Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
αγγελικά σπουδάζεις
English translation:
all your actions remind me of an angel
Greek term
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
αγγελικά σπουδάζεις
αγγελικά σπουδάζεις,
αγγελικήν έχεις μορφήν
και των αγγέλων 'μοιάζεις.
(Verse from a calendar).
I have found various meanings of the verb σπουδάζω.
What is the meaning here?
| 4 | all your actions remind me of an angel |
Eleni Makantani
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| 3 +3 | you are studying angelicness |
Philip Lees
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| 5 | you're studying/ you study like an angel |
Evi Prokopi (X)
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Feb 6, 2009 10:20: Eleni Makantani Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): d_vachliot (X)
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Proposed translations
Greece
Quality that meets your expectations
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, French to Greek, Italian to Greek, and 1 more.
all your actions remind me of an angel
I think we could say that the poet admires not only the looks of the girl in question (αγγελική έχεις μορφή και των αγγέλων μοιάζεις), but her character, as denounced by the way in which she does her work - possibly everyday chores - a way showing devotion, peace and serenity.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2009-01-28 20:54:33 GMT)
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Since you seem interested in Greek folk songs, here's another type that my mother just gave me:
Άγγελος είσαι μάτια μου
κι αγγελικά χορεύεις,
αγγελικά τη γη πατείς
και μένανε παιδεύεις
| Thank you, that's interesting. |
you are studying angelicness
| There's plenty more - a verse a day! |
| To be fair, I think most of the verses are better than this. |
| agree |
d_vachliot (X)
: Yes, no special meaning. It's just a word play.
52 mins
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
53 mins
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
: or maybe studying how to be an angel
5 days
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Discussion
- not necessarily relevant here, and perhaps it is, after all, just 'study'.