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1 oddly enough
(it is strange or remarkable (that): I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.) παραδόξως -
2 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) κοντός2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) κοντός3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) σύντομος4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) λειψός,λιγότερος5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) στερούμενος(χρημάτων)6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) σφολιάτα2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) απότομα2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) λίγο παραπέρα•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) βάζω(υποψήφιο)στον τελικό κατάλογο επιλογής- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
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3 alley
['æli]1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) στενάκι, σοκάκι2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) διάδρομος μπόουλινγκ -
4 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) πείνα2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) ασιτία3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) λαχτάρα2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). λαχταρώ- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
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5 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) μιλώ2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) κουβεντιάζω, κουτσομπολεύω3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) συζητώ2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) συζήτηση, κουβέντα/ συνομιλία2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) ομιλία3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) κουτσομπολιό4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) λόγια•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
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