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  • 1 at the mercy of

    (wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by: A sailor is at the mercy of the sea.) στο έλεος

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  • 2 Mercy

    subs.
    Pity: P. and V. ἔλεος, ὁ. οἶκτος, ὁ (Thuc. 7, 77).
    Pardon: P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ, V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.
    Mercifulness: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ, αἴδεσις, ἡ, P. and V. αἰδώς, ἡ.
    Obtain mercy: V. αἰδοῦς τυγχάνειν (Eur., H.F. 301).
    Ask for mercy: P. and V. παρίεσθαι (absol.).
    Show mercy: P. and V. αἰδεῖσθαι (absol.) (Dem. 983; Eur., Med. 349).
    Have mercy on, pity: P. and V. ἐλεεῖν οἰκτείρειν; see Pity.
    Pardon: P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat.).
    Spare: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).
    Have at one's mercy: P. and V. ὑποχείριον λαμβάνειν (acc.), V. χείριον λαμβάνειν (acc.).
    At the mercy of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).
    Leave a matter at the mercy of the speakers' capacity: P. ἐπὶ τῇ τῶν λεγόντων δυνάμει τὸ πρᾶγμα καταστῆσαι (Dem., 596).
    He is at the mercy of the speaker: V. ἐστὶ τοῦ λέγοντος (Soph., O.R. 917), cf., Ar. μὴ τοῦ λέγοντος ἴσθι. (Eq. 860).
    Being always at the mercy of their assailants: P. ὄντες ἀεὶ τῶν ἐπιτιθεμένων (Plat., Pol. 307E).
    ( I think) that the virtues of many should not be at the mercy of one man: P. μὴ ἐν ἑνὶ ἀνδρὶ πολλῶν ἀρετὰς κινδυνεύεσθαι (Thuc. 2, 35).

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  • 3 mercy

    ['mə:si]
    plural - mercies; noun
    1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) έλεος
    2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) ευτύχημα
    •
    - mercifully
    - merciless
    - mercilessly
    - at the mercy of
    - have mercy on

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  • 4 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) τέταρτο
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) κέρμα 25 σεντς, ένα τέταρτο του δολαρίου
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) συνοικία
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) πλευρά, σημείο
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) έλεος (σε ηττημένο εχθρό)
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) τέταρτο σφαγίου
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) τέταρτο σελήνης
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) τέταρτο παιχνιδιού
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) τρίμηνο, τριμηνία
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) κόβω στα τέσσερα
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) διαιρώ δια τέσσερα
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) παρέχω κατάλυμα, στρατωνίζω
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    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) ανά τρίμηνο
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) τριμηνιαίο περιοδικό
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

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  • 5 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (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.) δείχνω
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι
    3) (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,εκθέτω
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω
    5) ((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,γυρίζω
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω
    2. noun
    1) (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,έκθεση
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση
    •
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 6 Throw

