βρε
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek βρε (bre), developed phonetically, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μρε (mre), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós).
Pronunciation
Interjection
βρε • (vre)
- (colloquial, informal) hey, eh, dude (a sort of vocative familiar call to a friend or acquaintance)
- Βρε παιδί μου, γιατί δε μ' ακούς; ― Vre paidí mou, giatí de m' akoús? ― Why won't you listen to me, (my) child?
- Βρε Γιώργο, για φώναξε τον πατέρα σου. ― Vre Giórgo, gia fónaxe ton patéra sou. ― Hey Giorgo, call your dad.
- (colloquial, informal, offensive) hey, oi, you (a sort of vocative familiar call to strangers and unfamiliar people to deliberately offend)
- Σε ποιον μιλάς έτσι, βρε κάθαρμα; ― Se poion milás étsi, vre kátharma? ― Who do you think you're talking to like that, you bastard?
- Άντε φύγε βρε παλιάνθρωπε! ― Ánte fýge vre paliánthrope! ― Get lost will you, you prick.
- (colloquial, informal) jeez, gosh, yikes, my, what (expressing surprise or bewilderment)
- Βρε τι πάθαμε. ― Vre ti páthame. ― Oh jeez, look what happened to us.
- Βρε τους αλήτες, που σπάσαν τα καταστήματα. ― Vre tous alítes, pou spásan ta katastímata. ― What bums they are, to have destroyed the shops.
Synonyms
- ρε (re)