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borul

borul

Hungarian

Verb

borul

  1. (intransitive, of sky, weather) to cloud, cloud over (to overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds)
    Borul az ég. - The sky is clouding over.
    Borul az idő, esni fog. - It's getting clouded, it is going to rain.
  2. (intransitive) to fall into something (-ba/-be)
    virágba borul - to blossom (to break into flowers)
    könnybe borul a szeme - his/her eyes fill with tears
    nyakába borul - to fall on someone's neck, to throw oneself on someone's neck
  3. (intransitive) to fall onto something (-ra/-re)
    térdre borul - to fell down on one's knees

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • beborul
  • elborul
  • felborul
  • fölborul
  • kiborul
  • leborul
  • összeborul
  • ráborul

Related terms

References

  1. Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6