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μικρονοϊκός δικτατορίσκος

English translation: pea-brained tyrant

09:31 Sep 19, 2008
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Greek term or phrase: μικρονοϊκός δικτατορίσκος
Perhaps I should open two threads but I need these two words together; for I suspect that δικτατορίσκος might be "petty dictator" but I am not sure how it sounds together with the other word. Needless to say, the term is used as a metaphor, i.e. not for a military dictator but (in the novel I am working on) for a shop-owner with authoritarian behaviour.
ntaras
Luxembourg
Local time: 14:02
English translation:pea-brained tyrant
Explanation:
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JULIAN VULLI (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:02
Grading comment
I especially liked pea-brained, seems to me very apt!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10pea-brained tyrant
JULIAN VULLI (X)
4 +4narrow-minded little tin god
Sofia Dervisi


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
pea-brained tyrant


Explanation:
just a suggestion

JULIAN VULLI (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I especially liked pea-brained, seems to me very apt!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  d_vachliot (X)
18 mins
agree  flipendo
20 mins
agree  grigorios (X)
36 mins
agree  Angeliki Papadopoulou: Like it, Julian. :-)
1 hr
agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 hr
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
1 hr
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
agree  Evi Prokopi (X)
1 hr
agree  Mihailolja
2 hrs
agree  socratisv
9 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
narrow-minded little tin god


Explanation:
another option....

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Note added at 48 mins (2008-09-19 10:19:27 GMT)
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a (little) tin god (literary)
someone who behaves as if they are more important or powerful than they really are.
Have you seen him over there, acting like a little tin god?
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/tin god


Sofia Dervisi
Italy
Local time: 14:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  d_vachliot (X)
11 mins
  -> ευχαριστώ!
agree  Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
58 mins
  -> ευχαριστώ!
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
  -> ευχαριστώ!
agree  socratisv
9 hrs
  -> thanks!
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