Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
Στη βράση κολλάει το σίδερο = it\'s better to strike when the metal is warm yet
Greek answer:
strike while or whilst the iron is hot
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Anastasia Kalantzi
Oct 20, 2021 13:22
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Greek term
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Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern) , Greek (Ancient) (Variants: Koine (common), Doric, Homeric, Ionic, Aeolic) 
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Στη βράση κολλάει το σίδερο = it's better to strike when the metal is warm yet
Greek
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
popular knowledge - traditional sayings and proverbs
Και πάλι αναφέρομαι στα προηγούμενα ανέκδοτα - λαϊκές αφηγήσεις του προηγούμενου ερωτήματός μου που ήταν ''της Πόπης το κάγκελο'', για το οποίο είμαι σε αναμονή. Στη περίπτωση αυτή, σε κάποια άλλη μικρή ιστορία μετέφρασα στα αγγλικά τη παραπάνω ελληνική λαϊκή μας έκφραση όπως βλέπετε και θα ήθελα την ανάλογη γνώμη σας, αν είναι σωστό ή όχι. Βλέπετε μιλάω αρκετά χρόνια αγγλικά [σε λίγο θα πάρω και το Proficiency Michigan, δε το βάζω κάτω βλέπετε!] αλλά δεν είμαι με τίποτα native! Thank you in advance for your assistance!
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| 4 | strike while or whilst the iron is hot |
Adrian MM.
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Adrian MM.
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Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 6 more.
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strike while or whilst the iron is hot
already in the glossaries, though I - having given up Ancient Greek for modern German at school in the South of England a long time ago in the 'Swinging Sixties' e.g. 1960s - can't add much, except the conjunction of while scores more g/hits than whilst - the latter the form I always thought it was.
parakaloh
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Note added at 1 day 22 hrs (2021-10-22 11:40:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You are welcome. Είστε ευπρόσδεκτοι και ενημερώστε με αν μπορώ να κάνω κάτι άλλο για εσάς.
parakaloh
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Note added at 1 day 22 hrs (2021-10-22 11:40:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You are welcome. Είστε ευπρόσδεκτοι και ενημερώστε με αν μπορώ να κάνω κάτι άλλο για εσάς.
Example sentence:
meaning > make immediate use of an opportunity
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much for your answer, it really helped me a lot, and I think you might have a little more right than me by using ''while or whilst'', as well by the ''iron'' instead of ''metal''. I thing I will take your answer, thank you very much wishing you always the best in life! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "As I previously thanked you, I am also doing the same now! I don't really need any other answer better than that. In the end, it wasn't such a hot potato for me as I've first thought, especially when there are co-translators like you who just hit the nail on the head!"
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