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1 merit
['merit] 1. noun1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) αξία,προσόν2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) πλεονέκτημα2. verb(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) αξίζω -
2 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) κατηγορία2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) κοινωνική/αστική τάξη3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) κλάση4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) τάξη5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) μάθημα6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) σειρά διαλέξεων, σεμινάριων2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.)- class-room -
3 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) ευγενής/μέλος της Βουλής των Λόρδων2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) συνομίλικος/ομότιμος•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) κοιτάζω με προσπάθεια/ερευνητικά -
4 rate
[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) ποσοστό2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) αναλογία, ποσοστό3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ρυθμός4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) τιμή, επίπεδο5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (πληθ.) δημοτικά τέλη2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) λογαριάζω/-ομαι, μετρώ- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange
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