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  • 1 pet

    [pet] 1. noun
    1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) ζώο σύντροφος,αγαπημένο ζώο του σπιτιού
    2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) κανακάρης/άγγελος
    2. adjective
    (favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) αγαπημένος
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle petted)
    1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.)
    2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)
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    English-Greek dictionary > pet

  • 2 goldfish

    plural - goldfish; noun (a small golden-yellow fish often kept as a pet: The child kept a goldfish in a bowl.) χρυσόψαρο

    English-Greek dictionary > goldfish

  • 3 budgerigar

    (abbreviation budgie ['bа8i]) noun
    (a type of small (originally Australian) brightly-coloured bird, often kept as a pet.) παπαγαλάκι

    English-Greek dictionary > budgerigar

  • 4 canary

    [kə'neəri]
    plural - canaries; noun
    (a type of small, yellow, singing bird, kept as a pet.) καναρίνι

    English-Greek dictionary > canary

  • 5 cat

    [kæt]
    1) (a small, four-legged, fur-covered animal often kept as a pet: a Siamese cat.) γάτα
    2) (a large wild animal of the same family (eg tiger, lion etc): the big cats.) αίλουρος
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    - catcall
    - catfish
    - catgut
    - catsuit
    - cattail
    - let the cat out of the bag

    English-Greek dictionary > cat

  • 6 guinea-pig

    ['ɡinipiɡ]
    1) (a small animal, like a rabbit, with short ears and often kept as a pet.) ινδικό χοιρίδιο
    2) (a person used as the subject of an experiment: He was used as a guinea-pig for the new drug.) πειραματόζωο

    English-Greek dictionary > guinea-pig

  • 7 hamster

    ['hæmstə]
    (a small animal, rather like a fat rat without a tail, often kept as a pet.) χάμστερ(τρωκτικό)

    English-Greek dictionary > hamster

  • 8 rabbit

    ['ræbit]
    (a type of small long-eared burrowing animal, found living wild in fields or sometimes kept as a pet.) κουνέλι

    English-Greek dictionary > rabbit

  • 9 tame

    [teim] 1. adjective
    1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) ήμερος, εξημερωμένος
    2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) ανιαρός, ρουτινιέρικος
    2. verb
    (to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) εξημερώνω
    - tameness
    - tameable

    English-Greek dictionary > tame

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