Gonosz

Gonosz

Meaning:

mean, malicious, rogue, evil

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

Being mean is a NO GO.

Example sentences:

Aki másokkal gonoszkodik, az ne várjon semmi jót az élettől.

Those who are mean to others shouldn’t expect anything good from life.

[Who others-with mean-is, that not expect nothing good the life-from.]

A jó sajnos nem mindig győz a gonosz felett

The good sadly doesn’t always beat the evil.

[The good sadly not always wins the evil above.]

Related terms:

gonoszkodik – to be mean, to say mean things

rosszindulatú – malicious

jó / jóságos – benevolent, warmhearted

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