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1 criticize
1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) κατακρίνω2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) κρίνω -
2 criticize
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3 backbite
verb (to criticize a person when he is not present.) κακολογώ -
4 be hard on
1) (to punish or criticize severely: Don't be too hard on the boy - he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.) είμαι αυστηρός σε2) (to be unfair to: If you punish all the children for the broken window it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.) είμαι άδικος για -
5 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) προσβλητικότητα -
6 butt
I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) κουτουλώ- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) στόχος πειραγμάτων2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).) υποκόπανος, κοντάκι2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.) αποτσίγαρο3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) (χυδ.) πισινός -
7 censure
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8 condemn
[kən'dem]1) (to criticize as morally wrong or evil: Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.) κατακρίνω2) (to sentence to (a punishment): She was condemned to death.) καταδικάζω3) (to declare (a building) to be unfit to use: These houses have been condemned.) χαρακτηρίζω ως ακατάλληλο ή επικίνδυνο (πχ. οίκημα)•- condemned cell -
9 crab
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10 critic
['kritik]1) (a person who judges or comments on books, art etc: He is the book critic for the local newspaper.) κριτικός2) (a person who finds fault: His critics would say that he is unsuitable for the job.) (επι)κριτής•- critical- critically
- criticize
- criticise
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11 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) επικρίνω -
12 get on at
(to criticize (a person) continually or frequently: My wife is always getting on at me.) κριτικάρω -
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
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14 nag
[næɡ]past tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) γκρινιάζω- nagging -
15 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) εκφέρω γνώμη / κρίση, κατακρίνω -
16 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) εκφέρω γνώμη / κρίση, κατακρίνω -
17 pick holes in
(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) ασκώ κριτική/βρίσκω τρωτά σημεία -
18 scold
[skəuld](to criticize or blame loudly and angrily: She scolded the child for coming home so late.) μαλώνω,κατσαδιάζω- scolding -
19 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) σφαγή2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) σφαγή2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) σφάζω2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) σφαγιάζω3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) κατακρεουργώ/κάνω με τα κρεμμυδάκια• -
20 talking-to
noun (a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them: I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!) κατσάδα
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