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1 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) μικρός2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) λίγος, ελάχιστος3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ασήμαντος2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) ελάχιστο, ελάχιστα πράγματα3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) ελάχιστα, λίγο2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) ελάχιστα3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) σχεδόν καθόλου•- a little- little by little
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2 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) χώρισμα σταύλου2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) πάγκος•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) σταματώ,σβήνω ξαφνικά2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) χάνω την ταχύτητα στηρίξεως,στολάρω3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) μου σβήνει η μηχανή2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) απώλεια στηρίξεωςIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) καθυστερώ σκόπιμα,χρονοτριβώ,προσπαθώ να κερδίσω χρόνο -
3 chip
[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) σπαώ στην άκρη2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) σπάσιμο2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) τηγανητή πατάτα3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) μάρκα (σε τυχερά παιχνίδια)4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) πλακίδιο ολοκληρωμένου κυκλώματος αποτυπωμένων ηλεκτρονικών στοιχείων, `τσιπ`•- chip in -
4 catapult
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5 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) κοντινός,κοντά2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) στενός2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) κοντά2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) κοντά(σε)3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) κοντά σε4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) πλησιάζω- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
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6 dent
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7 mesh
[meʃ] 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) θηλειά σε δίχτυ2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) πλέγμα,δίχτυ2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) μπλέκομαι -
8 to pieces
(into separate, usually small pieces, or into the various parts from which (something) is made: It was so old, it fell to pieces when I touched it.) κομματιασμένος,θρύψαλα
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