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1 uncle
(the brother of a person's father or mother, or the husband of an aunt: He's my uncle; Hallo, Uncle Jim!) θείος -
2 Uncle
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Uncle
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3 uncle
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4 great-
[ɡreit](separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) προ- -
5 aunt
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6 bequest
[bi'kwest]noun (something bequeathed in a will: I received a bequest in my uncle's will.) κληροδότημα -
7 committed
adjective (pledged to do, or to support, something: He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist.) ταγμένος -
8 cousin
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9 first/full cousin
(a son or daughter of one's uncle or aunt.) πρώτος ξάδελφος/-η -
10 nephew
['nefju:]feminine - niece; noun(the son or daughter of a brother or sister: My sister's two sons are my nephews, and I am their uncle.) ανηψιός,ανηψιά -
11 regent
['ri:‹ent](a person who governs in place of a king or queen: The prince was only two years old when the king died, so his uncle was appointed regent.) αντιβασιλέας -
12 train
I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) τρένο2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) ουρά φορέματος3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) σειρά / αλληλουχία γεγονότων4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) πομπήII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) εκπαιδεύω / -ομαι, γυμνάζω / -ομαι, προπονώ / -ούμαι2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) στρέφω, σκοπεύω3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) κατευθύνω•- trained- trainee
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13 usurp
[ju'zə:p](to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so: The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority.) σφετερίζομαι- usurper -
14 yearly
adjective (happening etc every year: We pay a yearly visit to my uncle.) ετήσιος -
15 Maternal
adj.P. and V. μητρῷος.Maternal uncle: P, ὁ πρὸς μητρὸς θεῖος.Maternal great-grandfather: P, ὁ πατρὸς πρὸς μητρὸς πάππος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Maternal
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