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  • 21 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) δρόμος, δίοδος
    2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) δρόμος
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) οδός
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) απόσταση
    5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) τρόπος
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) άποψη, τρόπος
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) συνήθεια
    8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) δρόμος, πορεία
    2. adverb
    ((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) κατά πολύ
    - wayside
    - be/get on one's way
    - by the way
    - fall by the wayside
    - get/have one's own way
    - get into / out of the way of doing something
    - get into / out of the way of something
    - go out of one's way
    - have a way with
    - have it one's own way
    - in a bad way
    - in
    - out of the/someone's way
    - lose one's way
    - make one's way
    - make way for
    - make way
    - under way
    - way of life
    - ways and means

    English-Greek dictionary > way

  • 22 While

    conj.
    P. and V. ἕως, ἐν ᾧ. Ar. and P. ἐν ὅσῳ, V. ἔστε (also Xen.).
    For a while, adv.: P. and V. τέως.
    For a long while: P. and V. μακρὸν χρόνος; see Long.
    It is worth while: P. and V. ἄξιόν ἐστι (or omit ἐστι) (with infin.).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    While away: P. and V. τρίβειν, διάγειν; see Spend.

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

  • 23 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) κρατώ
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) κρατώ
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) κρατώ
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) αντέχω,βαστώ
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) κρατώ
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) περιέχω,χωρώ
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) οργανώνω,διενεργώ
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) κρατώ
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) διατηρώ
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) θεωρώ,υποστηρίζω
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) ισχύω
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) δεσμεύω
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) υπερασπίζομαι
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) συγκρατώ
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) κρατώ
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) κρατώ
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) γιορτάζω
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) κατέχω
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) βαστώ,διατηρούμαι
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) περιμένω(στο τηλέφωνο)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) κρατώ(νότα)
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) φυλάγω
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) επιφυλάσσω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) πιάσιμο,κράτημα
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) εξουσία,επιρροή
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) λαβή
    •
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) αμπάρι

    English-Greek dictionary > hold

  • 24 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) κρατώ, φυλάγω
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) κρατώ
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) διατηρώ, τηρώ
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) συνεχίζω
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) κρατώ
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) φροντίζω, διατηρώ
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) διατηρούμαι
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) κρατώ (ενήμερο)
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) καθυστερώ
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) συντηρώ
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) κρατώ
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) γιορτάζω
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) συντήρηση, έξοδα συντηρήσεως
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

    English-Greek dictionary > keep

  • 25 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) σταματώ
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) σταματώ,εμποδίζω
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) (αυτοπ.)σταματώ
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) κλείνω,βουλώνω
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) παίζω νότα πνευστού οργάνου(με τρύπες)
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) μένω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) στάση,σταμάτημα
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) στάση
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) τελεία
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) σαν τρύπα(φλάουτου),κλειδί(κλαρίνου)
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) πώμα,τάπα,τακάκι
    •
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up

    English-Greek dictionary > stop

  • 26 suit

    [su:t] 1. noun
    1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) κοστούμι
    2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) στολή
    3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) (δικαστική) υπόθεση, αγωγή
    4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) πρόταση (γάμου)
    5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) `φυλή` της τράπουλας
    2. verb
    1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) με βολέυει
    2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) μου πάει
    3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) προσαρμόζω
    •
    - suitor
    - suitcase
    - follow suit
    - suit down to the ground
    - suit oneself

    English-Greek dictionary > suit

  • 27 qualify

    1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) επιτρέπω: παρέχω τα προσόντα, δίνω τα απαραίτητα εφόδια: είμαι κατάλληλος, διαθέτω τα τυπικά προσόντα
    2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) αποκτώ τα τυπικά προσόντα
    3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) προκρίνω/-ομαι
    4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) προσδιορίζω
    •
    - qualified
    - qualifying

    English-Greek dictionary > qualify

  • 28 search

    [sə: ] 1. verb
    1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) ψάχνω(να βρω)
    2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) ψάχνω,κάνω σωματική έρευνα
    2. noun
    (an act of searching: His search did not take long.) έρευνα,αναζήτηση,ψάξιμο
    - searching
    - searchingly
    - searchlight
    - search party
    - search warrant
    - in search of

    English-Greek dictionary > search

  • 29 wait

    [weit] 1. verb
    1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) περιμένω
    2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) περιμένω, προσμένω
    3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) σερβίρω, εξυπηρετώ
    2. noun
    (an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) αναμονή
    - waiting-list
    - waiting-room

