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  • 1 rather

    1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) μάλλον
    2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) καλύτερα
    3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) μάλλον, για την ακρίβεια

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  • 2 tubby

    adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) παχουλός

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  • 3 bitty

    ( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) αποσπασματικός

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  • 4 confused

    1) (mixed up: The message I received was rather confused.) συγκεχυμένος
    2) (mixed up in the mind: in a confused state of mind.) σαστισμένος

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  • 5 distant

    1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) μακρινός
    2) (not close: a distant relation.) μακρινός
    3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) ψυχρός, απόμακρος

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  • 6 inquisitive

    [in'kwizətiv]
    (eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) περίεργος,αδιάκριτος
    - inquisitiveness

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  • 7 overdo

    [əuvə'du:]
    past tense - overdid; verb
    1) (to do, say (something) in an exaggerated way etc: They overdid the sympathy.) παρακάνω
    2) (to cook for too long: The meat was rather overdone.) παραψήνω

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  • 8 scornful

    1) (feeling or showing scorn: a scornful expression/remark.) περιφρονητικός
    2) (making scornful remarks: He was rather scornful about your book.) περιφρονητικός

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  • 9 sordid

    ['so:did]
    1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) άθλιος,εξαθλιωμένος
    2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) ελεεινός
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    - sordidness

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  • 10 ungracious

    (rude; impolite: It was rather ungracious of you to refuse his invitation.) αγενής

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  • 11 unwise

    (not wise; foolish: an unwise suggestion; It was rather unwise of you to agree to do that.) ανόητος, απερίσκεπτος

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  • 12 sort of

    (rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) κάπως

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  • 13 steep

    I [sti:p] adjective
    1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) απότομος
    2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) εξωφρενικός
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    - steeply II [sti:p]
    (to soak thoroughly.) εμποτίζω,μουσκεύω

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  • 14 thin

    [Ɵin] 1. adjective
    1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) λεπτός, ψιλός
    2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) αδύνατος
    3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) αραιός
    4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) αραιός
    5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) ισχνός, διόλου πειστικός
    2. verb
    (to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) αραιώνω
    - thinness
    - thin air
    - thin-skinned
    - thin out

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  • 15 should

    [ʃud]
    negative short form - shouldn't; verb
    1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) θα+παρατατικός...
    2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) θα'πρεπε να
    3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) θα πρέπει να
    4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) μπόρεσα να
    5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) τυχόν
    6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) θα(ήθελα να)
    7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) έτυχε να

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  • 16 high

    1. adjective
    1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) (υ)ψηλός
    2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) κάποιου ύψους
    3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) μεγάλος, υψηλός
    4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) ανώτερος
    5) (noble; good: high ideals.) ευγενής
    6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) δυνατός
    7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) υψηλός
    8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) λεπτός
    9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) παρασιτεμένος
    10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) μεγάλης αξίας
    2. adverb
    (at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) ψηλά
    - highness
    - high-chair
    - high-class
    - higher education
    - high fidelity
    - high-handed
    - high-handedly
    - high-handedness
    - high jump
    - highlands
    - high-level
    - highlight     3. verb
    (to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) τονίζω,προβάλλω
    - high-minded
    - high-mindedness
    - high-pitched
    - high-powered
    - high-rise
    - highroad
    - high school
    - high-spirited
    - high spirits
    - high street
    - high-tech     4. adjective
    ((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) υψηλής τεχνολογίας
    - high treason
    - high water
    - highway
    - Highway Code
    - highwayman
    - high wire
    - high and dry
    - high and low
    - high and mighty
    - the high seas
    - it is high time

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  • 17 rig out

    to dress: She was rigged out in rather odd clothes (noun rig-out: She was wearing a strange rig-out) ντύνω: ντύσιμο

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  • 18 before

    [bi'fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) πριν από
    2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) μπροστά από
    3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) παρά
    2. adverb
    (earlier: I've seen you before.) πρωτύτερα
    3. conjunction
    (earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) προτού

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  • 19 bias

    1. noun
    1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) προκατάληψη
    2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) μετατόπιση βάρους
    2. verb
    (to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) προδιαθέτω
    - biassed
    - biased

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  • 20 by hand

    1) (with a person's hand or tools held in the hands, rather than with machinery: furniture made by hand.) με το χέρι,στο χέρι
    2) (not by post but by a messenger etc: This parcel was delivered by hand.) χέρι με χέρι,ιδιοχείρως

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