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  • 1 Narrow

    adj.
    P. and V. στενός, V. στενόπορος.
    met., illiberal: P. μικρόψυχος.
    Narrow means: P. and V. πενία, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ); see Poverty.
    Have a narrow escape from: use P. and V. μόλις φεύγειν (acc.).
    So narrow was your escape: V. ὧδʼ ἔβητʼ ἐπὶ ξυροῦ (Eur., H.F. 630).
    So narrow an escape had Mitylene: P. παρὰ τοσοῦτον ἡ Μυτιλήνη ἦλθε κινδύνου (Thuc. 3, 49).
    I had a narrow escape from being killed: P. παρὰ μικρὸν ἦλθον ἀποθανεῖν (Isoc. 388E).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    P. and V. συνάγειν.
    Cut down: P. and V. συστέλλειν, συντέμνειν.
    V. intrans. P. and V. συνάγεσθαι, συστέλλεσθαι.

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

  • 2 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ραγίζω
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) σπάω
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) κάνω κρακ
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) λέω (αστείο)
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ανοίγω (χρηματοκιβώτιο) με διάρρηξη
    6) (to solve (a code).) σπάω (κώδικα)
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) υποχωρώ, `σπάω`
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ράγισμα
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) χαραμάδα
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) κρότος
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) χτύπημα
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) αστείο
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) κρακ, ναρκωτική ουσία
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) πρώτης τάξεως
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack

    English-Greek dictionary > crack

  • 3 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) κοντά
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) εφαρμοστά
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) κοντινός, στενός
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) με μικρή διαφορά
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) προσεκτικός
    4) (tight: a close fit.) στενός, εφαρμοστός
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) αποπνικτικός
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) `σφικτός`, τσιγκούνης
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) κλειστός, εχέμυθος
    •
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) κλείνω
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) τελειώνω
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) ολοκληρώνω
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) τέλος
    - close up

    English-Greek dictionary > close

  • 4 conduct

    1. verb
    1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) οδηγώ
    2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) είμαι αγωγός
    3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) διευθύνω
    4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) συμπεριφέρομαι
    5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) διευθύνω
    2. noun
    1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.)
    2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.)
    •
    - conduction
    - conductor

    English-Greek dictionary > conduct

  • 5 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

  • 6 pass

    1. verb
    1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) περνώ
    2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) δίνω,πασσάρω,μεταβιβάζω
    3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) υπερβαίνω,ξεπερνώ
    4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) προσπερνώ
    5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) περνώ
    6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) ψηφίζω
    7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) εκδίδω(απόφαση),επιβάλλω(ποινή)
    8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) περνώ
    9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) περνώ,πετυχαίνω(σε)
    2. noun
    1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) πέρασμα,στενό
    2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) άδεια εισόδου,πάσο
    3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) προβιβάσιμη βαθμολογία
    4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) πάσα
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    - passing
    - passer-by
    - password
    - in passing
    - let something pass
    - let pass
    - pass as/for
    - pass away
    - pass the buck
    - pass by
    - pass off
    - pass something or someone off as
    - pass off as
    - pass on
    - pass out
    - pass over
    - pass up

    English-Greek dictionary > pass

  • 7 passage

    ['pæsi‹]
    1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) πέρασμα,δίοδος,διάδρομος
    2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) περικοπή,απόσπασμα
    3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) πέρασμα,διάβα
    4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) διάπλους,ταξίδι

    English-Greek dictionary > passage

  • 8 runner

    1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) δρομέας
    2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) ολισθητήρας
    3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) καταβολάδα

    English-Greek dictionary > runner

  • 9 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) γλιστρώ(και πέφτω)
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) γλιστρώ
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) λαθεύω,χάνω
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) (ξε)γλιστρώ
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) ξεγλιστρώ
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) χώνω στα κλεφτά/φορώ βιαστικά
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) γλίστρημα,γλίστρα
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) μικρολάθος,παραδρομή,ολίσθημα
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) μεσοφόρι,κομπινεζόν
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) ναυπηγική κλίνη
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    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up     II [slip] noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) λωρίδα χαρτί

    English-Greek dictionary > slip

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