permanently legless

Greek translation: κι ας μην μπορείς να σταθείς στα πόδια σου από το μεθύσι, όντας τύφλα στο μεθύσι

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English term or phrase:permanently legless
Greek translation:κι ας μην μπορείς να σταθείς στα πόδια σου από το μεθύσι, όντας τύφλα στο μεθύσι
Entered by: efrod

21:21 Jun 28, 2010
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Journalism
English term or phrase: permanently legless
football offers its followers, beauty, drama...., not to mention a chance to travel to Africa and back while permanently legless
efrod
κι ας μην μπορείς να σταθείς στα πόδια σου από το μεθύσι, όντας τύφλα στο μεθύσι
Explanation:
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/legle...
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Nick Lingris
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Local time: 18:04
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Και πάλι η καλύτερη απόδωση. Χίλια ευχαριστώ!
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4 +4κι ας μην μπορείς να σταθείς στα πόδια σου από το μεθύσι, όντας τύφλα στο μεθύσι
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κι ας μην μπορείς να σταθείς στα πόδια σου από το μεθύσι, όντας τύφλα στο μεθύσι


Explanation:
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/legle...

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:04
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 42
Grading comment
Και πάλι η καλύτερη απόδωση. Χίλια ευχαριστώ!

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agree  Magda P.: αγγλικό κείμενο μεταφράζεις ;
5 hrs
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agree  Dave Bindon: any translation of "permanently drunk" would do. "Legless" has lost almost all literal meaning. We'd actually say "he was so drunk he couldn't stand up" if that's what we meant.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Dave.

agree  bol.b.
10 hrs

agree  ntaras
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