felvon

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Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

fel- (up) +‎ von (to pull)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlvon]
  • Hyphenation: fel‧von
  • Rhymes: -on

Verb

felvon

  1. (transitive) to raise upwards, lift, elevate (to rise something: curtains, anchors, flags, eyes, eyebrows, shoulders)
    horgonyt felvonto lift the anchor
    vitorlát felvonto hoist the sails (literally, “to pull/draw up the sails”)
    A tanár felvonta a szemöldökét.The teacher raised his eyebrows.

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Further reading

  • felvon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN