αφήνω στους πέντε δρόμους κάποιον

Meaning

εγκαταλείπω κάποιον απροστάτευτο

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Greek

to hang somebody out to dry

English

laisser quelqu'un sur le pavé

French

abandonner quelqu'un sans aide et sans protection

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

στουςstusto.the8AsPpPaMaPlAc
δρομους.δromus.streets10NoCmMaPlAc
ναnato5PtSj
τηνtinher6PnRe03FeSgAcXx
Αποapofrom0AsPpSp
τηνtinthe1AtDfFeSgAc
πεντεpedefive9NmCdMaPlNmAj
δενδennot3PtNg
μπορωborocan4VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
αλληaliother2AjBaFeSgAc
αφησωafisolet7VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx

On the other hand, I can not hang her out to dry.

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Forms

NP-ACC-anim-10-105
πέντεπέντεLEMMA-10-103Nm
δρόμοςδρόμουςLEMMA-10-104NoCmMaPlAc
στοστουςLEMMA-10-102AsPpPaMaPlAc
NP-NOM-anim-10-100
αφήνωLEMMA-10-101VbAv

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

Examples

Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS no

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation yes

Examples

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive no