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  • 1 speak

    [spi:k]
    past tense - spoke; verb
    1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) μιλώ,λέω
    2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) μιλώ,συζητώ
    3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) μιλώ
    4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) λέω,εκφράζω
    5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) βγάζω λόγο
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    - speaking
    - spoken
    - - spoken
    - generally speaking
    - speak for itself/themselves
    - speak out
    - speak up
    - to speak of

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  • 2 dwell on

    (to think or speak about something for a long time: It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems.) σκέφτομαι συνέχεια

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  • 3 treat

    [tri:t] 1. verb
    1) (to deal with, or behave towards (a thing or person), in a certain manner: The soldiers treated me very well; The police are treating his death as a case of murder.) μεταχειρίζομαι, φέρομαι σε / αντιμετωπίζω
    2) (to try to cure (a person or disease, injury etc): They treated her for a broken leg.) κουράρω
    3) (to put (something) through a process: The woodwork has been treated with a new chemical.) επεξεργάζομαι
    4) (to buy (a meal, present etc) for (someone): I'll treat you to lunch; She treated herself to a new hat.) κερνώ, τρατάρω
    5) (to write or speak about; to discuss.) πραγματεύομαι
    2. noun
    (something that gives pleasure, eg an arranged outing, or some special food: He took them to the theatre as a treat.) απόλαυση, χαρά / κέρασμα

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  • 4 so

    [səu] 1. adverb
    1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) τόσο
    2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) έτσι
    3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) αυτό,έτσι
    4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) το ίδιο
    5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') έτσι, πραγματικά
    2. conjunction
    ((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) και έτσι,και γι'αυτό
    - so-so
    - and so on/forth
    - or so
    - so as to
    - so far
    - so good
    - so that
    - so to say/speak

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  • 5 talk

    [to:k] 1. verb
    1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) μιλώ
    2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) κουβεντιάζω, κουτσομπολεύω
    3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) συζητώ
    2. noun
    1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) συζήτηση, κουβέντα/ συνομιλία
    2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) ομιλία
    3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) κουτσομπολιό
    4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) λόγια
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    - talking book
    - talking head
    - talking-point
    - talk show
    - talking-to
    - talk back
    - talk big
    - talk down to
    - talk someone into / out of doing
    - talk into / out of doing
    - talk someone into / out of
    - talk into / out of
    - talk over
    - talk round
    - talk sense/nonsense
    - talk shop

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  • 6 preach

    [pri: ]
    1) (to give a talk (called a sermon), usually during a religious service, about religious or moral matters: The vicar preached (a sermon) on/about pride.) κηρύσσω
    2) (to speak to someone as though giving a sermon: Don't preach at me!) κάνω κήρυγμα
    3) (to advise: He preaches caution.) συνιστώ
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  • 7 Effect

    subs.
    Virtue, operativeness: P. δύναμις, ἡ.
    Result: P. and V. τέλος, τό, ἔργον, τό.
    That which happens: P. τὰ ἀποβαίνοντα, τὰ ἐκβαίνοντα.
    Produce an effect, do good (of persons), v.: P. and V. πλέον πράσσειν, V. πλέον ἐργάζεσθαι, P. πλέον ποιεῖν.
    I produce no effect by my counsel: V. παραινουσʼ οὐδὲν εἰς πλέον ποιῶ (Soph., O.R. 918).
    Have effect: P. προὔργου εἶναι, P. and V. ὠφελεῖν.
    Have no effect: P. οὐδὲν προὔργου εἶναι, P. and V. οὐκ ὠφελεῖν.
    Of no effect, adj.: P. and V. μάταιος; see Vain.
    To no effect, adv.: P. and V. μάτην, ἄλλως, V. ματαίως; see in vain, under Vain.
    Have the effect of, bring it about that, v.: P. and V. πράσσειν ὥστε (infin.).
    Take effect: use P. ἐνεργὸς εἶναι.
    ( Speak) to this effect: P. and V. τοιαῦτα or τοιάδε λέγειν.
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    v. trans.
    Accomplish: P. and V. ἀνύτειν, κατανύτειν, πράσσειν, διαπράσσειν (or mid. in P.), ἐργάζεσθαι, κατεργάζεσθαι, ἐπεργάζεσθαι; see Accomplish.
    Bring it about that: P. and V. πράσσειν ὥστε (infin.), V. ἐκπράσσειν ὥστε (infin.); see also see to it that.
    Effect a landing: P. ἀπόβασιν ποιεῖσθαι.

