{"id":3195,"date":"2019-06-15T15:50:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=3195"},"modified":"2019-06-15T15:51:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:51:58","slug":"false-friends-in-greek-and-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/false-friends-in-greek-and-english\/","title":{"rendered":"False friends in Greek and English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do Greeks drink metallic water, wear costumes and ride machines? Read this post on false friends<\/a> in Greek and English to find out!<\/p>\n

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#1. agony:<\/strong> in Greek \u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 means suspense or anxiety.<\/p>\n

Example: \u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03be\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd. \/ Yannis is anxious about the results of the exams.<\/p>\n

#2. cosmos:<\/strong> \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> means world and people.<\/p>\n

Example: \u03a5\u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1. \/ There were a lot of people at the concert.<\/p>\n

#3. costume:<\/strong> \u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b9<\/em> means costume and suit.<\/p>\n

Example: \u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03b7 \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bc\u03b9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. \/ This tie doesn’t match your suit.<\/p>\n

#4. empathy:<\/strong> \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<\/em> means hostility.<\/p>\n

Example: H \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03b4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2. \/ Your hostility against your sister doesn\u2019t let you be objective.<\/p>\n

#5. logistics:<\/strong> \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> is an adjective and it means related to accounting.<\/p>\n

Example: \u03a3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03b3\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2. \/ At the end of the month an audit will be carried out.<\/p>\n

#6. machine:<\/strong> \u03bc\u03b7\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae<\/em> can mean device, engine, camera and motorcycle.<\/p>\n

Example: \u0397 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1. \u0398\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03c9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b7\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae. \/ My daughter took the car today. I\u2019ll come by motorcycle.<\/p>\n

#7. metallic:<\/strong> \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> means metallic. However, when it refers to water, it means mineral.<\/p>\n

Example: \u0398\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9, \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ce.\u00a0 I would like a glass of mineral water with a slice of lemon, please.<\/p>\n

#8. pathologist:<\/strong> \u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> is a general doctor.<\/p>\n

Example: \u0397 \u0388\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c0\u03ae\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03b8\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c8\u03b5 \u03b5\u03be\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03af\u03b1 \u03b8\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1. \/ Ellie went to the pathologist and he prescribed blood tests and a chest X-ray.<\/p>\n

#9. pneumatic:<\/strong> \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> means spiritual (from \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03cd\u03bc\u03b1<\/em> which means spirit<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Example: \u0397 \u03bd\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1. \/ Our godmother is our spiritual mother.<\/p>\n

#10. sympathy:<\/strong> \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<\/em> means fondness.<\/p>\n

Example: \u0394\u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b7\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. \/ He shows fondness to all his students.<\/p>\n

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Do Greeks drink metallic water, wear costumes and ride machines? Read this post on false friends in Greek and English to find out!     #1. agony: in Greek \u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 means suspense or anxiety. Example: \u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03be\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd. \/ Yannis is anxious about the results of the exams. #2…<\/p>\n

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