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101 patronize
['pæ-, ]( American[) 'pei-]1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) πατρονάρω,φέρομαι(σε κάποιον)συγκαταβατικά2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) είμαι τακτικός πελάτης -
102 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 -
103 practically
1) (almost: The room was practically full.) σχεδόν2) (in a practical way: Practically, it's more difficult than you think.) στην πράξη -
104 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) κάνω τον σπουδαίο -
105 raise one's voice
(to speak more loudly than normal especially in anger: I don't want to have to raise my voice to you again.) -
106 right-handed
adjective ((of people) using the right hand more easily than the left, eg for writing: The majority of people are right-handed.) δεξιόχειρας -
107 romance
1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) ειδύλλιο2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) ρομάντζο, αισθηματικό μυθιστόρημα3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) ρομαντισμός•- romantic- romantically -
108 secondary
1) (coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary: secondary education.) δευτεροβάθμιος2) (lesser in importance: a matter of secondary importance.) δευτερεύων,κατώτερος -
109 secondary school
(a school where subjects are taught at a more advanced level than at primary school.) σχολείο μέσης εκπαίδευσης(γυμνάσιο,λύκειο) -
110 self-respect
[selfri'spekt](respect for oneself and concern for one's reputation: Well-known personalities should have more self-respect than to take part in television advertising.) αυτοσεβασμός -
111 semicolon
[semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən](the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) άνω τελεία -
112 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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113 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) τόσο2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) έτσι3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) αυτό,έτσι4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) το ίδιο5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') έτσι, πραγματικά2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) και έτσι,και γι'αυτό- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
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114 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία -
115 sum
1) (the amount or total made by two or more things or numbers added together: The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.) άθροισμα2) (a quantity of money: It will cost an enormous sum to repair the swimming pool.) χρηματικό ποσό3) (a problem in arithmetic: My children are better at sums than I am.) μαθηματικό πρόβλημα•- sum up -
116 teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) έλα παππού μου,να σου δείξω τ'αμπελοχώραφά σουEnglish-Greek dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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117 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ο, η, το, οι, τα1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) οι, τα3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) ο, η, το4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) (με) το, την, το5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) ο, η, το, οι, τα6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) ο, η, το, οι, τα•- the...- the... -
118 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) το ξανασκέφτομαι, το καλοσκέφτομαι2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) δεν έχω ικανό -
119 usual
['ju:ʒuəl](done, happening etc most often; customary: Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late.) συνήθης, συνηθισμένος- usually -
120 Cover
v. trans.P. and V. κρύπτειν, ἀποκρύπτειν, συγκρύπτειν, P. κατακρύπτειν, ἐπικαλύπτειν, Ar. and V. καλύπτειν, V. συγκαλύπτειν (rare P.), στέγειν, κεύθειν, ἀμπέχειν (rare P.), ἀμπίσχειν (rare P.), συναμπέχειν, συναμπίσχειν, πυκάζειν; see also Encompass.Cover all round: P. περιαμπέχειν (also Ar. in form περιαμπίσχειν).Cover over: P. and V. περικαλύπτειν, προκαλύπτεσθαι, V. καταμπίσχειν, κατασκιάζειν (Plat. also but rare P.).More quickly than a racer ever covered two laps: V. θᾶσσον... ἢ δρομεὺς δισσοὺς διαύλους ἵππιος διήνυσε (Eur., El. 824).Cover with reproaches: P. ὀνείδει περιβάλλειν (Dem. 604).Cover with disgrace: P. αἰσχύνην περιάπτειν (dat.) (cf. Ar., Plut. 590).Include: P. περιέχειν, περιλαμβάνειν, P. and V. συλλαμβάνειν.Be enough for: P. and V. ἱκανός εἶναι (dat.).——————subs.Lid: Ar. ἐπίθημα, τό.Cover for arms: Ar. and V. σάγμα, τό, or pl.Shelter: P. σκέπη, ἡ.Protection, shield: P. and V. πρόβλημα, τό.Under cover, adj.: V. ὑπόστεγος.Through a covered pipe: use adv., P. στεγανῶς (Thuc. 4, 100).In a place of safety: P. and V. ἐν ἀσφαλείᾳ.Under cover ( pretence) of: P. ἐπὶ προφάσει (gen.).Receive indemnity under cover of his profession: P. τῷ τῆς τέχνης προσχήματι τυγχάνειν ἀδείας (Dem. 58).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cover
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