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  1. Electra

    'Rest well' - "St. John Passion", J.S. Bach

    Thank you so very much for this - so beautiful.
  2. Electra

    'Rest well' - "St. John Passion", J.S. Bach

    Ευχαριστώ πάρα πάρα πολύ σε όλους:)!
  3. Electra

    'Rest well' - "St. John Passion", J.S. Bach

    Thank you very much, drsiebenmal! I'd thought of 'Ξεκουραστείτε κτλ...' I wasn't sure that it was appropriate! Thank you again:)!
  4. Electra

    'Rest well' - "St. John Passion", J.S. Bach

    Dear friends at Lexilogia, I don't post much but I read a lot! I follow many, many threads that interest me. Your boundless knowledge astounds me! I have a particular request. A dear friend wants to use the phrase, 'Rest well' from the St. John Passion by J.S. Bach in a speech he will make at...
  5. Electra

    11-6-2013: Κλείνει η ΕΡΤ

    Μήπως ξέρει κανείς τι θα γίνει με τη 'Φωνή της Ελλάδας':confused:; Παει κι' αυτός ο σταθμός ('Voice of Greece' - shortwave):(; When I lived in Greece, I used to listen to lots of local FM stations, the 'blah-blah' ones, because I wanted to hear the spoken language. However, I had a shortwave...
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    inalienable

    Hi Tonia! I'm sure the experts will be along soon, but in the meantime : inalienable = αναπαλλοτρίωτος, αναφαίρετος, απαράγραπτος I lived in Athens for a long time and taught English there. I have a Modern Languages background and I fell in love with Modern Greek! Every Sunday, I did...
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    Παράλληλοι διάλογοι με αφορμή 28 συλλήψεις φοιτητών

    επανεπιβεβαίωση = reconfirmation:confused:: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfirm I've read the whole thread. I've tried to find something in the English-speaking press about this, but no joy:(!
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    28 συλλήψεις φοιτητών του Τμήματος Ξένων Γλωσσών, Μετάφρασης και Διερμηνείας του Ιονίου Παν/μίου

    επανεπιβεβαίωση = reconfirmation:confused:: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfirm I've read the whole thread. I've tried to find something in the English-speaking press about this, but no joy:(!
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    Λεξιλάγνοι όλου του κόσμου, ενωθείτε!

    Καλημέρα, Cadmian! Thank you so much for this link! I knew about coursera, and have already signed up for this course: https://www.coursera.org/course/ancientgreeks I didn't know about the Open Culture website, but now I'm following this course...
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    benefit fraud

    Benefit fraud = ? http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/campaigns/benefit-thieves/ https://www.gov.uk/benefit-fraud
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    David Crystal: the story of English spelling

    Χρόνια Πολλά σε όλους! This is David Crystal (a great favourite of mine) speaking on this topic on the BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme - I hope you can hear it in Greece:confused:: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9752000/9752801.stm
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    Engineered Fish Moves a Step Closer to Approval

    Γεια σου, nickel;)! Καλές γιορτές σε όλους! The same occurred to me while I was in the shower! (Sad, isn't it?:laugh:) If the sentence was changed to, "That allows us not to disturb the oceans in any way whatsoever", as you suggest, it would be better. (:s)
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    Engineered Fish Moves a Step Closer to Approval

    Hi Costa! Yes, I see your point! I think I'll wait for you experts to come to a decisive conclusion;)! Merry Christmas!
  14. Electra

    Engineered Fish Moves a Step Closer to Approval

    Hi! Χρόνια Πολλά! If you take 'whatsoever' as being synonymous with 'at all', I suppose it's okay:confused:? http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whatsoever http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/whatsoever As a native English speaker and former English teacher, I don't find it particularly jarring...
  15. Electra

    Τι τραβάνε κι αυτοί οι λεξικογράφοι...

    I should have known better, shouldn't I:blush:?
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    Τι τραβάνε κι αυτοί οι λεξικογράφοι...

    It all sounds a bit of an "omnishambles":D: Thick Of It's omnishambles gets OED word of the year award
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    Εκστρατεία επιστροφής των αρχαίων ελληνικών και λατινικών στα βρετανικά σχολεία

    Οντως! And where is Modern Greek in the programme? Has Greek been consigned to the 'dead languages' category only? There's nothing wrong with 'dead languages' from my point of view, but the fact that Greek is "alive and kicking" seems to have been overlooked:(!
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    Εκστρατεία επιστροφής των αρχαίων ελληνικών και λατινικών στα βρετανικά σχολεία

    Καλό μήνα σ'όλους:)! My hometown university offers... Medieval Greek language at three levels;)
  19. Electra

    nail in the coffin

    Ας μην ξεχάσουμε το 'ρουφιάνο' - the guy who fixes the roof (American Greek):laugh:!
  20. Electra

    interrogate = ανακρίνω | (πληροφ.) ερωτώ, υποβάλλω ερώτημα σε (βάση δεδομένων)

    Σαφέστατα! But if you want to say it in English, that's fine with me;)!
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