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1 degrade
[di'ɡreid](to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) υποβιβάζω/ταπεινώνω -
2 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) ζητιανεύω2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) ικετεύω•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) καταστρέφω οικονομικά- beg to differ -
3 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) απαιτώ2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) απαιτώ2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) απαίτηση,αξίωση2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) διεκδίκηση3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) ζήτηση•- on demand -
4 solicit
[sə'lisit](to ask (for): People working for charities are permitted to solicit (money from) the public.) ζητώ/πλευρίζω -
5 pass/send round the hat
(to ask for or collect money on someone's behalf.) κάνω έρανο,βγάζω δίσκο -
6 the prodigal son
1) (a disobedient and irresponsible son who wastes money on a life of pleasure and later returns home to ask for his parents' forgiveness.) άσωτος υιός2) (a person who acts irresponsibly and later regrets it.) ο μετανοών για την ασωτεία του -
7 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) το ξανασκέφτομαι, το καλοσκέφτομαι2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) δεν έχω ικανό -
8 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) χρεώνω2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) χρεώνω3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) κατηγορώ4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) επιτίθεμαι5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) ορμώ6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) φορτίζω7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) γεμίζω2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) χρέωση, τιμή2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) κατηγορία3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) έφοδος4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) φορτίο5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) άτομο υπό την επίβλεψη (κάποιου)6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) γόμωση•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
9 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) ερώτηση, ερώτημα2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) θέμα, ζήτημα3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) ερώτηση, ζήτημα4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) αμφιβολία5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) πιθανότητα2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) ρωτώ, ανακρίνω2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) αμφισβητώ•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
10 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) σηκώνω, υψώνω, ανεβάζω2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) υψώνω, αυξάνω3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) καλλιεργώ/ (εκ)τρέφω4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) ανατρέφω, μεγαλώνω5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) θίγω6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) συγκεντρώνω7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) προκαλώ8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) σηκώνω9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) χτιζω, ανεγείρω10) (to give (a shout etc).) βγάζω (κραυγή)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) πιάνω, έρχομαι σε επαφή (με ασύρματο)2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) αύξηση- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits -
11 loan
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