Hungarian

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Etymology

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meg- +‎ ráz

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛɡraːz]
  • Hyphenation: meg‧ráz
  • Rhymes: -aːz

Verb

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megráz

  1. (transitive) to shock, shake, jolt (to disturb emotionally)
  2. (transitive) to shock (to give an electric shock)
  3. (transitive) to shake (to cause something to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly)
    A földrengés megrázta az épületet.The earthquake shook the building.
  4. (transitive) to shake (to move one's head from side to side, especially to indicate a negative)
    Megrázta a fejét.She shook her head.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • megráz 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