elbeszél

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Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ beszél

Pronunciation

Verb

elbeszél

  1. (transitive, literary) to narrate, tell, recount, relate
    Synonyms: elmond, elmesél
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to spend time chatting
    Synonym: elbeszélget
    Úgy elbeszéltük az időt, hogy majdnem lekéstük a buszt.We chatted away the time and almost missed the bus.
  3. (intransitive) to speak or talk without considering the other's point (aside someone mellett)
    Nem is beszélgettek, csak elbeszéltek egymás mellett.They didn't even converse, just talked past each other.

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Further reading

  • elbeszél 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
  • elbeszél in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).