{"id":2723,"date":"2017-09-18T22:53:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T22:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2017-09-18T22:53:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T22:53:22","slug":"16-greek-expressions-with-the-word-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/16-greek-expressions-with-the-word-black\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Greek expressions with the word black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! <span lang=\"en-US\">In this post there are sixteen expressions and idioms with the adjective black <\/span>(\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2, \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7, \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf). <span lang=\"en-US\">Some of them are common but others are rather old-fashioned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/rose-234483_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Rose 234483 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2724\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/rose-234483_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/rose-234483_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/rose-234483_640-350x231.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 <span lang=\"en-US\">can mean:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"en-US\">#1. black<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u039f \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">My brother bought a nice, black shirt.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>#2. dirty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bb\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf, \u03ad\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">This T-shirt must be washed, it&#8217;s dirty!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><strong>#3. poor thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0394\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03c1\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03ad\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The poor thing works three jobs in order to pay his debts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4. \u03bc\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\">:to get a suntan<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u039c\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b7, \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03ad\u03c2; \u03a0\u03bf\u03c0\u03cc \u03c0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2!<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Hi Mary, were you on vacation? You are so tanned!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">#5. \u03bc\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf \/ \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf: <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\">to <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">spank<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03b9 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Her parents spanked her because she took the car without asking them <i>(without their permission)<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> black market<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">They managed to find tickets for the concert on the black market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#7. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1:<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\">black money<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03be\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Restaurants who do not issue receipts make black money.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#8. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2:<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\">black gold<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Black gold is another name for oil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#9. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf:<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\">black sheep<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039b\u03cc\u03b3\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Because of her unstable way of life, she was the black sheep of the family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#10. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1:<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\">a time when something bad happened<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03af\u03b4\u03b9. \u038c\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">I wish I had never made that trip. <em>(Meaning: the moment I decided to take that trip was cursed)<\/em> Everything went wrong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#11. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1:<\/strong> <span lang=\"en-US\">an unhappy day full of unpleasant events<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03c5\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Don&#8217;t remind me of that horrible day!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#12. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> life full of difficulties<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b1\u03bb\u03ba\u03bf\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc. \u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae \u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">She got married to an alcoholic man. She led a terrible life with him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#13. \u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u0389\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2:<\/strong> D<span lang=\"en-US\">ark Continent,<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> Africa <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ad\u03b6\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u0389\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03c1\u03bf.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">The first humans lived in the Dark Continent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#14. \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> we haven&#8217;t seen you in a long time<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bf\u03cd \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 ,\u03c1\u03b5 \u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03b7, \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b5!<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Where are you Andoni, we haven&#8217;t seen you for ages!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">#15. \u03b3\u03c1\u03ac\u03c6\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 <\/span>\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1<\/strong><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>:<\/strong> feeling resentful about someone<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c8\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Since he found out that she spread the rumors against him, he is very hostile towards her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#16. \u03c1\u03af\u03c7\u03bd\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>lit: to throw a black stone)<\/em>: to leave and never come back<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0395\u03b4\u03ce \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0391\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae, \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c1\u03af\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">He has gone to the United States fifty years ago and has not come back.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/zebra-1141302_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Zebra 1141302 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2725\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/zebra-1141302_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/zebra-1141302_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/zebra-1141302_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/zebra-1141302_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/zebra-1141302_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/09\/zebra-1141302_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! In this post there are sixteen expressions and idioms with the adjective black (\u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2, \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03b7, \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf). Some of them are common but others are rather old-fashioned. &nbsp; \u039c\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 can mean: #1. black \u039f \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03bf \u03bc\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03bf. My brother bought a nice, black shirt. #2. dirty \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 \u03b8\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/16-greek-expressions-with-the-word-black\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[274452],"tags":[292989,337489,292946,292985,337433],"class_list":["post-2723","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocablary","tag-common-expressions-in-greek","tag-funny-colors","tag-greek-idioms","tag-greek-vocabulary","tag-meaning-of-greek-idioms"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2723"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2727,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2723\/revisions\/2727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}