Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
from sugar to treacle
Greek translation:
απο ζάχαρη σε σιρόπι
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Maria Arelaki
Sep 3, 2009 20:38
14 yrs ago
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English term
Translation meets perfection
Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern) 
Works in: Spanish to Greek, Greek to Spanish, English to Greek, and 5 more.
from sugar to treacle
English to Greek
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
The stimulus impulse is changing from sugar to treacle
Proposed translations
(Greek)
| 2 | απο ζάχαρη σε σιρόπι |
Eva Smith
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| 5 | από ζάχαρη σε μελάσα |
Natalia Papasteriadou, LL.M
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Proposed translations
2 days 17 hrs
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απο ζάχαρη σε σιρόπι
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Δεν ξέρω από τι κείμενο προέρχεται ειναι παροιμία η ειναι πραγματική αναφορά στό οτι μετατρέπουμε τη ζάχαρη σέ σιρόπι
I know Br Eng call molasses )Amr= Treacle and I also know that Br Eng treacle refers to medicine) waz back when thez discovered that sugar coating a pill makes it easier to swallow so the term changed to medicine
I know Br Eng call molasses )Amr= Treacle and I also know that Br Eng treacle refers to medicine) waz back when thez discovered that sugar coating a pill makes it easier to swallow so the term changed to medicine
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Natalia Papasteriadou, LL.M
Native in Greek
Lawyer-linguist with attention to detail
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, German to Greek, Dutch to Greek, and 2 more.
από ζάχαρη σε μελάσα
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http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...
kai deite sto http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//... thn ellhnikh apodosh
kai deite sto http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//... thn ellhnikh apodosh
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