the figure was plucked out of the air/I plucked them out of the air

Greek translation: έγβαλε το νούμερο από το μυαλό του

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English term or phrase:	the figure was plucked out of the air/I plucked them out of the air
Greek translation:	έγβαλε το νούμερο από το μυαλό του
Entered by:	Hellinas

17:26 Jun 28, 2011

English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / press cliche

English term or phrase: the figure was plucked out of the air/I plucked them out of the air

RE Alcohol units per day:-
'The doctor who proposed the 28 units/week limit admitted on Breakfast TV that the figure had been plucked out of the air without any epidemiological evidence'.
Explanation
'pluck sth out of the air' is to say something quickly, usually because a reply is expected, without having thought about it or made certain it is correct e.g. "Where did you get those figures from?" "Oh, I just plucked them out of the air."

Hellinas KudoZ activity Questions: 492 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (27 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 18:07

έγβαλε το νούμερο από το μυαλό του

Explanation:
επινοώ κάτι

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tania mourtzila
United States

Grading comment

Thanks to all. I am compiling a list of fillers and cliches since most of us, except the most pernickety use them in conversation or in written communications. Plato's Dialogues are full of particles and fillers.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

έγβαλε το νούμερο από το μυαλό του

tania mourtzila

είπε ό,τι του κατέβηκε (στο μυαλό)

Anastasia Kyriakidou

αυθόρμητα

Olga Hatzigeorgiou

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

21 mins confidence:

the figure was plucked out of the air/i plucked them out of the air αυθόρμητα

Explanation:
μπορούμε να το πούμε και έτσι........ ή μου ξέφυγε;

Olga Hatzigeorgiou
Greece
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: Greek

47 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

the figure was plucked out of the air/i plucked them out of the air

έγβαλε το νούμερο από το μυαλό του

Explanation:
επινοώ κάτι

tania mourtzila
United States
Native speaker of:

Greek

Grading comment

2 hrs confidence:

the figure was plucked out of the air/i plucked them out of the air είπε ό,τι του κατέβηκε (στο μυαλό)

Explanation:
when giving an answer or making a statement without giving it any thought

Anastasia Kyriakidou
Greece
Local time: 20:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

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