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  • 8 as if / as though

    (in the way one would expect if: He acted as if he were mad; He spoke as though he knew all about our plans; He opened his mouth as if to speak; You look as if you are going to faint.) σαν να, λες και

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  • 9 flatter

    ['flætə]
    1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) κολακεύω
    2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) κολακεύω
    3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) (αυτοπαθές)υπερηφανεύομαι
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    - flattery

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  • 10 mention

    ['menʃən] 1. verb
    1) (to speak of or refer to: He mentioned the plan.) αναφέρω,μνημονεύω
    2) (to remark or say usually briefly or indirectly: She mentioned (that) she might be leaving.) αναφέρω
    2. noun
    ((often with of) a (usually brief) remark (about): No mention was made of this matter.) αναφορά,μνεία

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  • 11 phone up

    (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll phone (him) up and ask about it.) τηλεφωνώ

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  • 12 slang

    [slæŋ] 1. noun
    (words and phrases (often in use for only a short time) used very informally, eg words used mainly by, and typical of, a particular group: army slang; teenage slang; `stiff' is slang for `a corpse'.) αργκό
    2. verb
    (to speak rudely and angrily to or about (someone); to abuse: I got furious when he started slanging my mother.)

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  • 13 Come

    v. intrans.
    P. and V. ἔρχεσθαι, προσέρχεσθαι, ἰέναι, χωρεῖν, V. ἕρπειν, μολεῖν ( 2nd aor. βλώσκειν), προσμολεῖν ( 2nd aor. προσβλώσκειν), προσστείχειν, Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν.
    Have come, be come: P. and V. ἥκειν, παρεῖναι, ἐφήκειν (rare P.), Ar. and P. παραγίγνεσθαι, V. προσήκειν.
    Arrive: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι, εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι, V. ἱκάνειν, ἐξικνεῖσθαι; see Arrive.
    Keep coming, come and go: P. and V. φοιτᾶν, V. στρωφᾶσθαι.
    Where-fore, come fire! come swords! V. πρὸς ταῦτʼ ἴτω μὲν πῦρ, ἴτω δὲ φάσγανα (Eur., Phoen. 521). Come, interj.: P. and V. ἄγε, φέρε, ἴθι, φέρε δή, εἶα (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.), εἶα δή (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.).
    Come about, happen, v. intrans.: P. and V. συμβαίνειν, γίγνεσθαι, συμπίπτειν; see Happen.
    Come across, light on: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.); see light on.
    Come away: P. and V. ἀπέρχεσθαι, ἀπιέναι, V. ἀποστείχειν; see Depart.
    Come back: P. and V. ἐπανέρχεσθαι, V. ἐπέρχεσθαι; see Return.
    Come down: P. and V. κατέρχεσθαι, Ar. and V. καθέρπειν (Soph., frag.), Ar. and P. καταβαίνειν.
    Of territory, reach: P. καθήκειν.
    Come forward: P. προέρχεσθαι, P. and V. προχωρεῖν, προβαίνειν.
    Come forward ( to speak): P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι, Ar. and P. παρέρχεσθαι.
    Come in, enter: P. and V. εἰσέρχεσθαι, ἐπεισέρχεσθαι, Ar. and V. εἰσβαίνειν.
    Of revenue, etc.: P. προσέρχεσθαι.
    Capitulate: see Capitulate.
    Come off, succeed, fare, of things: P. and V. προχωρεῖν, χωρεῖν; of persons; P. and V. ἀπαλλάσσειν.
    They have come off worse than we did: P. χεῖρον ἡμῶν ἀπηλλάχασι (Dem. 246).
    Come on: Ar. and P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι; see also Approach, Grow.
    Of a storm: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι, κατιέναι, γίγνεσθαι.
    Come out: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν (rare P. in lit. sense).
    met., turn out, issue: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν.
    Come out to battle: P. ἐπεξέρχεσθαι εἰς μάχην.
    Come over ( of a feeling coming over one): P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. ὑπέρχεσθαι (acc.), ὑφέρπειν (acc.); see steal over.
    Join as ally: P. προσχωρεῖν.
    Come round, change: P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, P. περιίστασθαι.
    Recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.
    Come round to the same place ( in argument): P. εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ περιφέρεσθαι (Plat., Gorg. 517C).
    Come short: see Short.
    Come to, recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.
    Come to yourself: V. ἐν σαυτῷ γενοῦ (Soph., Phil. 950).
    Coming to yourselves even at the eleventh hour: ὑμῶν αὐτῶν ἔτι καὶ νῦν γενόμενοι (Dem. 26).
    Come to pass: see Happen.
    Come to the same thing: Ar. and P. ταὐτὸ δύνασθαι.
    Come together: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι.
    Come up: P. and V. ἀνέρχεσθαι.
    Approach: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι; see Approach.
    Happen: see Happen.
    Come up to: see Reach.
    Come upon, attack: P. and V. προσβάλλειν (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.); see Attack.
    Of misfortune, etc.: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.).
    Light upon: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), V. κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.).

