Greek–English dictionary

υπο-

Under, beneath. · ypo-

υποατομικός

(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc. · ypoatomikos

υποβαθμίζω

(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. · ypovathmizo

υποβάθμιση

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society · ypovathmisi

υπόβαθρο

Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history. · ypovathro

υποβάλλω

(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted. · ypovallo

υποβάλλω σε αγωγή

(transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. [from 18th c.] · ypovallo se agogi

υποβάλλω σε θεραπεία

(transitive) To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to. [from 18th c.] · ypovallo se therapeia

υποβίβαση

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.] · ypovivasi

υποβιβασμός

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society · ypovivasmos

υποβολέας

(theater) The person who does the prompting. · ypovoleas

υποβρύχιο

(watercraft) A boat that can go underwater. · ypovrychio

υποβρύχιος

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea. · ypovrychios

υπογάστριο

(figuratively) The side which is not normally seen, normally a dark, immoral place. · ypogastrio

υπόγεια

Below the ground. · ypogeia

υπόγεια διάβαση πεζών

(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US). · ypogeia diavasi pezon

υπόγειο

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level. · ypogeio

υπόγειος

Below ground, under the earth, underground. · ypogeios

υπογειώνω

To route electricity distribution cables underground. · ypogeiono

υπογραμμίζω

(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something). · ypogrammizo

υπογράμμιση

A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _. · ypogrammisi

υπογραφή

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract. · ypografi

υπογράφω ιδιοχείρως

(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book, etc. · ypografo idiocheiros

υπόδειγμα

Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th c.] · ypodeigma

υποδεικνύω

(transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something. · ypodeiknyo

υποδεκανέας

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private. · ypodekaneas

υποδέχομαι

To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!". · ypodechomai

υποδηλώνω

(transitive) To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed. · ypodilono

υποδήλωση

(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in. · ypodilosi

υπόδημα

(footwear) A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do. · ypodima

υποδηματοποιός

A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes. · ypodimatopoios

υποδιαστολή

(orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others. · ypodiastoli

υποδόριος

Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin. · ypodorios

υποδουλώνω

(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall. · ypodoulono

υποδούλωση

The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage · ypodoulosi

υποδοχή

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow. · ypodochi

υποδύομαι

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation. · ypodyomai

υποεκτιμώ

(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has. · ypoektimo

υποθάλαμος

(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system. · ypothalamos

υποθαλάσσιος

(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. · ypothalassios

υπόθαλψη

A state of safety, protection or shelter. · ypothalpsi

υποθερμία

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. · ypothermia

υπόθερμος

Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool. · ypothermos

υπόθεση

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. · ypothesi

υποθετικός

Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural · ypothetikos

υπόθετο

(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature. · ypotheto

υποθέτω

To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate. · ypotheto

υποθηκεύω

(transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan. · ypothikevo

υποθήκη

(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered. · ypothiki

υποκαίω

(intransitive, now, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke. · ypokaio

υποκατάσταση

The act of replacing something. · ypokatastasi

υποκατάστατο

Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute. · ypokatastato

υποκατάστημα

(countable) A branch office of such an institution. · ypokatastima

υποκείμενη συνέπεια

(countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. · ypokeimeni synepeia

υποκειμενικότητα

(singulare tantum) The state of being subjective. · ypokeimenikotita

υποκείμενο συμπέρασμα

(countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. · ypokeimeno syberasma

υποκείμενος

Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable. · ypokeimenos

υποκίτρινο

A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour. · ypokitrino

υποκλίνομαι

To cause to lie down, to flatten. · ypoklinomai

υπόκλιση

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence · ypoklisi

υποκλυσμός

To administer an enema. · ypoklysmos

υποκόμης

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl. · ypokomis

υποκόρισμα

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names. · ypokorisma

υποκορισμός

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names. · ypokorismos

υποκοριστικό

(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. · ypokoristiko

υποκοριστικός

(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment. · ypokoristikos

υπόκοσμος

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime. · ypokosmos

υποκρισία

The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues. · ypokrisia

υποκριτής

Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.] · ypokritis

υποκρίτρια

Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.] · ypokritria

υποκύπτω

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain. · ypokypto

υπόκωφος

(of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched. · ypokofos

υπολαΐδα

Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers). · ypolaida

υπολειμματικός

Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over. · ypoleimmatikos

υπόλευκος

Of a very pale colour that is almost white. · ypolefkos

υπολήπτομαι

To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. · ypoliptomai

υπόληψη

Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard. · ypolipsi

υπολογίζοντας

The use of a computer or computers. · ypologizodas

υπολογίζω

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. · ypologizo

υπολογισμός

(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces. · ypologismos

υπολογιστής

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.] · ypologistis

υπολογιστικό νέφος

(informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand. · ypologistiko nefos

