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  • 1 make history

    (to do something very important, especially to be the first to do something: The Wright brothers made history when they were the first to fly an aeroplane.) περνώ στην ιστορία,γράφω ιστορία

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  • 2 play down

    (to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) μειώνω τη σημασία

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  • 3 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) κεφάλι
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) μυαλό
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) απόσταση κεφαλής
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) επικεφαλής,προϊστάμενος
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) κεφάλι
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) πηγή
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) κορυφή
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) κεφαλή
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) ικανότητα
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) διευθυντής,διευθύντρια
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) άτομο
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) ακρωτήρι
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) αφρός μπύρας
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) είμαι επικεφαλής
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) ηγούμαι,είμαι επικεφαλής
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) κατευθύνομαι,τραβώ(για)
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) βάζω επικεφαλίδα,τιτλοφορώ
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) δίνω κεφαλιά
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    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

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  • 4 Point

    subs.
    Sharp end of anything: Ar. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ (Eur., Supp. 318).
    Point of a spear: P. and V. λογχή, ἡ (Plat., Lach. 183D).
    Point of an arrow: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.
    Goad: P. and V. κέντρον, τό.
    Sharp point of rock: V. στόνυξ, ὁ (Eur., Cycl.).
    Since the land about Cynossema has a conformation coming to a sharp point: P. τοῦ χωρίου τοῦ περὶ τὸ Κυνὸς σῆμα ὀξεῖαν καὶ γωνιώδη τὴν περιβολὴν ἔχοντος (Thuc. 8, 104).
    Cape: P. and V. ἄκρα, ἡ, P. ἀκρωτήριον, τό, V. ἀκτή, ἡ, προβλής, ὁ, Ar. and V. ἄκρον, τό, πρών, ὁ.
    Meaning: P. διάνοια, ἡ; see Meaning.
    Lead from the point: P. ἀπάγειν ἀπὸ τῆς ὑποθεσέως (Dem. 416), or simply P. and V. πλανᾶν.
    Miss the point: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι.
    Beside the point: P. ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος (Dem. 1318), Ar. and P. ἔξω τοῦ λόγου.
    To the point: P. πρὸς λόγον.
    There is no point in: P. οὐδὲν προὔργου ἐστί (with infin.).
    A case in point: P. and V. παράδειγμα, τό.
    Question in discussion: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.
    Disputed points: P. τὰ διαφέροντα, τὰ ἀμφίλογα.
    It is a disputed point: P. ἀμφισβητεῖται.
    The chief point: P. τὸ κεφάλαιον.
    A fresh point: P. and V. καινόν τι.
    I hear this is his chief point of defence: P. ἀκούω... τοῦτο μέγιστον ἀγώνισμα εἶναι (Lys. 137, 8).
    Highest point, zenith: P. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ.
    Be at its highest point, v.: P. also V. ἀκμάζειν.
    Carry one's point: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν τῇ γνώμῃ.
    Make a point, score a point ( in an argument): P. and V. λέγειν τι.
    Herein you give us a point ( advantage) as in draughts: V. ἓν μεν τοδʼ ἡμῖν ὥσπερ ἐν πεσσοῖς δίδως κρεῖσσον (Eur., Supp. 409).
    Turning point in a race-course: P. and V. καμπή, ἡ.
    met., crisis: P. and V. ἀκμή, ἡ, ἀγών, ὁ, ῥοπή, ἡ; see Crisis.
    To make known the country's weak points: P. διδάσκειν ἃ πονηρῶς ἔχει τῶν πραγμάτων (Lys. 143, 7).
    Strong points: P. τὰ ἰσχυρότατα (Thuc. 5, 111).
    Weak points: P. τὰ σαθρά (Dem. 52).
    The weak point in the walls: V. τὸ νόσουν τειχέων (Eur., Phoen. 1097).
    Point of view: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, δόξα, ἡ.
    Point of conscience: P. and V. ἐνθύμιον, τό.
    At this point: P. and V. ἐνθάδε.
    From that point: P. and V. ἐντεῦθεν, ἐνθένδε.
    Up to this point: P. μέχρι τούτου.
    I wish to return to the point from which I digressed into these subjects: P. ἐπανελθεῖν ὁπόθεν εἰς ταῦτα ἐξέβην βούλομαι (Dem. 298).
    I return to the point: P. ἐκεῖσε ἐπανέρχομαι (Dem. 246).
    In one point perplexity has assailed me: V. ἔστιν γὰρ ᾗ ταραγμὸς ἐμπέπτωκέ μοι (Eur., Hec. 857).
    Be on the point of be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).
    Whom I am on the point of seeing killed: V. ὃν... ἐπʼ ἀκμῆς εἰμὶ κατθανεῖν ἰδεῖν (Eur., Hel. 896). Make a point of, see to it that: P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι ὅπως (fut. indic. or aor. subj.).
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    v. trans.
    Sharpen: Ar. and P. ἀκονᾶν (Xen.), Ar. and V. θήγειν.
    Sharpen at the end: V. ἐξαποξύνειν (Eur., Cycl.).
    Direct: P. and V. τείνειν.
    Point out or point to: P. and V. δεικνύναι, ἐπιδεικνύναι, ἀποδεικνύναι, V. ἐκδεικνύναι. Ar. and P. φράζειν; see Show.
    Make known: P. and V. διδάσκειν.
    V. intrans. Be directed, tend: P. and V. τείνειν, φέρειν, νεύειν; see Tend.
    It is impossible that the oracle points to this, but to something else more important: Ar. οὐκ ἔσθʼ ὅπως ὁ χρησμὸς εἰς τοῦτο ῥέπει ἀλλʼ εἰς ἕτερόν τι μεῖζον (Pl. 51).
    The cruel violence to his eyes was the work of heaven to point the moral to Greece: V. αἱ θʼ αἱματουργοὶ δεργμάτων διαφθοραί θεῶν σόφισμα κἀπίδειξις Ἑλλάδι (Eur., Phoen. 870).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Point

