κάνω το άσπρο μαύρο

Meaning

διαστρέφω την πραγματικότητα

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Greek

to distort something, to misrepresent the reality

English

to distort the facts

English

déformer la vérité

French

donner une fausse image de qch

French

ne pas présenter qch objectivement

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Ότανotanwhen0CjSb
συλληφθείςsilifθisarrested3VbMnIdXx02SgXxPeAvXx
ναnato6PtSj
κάνειςkanisdo9VbMnIdPr02SgXxIpAvXx
λάθοςlaθosmistake12NoCmNeSgAc
τοtoit15PnPe03NeSgAcWe
παραδέχεσαιparaδexeseadmit18VbMnIdPr02SgXxIpPvXx
καιkieand21CjCo
δενδennot24PtNg
κάνειςkanisdo27VbMnIdPr02SgXxIpAvXx
τοtothe30AtDfNeSgAc
άσπροasprowhite33AjBaNeSgAc
μαύροmavroblack36AjBaNeSgAc

When you get caught doing a mistake, you should admit it and not deny it distorting the reality.

http://www.kathimerini.gr/861965/opinion/epikairothta/politikh/prwtoi-poy8ena

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
κάνωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
οτοLEMMA-1-12AtDfNePlAc
άσπροςάσπροLEMMA-1-13AjBaNePlAc
μαύροςμαύροLEMMA-1-14AjBaNePlAc

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 yes

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

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