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21 annals
['ænlz](yearly historical accounts of events: This king is mentioned several times in annals of the period.) χρονικά -
22 ant-eater
noun (any of several toothless animals with long snouts, that feed on ants.) μυρμηγκοφάγος -
23 antelope
['æntələup]plurals - antelopes, antelope; noun(any of several types of quick-moving, graceful, horned animal related to the goat and cow: a herd of antelope.) αντιλόπη -
24 apiary
['eipiəri]plural - apiaries; noun(a place (containing several hives) where bees are kept.) μελισσοκομείο -
25 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) αίτηση2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) προσπάθεια3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) αλοιφή -
26 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) συλλαμβάνω2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) σταματώ2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) σύλληψη2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) ανακοπή• -
27 attachment
1) (something extra attached: There are several attachments for this food-mixer.) εξάρτημα2) ((with for/to) liking or affection: I feel attachment for this town.) συμπάθεια -
28 average
['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) μέσος όρος2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) μέσος2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) μέσος, συνηθισμένος3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) είμαι κατά μέσο όρο -
29 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) απόνερα2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) δυσάρεστα επακόλουθα -
30 bale
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31 bay
[bei] I noun(a wide inward bend of a coastline: anchored in the bay; Botany Bay.) όρμοςII noun(a separate compartment, area or room etc (usually one of several) set aside for a special purpose: a bay in a library.) τμήμαIII 1. adjective((of horses) reddish-brown in colour.) κοκκινοτρίχης2. noun((also bay tree) the laurel tree, the leaves of which are used for seasoning and in victory wreaths.) δάφνη3. verb((especially of large dogs) to bark: The hounds bayed at the fox.) γαβγίζω -
32 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) είμαι2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) ήμουν4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) είναι να...πρόκειται5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) είμαι•- being- the be-all and end-all -
33 bean
[bi:n]1) (any one of several kinds of pod-bearing plant or its seed: black beans; green beans; red beans.) φασόλι2) (the bean-like seed of other plants: coffee beans.) κόκκος, σπειρί -
34 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) αντέχω2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) σηκώνω, βαστώ3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) γεννώ4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) μεταφέρω5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) φέρω6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) κατευθύνομαι, στρίβω•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) αρκούδα- bearskin -
35 bestseller
noun (something (usually a book) which sells very many copies: Ernest Hemingway wrote several bestsellers.) εμπορική επιτυχία -
36 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) συσκότιση2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) απαγόρευση ειδήσεων3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) λιποθυμία4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) σκοτοδίνη5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) διακοπή ρεύματος6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) (στο θέατρο) σβήσιμο των φώτων στο τέλος σκηνής -
37 blade
[bleid]1) (the cutting part of a knife etc: His penknife has several different blades.) λεπίδα2) (the flat part of a leaf etc: a blade of grass.) λογχοειδές φύλλο3) (the flat part of an oar.) παλάμη κουπιού -
38 bomb
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39 booster
1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) τονωτικό, ενισχυτής, προωθητής2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) ενισχυτής (μηχάνημα)3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) προωθητικός πύραυλος -
40 bowling-alley
1) (a long narrow set of wooden boards along which one bowls at skittles.) διάδρομος μπόουλινγκ2) (a building which contains several of these.) κτίριο μπόουλινγκ
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