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telling+(verb)

  • 1 tell

    [tel]
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) λέγω
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) λέγω, διατάζω
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) λέγω, αφηγούμαι
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) διακρίνω, ξεχωρίζω, καταλαβαίνω
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) μαρτυρώ την αλήθεια
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) φέρνω αποτέλεσμα
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    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell

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  • 2 button

    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) κουμπί
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) κουμπί
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) κουμπώνω
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) στριμώχνω κάποιον, τον πιάνω μονότερμα σε συζήτηση

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  • 3 delude

    [di'lu:d]
    (to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) ξεγελώ

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  • 4 forfeit

    ['fo:fit] 1. noun
    (something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games: If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit.) ποινή,τίμημα
    2. verb
    (to lose (something) because one has done something wrong: He forfeited our respect by telling lies.) χάνω
    3. adjective
    (forfeited: His former rights are forfeit now.)

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  • 5 humour

    ['hju:mə] 1. noun
    1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) χιούμορ,αίσθηση του γελοίου
    2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) κωμικότητα
    2. verb
    (to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) πηγαίνω με τα νερά(κάποιου)
    - humorous
    - humorously
    - humorousness
    - - humoured

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  • 6 insult

    1. verb
    (to treat (a person) rudely or contemptuously: He insulted her by telling her she was not only ugly but stupid too.) προσβάλλω
    2. noun
    ((a) comment or action that insults: She took it as an insult that he did not shake hands with her.) προσβολή/βρισιά

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  • 7 judge

    1. verb
    1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) δικάζω
    2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) κρίνω, γνωμοδοτώ
    3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) κρίνω
    4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) επικρίνω
    2. noun
    1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) δικαστής
    2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) κριτής
    3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) κριτής
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    - judgement
    - judgment
    - judging from / to judge from
    - pass judgement on
    - pass judgement

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  • 8 motion

    ['məuʃən] 1. noun
    1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) κίνηση
    2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) κίνηση
    3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) πρόταση
    2. verb
    (to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) γνέφω,κάνω νόημα
    - motion picture
    - in motion

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  • 9 relish

    ['reliʃ] 1. verb
    (to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) απολαμβάνω
    2. noun
    1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) απόλαυση
    2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) καρύκευμα, νοστιμάδα

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  • 10 reproach

    [rə'prəu ] 1. verb
    (to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) κατηγορώ, μέμφομαι
    2. noun
    ((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.)
    - reproachfully

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  • 11 shirk

    [ʃə:k]
    (to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to): She shirked telling him the bad news that night.) αποφεύγω

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  • 12 shrink

    I [ʃriŋk] verb
    1) (to (cause material, clothes etc to) become smaller: My jersey shrank in the wash; Do they shrink the material before they make it up into clothes?) `μπαίνω`, μαζεύω/ βάζω στο νερό να μαζέψει
    2) (to move back in fear, disgust etc (from): She shrank (back) from the man.) τραβιέμαι
    3) (to wish to avoid something unpleasant: I shrank from telling him the terrible news.) δειλιάζω
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    - shrunken II [ʃriŋk] noun
    ((slang) a psychiatrist.) ψυχίατρος,`τρελογιατρός`

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  • 13 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ρολόι (χεριού, τσέπης)
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) σκοπιά
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) βάρδια, σκοπιά
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) παρακολουθώ
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) προσέχω μη φανεί
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) προσέχω, φυλάγομαι από
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) προσέχω, επιβλέπω
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) καιροφυλαχτώ
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

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