Emel

Emel

Meaning:

to lift

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Akkora lettél, hogy már nem tudlak felemelni.

You’ve gotten so big that I cannot lift you anymore.

[So-big gotten-you, that anymore not can-I up-lift.]

Nincs kedvem most súlyokat emelgetni, inkább elmegyek futni.

I’m not feeling like lifting weights right now so I’ll rather go for a run.

[Not-exists mood-my now weights(acc.) lift-up-and-down, rather away-go-I run.]

Related terms:

felemelő – uplifting

daru – crane

letesz – to put down

súly – weight

nehéz – heavy (also: difficult)

könnyű – light (also: easy)

emelet – floor (1st, 2nd, …)

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