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1 thumb
1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) αντίχειρας2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) αντίχειρας2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) ξεφυλλίζω με τον αντίχειρα- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
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2 Thumb
subs.No separate word; use finger.Under the thumb of: met., use adj., P. and V. ὑπήκοος (gen. or dat.), ὑποχείριος (dat.); or prep., P. and V. ὑπό (dat.).——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Thumb
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3 thumb-nail
noun (the nail on the thumb.) νύχι αντίχειρα -
4 under someone's thumb
(controlled or greatly influenced by someone: She is completely under her husband's thumb.) του χεριού μου -
5 pinch
[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) τσιμπώ2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) σφίγγω3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) βουτώ2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) τσιμπιά2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) πρέζα•- pinched- feel the pinch -
6 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ραγίζω2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) σπάω3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) κάνω κρακ4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) λέω (αστείο)5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ανοίγω (χρηματοκιβώτιο) με διάρρηξη6) (to solve (a code).) σπάω (κώδικα)7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) υποχωρώ, `σπάω`2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ράγισμα2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) χαραμάδα3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) κρότος4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) χτύπημα5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) αστείο6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) κρακ, ναρκωτική ουσία3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) πρώτης τάξεως- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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7 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) δάχτυλο χεριού2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) δάχτυλο3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) μακρόστενο κομμάτι2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) πασπατεύω- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
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8 forefinger
['fo:fiŋɡə](the finger next to the thumb.) δείκτης -
9 index finger
(the finger next to the thumb: She pointed at the map with her index finger.) δείκτης(δάχτυλο) -
10 mitten
['mitn](also mitt [mit])1) (a kind of glove with two sections, one for the thumb and the other for the fingers: a pair of mittens.) γάντι(για κρύο)2) (a type of glove with separate sections for each finger, reaching only to halfway down the fingers.) γάντι(για οδήγηση) -
11 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) τσιμπώ,δαγκώνω2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) κόβω3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) τσούζω4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) πετάγομαι5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) παγώνω,καταστρέφω2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) τσίμπημα,δάγκωμα2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) ψύχρα3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) γουλιά•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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12 palette
['pælit](a small flat piece of wood etc, with a hole for the thumb, on which an artist mixes his colours.) παλέτα -
13 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) κάνω στράκα/στράκες με τα δάχτυλά μου -
14 snuff out
1) (to extinguish the flame of (a candle etc): He snuffed out the candle by squeezing the wick between his thumb and forefinger.) σβήνω2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) καταστέλλω -
15 thumbprint
noun (a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification.) αποτύπωμα αντίχειρα -
16 Rule
subs.Rod for measuring: P. and V. κανών, ὁ.Rule of conduct: P. and V. κανών, ὁ, ὅρος, ὁ.Law: P. and V. νόμος, ὁ, θεσμός, ὁ (rare P.).War never proceeds by rule of thumb: P. ἥκιστα πόλεμος ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς χωρεῖ (Thuc. 1. 122).Standard: P. and V. κανών, ὁ, P. κριτήριον, τό.As a rule: see Generally.Government, power: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ, κράτος, τό, δυναστεία, ἡ, V. σκῆπτρον, τό, or pl., θρόνος, ὁ, or pl.——————v. trans.Trace, draw: use P. ἄγειν ( Aristotle).Govern: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen. V. also dat.). κρατεῖν (gen.), κοσμεῖν, V. κρατύνειν (gen.), εὐθύνειν. ναυκληρεῖν, κραίνειν (gen.).Rule over as king: P. and V. τυραννεύειν (gen.), βασιλεύειν (gen.) (Eur., El. 12), δεσπόζειν (gen. or acc., Eur., H.F. 28) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀνάσσειν (gen.), κοιρανεῖν (gen.), ταγεῖν (gen.), Ar. and V. τυραννεῖν (absol.).Rule among: P. and V. ἐνδυναστεύειν (dat. on P. παρά, dat.).Administer: P. and V. οἰκεῖν, νέμειν (Thuc. 8, 70), κυβερνᾶν, Ar. and P. διοικεῖν, ταμιεύειν, μεταχειρίζεσθαι, P. διαχειρίζειν, διακυβερνᾶν (Plat.), V. νωμᾶν.The ruling price: P. ἡ καθεστηκυῖα τιμή.Rule out of court: P. ἀπογιγνώσκειν.Quash: Ar. and P. διαγράφειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Rule
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