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21 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) πυροβολώ2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) αφήνω να φύγει -
22 live-in
adjective (living in the same place with a sexual partner without being married to him/her: a live-in partner/boyfriend.) που συζεί -
23 outright
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24 pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) διαλέγω,ξεχωρίζω2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) διακρίνω3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) παίζω με το αυτί -
25 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ξαποστέλνωEnglish-Greek dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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26 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ξαποστέλνωEnglish-Greek dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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27 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ξαποστέλνωEnglish-Greek dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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28 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ξαποστέλνωEnglish-Greek dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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29 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) βαράω2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) δουλεύω σκληρά2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) σκληρή δουλειά2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) δυνατό χτύπημα -
30 stand by
1) (to watch something happening without doing anything: I couldn't just stand by while he was hitting the child.) παρακολουθώ αμέτοχος2) (to be ready to act: The police are standing by in case of trouble.) είμαι σε επιφυλακή3) (to support; to stay loyal to: She stood by him throughout his trial.) παραστέκομαι -
31 still
I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) ακίνητος,γαλήνιος,ήσυχος2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) χωρίς ανθρακικό2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) φωτογραφία- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) ακόμη2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) παρ'όλ'αυτά3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) ακόμη -
32 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) έκπληξη2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) εκπλήσσω2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) αιφνιδιάζω, ξαφνιάζω3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) αιφνιδιάζω•- surprising
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33 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) σκουπίζω2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) παρασύρω, σαρώνω3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) διατρέχω4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) κινούμαι ανεμπόδιστος2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) σκούπισμα2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) οριζόντια ημικυκλική κίνηση του χεριού3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) καπνοδοχοκαθαριστής4) (a sweepstake.) λαχείο του ιπποδρόμου•- sweeper- sweeping
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34 usurp
[ju'zə:p](to take (another person's power, position etc) without the right to do so: The king's uncle tried to usurp the throne; I shall not allow him to usurp my authority.) σφετερίζομαι- usurper -
35 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) προειδοποίηση2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) προειδοποίηση -
36 Genius
subs.Familiar spirit: P. and V. δαίμων, ὁ or ἡ, P. δαιμόνιον, τό.Disposition: P. διάθεσις, ἡ.Intellectual power: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, σύνεσις, ἡ, σοφία, ἡ, φρόνησις, ἡ.Have a genius for: P. εὐφυὴς εἶναι πρός (acc.) or εἰς (acc.).If I must speak the truth without reserve I should not hesitate to call him the evil genius of all that perished thereafter: P. εἰ μηδὲν εὐλαβηθέντα τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δέοι, οὐκ ἂν ὀκνήσαιμι ἔγωγε κοινὸν ἀλιτήριον τῶν μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπολωλότων ἁπάντων εἰπεῖν (Dem. 280).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Genius
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