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1 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 -
2 Break
v. trans.Shiver: P. and V. συντρίβειν (Eur., Cycl.), Ar. and V. θραύειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύειν, συναράσσειν, ἐρείκειν, P. διαθραύειν (Plat.); see Shatter.Transgress: P. and V. παραβαίνειν, συγχεῖν, ὑπερβαίνειν, P. λύειν, ὑπερπηδᾶν, διαλύειν, παρέρχεσθαι, V. ὑπερτρέχειν, παρεξέρχεσθαι.Be shivered: Ar. and V. θραύεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), V. συνθραύεσθαι (also Xen.), διαρραίεσθαι.Of day, to dawn: P. ὑποφαίνειν.The left wing at once broke and fled: P. τὸ εὐώνυμον κέρας εὐθὺς ἀπερραγὲν ἔφυγε (Thuc. 5, 10).When they saw their line broken and not cosily brought into order: P. ὡς ἑώρων σφίσι τὸ στράτευμα διεσπασμένον τε καὶ οὐ ῥᾳδίως συντασσόμενον (Thuc. 6, 98).The ranks broke: P. ἐλύθησαν αἱ τάξεις (Plat., Laches. 191C).Be broken in health: P. ἀποθρύπτεσθαι, διαθρύπτεσθαι.Be broken in spirit: P. ἐπικλασθῆναι (aor. pass. ἐπικλᾶν), P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι.Have one's collar-bone broken: P. τὴν κλεῖν κατεαγέναι (Dem. 247).I hove got my head broken: V. τὸ κράνιον... κατέαγα (Eur., Cycl. 683).Break one's neck: Ar. and P. ἐκτραχηλίζεσθαι.Break camp: P. ἀνιστάναι τὸ στρατόπεδον; see under Camp.Break away, v. intrans.: see Escape.A bridge: P. λύειν.Be unmanned: P. ἐπικλασθῆναι (aor. pass. ἐπικλᾶν); see under Unman.Fall short: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν.Fail, not succeed: P. and V. οὐ προχωρεῖν.Break forth: see break out.Break in, tame: V. δαμάζειν, πωλοδαμνεῖν.Newly broken in: V. νεοζυγής.Break in, interrupt talk, v. intrans.: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.Break into ( of attack), v. trans.: P. and V. εἰσβάλλειν (εἰς, acc.; V. also acc. alone), εἰσπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.; V. also acc. alone); see burst into.Break loose, v.: see Escape.Break short off: P. and V. ἀπορρηγνύναι, ἀποκαυλίζειν, P. ἀνακλᾶν, κατακλᾶν, Ar. and V. ἀποθραύειν, Ar. συγκλᾶν.Break off, v. intrans.: use pass. of trans. verbs.Of war, etc.: Ar. and P. συνίστασθαι, καθίστασθαι, P. συνερρωγέναι (perf. of συρρηγνύναι), V. ἀναρρηγνύναι, ἐκρηγνύναι (or pass.), ἐρρωγέναι (perf. of ῥηγνύναι), Ar. καταρρήγνυσθαι.The plague broke out there too and caused much trouble to the Athenians: P. ἐπιγενομένη ἡ νόσος καὶ ἐνταῦθα δὴ πάνυ ἐπίεσε τοὺς Ἀθηναίους (Thuc. 2, 58).Break out into eruptions ( of the skin): P. ἕλκεσιν ἐξανθεῖν (Thuc. 2, 49; cf. also Soph., Trach. 1089).Break through, v. trans.: P. διακόπτειν, a wall, etc. P. διαιρεῖν.V. intrans.: see Escape.Break with, rid oneself of, v.: P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι (pass.) (gen.).Stand aloof from: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.).——————subs.Pause: P. and V. ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ, παῦλα, ἡ.Respite: P. and V. ἀναπνοή, ἡ, V. ἀμπνοή, ἡ.Division: P. διαφυή, ἡ.Fracture: P. ῥῆγμα, τά. See also gap.Without a break: see Continuously.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Break
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3 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.)3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) λαχταρώ- longing- longingly -
