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  • 1 make heavy weather of

    (to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) συναντώ αδικαιολόγητες δυσκολίες σε

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  • 2 Effort

    subs.
    Labour: P. and V. πόνος, ὁ, Ar. and V. μόχθος, ὁ; see Work.
    Zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.
    Attempt: P. and V. πεῖρα, ἡ, ἐγχείρημα, τό, P. ἐπιχείρημα, τό; see Attempt.
    With great effort ( with difficulty): P. and V. μόλις, μόγις, Ar. and P. χαλεπῶς, P. μετὰ πολλοῦ πόνου, V. πολλῷ πόνῳ; see with difficulty, under Difficulty.
    Without effort: P. ἀπόνως, V. ἀμοχθί; see Easily.
    Make an effort, v.: P. and V. τείνειν, P. συντείνειν (or pass.), διατείνεσθαι, V. ἐντείνειν.

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  • 3 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) δουλειά, εργασία
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) δουλειά
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) δουλειά
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) έργο (τέχνης, μουσικής κλπ)
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) δουλειά, προϊόν εργασίας
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) δουλειά
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) δουλεύω, εργάζομαι / βάζω (κάποιον) να δουλεύει
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) δουλεύω, έχω δουλειά
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ / χειρίζομαι
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) πετυχαίνω
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) γίνομαι με τη χρήση
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) δουλεύω, επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι
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    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) μηχανισμός
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) πράξεις
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    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 4 eke out

    1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) κάνω να φτουρήσει
    2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) τα φέρνω βόλτα

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  • 5 fix

    [fiks] 1. verb
    1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) καρφώνω,στηλώνω,καθηλώνω
    2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) στερεώνω
    3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) επιδιορθώνω,φτιάχνω
    4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) προσηλώνω
    5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) ορίζω,κανονίζω
    6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) (πχ. για χρώμα) σταθεροποιώ, φιξάρω
    7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) φτιάχνω
    2. noun
    (trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) δύσκολη θέση,μπλέξιμο
    - fixed
    - fixedly
    - fixture
    - fix on
    - fix someone up with something
    - fix up with something
    - fix someone up with
    - fix up with

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  • 6 a hard time (of it)

    (trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) δυσκολίες, βάσανα

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  • 7 a hard time (of it)

    (trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) δυσκολίες, βάσανα

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  • 8 clear

    [kliə] 1. adjective
    1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) διάφανος
    2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) ξάστερος
    3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) σαφής, ξεκάθαρος
    4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) ανοιχτός
    5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) καθαρός, δίχως ενοχές
    6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) βέβαιος
    7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) ελεύθερος, ανεμπόδιστος
    8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) απαλλαγμένος
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.)
    2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.)
    3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.)
    4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.)
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    - clearing
    - clearly
    - clearness
    - clear-cut
    - clearway
    - clear off
    - clear out
    - clear up
    - in the clear

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  • 9 ease

    [i:z] 1. noun
    1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) άνεση
    2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ευκολία
    3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) φυσικότητα
    2. verb
    1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ξαλαφρώνω
    2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) χαλαρώνω
    3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) μετακινώ σιγά-σιγά
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    - easiness
    - easy     3. interjection
    (a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) με το μαλακό!
    - easy-going
    - at ease
    - easier said than done
    - go easy on
    - stand at ease
    - take it easy
    - take one's ease

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  • 10 fight one's way

    (to make one's way with difficulty: She fought her way through the crowd.) ανοίγω δρόμο

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  • 11 get through

    1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) διεκπεραιώνω
    2) (to pass (an examination).) περνώ
    3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) καταφέρνω να φτάσω
    4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) γίνομαι κατανοητός

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  • 12 resolve

    [rə'zolv]
    1) (to make a firm decision (to do something): I've resolved to stop smoking.) αποφασίζω, παίρνω απόφαση
    2) (to pass (a resolution): It was resolved that women should be allowed to join the society.) αποφασίζω
    3) (to take away (a doubt, fear etc) or produce an answer to (a problem, difficulty etc).) διαλύω, λύνω

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  • 13 slog

    [sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb
    1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) βαράω
    2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία
    3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) δουλεύω σκληρά
    2. noun
    1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) σκληρή δουλειά
    2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) δυνατό χτύπημα

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  • 14 struggle

    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) αγωνίζομαι,παλεύω
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) αγωνίζομαι,μοχθώ,κοπιάζω
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) κινούμαι με δυσκολία
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) αγώνας

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  • 15 trouble

    1. noun
    1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) φασαρία, μπελάς, κόπος, ταλαιπωρία, πρόβλημα
    2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) ταραχή, φασαρία
    3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) ενόχληση, πάθηση
    2. verb
    1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) ανησυχώ, στενοχωρώ
    2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) ενοχλώ, βάζω στον κόπο
    3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) μπαίνω στον κόπο, σκοτίζομαι
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    - troublesome
    - troublemaker

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  • 16 worm

    [wə:m] 1. noun
    (a kind of small creeping animal with a ringed body and no backbone; an earth-worm.) σκουλήκι
    2. verb
    1) (to make (one's way) slowly or secretly: He wormed his way to the front of the crowd.) γλιστρώ
    2) (to get (information etc) with difficulty (out of someone): It took me hours to worm the true story out of him.) βγάζω με το τσιγκέλι

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  • 17 Feel

    v. trans.
    Touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.) (Plat.), V. θιγγάνειν (gen.) (also Xen.), ψαύειν (gen.) (rare P.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.); see Touch.
    Feel (sorrow, anger, joy, etc.): P. and V. ἔχειν.
    Feel gratitude: P. and V. χάριν εἰδέναι, χάριν ἔχειν.
    Be vexed at: Ar. and P. ἀγανακτεῖν (dat.), P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι (dat.).
    Appreciate: P. περὶ πολλοῦ ποιεῖσθαι, V. πολλῶν ἀξιοῦν.
    Feel one's way: Ar. and P. ψηλαφᾶν.
    Feeling his way with a stick: V. σκήπτρῳ προδεικνύς (Soph.. O.R. 456).
    V. intrans. Be affected: P. and V. πάσχειν.
    How do you feel? P. and V. πῶς ἔχεις;
    Feel well or ill: P. and V. εὖ ἔχειν, κακῶς ἔχειν.
    Perceive: P. and V. αἰσθάνεσθαι, ἐπαισθάνεσθαι; see Perceive.
    Feel friendly towards: P. εὐνοϊκῶς διακεῖσθαι πρός (acc.).
    I feel that I did wrong: use P. and V. σύνοιδα ἐμαυτῷ ἀδικῶν or ἀδικοῦντι.
    How most Macedonians feel towards Philip one could have no difficulty in discovering from this: P. οἱ πολλοὶ Μακεδόνων πῶς ἔχουσι Φιλίππῳ ἐκ τούτων ἄν τις σκέψαιτο οὐ χαλεπῶς.
    Just as fractures and sprains make themselves felt when the body catches any disease: P. ὥσπερ τὰ ῥήγματα καὶ τὰ σπάσματα ὅταν τι κακὸν τὸ σῶμα λάβῃ τότε κινεῖται (Dem. 294).
    Feel oneself (injured, etc.): use consider.
    Feel for, grope for: P. ἐπιψηλαφᾶν (gen.), Ar. ψηλαφᾶν (acc.).
    met., sympathise with: P. and V. συναλγεῖν (dat.); see Sympathise.

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

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