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61 lie in wait (for)
(to be waiting to catch or attack: They lay in wait at the corner of the street and attacked him on his way home.) παραφυλάγω, παραμονεύω -
62 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) φως2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) φως3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) φωτιά4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) φως2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) φωτεινός2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ανοιχτός3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) φωτίζω2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) ανάβω•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ελαφρός2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ελαφρός3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ελαφρός4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ελαφρότερος από το κανονικό5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ελαφρός6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ανάλαφρος7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ελαφρός8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλός9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) αμμώδης•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) συναντώ τυχαία -
63 literally
adverb We had literally a minute to catch the train.) κυριολεκτικά -
64 misfire
1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) (για πυροβόλα όπλα)παθαίνω αφλογιστία2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) δεν παίρνω μπρος3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) πέφτω στο κενό -
65 nab
[næb]past tense, past participle - nabbed; verb(to take, catch or get hold of: The police nabbed the thief.) τσακώνω -
66 net
I 1. [net] noun((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; ( also adjective) a net curtain.) δίχτυ2. verb(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) πιάνω με δίχτυ/στα δίχτυα- netting- netball
- network -
67 off guard
(unprepared: He hit me while I was off guard; to catch someone off guard.) απροετοίμαστος -
68 overflow
1. [əuvə'flou] verb(to flow over the edge or limits (of): The river overflowed (its banks); The crowd overflowed into the next room.) ξεχειλίζω2. ['əuvəflou] noun1) (a flowing over of liquid: I put a bucket under the pipe to catch the overflow; ( also adjective) an overflow pipe.) υπερχείλιση2) (an overflow pipe.) άνοιγμα υπερχείλισης -
69 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) μαθαίνω εμπειρικά2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) παίρνω με το αυτοκίνητο μου3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) βρίσκω τυχαία4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) περνώ να πάρω6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) πιάνω(εκπομπή)7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) βρίσκω,πιάνω -
70 poach
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71 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) τσέπη2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) τσέπη3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) θύλακας,κενό αέρα4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) εισόδημα,πορτοφόλι2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) βάζω στην τσέπη,τσεπώνω2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) κλέβω•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size -
72 prowl
(to move about stealthily in order to steal, attack, catch etc: Tigers were prowling in the jungle.) περιφέρομαι σε αναζήτηση λείας/με κακούς σκοπούς- prowler- be on the prowl -
73 pursue
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74 red
[red]noun, adjective1) ((of) the colour of blood: a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.) κόκκινος2) ((of hair or fur) (of) a colour which varies between a golden brown and a deep reddish-brown.) κοκκινωπός3) ((a) communist: Red China; A lot of his university friends are Reds.) ερυθρός, κομμουνιστής•- redden
- reddish
- redness
- redcurrant
- redhead
- red herring
- red-hot
- Red Indian
- red-letter day
- red tape
- be in the red
- catch red-handed
- see red -
75 rope
[rəup] 1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) σκοινί2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) δένω με σκοινί2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) πιάνω με λάσο•- rope in
- rope off -
76 sail
[seil] 1. noun1) (a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.) ιστίο,πανί2) (a journey in a ship: a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.) κρουαζιέρα3) (an arm of a windmill.) φτερό ανεμόμυλου2. verb1) ((of a ship) to be moved by sails: The yacht sailed away.) πλέω,αρμενίζω2) (to steer or navigate a ship or boat: He sailed (the boat) to the island.) οδηγώ,κυβερνώ3) (to go in a ship or boat (with or without sails): I've never sailed through the Mediterranean.) ταξιδεύω(με πλοίο)4) (to begin a voyage: The ship sails today; My aunt sailed today.) αποπλέω5) (to travel on (the sea etc) in a ship: He sailed the North Sea.) διαπλέω6) (to move steadily and easily: Clouds sailed across the sky; He sailed through his exams; She sailed into the room.) κινούμαι/περνώ με άνεση•- sailing
- sailing-
- sailor
- in full sail -
77 savage
['sævi‹] 1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) άγριος,απολίτιστος2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) άγριος,σκληρός2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) (επιτίθεμαι και) κατασπαράσσω3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) άγριος,πρωτόγονος2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) κτήνος•- savagely- savageness
- savagery -
78 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) όραση2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) οπτικό πεδίο3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) αξιοθέατο4) (a view or glimpse.) άποψη,θέα5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) θέαμα6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) στόχαστρο2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) βλέπω,διακρίνω2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) στοχεύω•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
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79 snare
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80 speed trap
noun (a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit.) συσκευή ελέγχου ταχύτητας
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