ανάβω το πράσινο φως

Meaning

δίνω άδεια να γίνει κάτι

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Greek

to give the green light

English

to give the go-ahead for something

English

to give the go-ahead to somebody

English

Corpus Examples

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Usages

Άναψεanapseopened0VbMnIdPa03SgXxPeAvXx
επιτέλουςepitelusat last3AdXxBa
τοtothe6AtDfNeSgAc
πράσινοprasinogreen9AjBaNeSgAc
φωςfoslight12NoCmNeSgAc
γιαγiafor15AsPpSp
τοtothe18AtDfNeSgAc
ΝέοNeoNew21AjBaNeSgAc
ΜουσείοMusioMuseum24NoCmNeSgAc
τηςtisof the27AtDfFeSgGe
ΑκρόποληςAkropolisAcropole30NoPrFeSgGe
καιkieand33CjCo
τυπικάtipikatypically36AdXxBa

The green light for the creation of the New Acropolis Museum has been given.

http://www.kathimerini.gr/196005/article/politismos/arxeio-politismoy/prasino-gia-to-moyseio-ths-akropolhs

Forms

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ανάβωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
οτοLEMMA-1-16AtDfNeSgAc
πράσινοςπράσινοLEMMA-1-19AjBaNeSgAc
φωςφωςLEMMA-1-112NoCmNeSgAc

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? yes

Examples

Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

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Cliticisation of the WWS yes

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation yes

Examples

Passivisation no

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive no