"Η ζημιά ήταν γενική."

Translation: The damage was general.

[nphx2]

Meaning widespread or unspecified/generic?

[troll1995]

Widespread

[nphx2]

Cheers

[spdl79]

Troll, what do you think of the audio for ζημιά? Sounds a bit more like a ζημία to me, ie, the audio is going 'eh-ah', rather than 'yah'. Or is my ear a bit out?

[troll1995]

It sounds a bit mechanical, in other respects correct. ι does not always make a y sound, after a m "ι" makes a "ɲ" sound. So ζημιά is not pronounced zeemyáh, but zeemɲá.

[YanisOdyss]

global?

[JohnGorenfeld]

Using "general" like this in English seems possibly old-fashioned. James Joyce: "The snow was general all over Ireland..." I'd go with widespread...

[Lensman400]

It may be my failing memory but words seem to appear in the 'type what you hear' sections that have not been previously introduced.

[Lng52-._]

Can the word "βλάβη" be used instead of "ζημιά"?

[troll1995]

Yes, it can.

[Lyazko]

"loss"?

[troll1995]

Loss is "απώλεια, χασούρα". It's only "ζημιά" when talking about financials.

[Lyazko]

Yes, that's the sense in which I meant it. Anyway the dictionary I used (google translate) had loss, which is why I thought I'd mention it. Thanks.