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1 surrounding
adjective (lying or being all round: the city and its surrounding suburbs.) που περιβάλλει ή περιστοιχίζει -
2 Surrounding
adj.Neighbouring: P. ὅμορος, Ar. and P. πλησιόχωρος, also with fem. subs., P. περιοικίς; see Neighbouring.The surrounding country: use P. and V. ἡ πέριξ γῆ.War assimilates most men's passions to their surroundings: P. πόλεμος... πρὸς τὰ παρόντα τὰς ὀργὰς τῶν πολλῶν ὁμοιοῖ (Thuc. 3, 82).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Surrounding
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3 surrounding
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4 all round
(surrounding: There were people all round him.) τριγύρω -
5 atmosphere
['ætməsfiə]1) (the air surrounding the earth: The atmosphere is polluted.) ατμόσφαιρα2) (any surrounding feeling: There was a friendly atmosphere in the village.) ατμόσφαιρα, γενική αίσθηση• -
6 park
1. noun1) (a public piece of ground with grass and trees: The children go to the park every morning to play.) πάρκο2) (the land surrounding a large country house: Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.) έκταση που περιβάλλει (εξοχική) έπαυλη κτλ2. verb(to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time: He parked in front of our house.) σταθμεύω- parking-meter -
7 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) άσπρος2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) λευκός3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) χλωμός4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) με γάλα2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) άσπρο, λευκό2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) λευκός3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) ασπράδι αυγού4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) άσπρο ματιού•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) ασπρίζω, ασβεστώνω / εξωραϊζω- white wine -
8 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) σχετικά με2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) περίπου2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) εδώ κι εκεί3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) τριγύρω4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) γύρω3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) (στρατ.) μεταβολή! -
9 amphitheatre
(an oval or circular building with rows of seats surrounding a central space, used as a theatre or arena.) αμφιθέατρο -
10 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.) βολβός2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.) γλόμπος3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.) φούσκα θερμομέτρου•- bulbous -
11 dock
I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) αποβάθρα,μώλος,δεξαμενή2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) αποβάθρα3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) εδώλιο2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) δένω- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) περικόπτω -
12 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) νάνος2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) νάνος2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) επισκιάζω,κάνω να δείχνει μικρότερο -
13 environment
((a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth: An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc.) περιβάλλον- environmentalist -
14 mirror
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15 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) γειτονιά2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) γύρω περιοχή -
16 precinct
['pri:siŋkt]1) ((often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries): the cathedral precincts.) περίβολος2) ((especially American) an administrative district: a police precinct.) περιφέρεια• -
17 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) γύρω2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) κοντά3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) περίπου -
18 sunken
1) (sunk under water: a sunken ship.) βυθισμένος2) (below the level of the surrounding area: a sunken garden.) σκαφτός,σε χαμηλότερο επίπεδο, σε βαθούλωμα -
19 surround
1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) περικύκλώνω, περιβάλλομαι2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) περικλείω•- surroundings -
20 transplant
1. verb1) (to remove (an organ of the body) and put it into another person or animal: Doctors are able to transplant kidneys.) μεταμοσχεύω2) (to remove (skin) and put it on another part of the body.) μεταμοσχεύω3) (to plant in another place: We transplanted the rose-bush (into the back garden).) μεταφυτεύω2. noun1) (an operation in which an organ or skin is transplanted: He had to have a kidney transplant.) μεταμόσχευση2) (an organ, skin, or a plant that is transplanted: The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.) μόσχευμα
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