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1 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) με ευθύνη -
2 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) με ευθύνη -
3 at the risk of
(with the possibility of (loss, injury, trouble etc): He saved the little girl at the risk of his own life; At the risk of offending you, I must tell you that I disapprove of your behaviour.) με κίνδυνο (να) -
4 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) κίνδυνος2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) διακινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) (δια)κινδυνεύω•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
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5 secure
[si'kjuə] 1. adjective1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) ασφαλής2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) στέρεος/ασφαλισμένος3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) βέβαιος,σίγουρος2. verb1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) (εξ)ασφαλίζω2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) στερεώνω•- securely- security
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6 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) χτύπημα2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) χτύπημα,πλήγμα/εύνοια(της τύχης)3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) χτύπος ρολογιού4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) κονδυλιά,μολυβιά,πινελιά5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) κίνηση,χτύπημα6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) κολυμβητική κίνηση7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) στάλα(δουλειά)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) εγκεφαλική συμφόρηση, εγκεφαλικό•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) χαϊδεύω2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) χάδι -
7 Infamy
subs.Disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνη, ἡ, ὄνειδος, τό, ἀτιμία, ἡ, δύσκλεια, ἡ, ἀδοξία, ἡ, P. κακοδοξία, ἡ, V. αἶσχος, τό.Baseness: P. and V. πονηρία, ἡ, κάκη, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Infamy
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8 Know
v. trans.P. and V. εἰδέναι, ἐπίστασθαι, ἐξεπίστασθαι, γιγνώσκειν, V. ἐξειδέναι, κατειδέναι (also Plat. but rare P.), ἱστορεῖν.Be acquainted with ( things): use also P. and V. γνωρίζειν (acc.), μανθάνειν (acc.), ἐκμανθάνειν (acc.), P. καταμανθάνειν (acc.); see also Learn.Be acquainted with ( persons): P. and V. γιγνώσκειν (acc.), εἰδέναι (acc.), P. γνωρίζειν (acc.), V. ἱστορεῖν (acc.).Know beforehand: P. and V. προγιγνώσκειν, P. προειδέναι, προεπίστασθαι, V. προὐξεπίστασθαι.Know besides: P. προσεπίστασθαι.Know by heart: P. and V. ἐξεπίστασθαι.Know how to: P. and V. εἰδέναι (infin.), ἐπίστασθαι (infin.), V. γιγνώσκειν (infin.), ἐξεπίστασθαι (infin.), κατειδέναι (infin.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Know
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9 More
adj.P. and V. πλείων.More or less: P, ἢ πλείων ἢ ἐλάσσων (Dem. 330).——————adv.P. and V. πλεῖον, πλέον.To form comparatives: P. and V. μᾶλλον.With numerals: Ar. and P. πλεῖν.More that half were found to be Carians: P. ὑπὲρ ἥμισυ Κᾶρες ἐφάνησαν (Thuc. 1, 8).More zealous than wise: V. πρόθυμος μᾶλλον ἢ σοφωτέρα (Eur., Med. 485).With more zeal than love: V. προθύμως μᾶλλον ἢ φίλως (Æsch., Ag. 1591).More worthy that rich: P. βελτίων ἢ πλουσιώτερος (Lys. 153).All the more: P. and V. τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον, τοσῷδε μᾶλλον.The more I believe, the more I am at a loss what to do: P. ὅσῳ μᾶλλον πιστεύω τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ἀπορῶ ὅτι χρήσωμαι (Plat., Rep. 368B).Doing things that it is a great disgrace even to speak of, much more for respectable people to perpetrate: P. τοιαῦτα ποιοῦντες ἃ πολλὴν αἰσχύνην ἔχει καὶ λέγειν μὴ ὅτι γε δὴ ποιεῖν ἀνθρώπους μετρίους (Dem. 1262).Many times more, adj.: P. πολλαπλάσιος.More and more: P. ἐπὶ πλέον, V. μᾶλλον μᾶλλον (Eur., I.T. 1406).Longer: P. and V. ἔτι.No more of this: P. οὕτω περὶ τούτων, ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτως (Isoc.), P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, V. τούτων μὲν οὕτω, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί; see so much for that under much.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > More
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10 Sacrifice
