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1 rope off
(to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in: The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.) χωρίζω/αποκλείω με σκοινί -
2 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) στρίβω, στριφογυρίζω2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) στρίβω, πλέκω, συστρέφω3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) (δια)στρεβλώνω, στραμπουλώ2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) στρίψιμο2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) στάλα3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) στροφή, κουλούρα4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) τροπή•- twisted- twister -
3 Stay
subs.Support, prop: P. and V. ἔρεισμα, τό.met., V. ἔρεισμα, τό, στῦλος, ὁ; see also Bulwark.Well, this too is a pleasant stay against hunger: V. ἀλλʼ ἡδὺ λιμοῦ καὶ τόδε σχετήριον (Eur., Cycl. 135).Rope, forestay: V. πρότονος, ὁ.Sojourn: P. ἐπιδημία, ἡ.Spending one's time: P. and V. μονή, ἡ, διατριβή, ἡ.Hindrance: P. κώλυμα, τό, ἐμπόδισμα, τό; see Hindrance.——————v. trans.Halt: P. and V. ἱστάναι.V. intrans.Halt: P. and V. ἵστασθαι.Sojourn: Ar. and P. ἐπιδημεῖν.Remain: P. and V. μένειν, παραμένειν, ἀναμένειν, περιμένειν, Ar. and P. καταμένειν, P. διαμένειν, ὑπομένειν, V. μίμνειν, προσμένειν, ἀμμένειν.——————interj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stay
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4 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•
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