Greek–English dictionary

παπάρα

A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge. · papara

παπαράτσι

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs. · paparatsi

παπαρούνα

Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. · paparouna

παπαρουνί

A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower. · paparouni

παπάς

(Russian Orthodoxy) , a Russian Orthodox priest. · papas

παπί

A young duck. · papi

πάπια

A sealable plastic bottle into which a patient urinates when using a bathroom is inconvenient or impossible; often but not always with a long neck reminiscent of a duck. · papia

παπικός έξαρχος

A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions. · papikos exarchos

παπισμός

(usually) The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. · papismos

πάπλωμα

(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. · paploma

Παπουασία

The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea. · Papouasia

παπουτσής

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

παπούτσι

(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. · papoutsi

πάππος

(by extension) A male forefather. · pappos

παππούς

(by extension) A male forefather. · pappous

πάπρικα

A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice. · paprika

παρ' όλ' αυτά

But, except. · par' ol' afta

παρ' όλα αυτά

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet. · par' ola afta

παρ' όλο

Although; though; despite or in spite of the fact that. · par' olo

Παρά

A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém. · Para

παρά μόνο αν

Except on a specified condition; if not. · para mono an

παρά ταύτα

(conjunctive) Despite that; however. · para tafta

παρα-

above, over · para-

παραβαίνω

(intransitive, now, _, rare) To commit an offence; to sin. · paravaino

παραβάλλω

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y. · paravallo

παράβαση

A criminal offense. · paravasi

παραβάτης

A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker. · paravatis

παραβατικός

One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws, or who acts against another's wishes. · paravatikos

παραβατικότητα

Misconduct. · paravatikotita

παραβιάζω

(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention). · paraviazo

παραβίαση

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. · paraviasi

παραβιαστής

One who breaks into safes. · paraviastis

παράβλημα

(US) a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water · paravlima

παραβολή

A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy. · paravoli

παράβολο

A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit · paravolo

παραβρίσκομαι

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.] · paravriskomai

παραγγελία

(countable) A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods. · parangelia

παραγγέλλω

(transitive) To place an order for (often a piece of art). · parangello

παραγγέλνω

(transitive) To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order. · parangelno

παραγεμίζω

(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess. · paragemizo

παραγκούπολη

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings. · paragoupoli

παραγνωρισμένος

Which has not been lauded or appreciated. · paragnorismenos

παράγοντας

An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect. · paragodas

παραγοντικό

(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120. · paragodiko

Παραγουάη

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción. · Paragouai

παραγραφή

A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect. · paragrafi

παραγραφοποιώ

(transitive) To sort text into paragraphs. · paragrafopoio

παράγω

To cause; to produce; to bring forth. · parago

παραγωγή

(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true. · paragogi

παραγωγικός

Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning). · paragogikos

παραγωγικός λογισμός

(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true. · paragogikos logismos

παραγωγικότητα

The state of being productive. · paragogikotita

παραγωγός

A person or company that manufactures. · paragogos

παραγώνι

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney. · paragoni

παραδείγματος χάριν

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example. · paradeigmatos charin

παραδεισένιος

(figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable. · paradeisenios

παράδεισος

(by extension) Any paradise; any blissful place or experience. · paradeisos

παραδεκτός

Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure. · paradektos

παραδέρνω

(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered. · paraderno

παράδες

(slang) Money. · parades

παραδέχομαι

(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to). · paradechomai

παραδίδομαι

(intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.] · paradidomai

παραδίδω

To bring or transport something to its destination. · paradido

παραδίνομαι

(intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in. · paradinomai

παράδοξο

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. · paradoxo

παραδοξολογία

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. · paradoxologia

παράδοξος

Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. · paradoxos

παραδοξότητα

The condition of being eerie. · paradoxotita

παραδόπιστος

(archaic) For sale; available for purchase. · paradopistos

παράδοση

(anthropology) Any knowledge passed from one generation to the next, not necessarily with respect to human beings. · paradosi

