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  • 1 water down

    (to dilute: This milk has been watered down.) αραιώνω

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  • 2 water

    ['wo:tə] 1. noun
    (a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) νερό
    2. verb
    1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.)
    2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.)
    3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.)
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    - watery
    - wateriness
    - waterborne
    - water-closet
    - water-colour
    - watercress
    - waterfall
    - waterfowl
    - waterfront
    - waterhole
    - watering-can
    - water level
    - waterlily
    - waterlogged
    - water main
    - water-melon
    - waterproof     3. noun
    (a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) αδιάβροχο
    4. verb
    (to make (material) waterproof.) στεγανοποιώ, αδιαβροχοποιώ
    - water-skiing
    - water-ski
    - watertight
    - water vapour
    - waterway
    - waterwheel
    - waterworks
    - hold water
    - into deep water
    - in deep water
    - water down

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  • 3 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) κάτω
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) κάτω(στο έδαφος)
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) από γενιά σε γενιά
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) προς τα κάτω
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) νότια,στο κέντρο
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) (προς τα)κάτω
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) κατά μήκος
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) κατεβάζω
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright     4. adjective
    He is a downright nuisance!) απόλυτος
    - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground     II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) πούπουλα
    - downy

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  • 4 hose down

    (to clean (eg a car) by means of water brought by a hose.) πλένω με το λάστιχο

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  • 5 sink

    [siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb
    1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) βυθίζω/-ομαι,βουλιάζω
    2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) χαμηλώνω
    3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) εισδύω,χώνω/-ομαι
    4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) θλίβομαι
    5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) επενδύω
    2. noun
    (a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) νεροχύτης
    - be sunk
    - sink in

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  • 6 drain

    [drein] 1. verb
    1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) αποστραγγίζω
    2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) χύνομαι
    3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) στραγγίζω,σουρώνω
    4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) στραγγίζω
    5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) εξαντλώ
    2. noun
    1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.)
    2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.)
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    - draining-board
    - drainpipe
    - down the drain

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  • 7 stream

    [stri:m] 1. noun
    1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) ποταμάκι
    2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) ρεύμα
    3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) ρεύμα, ροή (ποταμού)
    4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) τμήμα τάξης
    2. verb
    1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) κυλώ,ρέω/ξεχύνομαι
    2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) κατατάσσω σε τμήματα ανάλογα με την επίδοση
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    - streamlined

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  • 8 boil

    I [boil] verb
    1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) βράζω
    2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) βράζω
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    - boiling-point
    - boil down to
    - boil over     II [boil] noun
    (an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) `καλόγερος`, εξάνθημα

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  • 9 deep

    [di:p] 1. adjective
    1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) βαθύς
    2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) βαθύς
    3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) αναμεμειγμένος, `βουτηγμένος`
    4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) βαθύς,έντονος
    5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) βαθύς,μπάσος
    2. adverb
    (far down or into: deep into the wood.) βαθιά
    - deeply
    - deepness
    - deep-freeze     3. verb
    (to freeze and keep (food) in this.) καταψύχω
    - in deep water

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  • 10 chute

    [ʃu:t]
    1) (a sloping channel for sending down water, rubbish etc.) κεκλιμένος αγωγός
    2) (a similar structure in a playground, for children to slide down.) τσουλήθρα
    3) (a parachute.) αλεξίπτωτο

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  • 11 deposit

    [di'pozit] 1. verb
    1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) αφήνω,ακουμπώ
    2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) καταθέτω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) κατάθεση
    2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) προκαταβολή
    3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) προκαταβολή
    4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) ίζημα,κατακάθι
    5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) κοίτασμα

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  • 12 dive

    1. verb
    1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) βουτώ
    2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) εξαφανίζομαι
    2. noun
    (an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) βουτιά
    - diving-board
    - great diving beetle

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  • 13 hose

    [həuz] 1.
    1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) μάνικα,λάστιχο
    2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) κάλτσες
    2. verb
    (to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) ποτίζω/καταβρέχω με το λάστιχο
    - hose reel
    - hose down

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  • 14 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) τρέχω
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) κυλώ
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) κυλώ, ρέω, τρέχω
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) δουλεύω
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) διευθύνω, διαχειρίζομαι, κουμαντάρω
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) τρέχω σε αγώνα
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) κάνω δρομολόγιο
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) διαρκώ
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) οδηγώ
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) ξεβάφω
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) περνώ
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) γίνομαι
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.)
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.)
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.)
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.)
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.)
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.)
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)
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    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) συνεχώς
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

