becsuk

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Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ csuk

Pronunciation

Verb

becsuk

  1. (transitive) to shut, to close (to stop from being open)
    Antonym: kinyit
    Middle-voice counterpart: becsukódik
    Csukd be az ajtót, légy szíves.Please shut the door.
    A fény olyan erős volt, hogy be kellett csuknom a szememet.The light was so bright I had to shut my eyes.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) Synonym of bezár (to close down, to shut) (to close a business temporarily or permanently)
    Becsukták a bányát, mert életveszélyes volt.They closed the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition.
    A gyógyszertár vasárnap be van csukva.The pharmacy is closed on Sunday.
  3. (transitive) to lock up (to imprison or incarcerate someone)
    Synonym: bebörtönöz

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Further reading

  • becsuk 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
  • becsuk in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)