Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

double-cross

Greek translation:

παίζω σε διπλό ταμπλό

Added to glossary by x-Translator (X)
Apr 15, 2004 14:27
20 yrs ago
English term

double cross

English to Greek Other Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
The word's all over town that he tried to pull
*a double cross* and the Organization tried to kill him.

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παίζω σε διπλό ταμπλό

ή παίζω διπλό παιχνίδι

Μου φαίνεται αυτές οι εκφράσεις είναι πιο κοντά στη λέξη σου

Προσπάθησε να παίξει σε διπλό ταμπλό (ή διπλό παιχνίδι)

Μια και double-cross σημαίνει ότι άλλα συμφωνείς κι άλλα κάνεις πίσω από την πλάτη... της Οργάνωσης, στη συγκεκριμένη περίπτωση.
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English term (edited): pull a double cross

εξαπατώ / προδίδω / κάνω κομπίνα

dou'ble cross' n.
1. a betrayal or swindle of a friend or
colleague.
2. the act of winning or attempting to win a
contest that one has agreed to lose.
3. a genetic cross in which both parents are
first-generation hybrids from single
crosses.
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τη φέρνω

Έχει γίνει βούκινο στη πόλη πως προσπάθησε να τους τη φέρει και η Οργάνωση βάλθηκε να τον καθαρίσει.

More colloquial... It all depends on the register of your text.

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Note added at 2 hrs 6 mins (2004-04-15 16:33:07 GMT)
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Άλλη εκδοχή:

Βούιξε η πόλη πως πήγε να τους τη σκάσει... κ.λπ.
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agree Isodynamia
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agree Natassa Iosifidou
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agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree Valentini Mellas
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agree Lamprini Kosma
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