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τον νευρίασε

English translation: it drove him crazy / mad


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17:44 Sep 8, 2010
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Greek term or phrase: τον νευρίασε
"Βρε, τον παλιο-παγαπόντη!" Είπε ο Γάτος κι έξυσε με την άκρη του νυχιού του τη ράχη του καναπέ. Ένα ξέφτι πήγε κι αγκυλώθηκε ανάμεσα στα δυο του δάχτυλα, τον ταλαιπώρησε μέχρι να το ξεμπερδέψει, τον νευρίασε.
"Δεν ζητάω βέβαια και πολλά, ζητάω;..", παραπονέθηκε και πήδηξε αθόρυβα στη μοκέτα.
Ξεφύσηξε φουρκισμένος, παρ' όλ' αυτά φόρεσε την πιο χαδιάρα μάσκα του, σήκωσε τα μουστάκια ψηλά τάχα πως χαμογελάει και κίνησε νωχελικά και χωρίς βιάση για τα πόδια του αφεντικού του. Πέρασε ανάμεσα, προσέχοντας με πάσα διπλωματία ώστε το κεφάλι του να τριφτεί στο αριστερό πόδι κι η ουρά στο δεξί, ύστερα καμπούριασε τη ράχη κι αφράτεψε τη γούνα του.

I've included a lot of extra text in order to give an idea of the style of the piece etc. The cat is quite 'human' in the story, so translations not normally appropriate to animals are appropriate.
Dave Bindon
Greece
Local time: 05:07
English translation:it drove him crazy / mad
Explanation:
Να μια ιδέα και για εδώ.
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Nick Lingris
Local time: 05:07
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4 +8it drove him crazy / mad
Nick Lingris
4it vexed himnevipaul
4it frustrated/upset him
Epameinondas Soufleros


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
it drove him crazy / mad


Explanation:
Να μια ιδέα και για εδώ.

Nick Lingris
Local time: 05:07
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Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kyriacos Georghiou
28 mins

agree  .. TRANS
3 hrs

agree  sylvia1000
3 hrs

agree  Emilia Prekate-Kyminas
3 hrs

agree  Dylan Edwards: or "it maddened him" in the sense of irritated, got on his nerves.
16 hrs

agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 day21 mins

agree  oberonsghost
2 days6 hrs

agree  xxxCCharlton: it drove him mad/crazy/to distraction
225 days
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it frustrated/upset him


Explanation:
Αυτό ταιριάζει στην πρότασή σου, πιστεύω. Εναλλακτικά, κοίταξε για συνώνυμο στο http://thesaurus.com/browse/frustrate.

Epameinondas Soufleros
Greece
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Thanks - I've added the thesaurus to my 'favourites'!

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it vexed him


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