Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

le- +‎ foglal

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛfoɡlɒl]
  • Hyphenation: le‧fog‧lal
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Verb edit

lefoglal

  1. (transitive) to reserve, to book (to book in advance; to make a reservation)
    Synonyms: foglal, vált, megvált, előjegyez, előjegyeztet, félretetet, rendel, megrendel
    lefoglal egy asztaltto reserve a table
  2. (transitive) to be busy, to be tied up with responsibilities, such as studies, work, family, so little or no time is left for other things
    Lefoglalt a tanulás.I was tied up with my studies.
  3. (transitive) to confiscate, to seize (to use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder)

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Further reading edit

  • lefoglal 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