Jul 16, 2011 10:16
13 yrs ago
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English term
Get real!
Non-PRO
English to Greek
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
school slang
i.e. 'accept the truth and don't deceive yourself'. Mainly used as an order: 'You expect me to ignore a comment like that? Get real!' It is the perhaps the equivalent of the related 'face facts'. Voters want Parliament to get real and pass a bill to revive the economy.
Proposed translations
(Greek)
| 4 +5 | "Σύνελθε" |
Dimitris Papageorgiou
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| 4 +1 | σοβαρέψου! / σοβαρευτείτε! |
Georgios Tziakos
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| 3 | Ξύπνα! |
Kyriacos Georghiou
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Dimitris Papageorgiou
Native in Greek
Graduate of American College of Greece
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek
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"Σύνελθε"
Με την ευρύτερη έννοια του όρου,δηλαδή, "έλα στην πραγματικότητα" και διαφορετικά.
Peer comment(s):
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Vasiliki Topouzi
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Ευχαριστώ
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Kettie Nossis
: This is the first I thought of when I saw this entry.
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Ευχαριστώ
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ELENI KRAVARITI
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Ευχαριστώ
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Magda P.
9 hrs
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Ευχαριστώ
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Georgios Tziakos
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Ευχαριχτώ
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "There was a great of lively discussion and interest on this entry. I suppose the origin of this phrase is from getting over an illness, hence 'recover from yourself'. Συνέρχομαι also can be used in this sense. I also noted and liked Kyriacos's Ξύπνα. The discussion about σοβαρέψου! / σοβαρευτείτε was also extremely helpful and can be used in English meaning 'face facts.' "
8 mins
Kyriacos Georghiou
Cyprus
Cyprus
Native in English
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Greek
Cyprus
Validated translations MAPI Institute
Native in: English , Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
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Ξύπνα!
As a colloquialism
+1
28 mins
Georgios Tziakos
Spain
Spain
Native in Greek
Spain
DipTrans / 12 years Tech&Marketing l10n
Native in: Greek (Variants: Modern, Katharevousa) 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
σοβαρέψου! / σοβαρευτείτε!
Back-translation: Get serious! - The term does not overlap fully, but I believe form, actual usage and connotations are very similar. I cannot think of a situation where they wouldn't be almost entirely interchangable.
It leans more towards 'Act more maturely, show more responsibility' but we usually use it as a way to make someone understand they have to change their behavior or accept the behavior of another or a fact / serious situation.
It leans more towards 'Act more maturely, show more responsibility' but we usually use it as a way to make someone understand they have to change their behavior or accept the behavior of another or a fact / serious situation.
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