Yeah----right!

Greek translation: Ναι καλά!

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English term or phrase:	Yeah-right!
Greek translation:	Ναι καλά!
Entered by:	Dora Evagelinaki

09:43 Sep 12, 2011

English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / scornful yes=no

English term or phrase: Yeah----right!

Exclamation:-
1. The ultimate sarcastic response of disbelief:-
--Yeah, right! You were just going through my desk looking for a pencil.
Or
--1st person:"The United States went into Iraq to establish democracy and promote freedom.
--2nd person: "Yeah right."
2.
To reject a claim in disbelief. To deny a statement due to incomprehensible facts.
Common among teenagers

Hellinas KudoZ activity Questions: 492 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 0
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Ναι καλά!

Explanation:
Με προσθήκη του "μας έπεισες" ενίοτε...

Selected response from:

haroula tsoutsia (X)
Greece
Local time: 02:22

Grading comment

Clearly the favourite to judge from peer agreement. I have noted the additions and alternatives. Thanks to Anastasia I have learned abot Totos: I have loved some of the stories, particularly 'Where do babies come from'!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +8

Ναι καλά!

haroula tsoutsia (X)

Το άλλο με τον Τοτό το ξέρεις;

Anastasia Kyriakidou

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

yeah----right!

Ναι καλά!

Explanation:
Με προσθήκη του "μας έπεισες" ενίοτε...

haroula tsoutsia (X)
Greece
Local time: 02:22
Native speaker of: Greek

Grading comment

17 mins confidence:

yeah----right! Το άλλο με τον Τοτό το ξέρεις;

Explanation:
The jokes about Totos are naive and very popular among children.
This is a slang, implying that what has been said is so untrue that it sounds like a naive joke.

Also "καλό το παραμύθι, αλλά δεν έχει δράκο". Ironic expression for an obvious lie.

Anastasia Kyriakidou
Greece
Local time: 02:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

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