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1 borrow
kölcsönkér* * *['borəu](to take (something, often money) temporarily with the intention of returning it: He borrowed a book from the library.) kölcsönöz- borrower- borrowing -
2 certain
egyes, bizonyos* * *['sə:tn] 1. adjective1) (true or without doubt: It's certain that the world is round.) biztos2) (sure: I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.) biztos3) (one or some, not definitely named: certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.) bizonyos4) (slight; some: a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.) egy kevés•2. interjection(of course: `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!') hogyne!- for certain
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3 couple
pár to couple: párosít, párosul* * *1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) néhány2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) pár2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) összekapcsol- couplet- coupling -
4 either
valamelyik a kettő közül, bármelyik, valamelyik* * *1. pronoun(the one or the other of two: You may borrow either of these books; I offered him coffee or tea, but he didn't want either.) egyik, valamelyik (a kettő közül)2. adjective1) (the one or the other (of two things, people etc): He can write with either hand.) akármelyik, bármelyik2) (the one and the other (of two things, people etc); both: at either side of the garden.) mindkét3. adverb1) (used for emphasis: If you don't go, I won't either.) sem2) (moreover; besides: I used to sing, and I hadn't a bad voice, either.) ráadásul•- either way -
5 entitle
címet ad, címez* * *1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) feljogosít2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) címet ad• -
6 on principle
(because of one's principles: I never borrow money, on principle.) elvből -
7 principles
noun plural (one's own personal rules or standards of behaviour: It is against my principles to borrow money.) elvek -
8 semicolon
pontosvessző* * *[semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən](the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) pontosvessző -
9 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) elzavarEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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10 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) elzavarEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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11 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) elzavarEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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12 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) elzavarEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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13 spot
egy csepp, pont, szégyenfolt, egy harapás, pecsét to spot: foltossá válik, kiszúr, előre kiszemel, meglát* * *[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) folt2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) petty3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) pattanás4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) helyszín5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) egy kis2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) észrevesz2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) "kiszúr" vkit•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) bevilágít2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) ráirányítja a figyelmet•- on the spot
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15 strike
légi csapás, sztrájk, telér to strike: támad vmi ellen, megfeneklik, rábukkan, csap* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) (meg)üt2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) támad3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) csihol4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) sztrájkol5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) vmire bukkan6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) leüt; fog; üt7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) vmilyennek talál, vmilyen benyomást tesz vkire; meglep(ődik); feltűnik (vkinek vmi)8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) ver9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) vmilyen irányba megy10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) (tábort) bont; zászlót bevon2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) sztrájk2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) szerencsés lelet•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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16 such as it is
(though it scarcely deserves the name: You can borrow our lawn mower, such as it is.) ha ugyan annak nevezhető -
17 sweeper
szőnyegseprű, utcaseprő gép* * *noun (a person or thing that sweeps: a road-sweeper; May I borrow your carpet-sweeper?) seprű
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Borrow — or borrowing can mean: to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. *In finance, monetary debt *In language, the use of loanwords *In arithmetic, when a digit become smaller than limit and the deficiency is taken from … Wikipedia
Borrow — Bor row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Borrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Borrowing}.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh, pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS. beorgan to protect. ?95. See 1st {Borough}.] 1. To receive from another as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
borrow — [bär′ō, bôr′ō] vt., vi. [ME borwen < OE borgian, to borrow, lend, be surety for, akin to beorgan, to protect & BOROUGH] 1. to take or receive (something) with the understanding that one will return it or an equivalent 2. to adopt or take over… … English World dictionary
borrow — bor·row vt: to take or receive temporarily; specif: to receive (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest bor·row·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. borrow … Law dictionary
borrow — O.E. borgian to lend, be surety for, from P.Gmc. *borg pledge, from PIE *bhergh to hide, protect (see BURY (Cf. bury)). Sense shifted in O.E. to borrow, apparently on the notion of collateral deposited as security for something borrowed. Cf. O.E … Etymology dictionary
borrow / lend / loan — Borrow is to receive something from someone temporarily: to borrow a book and then return it. Lend is a verb that mean to temporarily give something to someone : Henry will lend (or loan) Francine a book. Loan is a noun: a bank loan.… … Confused words
borrow hole — or borrow pit noun (civil eng) A pit formed by the excavation of material to be used elsewhere for embanking, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑borrow … Useful english dictionary
borrow/take a page from someone — (or borrow/take a page from someone s book) US : to do the same thing that someone else has done You may want to borrow/take a page from his book and study harder for your finals. • • • Main Entry: ↑page … Useful english dictionary
borrow trouble — {v. phr.} To worry for nothing about trouble that may not come; make trouble for yourself needlessly. * /Don t borrow trouble by worrying about next year. It s too far away./ * /You are borrowing trouble if you try to tell John what to do./… … Dictionary of American idioms
borrow trouble — {v. phr.} To worry for nothing about trouble that may not come; make trouble for yourself needlessly. * /Don t borrow trouble by worrying about next year. It s too far away./ * /You are borrowing trouble if you try to tell John what to do./… … Dictionary of American idioms
Borrow — Bor row, n. 1. Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ye may retain as borrows my two priests. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of borrowing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of your royal presence I ll… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