subs.Victim: P. and V. θῦμα, τό. σφάγιον, τό (generally pl.), Ar. and P. ἱερεῖον, τό, Ar. and V. σφαγεῖον, τό, V. θύος, τό, θυτήριον, τό, πρόσφαγμα, τό χρηστήριον, τό; see Victim.For account of sacrifice see Eur., Electra, 800 to 838.Burnt offering: V. ἔμπυρα, τά.Make sacrifice: P. and V. θύειν, P. ἱερὰ ποιεῖν, ἱεροποιεῖν, V. ῥέζειν, θυηπολεῖν (also Plat. but rare P.).Make rich sacrifice: V. πολυθύτους τεύχειν σφαγάς (Soph., Tr. 756).Sacrifices at crossing (a river, etc.): P. διαβατήρια, τά (Thuc. 5, 54).Obtain favourable omens in a sacrifice, v.: Ar. and P. καλλιερεῖσθαι.The flame of sacrifice: V. θυηφάγος φλόξ ἡ (Æsch., Ag. 597).The altar of sacrifice: V. δεξίμηλος ἐσχάρα ἡ (Eur., And. 1138).On the altar of sacrifice: Ar. βουθύτοις ἐπʼ ἐσχάραις (Av. 1232).The town is filled with sacrifices by my seers to rout the enemy and the city: V. θυηπολεῖται δʼ ἄστυ μάντεων ὕπο τροπαῖα τʼ ἐχθρῶν καὶ πόλει σωτήρια (Eur., Heracl. 401).On days of sacrifice: V. βουθύτοις ἐν ἤμασι (Æsch., Choe. 261).Magistrates who look after sacrifices: P. ἱεροποιοί, οἱ.The reek of sacrifice: Ar. ἱερόθυτος καπνός, ὁ; see Reek.met., loss: P. ἀποβολή, ἡ.You alone of the Greeks ought to make this sacrifice for us: P. ὀφείλετε μόνοι τῶν Ἑλλήνων τοῦτον τὸν ἔρανον (Isoc. 307E).——————v. trans.Have sacrificed: P. and V. θύεσθαι (mid.).Sacrifice after: V. ἐπισφάζειν.Sacrifice before: P. and V. προθύειν, V. προσφάζειν.Sacrifice over: V. ἐπισφάζειν (τινά τινι).Sacrifice with another: P. and V. συνθύειν (absol. or dat.).absol., do sacrifice: see under sacrifice, subs.;Sacrifice bulls: V. ταυροκτονεῖν.Sacrifice sheep: Ar. and V. μηλοσφαγεῖν.Lose: Ar. and P. ἀποβάλλειν.I did not sacrifice the rights of the many to the favour of the few rich: P. οὐ τὰς παρὰ τῶν πλουσίων χάριτας μᾶλλον ἢ τὰ τῶν πολλῶν δίκαια εἱλόμην (Dem. 263).Sacrificing the welfare of your country to the delight and gratification of hearing scandal: P. τῆς ἐπὶ ταῖς λοιδορίαις ἡδονῆς καὶ χάριτος τὸ τῆς πόλεως συμφέρον ἀνταλλασσόμενοι (Dem. 273).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sacrifice
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11 Suffer
v. trans.P. and V. πάσχειν (acc. or absol.).Endure: P. and V. φέρειν, ἀνέχεσθαι, ὑπέχειν, ὑφίστασθαι, P. ὑπομένειν, V. καρτερεῖν, Ar. and V. ἐξανέχεσθαι, ἀνατλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of ἀνατλᾶν) (also Plat. but rare P.), τλῆναι ( 2nd aor. of τλᾶν) (also Isoc. but rare P.).Suffer to the end: P. and V. διαφέρειν, V. ἀντλεῖν, διαντλεῖν, ἐξαντλεῖν, ἐκκομίζειν.Put up with: P. and V. στέργειν (acc. or dat.), V. αἰνεῖν (acc.).Suffer beforehand: P. προπάσχειν (acc. or absol.).Suffer in return: P. and V. ἀντιπάσχειν (acc. or absol.).V. intrans.Be in pain: P. and V. ἀλγεῖν, λυπεῖσθαι.Be distressed: P. and V. πονεῖν, πιέζεσθαι, κάμνειν, P. κακοπαθεῖν, V. μογεῖν, Ar. and V. τείρεσθαι; see under Distress.Endure suffering for another: P. and V. ὑπερπονεῖν (acc. of thing suffered) (Plat.), V. ὑπερκάμνειν (gen. of person).You shall suffer for it: Ar. οἰμώξει, Ar. and V. κλαύσει.Suffer from (illness, etc.): P. and V. νοσεῖν (dat.), πονεῖν (dat.), κάμνειν (dat.); see labour under.They suffered at the same time from hunger and thirst: P. λιμῷ ἅμα καὶ δίψει ἐπιέζοντο (Thuc. 7, 87).The ships which had suffered from the storm he repaired: P. τὰς ναῦς ὅσαι ἐπόνησαν ὑπὸ τοῦ χειμῶνος ἐπισκεύαζε (Thuc. 6, 104).Suffer loss: P. and V. ζημιοῦσθαι (absol.), P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι (absol.).Suffer with another: P. and V. συνδυστυχεῖν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Suffer
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12 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) αποκτώ2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) κερδίζω3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) παίρνω4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) πάω μπροστά2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) αύξηση2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) κέρδος•- gain on -
13 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) εμπόδιο,μειονέκτημα2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) βάρος(ισοζυγισμός)3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) αγώνας στον οποίον δίνεται σε κάποιον προβάδισμα για λόγους ισοζυγίας4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) αναπηρία2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) δυσχεραίνω,εμποδίζω
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