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1 proverb
['provə:b](a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') παροιμία- proverbially -
2 stimulus
['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) ερέθισμα2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) κίνητρο,έναυσμα -
3 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) θετικός2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) σαφής,κατηγορηματικός3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) σίγουρος,κατηγορηματικός4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) απόλυτος,σκέτος5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) θετικός,αισιόδοξος6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) θετικός βαθμός(επιθέτου)7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) θετικός(αριθμός κλπ.)8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) θετικά φορτισμένος(ηλεκτρόνιο)2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) θετικό φωτογραφίας2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) θετικός(βαθμός)•- positively -
4 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) δείχνω2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) φαίνομαι3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) παρουσιάζω,προβάλλω,εκθέτω4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) δείχνω5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) (καθ)οδηγώ,συνοδεύω,γυρίζω6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) δείχνω,επιδεικνύω7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) αποδεικνύω8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) δείχνω2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) θέαμα,παράσταση,ψυχαγωγικό πρόγραμμα,έκθεση2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) επίδειξη3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) προσποίηση4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) φιγούρα,δημιουργία εντυπώσεων5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) προσπάθεια,εμφάνιση•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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5 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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6 Heart
subs.Centre: P. and V. τὸ μέσον.Interior of a country: P. μεσογεία, ἡ.Seat of the feelings: P. and V. ψυχή, ἡ, Ar. and V. καρδία, ἡ, θυμός, ὁ, κέαρ, τό, φρήν, ἡ, or pl., V. σπλάγχνον, τό, or pl., ἧπαρ, τό.Have the heart to, v.; P. and V. ἀξιοῦν (infin.), δικαιοῦν (infin.), V. τολμᾶν (infin.), ἐπαξιοῦν (infin.), Ar. and V. τλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (infin.).Take to heart: P. ἐνθύμιον ποιεῖσθαί (τί).Be vexed at: P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.), V. πικρῶς φέρειν (acc.).An honest grief I know goes to the heart: V. χωρεῖ πρὸς ἧπαρ, οἶδα, γενναία δύη (Soph., Aj. 938).Take heart: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. θαρσύνειν, P. ἀναρρωσθῆναι (aor. pass. of ἀναρρωννύναι).Smitten to the heart: V. φρένας... εἰς αὐτὰς τυπείς (Æsch., P.V. 361).Speak from the heart: V. λέγειν... τὸν ἐκ φρενὸς λόγον (Æsch., Choe. 107).Through cowardice you give rein to your tongue, though you think not thus at heart: V. δειλίᾳ γλώσσῃ χαρίζει τἄνδον οὐχ οὕτω φρονῶν (Eur., Or. 1514).To make her weep though she rejoice at heart: V. ὡστʼ ἐκδακρῦσαι γʼ ἔνδοθεν κεχαρμένην (Eur., Or. 1122).( I swear) that I will speak truly to you from my heart: V. ἦ μὴν ἐρεῖν σοι τἀπὸ καρδίας σαφῶς (Eur., I.A. 475).With a light heart: P. and V. ῥᾳδίως, P. εὐχερῶς, V. κούφως.They were going to have experience of Lacedaemonians whose heart was in their work: P. Λακεδαιμονίων ὀργώντων ἔμελλον πειράσεσθαι (Thuc. 4, 108).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Heart
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