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1 fall back on
(to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) προσφεύγω -
2 fall behind
1) (to be slower than (someone else): Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.) μένω πίσω2) ((with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc: Don't fall behind with the rent!) καθυστερώ -
3 booby trap
1) (a bomb hidden in an object which explodes when it is touched.) ναρκοπαγίδα2) (a simple trap that makes you fall or makes something fall on you etc.) φάρσα, παγίδα, κασκαρίκα -
4 serve right
(to be the punishment deserved by: If you fall and hurt yourself, it'll serve you right for climbing up there when I told you not to.) καλά να πάθω -
5 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) χέρι2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) δείκτης3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) βοηθός,μέλος πληρώματος4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) χεράκι,χείρα βοηθείας5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) χαρτωσιά6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) παλάμη7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) γραφικός χαρακτήρας2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.)2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.)•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
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6 Short
adj.At so short a distance: P. διὰ τοσούτου.Concise: P. and V. σύντομος, βραχύς.Of stature: P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.Deficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.Except: P. and V. πλήν (gen.).Less than: with numerals use participle, P. δέων (gen.).Come short, v.: P. ἐλασσοῦσθαι; see also lack.Come short of.Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).Fall short of, be inferior to: P. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ὑστερίζειν (gen.), ὑστερεῖν (gen.), P. and V. ἡσσᾶσθαι (gen.), λείπεσθαι (gen.) (rare P.).They reflected how far they had fallen short of their covenant: P. ἐσκόπουν ὅσα ἐξελελοίπεσαν τῆς συνθήκης (Thuc. 5, 42).If you persist in sitting idle, letting your zeal stop short at murmuring and commending: P. εἰ καθεδεῖσθε ἄχρι τοῦ θορυβῆσαι καὶ ἐπαινέσαι σπουδάζοντες (Dem. 109).At short notice P. and V. φαύλως; see off-hand.In short: see Shortly.To sum up: P. ὅλως, P. and V. ἁπλῶς.Cut short, abridge, v.: P. and V. συντέμνειν.To cut a long story short: P. ἵνα, ὡς ἐν κεφαλαίῳ εἰπεῖν, συντέμω.Cut short, shorten: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν, κολούειν.Short of breath: V. δύσπνους.Short comings, subs.: P. ἐλλείματα, τά.You will make up for your past short comings: P. τὰ κατερρᾳθυμημένα πάλιν ἀναλήψεσθε (Dem. 42).Short cut: P. ἡ σύντομος (Xen.).By the shortest cut: P. τὰ συντομώτατα (Thuc. 2, 97).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Short
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7 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) σταγόνα2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) στάλα3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) πτώση4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) γκρεμός2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) ρίχνω,αφήνω(να πέσει)2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) πέφτω3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) παρατώ4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) κατεβάζω5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) ρίχνω•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
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8 Droop
v. trans.Let fall: P. and V. κλίνειν.Why do you droop your head? Ar. τί κύπτεις;V. intrans. Fall forward: P. and V. κλίνεσθαι.met., fade away: P. and V. μαραίνεσθαι (Plat.), φθίνειν (Plat.), V. ἀποφθίνειν, καταφθίνειν, P. ἀπομαραίνεσθαι (Plat.); see Wither.Come to nothing: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν.Be weighed down: P. and V. βαρύνεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Droop
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9 Ruin
