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  • 1 while away

    (to pass (time) without boredom: He whiled away the time by reading.) περνώ, σκοτώνω (την ώρα)

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  • 2 while

    1. conjunction
    1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) ενώ
    2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) αν και, μολονότι
    2. noun
    (a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) χρονικό διάστημα
    - worth one's while

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  • 3 While

    conj.
    P. and V. ἕως, ἐν ᾧ. Ar. and P. ἐν ὅσῳ, V. ἔστε (also Xen.).
    For a while, adv.: P. and V. τέως.
    For a long while: P. and V. μακρὸν χρόνος; see Long.
    It is worth while: P. and V. ἄξιόν ἐστι (or omit ἐστι) (with infin.).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    While away: P. and V. τρίβειν, διάγειν; see Spend.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > While

  • 4 escape

    [i'skeip] 1. verb
    1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) δραπετεύω
    2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) ξεφεύγω,γλιτώνω
    3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) διαφεύγω
    4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) διαρρέω
    2. noun
    ((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) απόδραση,διαφυγή,διαρροή
    - escapist

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  • 5 hover

    1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) ζυγιάζομαι/μένω μετέωρος στον αέρα
    2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) τριγυρίζω
    3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) ταλαντεύομαι
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  • 6 idle

    1. adjective
    1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) αργόσχολος,άπρακτος/αχρησιμοποίητος
    2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) τεμπέλης
    3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) κενός
    4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) αβάσιμος,άσκοπος
    2. verb
    1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) χασομερώ,τεμπελιάζω
    2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) δουλεύω στο ραλαντί
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    - idleness
    - idly
    - idle away

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  • 7 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) φεύγω (από)
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) ξεχνώ να πάρω, αφήνω (φεύγοντας)
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) αφήνω, παρατώ
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) αφήνω
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) αφήνω, εμπιστεύομαι, αναθέτω
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) αφήνω κληρονομιά
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    - leave out
    - left over     II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) άδεια, έγκριση
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) άδεια, (απουσίας, διακοπών)
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    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave

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  • 8 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

    English-Greek dictionary > roll

  • 9 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) σκλάβος,δούλος
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) υποτακτικός
    2. verb
    (to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) δουλεύω σαν σκλάβος

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  • 10 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) μένω
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) παραμένω
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) διαμονή,παραμονή
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up

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  • 11 straight

    [streit] 1. adjective
    1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) ίσιος
    2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) ευθύς,ειλικρινής
    3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) ίσιος
    4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) σε τάξη,σε σωστή σειρά
    5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) σκέτος
    6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) ανέκφραστος
    7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) ηθοποιός ρεπερτορίου, κλασικός ηθοποιός
    2. adverb
    1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) ίσια
    2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) κατευθείαν
    3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) τίμια
    3. noun
    (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.)
    - straightness
    - straightforward
    - straightforwardly
    - straightforwardness
    - straight talking
    - go straight
    - straight away
    - straighten out/up
    - a straight fight
    - straight off

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  • 12 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) χρησιμοποιώ
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) καταναλώνω
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    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) χρήση, χρησιμοποίηση
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) χρήση, χρησιμότητα
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) αξία, όφελος, χρησιμότητα
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) χρήση, ικανότητα χρήσης
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) χρήση, δικαίωμα χρήσης
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    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use

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  • 13 Long

    adj.
    Of space or time: P. and V. μακρός.
    Very long: P. and V. παμμήκης (Plat.). V. ὑπερμήκης.
    Of time: also use P. and V. πολύς, Ar. and P. συχνός.
    Lasting long: V. δαρός, μακραίων, P. and V. χρόνιος.
    Streaming ( of hair): V. ταναός κεχυμένος.
    ——————
    adv.
    For a long time: P. and V. μακρὸν χρόνον, V. δαρόν, δαρὸν χρόνον.
    Be long, be a long time, v.: P. and V. χρονίζειν.
    Be long away: V. χρόνιος ἀπεῖναι.
    As long as: P. μέχρι οὗ, ὅσον χρόνον, μέχριπερ, V. ὅσονπερ; see also provided that.
    While: P. and V. ἕως.
    Long ago, long since: P. and V. πάλαι, P. ἐκ πολλοῦ, V. ἐκ μακροῦ χρόνου.
    After a long time: P. and V. διὰ μακροῦ.
    So long: P. and V. χρόνον τοσοῦτον.
    A long way off: P. and V. μακράν; see Far.
    Longer, any longer: P. and V. ἔτι.
    No longer: P. and V. οὐκέτι, μηκέτι.
    ——————
    v. intrans.
    P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν, ἐφίεσθαι, βούλεσθαι, ὀρέγεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐθέλειν, V. ἱμείρειν, ἱμείρεσθαι, ποθεῖν, ἐρᾶν, ἔρασθαι, προσχρῄζειν (rare P.), Ar. and V. μενοινᾶν (Eur., Cycl. 448), θέλειν, χρῄζειν (rare P.).
    Long for: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.), ἐφίεσθαι (gen.), ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.), V. χρῄζειν (gen.), προσχρῄζειν (gen.), χατίζειν (gen.), μενοινᾶν (acc.) (Soph., Aj. 341).
    Yearn for: P. and V. ποθεῖν (acc.), Ar. and V. ἱμείρειν (gen.). V. ἱμείρεσθαι (gen.).
    Longed for, adj.: P. and V. ποθεινός (rare P.), εὐκτός (rare P.), V. πολύζηλος.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Long

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