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1 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) τοίχος / τείχος2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) τοίχος2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.)- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) καλύπτω με χαρτί ταπετσαρίας- have one's back to the wall
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2 plaque
1) (a plate of metal etc fixed to a wall etc as a memorial: His name was inscribed on a brass plaque.) πλάκα2) (a china etc ornament for fixing on the wall.) πλάκα3) (a deposit of saliva and bacteria which forms on the teeth.) πέτρα -
3 windscreen
1) (a transparent (usually glass) screen above the dashboard of a car.) παρμπρίζ2) (a wall usually constructed out from the house wall to protect people on a patio or balcony from the wind.) προστατευτική τζαμαρία (π.χ. μπαλκονιού) -
4 buttress
(a support built on to the outside of a wall.) αντέρεισμα -
5 enclosure
[-ʒə]1) (the act of enclosing.) έγκλειση2) (land surrounded by a fence or wall: He keeps a donkey in that enclosure.) περίβολος3) (something put in along with a letter: I received your enclosure with gratitude.) εσώκλειστο(έγγραφο κλπ.) -
6 filler
1) (a tool or instrument used for filling something, especially for conveying liquid into a bottle.) γεμιστήρας2) (material used to fill cracks in a wall etc.) συμπλήρωμα,γέμισμα για τρύπες -
7 fireplace
noun (a space in a room (usually in a wall) with a chimney above, for a fire: a wide stone fireplace.) τζάκι -
8 knuckle
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) άρθρωση δαχτύλου, κλείδωση -
9 painting
1) (the act or art of using paint: Painting is very relaxing.) ζωγραφική2) (a painted picture: There were four paintings (hanging) on the wall.) πίνακας ζωγραφικής -
10 pigeon-hole
noun (a small compartment for letters, papers etc in a desk etc or eg hung on the wall of an office, staffroom etc: He has separate pigeon-holes for bills, for receipts, for letters from friends and so on.) θυρίδα -
11 pin-up
1) (a picture of an attractive girl (or man), often pinned on a wall: He has dozens of pin-ups in his room; ( also adjective) a pin-up girl.) φωτογραφία όμορφης κοπέλας2) (the girl (or man): She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers.) κοπέλα(ημίγυμνης)φωτογραφίας -
12 rampart
((often in plural) a mound or wall for defence: The defenders were drawn up on the ramparts.) έπαλξη, προμαχώνας -
13 stile
(a step, or set of steps, for climbing over a wall or fence.) σκαλοπάτι(α) για υπερπήδηση φράχτη -
14 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) απομύζηση,ρούφηγμα2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) αναρρόφηση -
15 thumbtack
noun ((American) a drawing-pin: She hung the picture on the wall with thumbtacks.) πινέζα -
16 crash
[kræʃ] 1. noun1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) πάταγος2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) σύγκρουση, συντριβή3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) οικονομική κρίση, `κραχ`4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) πέφτω, χτυπώ με θόρυβο2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) πέφτω, συγκρούομαι3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) συντρίβομαι4) ((of a business) to fail.) χρεωκοπώ5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) ορμώ6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)3. adjective(rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) εντατικός- crash-land -
17 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (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.) νύχι2) (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.) καρφί2. 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 -
18 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) αιχμή,άκρη,μύτη2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) ακρωτήρι,κάβος3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) σημείο,στιγμή,τελεία4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) σημείο5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) στιγμή6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) σημείο,βαθμός,στιγμή,υποδιαίρεση7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) σημείο σε πυξίδα8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) πόντος9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) θέμα,ζήτημα/επιχείρημα10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) λόγος,σκοπιμότητα11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) στοιχείο,χαρακτηριστικό12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) ρευματοδότης,πρίζα2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) σημαδεύω,στρέφω2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) δείχνω3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) αρμολογώ,γεμίζω τα κενά•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
19 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) πλαγιά2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) όχθη3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) ξέρα2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) στιβάζω2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) γέρνωII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) τράπεζα2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) τράπεζα2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) καταθέτω- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) σειρά -
20 fold
I 1. [fould] verb1) (to double over (material, paper etc): She folded the paper in half.) διπλώνω2) (to lay one on top of another: She folded her hands in her lap.) σταυρώνω3) (to bring in (wings) close to the body: The bird folded its wings.) μαζεύω2. noun1) (a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another: Her dress hung in folds.) δίπλα,πτυχή,πιέτα2) (a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease: There was a fold in the page.) τσάκιση•- folded- folder
- folding II [fould] noun(a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept: a sheep fold.) μαντρί,στάνη
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