πεινάω σα λύκος

Meaning

πεινάω υπερβολικά

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Greek

to starve

English

to be able to eat a horse

English

avoir une faim de loup

French

avoir l'estomac dans les talons

French

être affamé

French

mourir de faim

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Καιkieand0CjCo
σανsanlike5PtOt
ναnato8PtSj
μηνminnot11PnGe
έφτανανeftananreached14VbMnIdPa03PlXxIpAvXx
αυτάaftathese17PnDm03NePlAcWe
πεινούσεpinusewas hungry20VbMnIdPa03SgXxIpAvXx
σανsanlike23PtOt
λύκοςlikoswolf26NoCmMaSgNm

And, if all these weren't enough already, he was starving.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
πεινάωLEMMA-1-11VbAv
σανσανLEMMA-1-112PtOt
λύκοςLEMMA-1013NoCmMaXxNm

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 no

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