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  • 1 toe the line

    (to act according to the rules.) πειθαρχώ

    English-Greek dictionary > toe the line

  • 2 toe

    [təu]
    1) (one of the five finger-like end parts of the foot: These tight shoes hurt my toes.) δάχτυλο ποδιού
    2) (the front part of a shoe, sock etc: There's a hole in the toe of my sock.) μύτη κάλτσας / παπουτσιού
    •
    - toe the line

    English-Greek dictionary > toe

  • 3 Tip-toe

    subs.
    P. and V. ἄκρος πούς, V. ἄκρος δάκτυλος, ὁ.
    On tiptoe: V. ἐπʼ ἄκρων (Soph., Aj. 1230), ἄκροισι δακτύλοισι (Eur., I. T. 266).
    Tread on tap-toe: P. ἄκρῳ ποδὶ ἐπιβαίνειν (Plat., Lach. 183B).
    Standing on tip-toe: V. ὄνυχας ἐπʼ ἄκρους στάς (Eur., El. 840).
    Walking on tip-toe: V. ἐν δʼ ἄκροισι βὰς ποσί (Eur., Ion, 1166).
    On the tip-toe of excitement, adj.: P. μετέωρος, ὀρθός.
    All the rest of Greece was on the tip-toe of excitement at the conflict of the leading states: P. ἡ ἄλλη Ἑλλὰς πᾶσα μετέωρος ἦν συνιουσῶν τῶν πρώτων πόλεων (Thuc. 2, 8).
    Be on the tip-toe of excitement, v.: Ar. and P. ἐπαίρεσθαι, P. αἰωρεῖσθαι, P. and V. ἀναπτεροῦσθαι. (Xen. also Ar.).

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

  • 4 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) τσιμπώ,δαγκώνω
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) κόβω
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) τσούζω
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) πετάγομαι
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) παγώνω,καταστρέφω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) τσίμπημα,δάγκωμα
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) ψύχρα
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) γουλιά
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud

    English-Greek dictionary > nip

  • 5 stub

    1. noun
    1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) απομεινάρι,αποτσίγαρο
    2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) στέλεχος επιταγής
    2. verb
    (to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) σκοντάφτω και χτυπώ
    - stub out

    English-Greek dictionary > stub

  • 6 nail

    [neil] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) νύχι
    2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) καρφί
    2. verb
    (to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) καρφώνω
    - nail-file
    - nail-polish
    - nail-varnish
    - nail-scissors
    - hit the nail on the head

    English-Greek dictionary > nail

  • 7 curse

    [kə:s] 1. verb
    1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) καταριέμαι
    2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) βρίζω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) κατάρα, βρισιά
    2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) κατάρα
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    English-Greek dictionary > curse

  • 8 corn

    I [ko:n] noun
    1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) σιτηρά
    2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) σιτηρά
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    - corned beef
    - cornflakes
    - cornflour
    - cornflower     II [ko:n] noun
    (a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) κάλος

    English-Greek dictionary > corn

  • 9 digit

    ['di‹it]
    1) (any of the figures 0 to 9: 105 is a number with three digits.) ψηφίο
    2) (a finger or toe.) δάχτυλο
    •
    - digital clock/watch

    English-Greek dictionary > digit

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  • toe\ the\ line — • toe the line • toe the mark v. phr. To be very careful to do just what you are supposed to do; obey the rules and do your duties. The new teacher will make Joe toe the line. Bill s father is strict with him and he has to toe the mark. Compare:… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • toe\ the\ mark — • toe the line • toe the mark v. phr. To be very careful to do just what you are supposed to do; obey the rules and do your duties. The new teacher will make Joe toe the line. Bill s father is strict with him and he has to toe the mark. Compare:… …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • toe the line — ► toe the line comply with authority. Main Entry: ↑toe …   English terms dictionary

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