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Are there any synonyms or interesting colloquial phrases for the word "Γενναιόδωρος" when you want to say that someone's being generous?

What about if you want to say "Can we talk personally between us" meaning that you don't want anyone else around would you say "Μπορούμε να μιλήσουμε αποκλειστικά;"

What would the Greek phrasing be when you want to "ask somebody something personal" like whether they own the apartment they live in, or whether they are married or what school they went to, etc? Thanking you in advance...

The hierarchy of physicians in an American hospital in rising order would be Primary Care Doctor, Resident Physician and finally Attending Physician. What would the counterpart be in a Greek hospital, especially in the Emergency Room (Επείγοντα)? Thanking you in advance:)

What would the word be for a customer service technician's supervisor as, for example, if you are talking on the phone to the customer service technician of a bank or phone company and are not happy with their response and ask to speak to their "supervisor" or "higher-up" please? Same question...

Is there a Greek expression for when an architect wants to "fine-tune" a preexisting design for a building as in the process of taking a design that has already been established and presented but is taken to its final level of refinement? Ideally a colloquial phrase ... please:)

In Greek, is there a word for "label" when you want to ask someone how they refer to their work? For example... if you want to ask a carpenter whether they refer to themselves as a "ξυλουργός η μαραγκός"? Thank you!

Is the word for movie poster in Greek "αφίσα"? Are there any other words that are used for this? Ι am specifically looking for poster that a movie theater puts up outside their entrance that shows the movie poster and the times of its performance. Thank you.

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What would the phrase be for an underground stream of water that comes out in to a spring, please? Thanking you in advance:)

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What would the best word be for the sewage that comes out of a septic tank, like the simple septic tank (Βόθρος) one would find in a country house be please? Is it αμολήματα or απόβλητα or something else? Thank you. Cosmas

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Interesting. If you want to tell someone to put up a sign telling tourists that “The following area is off-limits” would you say “Ανεβάστε πινακίδες (βρε) παιδία για τους τουρίστες στα αγγλικά πού λένε ότι η είσοδος στην εξής περιοχή απαγορεύεται;» In this context does it matter if you say...

Can the word “μάστορας” be used colloquially for air-conditioning / refrigerator/ motorcycle repair people? I don’t mean formally – but on the street, please.

Are there any other expressions for “Thank you for your support” apart from “Σας ευχαριστώ για την συμπαράσταση”? Any other particularly colloquial expressions for this very important phrase?

I am looking for the appropriate words for street signs as in the formal metallic signs that display the speed limit, or some restrictions for a particular area… and the cardboard kind that are maybe handwritten and are put up by the local authorities when a forest is off limits to visitors...

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