ζήσε Μάη μας να φας τριφύλλι

English translation: When pigs fly / Not in a month of Sundays.

23:00 Jan 11, 2013
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / saying
Greek term or phrase: ζήσε Μάη μας να φας τριφύλλι
Εν μέσω των συνεχόμενων υποβαθμίσεων της Κυπριακής οικονομίας από τους διεθνείς χρηματοπιστωτικούς οίκου Standard & Poor's, Fitch και Moody's, ο πρόεδρος Χριστόφιας άρχισε να απευθύνει εκκλήσεις σε πολιτικά κόμματα και κοινωνικούς εταίρους για συνεργασία ούτως ώστε να ληφθούν δημοσιονομικά μέτρα. Με άλλα λόγια, όπως λέει και η λαϊκή ρήση, «ζήσε Μάη μας να φας τριφύλλι.»
Kyriacos Georghiou
Cyprus
Local time: 01:46
English translation:When pigs fly / Not in a month of Sundays.
Explanation:
Καλή χρονιά σε όλους! Συμπαθώ αυτά τα idioms οπότε έτσι ρίχνω την ιδέα!
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Sofia Polykreti
Greece
Grading comment
Thank you ... it fits the overall implications of the article
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Don't hold your breath / That'll be the day
Nick Lingris
4 +2When pigs fly / Not in a month of Sundays.
Sofia Polykreti
4Επίσεις: until then it will be too late, we can't wait that long, that's a pretty long time
Elina Cor
4too late, no chance/ some chance!!!
transphy


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ζήσε, Μάη μας, να φας τριφύλλι
Don't hold your breath / That'll be the day


Explanation:
http://lexilogia.gr/forum/showthread.php?11142-Zήσε-Μάη-μου-...

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Nick for putting me on the right lines


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Close: I think "That'll be the day" expresses it better.
7 hrs
  -> Καλη χρονιά, Πίτερ.

agree  Assimina Vavoula
7 hrs
  -> Καλη χρονιά, Μίνα.

agree  Mary Keramida: ''That'll be the day''
1 day 16 hrs

agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
2 days 7 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Επίσεις: until then it will be too late, we can't wait that long, that's a pretty long time


Explanation:
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Elina Cor
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: Greek
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
When pigs fly / Not in a month of Sundays.


Explanation:
Καλή χρονιά σε όλους! Συμπαθώ αυτά τα idioms οπότε έτσι ρίχνω την ιδέα!

Sofia Polykreti
Greece
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you ... it fits the overall implications of the article

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  anasta12
17 hrs

agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
1 day 16 hrs
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
too late, no chance/ some chance!!!


Explanation:
One more to spoil you for choice!!!
**some chance!!!** exclamation!!

transphy
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
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