letesz

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Hungarian

Etymology

le- +‎ tesz

Pronunciation

Verb

letesz

  1. (transitive) to put down, to lay down
    Letette a bőröndjét, hogy körülnézzen.He put his suitcase down to look around.
    Az ellenállók végül letették a fegyvert.The rebels have finally laid down their arms.
  2. (intransitive) to give up on, to lose hope concerning someone or something (with -ról/-ről or followed by the adverb róla)
    Letettem róla, hogy találjak egy jó fodrászt.I have given up on finding a good hairdresser.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • letesz 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