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  • 1 Shift

    subs.
    Artifice: P. and V. ἀπατή, ἡ, δόλος, ὁ (rare P.), σόφισμα, τό. μηχάνημα, τό; see Artifice, Device.
    Shifts, evasions: P. and V. στροφαί, αἱ, P. διαδύσεις, αἱ, ἐκδύσεις, αἱ.
    Relay—Apportioning ( the work) in shifts: P. διηρημένοι κατʼ ἀναπαύλας (Thuc. 2, 75); see Relief.
    Undergarment: use Ar. χιτώνιον, τό, Ar. and P. χιτωνίσκος, ὁ.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Move: P. and V. κινεῖν.
    Transfer: P. and V. μεταστρέφειν, μεθιστάναι, μεταφέρειν, V. μεταίρειν, P. περιιστάναι; see Transfer.
    Move to another place: Ar. and P. μεταβιβάζειν.
    Shift the blame on to: P. and V. αἰτίαν ἀναφέρειν εἰς (acc.).
    Thinking that the guilt, which had been due to their sin before, had been shifted again to the Athenians; P. νομίσαντες τὸ παρανόμημα ὅπερ καὶ σφίσι πρότερον ἡμάρτητο αὖθις εἰς τοὺς Ἀθηναίους... περιεστάναι (Thuc. 7, I8).
    Change: P. and V. μεταβάλλειν; see Change.
    V. intrans. Change: P. and V. μεταστρέφεσθαι, μεθίστασθαι, μεταπίπτειν, P. περιίστασθαι; see Change.
    Change places: P. μετακεῖσθαι.
    Shift one's quarters: P. μετανίστασθαι, P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, ἀνίστασθαι, ἐξανίστασθαι, V. μετοικεῖν; see Move.
    At sea: P. μεθορμίζεσθαι.
    Maintain oneself: P. βιοτεύειν, P. and V. διαζῆν; see make a living, under Living.
    Shift about: P. and V. στρέφεσθαι.
    Shift one's ground: P. μεταβαίνειν (Plat.).

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

  • 2 shift

    [ʃift] 1. verb
    1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) αλλάζω θέση,μετακινώ,αλλάζω κατεύθυνση
    2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) μεταθέτω
    3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) απομακρύνω
    2. noun
    1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) μετάθεση,μετατόπιση
    2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) βάρδια
    3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) βάρδια/σε βάρδιες
    •
    - shiftlessness
    - shifty
    - shiftily
    - shiftiness

    English-Greek dictionary > shift

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  • shift the blame — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) …   Idioms and examples

  • shift the blame onto — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) …   Idioms and examples

  • shift the blame — index recriminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • shift the blame — put the blame on someone else …   English contemporary dictionary

  • To shift the scene — Shift Shift (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shift responsibility — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) …   Idioms and examples

  • shift responsibility onto — • shift the blame (onto) • shift responsibility (onto) to try to transfer the weight or focus of blame or responsibility, misdirecting it from where it belongs, in order to avoid it (also to put the blame on) (same as to pass the buck) …   Idioms and examples

  • blame — vb reprehend, reprobate, condemn, denounce, censure, *criticize Analogous words: *accuse, charge, indict, impeach: impute, attribute, *ascribe: implicate, *involve Contrasted words: exonerate, vindicate, *exculpate, absolve, acquit: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Shift — (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part, to shift, to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shift — [shift] vt. [ME schiften < OE sciftan, to divide, separate < IE * skeib > SHIP] 1. to move or transfer from one person, place, or position to another [to shift the blame] 2. to replace by another or others; change or exchange 3. to… …   English World dictionary

  • shift — [[t]ʃɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ shifts, shifting, shifted 1) V ERG If you shift something or if it shifts, it moves slightly. [V n prep/adv] He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand... [V prep/adv] He shifted from foot to foot... The entire pile shifted …   English dictionary

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