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1 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) στρογγυλός2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) στρουμπουλός2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) γύρω (προς την αντίθετη κατεύθυνση)2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) γύρω, ολόγυρα/ σ' όλη τη διάρκεια3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) τριγύρω4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) εδώ και εκεί5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) σε περίμετρο6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) σε κάποιο μέρος3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) γύρω από, τριγύρω2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) γύρω γύρω3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) γύρω από4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) παντού4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) γύρος2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) γύρα3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) ριξιά, βολή4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) βλήμα, σφαίρα5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) γύρος6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) κυκλικό τραγούδι5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) παίρνω στροφή- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) όχι κατευθείαν: έμμεσος, περιφραστικός- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
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2 Round
adj.Ar. and P. κυκλοτερής, P. περιφερής, σφαιροειδής, P. and V. εὔκυκλος (Plat.), V. εὔτορνος, ἀμφίτορνος, κυκλωτός, κύρτος, Ar. and V. γογγύλος (Æsch., frag.), Ar. and P. στρογγύλος.——————adv.All round: P. and V. πέριξ (rare P.), κύκλῳ, ἐν κύκλῳ.Standing round: P. and V. περισταδόν.In compounds: P. and V. περι; e.g., stand round: P. and V. περιίστασθαι.Bring round, persuade, met.: P. and V. πείθειν.Carry round: P. and V. περιφέρειν.Come round, return in a circle: Ar. and P. περιέρχεσθαι.met., be persuaded: P. and V. πείθεσθαι.Change round: P. περιίστασθαι.Get round, cajole: P. and V.. ὑπέρχεσθαι.——————prep.A place which had a wall all round it: P. χωρίον ᾧ κύκλῳ τειχίον περιῆν (Thuc. 7, 81).A road runs all round it: P. κυκλόθεν ὅδος περιέχει (Lys. 110).——————subs.Circle: P. and V. κύκλος, ὁ.Succession: P. and V. διαδοχή, ἡ.Round of a ladder: see Rung.The ordinary round of affairs: P. τὰ ἐγκύκλια (Isoc.).Go one's rounds, patrol: Ar. and P. ἐφοδεύειν (Xen.), Ar. κωδωνοφορεῖν.——————v. trans.Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.Round off: met., Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Round
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3 round up
to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep (noun round-up) συγκεντρώνω -
4 round on
(to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.) γυρνώ και αντιμετωπίζω -
5 round
1) γύρος2) περιοδεία3) στρογγυλός -
6 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) γύρω2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) κοντά3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) περίπου -
7 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 -
8 round the clock
(the whole day and the whole night: to work round the clock.) όλο το εικοσιτετράωρο -
9 round trip
1) ((American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).) ταξίδι με επιστροφή2) (a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.) κυκλική διαδρομή, γύρα -
10 round off
1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) στρογγυλεύω2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) ολοκληρώνω -
11 round-shouldered
adjective (with stooping shoulders.) με κυρτούς ώμους -
12 all-round
1) (including or applying to every part, person, thing etc: an all-round pay rise.) γενικός2) (good at all parts of a subject etc: an all-round sportsman.) πολυτάλαντος -
13 come round
1) ((also come around) to visit: Come round and see us soon.) επισκέπτομαι2) (to regain consciousness: After receiving anesthesia, don't expect to come round for at least twenty minutes.) συνέρχομαι -
14 get round
1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) πείθω, ρίχνω2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) παρακάμπτω -
15 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) πείθω, φέρνω στα νερά μου2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) γυροφέρνω -
16 all round
(surrounding: There were people all round him.) τριγύρω -
17 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια του έτους, ολοχρονίς -
18 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια του έτους, ολοχρονίς -
19 bring round
(to bring back from unconsciousness: Fresh air brought him round.) συνεφέρνω -
20 gather round
(to come together around a person, thing etc: Will everyone please gather round?) συγκεντρώνομαι
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