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  • 1 not be oneself

    (to look or feel ill, anxious etc: I'd better go home - I'm not myself today.) δεν είμαι στις καλές μου,είμαι αδιάθετος/άκεφος

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  • 2 put on airs / give oneself airs

    (to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) κάνω τον σπουδαίο

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  • 3 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) μεταφέρω
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) μεταφέρομαι
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) φέρω, βαστώ
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) συνεπάγομαι
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) εγκρίνω
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) φέρομαι
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    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) σαχλαμάρισμα, καμώματα

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) (αποσκευές) που μπορώ να έχω μαζί μου κατά την διάρκεια πτήσης

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 4 flatter

    ['flætə]
    1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) κολακεύω
    2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) κολακεύω
    3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) (αυτοπαθές)υπερηφανεύομαι
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    - flattery

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  • 5 keep on the right side of

    (to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself: If you want a pay rise, you'd better get on the right side of the boss.) φροντίζω να με πάρει από καλό μάτι

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  • 6 Claim

    v. trans.
    P. ἀντιποιεῖσθαι (gen.), μεταποιεῖσθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι (acc. or gen.), ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.); see Exact.
    Claim in return: P. ἀνταξιοῦν (acc.).
    Demand: see Demand.
    No one will claim the crown ( of sorrow) in her stead: V. οὐδεὶς στέφανον ἀνθαιρήσεται (Eur., Hec. 660).
    Profess: P. and V. ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι.
    Claim an estate ( at law): P. ἐπιδίζεσθαι κλήρου, ἀμφισβητεῖν κλήρου.
    V. intrans. Think right (with infin.): P. and V. ἀξιοῦν, δικαιοῦν, V. ἐπαξιοῦν.
    Profess: P. and V. ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι.
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    subs.
    Arrogation to oneself: P. προσποίησις, ἡ.
    Demand: P. and V. ἀξίωσις, ἡ, P. δικαίωμα, τό, δικαίωσις, ἡ.
    Claim to gratitude: P. ἀξίωσις χάριτος.
    Have a claim to nobility in one's personal appearance: V. τὴν ἀξίωσιν τῶν καλῶν τὸ σῶμʼ ἔχειν (Eur., frag.).
    Lay claim to: see v., claim.
    THEOGL. Giving my bride to another?
    CHO. Yes, to those that have a better claim.
    THEOGL. But who has a claim to what is mine?
    ΘΕΟ. τἀμὰ λεκτρʼ ἄλλῳ διδοῦσα;
    ΧΟ. τοῖς γε κυριωτέροις.
    ΘΕΟ. κύριος δὲ τῶν ἐμῶν τίς; (Eur., Hel. 1634.)
    'Tis a bold claim: V. μεγάς γʼ ὁ κόμπος (Eur., H.F. 1116).
    Just claim: P. and V. τὸ δίκαιον, P. δικαίωσις, ἡ, δικαίωμα, τό.
    Have claims on, deserve: P. and V. ἄξιος εἶναι (gen.).
    Have a claim to: P. and V. δίκαιος εἶναι (infin.); see Deserve.
    Claim to an estate ( at law): P. ἐπιδικασία (ἡ) κλήρου.
    Claim to half the inheritance: P. ἀμφισβήτησις (ἡ) τοῦ ἡμικληρίου (Dem. 1174).
    Abandon a claim: P. ἐκλιπεῖν ἀμφισβήτησιν (Dem. 1178).
    Thus I made good to you my claim: P. οὕτως ἐπεδικασάμην παρʼ ὑμῖν (Isae. 85).
    Rival claims to an estate: P. διαδικασία (ἡ) τοῦ κλήρου.
    Profession: P. ἐπάγγελμα, τό.
    Debt: Ar. and P. χρέος, τό, P. ὀφείλημα, τό.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Claim

