elcserél

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Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ cserél

Pronunciation

Verb

elcserél

  1. (transitive) to exchange, swap, trade something (for something: -ért or -ra/-re ) (to exchange goods or services without involving money)
    Elcseréltük a kocsinkat egy másikra.We traded our car for another one.
  2. (transitive) to mistake something for something, mix up, confuse (to exchange something with another thing by mistake or by human doing)
    Synonym: összecserél
    A ruhatáros elcserélte a kabátomat valakiével.The cloakroom attendant exchanged my coat with someone else's.
    Borospohár jelölőt tettem a poharamra, hogy el ne cseréljem.I put a wine glass tag on my glass to avoid confusion.

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Further reading

  • elcserél 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
  • elcserél 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).