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  • 1 Set

    subs.
    Faction, clique P. and V. στάσις, ἡ.
    Arrangement: P. and V. τάξις. ἡ.
    Number: P. and V. ἀριθμός, ὁ.
    Class: P. and V. γένος, τό, εἶδος, τό.
    Set ( of sun): P. and V. δύσις, ἡ, δυσμαί, αἱ; see Sunset.
    Set back, failure: P. πταῖσμα, τό; see Failure.
    Set off: use adj., P. ἀντάξιος; see compensating, under compensate, v.
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    adj.
    Stationary: P. στάσιμος.
    Fixed, appointed: P. and V. προκείμενος.
    Resolute: P.. and V. καρτερός, V. ἔμπεδος.
    Be set on: P. and V. προθυμεῖσθαι (infin.), σπουδάζειν (infin.); see be eager, under Eager.
    Set speech: P. συνεχὴς ῥῆσις, ἡ; see also Harangue.
    On set terms: P. and V. ἐπὶ ῥητοῖς.
    Of set purpose: see on purpose, under Purpose.
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. τιθέναι, ἱστάναι.
    Make to sit: P. and V. καθίζειν, V. ἵζειν, ἱδρύειν, ἐξιδρύειν.
    Appoint: P. and V. καθιστάναι (or mid.), τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.
    Lay down (limits, etc.): P. and V. ὁρίζειν.
    Fix: P. and V. πηγνύναι.
    Set ( as a task): P. and V. προτιθέναι (τί τινι), προστιθέναι (τί τινι), προστάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπιτάσσειν (τί τινι), ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι), προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
    Set to music: P. ἐντείνειν (Plat., Prot. 326B).
    Words set to music: P. λόγος ᾀδόμενος (Plat., Rep. 398D).
    I set you in the track that is best: V. ἐς τὸ λῷστον ἐμβιβάζω σʼ ἴχνος (Eur., H.F. 856).
    Set an example: P. παράδειγμα διδόναι.
    Set one's heart on: see Desire.
    To obtain that on which you have set your hearts: P. κατασχεῖν ἐφʼ ἃ ὥρμησθε (Thuc. 6, 9).
    V. intrans. Of the sun: P. and V. δύνειν, δύεσθαι (Plat., Pol. 269A), V. φθίνειν.
    Becume fixed: P. and V. πήγνυσθαι.
    Set about: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.). ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.). αἵρεσθαι (acc.), ἀναιρεῖσθαι (acc.); see Undertake.
    Set against, plant against: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (τί τινι).
    Match one against another: P. and V. ἀντιτάσσειν (τινά τινι, or τινα πρός τινα).
    met., make hostile: P. ἐκπολεμεῖν.
    Set one thing in the balance against another: P. ἀντιτάσσεσθαι (τί τινι, or τι πρός τι), P. and V. ἀντιτιθέναι (τί τινος).
    Set apart: P. and V. ἀπολαμβάνειν (Eur., Or. 451); see set aside, separate.
    Set aside: P. χωρὶς τίθεσθαι, ἀποχωρίζειν.
    Except: P. and V. ἐξαιρεῖν; see also Reject, Disregard.
    Set at defiance: see Defy.
    Set at naught: P. and V. ἀμελεῖν (gen.), παραμελεῖν (gen.), καταμελεῖν (gen.), P. παρορᾶν (acc.), ἐν οὐδένι λόγῳ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), V. διʼ οὐδένος ποιεῖσθαι (acc.), ἀκηδεῖν (gen.); see Disregard.
    Set before: P. and V. προτιθέναι.
    Set on table: Ar. and P. παρατιθέναι.
    Set down: Ar. and P. καταβάλλειν.
