átlát

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See also: át-lát, and Át-lát

Hungarian

Etymology

át- +‎ lát

Pronunciation

Verb

átlát

  1. (intransitive) to see across, see over (optionally with lative suffixes; to have a view from one place to another)
    Az ablakból átlát a szomszéd kertjére.From the window, s/he has a view to the neighbor’s garden.
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to see through someone or something (to understand someone’s real intentions or the intention behind a plot; used with -n/-on/-en/-ön)
    átlát a szitánto see through the ruse
    Átlátok rajtad!I can see through you! I’m reading your mind!
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to see through something (-n/-on/-en/-ön) (to see to the bottom of something; to grasp the gist of something)
    jól átlátja a helyzetetto see the situation clearly; to have a good grip of the situation

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Further reading

  • átlát 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
  • átlát in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).