Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
μίζερος (στο φαγητό) - ιδιότροπος
English translation:
picky / fussy / finicky (about his food) - fastidious, particular
Added to glossary by
Nick Lingris
Oct 27, 2005 15:41
18 yrs ago
Greek term
Germany
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μίζερος (εδώ)
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Ήτανε πολύ αδύνατος για κάποια αιτία, ήταν όπως λέμε μίζερος, ιδιότροπος στο φαΐ.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | fussy about his food |
Nick Lingris
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| 3 +7 | fastidious |
Betty Revelioti
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| 4 +5 | finicky |
Maria Karra
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| 5 | choosey, particular//US picky |
Assimina Vavoula
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| 3 | capricious |
stahat (X)
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Proposed translations
+7
2 mins
Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Greek
Works in field
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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112
Greek term (edited):
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fussy about his food
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Or: picky about his food
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-10-27 15:44:31 GMT)
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Or: picky about his food
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ευχαριστώ πολύ Νίκο."
+7
2 mins
Betty Revelioti
Greece
Greece
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Greece
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Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Italian to Greek, and 4 more.
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4
Greek term (edited):
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fastidious
fastidious [fastIdias] επίθ. εκλεκτικός, απαιτητικός, που δύσκολα ικανοποιείται, "δύσκολος": he's very fastidious about his ties είναι πολύ εκλεκτικός στις γραβάτες του #
ιδιότροπος, σχολαστικός, κν. μίζερος: he's fastidious about his food είναι μίζερος στο φαγητό του #
που αηδιάζει εύκολα, κν. σιχασιάρης
ιδιότροπος, σχολαστικός, κν. μίζερος: he's fastidious about his food είναι μίζερος στο φαγητό του #
που αηδιάζει εύκολα, κν. σιχασιάρης
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
1 min
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Ευχαριστώ!
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| agree |
Lamprini Kosma
1 min
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Ευχαριστώ!
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| agree |
Elena Petelos
: Μπεττούλα λυπάμαι, δεν υπήρχε η απάντησή σου όταν ψήφισα τον Νίκο.
3 mins
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...που είναι το πρόβημα;; ...προς θεού. :-))
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| agree |
Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
1 hr
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Thanxxx
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| agree |
Stavroula Giannopoulou
3 hrs
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| agree |
Sophia Finos (X)
8 hrs
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| agree |
Maria-Venetia Kyritsi
: Stin Agglia einai pio poli picky
30 days
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+5
6 mins
Maria Karra
United States
United States
Native in Greek
&
English
Works in field
United States
Engineer & Linguist
Native in: English 
, Greek
Works in: Greek to English, English to Greek, French to English, and 5 more.
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:
20
Greek term (edited):
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finicky
particular, finical, finicky
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Examples from dictionary.com
finical
adj : exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
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Examples from dictionary.com
finical
adj : exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Elena Petelos
: Finicky as well.
30 mins
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| agree |
Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
1 hr
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| agree |
Stavroula Giannopoulou
3 hrs
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| agree |
sonja29 (X)
: US: finicky or picky (eater)
4 hrs
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| agree |
Sophia Finos (X)
8 hrs
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1 day 17 hrs
Greek term (edited):
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capricious
capricious=ιδιότροπος, άστατος [OXFORD English-Greek Learner's Dictionary, DN Stavropoulos & A S Hornby]
Χρησιμοποιείται και σε συνδυασμό με φαγητό ("capricious in food")
Χρησιμοποιείται και σε συνδυασμό με φαγητό ("capricious in food")
4 days
Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Greece
Native in Greek
Specializes in field
Greece
LEGAL, EU, CORPORATE TRANSLATIONS
Native in: Greek
Works in: French to Greek, Greek to French, English to Greek, and 3 more.
Greek term (edited):
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choosey, particular//US picky
OXFORD GREEK-ENGLISH LEARNERS' DICTIONARY (STAVROPOULOS)
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