Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
γερομπούσμπουλος
English translation:
old fart
Added to glossary by
Spiros Doikas
Aug 23, 2008 11:42
15 yrs ago
Greek term
γερομπούσμπουλος
Greek to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Has anyone ever encountered this term?...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | old fart |
Spiros Doikas
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| 2 | cranky old man |
Haralabos Papatheodorou
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Aug 27, 2008 14:21: Spiros Doikas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
2 days 21 hrs
Spiros Doikas
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Dip. Trans. IoL (En-Gr)
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old fart
This might be a handy idiomatic rendering, depending on your context.
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Comment: "Yes, I believe that works - thanks! "
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Haralabos Papatheodorou
Greece
Greece
Native in Greek
Greece
Medical Translations | MD, MSc, PhD
Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern)
Works in: English to Greek, Greek
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cranky old man
It could be another version for the word 'γερομπισμπικης' which means an old man with bad character
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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-08-23 22:27:12 GMT)
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check the address below. it says that μπουσμπουλ means bird in Turkish.
http://www.iera.gr/efimerida/50/5/zografos.htm
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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-08-23 22:30:38 GMT)
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http://www.answers.com/topic/bulbul
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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-08-23 22:27:12 GMT)
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check the address below. it says that μπουσμπουλ means bird in Turkish.
http://www.iera.gr/efimerida/50/5/zografos.htm
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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-08-23 22:30:38 GMT)
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http://www.answers.com/topic/bulbul
Note from asker:
| That possibility occurrd to me as well... Do you have any idea as to what the etymology of γερομπούσμπουλος might be, though? |
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