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I've never come across it being used like this, although γαλλικά in slang does refer to swear words. Theseus: I have come across variants like συγγνώμη για τα γαλλικά μου, which sounds like a direct translation of the English idiom * Correct, it derives from English. Although it's not a...

Putting aside semantic considerations and other possible meanings of the phrase, it is occasionally, in some jurisdictions, used in the way cosmasad implies, i.e. that the specified dimensions are to be strictly adhered to without any deviation (eg. by the application of tolerances, typical...

I'm quite sure Cosmas knew what he was doing. I'll come back to it later because I'm busy today.

I had to look him up but I note he did an episode here once.

ΔΕΟΣ - Για όσους Δεν Είναι Οκ Στις αποδείξεις. :)

I don't know why I wrote "aunty" but I had meant "lady". I would appreciate it if it were corrected. Many thanks!

Κόνα as a form of address was actually a term used more by the Greeks of Smyrna. In Pontic Greek it is the shortened form for εικόνα.

Actually, it most likely comes from κοκόνα. η κοκόνα, κυρά. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κοκόνα, με συγκοπή της πρώτης συλλαβής https://lsj.gr/wiki/%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B1 κοκόνα https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B1

I think you mean "κόνα", which in Pontic Greek is used as a respectful address for an older woman, similar to "madam" or "lady". It's typically used as a prefix before a woman's name to show deferrence to her age or social standing. Due to time constraints I can't do a proper search at the...

Given that the term "απόλυτες διαστάσεις" is commonly used in architecture to refer to absolute dimensions (in contrast to relative dimensions), it might be a safer bet to use something more descriptive such as: Απαγορεύεται οποιαδήποτε απόκλιση από τις διαστάσεις Albeit a bit stern, at least...

I had also wanted to add (but was interrupted whist writing my previous post) that, in other words, as has already been alluded to by m_a_a (#7), να acts as a subjunctive marker: με αποτέλεσμα + να + subjunctive It's one of those structures where Greek requires the subjunctive. Once you get...

That's a good and thorough explanation by m_a_a. To put it more succintly, να introduces the result clause. It signals that what follows expresses the outcome of the situation described. To further illustrate, a parallel, slightly clearer example would be: έπεσα τρέχοντας στο μαγαζί με...

10-year fugitive used dead man’s passport ...But his rouse fell to pieces when visiting tourists from NSW recognised him from wanted appeals and reported him to the Australian Federal Police in June 2023.... https://au.news.yahoo.com/10-fugitive-used-dead-man-003937592.html  ruse 1. an action...

Κι άλλοι εδώ μέσα με έχουν περάσει για γυναίκα, όχι όμως να με μπερδεύουν και με την SBE. :-):cool:

Καλοοοοό!:-)

I think that to a certain extent it's synonymous with μουγκρητό/μούγκρισμα. At least where I come from the mooing of a cow or bull is referred to as "μουγκρητό".:-)

Also for "honk", perhaps, "γρύλισμα" (verb γρυλίζω), which is used to describe the call of a pig and a few other animals. Figuratively, it is applied to humans, too.

Not really sure about this one, just a few meanderings to get the ball rolling. I think that in most cases "wheeze-honk" functions as a compound noun, combining two nouns—a wheeze and a honk—into a single unit to describe a specific, multi-part sound. A wheeze in Greek is called "σύριγμα" or...

The other term which had escaped me the other day but is quite commonly used is "δωρεάν στέγαση" (free housing/accommodation). @SBE, I'll grant it to you, it was a good find.😊

You're right SBE, I may have misread your post. I was just making a point that "free-of charge" doesn't exist for the tax authorities in these situations - unless the home is occupied by first degree relatives.