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καφέ ξεροσφύρι

English translation: coffee on its own

09:06 Apr 23, 2009

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Greek term or phrase: καφέ ξεροσφύρι

What sort of coffee is this? (I don't drink coffee, so I've never learnt the terms...)

Burrow_Dweller KudoZ activity Questions: 40 (2 open) Answers: 0 Greece
Local time: 07:19

English translation:coffee on its own

Explanation:
With nothing to eat like a cookie or cake etc

Selected response from:

Angeliki Papadopoulou
Greece
Local time: 07:19

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Summary of answers provided

5 +6

coffee on its own

Angeliki Papadopoulou

black coffee

xxxolgaproz

4 +1

coffee straight

Philip Lees

(he drank his coffee) without anything else

Ellen Kraus

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

coffee on its own

Explanation:
With nothing to eat like a cookie or cake etc

Angeliki Papadopoulou
Greece
Local time: 07:19
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Greek,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

καφέ ξεροσφύρι coffee straight

Explanation:
ξεροσφύρι is more commonly used with alcoholic drinks: i.e. neat gin, or whisky straight (depending on your preference). As well as meaning "on its own", as Angeliki says, it also carries the connotation of being something that's a bit risky to do.

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-04-23 09:16:32 GMT)
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Sorry. Forget about this. I was thinking of something else and got my wires crossed.

Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

3 hrs confidence:

(he drank his coffee) without anything else

Explanation:
I make reference to the entry in Μπαμπινιωτη, where this term is explained as follows , though in connection with alcoholic beverages, < κατανάλωση χωρίς συνοδεία φαγητού ή μεζέ. Ιf the context allows for it, why not interpret as follows> < ήπιε τον καφέ του ξεροσφυρι κι έφυγε >.

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of:

German

3 hrs confidence:

black coffee

Explanation:
Usually this is how someone would order coffee without milk. Then you can add "no sugar" to the order. "black coffee, no sugar"

xxxolgaproz
United States
Native speaker of:

English

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