“Mom, when will hairdressers reopen?”
“I’m your father…”
fodrászat [ˈfodraːsɑt] – hairdressing salon
fodrász [ˈfodraːs] – hairdresser
fodor [ˈfodor]
1) frill; ruffle (clothing)
2) curl; wave (hair)
3) ripple (water)
borbély [ˈborbeːj] – barber
haj [ˈhɑj] – hair
hajszál [ˈhɑjsaːl] – (one) hair
kinyitni [ˈkiɲitni] – to open
nyitva [ˈɲitvv] – open
zárva [ˈzaːrvɑ] – closed; locked
bezárni [ˈbezaːrni] – to close; to lock
fülbemászó [ˈfylbɛmaːsoː]
1) earwig
2) melodious; catchy (song)
(Literally: into-ear-crawling)
fül [ˈfyl] – ear
-ba [ˈbɑ] / -be [ˈbɛ] – into (suffix)
mászni [ˈmaːsni] – to crawl; to climb
mászik [ˈmaːsik] – he/she is crawling; he/she is climbing
Vezércsel [ˈvɛzeːrtʃɛl] – Queen’s Gambit
(Literally: leader-trick)
vezér [ˈvɛzeːr]
1) leader; chief
2) queen (in chess) ♛
cselezés [ˈtʃɛlɛzeːʃ] – dribbling; dribble
cselezni [ˈtʃɛlɛzni] – to trick; to dribble
cselez [ˈtʃɛlɛz] – he/she is tricking; he/she is dribbling
csel [ˈtʃɛl] – trick; ruse; catch; tweak
csal [ˈtʃɑl] – he/she is cheating
csalni [ˈtʃɑlni] – to cheat
csalás [ˈtʃɑlaːʃ] – fraud; cheating; deception; deceit
kb [ˈkaːbeː] – cca
körülbelül [ˈkørylbɛlyl] – circa; around; approximately
[Literally: around-inside]
kör [ˈkør] – circle; round; lap
körül [ˈkøryl]
1) around; near (in space)
2) about; around (in estimations)
belül [ˈbɛlyl] – inside; within
bent [ˈbɛnt]; benn [ˈbɛnː] – inside
belső [ˈbɛlʃøː] – inner; internal; interior
bél [ˈbeːl]
1) (anatomy) intestine, bowel
2) kernel (of nut)
3) flesh; pulp (fruit)
4) the soft part of bread
5) wick (candle)
szaglászna [ˈsɑglaːsnɑ] – he/she would sniff; he/she would snoop around; he/she would be snooping around (in Hungarian)
(я) согласна [sɐˈɡɫasnə] – I agree; agreed (feminine; in Russian)
szaglászni [ˈsɑglaːsni] – to sniff; to nose; to snoop around
szagolni [ˈsɑgolni] – to smell
szag [ˈsɑg] – smell; odor; odour
illat [ilːɑt] – fragrance, scent; aroma
illatos [ilːɑtoʃ] – fragrant; aromatic
Gáspár [ˈgaːʃpaːr] – Caspar
Menyhért [ˈmɛɲheːrt] / [ˈmeɲheːrt] – Melchior
Boldizsár [ˈboldiʒaːr] – Balthazar
a napkeleti bölcsek [ˈnɑpkɛlɛti bøltʃɛk] – the (Three) Wise Men; the Three Kings
(Literally: the wise (men) from the Orient/East)
napkelet [ˈnɑpkɛlɛt]
1) East; Orient
2) sunrise (time of day)
napkelte [ˈnɑpkɛltɛ] – sunrise (time of day)
kelet [ˈkɛlɛt]
1) east
2) date (archaic)
kelni [ˈkɛlni] – to rise
kel [ˈkɛl] – he/she/it rises; he/she/it is rising
(e.g.: A nap keleten kel. – The sun rises in the east.)
bölcs [ˈbøltʃ] – wise; wise man; sage
macskakő [ˈmɑtʃkɑkøː] – sett; Belgian block; cobblestone
(Literally: cat-stone)
The word macskakő is
1) either the short version of macskafejkő [ˈmɑtʃkɑfɛjkøː] (cat-head-stone) and is coming from the German word Katzenkopfstein with the same meaning; and the naming is based on the little stone blocks reminding people of a cat’s head because of their size or shape,
2) or the little block stones were named after their origin: Macskalyuk bánya (Cat-hole mine) near Somoskő in Hungary, where such block stones have used to be made for mainly local use.
macska [ˈmɑtʃkɑ] – cat
fej [ˈfɛj] – head
kő [ˈkøː] – stone
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