"Αυτοί τρώνε για περίπου μία ώρα."
Translation:They eat for approximately an hour.
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So far I had thought that "almost X" is always less than X while "approximately X" (proposed solution) can also be a bit more than X. Am I wrong here? Or which of these two meanings is normally expressed by περίπου?
I agree with Renardo. I don't think that "almost" and "approximately" are synonyms. :)
περίπου = approximately, around, about [more or less]
σχεδόν = almost, nearly [not quite, close to]
"Nearly" is more accurate for "σχεδόν", I believe.
90-110 people ---> around 100 people
97 people ---> nearly 100 people
Both of them can be used in approximations in general. Maybe my reply to lingoflasche will be of help.
How would I say "They will eat in approximately one hour"? Would that be "αυτοι θα φανε σε περιπου μια ωρα";
They eat for about an hour should be a correct translation. Very common to say that here in California at least.
Actually, it is included, if yours wasn't accepted you should have made a Report. At the bottom of the exercise page, you'll see a list of items to be reported...choose..."My sentence should be accepted." Then make another comment here so we know to look at it.
From what I see from your report, your answer was "They eat fo about an hour". "Fo" is probably rejected because it can also be an abbreviation for various words.
I seem to have no luck with this question, unless my answer is written exactly as, "They eat for approximately an hour." Other wordings, even those words from the drop down hints/alternative words, are rejected... This question appears to be not functioning correctly.
When you write a sentence you will see at the bottom the correct sentence and also a number showing you how many alternatives there are. In this case, there are over 50 possible answers. So, why was your sentence rejected? Here is the Report we found:
" The eat for around one hour"
Please check your spelling of the first word.