καταπίνω τη γλώσσα μου

Meaning

δεν μπορώ (ή δεν θέλω) να μιλήσω για κάποιο θέμα

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Greek

to clam up

English

avoir avalé sa langue

French

to button the mouth/ lip

English

to dry up

English

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

ΚατάπιεKatapieswallow0VbMnIdPa03SgXxIpAvXx
ΣόιμπλεSoimpleSoimble5NoPrMaSgNm
γλώσσαglosatongue2NoCmFeSgAc
τουtuhis3PnDm03MaSgGeXx
τηtithe1AtDfFeSgAc
οothe4AtDfMaSgNm

Soimble did not want to speak

http://www.periodista.gr/greece/item/15500.htm

Forms

PnGe101-1014PnGeWe
NP-NOM-anim-10-100
γλώσσαγλώσσαLEMMA-10-1013NoCmFeSgAc
ητηLEMMA-10-1012AtIdFeSgAc
καταπίνωLEMMA-10-101VbAv

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

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS yes

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation no

Examples

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