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1 Loss
subs.Loss of: P. ἀποβολή, ἡ (gen.), ὄλεθρος, ὁ (gen.).Loss of money: P. ἀποβολή χρημάτων, ἡ (Plat., Lach. 195E), χρημάτων ὄλεθρος, ὁ (Thuc. 7, 27).Loss of possessions: P. κτημάτων ἀπόστασις (Dem. 386).Loss of men: P. ἀνθρώπων φθορά (Thuc. 7, 27).Deprivation: P. στέρησις, ἡ.The allies of the Lacedaemonians suffered no losses worth mentioning: P. Λακεδαιμονίων οἱ σύμμαχοι οὐκ ἐπιλαιπώρησαν ὥστε καὶ ἀξιόλογόν τι ἀπογενέσθαι (Thuc. 5, 74).Suffer loss: P. and V. ζημιοῦσθαι (absol.), P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι (absol.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Loss
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2 loss
[los]1) (the act or fact of losing: suffering from loss of memory; the loss (= death) of our friend.) απώλεια, χάσιμο, χαμός2) (something which is lost: It was only after he was dead that we realized what a loss he was.) απώλεια3) (the amount (especially of money) which is lost: a loss of 500 pounds.) ζημιά, χασούρα -
3 loss
1) απώλεια2) ήττα3) χαμός4) χάσιμο -
4 at a loss
(not knowing what to do, say etc: He was at a loss for words to express his gratitude.) σαστισμένος, που τα έχει χαμένα -
5 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) αποζημιώνω2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) αναπληρώνω, αντισταθμίζω•- compensation -
6 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) χάνω2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) χάνω3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) χάνω4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) χάνω5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) χάνω•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
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7 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) κίνδυνος2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) διακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) (δια)κινδυνεύω•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
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8 Miss
v. trans.Fail in attaining: P. and V. σφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἀποσφάλλεσθαι (gen.), ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.), P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.), V. ἀμπλακεῖν ( 2nd aor.) (gen.).Fail in hitting: P. and V. ἁμαρτάνειν (gen.), P. διαμαρτάνειν (gen.), ἀποτυγχάνειν (gen.), V. ἀμπλακεῖν (gen.) ( 2nd aor.).Miss one's opportunities: P. ἀπολείπεσθαι τῶν καιρῶν; see let slip.Miss one's way: P. διαμαρτάνειν τῆς ὁδοῦ (Thuc. 1, 106), or use P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι (absol.).Have we entirely missed the way? Ar. τῆς ὁδοῦ τὸ παράπαν ἡμαρτήκαμεν; (Pl. 961).Feel the loss of: P. and V. ποθεῖν (rare P.).A man when he dies is missed from the house, the loss of women is but slight: V. ἀνὴρ μὲν ἐκ δόμων θανὼν ποθεινὸς, τὰ δὲ γυναικῶν ἀσθενῆ (Eur., I.T. 1005).Miss being killed: P. ἐκφεύγειν τὸ ἀποθανεῖν; see Escape.I just missed being killed: P. παρὰ μικρὸν ἦλθον ἀποθανεῖν (Isoc. 388E).Miss out: see Omit.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Miss
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9 Sea
subs.P. and V. θάλασσα, ἡ, Ar. and V. πόντος, ὁ (used in P. in geographical designations e.g., ὁ Εὔξεινος πόντος, rarely otherwise), Ar. and V. ἅλς, V. ἅλμη, ἡ.Open sea, high sea: P. and V. πέλαγος, τό.met., sea (of difficulties, etc.): P. and V. τρικυμία, ἡ (Plat., Euthy. 293A), πέλαγος, τό (Plat., Prot. 338A), V. κλύδων, ὁ.Of the sea, adj.: P. and V. θαλάσσιος, V. πελάγιος, ἅλιος (Eur., Hel. 774), Ar. and V. πόντιος, ἐνάλιος.In the open sea: use adj., P. and V. πελάγιος, P. μετέωρος.At sea, be at sea: P. θαλασσεύειν.Die at sea: V. ἐνάλιος θανεῖν (Eur., Hel. 1066).By the sea, adj.: P. παραθαλάσσιος, ἐπιθαλάσσιος, ἐπιθαλασσίδιος, P. and V. παράλιος, πάραλος, ἀκταῖος (Thuc.), V. ἐπάκτιος, παράκτιος.Command the sea, v.: P. θαλασσοκρατεῖν.Commanding the sea, adj.: P. θαλασσοκράτωρ.Defeat sea: P. καταναυμαχεῖν (acc.).Put to sea, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ἀναπλεῖν, αἴρειν.Putting out to sea, subs.: P. ἀναγωγή, ἡ; against an enemy: P. ἐπαναγωγή, ἡ.Supreme at sea, adj.: P. ναυκράτωρ, θαλασσοκράτωρ.Be supreme at sea, v.: P. θαλασσοκρατεῖν.When the Greeks took more readily to the sea: P. ἐπειδὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἐπλώϊζον (Thuc. 1, 13). Tossed by the sea, adj.: V. θαλασσόπλαγκτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sea
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11 amnesia
[æm'ni:ziə](loss of memory: After falling on his head he suffered from amnesia.) αμνησία -
12 anaesthesia
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13 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) με ευθύνη -
14 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) με ευθύνη -
15 at risk
(in danger; likely to suffer loss, injury etc: Heart disease can be avoided if people at risk take medical advice.) σε κίνδυνο -
16 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) με κίνδυνο (να) -
17 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) συσκότιση2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) απαγόρευση ειδήσεων3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) λιποθυμία4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) σκοτοδίνη5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) διακοπή ρεύματος6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) (στο θέατρο) σβήσιμο των φώτων στο τέλος σκηνής -
18 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) διαρροή επιστημόνων -
19 compensation
noun (payment etc given for loss or injury: He received a large sum of money as compensation when he was injured at work.) αποζημίωση -
20 consolation
[kon-]1) (the act of consoling.) παρηγοριά2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) (κάτι που αποτελεί) παρηγοριά
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