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1 pull through
(to (help to) survive an illness etc: He is very ill, but he'll pull through; The expert medical treatment pulled him through.) τη σκαπουλάρω/γλιτώνω -
2 pull a gun etc on
(to produce and aim a gun etc at (a person).) -
3 pull one's weight
(to take one's fair share of work, duty etc.) κάνω το καθήκον μου -
4 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) σπάγγος,κορδόνι2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) ίνα3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) χορδή4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) αρμαθιά2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) αρμαθιάζω2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) περνώ χορδή3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) αφαιρώ ίνες,καθαρίζω4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) δένω•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency -
5 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) τραβώ2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) ξεπουπουλιάζω3) (to pick (flowers etc).) κόβω(λουλούδια)4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) μαδώ,βγάζω φρύδια5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) κρούω(χορδή)2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.)- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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6 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί -
7 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία -
8 wrench
[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) αρπάζω, τραβώ και παίρνω2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) βγάζω, στραμπουλώ2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) απότομο τράβηγμα2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) κάβουρας, γαλλικό κλειδί -
9 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) σχεδιάζω2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) σύρω,τραβώ3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) κινούμαι4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) φέρνω ισοπαλία5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) εισπράττω6) (to open or close (curtains).) ανοίγω/κλείνω τραβώντας7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) προσελκύω2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) ισοπαλία2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) ατραξιόν3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) κλήρωση4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out -
10 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) άλογο2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) εφαλτήριο•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth -
11 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) επίπεδο, επιφάνεια, στάθμη2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) όροφος3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) αλφάδι, στάθμη4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) επίπεδη επιφανεία2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) επίπεδος2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) στο ίδιο επίπεδο, ίσος3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) σταθερός3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ισοπεδώνω2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζω3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) σκοπεύω4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) γκρεμίζω, ισοπεδώνω•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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12 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) τυφλός2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) που κάνει τα στραβά μάτια3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) τυφλός (σημείο)4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) για τυφλούς2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) στόρι, ρολό, παραθυρόφυλλο2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) παραπλανητική ενέργεια, πρόσχημα3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) τυφλώνω- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) δένω τα μάτια5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) με δεμένα μάτια- the blind leading the blind -
13 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) εξάγω,αποσπώ2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) διαλέγω3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) εξάγω, εκχυλίζω2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) απόσπασμα2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) εκχύλισμα• -
14 face
[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) πρόσωπο2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) επιφάνεια,πλευρά3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) μέτωπο εξόρυξης2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) βλέπω σε2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) αντικρύζω3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) αντιμετωπίζω•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face -
15 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι, μαζεύω/-ομαι2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) συνάγω, συμπεραίνω3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) μαζεύω4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) σουρώνω2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) σούρα- gather round
- gather together -
16 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) πόδι2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) μπατζάκι3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) ποδί4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) σκέλος ταξιδιού•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
17 rip
[rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) (ξε)σκίζω2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) σκίζω2. noun(a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) σκίσιμο -
18 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) κέλυφος,όστρακο,αχιβάδα,τσόφλι2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) εξωτερικός σκελετός,περίβλημα3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) βλήμα,οβίδα2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) ξεφλουδίζω2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) σφυροκοπώ,βομβαρδίζω•- come out of one's shell
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19 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) χτύπημα2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) χτύπημα,πλήγμα/εύνοια(της τύχης)3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) χτύπος ρολογιού4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) κονδυλιά,μολυβιά,πινελιά5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) κίνηση,χτύπημα6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) κολυμβητική κίνηση7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) στάλα(δουλειά)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) εγκεφαλική συμφόρηση, εγκεφαλικό•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) χαϊδεύω2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) χάδι -
20 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) ρουφώ/βυζαίνω2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) πιπιλίζω3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) αναρροφώ,απορροφώ4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) βρωμάω,είμαι άθλιος/σιχαμερός2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) πιπίλισμα- sucker- suck up to
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