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1 Reason
subs.Rational faculty: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ; use mind.Plea: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, πρόφασις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ.In reason: see Reasonably.Anything in reason: P. ὁτιοῦν τῶν δυνατῶν.It stands to reason: P. and V. εἰκός (ἐστι), εὔλογόν (ἐστι).By reason of: P. and V. διά (acc.), ἕνεκα (gen.), χάριν (gen.) (Plat.), V. εἵνεκα (gen.), Ar. and V. ἕκατι (gen.), οὕνεκα (gen.), sometimes in P. παρά (acc.) (Dem. 545).For no reason: V. ἐξ οὐδένος λόγου.For other reasons: P. and V. ἄλλως.For many reasons we may expect victory: P. κατὰ πολλὰ εἰκὸς ἐπικρατῆσαι (Thuc.).——————v. intrans.P. and V. λογίζεσθαι, P. συλλογίζεσθαι.Reason rightly: P. and V. ὀρθῶς γιγνώσκειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reason
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2 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) λογομαχώ2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) επιχειρηματολογώ3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) πείθω4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) συζητώ•- arguable- argument
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3 argument
1) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) λογομαχία2) (a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning: The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.) επιχειρηματολογία -
4 ascetic
[ə'setik] 1. adjective(avoiding pleasure and comfort, especially for religious reasons: Monks lead ascetic lives.) ασκητικός2. noun(an ascetic person.) ασκητής- asceticism -
5 assassinate
[ə'sæsineit](to murder, especially for political reasons: The president was assassinated by terrorists.) δολοφονώ (για πολιτικούς λόγους)- assassin -
6 black art/magic
(magic performed for evil reasons: He tries to practise black magic.) μαύρη μαγεία -
7 censor
['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) λογοκριτής2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) λογοκριτής2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) λογοκρίνω- censorship -
8 conscientious objector
noun (a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons.) αντιρρησίας συνείδησης -
9 famous
adjective (well-known (for good or worthy reasons): She is famous for her strength.) φημισμένος -
10 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• -
11 firstly
adverb (in the first place: I have three reasons for not going - firstly, it's cold, secondly, I'm tired, and thirdly, I don't want to!) πρώτον,κατ'αρχάς -
12 grounds
1) (the garden or land round a large house etc: the castle grounds.) κτήμα γύρω από αρχοντικό2) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) λόγος3) (the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk: coffee grounds.) κατακάθι -
13 multitude
(a great number or crowd: a multitude of reasons; multitudes of people.) πλήθος -
14 ostensible
[o'stensəbl]((of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true: Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy.) φαινομενικός -
15 patrial
['peitriəl](a citizen of the United Kingdom, a British colony or the British Commonwealth, who for certain reasons (eg because one of his parents was born in the United Kingdom) has the right to enter and stay in the United Kingdom.) -
16 political
adjective (of, or concerning, politics: for political reasons; political studies.) πολιτικός -
17 political asylum
(protection given by a government to a foreigner who has left his own country for political reasons.) πολιτικό άσυλο -
18 political prisoner
(a person who has been imprisoned for political reasons and not for any crime.) πολιτικός κρατούμενος -
19 secondly
adverb (in the second place: I have two reasons for not buying the house - firstly, it's too big, and secondly it's too far from town.) (κατά)δεύτερον -
20 shed light on
(to make clearer: This letter sheds light on the reasons for his departure.) ρίχνω φως,φωτίζω
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