"curb" meaning in English

See curb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: curb, curb [singular], curbs [plural]
  1. το κράσπεδο του πεζοδρομίου
    Sense id: el-curb-en-noun-84qxpHmU

Verb

Forms: curb, curb [present], curbs [third-person, singular, present], curbed [aorist], curbed [passive, participle], curbing [active, participle]
  1. περιορίζω, συγκρατώ κάτι, ειδικά κάτι κακό Tags: transitive
    Sense id: el-curb-en-verb-~qa~AlMn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: check, contain, curtail, limit, restrain, restrict
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        {
          "text": "The car hit the curb and burst a tire.",
          "translation": "Το αυτοκίνητο προσέκρουσε στο κράσπεδο και έσπασε το λάστιχο."
        },
        {
          "text": "He accidentally ran over the curb while backing the car out.",
          "translation": "Κατά λάθος ανέβηκε στο πεζοδρόμιο ενώ έκανε όπισθεν με το αυτοκίνητο."
        }
      ],
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        "το κράσπεδο του πεζοδρομίου"
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      "id": "el-curb-en-noun-84qxpHmU"
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  "word": "curb"
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        {
          "text": "We must curb the consumption of electricity/oil.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να περιορίσουμε την κατανάλωση ρεύματος/πετρελαίου."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are curbing inflation.",
          "translation": "Συγκρατούμε τον πληθωρισμό."
        }
      ],
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        "περιορίζω, συγκρατώ κάτι, ειδικά κάτι κακό"
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        "μεταβατικό"
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      "word": "check"
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    {
      "word": "contain"
    },
    {
      "word": "curtail"
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    {
      "word": "limit"
    },
    {
      "word": "restrain"
    },
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      "word": "restrict"
    }
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    },
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The car hit the curb and burst a tire.",
          "translation": "Το αυτοκίνητο προσέκρουσε στο κράσπεδο και έσπασε το λάστιχο."
        },
        {
          "text": "He accidentally ran over the curb while backing the car out.",
          "translation": "Κατά λάθος ανέβηκε στο πεζοδρόμιο ενώ έκανε όπισθεν με το αυτοκίνητο."
        }
      ],
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        "το κράσπεδο του πεζοδρομίου"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "curb"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "curbed",
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        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
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        "participle"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "curbing",
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          "translation": "Πρέπει να περιορίσουμε την κατανάλωση ρεύματος/πετρελαίου."
        },
        {
          "text": "We are curbing inflation.",
          "translation": "Συγκρατούμε τον πληθωρισμό."
        }
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        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "check"
    },
    {
      "word": "contain"
    },
    {
      "word": "curtail"
    },
    {
      "word": "limit"
    },
    {
      "word": "restrain"
    },
    {
      "word": "restrict"
    }
  ],
  "word": "curb"
}

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