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21 garret
['ɡærət](a usually small and sometimes dark room just under the roof of a house: He was poor and lived in a garret.) σοφίτα -
22 go towards
(to help to buy etc: The money we collect will go towards a new roof.) χρησιμοποιούμαι για -
23 gutter
(a channel for carrying away water, especially at the edge of a road or roof: The gutters are flooded with water.) ρείθρο, λούκι -
24 habitable
['hæbitəbl]((negative unhabitable) (usually of buildings) fit to be lived in: The house is no longer habitable - the roof is collapsing.) κατοικίσιμος- habitat- habitation -
25 icicle
(a long hanging piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water: icicles hanging from the roof.) κρύσταλλος,σταλακτίτης -
26 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) πηδώ2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) υπερπηδώ3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) ορμώ2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) πήδημα, άλμα- leap year
- by leaps and bounds -
27 loft
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28 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) φωλιά2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) φωλιάζω- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
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29 pagoda
[pə'ɡəudə](a Chinese temple, built in the shape of a tall tower, each storey of which has its own narrow strip of overhanging roof.) παγόδα -
30 patch up
1) (to mend, especially quickly and temporarily: He patched up the roof with bits of wood.) επιδιορθώνω πρόχειρα2) (to settle (a quarrel): They soon patched up their disagreement.) διευθετώ(φιλονικία),τα ξαναφτιάχνω -
31 patter
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32 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) κούρνια2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) θρονί,βίγλα2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) κουρνιάζω2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) στήνω/σκαρφαλώνω(σε ψηλό μέρος) -
33 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) πυραμιδοειδής κατασκευή2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) μυτερή κορυφή3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) αποκορύφωμα -
34 portico
['po:tikəu]plural - portico(e)s; noun(a row of pillars supporting a roof, usually forming a porch to a building.) προστέγασμα -
35 prop up
(to support (something) in an upright position, or stop it from falling: We had to prop up the roof; He propped himself up against the wall.) στηρίζω,(υπο)στυλώνω -
36 rafter
(a beam supporting the roof of a house.) δοκάρι, καδρόνι -
37 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) σηκώνω, υψώνω, ανεβάζω2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) υψώνω, αυξάνω3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) καλλιεργώ/ (εκ)τρέφω4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ανατρέφω, μεγαλώνω5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) θίγω6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) συγκεντρώνω7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) προκαλώ8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) σηκώνω9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) χτιζω, ανεγείρω10) (to give (a shout etc).) βγάζω (κραυγή)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) πιάνω, έρχομαι σε επαφή (με ασύρματο)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) αύξηση- raise hell/Cain / the roof
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38 ridge
[ri‹]1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) ράχη, κορυφογραμμή2) (a long narrow row of hills.) οροσειρά3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) οτιδήποτε έχει σχήμα κορυφής4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) σαμάρι στέγης -
39 rip
[rip] 1. past tense, past participle - ripped; verb1) (to make or get a hole or tear in by pulling, tearing etc: He ripped his shirt on a branch; His shirt ripped.) (ξε)σκίζω2) (to pull (off, up etc) by breaking or tearing: The roof of the car was ripped off in the crash; to rip up floorboards; He ripped open the envelope.) σκίζω2. noun(a tear or hole: a rip in my shirt.) σκίσιμο -
40 rope
[rəup] 1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) σκοινί2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) δένω με σκοινί2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) πιάνω με λάσο•- rope in
- rope off
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