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short+of+doing

  • 1 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) δρόμος, δίοδος
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) δρόμος
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) οδός
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) απόσταση
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) τρόπος
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) άποψη, τρόπος
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) συνήθεια
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) δρόμος, πορεία
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) κατά πολύ
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means

    English-Greek dictionary > way

  • 2 pause

    [po:z] 1. noun
    1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) παύση/ανάπαυλα
    2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) παύση
    2. verb
    (to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) κάνω παύση/κοντοστέκομαι

    English-Greek dictionary > pause

  • 3 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (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. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)
    - 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
    - longingly

    English-Greek dictionary > long

  • 4 quick

    [kwik] 1. adjective
    1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) γρήγορος, γοργός
    2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) ταχύς, σβέλτος
    3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) πρόθυμος: ζωντανός, ζωηρός: έξυπνος, εύστροφος
    2. adverb
    (quickly: quick-frozen food.) γρήγορα
    - quicken
    - quickness
    - quicklime
    - quicksands
    - quicksilver
    - quick-tempered
    - quick-witted
    - quick-wittedly
    - quick-wittedness

    English-Greek dictionary > quick

  • 5 used to

    ['ju:stu]
    - negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) συνήθιζα να

    English-Greek dictionary > used to

См. также в других словарях:

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  • stop short of (doing something) — 1. to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him. 2. to almost do something, or partly do something without completing it. The punishments are quite severe but they stop short of losing your job. Usage …   New idioms dictionary

  • stop short of (doing) something — phrase to not do something, although you almost do it I stopped short of telling him what I really thought. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: stop …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop short of doing something — stop short of (something/doing something) to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him …   New idioms dictionary

  • doing business as — n. Phrase used to identify a trade name or the name of a business. abbrv. d/b/a The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. doing business as …   Law dictionary

  • short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • short — 1 adjective LENGTH/HEIGHT/DISTANCE 1 measuring a small amount in distance or length: a short corridor with two rooms on each side | a short skirt | It s a short drive from the airport. | Anita had her hair cut short. 2 PERSON someone who is short …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender …   Wikipedia

  • short*/*/*/ — [ʃɔːt] adj I 1) measuring a small height, length, or distance She s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes.[/ex] The theatre is a relatively short distance from here.[/ex] The sleeves are much too short.[/ex] 2) a short period of… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • doing business — adj. Carrying on or conducting business affairs; usually used to describe a company that is conducting affairs in a particular state; see also long arm statute The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy… …   Law dictionary

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