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1 One
adj.Of number: P. and V. εἵς.Indefinite pron.: P. and V. τις.One of a pair: P. and V. ὁ ἕτερος.The one... the other: P. and V. ὁ ἕτερος... ὁ ἕτερος.I will bring witnesses to prove that he was one of the Ephors: P. ὡς τῶν ἐφόρων ἐγένετο μάρτυρας παρέξομαι (Lys. 124).Death is one of two things: P. δυοῖν θάτερόν ἐστι τὸ τεθνάναι (Plat., Ap. 40C).Eurymachus was one of them: P. Εὐρύμαχος εἷς αὐτῶν ἦν (Thuc. 2, 5).One... another: P. and V. ὁ μὲν... ὁ δέ.One another, each other: P. and V. ἀλλήλους (acc.).Be at one: see Agree.Become one with: P. and V. συντήκεσθαι (dat.).One by one: P. καθʼ ἕνα.Referring to the future: P. and V. ποτέ, ἔπειτα.With one voice, unanimously: P. μιᾷ γνώμῃ, V. ἁθρόῳ στόματι; see Unanimously.'Tis all one whether you desire to praise or blame me: V. σὺ δʼ αἰνεῖν εἴτε με ψέγειν θέλειν ὁμοῖον (Æsch., Ag. 1403).It was all one whether the quantity drunk were more or less: P. ἐν τῷ ὁμοίῳ καθειστήκει τό τε πλέον καὶ ἔλασσον ποτόν (Thuc., 2, 49).——————subs.The number one: P. μονάς, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > One
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2 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) εναποθέτω όλες μου τις ελπίδες σ'ένα πράγμα -
3 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) πέρα από τις οικονομικές μου δυνατότητες -
4 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) βγαίνω από το καβούκι μου -
5 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) παρατώ αποτυχημένη προσπάθεια -
6 go out of one's way
(to do more than is really necessary: He went out of his way to help us.) μπαίνω στον κόπο, σκοτώνομαι -
7 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.) -
8 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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9 great-
[ɡreit](separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) προ- -
10 partner
1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) συνέταιρος2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) συμπαίκτης/καβαλιέρος,ντάμα2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) συνοδεύω -
11 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) ποιος (απ' όλους)2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) που, ο οποίος3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) ο οποίος, πράγμα που- which is which? - which is which -
12 bracket
['brækit] 1. noun1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) παρένθεση, αγκύλες2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) στήριγμα ραφιού, γωνιά2. verb1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.) βάζω σε παρένθεση2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) συγκατατάσσω• -
13 concerto
[kən' ə:təu]plural - concertos; noun(a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and orchestra: a piano concerto.) κονσέρτο -
14 quoits
[koi, ]( American[) kwoi ](a game in which rings of metal, rope etc, called quoits, are thrown on to one or more small rods or hooks.) παιχνίδι με κρίκους -
15 raffle
['ræfl] 1. noun(a way of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which win a prize: I won this doll in a raffle; ( also adjective) raffle tickets.) λοταρία2. verb(to give as the prize in a raffle: They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.) βγάζω σε λοταρία -
16 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) δημοκρατία -
17 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) κύλινδρος, οδοστρωτήρας2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) μπικουτί, ρόλεϊ3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) κυλινδρικός τροχός4) (a long large wave on the sea.) μεγάλο κύμα -
18 scientist
noun (a person who studies one or more branches of science.) επιστήμονας -
19 together
[tə'ɡeðə]1) (with someone or something else; in company: They travelled together.) μαζί2) (at the same time: They all arrived together.) ταυτόχρονα3) (so as to be joined or united: He nailed/fitted/stuck the pieces of wood together.) κολλητά4) (by action with one or more other people: Together we persuaded him.) μαζί, ενωμένοι•- together with -
20 us
((used as the object of a verb or preposition) the speaker or writer plus one or more other people: She gave us a present; A plane flew over us.) εμάς, μας
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