subs.Destruction: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, φθορά, ἡ, διαφθορά, ἡ, V. ἀποφθορά, ἡ.Ruins, fallen buildings: P. οἰκίαι καταπεπτωκυῖαι.Wreckage ( of ships): P. and V. ναυάγια, τά, V. ἀγαί, αἱ; ( of other things besides): V. ἐρείπια, τά, ναυάγια, τά.Ruins of, all that is left of: P. and V. λείψανον, or pl. (gen.).A doom of utter ruin: V. πάμφθαρτος μόρος (Æsch., Choe. 296).You unhappy city are involved in this ruin: V. σύ τʼ ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Eur., Phoen. 884).( I seemed to see) all the house dashed in ruins to the ground from top to bottom: V. πᾶν ἐρείψιμον στέγος βεβλημένον πρὸς οὖδας ἐξ ἄκρων σταθμῶν (Eur., I.T. 48).——————v. trans.Destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρειν, καταφθείρειν (Plat. but rare P.), ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, ἐξολλύναι, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, διεργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρίβειν; see Destroy.Be ruined: P. and V. ἀπολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἀπολλύναι), ἐξολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἐξολλύναι) (Plat.), σφάλλεσθαι, V. ὀλωλέναι (2nd perf. ὀλλύναι), διαπεπορθῆσθαι (perf. pass. διαπορθεῖν), ἔρρειν (rare P.); see Undone.Be brought to ruin: V. ἀτᾶσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Ruin
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10 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) άνεση2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) ευκολία3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) φυσικότητα2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ξαλαφρώνω2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) χαλαρώνω3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) μετακινώ σιγά-σιγά•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) με το μαλακό!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
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11 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ρολόι (χεριού, τσέπης)2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) σκοπιά3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) βάρδια, σκοπιά2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) παρακολουθώ2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) προσέχω μη φανεί3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) προσέχω, φυλάγομαι από4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) προσέχω, επιβλέπω5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) καιροφυλαχτώ•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
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12 Head
subs.P. and V. κεφαλή, ἡ, V. κορυφή. ἡ (Eur., Or. 6; also Xen. but rare P.), κάρα, τό, acc. also κρᾶτα, τόν, gen. κρατός, τοῦ, dat. Ar. and V. κρατί, τῷ.With two heads, adj.: V. ἀμφίκρανος.With three heads: V. τρίκρανος, Ar. τρικέφαλος.With a hundred heads: V. ἑκατογκάρανος, Ar. ἑκατογκέφαλος.With many heads: P. πολυκέφαλος.On my head let the interference fall: Ar. πολυπραγμοσύνη νυν εἰς κεφαλὴν τρέποιτʼ ἐμοί (Ach. 833).Why do you say things that I trust heaven will make recoil on the heads of you and yours? P. τί λέγεις ἃ σοὶ καὶ τοῖς σοῖς οἱ θεοὶ τρέψειαν εἰς κεφαλήν; (Dem. 322).Bringing curse on a person's head, adj.: V. ἀραῖος (dat. of person) (also Plat. but rare P.).Put a price on a person's head: P. χρήματα ἐπικηρύσσειν (dat. of person).They put price on their heads: P. ἐπανεῖπον ἀργύριον τῷ ἀποκτείναντι (Thuc. 6, 60).He put a price upon his head: V. χρυσὸν εἶφʼ ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ (Eur., El. 33).Come into one's head, v.: see Occur.Do whatever comes into one's head: P. διαπράσσεσθαι ὅτι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ τινί (Dem. 1050).Turn a person's head: P. and V. ἐξιστάναι (τινά).Head of a arrow, subs.: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.Head of a spear: P. and V. λογχή. ἡ (Plat.).Headland: headland.Projecting point of anything: P. τὸ πρόεχον.Come to a head, v. intrans.: of a sore, P. ἐξανθεῖν; met., P. and V. ἐξανθεῖν, V. ἐκζεῖν, ἐπιζεῖν, P. ἀκμάζειν.Ignorance of the trouble gathering and coming to a head: P. ἄγνοια τοῦ συνισταμένου καὶ φυομένου κακοῦ (Dem. 245).Make head against, v.: see Resist.Heads of a discourse. etc., subs.: P. κεφάλαια, τά.Chief place: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ. P. ἡγεμονία, ἡ.At the head of, in front of, prep.: P. and V. πρό (gen.).Superintending: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Be at the head of: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), προστατεῖν (gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen.).Those at the head of affairs: P. οἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασι.——————adj.Principal: P. and V. πρῶτος.Supreme: P. and V. κύριος.——————v. trans.Be leader of: P. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat. of person, gen. of thing), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen. of person).Lead the way: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Head
