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1 severe
[sə'viə]1) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) σοβαρός2) (strict or harsh: a severe mother; severe criticism.) αυστηρός3) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) λιτός•- severely- severity -
2 Severe
adj.Take severe measures against: P. νεώτερόν τι ποιεῖν (εἰς, acc.); see Violent.Of looks: P. and V. σκυθρωπός, V. στυγνός.Solemn: P. and V. σεμνός.Stubbornly contested: P. καρτερός, ἰσχυρός.Of natural phenomena: use P. and V. μέγας.Of weather: Ar. and P. χαλεπός.A severe season: P. χαλεπὴ ὥρα (Plat., Prot. 344D).Terrible: P. and V. δεινός.Grievous: P. and V. βαρύς; grievous.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Severe
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3 severe
1) αυστηρός2) δριμύς3) σέρτικος4) σοβαρός -
4 reprimand
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5 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) σοκ,κλονισμός,δυσάρεστη έκπληξη2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) ηλεκτροπληξία3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) δόνηση,κραδασμός4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) αποπληξία,σοκ2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) αναστατώνω,συγκλονίζω/σκανδαλίζω,σοκάρω- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) πυκνή τούφα -
6 acute
[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) οξύς2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) έντονος3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) οξύνους4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) οξύς (για αισθήσεις)5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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7 awful
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8 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) όχι ικανός, κακός σε κάτι2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) κακός3) (unpleasant: bad news.) άσχημος4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) χαλασμένος5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) βλαβερός6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) άρρωστος7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) άσχημα8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) σοβαρός9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) επισφαλής•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
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9 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) άσχημα2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) πολύ -
10 brutal
adjective (very cruel or severe: a brutal beating.) κτηνώδης -
11 chest
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12 colic
['kolik](severe pain in the abdomen.) κολικός -
13 commute
[kə'mju:t]1) (to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city.) πηγαινοέρχομαι καθημερινά (από το σπίτι μου στα προάστια, στη δουλειά μου)2) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) μειώνω/μετατρέπω ποινή•- commuter -
14 drastic
['dræstik](violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) δραστικός -
15 dysentery
['disəntri](an infectious disease with severe diarrhoea.) δυσεντερία -
16 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) άνεση2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ευκολία3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) φυσικότητα2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ξαλαφρώνω2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) χαλαρώνω3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) μετακινώ σιγά-σιγά•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) με το μαλακό!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
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17 get off lightly
(to escape or be allowed to go without severe punishment etc.) τη γλιτώνω φτηνά -
18 grievous
adjective (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) σοβαρός -
19 grinding
1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) με τριγμούς2) (severe: grinding poverty.) σκληρός, αδυσώπητος -
20 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) σκληρός2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) δύσκολος3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) σκληρός4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) βαρύς5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) δύσκολος6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) σκληρός2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) σκληρά2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) δυνατά3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) επίμονα4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) εντελώς•- harden- hardness
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- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up
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