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αντρέ
come on, man! /anˈdre/
adverbC1#3504 most common
Also: come on now, seriously?!, go on then
Example sentences
Αντρέ, πάμε!
Come on, let's go!
Αντρέ, μην αργείς!
Come on, don't be late!
Αντρέ, σήκω πια από το κρεβάτι, είναι μεσημέρι!
Come on, get up already, it's noon!
Αντρέ, σοβαρά τώρα, θα το κάνεις ή όχι;
Come on, seriously now, are you going to do it or not?
Αντρέ, μη μου λες ότι ξέχασες πάλι τα κλειδιά!
Come on, don't tell me you forgot the keys again!
Αντρέ δηλαδή, τόσα χρόνια φιλία και δεν μου το είπες;
Come on then, so many years of friendship and you didn't tell me?
Word family
άντεcome on, go onρεhey, man (informal address)βρεhey (fuller form of ρε)
άντε ρεcome on, man! (unfused spelling)
μωρέhey you (older, dialectal form behind ρε/βρε)Etymology
Αντρέ is a casual written fusion of the two-word phrase άντε ρε, common in texting and social media. Άντε is a everyday exhortative interjection meaning "come on" or "go on"; its origin is debated, but many Greek dictionaries trace it to the Turkish come-on word haydi or hadi, likely borrowed during Ottoman-era contact. Ρε is a worn-down form of βρε, an informal way to address someone, which goes back to the Byzantine vocative μωρέ, from μωρός ("foolish"). Writing the spoken run-together phrase as one word, αντρέ, reflects how fast, informal speech gets typed today.
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