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  • 1 action

    ['ækʃən]
    1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) δράση, ενέργεια
    2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) κίνηση
    3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) αγωγή, μήνυση
    4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) η υπόθεση έργου, πχ. θεατρικού
    5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) μάχη
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    - out of action

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  • 2 measure

    ['meʒə] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) μέτρο/μεζούρα
    2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) μονάδα μετρήσεως
    3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) σύστημα μετρήσεως
    4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) μέτρο
    5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) μέτρο
    6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) (μουσική)διάστημα
    2. verb
    1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.)
    2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.)
    3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.)
    4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.)
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    - beyond measure
    - for good measure
    - full measure
    - made to measure
    - measure out
    - measure up

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  • 3 galvanise

    1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) επιψευδαργυρώνω, γαλβανίζω
    2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) εμψυχώνω

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  • 4 galvanize

    1) (to cover (iron or steel) with a thin layer of zinc to prevent it rusting.) επιψευδαργυρώνω, γαλβανίζω
    2) ((with into) to cause or move (a person) to do something: The threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.) εμψυχώνω

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  • 5 prod

    [prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb
    1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) σπρώχνω, κεντρίζω, τσιγκλώ
    2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) ωθώ,παροτρύνω
    2. noun
    (an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) σπρωξιά, κέντρισμα

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  • 6 reserve

    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) κρατώ (θέση), κλείνω
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) φυλάγω, προορίζω
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.)
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.)
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.)
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.)
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    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve

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  • 7 Vent

    subs.
    Way of escape: P. and V. ἔξοδος, ἡ.
    Opportunity: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ.
    Give vent to, put into action: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Be carried away by: P. and V. ἐκφέρεσθαι (dat.); see vent, v.
    Express: P. and V. ἀποφαίνεσθαι; see Express.
    Utter: P. and V. ἀφιέναι, V. γεγωνεῖν, γεγωνίσκειν, Ar. and V. ἐξαυδᾶν (or mid.), αὐδᾶν (or mid.); see Utter.
    Show: P. and V. φαίνειν, δηλοῦν, δεικνύναι; see Show.
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἀφιέναι.
    Vent one's wrath on a person: P. τὴν ὀργὴν ἀφιέναι εἰς (acc.) (Dem. 74), ὀργὴν ἐφίεναι (dat.) (Plat., Legg. 731D) (cp. Eur., Hec. 1128), V. θυμὸν ἀφιέναι εἰς (acc.) (Soph., Ant. 1088), ἐπιρρέπειν μῆνιν (dat.) (Æsch., Eum. 888); see Visit.
    He vented upon them a frightful curse: V. ἐκ δʼ ἔπνευσʼ αὐτοῖς ἀρὰς δεινάς (Eur., Phoen. 876).
    Vent not your bitter wrath upon this land: V. τῇ γῇ τῇδε μὴ βαρὺν κότον σκήψησθε (Æsch., Eum. 800).

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  • 8 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) ρολό
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) ψωμάκι, φραντζολάκι
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) κουτρουβάλα, στριφογύρισμα
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) κούνημα
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) μπουμπουνητό
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) δίπλα
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) τυμπανοκρουσία
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) κυλώ, τσουλάω
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) κυλώ
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) τυλίγω
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) ανοίγω (φύλλο): ισοπεδώνω, στρώνω
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) κάνω μπάλα, κάνω ρολό
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) τυλίγω
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) ανοίγω (φύλλο): ισοπεδώνω, στρώνω
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) κουνιέμαι, μποτζάρω
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) μπουμπουνίζω
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) κινώ κυκλικά τα μάτια μου
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) ταξιδεύω με τροχοφόρο
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) κυματίζω ελαφρά
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) περνώ
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) κάνω πατίνι
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) κατάλογος ονομάτων

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  • 9 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) μιλώ
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) κουβεντιάζω, κουτσομπολεύω
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) συζητώ
    2. noun
    1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) συζήτηση, κουβέντα/ συνομιλία
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) ομιλία
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) κουτσομπολιό
    4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) λόγια
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    - talking book
    - talking head
    - talking-point
    - talk show
    - talking-to
    - talk back
    - talk big
    - talk down to
    - talk someone into / out of doing
    - talk into / out of doing
    - talk someone into / out of
    - talk into / out of
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk sense/nonsense
    - talk shop

