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(I'll blame my ποντιακό ipad)... "ορθότητα των λεγομένων του" "Ζαλίστηκα" (κυριολεκτικά)

Ο καθένας από τους διαφωνούντες προσπαθεί να πείσει κάποιον (αόρατον) τρίτο για την ορθότητα των λεγομένων του. Ζαλιστικά, αλλά διασκεδαστικά ταυτοχρόνως.

Note to self... (I hate leaving things/ideas half finished, sorry) :) Still guessing .... I think the noun I was looking for was “removal” (or “dropping”) - of something or someone from being (as in, from continuing to be) included in a list/team/group. — e.g., The Senator called for the...

Περίεργο να μην υπάρχει στα λεξικά - συνάντησα τη λέξη σήμερα (για πρώτη φορά). Just guessing? Maybe, as you say, it's the opposite of being integrated or included into a (select?) team/list/group (το αντίθετο της "ένταξης") So, perhaps, when someone was integrated or included it's because...

Ναι, εύστοχη η παρατήρησή σου (I went overboard with FFS). Tο "two bob's worth" είναι αυστραλέζικη έκφραση = Συνεισφορά μικρής αξίας (ακριβώς). Good post, SBE (=συνεισφορά μεγάλης αξίας).

My two bob's worth, Theseus, for what it's worth (two shillings?) "πια" here expresses a remonstration/an annoyance - it's like adding: "already/"for goodness sake"/or an exasperated groan/ ahhh! :scared:". So, "φτάνει πια" , for instance, would be "enough already/ enough for goodness sake (sort...

Καλό Σαββατοκύριακο! Thanks, Palavra (and Themi). Πρώτη φορά συναντώ τον όρο, αν και όντως υπάρχει (στην Αυστραλία το γνωρίζουμε ως term deposit). That's why I love this forum; there's always something new to be found/seen/discussed/learned.

Good explanation, Θέμη (thank you). :) Did you mean term deposits or fixed term deposits? -- I thought we'd better keep on the right side of the gods of the investment underworld.

(Μονολογώ τώρα)... σύμφωνα με ένα λεξικό: το "ψητό", μεταξύ άλλων, έχει και την σημασία του «όφελος, κέρδος» αρπάζουν το ψητό ... could mean "grab the spoils"/"grab the advantage" (i.e., these women take advantage of you/use you to their end)? Είναι και άλλες όπου τίποτα δεν λένε Μα κατ'...

Perhaps not so much about "getting to the point", as much as "getting" - as in, "grasping/"understanding the point/sensing what's important"? ...referring to those (the reticent amongst us) who say little, but nevertheless grasp what's essential/the pith/the gist of the matter/grasp the...

I read "χαϊδεύω" instead of "παιδεύω". Με χαϊδεύεις τόσα χρόνια had a nicer ring to it (I had my screen-size/zoom at 75%, if that's any excuse). Freudian slip or ho-etic licence? :blush: :confused:

I stand to be corrected.. It's like "you (can't) have your cake and eat it" ....( as the Duke said) to criticise someone for unreasonable behaviour ..I think μου here adds a "your" into it (it's used judgementally). "You have cellulite and (now) you wan't "your" rackets" "You've been pawing me...

Yes! He could have fallen "fowl" (thus meant) of his neighbour (to the east). :confused: ;)

Μια ενδιαφέρουσα σύμπτωση, ίσως (με την καμήλα) - ίσως και μια άλλη (μικρή) δικαιολογία για τη σύγχυση του Τσίπρα; :) over the hump 1. past the most difficult part of something. "now we have reached this point we are over the hump". synonyms: over the worst part, over the worst of it, out of...

We've broken the back of the beast/crisis/journey; we're at the tail end of it. The beast could be a donkey (longer tail) or a camel (shorter tail). :s Yes, cougr (in response to your post, below), but my tail (size/shape/proportionality) is a function of the beast. :mellow: "break the back...

Παρενθετικά, υπάρχει και το ρήμα. other ˈʌðə/Submit verb past tense: othered; past participle: othered view or treat (a person or group of people) as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself. "a critique of the ways in which the elderly are othered by society" "To other someone is to...

A group of Italian war heroes ... an exaggeration/an embellishment/a cowering? :cry:

You're welcome (I hope we've helped, anyway); and welcome to the forum. :)

Ναι - ίσως και επεισοδια παροξυσμικου βήχα; spells = επεισόδια (κρίσεις)

Νομίζω ότι έχει πιο πολύ να κάνει με "περίοδο αδιαθεσίας" .., μια κρίση που περνάς. spell = bout. A bout of depression, a bout of coughing, etc.. or bouts of depression, bouts of coughing (= spells of depression, spells of coughing). You can have several spells of depression a year, several...