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1 polished
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2 Polished
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3 polish
['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) γυαλίζω,λουστράρω2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) φρεσκάρω2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) γυαλάδα,λούστρο2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) βερνίκι•- polished- polish off -
4 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) λάμπω/φωτίζω,ρίχνω το φως2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) γυαλίζω,αστράφτω3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) γυαλίζω,στιλβώνω4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) διακρίνομαι,διαπρέπω2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) γυαλάδα/λιακάδα2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) γυάλισμα•- shining- shiny
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5 marble
1) (a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch: This table is made of marble; ( also adjective) a marble statue.) μάρμαρο2) (a small hard ball of glass used in children's games: The little boy rolled a marble along the ground.) βόλος,μπίλια,γκαζά•- marbled- marbles -
6 polish off
(to finish: She polished off the last of the ice-cream.) αποτελειώνω -
7 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (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.) δαχτυλίδι2) (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.) κρίκος3) (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.) κύκλος4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) πίστα, παλαίστρα, ριγκ5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) δίκτυο, σπείρα2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) περικυκλώνω2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) βάζω σε κύκλο3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) τοποθετώ κρίκο αναγνώρισης στο πόδι πουλιού•- ringlet
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- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) χτυπώ (κουδούνι), σημαίνω/ κουδουνίζω2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) τηλεφωνώ3) ((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.) καλώ4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) κουδουνίζω5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) αντιλαλώ6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) αντηχώ2. noun1) (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
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8 runner
1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) δρομέας2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) ολισθητήρας3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) καταβολάδα -
9 shining
adjective (very bright and clear; producing or reflecting light; polished: a shining star; The windows were clean and shining.) λαμπ(ε)ρός,γυαλιστερός -
10 shiny
adjective (glossy; reflecting light; polished: a shiny cover on a book; a shiny nose; shiny shoes.) γυαλιστερός,καλογυαλισμένος -
11 Smooth
adj.P. and V. λεῖος, V. λευρός.Level: P. ὁμαλός.Polished: Ar. and V. ξεστός.met., soft, gentle: P. and V. λεῖος (Plat.), πρᾶος, ἥσυχος, ἤπιος, Ar. and P. μαλακός, Ar. and V. μαλθακός.Affable: see Affable.——————v. trans.P. λειαίνειν (Plat.).Level: P. ὁμαλύνειν (Plat.).Smooth the brow: Ar. χαλᾶν μέτωπον (Vesp. 655).Smooth your brow: V. μέθες νυν ὀφρύν (Eur., I. A. 648).Smoothing your angered brow: V. στυγνὴν ὀφρὺν λύσασα (Eur., Hipp. 290).Calm: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. κοιμᾶν.White at the same time we smooth the way to empire for them: P. τῆς ἀρχῆς ἅμα προκοπτόντων ἐκείνοις (Thuc. 4, 60).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Smooth
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