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  • 10 Drop

    subs.
    V. σταγών, ἡ, στάγμα, τό, στάλαγμα, τό, λιβάδες, αἱ, Ar. and V. σταλαγμός, ὁ, ῥανίς, ἡ.
    Of rain: P. and V. ψακάς, ἡ (Xen.), Ar. and V. ῥανίς, ἡ.
    Of tears: use teAr.
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    v. trans.
    Liquid: P. and V. λείβειν (Plat. but rare P.), V. στάζειν, καταστάζειν.
    Let fall: P. and V. μεθιέναι, ἐκβάλλειν, V. παριέναι.
    Let drop: met., P. and V. μεθιέναι.
    Let down: P. and V. καθιέναι.
    Drop ( a word): P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν; see Utter.
    Drop ( a hint): use v., hint.
    Drop ( an action at law): P. καθυφιέναι (absol. or with acc.), διαγράφεσθαι (absol.) (Dem. 501), Ar. and P. διαγράφειν δίκην.
    If we drop any of our plans: P. εἰ καθυφείμεθά τι τῶν πραγμάτων (Dem. 30).
    Drop into: Ar. ἐνστάζειν (τί τινι), ἐνσταλάζειν (τι εἴς τι).
    met., fall into: see fall into.
    Drop ( let fall) over: V. καταστάζειν (τί τινος).
    V. intrans. Fall: P. and V. πίπτειν, ἐκπίπτειν; see Fall.
    Drop with: see Drip.
    Drip: P. and V. λείβεσθαι (Plat. but rare P.), καταστάζειν (Xen.), στάζειν (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἀποστάζειν, σταλάσσειν, διαρραίνεσθαι.
    Go down (of wind, etc.): see Abate.
    Drop off: lit., P. and V. παραρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν, Ar. and P. ἐκρεῖν, P. περιρρεῖν; met., P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.

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  • 11 Fall

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. πίπτειν, καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), V. πίτνειν.
    Falling star: V. διοπετὴς ἀστήρ, ὁ (Eur., frag.).
    Fall in ruins: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, καταρρήγνυσθαι, P. περικαταρρεῖν, V. ἐρείπεσθαι;
    met., be ruined: P. and V. σφάλλεσθαι, πίπτειν (rare P.); see under Ruin.
    Die: P. and V. τελευτᾶν; see Die.
    Fall in battle: V. πίπτειν.
    Drop, go down: P. and V. ἀνιέναι; see Abate.
    Of price: P. ἀνίεναι, ἐπανίεναι.
    The price of corn fell: P. ἐπανῆκεν (ἐπανίεναι) ὁ σῖτος (Dem. 889).
    Fall against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.)
    Fall asleep: V. εἰς ὕπνον πίπτειν, or use v. sleep.
    Fall away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.
    Stand aloof: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι, ἀποστατεῖν (Plat.).
    Fall back: P. and V. ἀναπίπτειν; of an army: see Retire.
    Fall back on, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.).
    Fall behind: P. and V. ὑστερεῖν, λείπεσθαι.
    Fall down: P. and V. καταπίπτειν (Eur., Cycl.), or use fall.
    Fall down or before: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (acc. or dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν (acc. or dat.), see Worship.
    Fall foul of: P. συμπίπτειν (dat. or πρός, acc.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), προσβάλλειν (πρός, acc.); see dash against. met., P. προσκρούειν (dat. or absol.).
    Fall from (power, etc.): P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν (gen. or ἐκ, gen.).
    Fall in, subside: P. ἱζάνειν (Thuc. 2, 76).
    Collapse: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, πίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρήγνυσθαι, καταρρεῖν.
    Of debts: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι.
    Fall in love with: P. and V. ἐρᾶν (gen.), V. εἰς ἔρον πίπτειν (gen.); see Love.
    Fall in with, meet: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), συντυγχάνειν (dat.; V. gen.), ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), ἀπαντᾶν (dat.); see meet, light upon; met., accept: P. and V. δέχεσθαι, ἐνδέχεσθαι.
    Fall into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P εἰς, acc.; V. acc. alone or dat. alone), πίπτειν (εἰς, acc.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.); met., fall into misfortune, etc.: P. and V. περιπίπτειν (dat.), εμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.). πίπτειν εἰς (acc.), V. συμπίπτειν (dat.); of a river: see discharge itself into.
    Fall off: T. ἀποπίπτειν; see tumble off.
    Slip off: P. περιρρεῖν.
    Fall away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν;
    met., stand aloof: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι, ἀποστατεῖν (Plat.).
    Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν, ἐξίστασθαι.
    Become less: P. μειοῦσθαι.
    Fall on: see fall upon.
    Fall out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, P. ἀποπίπτειν; met., see Quarrel, Happen.
    Fall over, stumble against: P. and V. πταίειν (πρός, dat.).
    Fall overboard: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
    Fall short: see under Short.
    Fall through: P. and V. οὐ προχωρεῖν; see Fail.
    Fall to ( one's lot): P. and V. προσγίγνεσθαι (dat.), συμβαίνειν (dat.), λαγχάνειν (dat.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἐπιρρέπειν (absol.), P. ἐπιβάλλειν (absol.).
    Fall to ( in eating). — Ye who hungered before, fall to on the hare: Ar. ἀλλʼ ὦ πρὸ τοῦ πεινῶντες ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων ( Pax, 1312).
    Fall to pieces: Ar. and P. διαπίπτειν; see fall away, collapse.
    Fall to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι; see address oneself to.
    Fall upon a weapon: Ar. and P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), V. πίπτειν περί (dat.).
    Fall on one's knees: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν; see under Knee.
    Attack: P. and V. προσπίπτειν (dat.). εἰσπίπτειν (πρός, acc.), ἐπέχειν (ἐπί, dat.), ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat., rarely acc.), προσβάλλειν (dat.), εἰσβάλλειν (εἰς or πρός, acc.). ἐμπίπτειν (dat.) (Xen., also Ar.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat. or acc.) (Xen.), V. ἐφορμᾶν (or pass.) ( dat) (rare P.), P. προσφέρεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιφέρεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτίθεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.).
    Night fell upon the action: P. νὺξ ἐπεγένετο τῷ ἔργῳ (Thuc. 4, 25).
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    subs.
    P. and V. πτῶμα, τό (Plat.), V. πέσημα, τό.
    met., downfall: P. and V. διαφθορά, ἡ, ὄλεθρος, ὁ; see Downfall.
    Capture ( of a town): P. and V. ἅλωσις, ἡ, P. αἵρεσις, ἡ.
    In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.
    Fall of snow. — It was winter and there was a fall of snow: P. χειμὼν ἦν καὶ ὑπένιφε (Thuc. 4, 103).
    Fall of rain: Ar. and P. ὑετός, ὁ, ὕδωρ, τό; see Rain.
    Fall of the year, autumn: P. μετόπωρον, τό. φθινόπωρον, τό, Ar. and V. ὀπώρα, ἡ.

