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Κι εγώ αυτό υποψιαζόμουν. Ευχαριστώ, Ντοκ! Το "κακός ηττημένος" παραείναι αγγλισμός, έτσι;

Αλήθεια, ο sore/bad loser πώς λέγεται στα Ελληνικά; A competitor who exhibits poor sportsmanship after losing a game or contest is often called a "sore loser" (those who show poor sportsmanship after winning are typically called "bad champs"). Sore loser behavior includes blaming others for...

Lol! Μου διέφυγε τελείως.

Εγώ το έχω ακούσει μόνο ως bon mots.

1 girl 3 bullies

Πάντως, καμία σχέση με το "Button boy".

Good point!

Μήπως θα έπρεπε να έγραφε ότι οι δεικτικές αντωνυμίες είναι κυρίως επιθετικές αλλά υπάρχουν και εξαιρέσεις, καλή ώρα σαν το παραπάνω παράδειγμα, το οποίο θα μπορούσε να θεωρηθεί ότι εμπεριέχει δεικτική πρόθεση; Για παράδειγμα, Αυτή μου μίλησε = Αυτή η γυναίκα μου μίλησε.

Macquarie Dictionary - Word of the Year 2014 mansplain verb (t) Colloquial (humorous) (of a man) to explain (something) to a woman, in a way that is patronising because it assumes that a woman will be ignorant of the subject matter. [MAN + (EX)PLAIN with s inserted to create a pronunciation...

Εμένα η πρώτη απόδοση που ήρθε στο μυαλό μου ήταν το "unsound". A structurally unsound construction based on unsound foundations having been conceived via monumentally unsound judgement and emanating from unsound principles and relationships which are democratically unsound and arguably unsound...

“We see no purpose in cooperating with this tripartite committee that the European Parliament has criticised as being built on a rotten* structure.” (http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/30/greece-rejects-austerity-in-tense-meeting-with-eurozone-s-bailout-chief/) *OUCH! This must be music to the...

59. Notes that the democratic legitimacy of the troika at national level derives from the political responsibility of Eurogroup and ECOFIN members before their respective national parliaments; regrets that the troika lacks means of democratic legitimacy at EU level because of its structure;

Νομίζω ότι ο ισχυρισμός τού Βαρουφάκη βασίζεται στα ακόλουθα σημεία της έκθεσης τού Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου: ...Troika - the institutional dimension and democratic legitimacy 29. Notes that the Troika’s mandate has been perceived as being unclear and lacking transparency; 30. Points out that...

This thread brings back memories of an expression long buried in the recesses of my mind: to scale/scaling a ride Scale noun Austral. and NZ: ...Esp. in phr. to scale a train (tram, etc.), to ride on public transport without paying. The tram guards were a race apart and were generally much...

δεν θα χαριστεί τίποτα δεν θα είναι περίπατος

PONZI AUSTERITY: A definition and an example

Μάλλον ναι. Δεν μπορώ να το τεκμηριώσω, αλλά υποθέτω ότι ο όρος και η απόδοσή του στα Ελληνικά επινοήθηκαν από τον Βαρουφάκη.

Ponzi austerity

You may have seen the recent article in the Guardian titled "How Alexis Tsipras got the Cassandra story wrong in his victory speech", from which I quote: The newly elected Greek leader dipped into Greek mythology to hit back at Syriza’s doubters. Unfortunately, unlike Cassandra, he got it...

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