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21 at all costs
(no matter what the cost or outcome may be: We must prevent disaster at all costs.) πάση θυσία -
22 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) με ευθύνη -
23 ban
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24 beg to differ
(to disagree: You may think that he should get the job but I beg to differ.) διαφωνώ -
25 betrothed
noun (the person to whom one is betrothed: May I introduce you to my betrothed?) αρραβωνιαστικός -
26 booby-trap
past tense, past participle - booby-trapped; verb (to put a booby trap in an object: Don't touch that! It may be booby-trapped.) παγιδεύω με νάρκη, βάζω νάρκη -
27 campsite
noun (a piece of land on which tents may be pitched.) χώρος κατασκήνωσης -
28 can
[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) μπορώ να2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) μπορώ (ξέρω) να3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) μπορώ (μου επιτρέπεται) να4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) μπορώII 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) μπιτόνι, κονσέρβα2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) κονσερβοποιώ- canned- cannery -
29 capricious
[kə'priʃəs]adjective (changeable: She may change her mind - she's very capricious.) ιδιότροπος -
30 car park
( American parking lot) (a piece of land or a building where cars may be parked.) χώρος στάθμευσης, πάρκινγκ -
31 cash
[kæʃ] 1. noun1) (coins or paper money, not cheques, credit cards etc: Do you wish to pay cash?) μετρητά2) (payment by money or cheque as opposed to payment by account: Cash or account, madam?) πληρωμή τοις μετρητοίς3) (money in any form: He has plenty of cash.) χρήματα2. verb(to turn into, or exchange for, money: You may cash a traveller's cheque here; Can you cash a cheque for me?) εξαργυρώνω- cashier- cash-and-carry
- cash machine
- cash register
- cash in
- cash in on -
32 certain
['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) σίγουρος2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) βέβαιος3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) κάποιος4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) σχετικός•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') φυσικά!- for certain
- make certain -
33 certainly
1) (definitely: I can't come today, but I'll certainly come tomorrow.) σίγουρα2) (of course: You may certainly have a chocolate.) βεβαίως -
34 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) τύχη2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) ευκαιρία3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) πιθανότητα4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) ρίσκο2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) ρισκάρω2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) τυχαίνω3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) τυχαίος- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
35 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) αρπάζω2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) κρατώ σφιχτά2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) αρπάγη2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) συμπλέκτης (αυτοκινήτου)• -
36 clutch at straws
(to hope that something may help one in a hopeless situation.) τρέφομαι με αυταπάτες -
37 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) έρχομαι, φτάνω2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) έρχομαι3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) βρίσκομαι, μπαίνω4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) συμβαίνω5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) φτάνω, καταλήγω6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) ανέρχομαι2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) έλα τώρα!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
38 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) επαφή2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) επαφή3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) (χρήσιμη) γνωριμία4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) σημείο επαφής5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) άτομο που ήρθε σε επαφή6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) επαφή2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) έρχομαι σε επαφή -
39 convertible
adjective (that may or can be converted: a convertible sofa.) μετατρεπόμενος -
40 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) πάταγος2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) σύγκρουση, συντριβή3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) οικονομική κρίση, `κραχ`4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) πέφτω, χτυπώ με θόρυβο2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) πέφτω, συγκρούομαι3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) συντρίβομαι4) ((of a business) to fail.) χρεωκοπώ5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) ορμώ6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) εντατικός- crash-land
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