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angle (EN)
ουσιαστικό, ρήμα

ουσιαστικό “angle”

ενικός angle, πληθυντικός angles
  1. γωνία
    The teacher asked us to measure the angle where the two walls meet.
  2. γωνία (όπου συναντώνται δύο τοίχοι)
    The cat hid in the angle where the two fences met.
  3. μια κατεύθυνση που δεν είναι εντελώς κάθετη ή οριζόντια
    The car parked at an angle, making it hard for others to park next to it.
  4. οπτική γωνία
    From his angle, the new policy seemed unfair to small businesses.
  5. αγκίστρι
    He carefully prepared his angle before casting it into the river.

ρήμα “angle”

απαρέμφατο angle; αυτός angles; αόριστος angled; μετοχή αορ. angled; μετοχή ενεστ. angling
  1. γέρνω
    The picture frame was angled slightly to the left.
  2. στρίβω
    The car angled sharply to avoid the pothole.
  3. παρουσιάζω (από συγκεκριμένη οπτική γωνία)
    She angled her story to make it sound more exciting to the audience.
  4. ψαρεύω
    Every weekend, they angle by the river hoping to catch some trout.
  5. επιδιώκω (με πλάγιο τρόπο)
    She kept complimenting her boss's ideas, clearly angling for a promotion.