μιλάω στον τοίχο

Meaning

δεν με προσέχουν, δεν λογαριάζουν όσα λέω

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Emphasis:

Greek

to fall on deaf ears

English

to talk to a brick wall

English

être comme parler à un mur

French

tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Μεmeme0PnPe01MaSgAcWe
ακούςakushear3VbMnIdXx02SgXxPeAvXx
ήior6CjCo
μιλάωmilaotalk9VbMnIdPr01SgXxIpAvXx
στονstonto the12AsPpPaMaSgAc
τοίχοtiχowall15NoCmMaSgAc

Do you hear me or my words fall on deaf ears?

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
μιλάωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
στονστονLEMMA-1-116AsPpPaMaSgAc
τοίχοςτοίχοLEMMA-1-119NoCmMaSgAc

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