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1 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) αποτυγχάνω,δεν μπορώ,δεν καταφέρνω2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) χαλώ3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) εξαντλούμαι,εγκαταλείπω4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) απορρίπτω5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) απογοητεύω•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) χωρίς,αν λείψει- failure- without fail -
2 penalty
['penlti]plural - penalties; noun1) (a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc: They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.) ποινή,τιμωρία2) (in sport etc, a disadvantage etc that must be suffered for breaking the rules etc: The referee awarded the team a penalty; ( also adjective) a penalty kick) πέναλτι -
3 Relieve
v. trans.Put a stop to: P. and V. παύειν.Relieve from, free from: P. and V. ἀφιέναι (τινά τινος), ἀπαλλάσσειν (τινά τινος), ἀπολύειν (τινά τινος) (Eur., Or. 1236), V. κουφίζειν (τινά τινος); see Deliver.Relieve from labour: V. μόχθου ἐπικουφίζειν.Relieve from troubles: V. ἀποκουφίζειν κακῶν.May the gods relieve you of your sickness: V. καί σε δαίμονες νόσου μεταστήσειαν (Soph., Phil. 462).They made their attacks taking turns to relieve: P. ἀναπαύοντες ἐν τῷ μέρει τοὺς ἐπίπλους ἐποιοῦντο (Thuc. 4, 11).Relieve a person of a duty, etc., take it over from him: P. διαδέχεσθαι (τί τινι).They did not relieve Nicias of the command: P. τὸν Νικίαν οὐ παρέλυσαν τῆς ἀρχῆς (Thuc. 7, 16).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Relieve
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4 accommodate
[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) στεγάζω2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) εξυπηρετώ•- accommodation -
5 do away with
(to get rid of: They did away with uniforms at that school years ago.) καταργώ -
6 mutiny
['mju:tini] 1. plural - mutinies; noun((a) refusal to obey one's senior officers in the navy or other armed services: There has been a mutiny on HMS Tigress; The sailors were found guilty of mutiny.) ανταρσία2. verb((of sailors etc) to refuse to obey commands from those in authority: The sailors mutinied because they did not have enough food.) στασιάζω- mutineer- mutinous -
7 Attributable
adj.The fact that they did not all die of hunger was mainly attributable to him: P. τοῦ μὴ τῷ λιμῷ πάντας αὐτοὺς ἀποθανεῖν αἰτιώτατος ἐγένετο (Dem. 469).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Attributable
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8 Blanch
v. trans.Make white: P. λευκοῦν, V. λευκαίνειν.V. intrans. Turn pale: Ar. and V. ὠχριᾶν.They did not blanch: V. χρῶμα οὐκ ἡλλαξάτην (Eur., Phoen. 1246).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Blanch
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9 Depth
subs.P. and V. βάθος, τό.The depths of the sea: Ar. and V. βύθος, ὁ.met., depth of woe: V. βάθος κακῶν.Depth of mind: P. βάθος, τό (Plat., Theaet. 183E).In the depths of the earth: V. ἐν μυχοῖς χθονός.To sink to such a depth of: P. and V. εἰς τοσοῦτο ἥκειν (gen.).Get out of one's depth: met., P. βαπτίζεσθαι (Plat., Euthy. 277D).They did not range themselves all in lines of the same depth: P. ἐπὶ βάθος ἐτάξαντο οὐ πάντες ὁμοίως (Thuc. 5, 68).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Depth
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10 Rallying-point
subs.Use P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ, P., ὁρμητήριον, τό.They did not know where to find a rallying-point: P. οὐκ ἠπίσταντο πρὸς ὅτι χρὴ χωρῆσαι (Thuc. 7, 44).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rallying-point
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11 Tow
subs.P. στυππεῖον, τό (Xen.).Seller of tow: Ar. στυππειοπώλης, ὁ.——————v. trans.P. and V. ἕλκειν, ἐφέλκειν.Take in tow: P. ἀναδεῖσθαι (Thuc. 2, 92).They did not take the hulls in tow: P. τὰ σκάφη οὐχ εἷλκον ἀναδούμενοι (Thuc. 1. 50).Be towed along the shore: P. ἀπὸ κάλω παραπλεῖν (Thuc. 4, 25).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tow
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12 attempt
[ə'tempt] 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) αποπειρώμαι, επιχειρώ2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) απόπειρα, επιχείρηση2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) απόπειρα (δολοφονίας) -
13 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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14 themselves
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when people, animals etc are the object of actions they perform: They hurt themselves; They looked at themselves in the mirror.) τον εαυτό τους, τους εαυτούς τους2) (used to emphasize they, them or the names of people, animals etc: They themselves did nothing wrong.) (αυτοί) οι ίδιοι3) (without help etc: They decided to do it themselves.) μόνοι τους -
15 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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16 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) κατεύθυνση2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) διεύθυνση3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) οδηγίες4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) καθοδήγηση -
17 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) τόσο2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) έτσι3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) αυτό,έτσι4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) το ίδιο5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') έτσι, πραγματικά2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) και έτσι,και γι'αυτό- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
18 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) χρησιμοποιώ2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) καταναλώνω•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) χρήση, χρησιμοποίηση2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) χρήση, χρησιμότητα3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) αξία, όφελος, χρησιμότητα4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) χρήση, ικανότητα χρήσης5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) χρήση, δικαίωμα χρήσης•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
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19 enter into
1) (to take part in: He entered into an agreement with the film director.) συνάπτω(συμφωνία)2) (to take part enthusiastically in: They entered into the Christmas spirit.) μετέχω3) (to begin to discuss: We cannot enter into the question of salaries yet.) άγω,υπεισέρχομαι4) (to be a part of: The price did not enter into the discussion.) μπαίνω,περιλαμβάνω -
20 get
[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) παίρνω2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) (πηγαίνω κια) φέρνω / αγοράζω3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) πηγαίνω, παίρνω, βάζω4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) βάζω5) (to become: You're getting old.) γίνομαι6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) πείθω, καταφέρνω7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) φτάνω8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) καταφέρνω9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) κολλώ10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) πιάνω11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) καταλαβαίνω•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to
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