Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
Ελληνάρας
English translation:
(big/macho) Greek
Greek term
Ελληνάρας
It’s on the following page:
http://www.slang.gr/lemma/show/o_Xristos_kai_o_Apostolos_Gkl...
Επίσης υποδηλώνει τον υπέρμετρο σεβασμό στο πρόσωπο του χαρακτηριστικού ελληνάρα Αποστόλη που τον εξισώνει με τον υιό του Θεού.
I really can’t make head or tail of this so I’m not sure which word to focus my enquiry on, but I think it may well be Ελληνάρας as diminutives and augmentatives often have very subtle resonances.
I've never heard of an apostle called Gletsos but perhaps that's part of the joke...
Of course, the reason I’m not marking this as potentially offensive is that I’m asking about the unoffensive part (or at least unoffensive as far as I can discern – if there is anything offensive here I apologise in advance).
Best wishes
Simon
| 4 +5 | (big/macho) Greek |
Evi Prokopi (X)
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| 4 +1 | boorish / self-centered / cheeky / self-inflated / self-important Greek |
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Proposed translations
(big/macho) Greek
Gletsos is a heinous Greek actor, rather famous for his macho style.
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-09-22 06:47:38 GMT)
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Gletsos' first name is Apostolos, nothing to do with the 12 apostles.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-09-22 14:00:28 GMT)
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Oh, lunatic Proz. I wrote a note which was actually never posted.
So, regarding your questions:
Exactly that. It's like the opposite of "modest". The feminine equivalanet is probably the same, ie η Ελληνάρας. Lol, btw, and off the record, the term is also commonly used by 'macho, chauvinist, rude, loud, argumentative and closed-minded' Greeks who consider themselves superior. What can you say.. Greeks!
| many thanks - so is the υπέρμετρο σεβασμό referred to below actually self-respect on the part of Gletsos i.e. directed by the man towards himself? Επίσης υποδηλώνει τον υπέρμετρο σεβασμό στο πρόσωπο του χαρακτηριστικού ελληνάρα Αποστόλη που τον εξισώνει με τον υιό του Θεού. |
| BTW is there a feminine equivalent of Ελληνάρας? |
| agree |
ntaras
: Ελληνάρας is rather difficult to convey: the typical Ελληνάρας is chauvinist, but also egocentric etc. Hence, if you can't afford footnotes, "big Greek" (in quotation marks) is as good as anything.
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grigorios (X)
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Assimina Vavoula
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Dora P
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boorish / self-centered / cheeky / self-inflated / self-important Greek
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http://www.google.gr/search?q="self-centered Greek&ie=utf-8&...
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Discussion
I cannot think of a female equivalent.