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1 Heavy
adj.Grievous: P. and V. βαρύς, ἐπαχθής, λυπηρός, ἀλγεινός, δυσχερής, ὀχληρός, V. λυπρός, δύσφορος (Xen. also but rare P.), δύσοιστος, ἀχθεινός; see Grievous.Heavy with sleep: P. ὑπνώδης.Be heavy with sleep, v.: P. and V. ὑπνώσσειν.Great, serious: P. and V. μέγας, δεινός.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Heavy
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2 heavy going
(difficult to make any progress with: I found this book very heavy going.) βαρύς κι ασήκωτος -
3 a heavy heart
(a feeling of sadness: He obeyed with a heavy heart.) βαριά καρδιά -
4 Iron
subs.P. and V. σίδηρος, ὁ.Red hot iron: V. μύδρος, ὁ.Forge iron, v.: V. μυδροκτυπεῖν (absol.).Bar of iron, subs.: P. σιδήριον, τό.Be covered with iron, v.: P. σιδηροῦσθαι.Land producing iron,: V. σιδηρομήτωρ αἶα ἡ.——————adj.P. and V. σιδηροῦς (Eur., Bacch. 231).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Iron
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5 tramp
[træmp] 1. verb1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) περπατώ βαριά2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) πεζοπορώ2. noun1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) αλήτης2) (a long walk.) πεζοπορία3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) ποδοβολητό4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) φορτηγό πλοίο5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) πόρνη, τσούλα -
6 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) διαλέγω2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) μαζεύω3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) σηκώνω(από κάτω)4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) παραβιάζω(κλειδαριά)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) ό,τι επιθυμείς2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) (το)καλύτερο•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) αξίνα -
7 bear
I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) αντέχω2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) σηκώνω, βαστώ3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) γεννώ4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) μεταφέρω5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) φέρω6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) κατευθύνομαι, στρίβω•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) αρκούδα- bearskin -
8 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) οδηγώ, καθοδηγώ2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) οδηγώ3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) προκαλώ4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) είμαι επικεφαλής: προηγούμαι5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) διάγω, περνώ2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) πρώτη θέση2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) πρωτοπορία, προβάδισμα3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) καθοδήγηση, παράδειγμα4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) προβάδισμα5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) λουρί σκύλου6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) στοιχείο7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) πρώτος / πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) μόλυβδος2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) γραφίτης μολυβιού•- leaden -
9 millstone
1) (one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain.) μυλόπετρα2) ((usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress: He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck.) βάρος -
10 thump
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11 bash
[bæʃ] 1. verb((sometimes with in) to beat or smash (in): The soldiers bashed in the door.) τσακίζω2. noun1) (a heavy blow: a bash with his foot.) χτύπημα2) (a dent: a bash on the car's nearside door.) σημάδι•- bash on/ahead with- bash on/ahead
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12 hammer
['hæmə] 1. noun1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) σφυρί2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) γλωσσίδι,σφύρα3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) σφύρα2. verb1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) χτυπώ με σφυρί,σφυροκοπώ2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) χώνω στο κεφάλι(με την επανάληψη),εντυπώνω•- give someone a hammering- give a hammering
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13 lever
['li:və, ]( American[) 'levər] 1. noun1) (a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights: A crowbar is a kind of lever; You must use a coin as a lever to get the lid of that tin off.) μοχλός2) (a bar or handle for operating a machine etc: This is the lever that switches on the power.) μοχλός, λεβιές2. verb(to move with or as if with a lever: He levered the lid off with a coin.) κινώ/ανασηκώνω με μοχλό- leverage -
14 anchor
['æŋkə] 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) άγκυρα2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) άγκυρα2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) αγκυροβολώ- at anchor -
15 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) άνεση2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ευκολία3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) φυσικότητα2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ξαλαφρώνω2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) χαλαρώνω3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) μετακινώ σιγά-σιγά•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) με το μαλακό!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
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16 thud
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17 Ambush
subs.P. ἐνέδρα, ἡ, V. λόχος, ὁ.Lay an ambush, v.: P. ἐνεδρεύειν, P. and V. λοχᾶν.Lie in ambush, v.: P. ἐνεδρεύειν, ἐλλοχᾶν, P. and V. λοχᾶν.Lie in ambush for, v.: P. ἐνεδρεύειν (acc.), ἐλλοχᾶν (acc.), V. λοχᾶν (acc.).Occupy with an ambush, v.: P. προλοχίζειν (acc.).Be caught in an ambush, v.: P. λοχίζεσθαι.We lie in ambush in the leaves of the bushes: V. θάμνων ἐλλοχίζομεν φόβαις (Eur., Baech. 722).Demosthenes, fearing he should be surrounded, posts heavy armed troops in ambush on a certain road which ran between banks and was covered with scrub: P. ὁ Δημοσθένης δείσας μὴ κυκλωθῇ λοχίζει ἐς ὁδόν τινα κοίλην καὶ λοχμώδη ὁπλίτας (Thuc. 3, 107).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ambush
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18 burden
['bə:dn] 1. noun1) (something to be carried: He carried a heavy burden up the hill; The ox is sometimes a beast of burden (= an animal that carries things).) φορτίο2) (something difficult to carry or withstand: the burden of taxation.) βάρος2. verb(to put a responsibility etc on (someone): burdened with cares.) (επι)φορτώνω, βαρύνω -
19 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) κουτουλώ- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) στόχος πειραγμάτων2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) υποκόπανος, κοντάκι2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) αποτσίγαρο3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) (χυδ.) πισινός -
20 club
1. noun1) (a heavy stick etc used as a weapon.) ρόπαλο2) (a bat or stick used in certain games (especially golf): Which club will you use?) μπαστούνι3) (a number of people meeting for study, pleasure, games etc: the local tennis club.) λέσχη, όμιλος4) (the place where these people meet: He goes to the club every Friday.) λέσχη5) (one of the playing-cards of the suit clubs.) σπαθί (φυλή της τράπουλας)2. verb(to beat or strike with a club: They clubbed him to death.) χτυπώ με ρόπαλο- clubs
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