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1 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) πόλος2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) πόλος3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) μαγνητικός πόλος4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) πόλος,ακροδέκτης μπαταρίας•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) στύλος,κοντάρι -
2 Front
v. trans.See Face.——————subs.Forehead: P. and V. μέτωπον, τό (Xen.).Brow: P. and V. ὀφρύς, ἡ.Fore-part: P. and V. τὸ πρόσθεν, P. τὸ ἔμπροσθεν.Front of an army: P. and V. μέτωπον, τό (Xen.), στόμα, τό (Xen.).When we ranged our armed forces against each other, extending our line in front: V. ἐπεὶ γὰρ ἀλλήλοισιν ὁπλίτην στρατὸν κατὰ στόμʼ ἐκτείνοντες ἀντετάξαμεν (Eur., Heracl. 800).Front of a house: V. προνώπια, τά.met., change of front, change of view: P. μετάνοια, ἡ.Change-front (met., change one's views), v.: P. μετανοεῖν.In front, adv.: P. ἔμπροσθεν, κατὰ πρόσωπον.Forward: P. πόρρω, V. πρόσω, πόρσω.Go in front to guide me: V. ἡγοῦ πάροιθε (Eur., Phoen. 834).In front of facing, adj.: P. and V. ἐναντίος (dat.), V. ἀντίος (dat.) (Plat. also but rare P.).In presence of: P. and V. ἐναντίον (gen.), V. ἀντίον (gen.).Hold in front of one: P. προΐσχεσθαι, P. and V. προτείνειν.——————adj.Fore: P. and V. πρόσθιος (Eur., Rhes.), P. ἐμπρόσθιος.Every man is jostling for a front seat: Ar. εἰς τὴν προεδρίαν πᾶς ἀνὴρ ὠστίζεται (Ach. 42).Placed first: P. and V. πρῶτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Front
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