable: Let's consider the probabilities.) πιθανότητα -
53 prove
[pru:v]1) (to show to be true or correct: This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?) αποδεικνύω2) (to turn out, or be found, to be: His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.) αποδεικνύομαι•- proven -
54 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) αγώνας δρόμου/ταχύτητας, κούρσα2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) τρέχω σε αγώνα δρόμου/ βάζω (άλογο) να τρέξει σε ιπποδρομία2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) παραβγαίνω3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) τρέχω•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) φυλή/ φυλετικός2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) φυλετική καταγωγή3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) γένος, φύλο•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
55 reality
[ri'æləti]1) (that which is real and not imaginary: It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story.) πραγματικότητα2) (the state of being real.) πραγματικότητα3) ((often in plural - realities) a fact: Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence.) γεγονός, αλήθεια -
56 really
1) (in fact: He looks a fool but he is really very clever.) πραγματικά2) (very: That's a really nice hat!) πολύ, πραγματικά -
57 reconcile
1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) συμφιλιώνω2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) συμβιβάζω3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) συμφιλιώνομαι (κάνω αποδεκτό, παίρνω απόφαση)• -
58 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) σχέση2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) σχέση3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) συγγένεια -
59 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) παραιτούμαι2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) υποτάσσομαι, υποδέχομαι•- resigned -
60 resignation
[reziɡ'neiʃən]1) (the act of resigning.) παραίτηση2) (a letter etc stating that one is resigning: You will receive my resignation tomorrow.) (έγγραφη) παραίτηση3) ((the state of having or showing) patient, calm acceptance (of a situation, fact etc): He accepted his fate with resignation.) καρτερία
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