πιάνω στη φάκα κάποιον

Meaning

παγιδεύω κάποιον (σε παγίδα που έχω φτιάξει ο ίδιος)

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Greek

to entrap somebody

English

to catch by deception

English

attraper qqn dans une souricière

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Έπιασανepiasancaught0VbMnIdPa03PlXxPeAvXx
στηstito the3AsPpPaFeSgAc
φάκαfakamousetrap6NoCmFeSgAc
σπείραspiragang9NoCmFeSgAc
διαρρηκτώνδiariktonburglars12NoCmMaPlGe

They caught a bang of burglars red-handed.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
πιάνωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
στονστηLEMMA-1-16AsPpPaFeSgAc
φάκαφάκαLEMMA-1-19NoCmFeSgAc
NP-ACC-anim-1-112

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 yes

Examples

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