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1 real
[riəl] 1. adjective1) (which actually exists: There's a real monster in that cave.) αληθινός2) (not imitation; genuine: real leather; Is that diamond real?) γνήσιος3) (actual: He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.) πραγματικός4) (great: a real surprise/problem.) πραγματικός, μεγάλος2. adverb((especially American) very; really: a real nice house.) πραγματικά- realist- realism
- realistic
- realistically
- reality
- really 3. interjection(an expression of surprise, protest, doubt etc: `I'm going to be the next manager.' `Oh really?'; Really! You mustn't be so rude!) αλήθεια! μη μου πεις!- for real
- in reality -
2 the be-all and end-all
(the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance: This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence.) το άλφα και το ωμέγα -
3 real estate
((the buying and selling of) land and houses.) ακίνητη περιουσία -
4 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) ερευνώ σε βάθος, εξιχνιάζω -
5 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) από τη Σκύλλα στη ΧάρυβδηEnglish-Greek dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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6 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) κλίμακα2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) κλίμακα,σκάλα3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) κλίμακα4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) κλίμακα5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) κλίμακαII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) σκαρφαλώνωIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) λέπι,φολίδα- scaly -
7 axis
['æksis]plural - axes; noun1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) ο άξονας της Γης2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) άξονας -
8 amid
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) στο μέσο -
9 amidst
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) στο μέσο -
10 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) κρατώ μακριά, κάνω πίσω2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) αποκρύπτω3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) κατακρατώ -
11 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) διακοσμητικό πρόσωπο2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) ακρόπρωρο -
12 dummy
plural - dummies; noun1) (an artificial substitute looking like the real thing: The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies.) ομοίωμα2) (a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc: a dressmaker's dummy.) ανδρείκελο,κούκλα3) (an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it.) πιπίλα -
13 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) μικρός2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) λίγος, ελάχιστος3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ασήμαντος2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) ελάχιστο, ελάχιστα πράγματα3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) ελάχιστα, λίγο2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) ελάχιστα3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) σχεδόν καθόλου•- a little- little by little
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14 make do
( with with) (to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing: There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.) αρκούμαι(σε),τα βγάζω πέρα(με) -
15 pretext
['pri:tekst](a reason given in order to hide the real reason; an excuse.) πρόφαση -
16 put (someone) wise
(to tell, inform (someone) of the real facts.) πληροφορώ -
17 put (someone) wise
(to tell, inform (someone) of the real facts.) πληροφορώ -
18 Reality
Real existence: P. οὐσία, ἡ.In reality: P. and V. ἔργῳ, as opposed to λόγῳ, nominally.Such friends have the semblance not the reality ( of friendship) who are not friends in time of trouble: V. ὄνομα γὰρ ἔργον δʼ οὐκ ἔχουσιν οἱ φίλοι οἱ μὴ ʼπι ταῖσι συμφοραῖς ὄντες φίλοι (Eur., Or. 454).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reality
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19 reality
[ri'æləti]1) (that which is real and not imaginary: It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story.) πραγματικότητα2) (the state of being real.) πραγματικότητα3) ((often in plural - realities) a fact: Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence.) γεγονός, αλήθεια -
20 scene
[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) σκηνή2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) σκηνή3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) σκηνή4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) σκηνή5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) σκηνή6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) σκηνικό7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) σκηνή•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene
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