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Hungarian
Etymology
fél (“half”) + váll (“shoulder”) + -ról (“from”)
Pronunciation
Adverb
félvállról (not comparable)
- (rare) over one's shoulder while turning one's head to the side
- (figuratively, idiomatic) belittlingly, lightly, halfheartedly, carelessly, dismissively
- Synonyms: foghegyről, fölényesen, fölényeskedve, lóhátról, hetykén, lekezelően, lekicsinylően, leereszkedően
- Ezt az ügyet nem lehet félvállról venni. ― You can't take this matter lightly.
- A beosztottjait félvállról kezeli. ― He/she treats his/her subordinates dismissively.
Derived terms
Further reading
- félvállról 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