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Greek translation: "Σύνελθε"

10:16 Jul 16, 2011

English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / school slang

English term or phrase: Get real!

i.e. 'accept the truth and don't deceive yourself'. Mainly used as an order: 'You expect me to ignore a comment like that? Get real!' It is the perhaps the equivalent of the related 'face facts'. Voters want Parliament to get real and pass a bill to revive the economy.

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Local time: 10:15

Greek translation:"Σύνελθε"

Explanation:
Με την ευρύτερη έννοια του όρου,δηλαδή, "έλα στην πραγματικότητα" και διαφορετικά.

Selected response from:

Dimitris Papageorgiou
Local time: 12:15

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There was a great of lively discussion and interest on this entry. I suppose the origin of this phrase is from getting over an illness, hence 'recover from yourself'. Συνέρχομαι also can be used in this sense. I also noted and liked Kyriacos's Ξύπνα. The discussion about σοβαρέψου! / σοβαρευτείτε was also extremely helpful and can be used in English meaning 'face facts.'
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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

"Σύνελθε"

Dimitris Papageorgiou

4 +1

σοβαρέψου! / σοβαρευτείτε!

Georgios Tziakos

Ξύπνα!

Kyriacos Georghiou

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

8 mins confidence:

get real! Ξύπνα!

Explanation:
As a colloquialism

Kyriacos Georghiou
Cyprus
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

get real!

"Σύνελθε"

Explanation:
Με την ευρύτερη έννοια του όρου,δηλαδή, "έλα στην πραγματικότητα" και διαφορετικά.

Dimitris Papageorgiou
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

get real! σοβαρέψου! / σοβαρευτείτε!

Explanation:
Back-translation: Get serious! - The term does not overlap fully, but I believe form, actual usage and connotations are very similar. I cannot think of a situation where they wouldn't be almost entirely interchangable.

It leans more towards 'Act more maturely, show more responsibility' but we usually use it as a way to make someone understand they have to change their behavior or accept the behavior of another or a fact / serious situation.

Georgios Tziakos
Spain
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

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