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Thanks, SBE. What are Κασσάνδρες in this context? Prophets of doom?

Thanks for all this help. I had this list & was seeing the effect it might have on native Greek speakers. I now have the answer I wanted.:)

Thanks, Nickel. I thought of άσε μας, καλέ but I don't know how good it is. I have a list of such expressions with presumably all the same or a similar meaning: άντε, καλέ, άσε μας, καλέ, άσε μας, βρε, κουκλί δεν είναι, άχου το μωρέ, για κοίτα, για δες, δες το μωρέ, δες τον μωρέ.:) Magenta...

In this video clip:- What is the shout of encouragement in Greek that the dancers give to one another. And what does the last old man at approximately 4 minutes 46 seconds say in Greek. Is it possible to have a transcript of his brief sentences? I can understand quite a lot of what the other...

Definition from the Urban Dictionary (modified & altered somewhat):- A way of saying "Good for you!" or "Kudos." This is its meaning when used as a compliment. But nowadays in U.K. English it Is nearly always used in a sarcastic tone. "In older times, the word 'bully' had a couple of positive...

Thanks, SBE. My dictionary gave ψυκτικός πύργος which didn't ring true in the light of terms like ψυκτικός θάλαμος. :)

A cooling tower is a tall, open-topped, cylindrical concrete tower, used for cooling water or condensing steam from an industrial process. When I was in Greece on a school trip, I asked the coach driver what the Greek was for the above, since we saw some in the distance & he replied that they...

Thanks so much, Nickel. I feel really confident in my Greek since I could understand every word in the reports! Thanks, lexilogia, again.:)

Is there any article in Greek discussing the cladding used on the Grenfell tower block? What is the word used for 'cladding'? If possible, the article could mention the eleven other buildings now found to been clad with similar dangerous material; in other words, an up-to-date discussion on the...

Thanks, 'Man, for the translation & the very useful link.:)

Used often of films and meaning extreme violence. Examples:- -There was too much blood and guts in the movie for my liking. -Greek myths, with all their blood and guts, are not for the faint of heart — and neither are parts of this exhibit. And in a broader context:- United States Marine...

Thanks, both. The improvements are excellent. I think I have come across an idiom δεν λέγεται, which is similar to, but not as good as, the alternative suggestions proposed by Nickel. I wonder if 'finger-licking good' is derived from the Greek idiom. It seems somewhat of a coincidence.:)

On the back of the first edition (the best in my opinion) of a well-known phrase book this short paragraph is written to illustrate the necessity of learning Greek. The scenario depicts an imaginary conversation (που λέγεται με πνεύμα χιούμορ) between a Greek monolingual beauty and a tourist who...

How thick can some people be! Putting two and two together shouldn't be too difficult. The avatar was a big clue. Meanwhile, like Tom Dooley, I'll hang my head and cry......And "the stream of consciousness" excerpt from Julio Cortázar above now begins to make good sense. :( But this passage...

Who is o δύτης των νιπτήρων; He appears in several places, as, for example, here:- https://dytistonniptiron.wordpress.com/about/ Here is the text:- Ο δύτης; των νιπτήρων;! Εγώ ο μισοκοιμισμένος δύτης των νιπτήρων …ξυπνάς με τα υπολείμματα του παραδείσου που μισοείδες στο όνειρο να...

Thanks, both. I'll watch it. It looks well worth while watching. :)

There is so much for me to take in here but my thread has clearly struck a chord with fellow lexilogists. I was fascinated by Earion's article on Kazantzakis and horrified by the story of Spiradoula Rapti; at least it had a "happy" ending. In the U.K. house slaves and under-age sex slaves are...

Thanks for all your help, Earion. It's invaluable. :)

I love what I can understand of this short story but am just making a query about a sentence in the first paragraph: Μπιτ ξεμυαλισμένο είναι, π’ ανάθεμά το, αυτό το δουλάκι του δεύτερου! Does it mean "she is totally unbalanced, damn it, this slave to each second that passes" [does this refer...

Thanks also, 'Man.:)