Greek–English dictionary

ὑδροφοβία

(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.

υδροχόος

Someone with an Aquarius star sign · ydrochoos

ύδωρ

(uncountable) An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. · ydor

Υεμένη

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa. · Yemeni

Υερσέη

An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England. · Yersei

υετός

(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground. · yetos

υιοθεσία

The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child. · yiothesia

υιοθέτηση

The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance. · yiothetisi

Υιός

(Christianity) One of the three persons of the Trinity, believed to have become incarnated as Jesus Christ. · Yios

υλακή

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. · ylaki

υλικός

(especially, law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial. · ylikos

υλισμικό

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software. · ylismiko

υλιστικός

Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth. · ylistikos

υλοποίηση

The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process. · ylopoiisi

υλοποιήσιμος

Able to be done in practice. · ylopoiisimos

υλοποιώ

(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). [from 16th c.] · ylopoio

υλοτομία

An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees). · ylotomia

υλοτόμος

A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees. · ylotomos

υλοτομώ

(transitive) To cut down (trees). · ylotomo

υμένιο

A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. · ymenio

ύμνος

A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. · ymnos

ύο

(uncountable) An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. · yo

Υόρκη

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England. · Yorki

υπαγόρευση

(countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. · ypagorefsi

υπαγορεύω

To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action. · ypagorevo

υπάγω

(transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else. · ypago

υπαίθριος

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. [from 18th c.] · ypaithrios

ύπαιθρος

(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside. · ypaithros

υπαινιγμός

An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned. · ypainigmos

υπαινίσσομαι

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention. · ypainissomai

υπακοή

The quality of being obedient. · ypakoi

υπάκουος

Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management. · ypakouos

υπακούω

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. · ypakouo

υπακτικό

Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect. · ypaktiko

υπακτικός

Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. · ypaktikos

υπαλληλικός

Of or relating to clerks or their work. · ypallilikos

υπάλληλος

One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. · ypallilos

υπανάπτυκτος

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated. · ypanaptyktos

υπαρκτός

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now · yparktos

ύπαρξη

The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state. · yparxi

υπαρξιακός

Of or relating to existence. · yparxiakos

υπαρξιστικός

(philosophy) Of or relating to existentialism. · yparxistikos

υπαρχηγός

A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director. · yparchigos

υπάρχω

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive. · yparcho

υπάρχων

That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now. · yparchon

υπασπιστής

An assistant. [from 1622] · ypaspistis

υπαστυνόμος

(law enforcement) A police officer ranking below superintendent. · ypastynomos

υπεκφυγή

(countable) An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers especially to war and diplomatics. · ypekfygi

υπενθυμίζω

(transitive) To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). · ypenthymizo

υπενθύμιση

Someone or something that reminds. · ypenthymisi

υπεξαίρεση

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner. · ypexairesi

υπεξαιρώ

(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.] · ypexairo

υπεξούσιος

A citizen in a monarchy. · ypexousios

υπέρ

Supporting, in favour of. · yper

υπερ-

Greater than normal quantity or importance, as in ultrasecret. · yper-

υπεραγορά

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket. · yperagora

υπεραιμικός

Excessive, overabundant, rife; loosely, abundant, varied. [from 17th c.] · yperaimikos

υπεραμύνομαι

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. · yperamynomai

υπερανάληψη

(uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account. · yperanalipsi

Υπεράνθρωπος

A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.] · Yperanthropos

υπεραντίδραση

A reaction that is excessive. · yperadidrasi

υπεράριθμος

Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed. · yperarithmos

υπερασπίζομαι

(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.). · yperaspizomai

υπερασπιστής

A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.] · yperaspistis

υπεραστικό λεωφορείο

(British, Australia) A long-distance, or privately hired, bus. · yperastiko leoforeio

υπερατλαντικός

(geography) On, spanning or crossing, or from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. · yperatladikos

υπεραυτοκίνητο

Any high-performance sports car. · yperaftokinito

υπεράφθονος

Superabundant; excessive. · yperafthonos

υπερβαίνω

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome. · ypervaino

υπερβάλλω

To overstate, to describe more than the fact. · ypervallo

υπέρβαρος

(transportation, legal, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce. · ypervaros

υπερβατικός

Mystical or supernatural. · ypervatikos

υπερβολή

The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement. · ypervoli

υπερβολικά

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely · ypervolika

υπερβολικός

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate. · ypervolikos

υπερδιάστημα

(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel. · yperdiastima

υπερδραστήριος

having an increased state of activity · yperdrastirios

υπερδύναμη

(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union. · yperdynami

υπερεθνικισμός

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. · yperethnikismos

υπερεθνικός

Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation. · yperethnikos

υπερεθνικοφροσύνη

(pejorative) Excessive patriotism, eagerness for national superiority; jingoism. · yperethnikofrosyni

