Μάθημα 45

faux pas

ουσιαστικό

/fˌoʊ pˈɑː/

(φάουλ)

γκάφα

an extremely embarrassing and inappropriate comment or behavior in a particular social situation

Anglo-Saxon

επίθετο

/ˈæŋɡloʊsˈæksən/

(Αγγλοσάξων)

Αγγλοσαξονικός

related to the language and culture of an ethnic group of people who lived in England centuries ago

misdeed

ουσιαστικό

/mɪs.did/ or /mis.did/

m

m

i

ɪ

s

s

d

d

ee

i

d

d

(παράπτωμα)

παράλειψη

a wrongful or immoral act

misdemeanor

ουσιαστικό

/mɪs.dɪ.mi.nɜr/ or /mis.di.mi.nēr/

m

m

i

ɪ

s

s

d

d

e

ə

m

m

ea

i

n

n

o

ɜ

r

r

(παράπτωμα)

πλημμέλημα

an action that is considered wrong or unacceptable yet not very serious

mishap

ουσιαστικό

/mɪs.hæp/ or /mis.hāp/

m

m

i

ɪ

sh

sh

a

æ

p

p

(ατύχημα)

παρενόχληση

a minor accident that has no serious consequences

to mislay

ρήμα

/mɪs.leɪ/ or /mis.lei/

m

m

i

ɪ

s

s

l

l

a

e

y

ɪ

(χάνω (chano))

ξεχνώ (ksehno)

to forget for a short while where one has put something

visionary

επίθετο

/vɪ.ʒə.nɛ.ri/ or /vi.zhē.ne.ri/

v

v

i

ɪ

s

ʒ

io

ə

n

n

a

ɛ

r

r

y

i

(οπτικός)

οράσιμος

having innovative and imaginative ideas or dreams that may not always be realistic or feasible

to saturate

ρήμα

/sæ.ʧɜ.reɪt/ or /sā.chē.reit/

s

s

a

æ

t

ʧ

u

ɜ

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(εμπλουτίζω (emploutízo))

κορεσώ (koresó)

to combine so much of a chemical compound with a chemical solution that the solution cannot retain, absorb, or dissolve anymore of that compound

saturnine

επίθετο

/sæ.tər.naɪn/ or /sā.tēr.nain/

s

s

a

æ

t

t

u

ə

r

r

n

n

i

aɪ

n

n

e

(σαγήνωπτος)

σαγηνολόγος

(of a place) dark and depressing, causing an uneasy feeling

mendacious

επίθετο

/mɛn.deɪ.ʃəs/ or /men.dei.shēs/

m

m

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

a

eɪ

c

ʃ

iou

ə

s

s

(απατηλός)

ψευδής

(of a person) characterized by lying

mendacity

ουσιαστικό

/mɛn.dæ.sɪ.ti/ or /men.dā.si.ti/

m

m

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

a

æ

c

s

i

ɪ

t

t

y

i

(απάτη)

ψεύδος

the act of lying

mendicant

επίθετο

/mɛn.dɪ.kənt/ or /men.di.kēnt/

m

m

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

i

ɪ

c

k

a

ə

n

n

t

t

(πτωχός)

ζητιανός

related to a person or a religious community that lives by begging people for money and food

mendaciously

επίρρημα

/mɛn.deɪ.ʃəs.li/ or /men.dei.shēs.li/

m

m

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

a

eɪ

c

ʃ

iou

ə

s

s

l

l

y

i

(ψευδώς)

απατηλά

in an untruthful way