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1 off and on / on and off
(sometimes; occasionally: I see him off and on at the club.) που και που, πότε πότε -
2 Off
prep.Out of: P. and V. ἐκ (gen.).Off Laconia: P. κατὰ τὴν Λακωνικήν (Thuc. 4, 2; cf., Thuc. 8, 86).——————adv.A long way off: P. διὰ πολλοῦ.Be off, be distant, v.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, P. διέχειν.Off, gone: Ar. and V. φροῦδος (also Antipho. but rare P.).Be off, be gone, v.: P. and V. οἴχεσθαι, ἀπαλλαγῆναι ( 2nd aor. pass. ἀπαλλάσσειν), ἀποίχεσθαι, V. ἐξοίχεσθαι, Ar. and V. διοίχεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἔρρειν (also Plat. But rare P.).Be badly off: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.How are you off for friends: V. πῶς δʼ εὐμενείας (gen. sing.)... ἔχεις; (Eur., Hel. 313).Cut off: lit., P. and V. τέμνειν, κόπτειν, Ar. and P. ἀποτέμνειν, V. θερίζειν, ἀπαμᾶν; see under Cut.Intercept: P. ἀπολαμβάνειν, διαλαμβάνειν.Get off: see Escape.Keep off, ward off: P. and V. ἀμύνειν; see ward off.Refrain: P. and V. ἀπέχειν.Lie off, of a ship: P. ἐφορμεῖν (dat.); of an island: P. ἐπικεῖσθαι (dat. or absol.).Make off, run away: Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν.Take off from oneself: use mid. of verbs given.Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Off
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3 off duty
not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; (also adjective) (She spends her off-duty hours at home.) ελεύθερος υπηρεσίας -
4 Off-hand
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Off-hand
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5 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) δεν πλησιάζω, παραμένω μακριά (από κάπου)2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) κρατώ σε απόσταση -
6 blast off
(of rockets, spacecraft etc) to take off and start to rise (noun blast-off) εκτοξεύομαι -
7 strip off
(to remove clothes or a covering from a thing or person: He stripped (his clothes) off and had a shower; The doctor stripped his bandage off.) βγάζω(ρούχα κλπ.),γδύνομαι -
8 pass off
((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) περνώ -
9 throw off
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) ξεφορτώνομαι2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) πετώ από πάνω μου -
10 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) φεύγω2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) απομακρύνω3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) (γκολφ)δίνω το εναρκτήριο χτύπημα στην μπάλα -
11 glance off
(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) εξοστρακίζομαι -
12 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) εξοφλώ/εξοφλώ και απολύω2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) αποδίδω καρπούς -
13 walk off with
1) (to win easily: He walked off with all the prizes at the school sports.) σαρώνω (βραβεία)2) (to steal: The thieves have walked off with my best silver and china.) κλέβω -
14 Palm off
v. trans.P. and V. ὑποβάλλεσθαι.Palmed off, counterfeit: P. and V. κίβδηλος, πλαστός (Xen.); see Counterfeit.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Palm off
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15 dry off
(to make or become completely dry: She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.) στεγνώνω -
16 pack off
(to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time: They packed the children off to bed early.) ξαποστέλνω -
17 rattle off
(to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression: The boy rattled off the poem.) λέω στα γρήγορα, ξεπετώ -
18 reel off
(to say or repeat quickly and easily, without pausing: He reeled off the list of names.) αραδιάζω -
19 sell off
(to sell quickly and cheaply: They're selling off their old stock.) ξεπουλώ -
20 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) χώρισμα σταύλου2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) πάγκος•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) σταματώ,σβήνω ξαφνικά2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) χάνω την ταχύτητα στηρίξεως,στολάρω3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) μου σβήνει η μηχανή2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) απώλεια στηρίξεωςIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) καθυστερώ σκόπιμα,χρονοτριβώ,προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο
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