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  • 1 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ρολόι (χεριού, τσέπης)
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) σκοπιά
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) βάρδια, σκοπιά
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) παρακολουθώ
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) προσέχω μη φανεί
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) προσέχω, φυλάγομαι από
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) προσέχω, επιβλέπω
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) καιροφυλαχτώ
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

    English-Greek dictionary > watch

  • 2 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) γυρίζω / περιστρέφω/-ομαι
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) κάνω μεταβολή, στρίβω, στρέφομαι
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) στρίβω
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) στρέφω
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) στρίβω
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) γίνομαι, μεταβάλλω/-ομαι, μετατρέπω/-ομαι
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) αλλάζω χρώμα
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) στροφή, στρίψιμο, περιστροφή
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) γύρα, βόλτα
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) στροφή
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) σειρά
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) νούμερο σε παράσταση
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    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

    English-Greek dictionary > turn

  • 3 guard

    1. verb
    1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) φρουρώ
    2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) φρουρώ, φυλάγομαι από
    2. noun
    1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) φρουρός, φρουρά / προφυλακτήρας, προστατευτικό κιγκλίδωμα
    2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) φρουρός, δεσμοφύλακας
    3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) προϊστάμενος αμαξοστοιχίας
    4) (the act or duty of guarding.) φρούρηση, φύλαξη, επαγρύπνηση
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    - guardedly
    - guard of honour
    - keep guard on
    - keep guard
    - off guard
    - on guard
    - stand guard

    English-Greek dictionary > guard

  • 4 responsible

    [-səbl]
    1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) υπεύθυνος
    2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) υπεύθυνος, με ευθύνες
    3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) υπεύθυνος, υπαίτιος
    4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) υπεύθυνος, με αίσθηση υπευθυνότητας
    5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) υπεύθυνος

    English-Greek dictionary > responsible

  • 5 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]

    English-Greek dictionary > rest

  • 6 entrust

    (to give into the care of another; to trust (somebody with something): I entrusted this secret to her; I entrusted her with the duty of locking up.) εμπιστεύομαι

    English-Greek dictionary > entrust

  • 7 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) πέφτω
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) πέφτω
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) πέφτω
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) `πέφτω`
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) περιέρχομαι σε μία κατάσραση(αποκοιμιέμαι,ερωτεύομαι κλπ.)
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) λαχαίνω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) πτώση,πέσιμο
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) πτώση
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) πτώση
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) φθινόπωρο
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    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through

    English-Greek dictionary > fall

  • 8 heavy

    ['hevi]
    1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) βαρύς
    2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) κάποιου βάρους
    3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) δυνατός,μεγάλος
    4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) μανιώδης
    5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) βαρύς
    6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) βαρύς,δύσκολος
    7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) βαρύς,δύσπεπτος
    8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) βαρύς,αδέξιος
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    - heaviness
    - heavy-duty
    - heavy industry
    - heavyweight
    - heavy going
    - a heavy heart
    - make heavy weather of

    English-Greek dictionary > heavy

  • 9 must

    1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
    1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) πρέπει(να)
    2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) πρέπει(να),ασφαλώς
    3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) οφείλω,πρέπει(να)
    2. noun
    (something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) απαραίτητο πράγμα

    English-Greek dictionary > must

  • 10 ought

    [o:t]
    negative short form - oughtn't; verb
    1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) οφείλω,θα έπρεπε
    2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) θα έπρεπε

    English-Greek dictionary > ought

  • 11 undertake

    past tense - undertook; verb
    1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) αναλαμβάνω
    2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) αναλαμβάνω την υποχρέωση, υπόσχομαι
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    - undertaking