    Set down ( to anyone's account): P. and V. ἀναφέρειν (τί τινι, or τι εἴς τινα); see Impute.
    Set eyes on: see Behold.
    Set foot on: P. and V. ἐμβαίνειν (P. εἰς, acc., V. acc., gen. or dat.), ἐπιβαίνειν (gen.), V. ἐπεμβαίνειν (acc., gen. or dat.), ἐμβατεύειν (acc. or gen.).
    Set forth: P. and V. προτιθέναι.
    Narrate: P. and V. διέρχεσθαι, ἐπεξέρχεσθαι; see narrate; v. intrans.: see set out.
    Set in, begin, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι; see Begin.
    Set off, be equivalent to: P. ἀντάξιος εἶναι (gen.); see also Balance.
    Adorn: P. and V. κοσμεῖν; see adorn; v. intrans.: see set out.
    Set on, urge against anyone: P. and V. ἐφιέναι (τί τινι), V. ἐπισείειν (τί τινι), P. ἐπιπέμπειν (τί τινι); see also encourage, launch against.
    Put on: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι.
    Set on fire: see Burn.
    Set on foot: P. and V. προτιθέναι; see Institute.
    Begin: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.); see Begin.
    Set on table: Ar. and P. παρατιθέναι, V. προτιθέναι (also Ar. in mid.).
    Set out, expose, put out: P. and V. προτιθέναι; v. intrans.: start: P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἀφορμᾶν, ἀφορμᾶσθαι, ἐξορμᾶν, ἐξορμᾶσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, V. στέλλεσθαι, ἀποστέλλεσθαι; see Start.
    Set over: P. and V. ἐφιστάναι (τινά τινι).
    Set right: see Correct.
    Set round: P. περιιστάναι.
    Set sail: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι; see under Sail.
    Set the fashion of, be the first to introduce: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.).
    Set to, he set the army to the work of fighting: P. καθίστη εἰς πόλεμον τὸν στρατόν (Thuc. 2, 75).
    The servants all set their hands to work: V. δμῶες πρὸς ἔργον πάντες ἵεσαν χέρας (Eur., El. 799).
    Set to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι (Thuc. 1, 49); see also Begin.
    Every man set to work: V. πᾶς ἀνὴρ ἔσχεν πόνον (Eur., I.T. 309).
    They set to and fought: P. καταστάντες ἐμάχοντο (Thuc. 1, 49).
    Set up: P. and V. ἱστάναι, ἀνιστάναι, ὀρθοῦν (rare P.): ( a trophy) P. and V. ἱστάναι, ἀνιστάναι.
    (Temple, altar, etc.): P. and V. ἱδρύειν (or mid.), V. καθιδρύεσθαι.
    Set up in a place: P. and V. ἐγκαθιστάναι (τί τινι), V. ἐγκαθιδρύειν (τί τινι).
    They are setting up a brazen statue to Philip: P. Φίλιππον χαλκοῦν ἵστασι (Dem. 425).
    Be set up ( of a statue): P. ἀνακεῖσθαι.
    Appoint (as a government, etc.): P. and V. καθιστάναι; see Appoint.
    Set up in a place: P. and V. ἐγκαθιστάναι (τί τινι).
    Help to set up: P. and V. συγκαθιστάναι (acc.).
    Bring forward: P. and V. προτιθέναι; see Introduce.
    Set up a shout: V. κραυγὴν ἱστάναι (Eur., Or. 1529), κραυγὴν τιθέναι (Eur., Or. 1510), P. κραυγῇ χρῆσθαι (Thuc. 2, 4).
    Set up as, pretend to be: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι (infin.).
    Set up in ( business): P. κατασκευάζεσθαι (with acc. of the business).
    Set upon: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (acc. and dat.); see set on.
    Attack: see Attack.

