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1 satisfy
1) (to give (a person) enough of what is wanted or needed to take away hunger, curiosity etc: The apple didn't satisfy my hunger; I told him enough to satisfy his curiosity.) ικανοποιώ2) (to please: She is very difficult to satisfy.) ικανοποιώ•- satisfactory
- satisfactorily
- satisfied
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2 dissatisfy
(to fail to satisfy or to displease: The teacher was dissatisfied with the pupil's work.) απογοητεύω -
3 appease
[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) κατευνάζω -
4 content
I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) ικανοποιημένος2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) ικανοποίηση3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.)- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) περιεχόμενο2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) περιεκτικότητα•- contents -
5 fill
[fil] 1. verb1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) γεμίζω2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) γεμίζω3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) ικανοποιώ4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) σφραγίζω2. noun(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) χόρταση- filled- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
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6 fulfil
[ful'fil]past tense, past participle - fulfilled; verb1) (to carry out or perform (a task, promise etc): He always fulfils his promises.) εκπληρώνω2) (to satisfy (requirements): He fulfilled all the requirements for the job.) ανταποκρίνομαι σε, πληρώ (προϋποθέσεις)•- fulfilment -
7 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) πείνα2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) ασιτία3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) λαχτάρα2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). λαχταρώ- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
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8 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) συναντώ2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) συνέρχομαι3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) γνωρίζω4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) συναντιέμαι/υποδέχομαι,προϋπαντώ5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) ικανοποιώ,ανταποκρίνομαι σε,καλύπτω6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) εμφανίζομαι7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) βρίσκω8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) παθαίνω,βρίσκω,συναντώ,δοκιμάζω,αντιμετωπίζω9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) αντιμετωπίζω2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) συνάντηση- meeting- meet someone halfway
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9 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) κοστούμι2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) στολή3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (δικαστική) υπόθεση, αγωγή4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) πρόταση (γάμου)5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) `φυλή` της τράπουλας2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) με βολέυει2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) μου πάει3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) προσαρμόζω•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself
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