τον ταλαιπώρησε

English translation: gave him a hard time untangling it

17:43 Sep 8, 2010

Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Greek term or phrase: τον ταλαιπώρησε

"Βρε, τον παλιο-παγαπόντη!" Είπε ο Γάτος κι έξυσε με την άκρη του νυχιού του τη ράχη του καναπέ. Ένα ξέφτι πήγε κι αγκυλώθηκε ανάμεσα στα δυο του δάχτυλα, τον ταλαιπώρησε μέχρι να το ξεμπερδέψει, τον νευρίασε.
"Δεν ζητάω βέβαια και πολλά, ζητάω;..", παραπονέθηκε και πήδηξε αθόρυβα στη μοκέτα.
Ξεφύσηξε φουρκισμένος, παρ' όλ' αυτά φόρεσε την πιο χαδιάρα μάσκα του, σήκωσε τα μουστάκια ψηλά τάχα πως χαμογελάει και κίνησε νωχελικά και χωρίς βιάση για τα πόδια του αφεντικού του. Πέρασε ανάμεσα, προσέχοντας με πάσα διπλωματία ώστε το κεφάλι του να τριφτεί στο αριστερό πόδι κι η ουρά στο δεξί, ύστερα καμπούριασε τη ράχη κι αφράτεψε τη γούνα του.

I've included a lot of extra text in order to give an idea of the style of the piece etc. The cat is quite 'human' in the story, so translations not normally appropriate to animals are appropriate.

Dave Bindon KudoZ activity Questions: 27 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 275 Greece
Local time: 09:18

English translation:gave him a hard time untangling it

Explanation:
(Δεν έχω κάποια ιδιαίτερη εξήγηση)

Selected response from:

Epameinondas Soufleros
Greece
Local time: 09:18

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4 +4

gave him a hard time untangling it

Epameinondas Soufleros

it tired him, it exhausted him

Nick Lingris

3 +1

it was a real pain to untangle

Dylan Edwards

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8 mins confidence:

it tired him, it exhausted him

Explanation:
Να, για αρχή. :)

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 128

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

gave him a hard time untangling it

Explanation:
(Δεν έχω κάποια ιδιαίτερη εξήγηση)

Epameinondas Soufleros
Greece
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks! I think that's pretty much how I see both the meaning and the style of the translation

Asker: Ευχαριστώ

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

it was a real pain to untangle

Explanation:
I agree with Epameinondas that the phrase works as a whole.

Here's my suggestion, though you may think of something better than "real pain".

"a nightmare to untangle" is probably too strong.

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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