felborul

Hungarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

fel- + borul

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlborul]
  • Hyphenation: fel‧bo‧rul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Verb

felborul

  1. (intransitive, of an object) to overturn, tip over, fall over, capsize (boat), keel over (vessel)
    Synonyms: felfordul, feldől
    A szánkó felborult, és mi a hóba estünk.The sled overturned and we fell into the snow.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, of plans, situations) to be upset, break up (marriage), turn upside down
    Synonym: felbomlik
    Elveszítették az állásukat és úgy érezték, hogy felborult az életük.They lost their job and felt that their lives had been turned upside down.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • felborul 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
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