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  • 1 majority

    [mə'‹o-]
    1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) πλειοψηφία
    2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) πλειοψηφία

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  • 2 Majority

    subs.
    The greater number: P. and V. οἱ πλείονες.
    The majority, the multitude: P. and V. οἱ πολλοί, τὸ πλῆθος.

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  • 3 majority

    πλειονότητα

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  • 4 the age of majority

    (legal adulthood (in Britain, eighteen years of age): He has not yet reached the age of majority.) ενηλικίωση

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  • 5 major

    ['mei‹ə] 1. adjective
    (great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) μείζων,σημαντικότερος/πολύ σημαντικός
    2. noun
    1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) ταγματάρχης
    2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) ειδίκευση
    3. verb
    ((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) κάνω ειδίκευση
    - major-general
    - the age of majority

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  • 6 most

    [məust] 1. superlative of many, much (often with the) - adjective
    1) ((the) greatest number or quantity of: Which of the students has read the most books?; Reading is what gives me most enjoyment.) (ο)περισσότερος,(οι)περισσότεροι
    2) (the majority or greater part of: Most children like playing games; Most modern music is difficult to understand.) (ο)περισσότερος,(οι)περισσότεροι
    2. adverb
    1) (used to form the superlative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables: Of all the women I know, she's the most beautiful; the most delicious cake I've ever tasted; We see her mother or father sometimes, but we see her grandmother most frequently.) (ο)πιο,(ο)περισσότερο
    2) (to the greatest degree or extent: They like sweets and biscuits but they like ice-cream most of all.) πιο πολύ
    3) (very or extremely: I'm most grateful to you for everything you've done; a most annoying child.) λίαν,εξαιρετικά
    4) ((American) almost: Most everyone I know has read that book.) σχεδόν
    3. pronoun
    1) (the greatest number or quantity: I ate two cakes, but Mary ate more, and John ate (the) most.) (το)περισσότερο
    2) (the greatest part; the majority: He'll be at home for most of the day; Most of these students speak English; Everyone is leaving - most have gone already.) οι περισσότεροι, το μεγαλύτερο μέρος
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    - at the most
    - at most
    - for the most part
    - make the most of something
    - make the most of

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  • 7 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) μεταφέρω
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) μεταφέρομαι
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) φέρω, βαστώ
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) συνεπάγομαι
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) εγκρίνω
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) φέρομαι
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    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) σαχλαμάρισμα, καμώματα

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) (αποσκευές) που μπορώ να έχω μαζί μου κατά την διάρκεια πτήσης

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 8 right-handed

    adjective ((of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing: The majority of people are right-handed.) δεξιόχειρας

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  • 9 vote of confidence

    (a vote taken to establish whether the government or other authority still has the majority's support for its policies.)

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  • 10 Bulk

    subs.
    P. and V. ὄγκος, ὁ (Plat.).
    Size: P. and V. μέγεθος, τό.
    Extent: P. and V. πλῆθος, τό.
    The majority: P. and V. οἱ πολλοί, τὸ πλῆθος.
    The bulk of the property: P. τὰ πλεῖστα τῆς οὐσίας.

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  • 11 Case

    subs.
    Box: P. and V. θήκη, ἡ; see Box.
    Cover: Ar. and P. ἔλυτρον, τό, P. and V. περίβολος, ὁ.
    For a shield: Ar. and V. σάγμα, τό.
    Sheath: P. and V. κολεός, ὁ (Xen.), V. περιβολαί, αἱ.
    Question, matter: P. and V. πρᾶγμα, τό.
    Case at law: P. and V. δίκη, ἡ, ἀγών, ὁ, V. κρῖμα, τό.
    Ground for legal action: P. ἀγώνισμα, τό.
    When the case comes on: P. ἐνεστηκυίας τῆς δίκης.
    The case having already gone against him: P. κατεγνωσμένης ἤδη τῆς δίκης (Dem. 872).
    Lose one's case: P. ἀποτυγχάνειν τοῦ ἀγῶνος (Dem. 1175).
    Aphobus having already lost his case against me: P. ὀφλόντος μοι τὴν δίκην Ἀφόβου (Dem. 866).
    Win one's case: P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν τοῦ ἀγῶνος (Dem. 1175), δίκην αἱρεῖν.
    Decide cases of murder and wounding: P. δικάζειν φόνου καὶ τραύματος (Dem. 628).
    Excuse, plea: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.
    Circumstances: P. and V. πράγματα, τά.
    Have nothing to do with the case: P. ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος εἶναι (Dem. 1318).
    In case ( supposing that): P. and V. εἴ πως, ἐάν πως.
    In any case: P. and V. πάντως, πάντη.
    In my case: P. τοὐμὸν μέρος.
    In the caise of: P. and V. κατά (acc.).
    In this case: P. and V. οὕτως.
    In that case: P. ἐκείνως.
    This is so in all cases: P. ἐπὶ πάντων οὕτω τοῦτʼ ἔχει (Dem. 635).
    It is not a case for: P. and V. οὐκ ἔργον (gen.).
    Since the case stands thus: P. and V. τούτων οὕτως ἐχόντων, V. ὡς ὧδʼ ἐχόντων, ὡς ὧδʼ ἐχόντων τῶνδε.
    Thus stands my case: P. and V. οὕτως ἔχει μοι.
    And such indeed was the case: P. καὶ ἦν δὲ οὕτως.
    This would now be the case with the Athenians: P. ὅπερ ἄν νῦν Ἀθηναῖοι πάθοιεν (Thuc. 6, 34).
    I myself am in the same case as the majority: P. αὐτὸς ὅπερ οἱ πολλοὶ πέπονθα (Plat., Meno. 95C).
    As is generally the case: P. οἷα... φιλεῖ γίγνεσθαι (Thuc. 7, 79).
    As is generally the case with large armies: P. ὅπερ φιλεῖ μεγάλα στρατόπεδα (Thuc. 4, 125).
    The facts of the case: see under Fact.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. and V. περιβάλλειν; see Cover, Sheathe.

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