κόβω τα φτερά σε κάποιον κόβω τα φτερά κάποιου του κόβω τα φτερά

Meaning

αποθαρρύνω κάποιον

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Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to discourage someone

English

to take the wind out of someone's sails

English

to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue

English

to thwart someone

Greek

Corpus Examples

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Usages

κολλήσειkolisistick8VbMnIdXx03SgXxPeAvXx
κόβειςkoviscut3VbMnIdPr02SgXxIpAvXx
μπλέξειςblexisentangle11VbMnIdXx02SgXxPeAvXx
θαθawill7PtFu
μηminot1PtNg
φτερά,fterawings,5NoCmNePlAc
καιkieand9CjCo
ταtathe4AtDfNePlAc
γιατίγiatiwhy6CjSb
ΠρώτονprotonFirstly0AdXxBa
τηςtisher2PnPe02FeSgGeWe
θαθawill10PtFu

Firstly, don't discourage her, because she will become obsessed with you and you will get in trouble.

http://ischool.e-steki.gr/showthread.php?t=119904

Forms

φτερόφτεράLEMMA-10-1013NoCmNePlAc
NP-NOM-10-100
κόβωLEMMA-10-101VbAv
NP-GEN-anim-10-104
οταLEMMA-10-1012AtDfNePlAc

NP-ACC-anim-10-105
NP-NOM-10-100
κοβωLEMMA-10-101VbAv
φτερόφτεράLEMMA-10-103NoCmNePlAc
οταLEMMA-10-102AtDfNeSgAc
σεLEMMA-10-104AsPpPaXxXxAc

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

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Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

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Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

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Cliticisation of the WWS yes

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Causative-inchoative alternation no

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Passivisation yes

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Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive yes

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