forral

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Hungarian

Etymology

forr +‎ -al

Pronunciation

Verb

forral

  1. (transitive) to boil (something), to bring to boil, parboil, scald (milk), mull (wine)
    vizet forralto boil water
    • 2021, Zoltán Danyi, A rózsákról, Budapest: Magvető, →ISBN, page 7:
      [] visszamentem a konyhába, vizet forraltam, ráöntöttem a mentalevelekre, majd az ablakhoz léptem, hogy amíg a tea ázik, az ablakból nézelődjek, de mikor kinéztem, és megláttam a napot, a fejemben egyből megjelent a szabály, hogy ha nem akarom, hogy bajok legyenek, akkror az ablaknál kell maradnom, és meg kell várnom, hogy a nap lemenjen.
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  2. (transitive) to contemplate (something), to plot, meditate (mischief, revenge etc.)
    bosszút forralto contemplate revenge

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Further reading

  • forral 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