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    βαφτιστικό (όνομα)

    Στίς Ενομένες Πολιτείας που δεν είμαστε όλες Χριστιανές , λεμε "given name" γιά το όνομα, “birth name” γιά το πατρικό επώνυμο, "married name" γιά το επώνυμο του συζύγου. "Maiden name" είναι πολύ παλαιάς μόδας. Στό λυκείο είχα μιά φίλη μέ το όνομα Janet Rose. Η μάνα της λεγότανε Rose (given...
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    the ugly stepchild = το αποπαίδι | το μαύρο πρόβατο

    Ugly stepchild, not black sheep "Black sheep" implies bad conduct, misbehavior...different from the others in how he acts "Ugly stepchild" implies lower status, not accepted, unfavorably compared to the others
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    Sentence 1

    Either leave out the commas OR use two in 1-3 . Put one after "positive" in 4. Only one in 5. It [or, This] was the first time, since his arrival in Brazil, that he felt so positive. He felt positive, for the first time since arriving in Brazil. For the first time since his arrival in...
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    How does this sentence sound to you ?

    Oh, all right, if you say so...I've never heard it the British way (inverted). Two countries divided by a common language!
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    How does this sentence sound to you ?

    But, the expression is "then and there" -- reversing the two words does not sound right at all. Mind you, even granite becomes sand if you wait long enough...
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    How does this sentence sound to you ?

    No comma after merchandising!!
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    How does this sentence sound to you ?

    I couldn't resist chiming in (especially since I taught Nickel many years ago and have been an editor most of my life). I'd adopt his gerund and idiom, and eliminate commas as follows: He decided, then and there, that his best chance of providing for his family during the Occupation was to...
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    αγκαλιά

    By "no published authority" I meant that I did not consult any reference books--I replied off the top of my head. And since it's rather late to wish you Καλή χρονιά, happy Valentine's Day to you and V.!
  9. J

    αγκαλιά

    I'd say "a wide embrace" rather than "big" or "large"-- no published authority, just 68 years of native speaking.
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    Going to see a man about a dog

    Most common: πηγαίνω στό μέρος
  11. J

    mainstream children = το μέσο παιδί

    I would translate this as "παιδιά τής γενικής κοινωνίας" (δηλαδή, δεν είναι ξένοι, δεν έχουν προβλήματα ψυχολογικά, κλπ.)
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    représenté par X dûment habilité suivant pouvoir joint = η οποία νομίμως εκπροσωπείται από τον Χ βάσει του συνημμένου πληρεξουσίου

    " pouvoir [ci-]joint" = Πρσκολλησμένη εξουσία
  13. J

    mainstream political party

    I would say καθιερωμένο (established), as opposed to "marginal" or "extremist" (for example, in Greece and other European countries, the KKE is mainstream, but the Communist Party is marginal to the point of near-nonexistence in the United States).
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