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rodos1979 · Post by **rodos1979** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:34 pm

500

...sorry I couldnt resist!

I am a Pulsar (Scope) Disciple now!

rodos1979 · Post by **rodos1979** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:34 pm

And I wear a Levi's 501

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:41 pm

Now it's 'from the hill' as we say here

rodos1979 · Post by **rodos1979** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:01 pm

I just hope I dont "take the downhill" as we say here!

Post by **hubird** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:42 pm

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:29 am

'From the hill' means everything will be easier now

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:09 am

The equivalent English phrase is "downhill from now on" or "downhill from here on in"

Congrats Rodos - only 1,500 posts to go now...

Royston

p.s. however, if something 'goes downhill'...then it's taken a turn for the worse

rodos1979 · Post by **rodos1979** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 4:54 am

Thank you guys for the interesting phrases in both languages!

On 2004-06-23 04:09, Counterparts wrote:
p.s. however, if something 'goes downhill'...then it's taken a turn for the worse

That's what I mean! Since I am "up the hill" now, it is easier to go down than to continue climbing up!

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:21 am

On 2004-06-23 04:09, Counterparts wrote:
The equivalent English phrase is "downhill from now on" or "downhill from here on in"
However, if something 'goes downhill'...then it's taken a turn for the worse

I've heard that saying "I feel fresh" and "I feel refreshed" means different things, is it true? Also, which phrase to use when you dropped smoking: "I stopped smoking" or "I stopped to smoke"?

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:42 am

If you "stopped to smoke" it means that you were travelling somewhere and decided to stop for a moment to have a smoke

Post by **hubird** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:45 am

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:46 am

This thread reminds me of the movie "King Rat" (brilliant movie) where the English officer meets the American "King".

The Englishman trys to explain that "not bad" really means "extremely good", but if something was terrible then it would be "bloody marvellous".

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:16 am

samplaire wrote:
I've heard that saying "I feel fresh" and "I feel refreshed" means different things, is it true?

Aye!

Somebody being 'fresh' means that they're feeling rather randy and perhaps trying it on with somebody.

If you're feeling refreshed, then you've probably just stepped out of a shower, or had a really good night's sleep.

Also, which phrase to use when you dropped smoking: "I stopped smoking" or "I stopped to smoke"?

"I stopped smoking", or more normally, "I gave up / I've given up smoking".

Royston

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:16 am

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:22 am

On 2004-06-23 10:16, Counterparts wrote:
Somebody being 'fresh' means that they're feeling rather randy and perhaps trying it on with somebody.

So my suspicions were true

BTW in Polish the word 'randy' is translated to "napalony" which means randy but it also can mean:
a) if it's warm in your house that means the heating furnance if filled up (napalony)
b) if you smoked much one day then you don't want more cigarettes and you are 'napalony'

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:23 am

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spoimala · Post by **spoimala** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:36 pm

"I stopped smoking", or more normally, "I gave up / I've given up smoking".

What's the difference between giving up and giving in?

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:39 pm

If you "give up" it means you abandon something, or surrender it. You might "give up" your wallet to a thief. It's also common to use this when you have stopped some bad habit: "I have given up cigarettes".

To "give in" means you accept something as inevitable. "I have given in to cigarettes" means that you accept that you will always be a smoker. They have beaten your will.

rodos1979 · Post by **rodos1979** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:05 pm

hehehe

I never thought that this thread would turn out to be a thread devoted to English phrasal verbs!...

BTW... do you have any "phrasal" verbs in your languages? I mean phrases that really dont make any sense and you have to know them by heart in order to understand!

I ll give you some very limited in number examples in Greek here (there are thousands more):
- "to make the duck": to pretend that you dont understand
- "to fart mints": to be really scared
- "to bite irons": not to afraid of anything
- "to hold God from His balls": to think that you are the most powerful man that exists, and that you can do whatever you want
- "to make them sea": not to make things right, to "screw" it up
- "to become ass and pants": to become very good friends
- "to spit blood for something": to try really hard to achieve something
etc etc etc....

Your turn!