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Hungarian
Etymology
halvány + -an (adverb-forming suffix)
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: hal‧vá‧nyan
Adverb
halványan (comparative halványabban, superlative leghalványabban)
- dimly, palely, faintly
- A csillagok halványan pislákoltak az égen. ― The stars twinkled faintly in the sky.
- Halványan mosolygott, nem volt több ereje a betegsége óta. ― She smiled faintly, she had no more strength since her illness.
- (of work or performance) poorly, weakly
- A csapat nagyon halványan szerepelt a versenyen. ― The team performed very poorly in the competition.