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A bit of trivia for the day: It actually did cross my mind but then I discovered that the model's name actually derives from the piquant cayenne pepper. Apparently it was coined by brand naming expert Manfred Gotta and chosen to represent the car's fiery nature, intense performance, and spicy...

And αμνάδα for a female lamb no older than two.

I should add that personally I don't subscribe to the μιλιόρι - melior theory but have simply mentioned it in case someone knows something more.

Although ultimately from the Latin vitulus, some sources suggest that the Aromanian vitulju derives from the Byzantine Greek βιτούλιον (Mod.Greek βιτούλι or βετούλι). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Romanian_words_of_possible_pre-Roman_origin...

Δεν θα έπρεπε ο τίτλος να γράφει pangram αντί για pantogram; This post may be deleted.

To keep the ball rolling...Καλά, για τι με πέρασες; (Για) δούλο; That's the literal translation but it isn't functionally equivalent to the English expression, hence doesn't convey the idiomatic meaning.

So, it might be ok between husband and wife as per your example in #1 but not so much as a general translation.

Perhaps it might work in some contexts but it carries a different tone and sentiment. Some would argue that it comes across as a bit harsh and perhaps arrogant and exploitative - something an elitist or tyrant would say. I'm pressed for time at the moment but something along more neutral lines...

A direct translation would be: Γιατί να έχεις σκύλο και να γαβγίζεις εσύ. As far as I know though, expressed as such would require some explanation, as the meaning of the proverb would be lost on most Greeks and I'm unaware of a culturally equivalent expression in Greek. "και να γαβγίζεις...

I think so, Theseus. The capitalised letters are most likely used to imply and highlight sarcasm and irony. A person driving a Porsche Cayenne obviously doesn't need to hunt for and kill birds out of necessity or for survival. You can also think of the capitalization as a written eye-roll or an...

Minor point, although the spelling καγέν isn't uncommon, the standard transliteration for cayenne (whether for the Porsche, peppers etc.) is καγιέν.

Η δημόσια τάξη που αναφέρεται στον τίτλο αφορά το public policy doctrine ή Ordre public (γαλλικά: κυριολεκτικά "δημόσια τάξη") και αφορά το σύνολο των αρχών που διέπουν τη λειτουργία των νομικών συστημάτων σε κάθε κράτος. Ως έννοια (concept), διαφέρει από τη δημόσια πολιτική που επίσης...

I'm aware that unsolicited corrections and advice are typically frowned upon but I'm hoping that you'll take this in the right spirit, Theseus. (I know that when someone has pointed out a mistake of mine - on this and other forums, I've been deeply grateful for it - and I encourage it)...

Going with the βέβαια you mentioned above, Theseus, I was thinking that something along the lines of, βεβαίως, και καλά κάνεις, in the right tone, might work. Perhaps, also, έτσι μπράβο but again you'd need to get the tone and also the look, right. Both would need to be serious and reproachful.

Κάπως έτσι το εξέλαβα κι εγώ, Δούκα, αλλά λόγω της συνεχούς εξέλιξης της έννοιας του όρου μέσα στους αιώνες και επειδή το "scolding" είχε διάφορες σημασίες και συνυποδηλώσεις εκείνη την εποχή είναι δύσκολο να είμαστε σίγουροι.