μένω στους πέντε δρόμους

Meaning

μένω πάμφτωχος, χωρίς στέγη και προστασία

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Greek

to be left high and dry

English

être laissée en plan

French

resté en l’air

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Στουςstusto the0AsPpPaMaPlAc
πέντεpedefive3NmCdMaPlAcAj
δρόμουςδromusroads6NoCmMaPlAc
έμεινανeminanstayed9VbMnIdPa03PlXxPeAvXx
οιithe12AtDfFePlNm
χήρεςχireswidows15NoCmFePlNm
καιkieand18CjCo
ταtathe21AtDfNePlNm
ορφανάorfanaorphans24NoCmNePlNm

Widows and orphans were left high and dry.

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Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-12
μένωLEMMA-1-15VbAv
στονστουςLEMMA-1-118AsPpPaMaSgAc
πέντεπέντεLEMMA-1-1113NmCdMaPlAcAj
δρόμοςδρόμουςLEMMA-1-1116NoCmMaPlAc

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