υπολογιστικό φύλλο

(computing) A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form. · ypologistiko fyllo

υπόλογος

Liable to be called on to render an account. · ypologos

υπόλοιπα

Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve. · ypoloipa

υπόλοιπο

Whatever remains after something else has been removed. · ypoloipo

υπόλοιπος

Remaining. · ypoloipos

υπολοχαγός

(military ranks) The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade. · ypolochagos

υπομένω

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. · ypomeno

υπόμνημα

(cartography) A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc. · ypomnima

υπομνηματίζω

(transitive) To add annotation to. · ypomnimatizo

υπομονετικά

In a patient manner. · ypomonetika

υπομονετικός

(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. · ypomonetikos

υπομονή

The measure of a person's stamina or persistence. · ypomoni

υπομόχλιο

(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots. · ypomochlio

υπονόηση

(pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail. · yponoisi

υπόνοια

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong. · yponoia

υπονόμευση

The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement. · yponomefsi

υπονομεύω

(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.] · yponomevo

υπόνομος

A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough. · yponomos

υπονοούμενο

(countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. · yponooumeno

υπονοούμενος

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed. · yponooumenos

υπονοώ

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

υποξία

(pathology) A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen [from 1940s]. · ypoxia

υποξικός

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia. · ypoxikos

υποξυγοναιμία

(pathology) A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen [from 1940s]. · ypoxygonaimia

υποπλοίαρχος

(military ranks) The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade. · ypoploiarchos

υποπόδιο

A low stool for supporting the feet while seated. · ypopodio

υποπρόγραμμα

(computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value. · ypoprogramma

ύποπτη

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime. · ypopti

ύποπτος

(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion. · ypoptos

υπορουτίνα

(computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task. · yporoutina

υποσημείωση

A comment added to a text. · yposimeiosi

υποσιτισμός

A lack of adequate nourishment. · ypositismos

υποσκάπτω

To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. [from 14th c.] · yposkapto

υποσκελίζω

(object-oriented, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature. · yposkelizo

υποσμηναγός

(military ranks) The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade. · yposminagos

υπόσταση

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others. · ypostasi

υποστατικό

A house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these. · ypostatiko

υπόστεγο

A large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept. · ypostego

υποστέλλω

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast. · ypostello

υποστήριγμα

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf. · ypostirigma

υποστηρίζω

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself. · ypostirizo

υποστηρικτής

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

υποστρέφω

(intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve. · ypostrefo

υποστροφή

An action of regressing, a return to a previous state. · ypostrofi

υπόστρωμα

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

υποσυνείδητα

Below the level of conscious awareness. · yposyneidita

υποσυνείδητο

(psychology) That part of mind that is not consciously perceived. · yposyneidito

υποσυνείδητος

(psychology) Without directed thought or awareness. · yposyneiditos

υποσυνειδήτως

Below the level of conscious awareness. · yposyneiditos

υποσύνολο

(set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S. · yposynolo

υποσυσκευή

(engineering, computing, photography) A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master). · yposyskevi

υπόσχεση

(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow. · yposchesi

υποσχετική επιστολή

(finance) A written or printed paper (or digital equivalent) acknowledging a debt, and promising payment. · yposchetiki epistoli

υπόσχομαι

(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow. · yposchomai

υποτακτικός

Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious. · ypotaktikos

υπόταση

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure. · ypotasi

υποτείνουσα

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. · ypoteinousa

υποτελής

(dated) Tributary. · ypotelis

υποτιθέμενος

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed. · ypotithemenos

υποτίθεται

As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. · ypotithetai

υποτιμημένος

Not given enough recognition for its quality. · ypotimimenos

υποτιμητικός

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting. · ypotimitikos

υποτιμώ

(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. · ypotimo

υποτιτλίζω

To create subtitles for the dialogue in a film. · ypotitlizo

υπότιτλοι

(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. · ypotitloi

υπότιτλος

A heading or caption subordinate to a main headline, heading, or title especially when inserted as a divider between sections (as of a newspaper or periodical article or story or text of a book). · ypotitlos

υποτροπιάζω

(intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement). · ypotropiazo

υποτροφία

(UK) A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit. · ypotrofia