μίζερος (εδώ)

English translation: picky / fussy / finicky (about his food) - fastidious, particular

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Greek term or phrase:	μίζερος (στο φαγητό) - ιδιότροπος
English translation:	picky / fussy / finicky (about his food) - fastidious, particular
Entered by:	Nick Lingris

15:41 Oct 27, 2005

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Greek term or phrase: μίζερος (εδώ)

Ήτανε πολύ αδύνατος για κάποια αιτία, ήταν όπως λέμε μίζερος, ιδιότροπος στο φαΐ.

Theodoros Linardos KudoZ activity Questions: 216 (2 open) (7 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 509 Germany
Local time: 16:26

fussy about his food

Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&rls=...

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Or: picky about his food

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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:26

Grading comment

Ευχαριστώ πολύ Νίκο.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

fussy about his food

Nick Lingris

3 +7

fastidious

Betty Revelioti

4 +5

finicky

Maria Karra

choosey, particular//US picky

Assimina Vavoula

capricious

stahat (X)

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

μίζερος (εδώ) fastidious

Explanation:
fastidious [fastIdias] επίθ. εκλεκτικός, απαιτητικός, που δύσκολα ικανοποιείται, "δύσκολος": he's very fastidious about his ties είναι πολύ εκλεκτικός στις γραβάτες του #
ιδιότροπος, σχολαστικός, κν. μίζερος: he's fastidious about his food είναι μίζερος στο φαγητό του #
που αηδιάζει εύκολα, κν. σιχασιάρης

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Betty Revelioti
Greece
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

μίζερος (εδώ)

fussy about his food

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Greek
PRO pts in category: 112

Grading comment

Ευχαριστώ πολύ Νίκο.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Elena Petelos: Και μια και λέγαμε για hyphens: food-fastidious της μόδας ¨-) /Δεν χρειάζεται. Το food-fastidious έχει κυκλοφορήσει από 1 μόνο άθρο και ...εξαπλώνεται από τα μικρόβια ...στο οινόπνευμα.

0 min

-> Register! // Και πέρα από register, κάνε μια σύγκριση ευρημάτων του "της μόδας" με π.χ. "picky eater", "fussy eater".

agree

Lamprini Kosma

1 min

-> ;-}}

agree

Vicky Papaprodromou

1 min

-> ;-}}

agree

Betty Revelioti

23 mins

-> Very gracious of you! Thanks!

agree

Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi

1 hr

-> Thanks!

agree

Stavroula Giannopoulou

3 hrs

-> Thanks!

agree

Sophia Finos (X)

8 hrs

-> Thanks, Sophia.

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

μίζερος (εδώ) finicky

Explanation:
particular, finical, finicky

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Examples from dictionary.com
finical
adj : exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 10:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek
PRO pts in category: 20

1 day 17 hrs confidence:

μίζερος (εδώ) capricious

Explanation:
capricious=ιδιότροπος, άστατος [OXFORD English-Greek Learner's Dictionary, DN Stavropoulos & A S Hornby]

Χρησιμοποιείται και σε συνδυασμό με φαγητό ("capricious in food")

stahat (X)
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of:

Greek,

German

4 days confidence:

μίζερος (εδώ) choosey, particular//US picky

Explanation:
OXFORD GREEK-ENGLISH LEARNERS' DICTIONARY (STAVROPOULOS)

Assimina Vavoula
Greece
Local time: 17:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Greek

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