πηδάω
Greek
Alternative forms
- πηδώ (pidó)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πηδῶ (pēdô, “I jump”).
Pronunciation
Verb
πηδάω • (pidáo) (past πήδηξα/πήδησα, passive πηδιέμαι)
- (intransitive) jump, leap (all senses)
- Πήδηξα στη θάλασσα. ― Pídixa sti thálassa. ― I jumped into the sea.
- (figuratively, colloquial, vulgar, transitive) fuck, screw, shag, bang (have sexual intercourse)
- Έπαιζε την καλή γυναίκα ενώ πηδούσε τον άλλον. ― Épaize tin kalí gynaíka enó pidoúse ton állon. ― She pretended to be a good wife while fucking the other guy.
- (figuratively, transitive) skip over, omit (in writing, etc, due to time constraint)
- Με την τρεχάλα, πήδηξε δύο παραγράφους. ― Me tin trechála, pídixe dýo paragráfous. ― In his haste, he skipped over two paragraphs.
- (figuratively, transitive) skip, jump ahead (a class or level in school due to exceptional ability)
- Πήδηξε κατευθείαν από την τρίτη στην πέμπτη. ― Pídixe kateftheían apó tin tríti stin pémpti. ― She skipped directly from third grade to fifth grade.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (jump): σαλτάρω (saltáro)
- (fuck): γαμώ (gamó) (vulgar), συνουσιάζομαι (synousiázomai) (medical term, polite)