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mootrah

English translation: faced down

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Greek term or phrase:mootrah
English translation:faced down
Entered by: Lucinda Silva

19:54 Feb 23, 2009
Greek to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / colloquial
Greek term or phrase: mootrah
(...)he would be on the receiving end of the mootrah (...)
Lucinda Silva
Local time: 22:52
faced down
Explanation:
OK. Based on the clarification, you could say "he will be faced down", or something similar.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-02-24 07:34:35 GMT) Post-grading
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Looking at this again, I think I gave the wrong answer. It would be better to say that somebody "pulled a face" at him.
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Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 00:52
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1faced down
Philip Lees


Discussion entries: 3





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
faced down


Explanation:
OK. Based on the clarification, you could say "he will be faced down", or something similar.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-02-24 07:34:35 GMT) Post-grading
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Looking at this again, I think I gave the wrong answer. It would be better to say that somebody "pulled a face" at him.

Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot! :)

Asker: Thanks again, Philip. I got the idea and, anyway, the explanation will appear on a footnote; I do not translate them but rather keep them on the text as the Author did on the English original.

Asker: P.S. By "them" I mean, of course, all the Greek terms the Author uses; to add some local colour, I guess ;)


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