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  • 1 crash

    [kræʃ] 1. noun
    1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) πάταγος
    2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) σύγκρουση, συντριβή
    3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) οικονομική κρίση, `κραχ`
    4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) πέφτω, χτυπώ με θόρυβο
    2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) πέφτω, συγκρούομαι
    3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) συντρίβομαι
    4) ((of a business) to fail.) χρεωκοπώ
    5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) ορμώ
    6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)
    3. adjective
    (rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) εντατικός
    - crash-land

    English-Greek dictionary > crash

  • 2 shame

    [ʃeim] 1. noun
    1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) ντροπή
    2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) ντροπή
    3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) αίσχος
    4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) κρίμα
    2. verb
    1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) φέρνω στο φιλότιμο
    2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) ντροπιάζω
    - shamefully
    - shamefulness
    - shameless
    - shamelessly
    - shamelessness
    - shamefaced
    - put to shame
    - to my
    - his shame

    English-Greek dictionary > shame

  • 3 risk

    [risk] 1. noun
    ((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) κίνδυνος
    2. verb
    1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) διακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω
    2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) (δια)κινδυνεύω
    - at a person's own risk
    - at own risk
    - at risk
    - at the risk of
    - run/take the risk of
    - run/take the risk
    - take risks / take a risk

    English-Greek dictionary > risk

  • 4 silence

    1. noun
    1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) σιωπή
    2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) σιωπή
    2. verb
    (to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) επιβάλλω σιγή,κάνω(κάποιον)μα σωπάσει
    3. interjection
    (be silent!) σιωπή!
    - silent
    - silently
    - in silence

    English-Greek dictionary > silence

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