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Greek
Etymology
Calque of English shed light on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrixno ˈfos/
- Hyphenation: ρί‧χνω φως
Verb
ρίχνω φως • (ríchno fos)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ρίχνω (ríchno), φως (fos).
Ρίξε λίγο φως για να δω που πάω!- Ríxe lígo fos gia na do pou páo!
- Throw some light so I can see where I'm going!
- (transitive, idiomatic) to shed light on, shed light on (to illuminate or to make clear)
Η έρευνα έριξε φως σε πολλές από τις λεπτομέρειες της εξαφάνισης.- I érevna érixe fos se pollés apó tis leptoméreies tis exafánisis.
- The investigation shed a lot of light on the details of the disappearance.