περίπτωση

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίπτωσις (períptōsis), from περιπίπτω (peripíptō, to fall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈɾiptosi/
  • Hyphenation: πε‧ρί‧πτω‧ση

Noun

περίπτωση (períptosi) f (plural περιπτώσεις)

  1. case (an actual event, situation, or fact)
    Σ' αυτήν την περίπτωση, όντως έλεγε την αλήθεια.S' aftín tin períptosi, óntos élege tin alítheia.In this case, he really was telling the truth.
    Στην καλύτερη περίπτωση, θα χάσεις μόνο είκοσι ευρώ.Stin kalýteri períptosi, tha cháseis móno eíkosi evró.In the best case (scenario), you'll only lose twenty euro.
  2. case (a person being treated for illness or a customer being served in a shop etc)
    Έχω δει διάφορες παρόμοιες περιπτώσεις ως ψυχίατρος.Écho dei diáfores parómoies periptóseis os psychíatros.As a psychiatrist, I've seen several similar cases.
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) oddball, weirdo (a person who behaves strangely)
    Αυτή ήταν μοναδική περίπτωση!Aftí ítan monadikí períptosi!She was a genuine oddball!
  4. (colloquial) cream of the crop, crème de la crème (an outstanding or excellent case)
    Πρόκειται για περίπτωση γιατρού και ανθρώπου.Prókeitai gia períptosi giatroú kai anthrópou.As a doctor and a human being, he was the cream of the crop.

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