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Hungarian
Etymology
From rés (“gap, slit, slot, crack”) + -en (“on”) + van (“to be”), literally, “to be on gap”.
Pronunciation
Verb
résen van
- (idiomatic) to watch out, to be prepared, (on the) alert, on one's guard, or on the ball, to be/stand on guard, to have/keep an ear to the ground, to keep a weather eye open
- Synonyms: észnél van, figyel, vigyáz, óvatos, nyitva tartja a szemét
Usage notes
Its imperative form Légy résen! is the Hungarian version of the scouting motto Be prepared.
Conjugation
- For the verb, see van.
- The inflected noun résen remains unchanged.