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  • 1 swamp

    [swomp] 1. noun
    (an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). βάλτος
    2. verb
    (to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) κατακλύζω, πλημμυρίζω
    - swampiness

    English-Greek dictionary > swamp

  • 2 Swamp

    subs.
    P. and V. λίμνη, ἡ, Ar. and P. τέλμα, τό, P. ἕλος, τό.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. and V. κατακλύζειν.
    When the sea swamps the boat effort is useless: P. ἐπειδὰν ἡ θάλαττα ὑπέρσχῃ μάταιος ἡ σπουδή (Dem. 128).
    Outnumber: use P. and V. πλήθει προὔχειν (gen.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Swamp

  • 3 swamp

    1) βάλτος
    2) έλος
    3) κατακλύζω

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  • 4 cross

    [kros] I adjective
    (angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) τσαντισμένος
    II 1. plural - crosses; noun
    1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) σταυρός
    2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) σταυρός
    3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) Σταυρός
    4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) μαρτύριο
    5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) διασταύρωση
    6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) σταυρός
    7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) σταυρός
    2. verb
    1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) διασχίζω
    2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) σταυρώνω
    3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) διασταυρώνομαι
    4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) διασταυρώνομαι
    5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) σχηματίζω σταυρό
    6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) μετατρέπω ανοιχτή επιταγή σε δίγραμμη
    7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) διασταυρώνω
    8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) πάω κόντρα
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    - crossing
    - crossbow
    - cross-breed
    - cross-bred
    - crosscheck     3. noun
    (the act of crosschecking.) διασταύρωση πληροφοριών ή υπολογισμών
    - cross-country skiing
    - cross-examine
    - cross-examination
    - cross-eyed
    - cross-fire
    - at cross-purposes
    - cross-refer
    - cross-reference
    - crossroads
    - cross-section
    - crossword puzzle
    - crossword
    - cross one's fingers
    - cross out

    English-Greek dictionary > cross

  • 5 morass

    [mə'ræs]
    (a bog or swamp.) βάλτος

    English-Greek dictionary > morass

  • 6 swampy

    adjective ((of land) covered with swamp; marshy.) βαλτώδης

    English-Greek dictionary > swampy

См. также в других словарях:

  • Swamp — Swamp, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[ o]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swamp — [swɒmp ǁ swɑːmp] verb [transitive] 1. to suddenly give someone a lot of work or things to deal with: • The flood of orders swamped some understaffed trading desks. swamp be swamped (with something) • Brokers said they were swamped with calls… …   Financial and business terms

  • swamp — [swämp, swômp] n. [< dial. var. (or LowG cognate) of ME sompe, akin to MLowG swamp, Goth & OE swamm, fungus, mushroom < IE base * swomb(h)os, spongy, porous > Gr somphos, spongy] a piece of wet, spongy land that is permanently or… …   English World dictionary

  • swamp — 1624 (first used by Capt. John Smith, in reference to Virginia), perhaps a dialectal survival from an O.E. cognate of O.N. svoppr sponge, fungus, from P.Gmc. *swampuz; but traditionally connected with M.E. sompe morass, swamp, probably from M.Du …   Etymology dictionary

  • swamp — swamp; swamp·ber·ry; swamp·er; swamp·i·ness; …   English syllables

  • swamp|y — «SWOM pee, SWM », adjective, swamp|i|er, swamp|i|est. 1. like a swamp; soft and wet: »swampy ground. The front yard is swampy from the heavy rain. SYNONYM(S): boggy, marshy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swamp — Swamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swamping}.] 1. To plunge or sink into a swamp. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swamp — Swamp, v. i. 1. To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties. [1913 Webster] 2. To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swamp — [n] wet land covered with vegetation bog, bottoms, everglade, fen, glade, holm, marsh, marshland, mire, moor, morass, mud, muskeg, peat bog, polder, quag, quagmire, slough, swale, swampland; concept 509 swamp [v] overwhelm, flood beset, besiege,… …   New thesaurus

  • swamp|er — «SWOM puhr, SWM », noun. U.S. 1. a person who lives in a swamp or swampy region: »Everybody thought we were just a state of hillbillies and swampers (Time). 2. a) a person who works clearing roads for lumberjacks or clearing fallen trees of limbs …   Useful english dictionary

  • swamp — index immerse (plunge into), inundate, overcome (overwhelm) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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