Greek

1. (countable)A person from Greece or of Greek descent.

   The Greeks believed the sun went round the earth.

   Grieche, Griechin

   грекgrek, греча́нкаgrečánka

   грекhrek, греча́нкаhrečánka, греки́няhrekýnja

   a native or inhabitant of Greece

2. (uncountable)Greek cuisine, traditional or representative Greek food.

3. (colloquial, figuratively, uncountable)Synonym of gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.

4. (colloquial, figuratively, metonymically, uncountable)Synonym of lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking.

5. (US, colloquial, countable, metonymically)A member of a collegiate fraternity or sorority.

   Was Joe a Greek in college?

6. (slang, uncountable)Anal sex.

7. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)One of the Greeks, measures of derivative price sensitivity.

8. (archaic, countable, slang)A cunning rogue.

9. (archaic, countable, slang)A merry fellow.

1. That was all Greek to me.

   Для мене це була китайська грамота. — deniko

   ruДля меня это была китайская грамота. — marafon

   deDas waren böhmische Dörfer für mich. — xtofu80

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2. This word comes from Greek.

   Це слово запозичене з грецької. — rozmaita

   ruЭто слово пришло из греческого языка. — las

   deDieses Wort stammt aus dem Griechischen. — Espi

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3. It's all Greek to me.

   Це для мене китайська грамота. — deniko

   ruЭто для меня китайская грамота. — Ooneykcall

   deIch verstehe nur Bahnhof. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. This is all Greek to me.

   ruВсё это для меня китайская грамота. — marafon

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5. We studied Greek culture from various aspects.

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