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1 Prefer
v. trans.Prefer an accusation: P. γραφὴν ἀποφέρειν (Dem. 423).Prefer one thing to another: P. and V. αἱρεῖσθαί (τι ἀντί τινος), P. (τι μᾶλλον ἤ τι), V. (τι πρόσθε τινός) (Eur., Hel. 952), προτιθέναι (or mid. in V.) (τί τινος) (Thuc. 3, 39), V. (τί ἀντί τινος or τι πάρος τινος), P. προτιμᾶν (τί τινος or τι ἀντί τινος), προαιρεῖσθαι (τί τινος or τι πρό τινος), V. προλαμβάνειν (τι πρό τινος).Prefer war to peace: P. πόλεμον ἀντʼ εἰρήνης μεταλαμβάνειν (Thuc. 1, 120).Prefer Aphrodite to Bacchus: V. τὴν Ἀφροδίτην πρόσθʼ ἄγειν τοῦ Βακχίου (Eur., Bacch. 225).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Prefer
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2 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) προτιμώ- preferably
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3 as opposed to
(separate or distinct from; in contrast with: I would prefer it if we met in the morning, as opposed to the evening.) σε αντίθεση με -
4 ballad
['bæləd](a simple, often sentimental, song: Older people prefer ballads to pop music.) μπαλάντα -
5 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) καφέ, καφετής, φαιός2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) μαυρισμένος2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) καστανό, καφέ (χρώμα)2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) καφέ (χρώματος)3. verb(to make or become brown.) ροδίζω, καβουρντίζομαι -
6 competitive
[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) ανταγωνιστικός2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) ανταγωνιστικός3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) (αντ)αγωνιστικός -
7 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) στεγνός2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) ανιαρός3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) (για χιούμορ) με επίφαση σοβαρότητας4) ((of wine) not sweet.) ξηρός2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) στεγνώνω- dried- drier
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- drily
- dryly
- dryness
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8 euthanasia
[ju:Ɵə'neiziə](the painless killing of someone who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness: Many old people would prefer euthanasia to the suffering they have to endure.) ευθανασία -
9 fiction
['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) μυθοπλασία, μυθιστόρημα(-τα)- fictitious -
10 oil paint
(paint made with oil: Some artists prefer to use oil paint(s).) λαδομπογιά -
11 personally
1) (in one's own opinion: Personally, I prefer the other.) προσωπικά2) (doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf: He thanked me personally.) αυτοπροσώπως -
12 preferred
past tense, past participle; see prefer -
13 production
1) (the act or process of producing something: car-production; The production of the film cost a million dollars.) παραγωγή2) (the amount produced, especially of manufactured goods: The new methods increased production.) παραγωγή3) (a particular performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play etc: I prefer this production of `Hamlet' to the one I saw two years ago.) παραγωγή,ανέβασμα -
14 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ίσκιος,σκιά2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) σκίαση3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) σκίαστρο,αμπαζούρ4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) απόχρωση5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) ίχνος,υποψία,ιδέα2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) σκιάζω2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) βάζω σκιά σε3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) αλλάζω απόχρωση•- shaded- shades
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15 stocking
['stokiŋ](one of a pair of close-fitting coverings for the legs and feet, reaching to or above the knee: Most women prefer tights to stockings nowadays.) μακριά και λεπτή κάλτσα -
16 this
[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) αυτός2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) αυτός2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) αυτός3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) τόσο -
17 type
I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) τύποςII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) τυπογραφικά στοιχεία2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) τυπογραφικά στοιχεία2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) δαχτυλογραφώ- typing- typewriting
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18 variety
plural - varieties; noun1) (the quality of being of many different kinds or of being varied: There's a great deal of variety in this job.)2) (a mixed collection or range: The children got a variety of toys on their birthdays.)3) (a sort or kind: They grow fourteen different varieties of rose.)4) (a type of mixed theatrical entertainment including dances, songs, short sketches etc: I much prefer operas to variety; ( also adjective) a variety show.) -
19 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) θα + παρατατικός2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) θα + παρατατικός3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) θα (προτιμούσα)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) αναπόφευκτα•- would-be- would you -
20 Elevate
v. trans.met., exalt: P. and V. αἴρειν, ἐπαίρειν, ἐξαίρειν, αὐξάνειν, αὔξειν, Ar. and V. ὀγκοῦν, πυργοῦν, V. ἀνάγειν; see Exalt.Prefer to honour: P. and V. προτιμᾶν.Civilise: P. and V. ἡμεροῦν, V. ἐξημεροῦν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Elevate
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