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Πεζό δύο → by ankle express, foot it, shank it, hoof it, on foot, ride shanks' mare, ride shanks' pony
on: 13 Jun, 2011, 01:11:42
Συνήθως σε συμφραζόμενα τύπου:

— Τι αμάξι έχεις;
— Πεζό 2.

This is a Greek pun, when someone asks what kind of car you have, you answer "Peugeot 2". "Peugeot" sounds like Greek "πεζό", which is the accusative of the word "πεζός" (pedestrian / on foot). I guess like most puns, it is hard to translate and it would be surprising if there is an equivalent pun in English.

By the way, I would rather spell the name of the company "Πεζώ".

Η φράση αυτή είναι συνθηματική και λέγεται, όταν θέλουμε να πούμε στον άλλο ότι, δεν έχουμε μεταφορικό μέσο.
Δηλαδή:
peugeot = πεζό = πεζός
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« Last Edit: 16 Jul, 2017, 11:38:59 by spiros »
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Reply #1 on: 13 Jun, 2011, 12:55:54
hoof it?

Δεν είναι όπως το ελληνικό, βέβαια, με το λογοπαίγνιο της μάρκας αλλά τουλάχιστον είναι ιδίωμα.


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Πεζό δύο → by ankle express, foot it, shank it, hoof it, on foot, ride shanks' mare, ride shanks' pony
Reply #2 on: 13 Jun, 2011, 13:13:31
Επαρκώς κοντινό ;)
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Reply #3 on: 13 Jun, 2011, 13:14:18
Good to know ;)

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Πεζό δύο → by ankle express, foot it, shank it, hoof it, on foot, ride shanks' mare, ride shanks' pony
Reply #4 on: 08 Jul, 2017, 08:40:54
by ankle express
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Reply #5 on: 16 Jul, 2017, 11:28:12
Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα (Σωκράτης)

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