Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
περνώ από σαράντα κύματα
English translation:
go through hell and high water / through many vicissitudes / (εδώ) through multiple levels of review and approval
Added to glossary by
Nick Lingris
Dec 4, 2007 14:17
16 yrs ago
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Greek term
από σαράντα κύμματα
Greek to English
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ρεπορτάζ από εφημερίδα
Οι αποφάσεις της Επιτροπής Ανταγωνισμού περνούν κυριολεκτικά από σαράντα κύμματα και πάλι δεν κατορθώνουν να γίνουν σεβαστές.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | go through multiple levels of review and approval |
Nick Lingris
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| 4 +1 | (thoroughly/exhaustively) scrutinized/scanned |
d_vachliot (X)
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| 4 | through many vicissitudes |
Sokratis VAVILIS
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Dec 13, 2007 15:44: Nick Lingris Created KOG entry
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Greek term (edited):
περνούν από σαράντα κύματα
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go through multiple levels of review and approval
Φαντάζομαι ότι κάτι τέτοιο θέλει να πει εδώ.
http://www.google.com/search?q="multiple levels of review
http://www.google.com/search?q="multiple levels of review
Note from asker:
| Σωκράτη σ' ευχαριστώ. Η απάντησή σου είναι ό,τι πρέπει. |
| Και η δική σου ερμηνεία, Αγγελική, ειναι ωραία. Παιδιά, σας ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ. |
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+1
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(thoroughly/exhaustively) scrutinized/scanned
Το μόνο που μπορώ να σκεφτώ μέχρι στιγμής, αν και φαντάζομαι ότι θα υπάρχουν και πολλοί άλλοι τρόποι...
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Evi Prokopi (X)
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Γειά σου Εύη!
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22 mins
Sokratis VAVILIS
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through many vicissitudes
Άλλος τρόπος να το εκφράσει κανείς....
vicissitude (Noun)
1. a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"
(hypernym) variation, fluctuation
2. mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)
From word net
(hypernym) mutability, mutableness
vicissitude (Noun)
1. a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"
(hypernym) variation, fluctuation
2. mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)
From word net
(hypernym) mutability, mutableness
Reference:
http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q=%22through+many+vicissitudes%22&btnG=Recherche+Google&meta=
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