felvon

Hungarian

Etymology

fel- (“up”) +‎ von (“to pull”)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

felvon

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

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