VOCABULARY, THINK TEEN 1, UNIT 1 (A’ LEVEL, ΠΡΟΧΩΡΗΜΕΝΟΙ)
1. to add
up = to put numbers together in order to reach
a total, προσθέτω
Example
When you add up all the figures, you get a total of twenty. -> addition (n.), additional (adj.)
2. beef = the
meat of a cow, μοσχαρίσιο κρέας Example
We had roast beef for lunch.
3. to belong (to)= when you own something, ανήκει
Example
This necklace belonged to my grandmother. -> belongings
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4. break the
ice =
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to make people who have not met before
feel relaxed with each other, often by starting a conversation, σπάω
τον
πάγο
Example When they first met, he made a few jokes to
break the ice.
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5. champion
= a person or team that wins a
competition, πρωταθλητής
Example
Pyrros Dimas was a weight-lifting champion. -> championship (n)
6. correction = a
change to make something right or better, διόρθωση
Example
She made some corrections before handing in her project.
->
to correct, correct
(adj.),incorrect (adj.), correctly (adv.)
7.to decide = to
choose something after thinking about several possibilities, αποφασίζω
Example
I haven't decided what to wear to the party. ->
decision (n.), decisive (adj.)
8. detail= a small item, a particular, a fact or piece of information about
something, λεπτομέρεια
Example
Please send me details of your training courses. -> detailed (adj.)
9. fashion
= the most popular style of clothes,
appearance, or behaviour at a particular time, μόδα = trend
Example
Long hair is back in fashion for men.
->
fashionable (adj.)= trendy, modern ≠
old-fashioned, unfashionable
10. to find
out = to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first
time, βρίσκω, ανακαλύπτω = discover Example
I must find out the train times in order to arrive to the airport.
Example
How many foreign languages do you speak?
≠
native, national, domestic -> foreigner
(n.)
12. horse riding = the
sport or activity of riding a horse, ιππασία
Example She goes horse riding once a week.
Example
She worked all summer in order to save enough money for a holiday.
14. to note down = write down Example I noted down her telephone number.
15. notice
board = a
flat piece of wood or plastic used for a particular purpose , πίνακας ανακοινώσεων
Example
The students found information about the seminar on the notice board.
16.to prepare = to get ready for something that will
happen in the future, προετοιμάζομαι
Example
They are preparing for the big day.
17. puppy
= a young dog, κουταβάκι Example Her father gave her a puppy as a birthday
present.
18. to Scale= to climb by or as if by
a ladder; climb up or over.-->wall
scaling
19 to sign = to write your name on something to show that you wrote it or that you
agree to it, υπογράφω
Example
She signed a cheque and handed it to the bank cashier -> signature=υπογραφή
20. surf the Net/Internet
(expression)= to look at
information on the Internet by moving from one page to another using electronic links, σερφάρω στο Ίντερνετ
Example
Surfing the Net is his favourite hobby.
21. to be crazy about
(expression)= to
love someone very much, or to be very interested in something, τρελαίνομαι για κάτι Example Mary's crazy about tennis.
22. white-water rafting
(noun) sailing in a small, rubber boat Example Ladonas is the best river to go white-water
rafting.
23. wrong = not correct, λάθος
Example
Come back! You are going the wrong way! ≠ correct ,right
