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41 justify
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?) δικαιολογώ, δικαιώνω2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) δικαιολογώ•- justification -
42 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) επιτρέπω, αφήνω2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) φροντίζω να3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) ας...•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) νοικιάζω- to let -
43 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) επίπεδο, επιφάνεια, στάθμη2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) όροφος3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) αλφάδι, στάθμη4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) επίπεδη επιφανεία2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) επίπεδος2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) στο ίδιο επίπεδο, ίσος3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) σταθερός3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ισοπεδώνω2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζω3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) σκοπεύω4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) γκρεμίζω, ισοπεδώνω•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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44 make headway
(to make progress: We're not making much headway with this new scheme.) σημειώνω πρόοδο -
45 normal
['no:məl](usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances: How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal.) κανονικός,ομαλός,φυσιολογικός- normally -
46 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) ικανότητα2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) ισχύς,ενέργεια3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) δύναμη,ισχύς,εξουσία4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) εξουσία5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) ισχυρό πρόσωπο6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) δύναμη7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) δύναμη•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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47 pretty
['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) χαριτωμένος/ευχάριστος2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) ωραίος2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) αρκετά- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
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48 scant
[skænt](hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) λιγοστός- scanty- scantiness
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49 shingle
['ʃinɡl](coarse gravel: There's too much shingle and not enough sand on this beach.) βότσαλα -
50 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) κάνω χωρίς2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) διαθέτω,δίνω3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) λυπούμαι, δείχνω οίκτο4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) αποφεύγω να πληγώσω5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) φείδομαι6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) απαλάσσω,γλιτώνω2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) εφεδρικός,περίσσιος2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) διαθέσιμος,ελεύθερος3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) ανταλλακτικό2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) ρεζέρβα•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
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51 stale
[steil]1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) μπαγιάτικος2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) ξεπερασμένος3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) μουχλιασμένος -
52 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) μιλώ2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) κουβεντιάζω, κουτσομπολεύω3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) συζητώ2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) συζήτηση, κουβέντα/ συνομιλία2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) ομιλία3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) κουτσομπολιό4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) λόγια•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
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53 think
[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) σκέφτομαι2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) νομίζω / θεωρώ3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) σκέφτομαι να4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) πιστεύω, φαντάζομαι2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) σκέψη- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
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54 Disproportionate
adj.Unequal: P. ἄνισος.Too much: P. and V. περισσός.Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.Not well balanced: P. ἄμετρος, ἀσύμμετρος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Disproportionate
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55 Overlook
v. trans.Command ( a position): P. κεῖσθαι ὑπέρ (gen.).Project above: P. and V. ὑπερέχειν (gen.).He purified not the whole but as much of the island as was overlooked from the temple: P. ἐκάθηρεν... οὐχ ἅπασαν ἀλλʼ ὅσον ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐφεωρᾶτο τῆς νήσου (Thuc. 3, 104).Watch, examine: P. and V. ἐπισκοπεῖν, Ar. and P. ἐφορᾶν, Ar. and V. προσκοπεῖν (or mid.), ἐποπτεύειν, V. ἐπωπᾶν.Take no notice of: P. ὑπερορᾶν, παρορᾶν.Pardon: P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (acc., gen., or dat.), συγγνώμην ἔχειν (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Overlook
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56 Proof
subs.Sign: P. and V. σημεῖον, τό, τεκμήριον, τό, δείγμα, τὸ, P. ἔνδειγμα, τό, V. τέκμαρ, τό.Evidence, witness: P. and V. τεκμήριον, τό, P. μαρτύριον, τό.Test, trial: P. and V. πεῖρα, ἡ, ἔλεγχος, ὁ, P. διάπειρα, ἡ (Dem. 1288).Demonstration: P. ἀπόδειξις, ἡ.Make proof of: P. and V. πειρᾶσθαι (gen.), γεύεσθαι (gen.) (Plat.).Make proof of some one's friendship: P. λαμβάνειν τῆς φιλίας πεῖράν (τινος) (Dem. 663, cf. 1288).Give proof of: P. δεῖγμα ἐκφέρειν (gen.) (Dem. 679).Those who have given proof of much virtue and moderation in their career: P. οἱ... πολλὴν ἀρετὴν ἐν τῷ βίῳ καὶ σωφροσύνην ἐνδεδειγμένοι (Isoc. 147B).I gave proof of the good will I bore him: P. ἐπεδειξάμην τὴν εὔνοιαν ἣν εἶχον εἰς ἐκεῖνον (Isoc. 389B).Proof against bribery: use adj.: incorruptible.Be proof against, keep out: P. and V. στέγειν (acc.).met., not to yield to: use P. and V. οὐκ εἴκειν (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Proof
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