Greek–English dictionary

ξεγελώ

(transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain. · xegelo

ξεδένω

(transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect. · xedeno

ξεδιαλύνω

(transitive) To solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question. · xedialyno

ξεδιάντροπος

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace. · xediadropos

ξεδιψώ

(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. · xedipso

ξεδοντιάρης

Having no teeth. · xedodiaris

ξεθυμασμένος

(of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles. · xethymasmenos

ξεθωριάζω

(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. · xethoriazo

ξεθώριασμα

(music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song). · xethoriasma

ξεκάθαρα

(manner) In a clear manner. · xekathara

ξεκαθαρίζω

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity. · xekatharizo

ξεκάθαρος

Free from any doubt. · xekatharos

ξεκαλοκαιριάζω

(intransitive) To spend the summer, as in a particular place on holiday. · xekalokairiazo

ξεκαρδιστικός

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter. · xekardistikos

ξεκίνημα

The beginning of an activity. · xekinima

ξεκινώ

(intransitive) Of an engine or similar, to start. · xekino

ξεκλειδώνω

(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. · xekleidono

ξεκοκαλίζω

To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from. · xekokalizo

ξεκουμπώνω

(intransitive, ergative) To come open by having its buttons unfastened. · xekoubono

ξεκουράζομαι

(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay. · xekourazomai

ξεκουράζω

(transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest. · xekourazo

ξελόγιασμα

The act of seducing. · xelogiasma

ξελογιάστρα

A woman who seduces. · xelogiastra

ξεμασκαλίδι

(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant. · xemaskalidi

ξεμοντάρω

(transitive) To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces. · xemodaro

ξεμπερδεύω

(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot. · xeberdevo

ξεμπλέκω

(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot. · xebleko

ξεμώραμα

Decline in judgment and other cognitive functions, associated with aging; senility. · xemorama

ξεμωραμένος

Of, or relating to old age. · xemoramenos

ξενάγηση

A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place. · xenagisi

ξεναγός

A guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest. · xenagos

ξένη

A person from a foreign country. · xeni

ξενιστής

(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite. · xenistis

ξένο

The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. · xeno

ξενοδοχείο

An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.] · xenodocheio

ξένοιαστος

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty. · xenoiastos

ξένον

The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. · xenon

ξένος

Non-native to the ecosystem. · xenos

ξενοφιλία

An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture. · xenofilia

ξενοφοβία

A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners. · xenofovia

ξενοφοβικός

Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life. · xenofovikos

ξεντύνομαι

(intransitive) To remove one’s clothing. [from 17th c.] · xedynomai

ξεντύνω

(transitive) To remove the clothing of (someone). [from 17th c.] · xedyno

ξέντυτος

Having partially or completely removed one's clothes. · xedytos

ξενώνας

A room in a home or hotel set aside for the use of visiting guests. · xenonas

ξεπάγωμα

The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost · xepagoma

ξεπαγώνω

(transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. · xepagono

ξεπαρθενιάζω

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl. · xepartheniazo

ξεπερασμένος

(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer). · xeperasmenos

ξεπερνάω

(transitive) To succeed in coping with, getting over or navigate a hazard or obstacle. · xepernao

