πληρώνω τη νύφη

Meaning

υφίσταμαι τις συνέπειες από πράξεις και επιλογές που δεν ήταν δικές μου

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Greek

to suffer the consequences of something but without being responsible for it

English

to face the music

English

to pay for something

English

subir les conséquences fâcheuses d'une affaire

French

payer les pots cassés

French

assumer des faits souvent indépendants de sa volonté

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Τελικάtelikafinally0AdXxBa
όμωςomosbut3AdXxBa
τηtithe6AtDfFeSgAc
νύφηnifibride9NoCmFeSgAc
τηνtinthe12PnPe03FeSgAcWe
πληρώνειplironipays15VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpAvXx
οothe18AtDfMaSgNm
πολίτηςpolitiscitizen21NoCmMaSgNm
καιkieand24CjCo
μάλισταmalistaparticularly27AdXxBa
οothe30AtDfMaSgNm
αδύναμοςaδinamosweak33AjBaMaSgNm

But in the end, the citizens -and especially the weak ones- are called to pay the bill.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
πληρώνωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
οτηLEMMA-1-112AtDfFeSgAc
νύφηνύφηLEMMA-1-113NoCmFeSgAc

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 yes

Examples

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