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21 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) ρωτώ2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) ζητώ πληροφορίες,ρωτώ να μάθω3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) ρωτώ να μάθω(τι κάνει)4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) ζητώ5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) ζητώ6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) ερευνώ•- inquiry- make inquiries -
22 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) ένα2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) ηλικία ενός έτους2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) εκείνος2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) κάποιος,κανένας3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) ένας2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) ενός έτους3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) σύμφωνοι,ενωμένοι•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) μονοετής- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
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23 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) περήφανος2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) ακατάδεκτος,φαντασμένος3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) που δεν δέχεται βοήθεια, περήφανος4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) θαυμάσιος•- proudly- do someone proud
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24 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) αναφέρομαι2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) αναφέρομαι, αφορώ3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) παραπέμπω4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) προσφεύγω, ανατρέχω•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) διαιτητεύω- reference book
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25 speech
[spi: ]1) ((the act of) saying words, or the ability to say words: Speech is one method of communication between people.) ομιλία2) (the words said: His speech is full of colloquialisms.) ομιλία,λόγος3) (manner or way of speaking: His speech is very slow.) ομιλία4) (a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) ομιλία,αγόρευση•- speechlessly
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26 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) σκύβω2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) ξεπέφτω,καταδέχομαι2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) καμπούριασμα- stooped -
27 theme
[Ɵi:m]1) (the subject of a discussion, essay etc: The theme for tonight's talk is education.) θέμα (συζήτησης)2) (in a piece of music, the main melody, which may be repeated often.) θέμα (μουσικό) -
28 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) σε2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) ως3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) μέχρι4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) σε, με5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) σε, για6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) σε7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) από, σε σχέση / σύγκριση με, έναντι8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) προς9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (για) να10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) να2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) κλειστός• -
29 Flood
subs.P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ, ἐπίκλυσις, ἡ.Wave: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ. κῦμα, τό.Be in full flood: P. μέγας ῥεῖν, P. and V. πολὺς ῥεῖν.Flood of tears: V. νᾶμα, τό, πλημμυρίς, ἡ, νοτίς, ἡ, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ (Eur. frag.), πηγή, ἡ.met., a flood of troubles, etc.: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ, τρικυμία, ἡ (Plat.), V. κῦμα, τό, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ, P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ.Indulge in flood eloquence: P. πολὺς ῥεῖν (Dem. 272).——————v. trans.P. κατακλύζειν; see Inundate.met., overwhelm: P. and V. κατακλύζειν.Having my ears flood with talk: P. διατεθρυλημένος, τὰ ὦτα (Plat., Rep. 358C); see Deluge.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flood
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