felvált

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Hungarian

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Etymology

fel- +‎ vált

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Verb

felvált

  1. (transitive, of money) to change (to give the equivalent amount of money in lower denominations)
    A boltban felváltották a százasomat.They changed my hundred for me in the shop.
  2. (transitive, of sentinel, guard) to change, relieve
    Két óra múlva felváltották az őrt.Two hours later the guard was relieved.
  3. (transitive, of task, obligation, place, duty) to take over, replace (in something: -ban/-ben)
    Felváltottam a barátomat a virrasztásban.I replaced my friend in the all-night vigil.
  4. (transitive, figuratively, of time, phenomenon, action) to replace, give way, succeed
    A régi épületeket modern családi házak váltották fel.The old buildings were replaced by modern family homes.
    A nyarat felváltja az ősz.Fall succeeds summer.

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Further reading

  • felvált 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