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  • 15 shower

    1. noun
    1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) μπόρα
    2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) καταιγισμός
    3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) ντους
    4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) ντουσιέρα
    2. verb
    1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.)
    2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.)
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    - showerproof

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  • 16 Draw

    v. trans.
    P. and V. ἕλκειν, ἐφέλκειν, ἐπισπᾶν, Ar. and V. σπᾶν.
    Attract: P. and V. ἐφέλκεσθαι, ἐπισπᾶσθαι, ἕλκειν, προσάγεσθαι.
    Represent by lines: P. and V. γράφειν.
    Draw ( a line): P. ἄγειν (Arist.).
    Draw ( pay): see Receive.
    Draw (tears, etc.): V. ἐκκαλεῖσθαι.
    With him ( is gone) Andromache, drawing many a tear from my eyes: V. μετʼ αὐτοῦ δʼ Ἀνδρομάχη πολλῶν ἐμοὶ δακρύων ἀγωγός (Eur., Tro. 1130).
    Draw ( a bow): P. and V. τείνειν, ἐντείνειν (Xen.).
    Draw lots: see under Lot.
    Draw ( a sword): V. σπᾶν, ἕλκειν, ἐξέλκειν, P. and V. σπᾶσθαι (Xen., also Ar.).
    Drawn swords sprang from the sheath: V. κολεῶν ἐρυστὰ διεπεραιώθη ξίφη (Soph., Aj 730).
    Draw water: P. ὕδωρ ἀνασπᾶν (Thuc. 4, 97), ἀρύτειν (or mid.) (acc.) (mid. also in Ar.).
    Draw away: P. and V. ἀποσπᾶν ἀφέλκειν.
    Draw back: P. and V. ἀνασπᾶν.
    Hc draws back his left foot: V. λαιὸν μὲν εἰς τοὔπισθεν ἀμφέρει πόδα (Eur., Phoen. 1410).
    V. intrans. Ar. and P. παραχωρεῖν.
    Shrink: P. and V. ὀκνεῖν; see Shrink.
    Draw down: P. and V. καθέλκειν, κατασπᾶν.
    Draw from under: P. and V. ὑποσπᾶν, Ar. and P. ὑφέλκειν.
    Draw near: P. and V. προσέρχεσθαι (πρός, acc., or V. dat. alone), προσβαίνειν (dat.), προσμιγνύναι (dat.), V. πελάζειν (or pass.) (dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), πλησάζεσθαι (dat.), χρίμπτεσθαι (dat.), ἐγχρίμπτειν (dat.); see approach..
    The ship drew nearer, ever nearer to the rocks: V. μᾶλλον δε μᾶλλον πρὸς πέτρας ᾔει σκάφος (Eur., I.T. 1406).
    Draw off: P. and V. ἀφέλκειν, ἀποσπᾶν; met., P. and V. ἀπαντλεῖν (Plat.).
    Draw off an enemy: P. ἀπάγειν (Thuc. 1, 109).
    V. intrans. See Retire.
    Draw on, lead on: P. and V. ὑπάγειν, προάγειν.
    Draw out: P. and V. ἐξέλκειν (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. ἐκσπᾶν; see also Protract.
    Draw over to one's side: see win over.
    Draw a veil over: see Veil.
    Draw the line, lay down limits: P. and V. ὁρίζειν.
    Draw through: Ar. διέλκειν (τι διά τινος).
    Draw to oneself: P. and V. προσέλκεσθαι; see Attract.
    Draw together: Ar. and P. συνέλκειν, P. and V. συνάγειν.
    Come together, v. intrans.: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι.
    Draw up: P. and V. ἀνασπᾶν, Ar. and P. ἀνέλκειν.
    Arrange troops, etc.: P. and V. τάσσειν, συντάσσειν, Ar. and P. παρατάσσειν.
    Compose: P. συγγράφειν.
    Draw up an indictment: Ar. and P. γραφὴν γράφεσθαι.

