Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
επιβουλεύθηκε τη ζωή
English translation:
had designs on our lives
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Dylan Edwards
Jun 22, 2022 17:43
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Greek term
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
επιβουλεύθηκε τη ζωή
Greek to English
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Law (general)
Την κόρη μου ... αποκληρώνω γιατί είναι ανάξια ... αφού *επιβουλεύθηκε την ζωή* την δική μου και του συζύγου μου ... μας συμπεριφέρεται βάναυσα ...
How should this be understood? Is it quite literally "made attempts on the life of ..."?
How should this be understood? Is it quite literally "made attempts on the life of ..."?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | had designs on our lives |
Nick Lingris
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Proposed translations
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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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had designs on our lives
This is probably more accurate than "making attempts".
Note from asker:
| So it's more a matter of intention. From the brief description, it seems her behaviour was brutal. She hit them and threatened them. There seemed to be some ambiguity about the verb "επιβουλεύθηκε", so I wasn't sure whether to take it in the sense of attempted murder. |
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Comment: "Thank you, Nick."
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