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  • 14 Manage

    v. trans.
    Regulate: P. and V. οἰκεῖν, νέμειν (Thuc. 8, 70), κυβερνᾶν, Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζεσθαι, ταμιεύειν, διοικεῖν, ἐπιτροπεύειν, P. διαχειρίζειν, V. νωμᾶν, πορσύνειν, ἀμφέπειν.
    Settle satisfactorily: P. and V. εὖ τιθέναι (or mid.), καλῶς τιθέναι (or mid.).
    Manage a household: P. οἰκονομεῖν οἰκίαν.
    Control: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen. V. also dat.), κρατεῖν (gen. V. also dat.).
    Have the care of: P. and V. ἐπιστατεῖν (dat. or gen.), Ar. and P. ἐπιμέλεσθαι (gen.).
    Bring it about that: P. and V. πράσσειν ὅπως (fut. indic. or aor. subj.).
    You have but to speak, we will manage the rest for you: V. λέγοις ἄν· ἡμεῖς τἄλλα προξενήσομεν (Eur., Ion, 335).
    Manage ( to do a thing): use be able.

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  • 15 Play

    v. trans.
    Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.
    Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.
    Play ( a piece): P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι, ἀγωνίζεσθαι (Dem. 418 and 449).
    Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.
    Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.
    met., play the coward: P. and V. κακίζεσθαι, ψιλοψυχεῖν, P. μαλακίζεσθαι, ἀποδειλιᾶν.
    Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.
    Play a mean part: P. and V. κακύνεσθαι.
    Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.
    Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.
    Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.
    Play the harp: Ar. and P. κιθαρίζειν.
    Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.
    Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).
    V. intrans. Play ( as children): P. and V. παίζειν V. ἀθύρειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.
    Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.
    The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).
    Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.
    Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).
    Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110B).
    Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).
    Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).
    Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.
    Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).
    V. intrans. Move about: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι; see Move, Hover.
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    subs.
    P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.
    Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.
    Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.
    Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.
    Call into play: P. and V. κινεῖν, ἐγείρειν; see Evoke.
    Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.

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  • 16 Sport

    subs.
    Play: P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.
    In drunken sport: P. μετὰ παιδιᾶς καὶ οἴνου (Thuc. 6, 28).
    Speak in sport (as opposed to in earnest): P. and V. παίζων λέγειν.
    Amusement: P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ.
    Hunting: P. and V. θήρα, ἡ (Plat.), ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat.), V. κυνηγία, ἡ.
    met., sport of plaything of: Ar. and P. παίγνιον, τό (gen.), or use prey.
    Object of mockery: P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, καταγέλως, ὁ, V. ὕβρισμα, τό.
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    v. intrans.
    P. and V. παίζειν, V. ἀθύρειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
    Frisk about: P. and V. σκιρτᾶν.

