Menő Manó [ˈmɛnøː mɑnoː] – Mr. Linea, the main character of the animated series La Linea
(Literally: going elf; cool elf)
menő [ˈmɛnøː]
1) cool; trendy
2) going; passing
menni [ˈmɛnːi]
1) to go
2) to work; to function
megy [ˈmɛɟ]
1) he/she/it is going
2) it’s working; it’s functioning
manó [ˈmɑnoː] – elf; gnome; goblin; imp; pixy
Image: https://revuecaptures.org/contrepoint/la-linea
a tojáshéj a fenekén
még ott (van) a tojáshéj a fenekén [ˈmeːg otː vɑn ɑ tojaːʃheːj ɑ fɛnɛkeːn] – he/she is immature; young; inexperienced 🐣
(Literally: the eggshell is still there on his/her bottom)
még [ˈmeːg] – still; yet
itt [ˈitː] – here
ott [ˈotː] – there
van [ˈvɑn] – there is; exists
lenni [ˈlɛnːi] – to be; to exist
tojáshéj [ˈtojaːʃheːj] – eggshell
tojás [ˈtojaːʃ]
(Literally: laying; (egg)-laying; the state/process of laying an egg)
1) egg
2) testicle
tojni [ˈtojni] – to lay (egg)
tojik [ˈtojik] – he/she/it is laying (egg)
tojó [ˈtojoː]
1) hen
2) (egg)-layer (person, animal, thing)
héj [ˈheːj]
1) shell (egg, nut)
2) skin (apple, onion, potato)
3) peel (orange, lemon)
4) rind (melon)
5) crust (bread)
6) bark (tree)
7) lid (eye)
héja [ˈheːjɑ]
1) hawk
2) the shell/skin/peel/rind/crust/bark/lid of a particular thing
fenék [ˈfɛneːk] – ass; buttocks; bottom; buttock
Photo: Miroslav Sárkozy (pixabay.com)
kenyérre lehet kenni
(őt) kenyérre lehet kenni [ˈkɛɲeːrːɛ lɛhɛt kɛnːi] – (he/she is) meek; good-tempered 🧈 🍞
(Literally: he/she is soft as butter, can be spread on bread)
kenyér [ˈkɛɲeːr] – bread
megkenni [ˈmɛgkɛnːi] – to spread; to grease; to oil
kenni [ˈkɛnːi] – to spread; to grease; to oil
ken [ˈkɛn] – he/she is spreading / greasing / oiling
kenőcs [ˈkɛnøːtʃ] – ointment; unguent; salve
vaj [ˈvɑj] – butter
Photo: Ken Boyd (pixabay.com)
izompacsirta
izompacsirta [ˈizompɑtʃirtɑ] – muscleman; very strong and muscular man
(Literally: muscle-lark)
izomkolosszus [ˈizomkolosːuʃ] – muscleman
izmos [ˈizmoʃ] – muscular
izom [ˈizom] – muscle
izomzat [ˈizomzɑt] – musculature; muscular system
izomlázas [ˈizomlaːzɑʃ] – a person with muscle-strain / DOMS
izomláz [ˈizomlaːz] – muscle-strain; delayed onset muscle soreness
(Literally: muscle-fever)
láz [ˈlaːz] – temperature; fever
pacsirta [ˈpɑtʃirtɑ] – lark; skylark
Photo: Venti Views (unsplash.com)
örül
Örül, mint majom a farkának. [ˈøryl mint mɑjom ɑ fɑrkaːnɑk] – He/she is jumping for joy.
( Literally: He/she is as happy as a monkey about its tail.)
öröm [ˈørøm] – happiness
örül [ˈøryl] – he/she/it is happy
örülni [ˈørylni] – to be happy; to rejoice
mint [ˈmint] – as; like; than
majom [ˈmɑjom] – monkey; ape
farok [ˈfɑrok] – tail; dick
farkas [ˈfɑrkɑʃ] – wolf
faiskola
faiskola [ˈfɑiʃkolɑ] – tree nursery; nursery garden
(Literally: tree-school)
fa [ˈfɑ]
1) tree
2) wood
3) wooden
4) lumber; timber
iskola [ˈiʃkolɑ] – school
isi [ˈiʃi] – school (diminutive)
suli [ˈʃuli] – school (colloquial)
Original photo: FLORIANO GELSI (pixabay.com)
Ki a sofőr?
– Ki a sofőr? [ˈki ɑ ʃoføːr]
This phrase in Hungarian you can ask your guests upon arrival to find out who is not drinking alcohol today. Whom you’ll not serve homemade pálinka as a welcome drink. It literally means: Who is the driver? 😀
Ki nem iszik? [ˈki nɛm isik] – Who is not drinking (alcohol)?
Ki nem fog inni? [ˈki nɛm fog inːi] – Who will not be drinking (alcohol)?
ki [ˈki]
1) who
2) out; from the inside, in an outward direction
sofőr [ˈʃoføːr] – chauffeur; driver
inni [ˈinːi] – to drink
iszik [ˈisik] – he/she/it is drinking
Photo: DanaTentis (Pixabay)
lepedőakrobata
(ő egy) lepedőakrobata [ˈlɛpɛdøːɑkrobɑtɑ] – he/she is really good in bed
(Literally: (he/she is a) bed sheet acrobat)
lepedő [ˈlɛpɛdøː]
1) sheet
2) bed sheet
ágylepedő [ˈaːɟlɛpɛdøː] – bed sheet
ágy [ˈaːɟ] – bed
akrobata [ˈɑkrobɑtɑ] – acrobat
erőművész [ˈɛrøːmyːveːs] – acrobat; strongman
erő [ˈɛrøː] – strength; force; power
művész [ˈmyːveːs] – artist
Photo: Eniola B. (unsplash.com)
nászút
nászút [ˈnaːsuːt] – honeymoon
nász [ˈnaːs] – wedding; nuptials
nászajándék [ˈnaːsɑjaːndeːk] – wedding present
nászéjszaka [ˈnaːseːjsɑkɑ] – wedding-night; married couple’s night
út [ˈuːt]
1) way; road; path
2) track; trip; voyage (also as “utazás”)
DNS
DNS [ˈdeːɛnɛʃ] – DNA 🧬
dezoxiribonukleinsav [ˈdɛzoksiribonuklɛjinʃɑv] – deoxyribonucleic acid
sav [ˈʃɑv] – acid
savas [ˈʃɑvɑʃ] – acidic
lúgos [ˈluːgoʃ] – alkaline
lúg [ˈluːg]
1) alkali
2) lye
RNS [ˈɛrɛnɛʃ] – RNA
ribonukleinsav [ˈribonuklɛjinʃɑv] – ribonucleic acid
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