ξεπερνώ

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

ξεπεσμός

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

ξεπέτα

(colloquial, by extension) A brief sexual encounter. · xepeta

ξέπλυμα

The action of rinsing. · xeplyma

ξεπλύματα

(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose. · xeplymata

ξέπνοος

Not breathing; dead or apparently so. · xepnoos

ξεπροβάλλω

(figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent. · xeprovallo

ξέρα

A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. · xera

ξέρη

A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. · xeri

ξερίζωμα

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction. · xerizoma

ξεριζώνω

(transitive) To pull up by the roots. · xerizono

ξερνώ

(intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke. · xerno

Ξέρξης

(historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC. · Xerxis

Ξέρξης Α΄

(historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC. · Xerxis A΄

Ξέρξης Β΄

(historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC. · Xerxis V΄

ξερότοπος

A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. · xerotopos

ξεροψημένος

Having a crust, especially a thick one. · xeropsimenos

ξέρω

A response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made. · xero

ξεσηκωμός

Rebellion. · xesikomos

ξεσηκώνω

(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock. · xesikono

ξεσκονίζω

(idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill. · xeskonizo

ξέσπασμα

A sudden outburst of emotion. · xespasma

ξεσπιτώνω

(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. · xespitono

ξεφεύγω

(intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment. · xefevgo

ξεφλουδίζω

To strip the bark from; to peel. · xefloudizo

ξεφόρτωμα

(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something. · xefortoma

ξεφορτώνω

To let fly; to give expression to; to utter. · xefortono

ξεφούσκωτος

(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture. · xefouskotos

ξέφρενος

Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence. · xefrenos

ξεφτίζω

(transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material). · xeftizo

ξεφτισμένος

Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out. · xeftismenos

ξεφωνητό

A cry or shout. · xefonito

ξεφωνίζω

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. · xefonizo

ξέφωτο

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees. · xefoto

ξεχαρβαλωμένος

Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure. · xecharvalomenos

ξεχασμένος

Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered. · xechasmenos

ξεχειλίζω

(intransitive) To spread out or fall out, as above. · xecheilizo

ξεχείλισμα

The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something. · xecheilisma

ξεχειμωνιάζω

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place). · xecheimoniazo

ξεχωρίζω

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics. · xechorizo

ξεχωριστός

Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.] · xechoristos

ξημέρωμα

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. · ximeroma

ξημερώνω

(intransitive, figurative) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. · ximerono

ξηρά

The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. · xira

ξηραίνομαι

(intransitive) To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned. · xirainomai

ξηραίνω

(transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat. · xiraino

ξηρασία

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell. · xirasia

ξηρός

Free from or lacking moisture. · xiros

ξηρός καρπός

(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants. · xiros karpos

ξι

The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek. · xi

ξίδι

(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. · xidi

ξινίζω

(intransitive, UK, Australia, Canada) To putrefy or become inedible, or to become unusable in any way. · xinizo

ξινίλα

The condition or quality of being sour. · xinila

ξινισμένος

(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell. · xinismenos

ξινόγαλα

Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste. · xinogala

ξινόγαλο

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. · xinogalo

ξινολάχανο

(countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage. · xinolachano

ξινός

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. · xinos

ξιπασμένος

Overly confident; arrogant and boastful. · xipasmenos

ξιφασκία

The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing). · xifaskia

ξιφίας

A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius. · xifias

ξιφίδιο

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade. · xifidio

ξιφομάχος

(countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. · xifomachos

ξιφομαχώ

(intransitive, sports) To engage in the sport of fencing. · xifomacho

ξίφος

(countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. · xifos

ξιφοφόρος

(countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. · xifoforos

ξοδεύω

(ambitransitive) To pay out (money). · xodevo

ξομπλιαστός

Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items. · xobliastos

ξόρκι

A formula of words used as above. · xorki

ξουράφι

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. · xourafi

ξουτ

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off! · xout

ξύδι

(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. · xydi

ξύλα

Firewood. · xyla

ξυλεία

(North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.] · xyleia

ξύλινα πνευστά

(musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon. · xylina pnefsta

ξύλο

(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. · xylo

ξυλοκόπος

A person whose work is to fell trees. · xylokopos

ξυλοπάπουτσο

A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel. · xylopapoutso

ξυλουργείο

(countable) A carpenter's workshop. · xylourgeio

ξυλουργία

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking. · xylourgia

ξυλουργική

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking. · xylourgiki

ξυλόφωνο

(percussion instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives. · xylofono

ξύνω

(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure. · xyno

ξύπνημα

The act of becoming aware of something. · xypnima

ξυπνητήρι

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention. · xypnitiri

ξύπνιος

Not asleep; conscious. · xypnios

ξυπνώ

(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique. · xypno

ξυπόλητα

Wearing nothing on the feet. · xypolita

ξυπόλυτος

Wearing nothing on the feet. · xypolytos

ξυραφάκι

Any tool or instrument designed for shaving. · xyrafaki

ξυράφι

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. · xyrafi

ξυρίζομαι

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means. · xyrizomai

ξυρίζω

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means. · xyrizo

ξύρισμα

An instance of shaving. · xyrisma

ξυριστική μηχανή

A razor, designed for safety, that protects the skin from all but the very edge of the blade. · xyristiki michani

ξύσμα

Something removed by being scraped. · xysma

ξωτικό

(Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves. · xotiko

ο

Used to form nouns denoting materials or systems of objects which are used or employed in an action, or considered collectively. · o

ο γέγονε, γέγονε

(idiomatic) Something in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten. · o gegone, gegone

ο εαυτός μου

(proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself. [from 10th c.] · o eaftos mou