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  • 2 Work

    subs.
    P. and V. ἔργον, τό.
    Toil, labour: P. and V. πόνος, ὁ, Ar. and V. μόχθος, ὁ, V. μοχθήματα, τά, ἆθλος, ὁ, κάματος, ὁ.
    Thing made: P. and V. ἔργον, τό, V. ὄργανον, τό, πόνος, ὁ.
    Work of art: Ar. and P. σκεῦος, τό, V. τέχνη, ἡ, τέχνημα, τό, P. ἐργασία, ἡ.
    Duty, function: P. and V. ἔργον, τό; see Duty.
    Handicraft: P. and V. τέχνη, ἡ, Ar. and P. χειρουργία, ἡ, P. χειροτεχνία, ἡ, V. χειρωναξία, ἡ.
    Occupation: P. ἐργασία, ἡ, πραγματεία, ἡ, ἐπιτήδευμα, τό, Ar. and P. διατριβή, ἡ. P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ.
    Needle-work: P. and V. ποίκιλμα, τό; ewbroidery.
    Composition, writing: P. σύγγραμμα, τό.
    Book: P. and V. βίβλος, ἡ.
    Set to work: see under Set.
    Begin: P. and V. ἄρχεσθαι.
    Military works, earthwork: P. and V. ἔρυμα, τό; see Defences (Defence).
    Mound: P. χῶμα, τό, χοῦς, ὁ, πρόσχωσις, ἡ.
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    v. trans.
    Mould, fashion: P. and V. πλάσσειν.
    Knead: P. and V. ὀργάζειν (Soph., frag.).
    Cultivate ( the soil): P. ἐργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, P. and V. γεωργεῖν (Eur., Rhes. 176, absol.), V. γαπονεῖν (Eur., Rhes. 75).
    Work a mine: P. ἐργάζεσθαι μέταλλον (Dem. 977).
    Work ( stone or other materials): P. ἐργάζεσθαι.
    Make by work: P. and V. ἐργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, ἐκπονεῖν, V. ἐκμοχθεῖν, Ar. and P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι.
    Cause, bring about: P. and V. μηχανᾶσθαι, ποιεῖν, P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι, V. τεύχειν; see Contrive.
    Produce: P. and V. γεννᾶν, τίκτειν (Plat.), V. φυτεύειν, φιτύειν; see Produce.
    Embroider: P. and V. ποικίλλειν, P. καταποικίλλειν.
    He works his auger with double thongs: V. διπλοῖν χαλινοῖν τρύπανον κωπηλατεῖ (Eur., Cycl. 461).
    V. intrans. Labour: P. and V. ἐργάζεσθαι, πονεῖν, ἐκπονεῖν, κάμνειν (rare P.), μοχθεῖν (rare P.).
    Be an artisan: P. δημιουργεῖν.
    Avail, do good: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν; see Avail.
    Work at: P. and V. ἐργάζεσθαι (acc.), σπουδάζειν (acc.), διαπονεῖν (acc.), V. πονεῖν (acc.) (rare P.), μοχθεῖν (acc.).
    Work for ( on behalf of): V. ὑπερκάμνειν (gen.), προκάμνειν (gen.), ὑπερπονεῖσθαι (gen.).
    Work off: P. ἀποτρίβεσθαι.
    Work one's way: see Advance.
    Work out: P. and V. ἐκπονεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), ἐξεργάζεσθαι (acc.), διαπονεῖν (or mid.) (acc.), V. ἐκμοχθεῖν (acc.), Ar. and P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι (acc.).
    Come to the end of: V. ἀντλεῖν, ἐξαντλεῖν, διαντλεῖν.
    Work round: see come round.
    Work round in the rear of an enemy: P. περιιέναι κατὰ νώτου (Thuc. 4, 36).
    Work up: Ar. and P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι (acc.), P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc.), ἐκπονεῖν (acc.).
    Work upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.); see Influence.
    He so worked upon the jury that they would not even hear a word from us: P. οὕτω διέθηκε τοὺς δικαστὰς ὥστε φωνὴν μηδʼ ἡντινοῦν ἐθέλειν ἀκούειν ἡμῶν (Dem. 1103).
    Work with others: P. and V. συμπονεῖν (dat.) (Xen.), V. συμμοχθεῖν (dat.), συγκάμνειν (dat.).

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  • 3 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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  • 4 set to

    (to start to do something (vigorously): They set to, and finished the work the same day.) ρίχνομαι με τα μούτρα,στρώνομαι

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  • 5 get/set to work

    (to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) πιάνω δουλειά, στρώνομαι στη δουλειά

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  • 6 presentation

    [pre-]
    1) (the act of presenting: the presentation of the prizes; the presentation of a new play; ( also adjective) a presentation ceremony; a presentation gold watch.) παρουσίαση/απονομή
    2) (the manner in which written work etc is presented or set out: Try to improve the presentation of your work.) εμφάνιση
    3) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) παράσταση,παρουσίαση

