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1 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.)2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.)2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.)2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.)3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.)• -
2 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') πολύ -
3 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) δεν λέει πολλά πράγματα -
4 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) όχι και σπουδαίος -
5 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) δεν έχω σε μεγάλη εκτίμησηEnglish-Greek dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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6 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) σχεδόν ίδιος -
7 no great shakes
(not very good or important: He has written a book, but it's no great shakes.) τίποτα σπουδαίο -
8 nothing to write home about
(not very good: The concert was nothing to write home about.) τίποτε το αξιόλογο -
9 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) απλός2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) απλός3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) απλός,λιτός4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) απλός,σκέτος,καθαρός5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) αφελής,ανυποψίαστος6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) αγαθός•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
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10 sound
I adjective1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) γερός,υγιής2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) βαθύς3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) πλήρης4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) σωστός5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) φρόνιμος•- soundly- soundness
- sound asleep II 1. noun1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) ήχος2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ήχος3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) αυτό που ακούω,η εντύπωση που παίρνω2. verb1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ηχώ,χτυπώ,σημαίνω2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) χτυπώ,σημαίνω3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) δίνω την εντύπωση,μοιάζω4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) προφέρω5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) ακροάζομαι•- soundlessly
- sound effects
- soundproof 3. verb(to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) ηχομονώνωIII verb(to measure the depth of (water etc).) βυθομετρώ- sounding- sound out -
11 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) λογομαχώ2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) επιχειρηματολογώ3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) πείθω4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) συζητώ•- arguable- argument
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12 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) δροσερός2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) ψύχραιμος3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) ψυχρός4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) εξαίρετος, πρώτης ποιότητας2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) κρυώνω, δροσίζω2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) περνώ3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) ψύχρα- coolly- coolness
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13 performance
1) (the doing of something: He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.) εκτέλεση,εκπλήρωση2) (the way in which something or someone performs: His performance in the exams was not very good.) απόδοση,επίδοση3) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) παράσταση -
14 modest
['modist]1) (not having, or showing, too high an opinion of one's abilities etc: He's very modest about his success.) μετριόφρων,σεμνός2) (decent, or showing good taste; not shocking: modest clothing.) μερημένος,σεμνός3) (not very large; moderate: She's a person of modest ambitions.) μέτριος,λιγοστός•- modestly- modesty -
15 in general
(usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc): People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.) γενικά, ως επί το πλείστον -
16 gabble
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17 pick at
(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) τσιμπώ -
18 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) τρεμουλιαστός,τρεμάμενος2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) ασταθής,ετοιμόρροπος3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) αδύνατος,άσχετος -
19 sordid
['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) άθλιος,εξαθλιωμένος2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) ελεεινός•- sordidly- sordidness -
20 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) σκοτεινός2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) σκούρος3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) καταχθόνιος2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) σκοτάδι- darken- darkness
- keep it dark
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