    English-Greek dictionary > wait

  • 30 terminal

    ['tə:minəl] 1. noun
    1) (a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport: an air terminal.) τερματικός σταθμός, κεντρικό κτίριο αερολιμένα
    2) (a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses: a bus terminal.) σταθμός λεωφορείων
    3) (in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc: the positive/negative terminal.) πόλος
    4) (a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated.) τερματικό
    2. adjective
    ((of an illness etc) in the final stage before death: This ward is for patients with terminal cancer.) τερματικός, στο τελευταίο στάδιο

    English-Greek dictionary > terminal

  • 31 world

    [wə:ld]
    1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) κόσμος
    2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) κόσμος
    3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) κόσμος, πλανήτης
    4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) κόσμος
    5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) κόσμος, πληθυσμός, είδος
    6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) κόσμος, νοοτροπία ανθρώπων
    7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) (-πολύ καλό)
    •
    - worldliness
    - worldwide
    - World Wide Web
    - the best of both worlds
    - for all the world
    - out of this world
    - what in the world? - what in the world

    English-Greek dictionary > world

  • 32 drag

    [dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb
    1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) τραβώ
    2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) σέρνω
    3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) σέρνομαι
    4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) ερευνώ το βυθό
    5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) τραβώ σε μάκρος
    2. noun
    1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) κώλυμα
    2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) ρουφηξιά
    3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) αγγαρεία
    4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) (αργκό) γυναικείο ντύσιμο από άνδρες, ντύσιμο τραβεστί

    English-Greek dictionary > drag

  • 33 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) σταματώ
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) παρατώ
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) παραδίδω/-ομαι
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) αφιερώνω
    5) ((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

    English-Greek dictionary > give up

  • 34 ladder

    ['lædə] 1. noun
    1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) (κινητή) σκαλά
    2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) πόντος
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) φεύγει πόντος

    English-Greek dictionary > ladder

  • 35 life

    plural - lives; noun
    1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) ζωή
    2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) ζωή
    3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) ζωντάνια
    4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) ζωή
    5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) ζωή
    6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) ζωή, μορφή ζωής
    7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) βιογραφία
    8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ισόβια (δεσμά)
    •
    - lifelike
    - life-and-death
    - lifebelt
    - lifeboat
    - lifebuoy
    - life-cycle
    - life expectancy
    - lifeguard
    - life-jacket
    - lifeline
    - lifelong
    - life-saving
    - life-sized
    - life-size
    - lifetime
    - as large as life
    - bring to life
    - come to life
    - for life
    - the life and soul of the party
    - not for the life of me
    - not on your life!
    - take life
    - take one's life
    - take one's life in one's hands
    - to the life

    English-Greek dictionary > life

  • 36 old

    [əuld]
    1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) γέρος,ηλικιωμένος,μεγάλος
    2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) ηλικίας
    3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) παλιός
    4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) παλιός
    5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) αρχαίος,παλιός
    •
    - old boy/girl
    - old-fashioned
    - old hand
    - old maid
    - the old

    English-Greek dictionary > old

  • 37 rally

    ['ræli] 1. verb
    1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι / ανασυντάσσω/-ομαι
    2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) επιστρατεύω, συσπειρώνω/-ομαι
    3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) συνέρχομαι, αναλαμβάνω
    2. noun
    1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) συγκέντρωση, συλλαλητήριο
    2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) ράλλυ
    3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) ανάρρωση, ανάκτηση (δυνάμεων)
    4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) εναλλαγή κτυπημάτων
    •

    English-Greek dictionary > rally

  • 38 shaft

    1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) λαβή εργαλείου,στιλιάρι,κοντάρι
    2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) ρυμός
    3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) άξονας
    4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) φρέαρ,φρεάτιο
    5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) δέσμη φωτός

    English-Greek dictionary > shaft

  • 39 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) μένω
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) παραμένω
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) διαμονή,παραμονή
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up

    English-Greek dictionary > stay

  • 40 tramp

    [træmp] 1. verb
    1) (to walk with heavy footsteps: He tramped up the stairs.) περπατώ βαριά
    2) (to walk usually for a long distance: She loves tramping over the hills.) πεζοπορώ
    2. noun
    1) (a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging: He gave his old coat to a tramp.) αλήτης
    2) (a long walk.) πεζοπορία
    3) (the sound of heavy footsteps.) ποδοβολητό
    4) ((also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route.) φορτηγό πλοίο
    5) ((American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men.) πόρνη, τσούλα

    English-Greek dictionary > tramp

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