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  • 41 spark

    1. noun
    1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) σπίθα
    2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) σπινθήρας
    3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) ίχνος
    2. verb
    1) (to give off sparks.) βγάζω σπίθες
    2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) προκαλώ,αποτελώ το έναυσμα

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  • 42 opposite

    ['opəzit] 1. adjective
    1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) αντίθετος
    2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) αντίθετος
    2. preposition, adverb
    (on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) απέναντι(σε)
    3. noun
    (something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) (το)αντίθετο

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  • 43 push

    [puʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) σπρώχνω
    2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) πιέζω,προτρέπω
    3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) πλασάρω
    2. noun
    1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) σπρωξιά
    2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) αποφασιστικότητα,θέληση
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    - push-chair
    - pushover
    - be pushed for
    - push around
    - push off
    - push on
    - push over

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  • 44 release

    [rə'li:s] 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) ελευθερώνω, απαλλάσσω
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) αφήνω
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) αποδεσμεύω, λύνω
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) δίνω στη δημοσιότητα
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) κυκλοφορώ
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) απελευθέρωση, απαλλαγή/ κυκλοφορία
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) νέα κυκλοφορία/ ανακοίνωση

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  • 45 scrape

    [skreip] 1. verb
    1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) ξύνω,(ξε)γδέρνω
    2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) καθαρίζω ξύνοντας
    3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) τρίβω με τραχύ ηχο,τρίζω
    4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) περνώ ξυστά
    5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) ανοίγω με τα νύχια
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sound of scraping.) ξύσιμο,γρατσούνισμα
    2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) γδάρσιμο,ξέγδαρμα
    3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) μπλέξιμο
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    - scrape the bottom of the barrel
    - scrape through
    - scrape together/up

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  • 46 tear

    I [tiə] noun
    (a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) δάκρυ
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears     II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) σκίζω
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) σκίζομαι
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) τρέχω / ορμώ
    2. noun
    (a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) σκίσιμο
    - be torn between one thing and another
    - be torn between
    - tear oneself away
    - tear away
    - tear one's hair
    - tear up

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  • 47 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) γυρίζω / περιστρέφω/-ομαι
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) κάνω μεταβολή, στρίβω, στρέφομαι
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) στρίβω
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) στρέφω
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) στρίβω
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) γίνομαι, μεταβάλλω/-ομαι, μετατρέπω/-ομαι
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) αλλάζω χρώμα
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) στροφή, στρίψιμο, περιστροφή
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) γύρα, βόλτα
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) στροφή
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) σειρά
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) νούμερο σε παράσταση
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    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

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  • 48 wall

    [wo:l] 1. noun
    1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) τοίχος / τείχος
    2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) τοίχος
    2. verb
    ((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.)
    - - walled
    - wallpaper     3. verb
    (to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) καλύπτω με χαρτί ταπετσαρίας
    - have one's back to the wall
    - up the wall

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  • 49 ease

    [i:z] 1. noun
    1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) άνεση
    2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ευκολία
    3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) φυσικότητα
    2. verb
    1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ξαλαφρώνω
    2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) χαλαρώνω
    3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) μετακινώ σιγά-σιγά
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    - easiness
    - easy     3. interjection
    (a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) με το μαλακό!
    - easy-going
    - at ease
    - easier said than done
    - go easy on
    - stand at ease
    - take it easy
    - take one's ease

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  • 50 pull

    [pul] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) τραβώ
    2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) ρουφώ
    3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) κάνω κουπί
    4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) πηγαίνω,κινούμαι
    2. noun
    1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) τράβηγμα
    2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) έλξη
    3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) επιρροή
    •
    - pull down
    - pull a face / faces at
    - pull a face / faces
    - pull a gun on
    - pull off
    - pull on
    - pull oneself together
    - pull through
    - pull up
    - pull one's weight
    - pull someone's leg

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  • 51 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) κόβω
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) κόβω
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) κόβω
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) κόβω
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) κόβω, μειώνω
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) κοβω, αφαιρώ
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) κόβω
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) `κόβω` τράπουλα
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') διακόπτω
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) κόβω δρόμο
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) τέμνω
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) κάνω κοπάνα
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) κάνω πως δε βλέπω
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) κόψιμο, διακοπή, μείωση
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) κόψιμο
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) κομμάτι
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) δηκτικός
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) ανηλεής
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 52 die

    I present participle - dying; verb
    1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) πεθαίνω
    2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) σβήνω,χάνομαι
    3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) ψοφώ,λαχταρώ
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    - die away
    - die down
    - die hard
    - die off
    - die out     II noun
    (a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) μήτρα,σφραγίδα
    III see dice

