repül

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Hungarian

(1) repül
(2) repülőgépen repülnek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic root imitating the sound of wings + -ül (reflexive suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

repül

  1. (intransitive) to fly (of winged animals and aircraft, to propel oneself through the air)
    • 2006, László Reményik, chapter 15, in Felvert por:
      Sirályok repültek a ladik fölé, szárnyukat széttárva lebegtek fölötte.
      Seagulls flew above the punt, hovering over it with their wings spread.
  2. (intransitive) to fly (to travel by means of an aircraft or spacecraft)
  3. (intransitive) to be hurled, shot or blown through the air (especially with force or speed)
    • 1972, “24 óra a nagyvilágban”, in Dunántúli Napló, volume 29, number 38:
      Háztetők, antennák repültek a levegőben, az orkán villamos vezetékeket szaggatott le, fákat és tartóoszlopokat tépett ki.
      Roofs and antennas were blown through the air, the storm tore off power lines, ripped out trees and utility poles.
  4. (intransitive, literary) to speed, to run, to rush (to go very fast)
    • 2005, István Bársony, “Magyar Vadászlap”, in Vérrózsák a havon, volume 14, number 11:
      A szán könnyedén repült velem az erdőn keresztül.
      The sleigh was speeding effortlessly through the forest with me.
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to fly, to fly by (of time, to pass very fast)
    • 2010, András Killyéni, “Múltidéző”, in Vasparipák Kolozsvárott:
      Harminc éve volt, Istenem, hogy repül az idő!
      It's been thirty years ago, my God, how time flies!
  6. (intransitive, colloquial) to be kicked out (to be forcefully removed from a position, office, school, lodging, etc.)
    • 1965, Péter Fábián, “Lengyelország 1965 tavaszán”, in Szolnok Megyei Néplap, volume 16, number 139:
      Aki nem tanul tisztességesen, az hamar repül az egyetemről.
      Those who don't study decently will get kicked out of the university fast.

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Compound words

References

  1. ^ repül in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • repül 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