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  • 17 Keep

    v. trans.
    Preserve, retain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν.
    Hold: P. and V. ἔχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.).
    Protect: P. and V. φυλάσσειν, φραυρεῖν, V. ἐκφυλάσσειν, ῥύεσθαι, Ar. and P. τηρεῖν; see Guard.
    Observe, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν, διασώζειν.
    Prevent: P. and V. κωλύειν, ἐπικωλύειν, ἀπείργειν, ἐξείργειν; see Prevent.
    Detain: P. and V. κατέχειν, ἐπέχειν, Ar. and V. ἴσχειν (rare P.), V. ἐπίσχειν (rare P.), ἐρητύειν; see Check.
    Support (with food, etc.): P. and V. τρέφειν, βόσκειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. φέρβειν.
    Keeping Sicily on the left: P. ἐν δεξιᾷ λαβόντες τὴν Σικελίαν (Thuc. 7, 1).
    Keep (peace, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.
    Keep (a festival, etc.): P. and V. ἄγειν.
    Keep quiet: P. and V. ἡσυχάζειν, Ar. and P. ἡσυχίαν ἄγειν, V. ἡσύχως ἔχειν.
    V. intrans. Keep ( doing a thing), continue: P. διατελεῖν (part.), διαμένειν (part. or infin.), διαγίγνεσθαι (part.), P. and V. καρτερεῖν (part.).
    You keep talking nonsense: P. φλυαρεῖς ἔχων (Plat., Gorg. 490E.; cf. Ar., Ran. 202).
    Remain: P. and V. μένειν; see Remain.
    Keep well or ill: P. and V. εὖ or κακῶς ἔχειν.
    Keep back, v. trans.: see Hide, Reserve, Cheek.
    Shall I tell you openly what happened there or keep back the tale: V. πότερά σοι παρρησίᾳ φράσω τὰ κεῖθεν ἢ λόγον στειλώμεθα (Eur., Bacch. 668).
    Keep down: P. and V. κατέχειν.
    Subdue: P. and V. καταστρέφεσθαι, χειροῦσθαι.
    Keep from, refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.); see Refrain.
    Keep in mind: P. and V. σώζειν (or mid.), φυλάσσειν (or mid.); see Remember.
    Keep in the dark: P. and V. κρύπτειν (τινά τι), P. ἀποκρύπτεσθαι (τινά τι).
    We are keeping him in the dark touching this matter: V. σιγῇ τοῦθʼ ὑφαιρούμεσθά νιν (Eur., El. 271). Keep off, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀπέχειν, ἀμύνειν, Ar. and P. ἀπαμύνειν; see ward off.
    Hard to keep off, adj.: V. δυσφύλακτος.
    Refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.).
    Keep on, v. intrans.: P. and V. καρτερεῖν, P. διατελεῖν.
    Last: P. and V. μένειν, παραμένειν, ἀντέχειν, P. διαμένειν, συμμένειν.
    Go forward: P. and V. προβαίνειν, προχωρεῖν, P. προέρχεσθαι.
    Be prolonged: P. and V. χρονίζεσθαι, V. χρονίζειν.
    Keep out: see keep off.
    Keep out (rain, water or missiles): P. and V. στέγειν (acc.).
    Keep to, abide by: P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
    They kept more to the sea: P. τῆς θαλάσσης μᾶλλον ἀντείχοντο (Thuc. 1, 13).
    He would both have kept to the law and shown his piety: V. καὶ τοῦ νόμου τʼ ἂν εἴχετʼ εὐσεβής τʼ ἂν ἦν (Eur., Or. 503). Keep together, v. trans.: P. and V. συνέχειν.
    Keep under: see keep down.
    Keep up, maintain: P. and V. σώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διασώζειν; see Maintain.
    Keep up one's spirits: P. and V. θαρσεῖν, θρασύνεσθαι, V. εὐθυμεῖν (Eur., Cycl.), θαρσύνειν.
    Keep up ( another's) spirits: see Encourage.
    Keep up (a noise, shouting, etc.): P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
    Keep up, hold out, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀντέχειν.
    Keep up with: P. and V. ἕπεσθαι (dat.), συνέπεσθαι (dat.), V. ὁμαρτεῖν (dat.).
    ——————
    subs.
    Maintenance: P. and V. τροφή, ἡ, Ar. and P. σίτησις, ἡ.
    Keep of castle: use P. and V. πύργος, ὁ.

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  • 18 bob

    [bob]
    past tense, past participle - bobbed; verb
    (to move (up and down): The cork was bobbing about in the water.) ανεβοκατεβαίνω

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  • 19 constituent

    [kən'stitjuənt] 1. noun
    1) (a necessary part: Hydrogen is a constituent of water.) συστατικό
    2) (a voter from a particular member of parliament's constituency: He deals with all his constituents' problems.) ψηφοφόρος
    2. adjective
    He broke it down into its constituent parts.) συστατικός

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  • 20 dribble

    ['dribl] 1. verb
    1) (to fall in small drops: Water dribbled out of the tap.) στάζω
    2) ((of a baby etc) to allow saliva to run from the mouth.) σαλιαρίζω
    3) (in football, basketball, hockey etc to move the ball along by repeatedly kicking, bouncing or hitting it: The football player dribbled the ball up the field.) τριπλάρω
    2. noun
    (a small quantity of liquid: A dribble ran down his chin.) σάλιο

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