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1 Raising
subs.Production: P. γένεσις, ἡ.The raising of crops: P. ἡ γένεσις τοῦ καρποῦ (Plat., Rep. 428C).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Raising
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2 raising
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3 hair-raising
adjective (terrifying: hair-raising stories.) ανατριχιαστικός -
4 self-raising
[self'reiziŋ]((of flour) already containing an ingredient to make cakes etc rise.) που φουσκώνει μόνο του -
5 a show of hands
(at a meeting, debate etc, a vote expressed by people raising their hands.) ψηφοφορία με ανάταση των χεριών -
6 crane
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7 elevator
1) ((especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor: There is no elevator in this shop - you will have to climb the stairs.) ανελκυστήρας,ασανσέρ2) (a tall storehouse for grain.) σιταποθήκη -
8 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) τρίχα2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) μαλλιά•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) κλειστή στροφή(σαν φουρκέτα)- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
- turn a hair
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9 lift
[lift] 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) σηκώνω2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) μεταφέρω3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) διαλύομαι4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) υψώνομαι, σηκώνομαι2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) (ανα)σήκωμα2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) ανελκυστήρας, ασανσέρ3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) μεταφορά με το αυτοκίνητο άλλου4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) αναθάρρηση•- lift off -
10 lock
I 1. [lok] noun1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) κλειδαριά2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) υδατοφράκτης: δεξαμενή υδατοφράκτη3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) εμπυρέας4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) λαβή2. verb(to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) κλειδώνω- locker- locket
- locksmith
- lock in
- lock out
- lock up II [lok] noun1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) μπούκλα2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) μαλλιά -
11 promotion
[-ʃən]1) (the raising of a person to a higher rank or position: He has just been given (a) promotion.) προαγωγή2) (encouragement (of a cause, charity etc): the promotion of world peace.) προώθηση3) (the activity of advertising a product etc: He is against the promotion of cigarettes.) διαφήμιση,προώθηση,προβολή -
12 raffle
['ræfl] 1. noun(a way of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which win a prize: I won this doll in a raffle; ( also adjective) raffle tickets.) λοταρία2. verb(to give as the prize in a raffle: They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.) βγάζω σε λοταρία -
13 shrug
1. past tense, past participle - shrugged; verb(to show doubt, lack of interest etc by raising (the shoulders): When I asked him if he knew what had happened, he just shrugged (his shoulders).) σηκώνω(τους ώμους)2. noun(an act of shrugging: She gave a shrug of disbelief.) σήκωμα των ώμων ως ένδειξη άγνοιας, αδιαφορίας, κλπ. -
14 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.)2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.)2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.)•- voter- vote of confidence
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15 Fan
subs.Fan for winnowing: V. λίκνον. τό (Soph., frag.), πτύον, τό (Æsch., frag.).Fan for raising a flame: Ar. ῥιπίς, ἡ.——————v. trans.Raise to a flame: Ar. ῥιπίζειν.Had there been a wind to fan the flame: P. πνεῦμα εἰ ἐπεγένετο ἐπίφορον (Thuc. 2, 77).To such an extent did these men fan the flame of enmity: P. οὕτω μέχρι πόρρω προήγαγον οὗτοι τὴν ἔχθραν (Dem. 282).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fan
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16 Raise
v. trans.Lift: P. and V. αἴρειν, ἐξαίρειν, ἀνάγειν, ἐπαίρειν, ἀνέχειν, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.), V. βαστάζειν, κατορθοῦν, ὀρθεύειν (Eur., Or. 405), ἀνακουφίζειν, Ar. and V. κουφίζειν (rare P.).She lies neither lifting her eyes nor raising her face from the ground: V. κεῖται... οὔτʼ ὄμμʼ ἐπαίρουσʼ οὔτʼ ἀπαλλάσσουσα γῆς πρόσωπον (Eur., Med. 27).Erect, build: Ar. and P. οἰκοδομεῖν, P. κατασκευάζειν. V. τεύχειν.Raise (me) a tomb: V. χῶσον τύμβον (Eur., I.T. 702).Found: P. and V. κτίζειν.Raise to honour: V. τίμιον (τινά) ἀνάγειν.Increase: P. and V. αὐξάνειν, αὔξειν.Raise sedition: V. στάσιν τιθέναι.Raise a cry: V. κραυγὴν ἱστάναι, κραυγὴν τιθέναι, ὀλολυγμὸν ἐπορθριάζειν, or use shout, v.Raise ( the dead): P. and V. ἀνάγειν (Soph., frag.), Ar. and P. ψυχαγωγεῖν, V. ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι, ἐξεγείρειν.Wails thal raise the dead: V. ψυχάγωγοι γόοι.Libations to raise the dead: V. χοαὶ νεκρῶν ἀγωγοί.Raise difficulties: P. ἀμφισβητεῖν (absol.).Raise sixteen minae on a thing: P. λαβεῖν ἑκκαίδεκα μνᾶς ἐπί (dat.).Raise a quarrel: V. στάσιν ἐπαίρεσθαι.When Hera raised against you the Tuscan race of pirates: V. ἐπεὶ γὰρ Ἥρα σοὶ γένος Τυρσηνικὸν ληστῶν ἐπῶρσε (Eur., Cycl. 11).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Raise
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