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1 Sharp
adj.For cutting: P. and V. τομός (Plat.), V. ὀξύθηκτος, θηκτός, συντεθηγμένος, τεθηγμένος, Ar. and V. ὀξύς, ὀξύστομος.Of sight: Ar. and P. ὀξύς.Of sound: P. and V. ὀξύς, V. λιγύς (also Plat. but rare P.), ὄρθιος, πικρός, διάτορος, Ar. and V. ὑπέρτονος.Getting more than one's share: P. πλεονεκτικός.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sharp
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2 Stinging
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stinging
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3 smart
1. adjective1) (neat and well-dressed; fashionable: You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.) κομψός2) (clever and quick in thought and action: We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.) έξυπνος3) (brisk; sharp: She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.) τσουχτερός2. verb1) ((of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling: The thick smoke made his eyes smart.) τσούζω2) (to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc: He is still smarting from your remarks.) νιώθω πειραγμένος3. noun(the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult: He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.)- smarten- smartly
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4 Keen
adj.Sharp (of an edge, etc.): P. and V. τομός (Plat.), Ar. and V. ὀξύστομος, θηκτός, ὀξύθηκτος, τεθηγμένος; see sharp.Bitter: P. and V. πικρός.Be keen-sighted, v.; Ar. and P. ὀξὺ βλέπειν.Be keen, eager, v.: P. and V. προθυμεῖσθαι, σπουδάζειν, σπεύδειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Keen
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5 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) τσιμπώ,δαγκώνω2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) κόβω3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) τσούζω4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) πετάγομαι5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) παγώνω,καταστρέφω2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) τσίμπημα,δάγκωμα2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) ψύχρα3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) γουλιά•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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