αφήνω κάποιον στο έλεος κάποιου αφήνω κάτι στο έλεος κάποιου

Meaning

αφήνω κάποιον/ποια αβοήθητο απέναντι σε κάποια εχθρική δύναμη

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Greek

To desert somebody/something in somebody's grip/something hostile

English

to leave one to one's own devices

English

Abandonner quelqu'un

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Οιithe4AtDfFePlNm
περικοπέςperikopescurtailment5NoCmFePlNm
αφήνουνafinunleave6VbMnIdPr03PlXxIpAvXx
ταtathe17AtDfNePlAc
δάσηδasiforest20NoCmNePlAc
στοstoin.the21AsPpPaNeSgAc
έλεοςeleosmercy22NoCmMaSgAc
τηςtistis23AtDfFeSgGe
μοίραςmirasfate24NoCmFeSgGe

The curtailments desert the forests in neglect.

http://www.philenews.com/koinonia/eidiseis/article/400907/oi-perikopes-afinoyn-ta-dasi-sto-eleos-tis-moiras

Forms

NP-NOM-1-10
αφήνωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
NP-ACC-1-16
στονστοLEMMA-1-119AsPpPaNeSgAc
έλεοςέλεοςLEMMA-1-1112NoCmNeSgAc
NP-GEN-1-115

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