Hungarian

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Etymology

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össze- +‎ vág

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈøsːɛvaːɡ]
  • Hyphenation: ösz‧sze‧vág
  • Rhymes: -aːɡ

Verb

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összevág

  1. (transitive) to mince, to cut up, to chop up to pieces
    összevágja a hagymátto chop up the onion
  2. (transitive) to cut (in multiple places, to cut all over)
    A törött üveg összevágta a kezét.The broken glass cut his hand.
  3. (transitive, film) to edit, to cut (to slice and rearrange video sequences)
  4. (transitive) to hit/snap/click together (spurs on boots, ankles, heels as a soldier)
    összevágja a bokájátto snap one's heels together with a click
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to throw together (to complete a task hurriedly, without much attention to detail)
  6. (intransitive) to square, to match, to fit, to fit in, to go along (of two or more things to agree or conform) (with something -val/-vel)
    Összevág ez a tényekkel?Does this square with the facts?

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