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1 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,απλώνω/-ομαι,τεζάρω2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) εκτείνομαι2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) τέντωμα,τάνυσμα2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) έκταση/διάστημα•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out -
2 stretch out
(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) απλώνω/τεντώνομαι -
3 tension
[-ʃən]1) (the state of being stretched, or the degree to which something is stretched: the tension of the rope.) ένταση2) (mental strain; anxiety: She is suffering from nervous tension; the tensions of modern life.) υπερένταση -
4 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) κλίνω (το κεφάλι)2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) υποκλίνομαι2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) υπόκλιση- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) τόξο2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) δοξάρι3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) φιόγκος2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) πλώρη -
5 distended
[di'stendəd](stretched; swollen.) πρησμένος -
6 drum
1. noun1) (a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick: He plays the drums.) τύμπανο2) (something shaped like a drum, especially a container: an oil-drum.) κύλινδρος3) (an eardrum.) τύμπανο αυτιού2. verb1) (to beat a drum.) παίζω τύμπανο2) (to tap continuously especially with the fingers: Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table!) παίζω ταμπούρλο με τα δάχτυλα3) (to make a sound like someone beating a drum: The rain drummed on the metal roof.) κοπανώ•- drummer- drumstick
- drum in/into -
7 elongated
['i:loŋɡeitid, ]( American[) i'lo:ŋɡeitid]((made) long and narrow; stretched out: An oval looks like an elongated circle.) επιμήκης -
8 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) επίπεδος,ομαλός2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) πληκτικός3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) κατηγορηματικός4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) ξεφούσκωτος5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) ξεθυμασμένος, που δεν αφρίζει πια6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) μερικές σκάλες παρακάτω (σε κλίμακα ήχου)2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) ξαπλωμένος,φαρδύς πλατύς3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) διαμέρισμα2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) ύφεση3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) επίπεδη πλευρά4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) πεδινή περιοχή•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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9 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) τον εαυτό του2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) αυτό το ίδιο3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') μόνο του -
10 kayak
(an open canoe, especially an Eskimo canoe made of sealskins stretched over a frame.) καγιάκ (πιρόγα Εσκιμώων) -
11 kettledrum
noun (a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc.) τύμπανο -
12 loose
[lu:s]1) (not tight; not firmly stretched: a loose coat; This belt is loose.) χαλαρός, φαρδύς2) (not firmly fixed: This button is loose.) χαλαρός, λασκαρισμένος3) (not tied; free: The horses are loose in the field.) ελεύθερος, λυτός4) (not packed; not in a packet: loose biscuits.) σκορπιός, χύμα•- loosely- looseness
- loosen
- loose-leaf
- break loose
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13 piano
[pi'ænəu]plural - pianos; noun(a large musical instrument played by pressing keys which make hammers strike stretched wires: She plays the piano very well; ( also adjective) piano music.) πιάνο- pianist- piano-accordion
- pianoforte
- grand piano -
14 ping
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15 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) χαλαρός,μπόσικος2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) χαλαρός,λάσκος3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) αμελής4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) αδρανής,λάσκος•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks -
16 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) ταινία2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) νήμα3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) ταινία4) (a tape-measure.) μέτρο2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) δένω / σφραγίζω με ταινία2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) γράφω, ηχογραφώ, μανγητοφωνώ•- measuring-tape
- tape-recorder
- tape-record
- tape-recording -
17 tennis
['tenis]((also lawn tennis) a game for two or four players who use rackets to hit a ball to each other over a net stretched across a tennis-court: Let's play (a game of) tennis; ( also adjective) a tennis match.) αντισφαίριση, τένις- tennis-racket
- tennis shoe -
18 tense
[tens] I noun(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.) (γραμματική) χρόνοςII 1. adjective1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) τεταμένος, σε υπερένταση, τσιτωμένος2) (tight; tightly stretched.) τεντωμένος2. verb(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) σφίγγω- tensely- tenseness
- tension -
19 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) σφιχτός, στενός2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) τεντωμένος3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) αυστηρός4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) στριμωγμένος2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) σφιχτά, γερά, στριμωχτά- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt -
20 tightrope
noun (a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance.) (τεντωμένο) σχοινί ακροβασίας
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