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  • 101 annual

    ['ænjuəl] 1. adjective
    1) (happening every year: an annual event.) ετήσιος
    2) (of one year: What is his annual salary?) ετήσιος
    2. noun
    1) (a book of which a new edition is published every year: children's annuals.) επετηρίδα
    2) (a plant that lives for only one year.) μονοετές φυτό

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  • 102 anything

    1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) τίποτε
    2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') ο,τιδήποτε

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  • 103 appease

    [ə'pi:z]
    (to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) κατευνάζω

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  • 104 appreciation

    1) (gratefulness: I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.) ευγνωμοσύνη, αναγνώριση
    2) (the state of valuing or understanding something: a deep appreciation of poetry.) εκτίμηση
    3) (the state of being aware of something: He has no appreciation of our difficulties.) κατανόηση
    4) (an increase in value.) ανατίμηση
    5) (a written article etc which describes the qualities of something: an appreciation of the new book.) κριτική ανάλυση

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  • 105 as

    [æz] 1. conjunction
    1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) καθώς
    2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) επειδή, καθώς
    3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) όπως
    4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) όπως
    5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) παρόλο
    6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) όπως επίσης
    2. adverb
    (used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) σαν
    3. preposition
    1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) σαν
    2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) σαν
    3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) σαν
    4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) ως
    - as if / as though
    - as to

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  • 106 at a loss

    (not knowing what to do, say etc: He was at a loss for words to express his gratitude.) σαστισμένος, που τα έχει χαμένα

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  • 107 be

    present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)
    1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) είμαι
    2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)
    3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) ήμουν
    4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) είναι να...πρόκειται
    5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) είμαι
    - the be-all and end-all

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  • 108 be after

    (to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) γυρεύω, αναζητώ

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  • 109 bear with

    (to be patient with (someone): Bear with me for a minute, and you'll see what I mean.) κάνω υπομονή, ανέχομαι

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  • 110 blind

    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) τυφλός
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) που κάνει τα στραβά μάτια
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) τυφλός (σημείο)
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) για τυφλούς
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) στόρι, ρολό, παραθυρόφυλλο
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) παραπλανητική ενέργεια, πρόσχημα
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) τυφλώνω
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold
    4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) δένω τα μάτια
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) με δεμένα μάτια
    - the blind leading the blind

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  • 111 brood

    [bru:d] 1. verb
    1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.) κλωσσώ
    2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.) αναλογίζομαι
    2. noun
    (the number of young hatched at one time.) κουτσούβελα

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  • 112 concern

    [kən'sə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to have to do with: This order doesn't concern us; So far as I'm concerned, you can do what you like.) αφορώ
    2) ((with for or about) to make (usually oneself) uneasy: Don't concern yourself about her.) νοιάζομαι
    3) ((with with or in) to interest (oneself) in: He doesn't concern himself with unimportant details.) ασχολούμαι
    2. noun
    1) (something that concerns or belongs to one: His problems are not my concern.) έγνοια
    2) (anxiety: The condition of the patient is giving rise to concern.) ανησυχία
    3) (a business: a shoe-manufacturing concern.) επιχείρηση

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  • 113 count

    I noun
    (nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) κόμης
    II 1. verb
    1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) μετρώ
    2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) λογαριάζω, υπολογίζω
    3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) υπολογίζομαι, `μετράω`
    4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) θεωρώ
    2. noun
    1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) μέτρημα
    2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) κατηγορία
    3. adjective
    (see countable.)
    - countdown
    - count on
    - out for the count

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  • 114 criterion

    plural - criteria; noun
    (a standard used or referred to in judging something: What are your criteria for deciding which words to include in this dictionary?) κριτήριο

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  • 115 custom

    1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) συνήθεια/ έθιμο
    2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) πελατεία
    - customarily
    - customer
    - customs

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  • 116 dad

    [dæd]
    daddy ['d1di] (plural daddies) noun
    (children's words for father: Where is your daddy?; What are you doing, Daddy?) μπαμπάς

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  • 117 date

    I 1. [deit] noun
    1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) ημερομηνία
    2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) ημερομηνία
    3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) ραντεβού
    2. verb
    1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) χρονολογώ
    2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) χρονολογούμαι
    3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) παλιώνω,γερνώ
    - dateline
    - out of date
    - to date
    - up to date
    II [deit] noun
    (the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) χουρμάς

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  • 118 difference

    ['difrəns]
    1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) διαφορά
    2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) διαφωνία
    3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) διαφορά,υπόλοιπο
    - differentiate
    - differentiation

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  • 119 difficult

    ['difikəlt]
    1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) δύσκολος
    2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) δύσκολος

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  • 120 discover

    1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) ανακαλύπτω
    2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) ανακαλύπτω

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  • what for — phrasal 1. for what purpose or reason ; why usually used with the other words of a question between what and for < what did you do that for > except when used alone 2. harsh treatment especially by blows or by a sharp reprimand < gave him what… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • what for(2) — {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding, or other punishment. Usually used with get or give . * /Tom got what for from his father for answering him rudely, and I heard him crying in the house./ * /The teacher gave me what for because I was late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • what for(2) — {n. phr.}, {informal} A scolding, or other punishment. Usually used with get or give . * /Tom got what for from his father for answering him rudely, and I heard him crying in the house./ * /The teacher gave me what for because I was late./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • What of it — What What, pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG. wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad, Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. As an interrogative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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