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  • 1 pick out

    1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) διαλέγω,ξεχωρίζω
    2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) διακρίνω
    3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) παίζω με το αυτί

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  • 2 stone

    [stəun] 1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) πέτρα
    2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) πέτρα
    3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) πέτρα
    4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) πετράδι
    5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) κουκούτσι
    6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) μονάδα βάρους
    7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) πέτρα
    2. verb
    1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) πετροβολώ,λιθοβολώ
    2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ξεκουκουτσιάζω
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    - stonily
    - stoniness
    - stone-cold
    - stone-dead
    - stone-deaf
    - stoneware
    - stonework
    - leave no stone unturned
    - a stone's throw

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  • 3 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) χώνω,μπήγω
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) είμαι καρφωμένος/μπηγμένος
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) κολλώ
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) χώνομαι,μαγκώνω,φρακάρω,κολλώ
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ξυλαράκι
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) ραβδί,μπαστούνι
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) κλαδί, ματσούκι
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    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 4 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) κόβω
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) κόβω
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) κόβω
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) κόβω
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) κόβω, μειώνω
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) κοβω, αφαιρώ
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) κόβω
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) `κόβω` τράπουλα
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') διακόπτω
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) κόβω δρόμο
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) τέμνω
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) κάνω κοπάνα
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) κάνω πως δε βλέπω
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) κόψιμο, διακοπή, μείωση
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) κόψιμο
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) κομμάτι
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) δηκτικός
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) ανηλεής
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short

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  • 5 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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  • 6 string

    1. [striŋ] noun
    1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) σπάγγος,κορδόνι
    2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) ίνα
    3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) χορδή
    4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) αρμαθιά
    2. verb
    1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) αρμαθιάζω
    2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) περνώ χορδή
    3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) αφαιρώ ίνες,καθαρίζω
    4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) δένω
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    - stringy
    - stringiness
    - string bean
    - stringed instruments
    - have someone on a string
    - have on a string
    - pull strings
    - pull the strings
    - string out
    - strung up
    - stringent
    - stringently
    - stringency

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  • 7 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

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  • 8 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 9 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) δουλειά, εργασία
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) δουλειά
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) δουλειά
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) έργο (τέχνης, μουσικής κλπ)
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) δουλειά, προϊόν εργασίας
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) δουλειά
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) δουλεύω, εργάζομαι / βάζω (κάποιον) να δουλεύει
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) δουλεύω, έχω δουλειά
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ / χειρίζομαι
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) πετυχαίνω
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) γίνομαι με τη χρήση
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) δουλεύω, επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι
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    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) μηχανισμός
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) πράξεις
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    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 10 sound

    I adjective
    1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) γερός,υγιής
    2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) βαθύς
    3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) πλήρης
    4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) σωστός
    5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) φρόνιμος
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    - soundness
    - sound asleep     II 1. noun
    1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) ήχος
    2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ήχος
    3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) αυτό που ακούω,η εντύπωση που παίρνω
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.) ηχώ,χτυπώ,σημαίνω
    2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) χτυπώ,σημαίνω
    3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.) δίνω την εντύπωση,μοιάζω
    4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.) προφέρω
    5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.) ακροάζομαι
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    - soundlessly
    - sound effects
    - soundproof     3. verb
    (to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) ηχομονώνω
    III verb
    (to measure the depth of (water etc).) βυθομετρώ
    - sound out

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  • 11 twist

    [twist] 1. verb
    1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) στρίβω, στριφογυρίζω
    2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) στρίβω, πλέκω, συστρέφω
    3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) (δια)στρεβλώνω, στραμπουλώ
    2. noun
    1) (the act of twisting.) στρίψιμο
    2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) στάλα
    3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) στροφή, κουλούρα
    4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) τροπή
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    - twister

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  • 12 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) σπάζω, κομματιάζω
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) χωρίζω, ανοίγω
    3) (to make or become unusable.) χαλώ
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) αθετώ, παραβιάζω
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) καταρρίπτω, σπάζω
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) διακόπτω
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) σπάζω
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ανακοινώνω
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) χοντραίνω, «βαθαίνω»
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ανακόπτω, κοπάζω
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) ξεσπώ
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) παύση, διακοπή, διάλειμμα
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) αλλαγή
    3) (an opening.) άνοιγμα
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) ευκαιρία
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) εύθραυστο αντικείμενο
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it

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  • 13 carve

    1) (to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc: A figure carved out of wood.) σκαλίζω
    2) (to cut up (meat) into slices: Father carved the joint.) κόβω, τεμαχίζω
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    - carve out

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  • 14 flake

    [fleik] 1. noun
    (a very small piece: a snowflake.) νιφάδα
    2. verb
    ((usually with off) to come off in flakes: The paint is flaking.) ξεφλουδίζω
    - flake out
    - flaked out

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  • 15 line

    I 1. noun
    1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) κλωστή, σπάγγος, σκοινί, πετονιά
    2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) γραμμή
    3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) γραμμή
    4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) ρυτίδα
    5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) σειρά, στοίχος
    6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) αράδα
    7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) σειρά διαδοχής, γενεαλογία
    8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) πορεία
    9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) σιδηροδρομική γραμμή
    10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) γραμμή
    11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) σειρά: στίχος
    12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) γραμμή
    13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) σειρά, είδος: τομέας δραστηριότητας
    14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) γραμμή, παράταξη
    2. verb
    1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) παρατάσσομαι στο μήκος (του δρόμου)
    2) (to mark with lines.) ριγώνω, χαρακώνω, ρυτιδώνω
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    - linear - linesman
    - hard lines!
    - in line for
    - in
    - out of line with
    - line up
    - read between the lines     II verb
    1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) επενδύω
    2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) φοδράρω
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  • 16 score

    [sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun
    1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) αποτέλεσμα,βαθμολογία,σκορ
    2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) παρτιτούρα/μουσική επένδυση
    3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) εικοσάδα
    2. verb
    1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) σημειώνω,πετυχαίνω,σκοράρω
    2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) διαγράφω
    3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) σημειώνω τη βαθμολογία
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    - score-board
    - on that score
    - scores of
    - scores
    - settle old scores

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  • 17 stretch

    [stre ] 1. verb
    1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,απλώνω/-ομαι,τεζάρω
    2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) εκτείνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) τέντωμα,τάνυσμα
    2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) έκταση/διάστημα
    •
    - stretchy
    - at a stretch
    - be at full stretch
    - stretch one's legs
    - stretch out

    English-Greek dictionary > stretch

  • 18 turf

    [tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun
    1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) χορτοτάπητας
    2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) χορτοτάπητας
    2. verb
    1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) καλύπτω με χορτοτάπητα
    2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) πετώ έξω

    English-Greek dictionary > turf

  • 19 beam

    [bi:m] 1. noun
    1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) δοκάρι
    2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) ακτίνα, δέσμη ακτίνων
    3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) πλάτος
    2. verb
    1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) λάμπω
    2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) εκπέμπω

    English-Greek dictionary > beam

  • 20 bone

    [bəun] 1. noun
    1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) κόκαλο, οστό
    2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) κόκαλο
    2. verb
    (to take the bones out of (fish etc).) βγάζω τα κόκαλα, ξεκοκαλίζω
    - bone china
    - bone idle
    - a bone of contention
    - have a bone to pick with someone
    - have a bone to pick with
    - to the bone

    English-Greek dictionary > bone

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