υπέρεισμα

A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. · ypereisma

υπερεκτιμώ

To judge or calculate too highly. · yperektimo

υπερεχθρός

A fantasy-fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero. · yperechthros

υπερήρωας

Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things. · yperiroas

υπερηφανεύομαι

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself. · yperifanevomai

υπερήφανος

Characterized by or done with bravery or valour. · yperifanos

υπερηχητικός

(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure). · yperichitikos

υπέρηχος

(physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz. · yperichos

υπερθετικό

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully). · yperthetiko

υπερθετικός

(grammar) Of or relating to the superlative degree (a degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs). · yperthetikos

υπέρθυρο

(architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above. · yperthyro

υπερισχύων

Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance. · yperischyon

Υπερίων

(Greek god) A Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus and the father of Helios, Selene and Eos. · Yperion

υπερκαινοφανής

(astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole. · yperkainofanis

υπερκαπνία

(medicine, pathology) The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood. · yperkapnia

υπερκριτικός

Meticulously or excessively critical. · yperkritikos

υπέρμαχος

A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.] · ypermachos

υπέρμετρα

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely · ypermetra

υπέρμετρος

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate. · ypermetros

υπερμετρωπία

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia. · ypermetropia

υπερνικώ

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome. · yperniko

υπεροπτικός

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others. · yperoptikos

υπεροχή

The quality of being excellent; brilliance · yperochi

υπέροχος

Of higher or the highest quality; splendid. · yperochos

υπεροψία

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another. · yperopsia

υπερπροστατευτικός

excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children) · yperprostateftikos

υπερρεαλισμός

(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious. · yperrealismos

υπερρεαλιστής

a surrealist artist · yperrealistis

υπερρεαλιστικός

Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous. · yperrealistikos

υπερσύνδεσμος

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion. · ypersyndesmos

υπέρταση

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid. · ypertasi

υπέρτατος

The most extreme; greatest, ultimate. · ypertatos

υπερτάχυνση

(uncountable, figurative) A state of heightened activity. · ypertachynsi

υπερτιμώ

To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due. · ypertimo

υπερτροφία

(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells. · ypertrofia

υπερτροφώ

(intransitive) Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size. · ypertrofo

υπέρυθρος

Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum. · yperythros

υπερφορτίζω

(transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity. · yperfortizo

υπερφόρτωση

An excessive load. · yperfortosi

υπερφυσικός

Of events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws. · yperfysikos

υπερχείλιση

The spillage resultant from overflowing. · ypercheilisi

υπερχρεώνω

(ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill. · yperchreono

υπερωρία

(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours. · yperoria

υπεύθυνος

Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing. · ypefthynos

υπευθυνότητα

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something. · ypefthynotita

υπήκοος

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.] · ypikoos

υπηκοότητα

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen. · ypikootita

υπήνεμα

Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind. · ypinema

υπήνεμος

On the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction. · ypinemos

υπηνέμως

Away from the direction from which the wind is blowing; downwind. · ypinemos

υπηρεσία

A subdivision of an organization. · ypiresia

υπηρεσία πληροφοριών

(countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities. · ypiresia pliroforion

υπηρεσιακός

Relating to an office, especially a subordinate executive officer or attendant. · ypiresiakos

υπηρέτης

A footman, a liveried male servant. · ypiretis

υπηρέτρια

One who serves. · ypiretria

υπηρετώ

(transitive) To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. [from 13th c.] · ypireto

υπνάκος

A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. [from 1820s] · ypnakos

υπναλέος

Drowsy or sleepy. · ypnaleos

υπναράς

(informal) A sleepy person. · ypnaras

υπνοβάτης

A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker. · ypnovatis

υπνοδωμάτιο

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. · ypnodomatio

υπνοθάλαμος

A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind. · ypnothalamos

ύπνος

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness). · ypnos

υπνωτήριο

A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind. · ypnotirio

υπνωτίζω

(transitive) To put into a trance. · ypnotizo

υπνωτικό

(pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet having a soporific effect. · ypnotiko

υπνωτικός

(pharmaceutical effect) Inducing sleep; soporific. · ypnotikos

υπό

Lower than in value, price, rank, concentration, etc. · ypo

υπό την προϋπόθεση ότι

Only if (the stipulation that follows is true). · ypo tin proypothesi oti