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  • 1 pressure

    ['preʃə]
    1) ((the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing: to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.) πίεση
    2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) πίεση
    3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) πίεση,εξαναγκασμός
    •
    - pressurise
    - pressure cooker

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  • 2 strain

    I 1. [strein] verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) τεντώνω/-ομαι,τσιτώνω
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) ζορίζω,κουράζω
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) ζορίζω,δοκιμάζω
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) σουρώνω, φιλτράρω
    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) ζόρισμα
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) ένταση,τέντωμα,ζόρι
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) (υπερ)ένταση
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) ζόρισμα,τράβηγμα/δοκιμασία
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    - strainer
    - strain off     II [strein] noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) διασταύρωση,ποικιλία,παραλλαγή
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) τάση
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) μελωδία

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  • 3 Way

    subs.
    Path: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ, V. τρίβος, ὁ or ἡ (also Xen. but rare P.), οἶμος, ὁ or ἡ (also Plat. but rare P.), στίβος, ὁ, πόρος, ὁ. Ar. and P. ἀτραπός, ἡ, Ar. and V. κέλευθος, ἡ.
    The ways ( haunts) of men: V. πορεύματα βροτῶν (Æsch., Eum. 239).
    Omens by the way: V. ἐνόδιοι σύμβολοι, οἱ (Æsch., P. V. 487).
    Right of way: Ar. also P. δίοδος, ἡ.
    Way in: P. and V. εἴσοδος, ἡ.
    Way in ( by sea): P. εἴσπλους, ὁ; see Entrance.
    Way out: P. and V. ἔξοδος, ἡ (also met., see escape).
    Way out ( by sea): P. and V. ἔκπλους, ὁ.
    Way through: Ar. and P. δίοδος, ἡ, P. and V. διέξοδος, ἡ.
    Way through ( by sea): P. διάπλους, ὁ.
    In the way: use adv., P. and V. ἐμποδών.
    They will get in each other's way: P. ἐν σφίσιν αὐτοῖς ταράξονται (Thuc. 7, 67).
    Get in the way of: see collide with.
    Out of the way: use adv., P. and V. ἐκποδών.
    Put out of the way: see Remove.
    Remote: see Remote.
    met., extraordinary: P. and V. ἄτοπος (Eur., frag.); see Extraordinary.
    They will suffer no out of the way punishment: P. οὐδὲν μεῖζον τῶν ὑπαρχόντων πείσονται (Lys. 103).
    Get out of the way, stand aside, v.: P. and V. ἐξίστασθαι: see give way.
    Get one's way: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν.
    Have your way since such is the will of all: V. νικᾶτʼ ἐπειδὴ πᾶσιν ἁνδάνει τάδε (Eur., Rhes. 137).
    Make a way, v.: P. ὁδοποιεῖν.
    Make one's way: P. and V. πορεύεσθαι; see Go.
    Advance, gain ground: P. and V. προκόπτειν.
    Make way; give way.
    Force one's way: P. βιάζεσθαι; see under Force.
    Give way, collapse: Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, καταρρήγνυσθαι.
    Flag: flag.
    met., yield: P. and V. εἴκειν ὑπείκειν, συγχωρεῖν, ἐκχωρεῖν, V. παρείκειν, Ar. and P. παραχωρεῖν, ὑποχωρεῖν, P. ὑποκατακλίνεσθαι.
    Be conquered: P. and V., ἡσσᾶσθαι.
    Give way a little: P. ὑπενδιδόναι (absol.).
    Give way to: P. and V. ἐνδιδόναι (dat.) (Eur., Tro. 687), συγχωρεῖν (dat.), εἴκειν (dat.), ὑπείκειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ὑποχωρεῖν (dat.), παραχωρεῖν (dat.), V. ἐκχωρεῖν (dat.), προσχωρεῖν (dat.), ἐξίστασθαι (dat.). P. ὑποκατακλίνεσθαι (dat.); see under give, indulge, yield.
    Get under way, v. trans.: P. and V. αἴρειν (Eur., Hec. 1141); v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν, P. αἴρειν.
    Put to sea: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι; see put out.
    Show the way: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαί (τινι, or absol.), ὑφηγεῖσθαί (τινι, or absol.); see under Show.
    Work one's way: see Advance.
    Method, manner: P. and V. τρόπος, ὁ, ὁδός, ἡ.
    Ways, customs: P. and V. ἤθη, τά; see Customs.
    Ways and means: P. and V. πόρος, ὁ; see Resources.
    Way of life: P. and V. ὁδός, ἡ, P. ἀτραπός, ἡ, V. κέλευθος, ἡ; see Life.
    In what way: see How.
    In this way: P. and V. ταύτῃ, τῇδε; see Thus.
    In that way: P. ἐκείνῃ, V. κείνῃ (Eur., Alc. 529).
    In another way: P. and V. ἄλλως; see under Another.
    In a kind of way: P. and V. τρόπον τινά.
    In every way: P. and V. πανταχῆ, P. πανταχῶς.
    In many ways: P. πολλαχῶς.
    In some way: Ar. and P. πη ( enclitic).
    In some ways... in others: P. and V. τῇ μέν... τῇ δέ (Eur., Or. 356).
    In some way or other: Ar. and P. ἀμωσγέπως; see Somehow.
    By way of, prep.: lit. and met., P. and V. κατά (acc.).

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

  • 4 active

    ['æktiv]
    1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) δραστήριος
    2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) ενεργός
    3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) δραστικός
    4) (in force: The rule is still active.) σε ισχύ
    5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) ενεργός (ηφαίστειο)
    6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) ενεργητική φωνή
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    - actively
    - activity

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  • 5 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) οδηγώ
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) καθοδηγώ
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) χτυπώ
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) κινώ
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) ιδιωτικός δρόμος
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ενεργητικότητα
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) προσπάθεια
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) δυνατό χτύπημα
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) συσκευή σε Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων
    •
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on

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  • 6 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone

    (to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) βγάζω (κάποιου) / μου βγαίνει το λάδι (στη δουλειά)

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  • 7 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone

    (to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) βγάζω (κάποιου) / μου βγαίνει το λάδι (στη δουλειά)

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  • 8 plough

    1. noun
    (a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) αλέτρι,άροτρο
    2. verb
    1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) οργώνω
    2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) βγάζω από τη μέση
    3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) πέφτω πάνω

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  • 9 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη
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    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

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  • 10 take effect

    (to begin to work; to come into force: When will the drug take effect?) μπαίνω σε εφαρμογή/επενεργώ

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  • 11 task

    (a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) έργο, καθήκον

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  • 12 volunteer

    [volən'tiə] 1. verb
    1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.)
    2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.)
    2. noun
    (a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.)

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