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ακούω τον εξάψαλμο -> be told off, be taken to task, be sharply criticized, get a dressing down Started by spiros	0 / 91	by spiros 03 Jan, 2012, 00:41:57
αλαμπουρνέζικα -> jibber-jabber, gibberish, jabberwocky, double Dutch, drivel, balderdash, gobbledygook Started by crystal	0 / 206	by crystal 02 Jul, 2011, 20:31:59
αλεμάν ζορμπά -> a soup given to the Greek slave workers Started by spiros	0 / 180	by spiros 22 Apr, 2011, 14:27:43
αλεμάν τσορμπάς -> a soup given to the Greek slave workers Started by aelialicinia	6 / 3011	by aelialicinia 08 Mar, 2008, 05:00:02
αλήστου μνήμης -> of immortal memory, of undying memory, unforgettable, never to be forgotten, unforgotten, memorable, late, memorable, impossible to forget, never to be forgotten Started by spiros	2 / 1091	by spiros 10 Jul, 2010, 21:24:48
αλί αλί και τρισαλί -> woe and thrice woe Started by spiros	0 / 136	by spiros 15 Mar, 2010, 17:04:56
άλλα αντ' άλλων -> confusion, misunderstanding, topsy-turvy, shambles, chaos, apples to oranges Started by spiros	2 / 187	by spiros 17 Oct, 2011, 20:03:40
άλλα λογαριάζει ο γάιδαρος κι άλλα ο γαϊδουριάρης –> man proposes, God disposes Started by spiros	0 / 109	by spiros 21 Oct, 2012, 18:44:10
άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε -> best change the subject, it would be better to change the subject, I'd rather change the subject, right, I see, no comments Started by spiros	0 / 526	by spiros 18 Jul, 2008, 03:55:35
αλλάζω τα λάδια -> kick ass, give the works, give somebody what for, show somebody what for, change oil Started by spiros	0 / 36	by spiros 14 Nov, 2012, 08:24:22
αλλάζω τα πετρέλαια -> kick ass, give the works, give somebody what for, show somebody what for Started by spiros	0 / 43	by spiros 14 Nov, 2012, 08:23:02
αλλάζω τα φώτα -> kick ass, give the works, give somebody what for, show somebody what for Started by spiros	0 / 184	by spiros 03 Oct, 2011, 01:29:55
αλλάζω τακτική -> change approach, change course, take a different course of action Started by Vasilis	2 / 131	by Vasilis 07 Nov, 2012, 20:31:53
άλλαι μεν βουλαί ανθρώπων, άλλα δε Θεός κελεύει -> people's volitions differ from the will of God, God moves in mysterious ways, the Lord works in mysterious ways; Started by spiros	0 / 608	by spiros 17 Oct, 2011, 20:07:45
άλλη πλευρά του νομίσματος -> other side of the coin, flip side of the coin Started by spiros	0 / 60	by spiros 25 Nov, 2012, 15:37:09
αλλήλων τα βάρη βαστάζετε -> bear each other's burden Started by spiros	0 / 65	by spiros 25 Nov, 2012, 15:35:58
άλλο να το περιμένεις, όμως, και άλλο να το ακούς -> it's one thing to expect something; it's another to hear it Started by kari	2 / 720	by kari 07 Apr, 2009, 01:27:07
άλλος έχει το όνομα κι άλλος τη χάρη -> the pot calling the kettle black, that's a misnomer, give credit where credit is due Started by spiros	2 / 161	by spiros 29 Mar, 2013, 11:01:17
αλλού πατάω και αλλού βρίσκομαι -> stumble around drunk, three sheets to the wind, in one's cups, pissed as a fart, pissed as a newt, hammered, pissed, sloshed, rat-arsed, bladdered, blotto, plastered, wrecked, blind drunk Started by spiros	4 / 421	by John Doe 11 Sep, 2011, 19:20:21
αλλού τα κακαρίσματα κι αλλού γεννάν οι κότες -> not quite what one was expecting, not exactly what one was expecting, nothing to write home about, not impressed, much ado about nothing Started by spiros	1 / 87	by crystal 25 Nov, 2012, 22:04:01

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