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21 break off
(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) σταματώ -
22 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 -
23 convey
[kən'vei]1) (to carry: Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East.) μεταφέρω2) (to transfer the ownership of (property by legal means).) μεταβιβάζω•- conveyancing
- conveyor
- conveyor belt -
24 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ραγίζω2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) σπάω3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) κάνω κρακ4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) λέω (αστείο)5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ανοίγω (χρηματοκιβώτιο) με διάρρηξη6) (to solve (a code).) σπάω (κώδικα)7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) υποχωρώ, `σπάω`2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ράγισμα2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) χαραμάδα3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) κρότος4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) χτύπημα5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) αστείο6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) κρακ, ναρκωτική ουσία3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) πρώτης τάξεως- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
25 crusade
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26 cut off
1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) διακόπτω2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) αποκόπτω3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) κόβω, σταματώ -
27 depths
noun plural (a part far under the surface or in the middle of something: the depths of the sea; the depths of winter.) κατάβαθα -
28 doughnut
noun (a ring-shaped cake, with a hole in the middle, fried in fat.) λουκουμάς -
29 draw out
1) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) σηκώνω,κάνω ανάληψη2) (to make longer: We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.) επιμηκύνω,παρατείνω3) ((of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.) βγαίνω στο δρόμο -
30 dry up
1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) στερεύω,ξεραίνομαι2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) εξαντλούμαι3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) αποξηραίνω,στεγνώνω4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) ξεχνώ τι θέλω να πω -
31 dwell
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32 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) άκρη2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) κόψη3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) ένταση,δριμύτητα2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) πλαισιώνω,ρελιάζω2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) σπρώχνω,προχωρώ σιγά-σιγά•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
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33 extremity
[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) άκρο,ακρότατο σημείο2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) άκρο,έπακρο3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) εξαιρετικά δύσκολη κατάσταση4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) άκρο του σώματος -
34 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) παραμελώ τον εαυτό μου2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) υποβαθμίζομαι,παίρνω την κάτω βόλτα3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) σποριάζω -
35 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) διακοπές(στη μέση)τριμήνου -
36 hand down
(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) κληροδοτώ -
37 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) χρυσή τομή -
38 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) τρύπα2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) κοιλότητα,άνοιγμα3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) τρύπα (μέτρηση σκορ στο γκολφ)2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) τρυπώ2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) οδηγώ σε τρύπα•- hole out -
39 intermediate
[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) ενδιάμεσος -
40 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) νησί2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) νησίδα•- islander
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