felvon

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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fel- (up) +‎ von (to pull)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛlvon]
  • Hyphenation: fel‧von
  • Rhymes: -on

Verb

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felvon

  1. (transitive) to raise upwards, lift, elevate (to rise something: curtains, anchors, flags, eyes, eyebrows, shoulders)
    horgonyt felvonto lift the anchor
    vitorlát felvonto hoist the sails (literally, “to pull/draw up the sails”)
    A tanár felvonta a szemöldökét.The teacher raised his eyebrows.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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