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1 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) φτάνω/ καταλήγω σε2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) φτάνω3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) απλώνω το χέρι4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) επικοινωνώ με, βρίσκω5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) εκτείνομαι, απλώνομαι2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (μικρή) απόσταση2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) απόσταση που φτάνει το χέρι μου3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) ευθεία ποταμού/ έκταση -
2 accessible
adjective ((of a person or place) able to be reached or approached easily: His house is not accessible by car.) προσιτός -
3 approachable
1) (friendly.) προσιτός2) (that can be reached: The village is not approachable by road.) προσπελάσιμος -
4 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) σπάζω, κομματιάζω2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) χωρίζω, ανοίγω3) (to make or become unusable.) χαλώ4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) αθετώ, παραβιάζω5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) καταρρίπτω, σπάζω6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) διακόπτω7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) σπάζω8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ανακοινώνω9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) χοντραίνω, «βαθαίνω»10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ανακόπτω, κοπάζω11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) ξεσπώ2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) παύση, διακοπή, διάλειμμα2) (a change: a break in the weather.) αλλαγή3) (an opening.) άνοιγμα4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) ευκαιρία•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) εύθραυστο αντικείμενο- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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5 by degrees
(gradually: We reached the desired standard of efficiency by degrees.) βαθμηδόν -
6 consternation
[konstə'neiʃən](astonishment or dismay: To my consternation, when I reached home I found I had lost the key of the house.) ταραχή, αναστάτωση -
7 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) στέμμα2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) μονάρχης3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) κορυφή4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) στεφάνη δοντιού2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) στέφω2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) επιστεγάζω3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) βάζω κορόνα4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) κατραπακιάζω•- crown princess -
8 diagnosis
[-sis]- plural diagnoses [-si:z] - noun (a conclusion reached by diagnosing: What diagnosis did the doctor make?) διάγνωση -
9 extremity
[-'stre-]1) (the farthest point: The two poles represent the extremities of the earth's axis.) άκρο,ακρότατο σημείο2) (an extreme degree; the quality of being extreme: Their suffering reached such extremities that many died.) άκρο,έπακρο3) (a situation of great danger or distress: They need help in this extremity.) εξαιρετικά δύσκολη κατάσταση4) (the parts of the body furthest from the middle eg the hands and feet.) άκρο του σώματος -
10 gale force
the speed or strength of a gale: The winds reached gale force; (also adjective) (gale-force winds.) δύναμη/ταχύτητα θύελλας -
11 half-way
adjective, adverb (of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end: We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now.) στα μισά του δρόμου -
12 inaccessible
[inək'sesəbl](not able to be (easily) approached, reached or obtained: The village is inaccessible by car because of flooding.) απρόσιτος,απρόσβατος -
13 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) δικάζω2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) κρίνω, γνωμοδοτώ3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) κρίνω4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) επικρίνω2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) δικαστής2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) κριτής3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) κριτής•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement -
14 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) πηδώ2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) υπερπηδώ3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) ορμώ2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) πήδημα, άλμα- leap year
- by leaps and bounds -
15 manhood
1) ((of a male) the state of being adult, physically (and mentally) mature etc: He died before he reached manhood.) ανδρική ηλικία2) (manly qualities: He took her refusal to marry him as an insult to his manhood.) ανδρισμός -
16 merit
['merit] 1. noun1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) αξία,προσόν2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) πλεονέκτημα2. verb(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) αξίζω -
17 negotiation
noun Negotiations ended without any settlement being reached; The dispute was settled by negotiation.) διαπραγμάτευση -
18 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) πυραμιδοειδής κατασκευή2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) μυτερή κορυφή3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) αποκορύφωμα -
19 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) στήνω2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) πετώ3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) πέφτω/ρίχνω4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) σκαμπανεβάζω5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) δίνω τον τόνο2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) πίσσα- pitch-dark -
20 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) αιχμή,άκρη,μύτη2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) ακρωτήρι,κάβος3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) σημείο,στιγμή,τελεία4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) σημείο5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) στιγμή6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) σημείο,βαθμός,στιγμή,υποδιαίρεση7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) σημείο σε πυξίδα8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) πόντος9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) θέμα,ζήτημα/επιχείρημα10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) λόγος,σκοπιμότητα11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) στοιχείο,χαρακτηριστικό12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ρευματοδότης,πρίζα2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) σημαδεύω,στρέφω2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) δείχνω3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) αρμολογώ,γεμίζω τα κενά•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes
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