παραδοσιακά

In a traditional manner. · paradosiaka

παραδουλεύτρα

A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady. · paradouleftra

παραδρομή

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. · paradromi

παραδρόμι

A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths. · paradromi

παραζάλη

A confusing or perplexing situation. · parazali

παράθεμα

A statement attributed to a person; a quotation. · parathema

παραθερίζω

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

παράθεση

(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence. · parathesi

παραθέτω

(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate. · paratheto

παραθεωρώ

(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to. · paratheoro

παράθημα

(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix. · parathima

παραθυρόφυλλο

(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light. · parathyrofyllo

παραϊατρικό προσωπικό

A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility. · paraiatriko prosopiko

παραίνεση

The act or practice of exhorting. · parainesi

παραίσθηση

(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not. · paraisthisi

παραισθησιογόνο

Any substance tending to induce hallucination. · paraisthisiogono

παραισθησιογόνος

producing hallucinations · paraisthisiogonos

παραίτηση

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.] · paraitisi

παραιτούμαι

(intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.] · paraitoumai

παρακαλώ

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question). · parakalo

παρακαμπτήριος

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides). · parakabtirios

παράκαμψη

A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture. · parakampsi

παρακάνω

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

παρακαταθήκη

(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest. · parakatathiki

παρακατιανός

Not excellent or outstanding, usually disappointingly so. · parakatianos

Παράκελσος

The adopted name of Philippus von Hohenheim, a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy. · Parakelsos

παρακινδυνευμένος

Dangerous, involving risks. · parakindynevmenos

παρακίνηση

Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive · parakinisi

παρακινώ

(transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless. · parakino

παρακλάδι

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree. · parakladi

παράκληση

The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being. · paraklisi

παρακολούθηση

Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion. · parakolouthisi

παρακολουθώ

To monitor; to track or record; to understand or follow. · parakoloutho

παρακούω

(ambitransitive) To hear wrongly. · parakouo

παρακράτηση

That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed. · parakratisi

παράκτιος

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore. · paraktios

Παραλειπομένων

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible. · Paraleipomenon

παραλείπω

To leave out or omit (something). · paraleipo

παραλήπτης

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended. · paraliptis

παραλήρημα

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection. · paralirima

παραλία

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. · paralia

παραλιακά

(nautical) On, or towards the shore. · paraliaka

παραλιακός

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore. · paraliakos

παραλίγο

Very close to, but not quite. · paraligo

παραλίμνιο

By the side of a lake. · paralimnio

παραλίμνιος

By the side of a lake. · paralimnios

παραλλαγή

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm. · parallagi

παράλληλα

With a parallel relationship. · parallila

παραλληλίζω

To compare or liken something to something else. · parallilizo

παράλληλοι

(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole. · paralliloi

παράλληλος

Parallel, in the same vein, side by side. · parallilos

παράλογος

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.] · paralogos

παράλυση

(pathology) Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking. · paralysi

παραμάνα

A person (usually a woman) who takes care of other people’s children. · paramana

παραμεθόριος

Land near a border; marches. · paramethorios

παραμελώ

(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something. · paramelo

παραμένω

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. · parameno

παραμερίζω

(transitive) To throw away, to reject. · paramerizo

παραμονεύω

To remain concealed in order to ambush. · paramonevo

παραμονή

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve. · paramoni

παραμορφώνω

(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape. · paramorfono

παρανοϊκός

A person suffering from paranoia. · paranoikos

παράνομα

In a manner contrary to law. · paranoma

παρανόμι

(historical) A personal epithet or clan name added to the given name and family name of Ancient Romans. · paranomi

παράνομος

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law. · paranomos

παράνυμφος

A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party. · paranymfos

παράξενος

One who does not behave like others. · paraxenos

παραξηλώνω

(transitive) To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something). · paraxilono

παραπαίω

(intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance. · parapaio

παραπανίσιος

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

παραπάτημα

An unsteady movement or gait. · parapatima

παραπατώ

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion. · parapato

παραπέμπω

(intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to. · parapebo

παραπετώ

(transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay. · parapeto

παράπηγμα

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut. · parapigma

παραπλάνηση

(figuratively) A clue, information, argument, etc. that is or is intended to be misleading, diverting attention from the real answer or issue. · paraplanisi

παραπλανώ

(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile). · paraplano

παράπλευρος

Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal. · paraplevros

παραπληροφόρηση

False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation. · parapliroforisi

παραπληροφορώ

(transitive) To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information to. · parapliroforo