{"id":1833,"date":"2015-03-31T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2015-03-31T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T15:22:23","slug":"greek-expressions-and-idioms-to-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-expressions-and-idioms-to-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek expressions and idioms: to break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mmtstock.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/IMG_0855.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 0855 Small 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1835\"  alt=\"IMG_0855-small\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/IMG_0855-small-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">One of the most common verbs is the verb <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9 (to break, to break down, to spoil, etc.). <\/span>Below there are some examples of its\u00a0use and meanings.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">1. <strong>To break \/ to break down<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t break your tablet \u00a0because we cannot afford another one.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9!<\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"en-US\">My car broke down again!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">2.<strong> T<\/strong><\/span><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">o get worse (weather)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9. \u0398\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03be\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">The weather is getting worse. It will rain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">3. <strong>T<\/strong><\/span><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">o damage<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9, \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t read in the darkness, you will damage your eyes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<strong>A business will not happen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03ce\u03c2, \u03b7 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"en-US\">Unfortunately, we won&#8217;t do business.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">5. <strong>To spoil<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>Grandparents spoil the children.<\/em><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">6. <strong>To be in a bad mood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\u039c\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>As soon as she saw her ex she was in a bad mood. (lit: her mood was spoiled)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>The participle <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2, \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7, \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf <\/span>is commonly used as well<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. \u039c\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03c5\u03c1\u03af! \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>Don&#8217;t eat the cheese! Don&#8217;t\u00a0you see it&#8217;s moldy?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. \u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c3\u03ad\u03c1 \u03b4\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03af, \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>The elevator is out of order. It&#8217;s broken.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. \u039f \u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u00a0\u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf \u03b4\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>The dentist told him that he has a bad tooth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Idioms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9= <em><span lang=\"en-US\">to break up<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Nikos and Mariana broke up.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"el-GR\">2. \u03a7<\/span><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">= <\/span><em><span lang=\"en-US\">to make a big deal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf. \u039c\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2\u00a0\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5.<\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"en-US\">Her son didn&#8217;t answer the p<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">h<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">one and she made a big deal out of it. She even called his girlfriend&#8217;s parents.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">3. \u0394\u03b5 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \/ \u0394\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2=<em> it&#8217;s not the end of the world<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bf \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2. \u0394\u03b5 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 (\u03ba\u03b9) \u03bf <\/span>\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">It&#8217;s ok Yannis didn&#8217;t come. It&#8217;s not the end of the world!<\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bd \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf!<\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"en-US\">It&#8217;s not the end of the world if he comes tomorrow!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. \u039f \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9<span lang=\"en-US\">= <\/span><em><span lang=\"en-US\">no matter what<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0398\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b4\u03c9, \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>I&#8217;ll come to see you no matter what!<\/em><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">5. O <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 <\/span>is an idiom used in many contexts:<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc&#8217; \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03cc; \u03a7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>Where are you going? The weather is really bad!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u039a\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf. \u03a7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><em>Costas had a party on Saturday. It was fantastic!<\/em><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static.pexels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/beetle-black-and-white-car-474.jpg\" aria-label=\"Beetle Black And White Car 474 300x200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1837\"  alt=\"beetle-black-and-white-car-474\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/beetle-black-and-white-car-474-300x200.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/beetle-black-and-white-car-474-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/beetle-black-and-white-car-474-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/beetle-black-and-white-car-474-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/beetle-black-and-white-car-474-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/03\/beetle-black-and-white-car-474.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>One of the most common verbs is the verb \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c9 (to break, to break down, to spoil, etc.). Below there are some examples of its\u00a0use and meanings. 1. To break \/ to break down \u039c\u03b7 \u03c7\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf. 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