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1 Riot
subs.Run riot: see under v.——————v. intrans.Be disorderly: P. and V. ἀκοσμεῖν.Run riot, go to excess: P. and V. ὑπερβάλλειν, V. ἐκτρέχειν.Nor were the halls of Menelaus enough for your wantonness to riot in: V. οὐδʼ ἦν ἱκανά σοι τὰ Μενέλεω μέλαθρα ταῖς σαῖς ἐγκαθυβρίζειν τρυφαῖς (Eur., Tro. 996).Rise against the government: Ar. and P. στασιάζειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Riot
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2 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) αγώνας δρόμου/ταχύτητας, κούρσα2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) τρέχω σε αγώνα δρόμου/ βάζω (άλογο) να τρέξει σε ιπποδρομία2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) παραβγαίνω3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) τρέχω•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) φυλή/ φυλετικός2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) φυλετική καταγωγή3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) γένος, φύλο•- racial- racialism
- racialist
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3 Dash
v. trans.Dashed upon the rocks: V. σποδούμενος πρὸς πέτρας.Be dashed to the ground: V. φορεῖσθαι πρὸς οὖδας.Dash in pieces: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν.Dash off, extemporise: P. αὐτοσχεδιάζειν (acc.).Dash out. — He dashed his brains out: V. ἐγκέφαλον ἐξέρρανε (Eur., Cycl. 402).V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἵεσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. ᾄσσειν (rare P.), V. ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, θοάζειν; see Rush, Swoop.Dash against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.), P. προσπίπτειν (dat.), συμπίπτειν πρός (dat. or πρός, acc.), see Collide.Dash into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. dat. alone), Ar. and V. ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), V. εἰσορμᾶαθαι (acc.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. εἰσπηδᾶν (εἰς, acc.), Ar. ἐπεισπαίειν (εἰς, acc.); see burst in.Dashing into the sea all armed as they were: P. ἐπεισβαίνοντες σὺν τοῖς ὅπλοις εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (Thuc. 2, 90).Dash out: P. and V. ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἐκπίπτειν.Dash over, inundate: P. and V. κατακλύζειν, P. ἐπικλύζειν.——————subs.Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ, V. δράμημα, τό.Eagerness: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Dash
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4 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) κόκκος, σπυρί2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) δημητριακά3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) κόκκος4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) `νερά` ξύλου5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) ίχνος• -
5 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
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6 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) γλείφω, παφλάζω2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) γλείφω: παφλάζω•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) γόνατα, ποδιά2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) γύρος στίβου•- lap dog- the lap of luxury -
7 ram
[ræm] 1. noun1) (a male sheep.) κριάρι2) (something heavy, especially a part of a machine, used for ramming.) έμβολο2. verb1) ((of ships, cars etc) to run into, and cause damage to: The destroyer rammed the submarine; His car rammed into/against the car in front of it.) εμβολίζω2) (to push down, into, on to etc with great force: We rammed the fence-posts into the ground.) χώνω -
8 Risk
subs.Dangerous enterprise: P. and V. κινδύνευμα, τό (Plat.).Run risks: Ar. and P. κινδυνεύειν, παρακινδυνεύειν, ἀποκινδυνεύειν, P. διακινδυνεύειν, κίνδυνον ἀναρρίπτειν, V. τρέχειν ἀγῶνα, κίνδυνον ἀναβάλλειν, κίνδυνον ῥίπτειν.I withdrew the money for them at the risk of my life: P. ἐξεκόμισα αὐτοῖς τὰ χρήματα κινδυνεύσας περὶ τοῦ σώματος (Isoc. 388A).Share a risk with others, v.: P. συγκινδυνεύειν (absol. or dat.), συνδιακινδυνεύειν μετά (gen.).——————v. trans.Hazard: Ar. and P. παραβάλλεσθαι, παρακινδυνεύειν, κινδυνεύειν (dat. or περί, gen.), P. ὑποτιθέναι, V. παραρρίπτειν, προβάλλειν, προτείνειν; see also Endanger.Risk everything: P. διακινδυνεύειν (absol.).Risking war against the Argives: V. κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἄρη (Eur., Rhes. 446).Who will risk incurring reproaches: V. τίς παραρρίψει... ὀνείδη λαμβάνων (Soph., O.R. 1493).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Risk
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