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1 play havoc with
(to cause a lot of damage to: The storm played havoc with the farmer's crops.) καταστρέφω -
2 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) παίζω2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) παίζω3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) παίζω (ρόλο)4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) παίζομαι5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) παίζω6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) παίζω7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) παίζω8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) (τρεμο)παίζω,παιχνιδίζω9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) κατευθύνω,στρέφω10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) παίζω,ρίχνω2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) διασκέδαση,παιχνίδι2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) θεατρικό έργο3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) παιχνίδι4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) τζόγος,παίξιμο•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
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3 with
[wið]1) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) με, μαζί με2) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) με (εργαλείο)3) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) με, από4) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) με5) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) με6) (as the result of: He is shaking with fear.) από7) (in the care of: Leave your case with the porter.) σε (στη φροντίδα)8) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) με, σχετικά με9) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) κάτω/ ζήτω -
4 Play
v. trans.Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110B).Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).——————subs.P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Play
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5 play with fire
(to do something dangerous or risky: Putting all your money into that business is playing with fire!) παίζω με τη φωτιά -
6 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) κάνω τον καραγκιόζη -
7 dress rehearsal
(a full rehearsal of a play etc with costumes etc.) τελική πρόβα -
8 toy
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9 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) μέρος2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) μερίδα3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) ρόλος4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) ρόλος5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) μέρος6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) συμμετοχή,ανάμιξη2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) χωρίζω- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
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10 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) διαλέγω,ξεχωρίζω2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) διακρίνω3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) παίζω με το αυτί -
11 act
[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) ενεργώ2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) συμπεριφέρομαι3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) παίζω, υποδύομαι (ρόλο)2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) πράξη2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) νόμος3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) πράξη (θεατρικού έργου)4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) (θεατρικό) σκετς, `νούμερο`•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
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12 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) βοηθώ2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) διευκολύνω3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) καλυτερεύω4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) εξυπηρετώ5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) δεν μπορώ να κάνω τίποτα2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) βοήθεια2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) βοήθεια3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) βοηθός4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) τρόπος αποφυγής,θεραπεία•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
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13 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (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!) χτυπώ2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω4) (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,πιάνω2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
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14 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) ενώνω2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) συνδέω, ενώνω3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) γίνομαι μέλος4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) συναντώ, ενώνομαι με, σμίγω5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) συναντώ, σμίγω2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) ένωση- join hands
- join in
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15 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) τοποθετώ,βάζω,αφήνω2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) στρώνω(τραπέζι)3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) ορίζω4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) αναθέτω/δίνω5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) προκαλώ,βάζω,κάνω6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) δύω,βασιλεύω7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) πήζω,δένω8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) ρυθμίζω9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) φιξάρω10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) δένω11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) ανατάσσω,βάζω στη θέση του2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) καθορισμένος,σταθερός2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) αποφασισμένος3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) εσκεμμένος4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) σταθερός,μόνιμος5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) στερεότυπος,αμετακίνητος6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) δεμένος,διακοσμημένος3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) σύνολο,σειρά2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) δέκτης,συσκευή3) (a group of people: the musical set.) κύκλος4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) χτένισμα,φιξάρισμα5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) σκηνικό/χώρος γυρίσματος6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) παρτίδα,σετ•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
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16 star
1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) αστέρι2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) άστρο3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) αστέρι(προσδιοριστικό ποιότητας)4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) αστέρας,σταρ2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) πρωταγωνιστώ2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) έχω πρωταγωνιστή•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
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17 Flute
subs.P. and αὐλός, ὁ, P. σῦριγξ, ἡ (Plat.), V. λωτός, ὁ.Play the flute, v.: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Play flute to: P. καταυλεῖν (gen.). Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).All the house is filled with the strains of the flute: V. αὐλεῖται δὲ πᾶν μέλαθρον (Eur., I.T. 367).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flute
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18 Pipe
subs.Hollow tube: P. αὐλός, ὁ, αὐλών, ὁ, ὀχετός, ὁ.The Athenians destroyed the pipes conveying fresh water which passed into the city underground: P. οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι τοὺς ὀχετοὺς... οἳ ἐς τὴν πόλιν ὑπονομηδὸν ποτοῦ ὕδατος ἠγμένοι ἦσαν, διέφθειραν (Thuc. 6, 100).Musical instrument: P. and V. αὐλός, ὁ, P. σῦριγξ, ἡ (Plat.), V. λωτός, ὁ.All the house is filled with the strains of the pipe: V. αὐλεῖται δὲ πᾶν μέλαθρον (Eur., I.T. 367).Song of birds: use P. and V. φθέγμα, τό, φθόγγος, ὁ, V. φθογγή, ἡ.——————v. intrans.Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.Pipe to: P. καταυλεῖν (gen.), Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pipe
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19 Stage
subs.Landing-stage: P. χῶμα, τό.On a journey: P. σταθμός, ὁ (Xen.).Theatre: Ar. and P. θέατρον, τό.Stage in a theatre: Ar. and P. σκηνή, ἡ.On the stage: P. ἐπὶ τῆς σκηνῆς.met., the next stage: P. τὸ ἑξῆς, τὸ ἐφεξῆς, lit., the thing next in order.The last stage of: use adj., P. and V. ἔσχατος, agreeing with subs.Succession: P. and V. διαδοχή, ἡ.——————adj.Theatrical: use P. ἀπο τῆς σκηνῆς.——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stage
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20 Voice
subs.P. and V. φωνή, ἡ, φθέγμα, τό (Plat.), φθόγγος, ὁ (Plat.), V. φθογγή, ἡ, αὐδή, ἡ, φώνημα, τό, γήρυμα, τό, Ar. and V. γῆρυς, ἡ, ἠχώ, ἡ; see Sound, Cry.Prophetic voice: V. κληδών, ἡ, ὀμφή, ἡ (also in acc. sing. ὄπα, Eur., Hipp. 1321; Or. 1669).Of animals: P. and V. φθέγμα, τό (Plat.), φθόγγος, ὁ (Plat.), V. φθογγή, ἡ, βοή, ἡ.Have a loud voice: P. μέγα φθέγγεσθαι.A fine voice, subs.: P. εὐφωνία, ἡ (Dem. 450).Having a fine voice, adj.: Ar. and P. εὔφωνος. P. καλλίφωνος (Plat.).Give the voice play, v.: P. φωνασκεῖν.Voice production, subs.: P. φωνασκία, ἡ.With one voice: see Unanimously, Together.They all cried with one voice: Ar. οἱ δʼ ἐξ ἑνὸς στόματος ἅπαντες ἀνέκραγον (Eg. 670).They all din into us with one voice: P. πάντες ἐξ ἑνὸς στόματος ὑμνοῦσι (Plat., Rep. 364A).With one voice: V. ἁθρόῳ στόματι (Eur., Bacch. 725).——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Voice
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