{"id":2850,"date":"2018-03-08T17:36:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2850"},"modified":"2018-03-08T17:36:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:36:47","slug":"animal-verbs-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/animal-verbs-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"“Animal” verbs in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! A few years ago I wrote a post about animal words used when describing people<\/a>. In this post, there is a list of slang words deriving from animal words. They are verbs and we use them everyday but when translated, they are less “revealing”.\u00a0 \u00a0If you use similar expressions in your language, feel free to leave a comment!<\/span><\/p>\n

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#1. \u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong>: from <\/span>\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03c7\u03bd\u03b7 <\/span>(spider)<\/span><\/em> \/ \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong>: from <\/span>\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ae\u03ba\u03b9 (<\/em><\/span>warm)<\/em>. <\/span>It refers to a dirty or neglected place.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9. \u0391\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5!<\/p>\n

We must clean the house. It’s too dirty! (We got spiders)<\/p>\n

E.g. \u0391\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1.<\/p>\n

Our place got very dirty since the cleaning lady went away.<\/p>\n

#2. \u03b3\u03b1\u03ca\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9<\/strong>:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03b3\u03ac\u03b9\u03b4\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 (donkey<\/em><\/span>)<\/em>. <\/span>To act in an inappropriate way.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g.\u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03cc \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c1\u03ae\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1! \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03b7\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1, \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b1\u03ca\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd, \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b1\u03af\u03b1!<\/p>\n

Go to your room at once! You will not use your tablets for one week since you’re so naughty lately!<\/p>\n

#3.\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong>:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9 (<\/span>pig). To eat too much.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u201c\u03a0\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf, \u03b4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03b6\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac!\u201d \u201c\u03a4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2; \u0391\u03c6\u03bf\u03cd \u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my God, my jeans don’t fit me, I got three kilos!\u201d ‘What did you expect? You’ve been eating like a pig all week!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

#4. \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/strong>:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03af\u03ba\u03b1 (<\/em><\/span>goat)<\/em>. <\/span>When an idea becomes obsession or when we stay with people longer that expected.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u03a4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2;<\/p>\n

Why are you so obsessed about becoming a policeman?<\/p>\n

E.g. \u039c\u03ac\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03a3\u03b1\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b2\u03b4\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2.<\/p>\n

They told us they would come for the weekend and they stayed three weeks.<\/p>\n

#5. \u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03ba\u03cc\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1\u03c2 (<\/em><\/span>rooster)<\/em>. To brag.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u039f \u039c\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bf\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b2\u03b1\u03b8\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n

Manos is bragging about his son’s grades.<\/p>\n

#6. \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9: from \u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9 (crow)<\/em>. To be very thirsty.<\/h4>\n

E.g. “\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03c6\u03b1\u03b3\u03b7\u03c4\u03cc \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u03b2\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b1;” “\u039f\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c1\u03b4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bb\u03cd\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1! \u039a\u03bf\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5!”<\/p>\n

“Was the food at the taverna good?” “The sardines were too salty! We are so thirsty!” (When a food has too much salt we use the slang expression \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03cd\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1. \u039b\u03cd\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 means rabies<\/em>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

#7. \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9<\/strong>:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 (<\/em><\/span>mule)<\/em>. <\/span>We use it when someone gets very stubborn and it is impossible to change their mind.<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u038c\u03bb\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b5\u03af \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd. \u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n

Everybody tells her not to marry him but she doesn’t listen to anyone. It is impossible to change her mind.<\/p>\n

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#8. \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b6\u03c9:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 (<\/span>parrot). We use it for students when they echo back <\/span>w<\/span>hat they studied to their teacher.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u0397 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2.<\/p>\n

Maria echoes back to the others whatever she hears on the radio.<\/p>\n

#9. \u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9<\/strong>:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 (<\/em><\/span>dog)<\/em>. To be very angry, to feel rage against someone or to be very jealous.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd, \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n

When he finds out that we went to the party without him he will be very angry (as mad as a dog).<\/p>\n

E.g. \u0397 \u03be\u03b1\u03b4\u03ad\u03c1\u03c6\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b4\u03b1\u03c7\u03c4\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03b4\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03bf \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5.<\/p>\n

My cousin got crazy jealous when she saw the ring my boyfriend gave me.<\/p>\n

We <\/span>also <\/span>use the word <\/span>\u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 <\/span><\/strong>as <\/span>a <\/span>component to form verbs. In this case, it means too much<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

#9.a.<\/strong> \u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9: <\/span>from <\/span>\u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 <\/span>and <\/span>\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 (<\/em><\/span>to be bored)<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u201c\u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9;\u201d \u201c\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1. \u0388\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b9 \u03ad\u03c6\u03c5\u03b3\u03b1.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you have a nice time at the party?\u201d \u201cthere was no one I knew and got really bored. I stayed for an hour and then I left.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

#9.b. \u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03c9:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03c3\u03ba\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 and <\/span>\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03c9 (to stink)<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u03a4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c8\u03b5\u03c2, \u03c1\u03b5 \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf; \u038c\u03bb\u03b7 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03b2\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9!<\/p>\n

What did you cook, George? The whole kitchen stinks!<\/p>\n

#10. \u03c8\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9:<\/strong> from <\/span>\u03c8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9 (<\/em><\/span>fish)<\/em>. <\/span>To be stupefied <\/span>or unsettled<\/span> or to <\/span>fall for it<\/span>. It <\/span>is<\/span> used for recruits or newbies in general.<\/span><\/h4>\n

E.g. \u03a4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c8\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7.<\/p>\n

The first time he met his girfriend’s parents, he was so shocked that he didn’t say a word.<\/p>\n

E.g.\u201c\u039f \u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 ‘\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2!\u201d \u201c\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac, \u03bc\u03b7\u03bd \u03c8\u03b1\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03cc,\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03ad\u03b5\u03b9!\u00a8<\/p>\n

\u201cStefanos says that he<\/span>‘<\/span>s dating the Chemistry teacher!\u201d \u201cRight, don’t fall for everything he tells you!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2! A few years ago I wrote a post about animal words used when describing people. In this post, there is a list of slang words deriving from animal words. They are verbs and we use them everyday but when translated, they are less “revealing”.\u00a0 \u00a0If you use similar expressions in your language, feel…<\/p>\n

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