τρώω το καταπέτασμα

Meaning

τρώω υπερβολικά

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Greek

to eat like a horse

English

to gormandize

English

se groinfrer

French

s'empiffrer

French

manger goulûment

French

manger avec avidité

French

manger avec gloutonnerie

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Ναnato0PtSj
τρώνεtroneeat3VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
τοtothe6AtDfNeSgAc
καταπέτασμαkatapetasma9NoCmNeSgAc
καιkieand12CjCo
ναnato15PtSj
σουsuyou18PnPe02MaSgGeWe
φορτώνουνfortonunload21VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
τονtonthe24AtDfMaSgAc
λογαριασμόloγariasmobill27NoCmMaSgAc

So that they will eat like a horse but you will have to pay the bill in the end.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
τρώωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
οτοLEMMA-1-112AtDfNeSgAc
καταπέτασμακαταπέτασμαWF-1-113NoCmNeSgAc

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

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Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

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Cliticisation of the WWS no

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Causative-inchoative alternation no

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Passivisation no

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