Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
put someone down
Greek translation:
αποπαίρνω κάποιον, προσβάλλω, ταπεινώνω
Added to glossary by
Nick Lingris
Jun 1, 2010 13:23
14 yrs ago
English term
Graduate of American College of Greece
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek
putting me down
English to Greek
Social Sciences
Psychology
Psychotherapy
During a reliving, the amygdalae also fire off information to the thalamus, which translates it for the frontal cortex: e.g.,"They are putting me down"
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| 5 +1 | με αποπαίρνουν |
Nick Lingris
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| 4 | προσβάλω, υποβιβάζω |
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| 3 | με καταπιέζουν |
Anthie Kyriakopoulou
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Jun 7, 2010 09:24: Nick Lingris changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1175432">Dimitris Papageorgiou's</a> old entry - "putting me down"" to ""με αποπαίρνουν ""
Jun 7, 2010 09:25: Nick Lingris changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/105864">Nick Lingris's</a> old entry - "put someone down"" to ""αποπαίρνω κάποιον""
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Greek
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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English term (edited):
they are putting me down
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με αποπαίρνουν
[transitive] to criticize someone, especially when other people are present, in a way that makes them feel stupid
He’s always trying to put me down.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/put-do...
Λέει, άλλωστε, παρακάτω: "My friends are pretty insulting".
He’s always trying to put me down.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/put-do...
Λέει, άλλωστε, παρακάτω: "My friends are pretty insulting".
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Anthie Kyriakopoulou
Italy
Italy
Native in Greek
Works in field
Italy
10 years of technical/legal translations
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, French to Greek, Italian to Greek
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με καταπιέζουν
Αυτό καταλαβαίνω διαβάζοντας την πρότασή σου.
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προσβάλω, υποβιβάζω
Όταν κάποιος μειώνει κάποιον άλλο μιλώντας υποτιμητικά για το άτομό του.
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