4 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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5 paddle
['pædl] I verb(to walk about in shallow water: The children went paddling in the sea.) τσαλαβουτώ,πλατσουρίζωII 1. noun(a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc.) κουπί του κανό2. verb(to move with a paddle: He paddled the canoe along the river.) κωπηλατώ- paddle-wheel -
6 snub
1. past tense, past participle - snubbed; verb(to treat, or speak to, in a cold, scornful way; to insult: He snubbed me by not replying to my question.) προσβάλλω,σνομπάρω2. noun(an act of snubbing; an insult.)3. adjective((of the nose) short and slightly turned up at the end: a snub nose.) κοντή,ανασηκωμένη(μύτη) -
7 stub
1. noun1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) απομεινάρι,αποτσίγαρο2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) στέλεχος επιταγής2. verb(to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) σκοντάφτω και χτυπώ- stubby- stub out -
8 Live
v. intrans.Exist: P. and V. ζῆν, εἶναι.Breathe: P. and V. ἐμπνεῖν (Plat.), V. ἔχειν πνοάς, or use V. φῶς ὁρᾶν (cf. P. οἳ νῦν ὁρῶσι τοῦ ἡλίου τὸ φῶς διʼ ἐμέ) (Andoc. 9), φάος βλέπειν, or βλέπειν alone, λεύσσειν φάος, αὐγὰς εἰσορᾶν.Short in any case was the time left you to live: V. βραχὺς δε σοί. πάντως ὁ λοιπὸς ἦν βιώσιμος χρόνος (Eur., Alc. 649).Pass one's life: P. and V. βιῶναι ( 2nd aor. of βιοῦν), διάγειν, διαιτᾶσθαι, P. διαβιῶναι ( 2nd aor. of διαβιοῦν), V. καταζῆν βίον, ἡμερεύειν.Live one's life to the end: P. and V. βίον διαζῆν, or διαζῆν alone, Ar. and P. διαγίγνεσθαι, V. βίον διαφέρειν, or διαφέρειν alone (or mid.).Dwell: see Dwell.Live in the open: P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, καταυλίζεσθαι (Xen.), ἐναυλίζεσθαι (act. used once in V.).He lives on what he collects, begs and borrows: P. ἀφʼ ὧν ἀγείρει καὶ προσαιτεῖ καὶ δανείζεται ἀπὸ τούτων διάγει (Dem. 96).Live as a citizen: P. and V. πολιτεύεσθαι (Eur., frag.).You will live to wish: P. ἔτι βουλήσεσθε (Thuc. 6, 86).Which of these bad forms of government is the least trying to live under: P. τίς τῶν οὐκ ὀρθῶν πολιτειῶν ἥκιστα χαλεπὴ συζῆν (Plat., Pol. 302B).Live with: P. and V. συνοικεῖν (absol. or dat.), συνεῖναι (absol. or dat.), V. συνναίειν (dat.), P. συμβιῶναι (dat. or absol.) ( 2nd aor. of συμβιοῦν), Ar. and P. συζῆν (dat. or absol.).Disagreeable to live with: P. συνημερεύειν ἀηδής (Plat.).If you are unfitted to live with: V. εἰ συνεῖναι μὴ ʼπιτηδεία κυρεῖς (Eur., And. 206).Worth living, adj.: see under Living.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Live
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9 Pass
v. trans.Passing ( the children) on through a succession of hands: V. διαδοχαῖς ἀμείβουσαι χερῶν (τέκνα) (Eur., Hec. 1159).Sail past: P. παραπλεῖν, παρακομίζεσθαι.Having passed the appointed time: V. παρεὶς τὸ μόρσιμον.Their line had now all but passed the end of the Athenian wall: P. ἤδη ὅσον οὐ παρεληλύθει τὴν τῶν Ἀθηναίων τοῦ τείχους τελευτὴν ἡ ἐκείνων τείχισις (Thuc. 7, 6).Go through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι.Cross: P. and V. ὑπερβαίνειν, διαβάλλειν, διαπερᾶν, ὑπερβάλλειν, Ar. and