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1 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) τραβώ2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) ρουφώ3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) κάνω κουπί4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) πηγαίνω,κινούμαι2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) τράβηγμα2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) έλξη3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) επιρροή•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
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2 pull through
(to (help to) survive an illness etc: He is very ill, but he'll pull through; The expert medical treatment pulled him through.) τη σκαπουλάρω/γλιτώνω -
3 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) κάνω γκριμάτσα/-ες -
4 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) κάνω γκριμάτσα/-ες -
5 pull the strings
(to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) κινώ τα νήματα -
6 pull up
((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) σταματώ -
7 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) ξεγελώEnglish-Greek dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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8 make/pull a face
(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) κάνω γκριμάτσα -
9 magnetic field
(the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt: the earth's magnetic field.) μαγνητικό πεδίο -
10 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) τραβώ2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) ξεπουπουλιάζω3) (to pick (flowers etc).) κόβω(λουλούδια)4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) μαδώ,βγάζω φρύδια5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) κρούω(χορδή)2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.)- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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11 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί -
12 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) σπάγγος,κορδόνι2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) ίνα3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) χορδή4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) αρμαθιά2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) αρμαθιάζω2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) περνώ χορδή3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) αφαιρώ ίνες,καθαρίζω4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) δένω•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
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13 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) σέρνω2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) μεταφέρω2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) τράβηγμα2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) ψαριά,μπάζα•- haulage- haulier
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14 yank
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15 tug
1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb(to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.) τραβώ με δύναμη / ρυμουλκώ2. noun1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) απότομο τράβηγμα2) (a tug-boat.) ρυμουλκό•- tug-boat- tug-of-war -
16 wrench
[ren ] 1. verb1) (to pull with a violent movement: He wrenched the gun out of my hand.) αρπάζω, τραβώ και παίρνω2) (to sprain: to wrench one's shoulder.) βγάζω, στραμπουλώ2. noun1) (a violent pull or twist.) απότομο τράβηγμα2) (a type of strong tool for turning nuts, bolts etc.) κάβουρας, γαλλικό κλειδί -
17 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) επίπεδο, επιφάνεια, στάθμη2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) όροφος3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) αλφάδι, στάθμη4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) επίπεδη επιφανεία2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) επίπεδος2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) στο ίδιο επίπεδο, ίσος3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) σταθερός3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ισοπεδώνω2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) εξισώνω, ισοφαρίζω3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) σκοπεύω4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) γκρεμίζω, ισοπεδώνω•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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18 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία -
19 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) χτύπημα2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) χτύπημα,πλήγμα/εύνοια(της τύχης)3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) χτύπος ρολογιού4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) κονδυλιά,μολυβιά,πινελιά5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) κίνηση,χτύπημα6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) κολυμβητική κίνηση7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) στάλα(δουλειά)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) εγκεφαλική συμφόρηση, εγκεφαλικό•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) χαϊδεύω2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) χάδι -
20 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) σχεδιάζω2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) σύρω,τραβώ3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) κινούμαι4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) φέρνω ισοπαλία5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) εισπράττω6) (to open or close (curtains).) ανοίγω/κλείνω τραβώντας7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) προσελκύω2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) ισοπαλία2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) ατραξιόν3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) κλήρωση4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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