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62 queer
[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) ιδιόρυθμος, παράξενος, αλλόκοτος2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) αδιάθετος3) ((slang) homosexual.) κίναιδος, πούστης2. noun(a homosexual.) κίναιδος, πούστης- queerly- queerness -
63 sag
[sæɡ]past tense, past participle - sagged; verb(to bend, hang down, especially in the middle: There were so many books on the shelf that it sagged.) κρεμώ,βουλιάζω,βαθουλώνω -
64 sedate
I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) σοβαρός,γαλήνιος- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) δίνω καταπραϋντικό- sedative -
65 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) κάνω στράκα/στράκες με τα δάχτυλά μου -
66 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) κοινωνία2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) κοινωνία,κοινωνική ομάδα3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) σύλλογος,(μη εμπορική)εταιρεία4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) υψηλή κοινωνία5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) συντροφιά,συναναστροφή -
67 strike a balance
(to reach a satisfactory middle level of compromise between two undesirable extremes.) πετυχαίνω ισορροπία -
68 the East
(the countries east of Europe: the Middle/Far East.) Ανατολή,οι Ανατολικές χώρες -
69 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) νησίδα -
70 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) μέση2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) στενό μέρος3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) μέση•- waisted- waistband
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71 wake up
1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) ξυπνώ2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) αντιλαμβάνομαι -
72 WASP
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) (συντομογραφία) Λευκός Προτεστάντης Αγγλοσάξονας- Waspish- waspish
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73 Average
adj.Lying between two extremes: P. and V. μέσος.Moderate, not excessive: P. and V. μέτριος.Customary: P. and V. εἰωθώς, συνήθης, εἰθισμένος.——————subs.Middle point: P. τὸ μέσον.On the average, for the most part: P. τὰ πολλά, ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ; see Mostly.To strike the average between the largest and smallest number of ships: πρὸς τὰς μεγίστας καὶ ἐλαχίστας ναῦς τὸ μέσον σκοπεῖν (Thuc. 1, 10).——————v. trans.Equalise: P. ἐπανισοῦν; see Equalise.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Average
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74 Corner
subs.Angle: Ar. and P. γωνία, ἡ.Nook: Ar. and V. μυχός, ὁ (also Thuc. but rare P.).Get a person into a corner: met., P. εἰς ἀπορίαν καθιστάναι (τινά).The challenge has not been made in a corner, but in the middle of the market: P. οὐχ ὑπὸ μάλης ἡ πρόκλησις γέγονεν ἀλλʼ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ μέσῃ (Dem. 848).Make a corner in, buy up, v.: P. συνωνεῖσθαι (acc.) (see Lys. 164, 35, 165, 8).Turn a corner, v. intrans.: Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Corner
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75 Mean
adj.Low of degree: P. and V. ταπεινός, φαῦλος, κακός, πονηρός, Ar. and P. ἀγεννής, V. ἀγέννητος, Ar. and V. δυσγενής.Dishonourable: P. and V. αἰσχρός, κακός, πονηρός, φαῦλος, μοχθηρός, κακοῦργος, ἀνάξιος, Ar. and P. ἀγεννής.Shabby, worthless: P. and V. κακός, φαῦλος, εὐτελής.——————subs.Middle point: use P. and V. μέσον, τό.Strike the mean between the largest also smallest number of ships given: P. πρὸς τὰς μεγίστας καὶ ἐλαχίστας ναῦς τὸ μέσον σκοπεῖν (Thuc. 1, 10).The golden mean: P. and V. τὸ μέτριον, τὰ μέτρια.——————v. trans.Signify, with personal subject: P. and V. λέγειν, φράζειν, εἰπεῖν, V. ἐννέπειν, Ar. and P. διανοεῖσθαι; with non-personal subject: Ar. and P. νοεῖν, δύνασθαι, P. βούλεσθαι, σημαίνειν, φρονεῖν (Thuc. 5, 85), V. θέλειν (Eur., Hipp. 865 and Supp. 1055).Be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν.To whom their survival also success meant most: P. ᾧ ἐκείνους σωθῆναι καὶ κατορθῶσαι μάλιστα διέφερεν (Dem. 321).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mean
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76 Mid
adj.See Middle.——————prep.P. and V. ἐν (dat.), ἐν μέσῳ (gen.).Between: P. and V. ἐν μέσῳ (gen.), μεταξύ (gen.), P. διὰ μέσου (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mid
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77 Midway
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Midway
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78 Respectable
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Respectable
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79 Waist
subs.Hold by the waist: see P. and V. μέσον ἔχειν (τινά).You hold me by the waist: V. μέσον μʼ ὀχμάζεις (Eur., Or. 265).Seize by the waist: P. ἁρπάζειν (τινά) μέσον (Dem. 1252).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Waist
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