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1 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) θερμοκρασία2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) θερμότητα, ζεστασιά3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) λαύρα4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) έξαψη,ενθουσιασμός5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) προκριματικός αγώνας2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) ζεσταίνω,-ομαι- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot -
2 Heat
subs.P. and V. καῦμα, τό, θάλπος, τό (Xen.), P. θερμότης, ἡ.Choking heat: Ar. and P. πνῖγος, τό.Fever-heat: P. θέρμη, ἡ, καῦμα, τό.Zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.Vehemence: P. σφοδρότης, ἡ.——————v. trans.lit., P. and V. θερμαίνειν, θάλπειν (Xen. also Ar.).Till the fire of the wine stole over him and heated him: V. ἕως ἐθέρμηνʼ αὐτὸν ἀμφιβᾶσα φλὸξ οἴνου (Eur., Alc. 758).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Heat
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3 dead heat
(a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together.) ισοπαλία -
4 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) φωτιά,πυρκαγιά2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) θερμάστρα3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) φωτιά4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) έξαψη5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) πυρ,πυρά2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.)2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.)3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.)4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.)5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.)6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.)•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
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5 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) στρίβω, στριφογυρίζω2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) στρίβω, πλέκω, συστρέφω3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) (δια)στρεβλώνω, στραμπουλώ2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) στρίψιμο2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) στάλα3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) στροφή, κουλούρα4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) τροπή•- twisted- twister -
6 dry up
1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) στερεύω,ξεραίνομαι2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) εξαντλούμαι3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) αποξηραίνω,στεγνώνω4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) ξεχνώ τι θέλω να πω -
7 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!) ρεύμα2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) γουλιά3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) βύθισμα•- draughts- draughty -
8 lessen
verb (to make or become less: The fan lessened the heat a little; When the children left, the noise lessened considerably.) μειώνω/-ομαι -
9 intensity
noun (the quality of being intense: the intensity of the heat.) ένταση,σφοδρότητα -
10 shrivel up
(to shrivel: The flowers shrivelled up; The heat shrivelled up the flowers.) ξεραίνω/-ομαι -
11 sweat
[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) ιδρώτας2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) ιδρώνω2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) ιδρώνω, κοπιάζω•- sweater- sweaty
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12 Engagement
subs.Business: P. πραγματεία, ἡ. ἀσχολία, ἡ, ἐργασία, ἡ; see Business.Betrothal: see Betrothal.Conflict: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ, μάχη, ἡ, ἅμιλλα, ἡ, V. συμβολή, ἡ, ἀγωνία, ἡ, ἆθλος. ὁ, Ar. and P. σύνοδος. ἡ.In the heat of the engagement they deserted to the Lacedaemonians: P. μετέστησαν ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ παρὰ τούς Λακεδαιμονίους (Thuc. 1, 107).Promise: P. and V. ὑπόσχεσις, ἡ.Agreement, covenant: P. and V. σύμβασις, ἡ, συνθῆκαι, αἱ, σύνθημα, τό, P. σιιμβόλαιον, τό.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Engagement
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13 curdle
['kə:dl](to turn into curd: The heat has curdled the milk; This milk has curdled.) πήζω -
14 partly
adverb (to a certain extent but not completely: She was tired, partly because of the journey and partly because of the heat.) εν μέρει -
15 perspire
(to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat: He was perspiring in the heat.) ιδρώνω -
16 putrefy
(to make or go bad or rotten: The meat putrefied in the heat.) χαλώ,σαπίζω -
17 shrivel
['ʃrivl]past tense, past participle - shrivelled; verb(to make or become dried up, wrinkled and withered: The flowers shrivelled in the heat.) μαραίνω/-ομαι,ξεραίνω/-ομαι -
18 tolerable
1) (able to be borne or endured: The heat was barely tolerable.) ανεκτός2) (quite good: The food was tolerable.) υποφερτός -
19 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
20 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation
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