Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
on a stack of Bibles
Greek translation:
Στ΄ ορκίζομαι / Στο σταυρό που σου κάνω
English term
on a stack of Bibles
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Valentini Mellas
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Trans_blues (X)
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| 4 +3 | Νά πέσει φωτιά να μέ κάψει... |
Costas Zannis
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| 4 +1 | Βλέπε παρακάτω |
Angeliki Kotsidou (X)
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Proposed translations
Greece
It's all Greek to me!
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, French to Greek, and 10 more.
Στ΄ ορκίζομαι / Στο σταυρό που σου κάνω
swear on a stack of Bibles: Promise solemnly that what one is about to say is true, as in I swear on a stack of Bibles that I had nothing to do with his dropping out. This term alludes to the practice of placing one's hand on a sacred object while taking an oath, which dates from the mid-10th century. It is still followed in courts of law where a witness being sworn to tell the truth places a hand on the Bible. [Mid-1800s] (Πηγή:http://dictionary.reference.com/)
Βλέπε παρακάτω
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σε ό,τι έχω ιερό
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Angeliki Kotsidou (X)
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Thanks very much! All I did was one google, honest, while I waited for the kettle to boil.... :-)
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Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
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Danke fόr die Blumen! / Ob Blacklist oder schwarze Liste hδngt von der Zielgruppe ab. Letzteres passt m.M.n. nicht so richtig in den technischen Kontext. Aber wie wδre es mit „Sperrliste“?
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Eftychia Stamatopoulou
: Symfono kai kalisperizo palioys kai neoys!:-)
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Ευχαριστώ! Καλησπέρα κι από εμένα
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Advertising copywriter Transcreator*
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, French to Greek, Greek to English
Νά πέσει φωτιά να μέ κάψει...
Κάπως άντιστοιχα θα έπρεπε να αποδοθεί, γι αυτό προτείνω:
"Νά πέσει φωτιά να μέ κάψει", "Μη σώσω να κουνηθώ",
"Να μην κάνω βήμα" κλπ.
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Youli Bogdanou (X)
: Είναι informal έκφραση, πιστεύω ότι θέλει και informal απόδοση
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Elena Petelos
: Θα συμφωνήσω με τη Γιούλη.
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x-Translator (X)
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