P. διαβαίνειν, περαιοῦσθαι, διέρχεσθαι, P. διαπεραιοῦσθαι (absol.), διαπορεύεσθαι, Ar. and V. περᾶν, V. ἐκπερᾶν.Pass ( time): P. and V. διάγειν (Eur., Med. 1355) (with acc. or absol.), τρίβειν, Ar. and P. διατρίβειν (with acc. or absol.), κατατρίβειν, V. ἐκτρίβειν, διαφέρειν, διεκπερᾶν, Ar. and V. ἄγειν.Pass time in a place: Ar. and P. ἐνδιατρίβειν (absol.).Pass a short time with a person: P. σμικρὸν χρόνον συνδιατρίβειν (dat.) (Plat., Lys. 204C).Pass the night: P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, V. νυχεύειν (Eur., Rhes.).Pass ( a law), of the lawgiver: P. and V. τιθέναι (νόμον); of the people: P. and V. τίθεσθαι (νόμον).Pass sentence on: see Condemn.Never would they have lived thus to pass sentence on another man: V. οὐκ ἄν ποτε δίκην κατʼ ἄλλου φωτὸς ὧδʼ ἐψήφισαν (Soph., Aj. 648).V. intrans. P. and V. ἔρχεσθαι, ἰέναι, χωρεῖν, Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν, περᾶν, V. ἕρπειν, μολεῖν ( 2nd aor. of βλώσκειν).A goddess shall be struck by mortal hand unless she pass from my sight: V. βεβλήσεταί τις θεῶν βροτησίᾳ χερὶ εἰ μὴ ʼξαμείψει χωρὶς ὀμμάτων ἐμῶν (Eur., Or. 271).Let pass: P. and V. ἐᾶν; see admit, let slip.Go through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι.Elapse: P. and V. παρέρχεσθαι, διέρχεσθαι.Expire: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐξήκειν; see also under past.Be enacted: P. and V. κεῖσθαι.Pass along: P. ἐπιπαριέναι (acc.).This decree caused the danger that lowered over the city to pass away like a cloud: P. τοῦτο τὸ ψήφισμα τὸν τότε τῇ πόλει περιστάντα κίνδυνον παρελθεῖν ἐποίησεν ὥσπερ νέφος (Dem. 291).met., disappear: P. and V. ἀφανίζεσθαι, διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν, φθίνειν (Plat.), Ar. and V. ἔρρειν (also Plat. but rare P.).Have passed away, be gone: P. and V. οἴχεσθαι, ἀποίχεσθαι, V. ἐξοίχεσθαι, Ar. and V. διοίχεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.).Pass by: see pass, v. trans.Pass into: see Enter.Change into: P. μεταβαίνειν εἰς (acc.), μεταβάλλειν (εἰς acc., or ἐπί acc.); see Change.Pass off: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν.Pass away: see pass away.Pass on: P. προέρχεσθαι, P. and V. προβαίνειν.Pass out of: V. ἐκπερᾶν (acc. or gen.).Slight: see Slight.Pass through: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. διέρπειν (acc.), διαστείχειν (acc.), Ar. and V. διεκπερᾶν (acc.), διαπερᾶν (acc.) (rare P.).Travel through: Ar. and V. διαπερᾶν (acc.) (rare P.), P. διαπορεύεσθαι (acc.).Pass through, into: V. διεκπερᾶν εἰς (acc.).Pierce: see Pierce.Of time (pass through life, etc.): P. and V. διέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. διαπερᾶν (also Xen. but rare P.).Come to pass: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, συμπίπτειν, παραπίπτειν, γίγνεσθαι, τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν; see Happen.——————subs.Defile: P. and V. εἰσβολή, ἡ, ἄγκος, τό (Xen.), P. στενόπορα, τά, στενά, τά, πάροδος, ἡ, V. στενωπός, ἡ.Difficulty: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ; see also predicament.Having come to so sore a pass: V. εἰς τὰς μεγίστας συμφορὰς ἀφιγμένος (Eur., I.A. 453).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pass
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