    v. trans.
    P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, μεθιέναι (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. δικεῖν ( 2nd aor.), ἰάπτειν.
    Throw in wrestling: Ar. and P. καταπαλαίειν (the passage in Eur., I. A. 1013, is doubtful), P. and V. καταβάλλειν.
    Trip up: P. ὑποσκελίζειν.
    Throw ( a rider): P. and V. ἀναχαιτίζειν, Ar. and P. ἀποσείεσθαι (Xen.), P. ἀναβάλλειν (Xen.).
    Throw the javelin: P. and V. ἀκοντίζειν.
    Throw about: Ar. and P. διαρριπτεῖν (Xen.).
    Throw around: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, Ar. and V. ἀμφιτιθέναι, V. ἀμφιβάλλειν.
    Throw aside: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἐκβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν, μεθιέναι, ἀφιέναι, V. ἐκρίπτειν.
    Lose wilfully: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.
    Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι; see Reject.
    Throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἀπορρίπτειν; see throw aside.
    Throw back the head: P. and V. ἀνακύπτειν (Eur., Cycl. 212, also Ar.).
    His head is thrown back. V. κάρα... ὑπτιάζεται (Soph.., Phil. 822).
    Throw down: P. and V. καταβάλλειν, V. καταρρίπτειν.
    Throw down one's arms: P. and V. ὅπλα. ἀφιέναι.
    Throw down upon: V. ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τί τινι)., ἐπεμβάλλειν (τι).
    Bring low: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν; see also Upset.
    Be thrown from a chariot: V. ἐκκυλίνδεσθαι (gen.) (Soph., O. R. 812).
    Throw in or into: P. and V. εἰσβάλλειν, ἐμβάλλειν; see also Insert.
    Throw fire into: P. and V. πῦρ ἐνιέναι εἰς (acc.).
    Throw oneself into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, V. dat. alone); see rush into.
    Throw in one's lot with: P. συνίστασθαι (dat.), P. and V. ἵστασθαι μετά (gen.).
    Throw into ( a state of feeling): P. and V. καθιστάναι εἰς (acc.).
    Throw into confusion: P. and V. συγχεῖν, ταράσσειν, συνταράσσειν; see Confound.
    Throw in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).
    Throw off ( clothes): P. and V. ἐκδύεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποδύεσθαι.
    Throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἐκβάλλειν.
    Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.); see Reject.
    met., throw off a feeling, etc.: P. and V. ἀφιέναι, μεθιέναι.
    Shake off, met.: Ar. and P. ἀποσείεσθαι (Plat., Gorg. 484A).
    Throw off the yoke of: use P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.) (lit., revolt from), or use be rid of, see Rid.
    Throw on: P. and V. ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι).
    Throw blame on: P. αἰτίαν ἀνατιθέναι (dat.); see Impute.
    Throw oneself on (another's mercy, etc.): P. παρέχειν ἑαυτόν (lit., yield oneself up).
    Throw out: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἀποβάλλειν; see cast out.
    Be thrown out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, V. ἐκπίτνειν.
    Reject: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.).
    Throw out a proposal, vote against it: Ar. and P. ἀποχειροτονεῖν.
    Throw out ( words): P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, V. ῥίπτειν, ἐκρίπτειν, ἀπορρίπτειν.
    Throw over, throw round: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, V ἀμφιβάλλειν.
    met., betray: P. and V. προδιδόναι.
    Fling away: P. προΐεσθαι; see Resign.
    Throw round: P. and V. περιβάλλειν, V. ἀμφιβάλλειν, Ar. and V. ἀμφιτιθέναι.
    As a defence: P. προσπεριβάλλειν.
    Throw up: P. and V. ἀναδιδόναι (Eur., frag.), ἀνιέναι.
    Cast ashore: P. and V. ἐκφέρειν, V. ἐκβάλλειν; see under Ashore.
    Cast up in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).
    Throw up earth: P. ἀναβάλλειν χοῦν (Thuc., 4, 90), P. and V. χοῦν.
    They proceeded to throw up an embankment against the city: P. χῶμα ἔχουν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν (Thuc. 2, 75).
    These are the defences I threw up to protest Attica: P. ταῦτα προὐβαλόμην πρὸ τῆς Ἀττικῆς (Dem. 325).
    met., throw up (a post, etc.): P. and V. ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.); see Resign.
    Throw upon: see throw on, throw down upon.
    Throw oneself upon: attack.
    ——————
    subs.
    P. ῥῖψις, ἡ.
    Range: P. and V. βολή, ἡ.
    Of the dice: V. βολή, ἡ, βλῆμα, τό.
    Day by day you make your throw adventuring war against the Argives: V. ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ῥίπτεις κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἀρη (Eur., Rhes. 445).
    I trust that it ( the people) will yet throw a different cast of the dice: V. ἔτʼ αὐτὸν ἄλλα βλήματʼ ἐν κύβοις βαλεῖν πέποιθα (Eur., Supp. 330).
    Of a quoit: V. δίσκημα, τό (Soph., frag.).
    In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.
    If you be matched and receive a fatal throw: V. εἰ παλαισθεὶς πτῶμα θανάσιμον πεσεῖ (Eur., El. 686).

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  • 7 knee

    [ni:]
    1) (the joint at the bend of the leg: He fell and cut his knee; The child sat on her father's knee; She was on her knees weeding the garden; He fell on his knees and begged for mercy.) γόνατο
    2) (the part of an article of clothing covering this joint: He has a hole in the knee of his trousers.) γόνατο
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    - knee-deep

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  • 8 grace

    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) χάρη
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) ευπρέπεια
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) ευχαριστία, ευχαριστήρια προσευχή πριν το φαγητό
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) περίοδος χάριτος
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Υψηλότατος / Μακαριότατος
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) έλεος
    •
    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious     2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) Θεέ και Κύριε!
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace

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  • 9 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) κάνω χωρίς
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) διαθέτω,δίνω
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) λυπούμαι, δείχνω οίκτο
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) αποφεύγω να πληγώσω
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) φείδομαι
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) απαλάσσω,γλιτώνω
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) εφεδρικός,περίσσιος
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) διαθέσιμος,ελεύθερος
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) ανταλλακτικό
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) ρεζέρβα
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare

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  • 10 temper

    ['tempə] 1. noun
    1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) (ψυχική) διάθεση
    2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) ιδιοσυγκρασία, (εκρηκτικό) ταπεραμέντο
    3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) οργή, θυμός
    2. verb
    1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) βάφω / ψήνω μέταλλο
    2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) μετριάζω
    •
    - keep one's temper
    - lose one's temper

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