    English-Greek dictionary > undertake

  • 12 Charge

    v. trans. or absol.
    Attack: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (dat.), εἰσβάλλειν (εἰς or πρός, acc.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), εἰσπίπτειν (πρός, acc.), ἐμπίπτειν (dat.) (Xen., also Ar.), V. ἐφορμᾶν (dat.) or pass. (rare P.), P. προσφέρεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτίθεσθαι (dat.); see Attack.
    Demand as payment: P. and V. εἰσπράσσεσθαι; see Exact.
    He charges half the amount to himself, the rest is reckoned as theirs: P. τὸ μὲν ἥμισυ αὑτῷ τίθησι τὸ δὲ τούτοις λελόγισται (Lys. 211.)
    Intrust: Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν (τινί τι), P. πιστεύειν (τινί τι), ἐγχειρίζειν (τινί τι), V. εἰσχειρίζειν (τινί τι).
    Exhort, command: P. and V. κελεύειν (acc.), ἐπιτάσσειν (dat.), προστάσσειν (dat.), ἐπιστέλλειν (dat.), ἐπισκήπτειν (dat.), Ar. and V. ἐφίεσθαι (dat.), V. ἐξεφίεσθαι (absol.).
    Accuse: see Accuse.
    Fill: P. and V. πληροῦν, ἐμπιπλάναι, πιμπλάναι (rare P. uncompounded), γεμίζειν.
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    subs.
    Attack: P. and V. προσβολή, ἡ, εἰσβολή, ἡ, P. ἐπίθεσις, ἡ, ἐπιχείρησις, ἡ, ἔφοδος, ἡ, ἐπιδρομή, ἡ.
    Rush: P. and V. ὁρμή, ἡ, V. ῥιπή, ἡ, Ar. and P. ῥύμη. ἡ.
    Run: P. and V. δρόμος, ὁ.
    Of ships: P. and V. ἐμβολή, ἡ.
    Like a bull ready for the charge, he bellows fiercely: V. ταῦρος ὣς εἰς ἐμβολὴν δεινὰ μυκᾶται (Eur., H.F. 869).
    Price: P. ὠνή, ἡ, Ar. and P. τιμή, ἡ; see Price.
    Exaction: P. εἴσπραξις, ἡ.
    Expense: P. and V. δαπάνη, ἡ.
    At his own charges: P. τοῖς αὑτοῦ τέλεσι, τοῖς ἰδίοις τέλεσι.
    At the public charge: P. δημοσία.
    Duty, task: P. and V. ἔργον, τό; see Task.
    Guardianship: P. ἐπιτροπεία, ἡ.
    Something intrusted to one's care: V. μέλημα, τό, φρούρημα, τό.
    Put in charge of: Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν (τινί τι); see Intrust.
    Take charge of: P. and V. ἐπιστατεῖν (dat.), θεραπεύειν (acc.), Ar. and P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι (gen.), V. κηδεύειν (acc.), μέλεσθαι (gen.); see Manage, Guard.
    Command: P. πρόσταγμα, τό, ἐπίταγμα, τό, V. ἐντολή, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), κέλευσμα, τό, κελευσμός, ὁ, ἐφετμή, ἡ, ἐπιστολαί, αἱ.
    I impose this service as a charge upon you: V. ὑμῖν... τήνδʼ ἐπισκήπτω χάριν (Soph., Aj. 566).
    Accusation: see Accusation.
    On a charge of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).

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

  • 13 Trust

    subs.
    P. and V. πίστις, ἡ.
    Boldness, confidence: P. and V. θράσος, τό, θάρσος, τό.
    Assurance: P. and V. πίστις, ἡ.
    Hope: P. and V. ἐλπίς ἡ.
    Something committed to one: P. παρακαταθήκη, ἡ.
    Till then we will keep ( your land) on trust: P. μέχρι τοῦδε ἕξομεν παρακαταθήκην (Thuc. 2, 72).
    Charge committed to one's care: V. μέλημα, τό; see Task, Duty.
    Credit: P. and V. πίστις, ἡ.
    Take on trust ( without examination): P. ἀβασανίστως δέχεσθαι (acc.), (Thuc. 1, 20).
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. πιστεύειν (dat.), πείθεσθαι (dat.).
    Be confident: P. and V. θαρσεῖν.
    Trust to, base one's confidence on: P. and V. πιστεύειν (dat.), P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι (dat.).
    Trusting to, adj.: P. and V. πίσυνος (dat.) (Thuc.), V. πιστός (dat.).
    Intrust: Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν, P. πιστεύειν, διαπιστεύειν, ἐγχειρίζειν, V. εἰσχειρίζειν; see Intrust.
    absol., hope: P. and V. ἐλπίζειν.
    Be confident: P. and V. πιστεύειν, θαρσεῖν, πείθεσθαι; see under Confident.

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

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