Feb 21, 2010 22:23
14 yrs ago
Greek term
επανιδείν
Greek to English
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A tourist asks a taxi driver about hotels, restaurants, etc. After the driver explains about the city, the dialogue end with the tourist saying:
Ευχαριστούμε πολύ και στο επανιδείν
is it a typo?
Ευχαριστούμε πολύ και στο επανιδείν
is it a typo?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | goodbye |
Georgina Samiou
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| 5 | au revoir |
Nick Lingris
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| 4 +1 | Till we meet again / See you soon |
Assimina Vavoula
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| 4 | arrivederci |
Spiros Doikas
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Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Georgina Samiou
Greece
Greece
Native in Greek
Works in field
Greece
Personalised Quality Service
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
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8
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goodbye
επανιδείν literary means "till we meet again", but considering your context, it's pretty unlikely that a tourist would say "till we meet again" to a taxi driver (!!), so I think "Thanks a lot and goodbye" would do just fine!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 mins
Spiros Doikas
Native in Greek
Works in field
Dip. Trans. IoL (En-Gr)
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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48
arrivederci
arrivederci
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Note added at 3 mins (2010-02-21 22:26:32 GMT)
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See you again
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Note added at 3 mins (2010-02-21 22:26:32 GMT)
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See you again
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Dave Bindon
: English speakers tend to avoid using "foreign" words, even if the word is widely understood.
14 hrs
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5 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
Related KudoZ points
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112
Greek term (edited):
στο επανιδείν, εις το επανιδείν
au revoir
Means the same as the French au revoir, on which it was based. Old-style Greek, but the usage is still very much current.
Peer comment(s):
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Dave Bindon
: English speakers tend to avoid using "foreign" words, even if the word is widely understood and is recorded in English dictionaries.
14 hrs
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Sorry, Dave. I didn't approach this as an exercise in translation. The asker wondered about the origin of the phrase more than anything else, so my answer is along the lines of an etymological note.
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+1
7 hrs
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.
Till we meet again / See you soon
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/greek_to_english/idioms_maxims_say...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-02-22 06:05:51 GMT)
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According to valentini Melas...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-02-22 06:06:21 GMT)
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Sorry, Valentini Melas...
Have a great week...
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-02-22 14:16:29 GMT)
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Or:
See you!
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-02-22 06:05:51 GMT)
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According to valentini Melas...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-02-22 06:06:21 GMT)
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Sorry, Valentini Melas...
Have a great week...
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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-02-22 14:16:29 GMT)
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Or:
See you!
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Dave Bindon
: "See you" on its own might be better in this context, as the "soon" implies meeting again (which is implied in the Greek, but wouldn't be natural for an English speaker to say to a taxi driver). But, "See you" might be too informal.
7 hrs
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we need something informal. Am I wrong?
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| agree |
Julie Fragkaki
12 hrs
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Thanks a lot.
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