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21 distraction
[-ʃən]1) (something that takes the mind off other especially more serious affairs: There are too many distractions here to allow one to work properly.) περισπασμός2) (anxiety and confusion: in a state of complete distraction.) ταραχή -
22 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) αποστραγγίζω2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) χύνομαι3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) στραγγίζω,σουρώνω4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) στραγγίζω5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) εξαντλώ2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.)2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.)•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain -
23 draining-board
noun (the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away.) πιατοθήκη στραγγίσματος -
24 dribble
['dribl] 1. verb1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) στάζω2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) σαλιαρίζω3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) τριπλάρω2. noun(a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) σάλιο -
25 drop off
1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) πέφτω2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) αποκοιμιέμαι3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) κατεβάζω -
26 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) εκθέτω2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) αποκαλύπτω,ξεσκεπάζω3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) εκθέτω στο φως•- exposure -
27 familiarity
[-li'æ-]1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.) οικειότητα2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) οικειότητα -
28 give and take
(willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.) συναλλαγή -
29 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) χαρίζω2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) μαρτυρώ, προδίδω / αποκαλυπτική ένδειξη -
30 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) δίνω προτεραιότητα2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) υποχωρώ3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) υποχωρώ -
31 global village
noun (the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts.) περίγειος, η γη σαν ένα παγκόσμιο χωριό -
32 grow
[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) αναπτύσσομαι, ευδοκιμώ2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) αναπτύσσομαι, μεγαλώνω, αυξάνομαι3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) αφήνω (να μεγαλώσει)4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) γίνομαι με την πάροδο του χρόνου5) (to become: It's growing dark.) γίνομαι•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up -
33 he etc will
(I, he etc will or would not allow: They would not hear of her going home alone, and insisted on going with her.) ούτε να τ'ακούσω -
34 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
35 indulgent
adjective (willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent): an indulgent parent.) επιεικής,μαλακός -
36 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 -
37 keep down
1) (not to (allow to) rise up: Keep down - they're shooting at us!) δεν σηκώνομαι, μένω σκυμμένος2) (to control or put a limit on: They are taking steps to keep down the rabbit population.) συγκρατώ, περιορίζω3) (to digest without vomiting: He has eaten some food but he won't be able to keep it down.) κρατώ (στο στομάχι μου) -
38 keep in
1) (not to allow to go or come out or outside: The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work.) κρατώ μέσα / τιμωρία2) (to stay close to the side of a road etc.) μένω στην εσωτερική λωρίδα κυκλοφορίας -
39 keep out
(not to (allow to) enter: The notice at the building site said `Keep out!'; This coat keeps out the wind.) δεν μπαίνω, μένω/ κρατώ έξω -
40 leeway
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) παρέκκλιση από την πορεία2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) ελλείψεις3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) ελευθερία κινήσεων / ελίγμων
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