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  • 41 preference

    ['pre-]
    noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) προτίμηση

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  • 42 quality

    ['kwoləti]
    plural - qualities; noun
    1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) ποιότητα: ποιοτικός
    2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) ιδιότητα

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  • 43 ready-made

    adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) έτοιμος

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  • 44 reproach

    [rə'prəu ] 1. verb
    (to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) κατηγορώ, μέμφομαι
    2. noun
    ((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.)
    - reproachfully

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  • 45 residential

    [-'denʃəl]
    1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) με κατοικίες (όχι εμπορική)
    2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) εσωτερικός
    3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) οικιστικός

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  • 46 response

    [-s]
    1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) απάντηση, ανταπόκριση, αντίδραση
    2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) αντιφώνηση

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  • 47 retail

    ['ri:teil] 1. verb
    (to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).) πουλώ λιανικά
    2. adjective
    (relating to the sale of goods in this way: a retail price.) λιανικός

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  • 48 round figures/numbers

    (the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers: Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).) στρογγυλό ποσό

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  • 49 sensible

    ['sensəbl]
    1) (wise; having or showing good judgement: She's a sensible, reliable person; a sensible suggestion.) λογικός
    2) ((of clothes etc) practical rather than attractive or fashionable: She wears flat, sensible shoes.) πρακτικός
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  • 50 sensual

    ['sensuəl]
    1) (of the senses and the body rather than the mind: sensual pleasures.) αισθησιακός
    2) (having or showing a fondness for bodily pleasures: a sensual person.) φιλήδονος
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    - sensuality

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  • 51 shade

    [ʃeid] 1. noun
    1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ίσκιος,σκιά
    2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) σκίαση
    3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) σκίαστρο,αμπαζούρ
    4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) απόχρωση
    5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) ίχνος,υποψία,ιδέα
    2. verb
    1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) σκιάζω
    2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) βάζω σκιά σε
    3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) αλλάζω απόχρωση
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    - shades
    - shading
    - shady
    - shadiness
    - put in the shade

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  • 52 sliding door

    (a type of door that slides across an opening rather than swinging on a hinge.) συρόμενη πόρτα

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  • 53 solid fuel

    (a fuel, such as coal, that is solid rather than an oil or gas.) στερεά καύσιμα

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  • 54 stagnant

    ['stæɡnənt]
    1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) στάσιμος,λιμνασμένος
    2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) στάσιμος
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    - stagnation

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  • 55 strip-lighting

    noun (lighting by long tubes rather than bulbs.) φωτισμός με λάμπες φθορίου

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  • 56 vow

    1. noun
    (a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.)
    2. verb
    1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.)
    2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.)

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  • 57 wage

    I [wei‹] verb
    (to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) διεξάγω / κάνω (πόλεμο)
    II [wei‹]
    ((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) μισθός, (οικονομικές) απολαβές

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  • 58 war of nerves

    (a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) πόλεμος νεύρων

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  • 59 worker

    1) (a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc: office-workers; car-workers.) εργαζόμενος, υπάλληλος
    2) (a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.) εργάτης
    3) (a person who works (hard etc): He's a slow/hard worker.) δουλεύτης

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  • 60 would

    [wud]
    short forms - I'd; verb
    1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) θα + παρατατικός
    2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) θα + παρατατικός
    3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) θα (προτιμούσα)
    4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) αναπόφευκτα
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    - would you

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  • rather than — phrase used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong? We want… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rather than — index in lieu of Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • rather than — I. conjunction Date: 14th century 1. used with the infinitive form of a verb to indicate negation as a contrary choice or wish < rather than continue the argument, he walked away > < chose to sing rather than play violin > 2. and not < obscures… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rather than — used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there s something wrong? We want the… …   English dictionary

  • rather than — 1. conjunction And not. Id like to go home early rather than risk the roads later. 2. preposition instead of; in preference to. Id like a dog rather than a cat …   Wiktionary

  • rather than — prep. instead of conj. and not (e.g.: The legs of the table are glued to the body, rather than screwed onto it. ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rather...than otherwise — rather…than otherwise Rather than not • • • Main Entry: ↑other …   Useful english dictionary

  • rather…than otherwise — Rather than not ● other …   Useful english dictionary

  • would rather … (than) — would rather… (than) idiom (usually reduced to d rather) would prefer to • She d rather die than give a speech. • ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I d rather not.’ • Wo …   Useful english dictionary

  • sooner rather than later — ˌsooner rather than ˈlater idiom after a short time rather than after a long time • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. Main entry: ↑soonidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • implied rather than expressly stated — index implicit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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