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I have a very old book of Greek technical terms, which in addition to the ones given also gives σκάφος and κουφάρι for what they are worth.

Some of the customs on the Eve of Mayday have no doubt died out. In a description of one particular custom the children have vaulted over someone's hedge & cut the prime roses in his garden. The man pops his head out of the window after the deed is done. He doesn't actually lose his temper but...

:laugh:Thanks for the extra info, 'Man & AoratiMelani: los tigres fataulos...hahaha. I hope they enjoy their feasting---open all hours: ΚΑΤΟΥΡΟΣΚΑΤΑ.:omg:;):clap:

Thanks, Dr.! Simple & right to the point!:up:

Part of the ritual on the eve of the first of May is said to involve boys and girls trying garden gates so they can go in and cut some flowers. A boy says at one gate: Τι γίνεται όμως πάρα μέσα; Αν είναι κρυμμένος μέσα κανείς ζόρικος και βγει έξω; I am working on a new book called A Modern...

Under βρυκολακιάζω in slang.gr occurs this note. Can someone tell me precisely what it means? Πριν βγουν τίποτις πάτσηδοι να μας πουν ότι δεν είναι αυτή η πλέον καθιερωμένη χρήση του λήμματος, εμείς έτσι το χρησιμοποιούμε και καραϊσχύει.:confused::blush:

I have asked about a λουκανικός επιμελητής on the η φτώχια θέλει καλοπέραση thread. Thanks to all colleagues for their illuminating suggestions. Thanks to Pal Αύρα for the excellent note on πάντα να λες ο Θεός έχει.

What is a λουκανικό εεπιμελητή; I know the meaning of λουκάνικο but what is a differently accentuated λουκανοκός; I can't find the word anywhere! And who are the είτιζ; Are they the ones who lived in the 80's or those who spell φτώχεια with an-ει-?

Thanks, good Dr. I wonder if you would care to hazard a suggestion? The basic thing needed is a trench filled with stones, human excrement & lots of branding/tiger worms. I am short of inspiration on this one!:(

The Tiger Toilet is linked to a normal pour flush system, so the user experience is therefore the same as using a septic tank or a pour flush latrine. The waste then enters a tank which contains the worms and a drainage layer. The solids are trapped at the top of the system where the worms...

The basic meaning is 'Don't give up!' It can also be used adjectivally:- If you have a never-say-die attitude, you don't give up or get discouraged, no matter what. People love a never-say-die spirit because it describes people or teams that just don’t quit. Unless they die, then they can’t say...

Putting all the suggestions by colleagues together, maybe the translation of this couplet is: I'm burnin' chocolate with my GoPro on All home-grown**, 'cos the good guy's gone. **home-grown is a technical term, used to describe high quality marijuana: "I was in jamaica smokin some of da home...

Daeman is, of course, correct. It is bad writing if there is an overuse of such a particle/filler. The difficulty is that, if the original is flawed, does this mean that the translation then has to reflect that poor 'stylistic' feature? :mad::)

I can make a small contribution by pointing to a common synonym in English: 'namely'. Viz. is common enough abbreviation from the Latin videlicet. Some also use sc.[scilicet] which, like viz. means 'to put it another way'. 'To wit' (a more formal expression) is also used to make clearer or more...

Following up, I read about them in Wikipedia:- https://el.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Αεροψεκασμοί_(θεωρία_συνωμοσίας) There is a saying, current in the North of England, which goes 'there's nowt so queer as folk'-- which simply means 'there is nothing that quite matches the oddness of people' & it is...

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Thanks, SBE! Again it surprises me how what I thought was a simple headline has so many associations. All this information widens my cultural knowledge of today's Greece in all its registers. Now the subject is Αεροψεκασμοί. I'd never heard of them before!

Thanks, Earion, for the information. Does 'ψεκισμένος mean 'sprayed' in the sense of 'embellished' ?

I tried to propose a term that Greek children might understand, δηλ. a simple term.

What about το τρικ. I've heard it and today's Greek children, I suppose, would know it. Or what about η τέχνη? It is a broad enough term under which to subsume this particular meaning.:)