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  • 1 fire-station

    noun (the building or buildings where fire-engines and other pieces of equipment used by firemen are kept.) σταθμός πυροσβεστικής

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  • 2 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) φως
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) φως
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) φωτιά
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) φως
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) φωτεινός
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) ανοιχτός
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) φωτίζω
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) ανάβω
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) ελαφρός
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) ελαφρός
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ελαφρός
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) ελαφρότερος από το κανονικό
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) ελαφρός
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ανάλαφρος
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ελαφρός
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) ελαφρός, ανεπαίσθητος, απαλός
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) αμμώδης
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) συναντώ τυχαία

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  • 3 fan

    I 1. [fæn] noun
    1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) βεντάλια
    2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) εξαεριστήρας,ανεμιστήρας
    2. verb
    1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) κάνω αέρα
    2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) φυσώ
    II [fæn] noun
    (an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) οπαδός,θαυμαστής

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  • 4 itself

    1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) τον εαυτό του
    2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) αυτό το ίδιο
    3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') μόνο του

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  • 5 iron

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) σίδερο/σιδερένιος
    2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) σίδερο
    3) (a type of golf-club.) μπαστούνι του γκολφ
    2. verb
    (to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) σιδερώνω
    - irons
    - ironing-board
    - ironmonger
    - ironmongery
    - have several
    - too many irons in the fire
    - iron out
    - strike while the iron is hot

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  • 6 stand-by

    plural - stand-bys; noun
    1) (readiness for action: Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).) σε ετοιμότητα/επιφυλακή
    2) (something that can be used in an emergency etc: Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.) αποκούμπι

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  • 7 gut

    1. noun
    1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) έντερο
    2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) χορδή από έντερο
    2. verb
    1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) ξεκοιλιάζω
    2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) καταστρέφω
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  • 8 pet

    [pet] 1. noun
    1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; ( also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) ζώο σύντροφος,αγαπημένο ζώο του σπιτιού
    2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) κανακάρης/άγγελος
    2. adjective
    (favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) αγαπημένος
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle petted)
    1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.)
    2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)
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  • 9 rake

    [reik] 1. noun
    1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) τσουγκράνα
    2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) φτυάρι του κρουπιέρη
    3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) τσουγκράνισμα
    2. verb
    1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) καθαρίζω με τσουγκράνα
    2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) μαζεύω τη στάχτη
    3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) γαζώνω (με σφαίρες)
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    - rake up

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  • 10 pepper

    ['pepə] 1. noun
    1) (the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food: white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it.) πιπέρι
    2) (the plant bearing these berries: a pepper plant.) πιπεριά
    3) (any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food: red peppers stuffed with rice.) πιπεριά
    4) (any of the plants which bear these.) πιπεριά(φυτό)
    2. verb
    1) (to put pepper in or on (some food): You don't have to pepper the soup.) βάζω πιπέρι σε
    2) ((with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone): He peppered them with bullets.) γαζώνω,σφυροκοπώ
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    - peppercorn
    - pepper-mill
    - peppermint

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  • 11 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) ρολό
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) ψωμάκι, φραντζολάκι
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) κουτρουβάλα, στριφογύρισμα
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) κούνημα
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) μπουμπουνητό
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) δίπλα
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) τυμπανοκρουσία
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) κυλώ, τσουλάω
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) κυλώ
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) τυλίγω
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) ανοίγω (φύλλο): ισοπεδώνω, στρώνω
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) κάνω μπάλα, κάνω ρολό
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) τυλίγω
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) ανοίγω (φύλλο): ισοπεδώνω, στρώνω
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) κουνιέμαι, μποτζάρω
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) μπουμπουνίζω
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) κινώ κυκλικά τα μάτια μου
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) ταξιδεύω με τροχοφόρο
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) κυματίζω ελαφρά
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) περνώ
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) κάνω πατίνι
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) κατάλογος ονομάτων

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  • 12 house

    1. plural - houses; noun
    1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) σπίτι,κατοικία
    2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) κτίριο
    3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) θέατρο
    4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) γενιά
    2. verb
    1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) στεγάζω
    2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) στεγάζω
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    - housing benefit
    - house agent
    - house arrest
    - houseboat
    - housebreaker
    - housebreaking
    - house-fly
    - household
    - householder
    - household word
    - housekeeper
    - housekeeping
    - houseman
    - housetrain
    - house-warming     3. adjective
    a house-warming party.) για τα καλορίζικα
    - housework
    - like a house on fire

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  • 13 rocket

    ['rokit] 1. noun
    1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) ρουκέτα, πύραυλος
    2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) πύραυλος, διαστημόπλοιο
    2. verb
    (to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.)

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