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1 sheer
I 1. [ʃiə] adjective1) (absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.) απόλυτος,σκέτος2) (very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.) κατακόρυφος,απότομος3) ((of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.) λεπτότατος2. adverb(verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.) κατακόρυφαII [ʃiə] -
2 Sheer
adj.Precipitous: P. ἀπότομος (Plat.), ἀπόκρημνος, κρημνώδης, V. ὑψηλόκρημνος, αἰπύνωτος, ὀκρίς, αἰπύς, αἰπεινός.A sheer crag: V. λισσὰς πέτρα, ἡ.Absolute: P. εἰλικρινής, ἁπλοῦς, ἄκρατος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sheer
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3 sheer
1) απόκρημνος2) απότομος3) καθαρός -
4 sheer off/away
(to turn aside or swerve: The speed-boat sheered off course.) παρεκκλίνω -
5 Unvarnished
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unvarnished
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6 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 -
7 by dint of
(by means of: He succeeded by dint of sheer hard work.) χάρη σε -
8 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) σταγόνα2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) στάλα3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) πτώση4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) γκρεμός2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) ρίχνω,αφήνω(να πέσει)2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) πέφτω3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) παρατώ4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) κατεβάζω5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) ρίχνω•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
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9 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) λαιμαργία- greedy- greedily
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10 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) δουλεία2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) δουλεία3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) σκλαβιά, κάτεργο -
11 Abrupt
adj.Sheer, steep: P. ἀπόκρημνος, κρημνώδης, ἀποτόμος (Plat.), ἀπόρρωξ (Xen.), V. ὑψηλόκρημνος, ὀκρίς; see Steep.Of speech: P. βραχύλογος.Sudden: see Sudden.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Abrupt
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12 Absolute
adj.Entire: P. and V. παντελής, τέλειος, τέλεος.Pure, sheer: P. εἰλικρινής, ἁπλοῦς, ἄκρατος.Supreme in authority: P. and V. κύριος.Arbitrary: Ar. and P. αὐτοκράτωρ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Absolute
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13 Downright
adj.Of things: P. and V. εὐθύς.Sheer, unmixed: P. ἄκρατος; see Absolute.Downright slavery: P. ἄντικρυς (adv.) δουλεία (Thuc. 1, 122).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Downright
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14 Pure
adj.Undefiled ( morally): P. and V. καθαρός, ὅσιος, εὐαγής (rare P.), ἀκήρατος (rare P.), ἅγνος (rare P.), ἀκέραιος, V. ἀκραιφνής, ἄθικτος.From pure motives: use adv., P. καθαρῶς.Absolute, sheer: P. ἄκρατος, ἁπλοῦς, εἰλικρινής.Mere: P. ψιλός.Without admixture: P. ἄμικτος, ἄκρατος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pure
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15 Simple
adj.P. and V. ἁπλοῦς.Sheer, absolute: P. εἰλικρινής, ἁπλοῦς, ἄκρατος.Easily deceived: P. εὐεξαπάτητος, εὐαπάτητος.——————subs.See Remedy.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Simple
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16 Unadulterated
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unadulterated
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17 Undiluted
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Undiluted
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18 Undisguised
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Undisguised
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19 Unmixed
adj.Generally: P. ἄκρατος, ἄμικτος.Pure, sheer: P. ἄκρατος, ἁπλοῦς.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unmixed
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Sheer — Sheer, adv. Clean; quite; at once. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English