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1 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) pompásan megvendégel vkit -
2 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) pompásan megvendégel vkit -
3 proud
büszke, öntelt, önhitt* * *1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) büszke2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) öntelt3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) büszke4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) pompás•- proudly- do someone proud
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4 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) leszállít vkit a magas lórólEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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5 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) leszállít vkit a magas lórólEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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6 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) leszállít vkit a magas lórólEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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7 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) leszállít vkit a magas lórólEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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8 sweep
pásztázás, söprés, nagy kanyar, letapogatás to sweep: végigszáguld, suhan, seper, evezővel hajt, pásztáz* * *[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) söpör2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) elsöpör3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) végigszáguld (vmin)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) végigsöpör; beront2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) söprés2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) söprés3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) kéményseprő4) (a sweepstake.) lóverseny-totó•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
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