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1 Approximate
adj.Nearly like or equal: P. παρόμοιος, παραπλήσιος.——————v. trans.Make like: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦν, ἐξομοιοῦν. V. intrans.Be made like: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦσθαι, ἐξομοιοῦσθαι.Come near to: use P. and V. ἐγγὺς εἶναι (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Approximate
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2 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) μισό2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) ημίχρονο2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.)2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.)3) (not full or complete: a half smile.)3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) ως τη μέση,μισο-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) σχεδόν,μισο-•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
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3 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) τέταρτο2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) συνοικία4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) πλευρά, σημείο5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) έλεος (σε ηττημένο εχθρό)6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) τέταρτο σφαγίου7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) τέταρτο σελήνης8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) τέταρτο παιχνιδιού9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) τρίμηνο, τριμηνία2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) κόβω στα τέσσερα2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) διαιρώ δια τέσσερα3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ανά τρίμηνο4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) τριμηνιαίο περιοδικό- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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4 Like
adj.Resembling: P. and V. ὁμοῖος (dat.), προσφερής (dat.), Ar. and V. ἐμφερής (dat.) (also Xen.), εἰκώς (dat.) (rare P.), V. προσεμφερής (Eur., frag.) (also Xen. but rare P.) (dat.), ἀλίγκιος (Æsch., P.V. 449), P. προσεοικώς (dat.).Nearly like: P. παρόμοιος (dat.), παραπλήσιος (dat.), Ar. and P. προσόμοιος (dat.).Just like: P. and V. ἀδελφός (gen. or dat.) (Plat.).In like manner: see Similarly.Alike: P. and V. ὁμοῖος.Like cleave to like: P. ὁ ὁμοῖος τῷ ὁμοίῳ (Plat., Gorg. 510B).Equal: P. and V. ἴσος.Nearly equal: P. παραπλήσιος.Be like: P. and V. ἐοικέναι (dat.) (rare P.), ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.), V. πρέπειν (dat.), Ar. and V. προσεικέναι (dat.) (προσέοικα), εἰκέναι (dat.) (ἔοικα); see Resemble.Made like: use also V. ἐξῃκασμένος (dat.), κατεικασθείς (dat.).Be like to: see Likely.There is nothing like hearing the law itself: P. οὐδὲν οἷον ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ τοῦ νομου (Dem. 529).——————adv.In the manner of: P. and V. δίκην (gen.), P. ἐν τρόπῳ (gen.), V. ἐν τρόποις (gen.), τρόπον (gen.).It was like a woman to: V. πρὸς γυναικός ἦν (with infin.) (Æsch., Ag. 1636), same construction in Ar. and P.——————v. trans.Regard with liking: P. and V. φιλεῖν, στέργειν, P. ἀγαπᾶν, ἡδέως ἔχειν (dat.).Put up with: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως φέρειν (acc.).I should like to ask: P. ἡδέως ἂν ἐροίμην, same construction in V.Would you like me to tell you: P. and V. βούλει σοὶ εἴπω (aor. subj.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Like
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5 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) πέτρα2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) πέτρα3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) πέτρα4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) πετράδι5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) κουκούτσι6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) μονάδα βάρους7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) πέτρα2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) πετροβολώ,λιθοβολώ2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ξεκουκουτσιάζω•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
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6 Even
adj.Equal: P. and V. ἴσος.Level: P. ὁμαλός, ἐπίπεδος, V. λευρός.Straight: P. and V. ὀρθός.Smooth: P. and V. λεῖος.Cyclopean walls, made even by plumb-line and chisel: V. τὰ Κυκλώπων βάθρα... κανόνι καὶ τύκοις ἡρμοσμένα (Eur., H.F. 944).——————adv.P. and V. καί.Even as: P. and V. ὥσπερ, ὡς.Not even: P. and V. οὐδέ, μηδέ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Even
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