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  • 7 Relief

    subs.
    Alleviation: P. and V. ἀναψυχή, ἡ (Plat.), παραψυχή, P. παραμύθιον, τό, κούφισις, ἡ (Thuc.), V. ἀνακούφισις, ἡ.
    Cessation: P. and V. ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ, παῦλα, ἡ.
    Abatement: P. λώφησις, ἡ.
    Have relief from: P. and V. λωφᾶν (gen.).
    When his body hath relief from sickness: V. ὅταν μὲν σῶμα κουφισθῇ νόσου (Eur., Or. 43).
    Recreation: P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ.
    Breathing space: P. and V. ἀναπνοή, ἡ (Plat.), V. ἀμπνοή, ἡ.
    Relief from: P. and V. ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ (gen.), παῦλα, ἡ (gen.), διάλυσις, ἡ (gen.), V. ἀνακούφισις, ἡ (gen.).
    Riddance: P. and V. λύσις, ἡ, ἀπαλλαγή, ἡ.
    Help: P. βοήθεια, ἡ.
    Reliefs, relays. — Apportioning ( the work) among themselves in reliefs: P. διηρῃμένοι κατʼ ἀναπαύλας (Thuc. 2, 75).
    When the Phocian general sent for the cavalry from Argura to act as reliefs: P. ἐπειδὴ ὁ στρατηγὸς Φωκίων μετεπέμπετο τοὺς ἐξ Ἀργούρας ἱππέας ἐπὶ τὴν διαδοχήν (Dem. 567).
    Fifty trireme set sail as reliefs and put in at Egypt: P. πεντήκοντα τριήρεις διάδοχοι πλέουσαι ἐς Αἴγυπτον ἔσχον (Thuc. 1, 110).
    In sculpture, work in relief: P. ἐκτύπωμα, τό, V. τύποι, οἱ (Eur., Phoen. 1130). Work in relief, v. trans.: P. ἐκτυποῦν.

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  • 8 free

    [fri:] 1. adjective
    1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) ελεύθερος
    2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) ελεύθερος
    3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) γενναιόδωρος
    4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) αβίαστος
    5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) δωρεάν
    6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) ελεύθερος
    7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) ελεύθερος
    8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) απαλλαγμένος
    2. verb
    1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.)
    2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.)
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    - freely
    - free-for-all
    - freehand
    - freehold
    - freelance     3. verb
    (to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) δουλεύω για τον εαυτό μου
    - free skating
    - free speech
    - free trade
    - freeway
    - freewheel
    - free will
    - a free hand
    - set free

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  • 9 in earnest

    1) (serious; not joking: I am in earnest when I say this.) (στα)σοβαρά
    2) (seriously; with energy and determination: He set to work in earnest.) (στα)σοβαρά,για καλά

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  • 10 limit

    ['limit] 1. noun
    1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) όριο
    2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) όριο, περιορισμός
    2. verb
    (to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) περιορίζω
    - limited
    - limitless

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  • 11 method

    ['meƟəd]
    1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) μέθοδος
    2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) σύστημα
    3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) μεθοδικότητα
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    - methodically

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  • 12 picket

    ['pikit] 1. noun
    1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) ομάδα περιφρούρησης απεργίας
    2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) περίπολος
    2. verb
    1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) εγκαθιστώ ομάδες περιφρούρησης/περιπόλους/πολιορκώ,αποκλείω/φρουρώ
    2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) αποκλείω χώρο εργασίας και παρεμποδίζω απεργοσπάστες/κάνω περιπολία

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  • 13 recess

    [ri'ses, 'ri:ses]
    1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) εσοχή, κόγχη
    2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) αναστολή εργασιών
    3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) διάλειμμα

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  • 14 redeem

    [rə'di:m]
    1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) εξαγοράζω, παίρνω πίσω
    2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) εξαγοράζω την ελευθερία (ομήρου)/ λυτρώνω
    3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) εξιλεώνω
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    - redemption
    - past/beyond redemption
    - redeeming feature

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  • 15 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) ξεκούραση: ανάπαυλα
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) ανάπαυση
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) στήριγμα
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) στάση, ακινησία
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ξεκουράζω/-ομαι
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, ακουμπώ
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ησυχάζω
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) στηρίζω/-ομαι, εναποθέτω
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) εναπόκειμαι
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]

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  • 16 spell

    I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb
    1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) συλλαβίζω
    2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) σχηματίζω(λέξη),διαβάζομαι
    3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) είμαι ορθογράφος
    4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) σημαίνω,ισοδυναμώ με
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    - spelling II [spel] noun
    1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) ξόρκι,μαγικές λέξεις
    2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) ακατανίκητη έλξη,επιρροή
    III [spel] noun
    1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) βάρδια
    2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) χρονική περίοδος
    3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) σύντομο χρονικό διάστημα

    English-Greek dictionary > spell

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