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  • 17 Talk

    v. intrans.
    Ar. and P. διαλέγεσθαι.
    Talk about: P. διαλέγεσθαι περί (gen.).
    Speak of mean: P. and V. λέγειν (acc.), φράζειν (acc.), V. ἐννέπειν (acc.); see Mean.
    Talk over (a person); see persuade; (a thing); see Discuss.
    Talk to: Ar. and P. διαλέγεσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.), V. διὰ λόγων ἀφικνεῖσθαι (dat.); see converse with.
    Chatter: P. and V. λαλεῖν, θρυλεῖν, Ar. and P. φλυαρεῖν, P. ἀδολεσχεῖν, V. πολυστομεῖν, Ar. φληναφᾶν, στωμύλλεσθαι.
    Blab: P. and V. ἐκλαλεῖν (Eur., frag.).
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    subs.
    Conversation: P. διάλεκτος, ἡ, διάλογος, ὁ, P. and V. λόγος, ὁ, or pl., V. βᾶξις, ἡ (Eur., Med. 1374).
    Intercourse: P. and V. ὁμιλία, ἡ, κοινωνία, ἡ, συνουσία, ἡ.
    Gossip: V. λέσχαι, αἱ.
    Chatter: Ar. and P. λαλία, ἡ, ἀδολεσχία, ἡ, V. λαλήματα, τά, P. πολυλογία, ἡ.
    Be the talk of the town, v.: use P. and V. θρυλεῖσθαι.

