Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From el- +‎ fuserál, from fuser (bungler, botcher).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlfuʃɛraːl]
  • Hyphenation: el‧fu‧se‧rál
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Verb edit

elfuserál

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to mess up, to make a mess of, to screw up, to botch, to bungle
    Synonyms: elront, eltol, elszúr, elpuskáz

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • elfuserál 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
  • elfuserál in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)