Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
βροχαρικα
English translation:
rain-watered (fields/land/region)
Added to glossary by
Caroline Makrop
Sep 18, 2007 18:20
16 yrs ago
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Whole sentence is: Έδινε και χέρι στους μπιστεμένους του στα ποτιστικά, στα βροχάρικα, στα χέρσα.
I have (so far): He would help his confidants with the watering...
Have found that 'χερσα' means 'fallow land', but doesn't seem to make sense in the context. No Greek I know seems to know what 'βροχάρικα' mean.s
I have (so far): He would help his confidants with the watering...
Have found that 'χερσα' means 'fallow land', but doesn't seem to make sense in the context. No Greek I know seems to know what 'βροχάρικα' mean.s
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | rain-watered |
Andras Mohay (X)
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| 5 | crops that don't require much watering, and usually only need rainfall to grow |
Vassiliki Strimenou
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Change log
Sep 18, 2007 18:46: Maria Karra changed "Term asked" from "στα βροχαρικα, στα χερσα" to "βροχαρικά"
Sep 18, 2007 19:09: Maria Karra changed "Term asked" from "βροχαρικά" to "βροχαρικα"
Proposed translations
+6
2 hrs
Selected
rain-watered
Peer comment(s):
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Assimina Vavoula
: Great... Jó reggelt, Andras...
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Köszönöm, Mina :-)
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Nick Lingris
3 hrs
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Ευχαριστώ
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Anastasia Giagopoulou
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Ευχαριστώ
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Angeliki Papadopoulou
: Τωόντι! Jó reggelt κι από μένα, Andras :-)
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Köszönöm, s én is szép jó napot kívánok :-))
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Ευχαριστώ
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Betty Revelioti
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Comment: "Thank you very much. The whole sentence is a lot clearer now."
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Vassiliki Strimenou
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crops that don't require much watering, and usually only need rainfall to grow
I don't have a single word for your term, I'm afraid...
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