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1 give the go-by
(to ignore in an unfriendly way: I think we'll give all his stupid suggestions the go-by.) αγνοώ, προσπερνώ -
2 give the show away
(to make known a secret, trick etc.) βγάζω την υπόθεση στη φόρα -
3 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) κύρια σημεία, ουσία -
4 Give
v. trans.P. and V. διδόναι, νέμειν, δωρεῖσθαι (Plat.), παρέχειν, V. πορσύνειν, πορεῖν ( 2nd aor.), Ar. and V. ὀπάζειν.Confer: P. and V. προσφέρειν, προστιθέναι, P. ἀπονέμειν.Lend, afford: P. and V. ἐνδιδόναι.They would attack us in conjunction with the Sicilians whose alliance they would have given much to secure ere this: P. συνεπιθεῖντο ἂν μετὰ Σικελιωτῶν οὓς πρὸ πολλῶν ἂν ἐτιμήσαντο συμμάχους γενέσθαι ἐν τῷ πρὶν χρόνῳ (Thuc. 6, 10; cf. also Dem. 299).Give away, fling away without return: P. and V. προπίνειν, P. προΐεσθαιGive away in marriage: P. and V. ἐκδίδοναι (or mid.).Give forth, emit: P. and V. ἀφιέναι, ἐξιέναι, ἀνιέναι, ἀναδιδόναι, ἐκβάλλειν, V. μεθιέναι, ἐξανιέναι, προπέμπειν, ἐκπέμπειν; see also Utter.Give in: P. ἀποφέρειν; v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐνδιδόναι; see give way.Give out: see Distribute, Announce.Fail, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκλείπειν, ἐλλείπειν, Ar. and V. λείπειν (rare P.), Ar. and P. ἐπιλείπειν.Give up ( for torture): P. ἐκδιδόναι.Relinquish: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), μεθιέναι, Ar. and V. μεθίεσθαι (gen.), V. διαμεθιέναι; see also Renounce.It is not yet seven years since I have given up sea-faring: P. οὔπω ἔτη ἐστὶν ἑπτὰ ἀφʼ οὗ τὸ πλεῖν καταλέλυκα (Dem. 893).Give oneself up for lost: P. προΐεσθαι ἑαυτόν (Thuc. 2, 51).Give way: P. and V. εἴκειν, ὑπείκειν, συγχωρεῖν, ἐκχωρεῖν, Ar. and P. παραχωρεῖν, ὑποχωρεῖν; see under Way.Give way to: P. and V. ἐνδιδόναι (dat.) (Eur., Tro. 687). συγχωρεῖν (dat.), εἴκειν (dat.), ὑπείκειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ὑποχωρεῖν (dat.), παραχωρεῖν (dat.), V. ἐκχωρεῖν (dat.), ἐξίστασθαι (dat.), προσχωρεῖν (dat.), P. ὑποκατακλίνεσθαι (dat.).Give play to: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).Indulge: P. and V. χαρίζεσθαι (dat.).Given, not asked: V. δωρητὸς οὐκ αἰτητός (Soph., O.R. 384).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Give
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5 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) χαρίζω2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) μαρτυρώ, προδίδω / αποκαλυπτική ένδειξη -
6 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) σταματώ2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) παρατώ3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) παραδίδω/-ομαι4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) αφιερώνω5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) θεωρώ χαμένο, ξεγράφω -
7 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) δίνω προτεραιότητα2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) υποχωρώ3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) υποχωρώ -
8 give in
1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) παραδίνομαι2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) παραδίνω -
9 give out
1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) μοιράζω2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) εξαντλούμαι3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) παράγω -
10 give or take
(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) περίπου, πάνω-κάτω -
11 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) ξεφεύγω από(κάποιον) -
12 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) ξεφεύγω από(κάποιον) -
13 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) απαλάσσω λόγω αμφιβολιώνEnglish-Greek dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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14 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) σνομπάρω -
15 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) απαλάσσω λόγω αμφιβολιώνEnglish-Greek dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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16 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) σνομπάρω -
17 give chase
(to chase: The thieves ran off and the policeman gave chase.) παίρνω στο κυνήγι -
18 give
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) δίνω τα παπούτσια στο χέρι, απολύω -
19 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) κατσαδιάζω -
20 give back
(to return something: She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.) επιστρέφω
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