κάθομαι στα καρφιά

Meaning

ανυπομονώ ή ανησυχώ για την εξέλιξη μιας κατάστασης

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Greek

to be impatient and/ or concerned for the outcome of a situation

English

to be on pins and needles

English

être sur des charbons ardents

French

être très impatient, attendre une nouvelle ou un événement important avec anxiété

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Αυτοίaftithese0PnDm03MaPlNoSt
οιithe3AtDfMaPlNm
φόβοιfovifears6NoCmMaPlNm
τονtonhim9PnPe03MaSgAcWe
έκανανekanandid12VbMnIdPa03PlXxPeAvXx
ναnato15PtSj
κάθεταιkaθetesit18VbMnIdPr03SgXxIpPvXx
σταstato the21AsPpPaNePlAc
καρφιάkarfianails24NoCmNePlAc

These fears led him to great anxiety and impatience.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
κάθομαιLEMMA-1-13VbPv
στονσταLEMMA-1-16AsPpPaNePlAc
καρφίκαρφιάLEMMA-1-19NoCmNePlAc

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