επιβουλεύθηκε τη ζωή

English translation: had designs on our lives

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Greek term or phrase:	επιβουλεύθηκε τη ζωή
English translation:	had designs on our lives
Entered by:	Dylan Edwards

17:43 Jun 22, 2022

Greek to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)

Greek term or phrase: επιβουλεύθηκε τη ζωή

Την κόρη μου ... αποκληρώνω γιατί είναι ανάξια ... αφού *επιβουλεύθηκε την ζωή* την δική μου και του συζύγου μου ... μας συμπεριφέρεται βάναυσα ...

How should this be understood? Is it quite literally "made attempts on the life of ..."?

Dylan Edwards KudoZ activity Questions: 1844 (8 open) (62 closed without grading) Answers: 1033 United Kingdom
Local time: 05:36

had designs on our lives

Explanation:
This is probably more accurate than "making attempts".

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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:36

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Thank you, Nick.
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had designs on our lives

Nick Lingris

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had designs on our lives

Explanation:
This is probably more accurate than "making attempts".

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:36
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Greek
PRO pts in category: 639

Grading comment

Thank you, Nick.

Notes to answerer

Asker: So it's more a matter of intention. From the brief description, it seems her behaviour was brutal. She hit them and threatened them. There seemed to be some ambiguity about the verb "επιβουλεύθηκε", so I wasn't sure whether to take it in the sense of attempted murder.

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