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1 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) ίχνος2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) ίχνος2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) ακολουθώ τα ίχνη / ανακαλύπτω, εντοπίζω2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) ξεπατηκώνω•- tracing- trace elements
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2 streak
[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) γραμμή,λωρίδα2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) τάση,ίχνη2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) κάνω γραμμές,αυλακώνω2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) τρέχω σαν αστραπή•- streaky -
3 suggestion
[- ən]1) (the act of suggesting.) υπόδειξη2) (something that is suggested; a proposal or idea: Has anyone any other suggestions to make?; What a clever suggestion!) πρόταση,εισήγηση3) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) ίχνος,υπόνοια -
4 suspicion
[sə'spiʃən]1) (the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect: They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth.) υποψία2) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) ίχνος, υποψία -
5 Describe
v. trans.Trace round: Ar. and P. περιγράφειν.Narrate: P. and V. λέγειν, ἐξηγεῖσθαι, διέρχεσθαι, φράζειν, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι, Ar. and P. διηγεῖσθαι, διεξέρχεσθαι, V. ἐκφράζειν; see Narrate.Write history of: P. συγγράφειν (acc.).No one could adequately describe the misery of their present plight there: P. οὐδʼ ἂν εἳς δύναιτʼ ἐφίκεσθαι τῷ λόγῳ τῶν ἐκεῖ κακῶν νῦν ὄντων (Dem. 361).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Describe
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