  • 7 Get

    v. trans.
    P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνειν, Ar. and V. πεπᾶσθαι (perf. infin. of πάεσθαι) (also Xen. but rare P.); see also P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρειν (also Plat. but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι, κομίζειν.
    Fetch: P. and V. φέρειν, κομίζειν, ἄγειν, V. πορεύειν.
    Attain to, reach, obtain: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.).
    Get in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.
    Get in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.).
    Help to get: P. συγκτᾶσθαι (τινί), συγκατακτᾶσθαί (τινί τι).
    Get a person to do a thing: P. and V. πείθειν τινα ποιεῖν τι or ὥστε ποιεῖν τι.
    Get a thing done: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως τι γενήσεται.
    V. intrans. Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Get at, reach, v. trans.: P. and V. ἐξικνεῖσθαι (gen. or acc.); see reach, met., intrigue with: P. κατασκευάζειν (acc.).
    Get back, recover: P. and V. ἀνακτᾶσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, ἀναλαμβάνειν, P. ἀνακομίζεσθαι, V. κομίζειν; see Recover.
    Get on with, have dealings with: P. and V. συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.); see have dealings with, under Dealings.
    Difficult to get on with: V. συναλλάσσειν βαρύς.
    Get off, be acquitted: P. and V. φεύγειν, σώζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποφεύγειν.
    Fare ( after any enterprise): P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσειν, ἀπέρχεσθαι, V. ἐξαπαλλάσσεσθαι.
    Do you think after cheating us that you should get off scot free: Ar. μῶν ἀξιοῖς φενακίσας ἡμᾶς ἀπαλλαγῆναι ἀζήμιος (Pl. 271).
    Get oneself into trouble: P. εἰς κακὸν αὑτὸν ἐμβάλλειν (Dem. 32).
    What troubles I've got myself into: Ar. εἰς οἷʼ ἐμαυτὸν εἰσεκύλισα πράγματα (Thesm. 651).
    Get out of: see Quit, Escape.
    Get out of what one has said: P. ἐξαπαλλάσσεσθαι τῶν εἰρημένων (Thuc. 4, 28), ἐξαναχωρεῖν τὰ εἰρημένα (Thuc. 4, 28).
    Get round, cheat: Ar. περιέρχεσθαι (acc.).
    Get over: see under Over.
    Get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον ἔχειν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see Conquer.
    Get the worst of it: P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι, P. ἔλασσον ἔχειν, ἐλασσοῦσθαι.
    Get to: see Reach.
    Get together, v. trans.: P. συνιστάναι; see Collect.
    Get up, contrive fraudulently: P. κατασκευάζειν; see trump up.
    Prepare: P. and V. παρασκευάζειν; see Prepare.
    I got you up ( dressed you up) as Hercules in fun: Ar. σὲ παίζων... Ἡρακλέαʼ ʼνεσκευασα (Ran. 523).
    V. intrans. Rise up: P. and V. ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, V. ὀρθοῦσθαι.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Get

  • 8 Off

    prep.
    Away from: P. and V. ἀπό ( gen).
    Out of: P. and V. ἐκ (gen.).
    Off ( the coast): P. and V. πρός .(dat.), κατά (acc.).
    Off Laconia: P. κατὰ τὴν Λακωνικήν (Thuc. 4, 2; cf., Thuc. 8, 86).
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    adv.
    Away: P. and V. ἐκποδών, Ar. and P. πόρρω, V. πρόσω, πόρσω.
    A long way off: P. διὰ πολλοῦ.
    Be off, be distant, v.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, P. διέχειν.
    Be off, begone, interj.: Ar. and V. ἔρρε, V. ἔρροις, Ar. ἄπαγε.
    Off, gone: Ar. and V. φροῦδος (also Antipho. but rare P.).
    Be off, be gone, v.: P. and V. οἴχεσθαι, ἀπαλλαγῆναι ( 2nd aor. pass. ἀπαλλάσσειν), ἀποίχεσθαι, V. ἐξοίχεσθαι, Ar. and V. διοίχεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἔρρειν (also Plat. But rare P.).
    Be ( well or badly) off: P. and V. (εὖ or κακῶς) ἔχειν.
    Be badly off: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.
    How are you off for friends: V. πῶς δʼ εὐμενείας (gen. sing.)... ἔχεις; (Eur., Hel. 313).
    Come off, v.: see Occur.
    Of a person, come off ( better or worse): P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσειν.
    Cut off: lit., P. and V. τέμνειν, κόπτειν, Ar. and P. ἀποτέμνειν, V. θερίζειν, ἀπαμᾶν; see under Cut.
    Intercept: P. ἀπολαμβάνειν, διαλαμβάνειν.
    Destroy: P. and καθαιρεῖν; see Destroy.
    Get off: see Escape.
    Be acquitted: P. and V. φεύγειν, σώζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἀποφεύγειν.
    Keep off, ward off: P. and V. ἀμύνειν; see ward off.
    Refrain: P. and V. ἀπέχειν.
    Lie off, of a ship: P. ἐφορμεῖν (dat.); of an island: P. ἐπικεῖσθαι (dat. or absol.).
    Make off, run away: Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν.
    Put off, defer: P. and V. ἀποτίθεσθαι, εἰς αὖθις ἀναβάλλεσθαι; see under Put.
    Take off (clothes, etc.): P. and V. ἐκδύειν, Ar. and P. ἀποδύειν.
    Take off from oneself: use mid. of verbs given.
    Parody: Ar. and P. κωμῳδεῖν (acc.).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Off

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