See μάγκας on Wiktionary
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"tags": [
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],
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},
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"word": "μάγκικος"
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},
{
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},
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"genitive",
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},
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{
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[
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[
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"english": "There was a tough guy who was picking fights with anyone who looked at him wrong.",
"roman": "Ítan énas týpos mágkas pou málone me opoiondípote ton koitoúse stravá.",
"text": "Ήταν ένας τύπος μάγκας που μάλωνε με οποιονδήποτε τον κοιτούσε στραβά.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Don't play the tough guy with us, we know you're a wuss!",
"roman": "Mi mas to paízeis mágkas, óloi xéroume óti eísai chéstis!",
"text": "Μη μας το παίζεις μάγκας, όλοι ξέρουμε ότι είσαι χέστης!",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"roman": "pallikarás",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "παλληκαράς"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 70 5 12",
"roman": "ntaḯs",
"sense": "tough guy, macho man",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "νταής"
},
{
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"roman": "tsampoukás",
"sense": "tough guy, macho man",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "τσαμπουκάς"
}
],
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"colloquial",
"derogatory"
]
},
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{
"english": "Why won't you wait your turn in the queue? Do you think you're braver than us?",
"roman": "Giatí den periméneis sti seirá? Pistéveis óti eísai pio mágkas apó mas?",
"text": "Γιατί δεν περιμένεις στη σειρά; Πιστεύεις ότι είσαι πιο μάγκας από μας;",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Nick was a tiger and he managed it.",
"roman": "O Níkos ítan mágkas kai ta katáfere.",
"text": "Ο Νίκος ήταν μάγκας και τα κατάφερε.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"sarcastic",
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],
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"daredevil",
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"roman": "ikanós",
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],
"word": "ικανός"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 15 72 6",
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],
"word": "καπάτσος"
},
{
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"masculine"
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"word": "καταφερτζής"
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},
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"english": "Right, guys, are we ready?",
"roman": "Loipón, mágkes, eímaste étoimoi?",
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"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It doesn't matter how much brains you have, my man, but how much money you have.",
"roman": "Den peirázei póso myaló écheis, mágka mou, allá ta leftá pou écheis.",
"text": "Δεν πειράζει πόσο μυαλό έχεις, μάγκα μου, αλλά τα λεφτά που έχεις.",
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],
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],
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],
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},
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},
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],
"word": "μεγάλε"
}
],
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"informal"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈma(ŋ)ɡas/"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"roman": "koutsavákis",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "κουτσαβάκης"
}
],
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}
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"Greek terms borrowed from Italian",
"Greek terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish",
"Greek terms derived from Italian",
"Greek terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
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},
{
"english": "cunning, craftiness",
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],
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},
{
"english": "cunning, crafty, rakish",
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"english": "There was a tough guy who was picking fights with anyone who looked at him wrong.",
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"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "Don't play the tough guy with us, we know you're a wuss!",
"roman": "Mi mas to paízeis mágkas, óloi xéroume óti eísai chéstis!",
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"Greek terms with usage examples"
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"english": "Why won't you wait your turn in the queue? Do you think you're braver than us?",
"roman": "Giatí den periméneis sti seirá? Pistéveis óti eísai pio mágkas apó mas?",
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{
"english": "Nick was a tiger and he managed it.",
"roman": "O Níkos ítan mágkas kai ta katáfere.",
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],
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"sarcastic",
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"Greek informal terms",
"Greek terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "Right, guys, are we ready?",
"roman": "Loipón, mágkes, eímaste étoimoi?",
"text": "Λοιπόν, μάγκες, είμαστε έτοιμοι;",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "It doesn't matter how much brains you have, my man, but how much money you have.",
"roman": "Den peirázei póso myaló écheis, mágka mou, allá ta leftá pou écheis.",
"text": "Δεν πειράζει πόσο μυαλό έχεις, μάγκα μου, αλλά τα λεφτά που έχεις.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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"dude",
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],
[
"man",
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],
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"bro",
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],
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"guy",
"guy"
]
],
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],
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]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈma(ŋ)ɡas/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"roman": "koutsavákis",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κουτσαβάκης"
},
{
"roman": "pallikarás",
"sense": "tough guy, macho man",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "παλληκαράς"
},
{
"roman": "ntaḯs",
"sense": "tough guy, macho man",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "νταής"
},
{
"roman": "tsampoukás",
"sense": "tough guy, macho man",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "τσαμπουκάς"
},
{
"roman": "ikanós",
"sense": "tiger, daredevil",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ικανός"
},
{
"roman": "kapátsos",
"sense": "tiger, daredevil",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "καπάτσος"
},
{
"roman": "katafertzís",
"sense": "tiger, daredevil",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "καταφερτζής"
},
{
"roman": "fíle",
"sense": "dude, guy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "φίλε"
},
{
"roman": "palikári",
"sense": "dude, guy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "παλικάρι"
},
{
"roman": "megále",
"sense": "dude, guy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "μεγάλε"
}
],
"word": "μάγκας"
}
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{
"called_from": "linkages/371",
"msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (mangas): κουτσαβάκης m (koutsavákis) desc=mangas rest=κουτσαβάκης m (koutsavákis) cls=romanization cls2=other e1=True e2=False",
"path": [
"μάγκας"
],
"section": "Greek",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "μάγκας",
"trace": ""
}
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