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  • 12 screw

    [skru:] 1. noun
    1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) βίδα/προπέλα
    2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) στρίψιμο
    2. verb
    1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) βιδώνω
    2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) βιδώνω,ξεβιδώνω
    3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) γαμώ,πηδώ
    4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) εξαπατώ
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    - be/get screwed
    - have a screw loose
    - put the screws on
    - screw up
    - screw up one's courage

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  • 13 tear

    I [tiə] noun
    (a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) δάκρυ
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears     II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) σκίζω
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) σκίζομαι
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) τρέχω / ορμώ
    2. noun
    (a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) σκίσιμο
    - be torn between one thing and another
    - be torn between
    - tear oneself away
    - tear away
    - tear one's hair
    - tear up

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  • 14 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) αιχμή,άκρη,μύτη
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) ακρωτήρι,κάβος
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) σημείο,στιγμή,τελεία
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) σημείο
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) στιγμή
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) σημείο,βαθμός,στιγμή,υποδιαίρεση
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) σημείο σε πυξίδα
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) πόντος
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) θέμα,ζήτημα/επιχείρημα
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) λόγος,σκοπιμότητα
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) στοιχείο,χαρακτηριστικό
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ρευματοδότης,πρίζα
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) σημαδεύω,στρέφω
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) δείχνω
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) αρμολογώ,γεμίζω τα κενά
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    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes

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  • 15 to

    1. [tə,tu] preposition
    1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) σε
    2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) ως
    3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) μέχρι
    4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) σε, με
    5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) σε, για
    6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) σε
    7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) από, σε σχέση / σύγκριση με, έναντι
    8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) προς
    9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (για) να
    10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)
    2. [tu:] adverb
    1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) να
    2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) κλειστός
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  • 16 Adopt

    v. trans.
    Into a family: P. ποιεῖσθαι, εἰσποιεῖσθαι.
    Get adopted: P. εἰσποιεῖν.
    Get oneself adopted: P. ἑαυτὸν εἰσποιεῖν.
    Adopt a course of action: P. and V. αἱρεῖσθαι, P. προαιρεῖσθαι.
    Put into force, use: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Adopt new manners: V. μεθαρμόσαι τρόπους νέους (Æsch., P.V. 309).

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  • 17 Deposit

    subs.
    At a bank: P. παρακαταθήκη, ἡ.
    Mortgage: P. ὑποθήκη, ἡ.
    Caution-money: Ar. and P. θέσις, ἡ, P. ἀρραβών, ὁ.
    Money paid into court before an action: P. παρακαταβολή, ἡ, Ar. πρυτανεῖα, τά.
    Pay a deposit into court, v.; P. παρακαταβάλλειν.
    Deposit brought down by a river, subs.: P. πρόσχωσις, ἡ.
    The river being large is always forming deposits: P. μέγας ὢν ὁ ποταμὸς προσχοῖ ἀεί (Thuc. 2, 102).
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    v. trans.
    Ar. and P. κατατιθέναι (or mid.), P. καταβάλλειν.
    Deposit with: P. κατατιθέναι (or mid.) (εἰς, acc., or παρά, dat.).
    Place: P. and V. τιθέναι; see Place.

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

  • 18 duty

    ['dju:ti]
    plural - duties; noun
    1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) υποχρέωση,χρέος
    2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) καθήκον
    3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) φόρος,δασμός
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    - dutiful
    - duty-free
    - off duty
    - on duty

    English-Greek dictionary > duty

  • 19 exert

    [iɡ'zə:t]
    1) (to bring forcefully into use or action: He likes to exert his authority.) ασκώ
    2) (to force (oneself) to make an effort: Please exert yourselves.) καταβάλλω προσπάθεια
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    English-Greek dictionary > exert

  • 20 force

    [fo:s] 1. noun
    1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) δύναμη,ισχύς/βία
    2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) δύναμη
    3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) δύναμη
    2. verb
    1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) αναγκάζω
    2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) καταφέρνω με το ζόρι
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    - forceful
    - forcefully
    - forces
    - in
    - into force

    English-Greek dictionary > force

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