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21 grapevine
1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) ράδιο αρβύλα2) (a vine.) κληματαριά -
22 graze
[ɡreiz] I verb((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.) βοσκώII 1. verb1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) γδέρνω2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) ξύνω, περνώ ξυστά2. noun(the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) γρατζουνιά -
23 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) χαλάζι2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) καταιγισμός2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) ρίχνω χαλάζιII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) φωνάζω2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) χαιρετίζω2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) φωνή3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) χαίρε! -
24 heredity
[hə'redəti](the passing on of qualities (eg appearance, intelligence) from parents to children.) κληρονομικότητα -
25 hour-glass
noun (a device that measures time in hours by passing sand from one glass container through a narrow tube into a lower container.) κλεψύδρα -
26 jargon
(special words or phrases used within a group, trade or profession etc: legal jargon; medical jargon; Thieves use a special jargon in order to confuse passing hearers.) φρασεολογία -
27 jeopardise
verb (to put in danger: Bad spelling could jeopardize your chances of passing the exam.) θέτω σε κίνδυνο -
28 jeopardize
verb (to put in danger: Bad spelling could jeopardize your chances of passing the exam.) θέτω σε κίνδυνο -
29 land mine
(a mine laid on or near the surface of the ground, which is set off by something passing over it.) νάρκη -
30 lapse
[læps] 1. verb1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) εκπνέω2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) πέφτω2. noun1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) λάθος, ολίσθημα, παραδρομή2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) πάροδος -
31 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) σημείο διαρροής, ρωγμή, τρύπα2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) διαρροή, διαφυγή3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) διαρροή πληροφοριών2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) παρουσιάζω διαρροή, στάζω, μπάζω νερά2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) διαρρέω•- leakage- leaky -
32 meridian
[mə'ridiən](an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through the poles and any given place; any line of longitude.) ο μεσημβρινός -
33 pass by
(to go past (a particular place): I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library.) περνώ από -
34 passage
['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) πέρασμα,δίοδος,διάδρομος2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) περικοπή,απόσπασμα3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) πέρασμα,διάβα4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) διάπλους,ταξίδι -
35 path
plural - paths; noun1) (a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals: There is a path through the fields; a mountain path.) μονοπάτι2) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) τροχιά,πορεία•- pathway -
36 plait
1. noun1) (a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn: She wore her hair in a long plait.) πλεξούδα,κοτσίδα2) (a similar arrangement of any material: a plait of straw.) πλεξούδα2. verb(to arrange in this way: She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair.) πλέκω -
37 prejudice
['pre‹ədis] 1. noun((an) opinion or feeling for or especially against something, formed unfairly or unreasonably ie without proper knowledge: The jury must listen to his statement without prejudice; Is racial prejudice (= dislike of people because of their race) increasing in this country?) προκατάληψη2. verb1) (to cause to feel prejudice for or against something.) προκαταλαμβάνω,προδιαθέτω2) (to harm or endanger (a person's position, prospects etc) in some way: Your terrible handwriting will prejudice your chances of passing the exam.) επηρεάζω δυσμενώς,βλάπτω• -
38 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) επιτρέπω: παρέχω τα προσόντα, δίνω τα απαραίτητα εφόδια: είμαι κατάλληλος, διαθέτω τα τυπικά προσόντα2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) αποκτώ τα τυπικά προσόντα3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) προκρίνω/-ομαι4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) προσδιορίζω•- qualified
- qualifying -
39 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) στρογγυλός2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) στρουμπουλός2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) γύρω (προς την αντίθετη κατεύθυνση)2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) γύρω, ολόγυρα/ σ' όλη τη διάρκεια3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) τριγύρω4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) εδώ και εκεί5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) σε περίμετρο6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) σε κάποιο μέρος3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) γύρω από, τριγύρω2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) γύρω γύρω3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) γύρω από4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) παντού4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) γύρος2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) γύρα3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) ριξιά, βολή4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) βλήμα, σφαίρα5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) γύρος6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) κυκλικό τραγούδι5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) παίρνω στροφή- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) όχι κατευθείαν: έμμεσος, περιφραστικός- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
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40 shave
[ʃeiv] 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) ξυρίζω,-ομαι2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) πλανίζω3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) περνώ ξυστά2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) ξύρισμα- shaven- shavings
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