  • 5 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) φτάνω/ καταλήγω σε
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) φτάνω
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) απλώνω το χέρι
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) επικοινωνώ με, βρίσκω
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (μικρή) απόσταση
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) απόσταση που φτάνει το χέρι μου
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) ευθεία ποταμού/ έκταση

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  • 6 responsible

    [-səbl]
    1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) υπεύθυνος
    2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) υπεύθυνος, με ευθύνες
    3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) υπεύθυνος, υπαίτιος
    4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) υπεύθυνος, με αίσθηση υπευθυνότητας
    5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) υπεύθυνος

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  • 7 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • make something of — {v. phr.} 1. To make (something) seem important. * /When girls see another girl with a boy, they often try to make something of it./ 2. To start a fight over; use as an excuse to start a quarrel. * /Bob accidentally shoved Bill in the corridor,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make something of — {v. phr.} 1. To make (something) seem important. * /When girls see another girl with a boy, they often try to make something of it./ 2. To start a fight over; use as an excuse to start a quarrel. * /Bob accidentally shoved Bill in the corridor,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make something out of nothing — to say that something is a problem when it is not. You seem to think I m making something out of nothing, but I think these letters are important. Usage notes: often used to ask someone if they want to disagree or fight about something: Yeah, I… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a big deal out of something — make a big deal (out) of (something) (or make (something) into a big deal) : to treat (something) as very important or too important The girl s song was far from perfect, but her parents made a big deal of it, and she was very happy. Don t make… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a mountain out of a molehill — To magnify, overdramatize, etc a trifling matter • • • Main Entry: ↑mole make a mountain out of a molehill see under ↑mole1 • • • Main Entry: ↑mountain * * * make a mountain out of a molehill phrase to treat a minor problem as if it …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a big deal of — make a big deal (out) of (something) (or make (something) into a big deal) : to treat (something) as very important or too important The girl s song was far from perfect, but her parents made a big deal of it, and she was very happy. Don t make… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a mountain out of a molehill — To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. * /You re not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying./ * /Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a mountain out of a molehill — To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. * /You re not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying./ * /Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a federal case (out) of (something) — American to make something seem more important or serious than it really is. He only swore at you there s no need to make a federal case out of it! (usually negative) …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a song and dance about something — make a song and dance about (something/doing something) British & Australian to make something seem more important than it really is so that everyone notices it. I only asked her to move her car but she made such a song and dance about it. He… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a song and dance about doing something — make a song and dance about (something/doing something) British & Australian to make something seem more important than it really is so that everyone notices it. I only asked her to move her car but she made such a song and dance about it. He… …   New idioms dictionary

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