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1 baby-sit
verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) προσέχω τα παιδιά -
2 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) σκλάβος,δούλος2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) υποτακτικός2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) δουλεύω σαν σκλάβος- slavery -
3 still
I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) ακίνητος,γαλήνιος,ήσυχος2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) χωρίς ανθρακικό2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) φωτογραφία- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ακόμη2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) παρ'όλ'αυτά3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ακόμη
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