στραβά

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɾaˈva/
• Hyphenation: στρα‧βά

Adjective

στραβά • (stravá)

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of στραβός (stravós).

Adverb

στραβά • (stravá)

1. crookedly, askew, awry
2. wrong, wrongly, the wrong way

   Ήταν ένας τύπος μάγκας που μάλωνε με οποιονδήποτε τον κοιτούσε στραβά.

   Ítan énas týpos mágkas pou málone me opoiondípote ton koitoúse stravá.

   There was a tough guy who was picking fights with anyone who looked at him wrong.

   Είναι ανάποδος και παίρνει στραβά ό,τι του λέει κανείς.

   Eínai anápodos kai paírnei stravá ó,ti tou léei kaneís.

   He's contrary and takes everything anyone says to him the wrong way.

References

• στραβός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language