Greek–English dictionary

φροϋδίστρια

A follower of Freud or his methods. · froydistria

φρουκτόζη

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6. · frouktozi

φρουρά

A permanent military post. · froura

φρούριο

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles. · frourio

φρουρός

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. · frouros

φρουρώ

(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend. · frouro

φρούτα

The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization. · frouta

φρούτο

The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization. · frouto

φρουτώδης

Containing fruit or fruit flavoring. · froutodis

φρυγανιά

a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback) · frygania

φρύδι

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket. · frydi

φρύνος

An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. · frynos

φταίξιμο

A mistake or error. · ftaiximo

φτάνει!

Stop! Don't do that any more! · ftanei!

φτάνω

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place. · ftano

φταρνίζομαι

(intransitive, medical sign) To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose. · ftarnizomai

φτάρνισμα

An act of sneezing. · ftarnisma

φτελιά

(countable) A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large deciduous trees with alternate stipulate leaves and small apetalous flowers. · ftelia

φτέρη

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. · fteri

φτέρνα

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. · fterna

φτερνίζομαι

(intransitive, medical sign) To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose. · fternizomai

φτέρνισμα

An act of sneezing. · fternisma

φτερό

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display. · ftero

φτέρωμα

(countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin. · fteroma

φτήνια

(of a person) The state#Noun or character trait of being cheap#Adjective (stingy). · ftinia

φτηνός

Of little worth. · ftinos

φτιάχνω

(intransitive) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance. · ftiachno

φτυάρι

A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven. · ftyari

φτυαρίζω

To move materials with a shovel. · ftyarizo

φτύνω

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc. · ftyno

φτυστός

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct · ftystos

φτωχαίνω

(intransitive) To become poor. · ftochaino

φτώχια

The quality or state of being poor; lack of money · ftochia

φτωχογειτονιά

(countable, pejorative) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. · ftochogeitonia

φτωχοί

(with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society. · ftochoi

φτωχοκομείο

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged. · ftochokomeio

φτωχός

Of low quality. · ftochos

φτωχόσπιτο

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged. · ftochospito

φυγαδεύω

(transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for. · fygadevo

φυγάς

A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation. · fygas

φυγή

The act of fleeing. · fygi

φυγόκεντρος

By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force) · fygokedros

φυγοπονία

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school. · fygoponia

φύκι

(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. · fyki

φύλακας

A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. · fylakas

φύλακας νηπίων

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians. · fylakas nipion

φυλακή

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. · fylaki

φυλακίζω

(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will. · fylakizo

φυλάκιο

A small rectangular shelter. · fylakio

φυλάκιση

The act of confining or the state of being confined. · fylakisi

φυλακισμένος

A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence. · fylakismenos

φυλάσσω

(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend. · fylasso

φυλάσσω ιερά

(transitive) To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest. · fylasso iera

φυλαχτό

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits. · fylachto

φυλάω

(transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend. · fylao

φυλετικός

Of or relating to a race (or a people). · fyletikos

φυλετισμός

Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination. · fyletismos

φυλή

A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics (see Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race): · fyli

φυλλάδιο

A small or thin book. · fylladio

φύλλο

(biology) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell. · fyllo

φυλλοβόλος

(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. · fyllovolos

φύλλωμα

The leaves of plants. · fylloma

φυλλωσιά

The leaves of plants. · fyllosia

φύλο

Sex or gender. A division of organisms into masculine, feminine and possibly others, by sexual or social characteristics. · fylo

φύμα

(dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar. · fyma

φυματίωση

(pathology) An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria. [from 1839] · fymatiosi

φυσαλίδα

(by extension) Anything resembling a hollow sphere. · fysalida

φυσαρμόνικα

A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note. · fysarmonika

φυσερό

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. · fysero

φύσημα

(cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart. · fysima

φυσηξιά

(countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. · fysixia

φυσητήρας

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. · fysitiras

φυσίγγιο

(weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round. · fysingio

φυσική

The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy. · fysiki

φυσική επιλογή

(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes. · fysiki epilogi

φυσικός

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics, especially at a professional level. · fysikos

φυσιογνωμική

The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face. · fysiognomiki

φυσιοδίφης

(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.] · fysiodifis

φυσιοκράτης

(philosophy) A person who believes in or advocates the tenets of philosophical or methodological naturalism. [from 16th c.] · fysiokratis