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  • 53 discount

    1. noun
    (a (small) sum taken off the price of something: He gave me a discount of 20%.) έκπτωση
    2. verb
    (to leave aside as something not to be considered: You can discount most of what he says - it's nearly all lies!) αγνοώ

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  • 54 draw

    [dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) σχεδιάζω
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) σύρω,τραβώ
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) κινούμαι
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) φέρνω ισοπαλία
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) εισπράττω
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) ανοίγω/κλείνω τραβώντας
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) προσελκύω
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) ισοπαλία
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) ατραξιόν
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) κλήρωση
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)
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    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out

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  • 55 guard

    1. verb
    1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) φρουρώ
    2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) φρουρώ, φυλάγομαι από
    2. noun
    1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) φρουρός, φρουρά / προφυλακτήρας, προστατευτικό κιγκλίδωμα
    2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) φρουρός, δεσμοφύλακας
    3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) προϊστάμενος αμαξοστοιχίας
    4) (the act or duty of guarding.) φρούρηση, φύλαξη, επαγρύπνηση
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    - guardedly
    - guard of honour
    - keep guard on
    - keep guard
    - off guard
    - on guard
    - stand guard

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  • 56 hit

    [hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb
    1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ
    2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ
    3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω
    4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα
    2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία
    3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ
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    - hit-or-miss
    - hit back
    - hit below the belt
    - hit it off
    - hit on
    - hit out
    - make a hit with

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  • 57 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

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  • 58 interrupt

    1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) διακόπτω
    2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) διακόπτω
    3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) κόβω
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  • 59 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) διαλέγω
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) μαζεύω
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) σηκώνω(από κάτω)
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) παραβιάζω(κλειδαριά)
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) ό,τι επιθυμείς
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) (το)καλύτερο
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    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way     II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) αξίνα

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  • 60 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) δαχτυλίδι
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) κρίκος
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) κύκλος
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) πίστα, παλαίστρα, ριγκ
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) δίκτυο, σπείρα
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) περικυκλώνω
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) βάζω σε κύκλο
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) τοποθετώ κρίκο αναγνώρισης στο πόδι πουλιού
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) χτυπώ (κουδούνι), σημαίνω/ κουδουνίζω
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) τηλεφωνώ
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) καλώ
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) κουδουνίζω
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) αντιλαλώ
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) αντηχώ
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.)
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.)
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.)
    •
    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true

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  • stave off something — stave off (something) to keep something away or keep something from happening. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to boost the economy and stave off a recession. Death is natural and inevitable we can t stave it off forever. Related… …   New idioms dictionary

  • write off (something) — 1. to accept that a debt will not be paid. Last year the bank wrote off $17 million in bad loans. I ll probably never see the money I loaned my brother, so I guess I ll write it off. 2. to decide that something will not be successful. For a long… …   New idioms dictionary

  • fight off something — fight off (something) 1. to get rid of something, esp. an illness. Her body couldn t fight the infection off. 2. to keep yourself from doing something you should not do. I was trying to fight off the urge to sneak into the kitchen for something… …   New idioms dictionary

  • rattle off something — rattle off (something) to say something quickly. She rattled something off in French that I didn t understand. Usage notes: often used when someone gives a list of facts or other related information from memory: Walter could rattle off the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • set off (something) — 1. to cause an explosion. The investigation determined that he probably did not set off the blast deliberately. Apparently the bomb was placed in a locker and someone set it off with a cell phone. 2. to cause something to be noticed or make it… …   New idioms dictionary

  • ward off something — ward off (someone/something) to try to keep away someone or something that would hurt you. He raised his arm at the elbow to ward off the blow. They have a “No Trespassing” sign out front to ward off anyone who happens by. She often gets… …   New idioms dictionary

  • blow off something — blow off (something) 1. to get rid of something. The old millionaire blew off one marriage to wed his new partner. Your average worker can t just blow off his credit card debt. 2. to consider something to be unimportant. Some students will simply …   New idioms dictionary

  • head off something — head off (something) to avoid something bad by doing something now. The UN Security Council is hoping to head off further violence. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of head someone or something off (= to stop the movement of people or… …   New idioms dictionary

  • palm off something — palm off (something) to trick or persuade someone to take something. They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine. Related vocabulary: fob something off on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • polish off something — polish off (something) to finish something quickly and easily. He polished off two burgers and a mountain of French fries. He was nearly finished with the report, and said he could polish it off in another hour or two. Usage notes: most often… …   New idioms dictionary

  • siphon off something — siphon off (something) to take something that was intended for someone or something else. The dictator and his close friends siphoned off up to 20 percent of the annual budget. The donated food was mostly siphoned off and sold, while the needy… …   New idioms dictionary

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