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Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بلا (belâ), from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈlas/
- Hyphenation: μπε‧λάς
Noun
μπελάς • (belás) m (plural μπελάδες)
- (colloquial) trouble, bother (difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation)
Θα έχεις μπελάδες με την μάνα σου αν το κάνεις.- Tha écheis beládes me tin mána sou an to káneis.
- You'll have trouble with your mother if you do it.
Όλο μπελάδες μας φέρνει αυτός ο άνθρωπος!- Ólo beládes mas férnei aftós o ánthropos!
- That man brings us nothing but trouble!
βρίσκω τον μπελά μου- vrísko ton belá mou
- to catch it, to get the rap for
- (colloquial, by extension) nuisance, pain (person causing annoyance or inconvenience)
Τι μπελάς είναι αυτό το παιδί!- Ti belás eínai aftó to paidí!
- What a nuisance that child is!
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