φυσιοκρατία

A state of nature; conformity to nature. · fysiokratia

φυσιολογία

A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved. · fysiologia

φυσιολογικός

Of, or relating to physiology. · fysiologikos

φυσισμός

(philosophy) A philosophical position holding that everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properties; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things, which all are of logically procedural nature, based on fundamental laws at their deepest level of causality. · fysismos

φυσούνα

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. · fysouna

φυστίκι

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. · fystiki

φυσώ

(music) A woodwind instrument. Occasionally also used to describe a brass instrument. · fyso

φυτεία

A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers. · fyteia

φυτευτός

partially buried in concrete or planted in earth · fyteftos

φυτεύω

(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow. · fytevo

φυτό

(countable, offensive) A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage. · fyto

φυτοκομία

Small-scale agriculture. · fytokomia

φυτολογία

(uncountable) A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants. · fytologia

φυτολόγος

(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants. · fytologos

φυτοπλαγκτόν

Plankton, especially those small in size, that obtain energy by photosynthesis. · fytoplagton

φυτοφάγο

An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore. · fytofago

φυτοφάγος

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet. · fytofagos

φυτώριο

(horticulture) A place where young shrubs, trees, vines, etc., are cultivated for transplanting, or (more generally) made available for public sale, a garden centre; also (obsolete) a plantation of young trees. · fytorio

φχαριστώ

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400] · fcharisto

φώκια

A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal. · fokia

φωλιά

The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox. · folia

φωλιάζω

(transitive) To place in, or as if in, a nest. · foliazo

φωνάζω

To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact. · fonazo

φωναχτά

With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly. · fonachta

φωνή

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character · foni

φωνή πόνου

A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound. · foni ponou

φωνή τρόμου

A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound. · foni tromou

φώνημα

(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones. · fonima

φωνητικός

Relating to the sounds of spoken language. · fonitikos

φωνογραφία

The transcription of speech using symbols. · fonografia

φωνογράφος

(British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records. · fonografos

φως

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source. · fos

φωσφορικό άλας

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid. · fosforiko alas

φώσφορος

(chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence. · fosforos

Φώτα

A en given name. · Fota

φωτεινός

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. · foteinos

φωτεινότητα

The quality of being bright. · foteinotita

φωτιά

(countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger. · fotia

φωτίζω

(transitive) To supply with light. · fotizo

φώτιση

An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed. · fotisi

φωτισμένος

Exceedingly wise. · fotismenos

φωτισμός

The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. · fotismos

φωτιστικό

The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided. · fotistiko

φωτο-

light, electromagnetic radiation · foto-

φωτοαντιγράφω

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier. · fotoadigrafo

φωτοβολίδα

A source of brightly burning light or intense heat. · fotovolida

φωτογενής

Looking good when photographed. · fotogenis

φωτογραφία

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. · fotografia

φωτογραφίζω

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of). · fotografizo

φωτογραφική

The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs. · fotografiki

φωτογραφική μηχανή

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs. · fotografiki michani

φωτογραφικός

Pertaining to photographs or photography. · fotografikos

φωτογράφος

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation. · fotografos

φωτοδημοσιογράφος

A journalist who uses photojournalism. · fotodimosiografos

φωτόνιο

(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson. · fotonio

φωτόσπαθο

(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [from 1977.] · fotospatho

φωτοστέφανο

(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings. · fotostefano

φωτοσύνθεση

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy. · fotosynthesi

φωτοτυπία

A copy made using a photocopier. · fototypia

φωτοτυπικό

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates. · fototypiko

φωτοτυπικό μηχάνημα

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator. · fototypiko michanima

φωτοτυπώ

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier. · fototypo

φωτόφασμα

Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. [from later 17th c.] · fotofasma

Χαβάη

(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands. · Chavai

Χαβανέζα

(countable) A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact. · Chavaneza

χαβανέζικα

The Hawaiian language. · chavanezika

χαβανέζικος

Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language. · chavanezikos

Χαβανέζος

(countable) A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact. · Chavanezos

χαβαρόνι

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. · chavaroni

χαβιάρι

Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. · chaviari

χάβρα

(countable, Judaism) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans. · chavra