στίβω το μυαλό μου

Meaning

σκέφτομαι εντατικά

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Greek

to use one's brain to put one's thinking cap on

English

to rack one's brain

English

réfléchir intésement à qch

French

se creuser la tête

French

se pencher sur

French

faire travailler ses méninges

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Έπρεπεeprepeshould0VbMnIdPa03SgXxIpAvXx
ναnato3PtSj
στύψειstipsisqueeze6VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx
τοtothe9AtDfNeSgAc
μυαλόmialomind12NoCmNeSgAc
τηςtisher15PnPo03FeSgGeWe
γιαγiafor18PtOt
ναnato21PtSj
θυμηθείθimiθiremember24VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx
τοtothe27AtDfNeSgAc
όνομάonomaname30NoCmNeSgAc
τηςtishers33PnPo03FeSgGeWe

She had to put her thinking cap on to remember her name.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
στίβωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
οτοLEMMA-1-12AtDfNeXxAc
μυαλόμυαλόLEMMA-1-13NoCmNeXxAc
μουPnGe10-14PnGeWe

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