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lack+(verb)

  • 1 lack

    [læk] 1. verb
    (to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) στερούμαι, μου λείπει
    2. noun
    (the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) έλλειψη

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  • 2 discourage

    1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) αποθαρρύνω
    2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) αποκρούω
    3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) αποτρέπω
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  • 3 smother

    1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) πνίγω
    2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) πνίγω,σβήνω
    3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) πνίγω

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  • 4 suffocate

    (to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) πνίγω/-ομαι,ασφυκτιώ

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  • 5 want

    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) θέλω
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) χρειάζομαι
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) στερούμαι
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) επιθυμία
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) φτώχεια, στέρηση
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) έλλειψη
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    - want ad
    - want for

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  • 6 stall

    I [sto:l] noun
    1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) χώρισμα σταύλου
    2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) πάγκος
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    II 1. [sto:l] verb
    1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) σταματώ,σβήνω ξαφνικά
    2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) χάνω την ταχύτητα στηρίξεως,στολάρω
    3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) μου σβήνει η μηχανή
    2. noun
    (a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) απώλεια στηρίξεως
    III [sto:l] verb
    (to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) καθυστερώ σκόπιμα,χρονοτριβώ,προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο

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  • 7 bar

    1. noun
    1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) ράβδος, πλάκα
    2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) φαρδιά ρίγα
    3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) αμπάρα
    4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) πάγκος
    5) (a public house.) μπαρ
    6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) μπάρα
    7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) εμπόδιο
    8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) εδώλιο
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) αμπαρώνω
    2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) αποκλείω
    3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) εμποδίζω
    3. preposition
    (except: All bar one of the family had measles.)
    - barman
    - bar code

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  • 8 bounce

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) spring or jump back from a solid surface.) αναπηδώ
    2) ((of a cheque) to be sent back unpaid, because of lack of money in a bank account.) δεν έχω αντίκρισμα
    2. noun
    1) ((of a ball etc) an act of springing back: With one bounce the ball went over the net.) αναπήδημα, γκελ(α)
    2) (energy: She has a lot of bounce.) ζωντάνια, νεύρο
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  • 9 charm

    1. noun
    1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) γοητεία
    2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) μάγια
    3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) φυλαχτό
    4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) χαϊμαλί, γούρι
    2. verb
    1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) γοητεύω
    2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) σαγηνεύω
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    - charmingly

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  • 10 cramp

    [kræmp] 1. noun
    ((a) painful stiffening of the muscles: The swimmer got cramp and drowned.) κράμπα
    2. verb
    1) (to put into too small a space: We were all cramped together in a tiny room.) στριμώχνω
    2) (to restrict; Lack of money cramped our efforts.) δυσχεραίνω

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  • 11 disregard

    1. verb
    (to ignore: He disregarded my warnings.) αγνοώ
    2. noun
    (lack of concern: He has a complete disregard for his own safety.) αδιαφορία,περιφρόνηση

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  • 12 distress

    [di'stres] 1. noun
    1) (great sorrow, trouble or pain: She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress.) θλίψη,δύσκολη θέση,πόνος,δυσφορία
    2) (a cause of sorrow: My inability to draw has always been a distress to me.) δυστυχία
    2. verb
    (to cause pain or sorrow to: I'm distressed by your lack of interest.) φλίβω,αναστατώνω
    - distressingly

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  • 13 distrust

    1. noun
    (suspicion; lack of trust or faith: He has always had a distrust of electrical gadgets.) δυσπιστία
    2. verb
    (to have no trust in: He distrusts his own judgement.) δυσπιστώ
    - distrustfully
    - distrustfulness

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  • 14 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί

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  • 15 droop

    [dru:p]
    1) (to (cause to) hang down: The willows drooped over the pond.) κρέμωμαι,γέρνω
    2) ((of a plant) to flop from lack of water: a vase of drooping flowers.) μαραίνομαι

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  • 16 exhibit

    [iɡ'zibit] 1. verb
    1) (to show; to display to the public: My picture is to be exhibited in the art gallery.) επιδεικνύω,εκθέτω
    2) (to show (a quality etc): He exhibited a complete lack of concern for others.) δείχνω
    2. noun
    1) (an object displayed publicly (eg in a museum): One of the exhibits is missing.) έκθεμα
    2) (an object or document produced in court as part of the evidence: The blood-stained scarf was exhibit number one in the murder trial.) πειστήριο
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    - exhibitor

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  • 17 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ
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    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with

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  • 18 lapse

    [læps] 1. verb
    1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) εκπνέω
    2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) πέφτω
    2. noun
    1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) λάθος, ολίσθημα, παραδρομή
    2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) πάροδος

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  • 19 mistrust

    1. verb
    (to have no confidence or trust in.) δεν εμπιστεύομαι
    2. noun
    (lack of confidence in something.) καχυποψία,έλλειψη εμπιστοσύνης
    - mistrustfully

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  • 20 nag

    [næɡ]
    past tense, past participle - nagged; verb
    ((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) γκρινιάζω

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