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1 take turns
((of two or more people) to do something one after the other, not at the same time: They took turns to look after the baby.) κάνω κάτι εκ περιτροπής -
2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) γυρίζω / περιστρέφω/-ομαι2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) κάνω μεταβολή, στρίβω, στρέφομαι3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) στρίβω4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) στρέφω5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) στρίβω6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) γίνομαι, μεταβάλλω/-ομαι, μετατρέπω/-ομαι7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) αλλάζω χρώμα2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) στροφή, στρίψιμο, περιστροφή2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) γύρα, βόλτα3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) στροφή4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) σειρά5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) νούμερο σε παράσταση•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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3 alternate
1. ['o:ltəneit] verb(to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other: John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.) εναλλάσσω/-ομαι2. [o:l'tə:nət] adjective1) (coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other: The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.) εναλλασσόμενος2) (every second (day, week etc): My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.) εναλλάξ•- alternation -
4 Relieve
v. trans.Put a stop to: P. and V. παύειν.Relieve from, free from: P. and V. ἀφιέναι (τινά τινος), ἀπαλλάσσειν (τινά τινος), ἀπολύειν (τινά τινος) (Eur., Or. 1236), V. κουφίζειν (τινά τινος); see Deliver.Relieve from labour: V. μόχθου ἐπικουφίζειν.Relieve from troubles: V. ἀποκουφίζειν κακῶν.May the gods relieve you of your sickness: V. καί σε δαίμονες νόσου μεταστήσειαν (Soph., Phil. 462).They made their attacks taking turns to relieve: P. ἀναπαύοντες ἐν τῷ μέρει τοὺς ἐπίπλους ἐποιοῦντο (Thuc. 4, 11).Relieve a person of a duty, etc., take it over from him: P. διαδέχεσθαι (τί τινι).They did not relieve Nicias of the command: P. τὸν Νικίαν οὐ παρέλυσαν τῆς ἀρχῆς (Thuc. 7, 16).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Relieve
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