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1 Fact
subs.P. and V. ἔργον, τό, πρᾶγμα, τό.Truth: P. and V. ἀλήθεια, ἡ, τἀληθές.Those who look for the facts of the case: P. οἱ τὴν ἀκρίβειαν ζητοῦντες τῶν πραγμάτων (Antiphon, 139).You seek to discover the facts of the case: P. ζητεῖτε εὐρεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν τῶν γεγενημένων (Isae. 70).Really: P. and V. ὄντως, P. τῷ ὀντί.As the facts themselves proved: P. ὡς αὐτὸ τὸ ἔργον ἐδήλωσε (Dem. 928).It is not the same thing to state a surmise and proclaim what is said as a fact: V.τοὐτὸ δʼ οὐχὶ γίγνεται δόκησιν εἰπεῖν κἀξακριβῶσαι λόγον (Soph., Trach. 425).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fact
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2 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) γεγονός2) (reality: fact or fiction.) πραγματικότητα•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact -
3 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) η σταγόνα που ξεχειλίζει το ποτήρι -
4 matter-of-fact
adjective (keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude.) ρεαλιστικός,πρακτικός -
5 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) αγώνας δρόμου/ταχύτητας, κούρσα2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) τρέχω σε αγώνα δρόμου/ βάζω (άλογο) να τρέξει σε ιπποδρομία2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) παραβγαίνω3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) τρέχω•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) φυλή/ φυλετικός2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) φυλετική καταγωγή3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) γένος, φύλο•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
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6 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) δραπετεύω2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) ξεφεύγω,γλιτώνω3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) διαφεύγω4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) διαρρέω2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) απόδραση,διαφυγή,διαρροή- escapism- escapist -
7 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) φύλο2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) φύλο•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
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8 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) γνώση2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) γνώσεις3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) γνώσεις, (το) επιστητό•- general knowledge -
9 relationship
1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) σχέση2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) σχέση3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) συγγένεια -
10 wake up
1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) ξυπνώ2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) αντιλαμβάνομαι -
11 alibi
(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) άλλοθι -
12 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) πότε2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.)2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?)•- whence- whenever -
13 although
[o:l'ðəu](in spite of the fact that: Although he hurried, the shop was closed when he got there.) μολονότι, αν και -
14 even though
(in spite of the fact that: I like the job even though it's badly paid.) παρόλο που -
15 gloss over
(to try to hide (a mistake etc): He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident.) αντιπαρέρχομαι -
16 play down
(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) μειώνω τη σημασία -
17 at a disadvantage
(in an unfavourable position: His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage.) σε μειονεκτική θέση -
18 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) εφόσον -
19 in that
(because; from the fact that: This is not a good plant for your garden in that its seeds are poisonous.) καθότι -
20 inasmuch as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) εφόσον
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