{"id":2359,"date":"2016-09-28T20:40:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T20:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2016-09-28T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T20:40:08","slug":"speed-expressions-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/speed-expressions-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Speed expressions in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most common expressions is “\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac”: it means that things will be done in no rush, at one’s own convenience. Literally, it means “slowly slowly”. In this post there is a list of expressions which mean the opposite: at once, promptly, in no time.<\/p>\n

\"By<\/a>

By Swiss James under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd<\/strong>: it is a phrase from the Gospel:\u0386\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd which means “Take Him away! Take Him away! Crucify Him!”<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b5 \u03c3\u03ae\u03ba\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b4\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf \u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03bc\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. She made me get up in a rush in order\u00a0to see her new dress.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0397 \u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b9\u03b4\u03ad\u03c1\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9. Sophia ironed the clothes in no time.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c7\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ae\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b1. When I told him I needed him he came in no time.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03ac\u03c8\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b2\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03ad\u03c8\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ac\u03c8\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b2\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5.We cooked the pastitsio in no time.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03b9<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0398\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03ac\u03be\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b2\u03c1\u03cd\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c6\u03b9. I will fix the faucet in no time.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bc<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03c0\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba \u03bc\u03c0\u03b1\u03bc. \u03a3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03ac \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03c9. They went to the kiosk in no time. In five minutes they were back.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03c4 \u03ba\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c4 \u03ba\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c6\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5. They took their decision in no time. They didn’t think at all.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03bd\u03c4\u03b5-\u03c4\u03b5:<\/strong> from the initials of d<\/strong>ifferential t<\/strong>ime<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bb\u03c5\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03be\u03af\u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03bd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b5. Katerina solved the equation in no time.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf:<\/strong> literally it means “until you say cumin”<\/p>\n

“\u03a0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03bf\u03cd\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u03c4 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2!” “\u039c\u03ad\u03c7\u03c1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03cd\u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03c9 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9.” “Go to the super market now and don’t be late!” “I will be back in no time (before you say “cumin”).<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc:<\/strong> \u03c6\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc means “wing” and “feather”.<\/p>\n

“\u0395\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03af\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03ce\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd 200 \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce;” “\u039d\u03b1\u03b9. \u0398\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc.” “Are you sure they will give you 200 euro?” “Yes. I will convince them in no time.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u039c\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03c8\u03ad \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b1, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u0388\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af. Pick up your things\u00a0quickly, we have no time. The taxi is on its way.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"By<\/a>

By archer10 (Dennis) OFF under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

One of the most common expressions is “\u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac \u03c3\u03b9\u03b3\u03ac”: it means that things will be done in no rush, at one’s own convenience. Literally, it means “slowly slowly”. In this post there is a list of expressions which mean the opposite: at once, promptly, in no time.   \u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd: it is a phrase from…<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[274452],"tags":[363602,292985],"class_list":["post-2359","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocablary","tag-everyday-life-greek","tag-greek-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t