{"id":1232,"date":"2013-12-18T21:36:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T21:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2013-12-19T20:37:51","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T20:37:51","slug":"as-cold-as-ice-standard-expressions-and-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/as-cold-as-ice-standard-expressions-and-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"As cold as ice: standard expressions and idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Kevin Saff @ flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

There are seven days until Christmas and in Athens the temperature is nine degrees Celcius., i.e. it’s freezing cold.<\/p>\n

The weather has been people’s favorite topic of conversation in the last days.<\/p>\n

There are many standard phrases about cold that most learners are familiar with:<\/p>\n

1. \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf<\/strong> (kani krio)<\/em>= it’s cold.<\/p>\n

2. \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9<\/strong> (kriono)<\/em>= to be cold<\/p>\n

\u039d\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf; \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9!<\/strong> (Na kliso to parathiro? Kriono!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Shall I close the window? I’m cold!<\/p>\n

The past tense is \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong> (kriosa)<\/em> and it means to catch a cold<\/p>\n

\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03c9\u03c3\u03b1<\/strong>. (Den piga sti doulia giati kriosa)<\/em><\/p>\n

I didn’t go to work because I have a cold.<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7, \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf<\/strong> (kriomenos, kriomeni, kriomeno)<\/em>= to have a cold (adjective)<\/p>\n

The verb \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ce<\/strong> (kriologo)\u00a0<\/em> has the same meaning.<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1\u00a0 \u03b2\u03ae\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9. \u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.\u00a0<\/strong> (I Sophia vihi. Ehi kriosi)<\/em><\/p>\n

Sophia is coughing. She has a cold.<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03bf) <\/strong>(kriologima)<\/em> =\u00a0 cold, flu<\/p>\n

\u039f \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5.\u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9.\u00a0 <\/strong>(O Petros kriologise. Ehei pireto kai ine sto krevati)<\/em><\/p>\n

Petros caught a cold. He has fever and is in bed.<\/p>\n

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Cold Idioms<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. \u0397 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03ce\u03b3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf<\/strong> (I ekdikisi ine ena piato pou trogete krio)<\/em><\/p>\n

Revenge is a dish best served cold.<\/p>\n

2. \u0394\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7<\/strong> (De mou kani oute krio oute zesti<\/em>)= it makes no odds<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5; \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7;\u00bb \u00ab \u0394\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf, \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b6\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7.\u00bb<\/strong> (Pia tenia thelis na doume? Afti i tin alli? De mou kani oute krio oute zesti.)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhich movie would you like to watch? This one or that one?\u201d \u201c It makes no odds.\u201d<\/p>\n

3. \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 (kriada)<\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> (eho kriades)<\/em> =\u0399 have the chills.<\/p>\n

\u039d\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc. \u0388\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2.<\/strong> (Nomizo oti eho pireto. Eho kriades)<\/em><\/p>\n

I think I have fever. I have the chills.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03a0\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03bd\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \/ \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong> (perno mia \/ tin\u00a0 kriada)<\/em> =\u00a0to be\u00a0disappointed \/\u00a0to have\u00a0a shock<\/p>\n

\u039f \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b1\u03b8\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/strong> (O Nikos pire mia kriada otan ide tous vathmous tou)<\/em><\/p>\n

Nikos was disappointed when he saw his grades.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong> \/ \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03ba\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> (kriada \/ krio anekdoto)= cold joke<\/p>\n

An example of a \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong> or \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03ba\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0389 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ae \u03bf \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c0\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5\u2026<\/p>\n

(I eho kavatzosi olous tous anaptires tis pareas, i o anaptiras mou gennise)<\/em><\/p>\n

I have either walked off with all my friends\u2019 lighters or my lighter has bred.<\/p>\n

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4. \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2, \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1, \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf<\/strong> (kriouliaris, kriouliara, kriouliariko)<\/em>= a person who gets easily cold<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0391\u03cd\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf.<\/strong> (Ime poli kriouliara. Den pigeno gia banio prin apo ton Avgousto)<\/em><\/p>\n

I get easily cold. I don\u2019t go swimming until August.<\/p>\n

5. \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03cc\u03ba\u03c9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 <\/strong>(kriokolos)<\/em>= cold fish, uncool<\/p>\n

Literally it means a person who has a cold ass. It is a very common slang term.<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03c1\u03c5\u03cc\u03ba\u03c9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03b5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9. \u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5; <\/strong>(Proti fora vlepo tosous kriokolous mazemenous se ena party. Tin kanoume?)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0399\u2019ve never seen so many cold people\/cold fish in a party. Do you want to dip out?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

There are seven days until Christmas and in Athens the temperature is nine degrees Celcius., i.e. it’s freezing cold. The weather has been people’s favorite topic of conversation in the last days. There are many standard phrases about cold that most learners are familiar with: 1. \u039a\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03c1\u03cd\u03bf (kani krio)= it’s cold. 2. \u039a\u03c1\u03c5\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9 (kriono)=…<\/p>\n

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