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1 rainy
adjective (having (many) showers of rain: a rainy day; the rainy season; rainy weather.) βροχερός -
2 Rainy
adj.Of rain: Ar. and V. ὄμβριος.Bringing rain: Ar. ὀμβροφόρος.Loud with rain: V. ὀμβροκτύπος.A rainy and windy night: P. νὺξ χειμέριος ὕδατι καὶ ἀνέμῳ (Thuc. 3, 22).Wet: P. νοτερός.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rainy
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3 rainy
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4 save etc for a rainy day
(to keep (especially money) until one needs it or in case one may need it.) βάζω στην άκρη για ώρα ανάγκης -
5 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) βροχή2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) βροχή2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) βρέχει2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) πέφτω σαν βροχή•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
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6 Wet
v. trans.P. and V. ὑγραίνειν (Plat.), τέγγειν (Plat.), βρέχειν (Plat.), δεύειν (Plat.) νοτίζειν (Plat. also Æsch., frag.), V. ὑγρώσσεινSprinkle: V. ῥαίνειν; see Sprinkle.Water: V. ὑγραίνειν; see Water.——————adj.P. and V. ὑγρός, διάβροχος, νοτερός, V. ὑδρηλός.Rainy: see Rainy.Wet with tears: V. διάβροχος.Watery: see Watery.——————subs.Rain: see Rain.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wet
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7 monsoon
[mon'su:n]1) (a wind that blows in Southern Asia, from the south-west in summer, from the northeast in winter.) μουσώνας2) (the rainy season caused by the southwest monsoon.) εποχή των μουσώνων -
8 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) δυσάρεστος,απαίσιος2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) εχθρικός3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) κακός4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) άσχημος5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) σοβαρός,άσχημος6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) δύσκολος•- nastily- nastiness -
9 season
['si:zn] 1. noun1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) εποχή2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) περίοδος,σεζόν2. verb1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.)2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.)•- seasonal
- seasoned
- seasoning
- season ticket
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10 the rains
((in tropical countries) the rainy season.) η εποχή των βροχών -
11 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) υγρός, βρεγμένος2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) βροχερός2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.)3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) υγρασία2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) βροχή•- wetness- wet blanket
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12 Unsettled
adj.P. ἀκατάστατος.Restless: P. ταραχώδης.Rainy: P. νοτερός.Undetermined: P. ἀόριστος.Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unsettled
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13 Weather
subs.Air: P. and V. ἀήρ, ὁ (Plat.).Sky: P. and V. οὐρανός, ὁ.Season: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ.Clear weather: P. αἰθρία, ἡ (Xen.).Rainy weather: use rain.Fair weather: use calm.Bad weather: use storm.When the weather favoured our sailing: P. ἐπειδὴ... πλοῦς ἡμῖν ἐγένετο (Antiphon, 132).Stress of weather: P. and V. ἄπλοια, ἡ.Meet bad weather, v.: P. and V. χειμάζεσθαι.Exposed to the weather, in the open air: P. and V. ὑπαίθριος, V. αἴθριος (Soph., frag.), or use P. ἐν ὑπαίθρῳ.——————v. trans.Hold out against: P. and V. ἀντέχειν (dat.).If you harken to me you will make your city weather the storm: V. κἂν μὲν πίθῃ μοι κυμάτων ἄτερ πόλιν σὴν ναυστολήσεις (Eur., Supp. 473).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Weather
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14 Windy
adj.V. διήνεμος.A rainy and windy night: P. νὺξ χειμέριος ὕδατι καὶ ἀνέμῳ (Thuc. 3, 22).Long-winded: P. and V. μακρός, P. μακρολόγος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Windy
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