Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
my sister is 40 today and wants it kept quiet
Greek translation:
Η αδερφή μου κλείνει τα 40 σήμερα και θέλει να το κρατήσει μυστικό
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English term
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my sister is 40 today and wants it kept quiet
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English to Greek
Other
my sister is 40 years old today
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Η αδερφή μου κλείνει τα 40 σήμερα και θέλει να το κρατήσει μυστικό
I think that's all you need!
I aderfi mou kleinei ta 40 simera kai thelei na to kratisei mystiko.
I aderfi mou kleinei ta 40 simera kai thelei na to kratisei mystiko.
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42 mins
Margaret Lagoyianni
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Never give up 'til you've got it right!
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, English
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Η αδελφή μου είναι σαράντα χρονών σήμερα
αλλά θέλαι να το κρατήσει μυστικό.
pronunciation
ee athelfί (th as in then) mou ίe sarάnda hronόn sίmera allά thέlee na to ktatίsee mistikό.
literally my sister is 40 years old today but she wants to keep it a secret.
Χρόνια Πολλά! Happy Birthday!
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Note added at 2002-04-27 15:49:16 (GMT)
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sorry - typo - θέλει
pronunciation
ee athelfί (th as in then) mou ίe sarάnda hronόn sίmera allά thέlee na to ktatίsee mistikό.
literally my sister is 40 years old today but she wants to keep it a secret.
Χρόνια Πολλά! Happy Birthday!
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Note added at 2002-04-27 15:49:16 (GMT)
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sorry - typo - θέλει
3 days 22 hrs
Elina Dimoka
Greece
Greece
Native in Greek
Greece
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to French, Greek to English, German to English, and 6 more.
"H aderfi mou mpainei sta saranta shmera kai den thelei na xerei kaneis"
Alternatively "H aderfi mou mpainei sta saranta shmera kai den thelei na to xerei kaneis" or " H aderfi mou...kai den thelei kaneis na mathei"
It is a more colloquial means of expressing one's agony of getting older.Also it puts more emphasis to the fact that it is a decisive age and also that nobody should know about this.
I hope I was helpful!
It is a more colloquial means of expressing one's agony of getting older.Also it puts more emphasis to the fact that it is a decisive age and also that nobody should know about this.
I hope I was helpful!
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