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21 bear down on
1) (to approach quickly and often threateningly: The angry teacher bore down on the child.) πλησιάζω απειλητικά2) (to exert pressure on: The weight is bearing down on my chest.) πιέζω -
22 chatter
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23 dance
1. verb1) (to move in time to music by ma-king a series of rhythmic steps: She began to dance; Can you dance the waltz?) χορεύω2) (to move quickly up and down: The father was dancing the baby on his knee.) ταχταρίζω2. noun1) (a series of fixed steps made in time to music: Have you done this dance before?; ( also adjective) dance music.) χορός2) (a social gathering at which people dance: We're going to a dance next Saturday.) χορός, χοροεσπερίδα•- dancer- dancing -
24 dart
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25 dash off
1) (to write quickly: to dash off a letter.) γράφω βιαστικά2) (to leave hastily: to dash off to the shops.) φεύγω βιαστικά -
26 decompose
[di:kəm'pouz]((of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot: Corpses decompose quickly in heat.) αποσυνθέτω,-ομαι- decomposer -
27 deep-freeze
noun (a type of refrigerator which freezes food quickly and can keep it for a long time.) κατάψυξη -
28 descent
[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) κάθοδος2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) κατήφορος3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) καταγωγή -
29 die off
(to die quickly or in large numbers: Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.) πεθαίνω ο ένας μετά τον άλλο -
30 dispatch
[di'spæ ] 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) στέλνω2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) διεκπεραιώνω2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.)2) (an act of sending away.)3) (haste.)• -
31 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) βουτώ2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) εξαφανίζομαι2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) βουτιά- diver- diving-board
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32 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) νότια,στο κέντρο2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) απόλυτος- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) πούπουλα- downie®- downy -
33 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) στεγνός2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) ανιαρός3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (για χιούμορ) με επίφαση σοβαρότητας4) ((of wine) not sweet.) ξηρός2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) στεγνώνω- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
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34 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) άδειος2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) άδειος3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) άδειος4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) κενός,άστοχος2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) αδειάζω,εκκενώνω2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) αδειάζω3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) άδειο(μπουκάλι κλπ.)- empty-handed
- empty-headed -
35 express
[ik'spres] 1. verb1) (to put into words: He expressed his ideas very clearly.) εκφράζω2) ((with oneself etc) to put one's own thoughts into words: You haven't expressed yourself clearly.) (αυτοπαθές)εκφράζομαι3) (to show (thoughts, feelings etc) by looks, actions etc: She nodded to express her agreement.) εκδηλώνω,δείχνω4) (to send by fast (postal) delivery: Will you express this letter, please?) στέλνω επειγόντως(εξπρές)2. adjective1) (travelling, carrying goods etc, especially fast: an express train; express delivery.) ταχύς(εξπρές)2) (clearly stated: You have disobeyed my express wishes.) ρητός3. adverb(by express train or fast delivery service: Send your letter express.) επειγόντως4. noun1) (an express train: the London to Cardiff express.) ταχεία(αμαξοστοιχία)2) (the service provided eg by the post office for carrying goods etc quickly: The parcel was sent by express.) υπηρεσία επειγόντων•- expression
- expressionless
- expressive
- expressiveness
- expressively
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36 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) γρήγορος,ταχύς2) (quick: a fast worker.) γρήγορος3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) που πάει μπροστά2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) γρήγορα- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) νηστεύω2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) νηστεία- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) ανεξίτηλος2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) στέρεος• -
37 fast food(s)
(food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc.) πρόχειρο φαγητό -
38 fast food(s)
(food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc.) πρόχειρο φαγητό -
39 feverishly
adverb (quickly and excitedly: He wrote feverishly.) πυρετωδώς -
40 finish up
1) (to use, eat etc the last of; to finish: Finish up your meal as quickly as possible.) (απο)τελειώνω2) (to end: It was no surprise to me when he finished up in jail; The car finished up in the dump.) καταλήγω
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