szabadlábra

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Hungarian

Etymology

First attested in 1753. From szabad (free) +‎ lábra (onto leg/foot), calque of German auf freien Fuß, compare szabadlábon (szabad + lábon).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sza‧bad‧láb‧ra
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Adverb

szabadlábra

  1. (idiomatic, in set phrases) released (freed from captivity)
    Az elítéltet ma helyezik szabadlábra.The convict will be released today.
    A banda tagjai négy év börtön után szabadlábra kerültek.The gang members were released after four years in prison.

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References

  1. ^ szabadlábra 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.)

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