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1 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) βαρελάκια -
2 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) μύτη2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) μύτη,όσφρηση3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) μύτη,αιχμή2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) προχωρώ με τη μύτη2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) οσφραίνομαι/ψάχνω•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
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3 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) πιέζω,στριμώχνω/-ομαι2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) συμπίεζω,συνθλίβω,στύβω,ζουλώ3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) πιέζω4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) προωθώ,υποστηρίζω επίμονα5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) σιδερώνω2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) πίεση/σφύξιμο/σιδέρωμα2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) πιεστήριο,πρέσα3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (ο)τύπος4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) (οι)δημοσιογράφοι5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) πρέσα•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
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4 punt
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5 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) σπρώχνω2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) πιέζω,προτρέπω3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) πλασάρω2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) σπρωξιά2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) αποφασιστικότητα,θέληση•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
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6 shoulder
['ʃəuldə] 1. noun1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) ώμος2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) κύρτωμα3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) ώμος4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) σπάλα2. verb1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) σηκώνω στον ώμο/στους ώμους2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) αναλαμβάνω,επωμίζομαι3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) ανοίγω (δρόμο) σπρώχνοντας•- put one's shoulder to the wheel
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7 Ambitious
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ambitious
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8 Forward
adv.P. and V. εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν, P. πόρρω, V. πρόσω, πόρσω.In compounds use P. and V. πρό.Backward and forward: V. πάλιν τε καὶ πρόσω (Eur., Hec. 958).——————v. trans.Send on: see Convey.met., help on, advance: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.With non-personal subject: P. προφέρειν εἰς (acc.).——————adj.Precocious: P. προφερής.Be forward in speech: V. θρασυστομεῖν; see Bold.Eager: P. and V. πρόθυμος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Forward
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9 Pole
subs.Axis of earth's extremities: P. πόλος, ὁ.Piece of wood: see Stake.Pole for pushing: P. and V. κοντός, ὁ (Eur., I.T. 1350).Pole of a carriage: P. ῥυμός, ὁ (Hdt.).A pair of poles: P. διρρυμία, ἡ (Æsch., frag.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pole
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10 Push
v. trans.P. and V. ὠθεῖν.Pushing (me) into the mud: P. ῥαξάντες εἰς τὸν βόρβορον (Dem. 1259).Jostle: Ar. ὠστίζεσθαι (dat.).Hurry on: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.Absol., force one's way: P. βιάζεσθαι.Wishing to push their present success to the uttermost: P. βουλόμενοι τῇ παρούσῃ τύχῃ ὡς ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐπεξελθεῖν (Thuc. 4, 14).He who pushes to extremes his success in war: P. ὁ ἐν πολέμῳ εὐτυχίᾳ πλεονάζων (Thuc. 1, 120).Push oneself into: Ar. and P. εἰσδύεσθαι εἰς (acc.).Push forward, (as leader, etc.): P. προτάσσειν.Offer: P. and V. προτείνειν; see thrust forward; v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπείγεσθαι; see advance, hurry. Push on, v. intrans.: use hurry, advance.Push off, v. trans.: see push away.In nautical sense: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν; see put out.——————subs.P. ὠθισμός, ὁ.Violence: P. and V. βία, ἡ.met., energy, zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Push
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11 Scramble
v. intrans.Jostle: Ar. ὠστίζεσθαι.Every man is scrambling for a front seat: Ar. εἰς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται (Ach. 42).By pushing and scrambling he got round unobserved: P. χαλεπῶς καὶ μόλις περιελθὼν ἔλαθε (Thuc. 4, 36).Scramble up: see Climb.——————subs.Jostling: P. ὠθισμός, ὁ.Confusion: P. ταραχή, ἡ, P. and V. θόρυβος, ὁ.Rush: P. ἐπιδρομή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scramble
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