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  • 18 Turn

    v. trans.
    P. and V. τρέπειν, στρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφειν.
    Change: P. and V. μεταφέρειν, μεταβάλλειν, μεταστρέφειν; see Change.
    Translate: P. μεταφέρειν.
    Let us turn our steps from this path: V. ἔξω τρίβου τοῦδʼ ἴχνος ἀλλαξώμεθα (Eur., El. 103).
    Turn a corner: Ar. and V. κάμπτειν.
    Where are you turning your head? Ar. τὴν κεφάλην ποῖ περιάγεις; ( Pax, 682).
    Turn one's neck: P. περιάγειν τὸν αὐχένα (Plat., Rep. 515C).
    Direct ( towards an object): P. and V. ἐπέχειν (τί τινι, or τι ἐπί τινι).
    Turn on a lathe: Ar. and P. τορνεύειν.
    met., round off ( a phrase): Ar. and P. τορνεύειν, P. ἀποτορνεύειν.
    Spin: P. and V. στρέφειν; see Spin.
    V. intrans. P. and V. τρέπεσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. and V. μεταστρέφεσθαι, P. περιίστασθαι; see Change.
    Wend: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι; see Wend.
    Spin, revolve: P. and V. κυκλεῖσθαι, στρέφεσθαι, P. περιστρέφεσθαι; see Spin.
    Turn in the race-course: V. κάμπτειν (Soph., El. 744).
    Become: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn about: see Turn back (Turn).
    Turn against, estrange, v. trans.: P. ἀλλοτριοῦν, ἀπαλλοτριοῦν.
    Embroil: Ar. and P. διιστάναι.
    Betray: P. and V. προδιδόναι.
    Turn aside: P. and V. ἀποτρέπειν, ἀποστρέφειν.
    Turn from its course: P. παρατρέπειν, P. and V. ἐκτρέπειν, ὑπεκτρέπειν, V. παρεκτρέπειν, διαστρέφειν; see Divert.
    Turn aside, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκτρέπεσθαι, ὑπεκτρέπεσθαι, ἀποτρέπεσθαι, ἀποστρέφειν (or pass.), P. παρατρέπεσθαι, ἐκκλίνειν.
    Turn away: see Turn aside (Turn).
    Turn back, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀποτρέπειν.
    Send back: Ar. and P. ἀποπέμπειν.
    Deter: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἀποτρέπειν, V. παρασπᾶν.
    Turn back, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν (or pass.), ὑποστρέφειν (or pass.), ἀναστρέφειν, Ar. and P. ἐπαναστρέφειν.
    Turn from, v. trans., deter: Ar. and P. ἀποτρέπειν; see deter; v. intrans., V. ἀποτρέπεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and V. ἀποστρέφεσθαι (acc.) (also Xen.), P. ἀποτρέπεσθαι ἐκ (gen.).
    Desist from: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.), V. μεθίστασθαι (gen.).
    Turn into, change into, v. trans.: P. μεταλλάσσειν (εἰς. acc.).
    Become, v. intrans.: P. and V. γίγνεσθαι.
    Turn into a beast: V. ἐκθηριοῦσθαι.
    Change into: P. μεταβαίνειν εἰς (acc.), μεταβάλλειν εἰς (acc.) or ἐπί (acc.).
    Turn out, manufacture, v. trans.: see Manufacture.
    Turn out of doors: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἀνιστάναι, ἐξανιστάναι.
    Be turned out of doors: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.
    Drive out: P. and V. ἐλαύνειν, ἐξελαύνειν, ἐκβάλλειν; see Banish.
    Depose: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, P. παραλύειν; see Depose.
    Turn out, result, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, ἐξέρχεσθαι, P. ἀποβαίνειν, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι.
    Turn over, hand over, v. trans.: P. and V. παραδιδόναι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρέπειν.
    Upset: P. and V. ἀνατρέπειν, ἀναστρέφειν; see Upset.
    Turn over in one's mind: see Ponder.
    Turn over a new leaf: V. μεθαρμόζεσθαι βελτίω βίον (Eur., Alc. 1157).
    Turn round, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀνακυκλεῖν (pass. in Plat.), ἐπιστρέφειν, περιάγειν (Eur., Cycl. 686).
    Turn round, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπιστρέφειν (or ὑποστρέφειν, μεταστρέφεσθαι.
    Change: P. περιίστασθαι.
    Not turning round, adj.: V. ἄστροφος (Soph., O. C. 490).
    Turn tail: P. and V. ὑποστρέφειν, V. νωτίζειν; fly.
    Turn to, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.), P. καταφεύγειν εἰς, or πρός (acc.), V. φεύγειν εἰς (acc.).
    Turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Turn upside down, v. trans.: P. and V. ἄνω κάτω στρέφειν; see under Upside (Upside down).
    Upset: P. and V. ἀναστρέφειν, ἀνατρέπειν.
    Turn upside down, be upset, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀναστρέφεσθαι, ἀνατρέπεσθαι.
    Capsize: V. ὑπτιοῦσθαι.
    ——————
    subs.
    Change: P. and V. μεταβολή, ἡ, μετάστασις, ἡ; see Change.
    Opportunity: P. and V. ὥρα, ἡ, καιρός, ὁ.
    Turn of the scale, met.: P. and V. ῥοπή, ἡ.
    Twist, trick: P. and V. στροφή, ἡ.
    He will wait the turn of events: P. προσεδρεύσει τοῖς πράγμασι (Dem. 14).
    Good turn, service: P. and V. χάρις, ἡ, P. εὐεργεσία, ἡ, V. ὑπουργία, ἡ; see Service.
    Do ( one) a good turn: P. and V. εὖ ποιεῖν (acc.). εὖ δρᾶν (acc.).
    Bad turn, injury: P. and V. κακόν, τό; see Injury.
    Do ( one) a bad turn: P. and V. κακῶς ποιεῖν (acc.), κακῶς δρᾶν (acc.).
    The pair had hardly taken two or three turns ( in walking) when Clinias enters: P. οὔπω τούτω δύʼ ἢ τρεῖς δρόμους περιεληλυθότε ἤτην καὶ εἰσέρχεται Κλεινίας (Plat., Euthy. 273A).
    Duty coming round by rotation: P. and V. μέρος, τό.
    By turns: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει, P. κατὰ μέρος, V. ἀνὰ μέρος.
    In order: P. and V. ἐφεξῆς, ἑξῆς.
    By relays: P. κατʼ ἀναπαύλας.
    Alternately: P. and V. παραλλάξ.
    In turn: P. and V. ἐν μέρει, ἐν τῷ μέρει.
    I will speak in your turn: P. ἐγὼ ἐρῶ ἐν τῷ σῷ μέρει (Plat., Symp. 185D).
    In return: P. and V. αὖ, αὖθις.
    In compounds: use ἀντι, e. g.
    hear in turn: P. and V. ἀντακούειν (Xen.).
    Be captured in turn: V. αὖθις ἀνθαλίσκεσθαι.
    Out of turn: P. παρὰ τὸ μέρος (Xen.).
    They took it in turns to sleep and do the rowing: P. οἱ μὲν ὕπνος, ἡροῦντο κατὰ μέρος, οἱ δὲ ἤλαυνον (Thuc. 3, 49).
    Taking one's turn: use adj., P. and V. διάδοχος.

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

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