leszavaz

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Hungarian

Etymology

le- (perfective prefix) +‎ szavaz (to vote)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: le‧sza‧vaz
  • Rhymes: -ɒz

Verb

leszavaz

  1. (transitive) to outvote, vote down (to defeat some measure or candidate by a majority vote)
  2. (transitive) to vote down (to reject someone's proposal)
    Synonyms: elvet, elutasít
    Hétvégén itthon akartam maradni, de a gyerekek leszavazták az ötletemet, így kirándulni mentünk.
    I wanted to stay at home on the weekend, but my family voted down my idea, so we went on a trip.
  3. (intransitive) to vote, cast one's vote (to assert a formalized choice in an election)

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Further reading

  • leszavaz 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