Fél

Fél

Meaning:

to be scared, to be afraid

also: half

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Nem félek az élettől.

I am not afraid to live.

[Not am-afraid the life-from.]

Nincs mitől félni.

There’s nothing to be scared of.

[Not exists what-from be-scared.]

Fél óra múlva találkozunk.

We’re meeting in half an hour.

[Half hour in meet-we.]

Related terms:

félős – worrying (person)

reszket – to shudder

libabőr – goosebumps

pánikol – to panick

rettegés – dread (n.)

félig – semi-

parázik – a more colloquial word for “fél”, also used for worrying

Not to be confused with:

fel – up

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