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13 Sympathy
subs.Good will: P. and V. εὔνοια, ἡ, εὐμένεια, ἡ, P. φιλοφροσύνη, ἡ (Plat.).Kindliness: P. φιλανθρωπία, ἡ.Pity: P. and V. ἔλεος, ὁ, οἶκτος, ὁ (rare P.).Congratulation: P. μακαρισμός, ὁ.The public sympathies inclined considerably to the side of the Lacedaemonians more ( than to that of their opponents): P. ἡ δε εὔνοια παρὰ πολὺ ἐποίει τῶν ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον ἐς τοὺς Λακεδαιμονίους (Thuc. 2, 8).Seeing you let fall tears from your eyes I felt pity and myself shed tears in sympathy with you: V. ἐγώ σʼ ἀπʼ ὄσσων ἐκβαλόντʼ ἰδὼν δάκρυ ᾤκτειρα καὐτὸς ἀντάφηκα σοὶ πάλιν (Eur., I. A. 477).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sympathy
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14 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) επίπεδος,ομαλός2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) πληκτικός3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) κατηγορηματικός4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) ξεφούσκωτος5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) ξεθυμασμένος, που δεν αφρίζει πια6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) μερικές σκάλες παρακάτω (σε κλίμακα ήχου)2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) ξαπλωμένος,φαρδύς πλατύς3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) διαμέρισμα2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) ύφεση3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) επίπεδη πλευρά4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) πεδινή περιοχή•- flatly- flatten
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15 let
I [let] present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) επιτρέπω, αφήνω2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) φροντίζω να3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) ας...•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II [let] present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) νοικιάζω- to let -
16 pelt
[pelt]1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) πετροβολώ/εκτοξεύω2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) τρέχω ολοταχώς3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) βρέχω καταρρακτωδώς• -
17 take care
(to be cautious, watchful, thorough etc: Take care or you will fall!) προσέχω -
18 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) δρόμος, δίοδος2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) δρόμος3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) οδός4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) απόσταση5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) τρόπος6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) άποψη, τρόπος7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) συνήθεια8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) δρόμος, πορεία2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) κατά πολύ- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
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19 Sex
subs.P. γένος, τό, Ar. φῦλον, τό (Xen.).The male sex: P. and V. οἱ ἄρσενες, τὸ ἄρσεν.The female sex: P. and V. τὸ θῆλυ, P. θήλεια φύσις, ἡ, V. θῆλυς σπορά, ἡ, τὸ θῆλυ γένος.Of the male sex, adj.: P. and V. ἄρσην.Of the female sex: P. and V. θῆλυς, V. θηλύσπορος.Great is your glory if you do not fall below the standart of your sex: P. τῆς... ὑπαρχούσης φύσεως μὴ χείροσι γενέσθαι ὑμῖν μεγάλη ἡ δόξα (Thuc. 2, 45).Sparing neither age nor sex: see Thuc. 7, 29.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sex
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20 Victim
subs.Sacrifice: 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.Animal for slaughter: Ar. and V. βοτόν, τό.Severed portions of victims: Ar. and P. τόμια, τά.met., the victim as opposed to the agent: P. and V. ὁ πάσχων.You will depart hence, the victim not of us, the laws, but of men: P. ἠδικημένος ἄπει... οὐχ ὑφʼ ἡμῶν τῶν νόμων ἀλλʼ ὑπʼ ἀνθρώπων (Plat., Crito, 54B).Be the victim (of misfortune, etc.), v.: P. also V. περιπίπτειν (dat.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.); see fall into.Be victim, as opposed to the agent: P. and V. πάσχειν.I was the victim of circumstances: P. ἡσσήθην τῇ τύχῃ.Be victim of malicious accusations: Ar. and P. συκοφαντεῖσθαι.An easy victim: V. εὐμαρὲς χείρωμα, τό (Æsch., Ag. 1326).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Victim
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