Glossary entry

Greek term or phrase:

γάτος

English translation:

cat

Added to glossary by Betty Revelioti
Jan 19, 2004 14:52
20 yrs ago
Greek term

γάtος

Non-PRO Greek to English Other
Caption to a cartoon:

Oς οdηγός ήtaν γάtος! Αpλώς, ως γάtος deν ήtaν eftάψυχος...

Ws odhgos htan gatos! Aplws, ws gatos den htan eftapsyxos...

A translation or explanation of γάtος, please.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +10 cat
5 +7 He was smart as a cat but didn't have 7 lives

Proposed translations

+10
2 mins
Greek term (edited): γάtος
Selected

cat

γάτος is a male cat
γάτα is a female cat
γάτος/γάτα is used to describe a very clever person but also a person who doen's get easily hurt
Peer comment(s):

agree Katerina Kallitsi
13 mins
Thanx!!!
agree Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi : :-)).. γάτα η κυρία!
18 mins
niaouuuuuuu
agree Spiros Doikas
32 mins
Thanx!!!
agree elzosim
59 mins
Thanx!!!
agree Valentini Mellas
1 hr
Thanx!!!
agree x-Translator (X)
1 hr
Thanx!!!
agree kalaitzi
1 hr
Thanx!!!
agree Joanne Panteleon
3 hrs
Thanx!!!
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
agree Evdoxia R. (X)
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
+7
1 hr

He was smart as a cat but didn't have 7 lives

That's the meaning more or less
Peer comment(s):

agree Joanne Panteleon
1 hr
thanks, Joanne :)
agree Athanasios Tsifis (X) : Oraia lysi!
2 hrs
thanks :)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
2 hrs
kalos tin! Ki elega, pou na'sai...
agree Theodoros Linardos
2 hrs
thanks :)
agree Daphne Theodoraki : Yes. That's the meaning, i.e. cunning. It's a pun, playing with the two meanings of the word "cat"
3 hrs
thanks, Daphne :-)
agree Katerina Kallitsi : Αν είχες απαντήσει λίγο νωρίτερα...
5 hrs
Σ'ευχαριστώ :) Είμαι βλέπεις στην άλλη άκρη του κόσμου, ανάποδες οι ώρες μου
agree Christina Emmanuilidou
1 day 15 hrs
thanks :)
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