THINK TEEN
1, (advanced)
VOCABULARY, UNIT 4
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to survive
= to continue to live after something very dangerous has happened, επιβιώνω ->
survival ,survivor, survivable, survivability
horrible
= nasty,terrible,awful, τρομερός
To invent
= to think of and make something that has never been made before by anyone, εφευρίσκω
To create
= to bring into being, δημιουργώ -> creation, creative, creator
competition
=the process or act of trying to win, διαγωνισμός-> to compete, competitor,
competitive
- to enter a competition = to take part in it
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webpage =
a document belonging to a website on the World Wide Web, ιστοσελίδα
to compose
= to write a new piece of music, συνθέτω -> composer,composition
to explode
= εκρήγνυμαι,σκάω,
blow up -> exploder ,explosive
play
= a story written to be acted on a stage, drama, θεατρικό έργο -> playwright= one who writes plays,
θεατρικός συγγραφέας Example: Evgenios
Trivizas is a Greek playwright
award=a
prize given for a special achievement, βραβείο
puppet =a doll that looks like a person or an animal,
μαριονέτα ->puppeteer
specific =
certain and exact, συγκεκριμένος,certain,
definite, exact, precise ->specifically
annual
= happening once every year, yearly, ετήσιοςàannually
(adv.)
chance = opportunity,
possibility, ευκαιρία
chemist
= one who is active or expert in the field of chemistry, χημικός/φαρμακοποιός
clue = something that helps to solve a problem or
mystery, στοιχείο
disaster = a sudden event that causes a lot of damage,
καταστροφή -> disastrous
to exchange
= to give something to someone and
receive something similar from them, ανταλλάσω
experience
=something that a person has done or lived through, εμπειρία
fairy =
νεράιδα (fairy tale: παραμύθι)
railway
= a railroad
poet
= writer of poetry, ποιητής
-> poetry, poem = ποίημα
tunnel
= underground passage, σήραγγα
canal
= waterway, διώρυγα
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to accompany=
to go with, συνοδεύω=
attend, escort,
walk -> accompanied
burglar
= a person who enters a building without permission in order to steal
something, διαρρήκτης
-> burglary, to burgle
colleague =a
person who has the same job or employer as another, συνάδελφοςassociate, co-worker
comic strip
=a series of cartoons in a newspaper that tells a funny story, κόμικ.
event =
δραστηριότητα,
εκδήλωση.
To fit =to
be the right shape and size for someone or something, ταιριάζω
grounded
=a type of punishment, τιμωρία
to guess
= μαντεύω
guilty =responsible
for breaking a law or doing something wrong, ένοχος.innocent ->guiltily (adv.),
guilt(n.)
jewellery=
things made of special stones and metal worn on the body for decoration, κοσμήματα
Lie-lied-lied= to tell lies ψεύδομαι:
she lies about her age =λέει ψέματα για την ηλικία της, the mirror cannot lie
lie /laɪ/ (lying, lay, lain )=
ξαπλώνω,κείτομαι, to be in
or move into a horizontal position on a surface,
to lie in bed ,to lie on a beach, to lie on your side ,
A cat lay in front of the
fire. He lies awake at night, worrying. A pen lay on the desk. There's an old pair of shoes of yours lying
at/in the bottom of the wardrobe, The river lies 30km to the south. Βρίσκεται=Cambridge
United are lying third in the league. Here lies the body of Mary Taylor (= This is where Mary Taylor
is buried). There are several houses lying empty in the
town. The town lay in ruins=κείτομαι σε ερείπια,The ship lies off (=
is positioned near) the coast of Spain
lay = PUT DOWN leɪ/ (laid, laid) to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose βάζω, (παρα) θέτω, αραδιάζω: lay one's cards on the table βάζω τα
χαρτιά μου στο τραπέζι , καταθέτω: lay a bet καταθέτω στοίχημα , ακουμπώ: he laid his hand on my shoulder ακούμπησε το χέρι του στον ώμο μου σωριάζω ή ρίχνω κάτω: the storm laid the crops flat = η καταιγίδα έριξε τις καλλιέργειες στο χώμα , στήνω, διατάσσω: lay a scene= στήνω το σκηνικό διευθετώ, στρώνω: lay the table στρώνω το τραπέζι , lay the paint evenly =απλώνω τη μπογιά στρωτά , προετοιμάζω: lay a fire =bετοιμάζω
φωτιά κτλ. (για πουλιά:) γεννώ αβγά:
the cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds' nests =ο κούκκος
γεννά τα αβγά του σε ξένες φωλιές ,καταστρώνω: lay a plan καταστρώνω
σχέδιο , προσδίδω: lay emphasis on.. προσδίδω έμφαση σε.. , αποδίδω,
επιρρίπτω: they laid the blame on me = απέδωσαν το φταίξιμο σ' εμένα, lay sb. to rest= αποθέτω κάποιον στην τελευταία του
κατοικία ,to have nowhere to lay one's head= δεν έχω που
την κεφαλήν κλίναι -> LAYER
=στρώση,επίπεδο
lock =
κλειδαριά/λουκέτο -> to lock = fasten ≠ unlock
main = most
important, κύριος,
first, key, primary ≠ minor -> mainly (adv.)
pavement
= πεζοδρόμιο
plot =
πλοκή,
storyline
progress = πρόοδος- to make 
