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előétel

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– Can we have live food on our wedding?
– You mean appetizer? Sure.
– Appetizer, right?

előétel [ˈɛløːeːtɛl] – appetizer; hors d’oeuvre
élő étel [ˈeːløːeːtɛl] – live food

élő [ˈeːløː] – live; alive; living
él [ˈeːl] – lives; is alive
élni [ˈeːlni] – to live

étel [ˈeːtɛl] – food; dish
enni [ˈɛnːi] – to eat
ennivaló [ˈɛnːivɑloː] – food; something to eat
(Literally: intended for eating; meant to be eaten)

esküvő [ˈɛʃkyvøː] – wedding
lakodalom [ˈlɑkodɑlom] – wedding; nuptials; bridal
lagzi [ˈlɑgzi] – wedding (short for lakodalom)

a nap fénypontja

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a nap fénypontja [ˈɑ nɑp feːɲponcɑ] – the highlight of the day
(Hungarian phrase)

a nap fémpontya [ˈɑ nɑp feːmponcɑ] – the metal-carp of the day
(funny interpretation of the phrase, allegedly first said by Miklós Galla of the L’art pour l’art Társulat comedy troupe in cca 1994)

nap [ˈnɑp]
1) day
2) sun ☀️

fénypont [ˈfeːɲpont] – highlight
fény [ˈfeːɲ] – light; shine
pont [ˈpont]
1) point; dot
2) full stop; period
3) clause; article; count (e.g. in a contract)
4) exactly; just; precisely (short for “pontosan” [ˈpontoʃɑn])

fém [ˈfeːm] – metal
ponty [ˈponc] – carp 🐟

libegő-lobogó

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levegő [ˈlɛvɛgøː] – air
lebegő [ˈlɛbɛgøː] – floating
lebegni [ˈlɛbɛgni] – to float
lebeg [ˈlɛbɛg] – he/she/it is floating

libeg-lobog [ˈlibɛglobog] – it’s waving / flying (in the air)
libegő-lobogó [ˈlibɛgøː lobogoː] – waving; flying
libegő [ˈlibɛgøː]
1) waving; flying
2) chair lift

lobogó [ˈlobogøː]
1) fluttering; flickering; flaming; waving
2) flag (also as “zászló”)

lég [ˈleːg]
1) air; atmosphere
2) air-; aerial (in compound words)

lélegezni [ˈleːlɛgɛzni] – to breathe
lélegzik [ˈleːlɛgzik] – he/she/it breathes; he/she/it is breathing
lélegzet [ˈleːlɛgzɛt] – breath
lélek [ˈleːlɛk] – soul; spirit; ghost

támpont

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tampont [ˈtɑmpont] – tampon (accusative)
támpont [ˈtaːmpont] – base; pivot; strong point; guideline
támaszpont [ˈtaːmɑspont] – base; strong point
támasz [ˈtaːmɑs] – support; pillar; shoulder
támaszt [ˈtaːmɑst] – he/she/it is leaning; he/she /it is propping up
támasztani [ˈtaːmɑstɑni]
1) (transitive) to lean; to prop against
2) (transitive) to support; to prop up; to shore up
3) (transitive) to impose (a requirement or an expectation); to set (a standard); to lay (claim to something)

kiindulópont [ˈkiinduloːpont] – starting point; base; origination

terítő

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terítő [ˈtɛriːtøː] – tablecloth; cloth; pone
térítő [ˈteːriːtøː]
1) tropic
2) missionary, proselytizer
 
hittérítő [ˈhitːeːriːtøː] – missionary; converter
[Literally::: belief-spreadder]
 
teríteni [ˈtɛriːtɛni]
1) to lay the table; to set (to arrange the table with dishes and cutlery)
2) to hand out
 
téríteni [ˈteːriːtɛni]
1) to convert (to another faith)
2) to turn; to direct (to a place)
 
Baktérítő [ˈbɑkteːriːtøː] – Tropic of Capricorn
Ráktérítő [ˈraːkteːriːtøː] – Tropic of Cancer

hetvenkedő

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hetvenkettő [ˈhɛtvɛnkɛtːøː] – seventy-two
hetvenkedő [ˈhɛtvɛnkedøː] – braggart; blowhard; swashbuckler

hetvenkedni [ˈhɛtvɛnkedni] – to ruffle; to bluster; to roister
hetven [ˈhɛtvɛn] – seventy
kettő [ˈkɛtːøː] – (number) two
két [ˈkeːt] – two (used before nouns and as part of numbers and phrases)