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Meaning of úr | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common
[ˈuːr]

Definitions

  1. master (someone who has control over something or someone)
  2. void, gap (empty space)
    countable, uncountable
  3. Lord
    Judaism, capitalized
  4. space, outer space (area beyond the atmosphere of planets that consists of a vacuum)
    countable, uncountable
  5. emptiness
    countable, uncountable
  6. gentleman
  7. sir, gentleman (term of address)
  8. Mr, Mr. (or omitted in English)
  9. husband
    dated

Equivalents

Examples

“1908, revised Bible translation of Gáspár Károlyi, Isaiah 48:17”

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, who teaches you for your own good, who leads you in the way you should go.

“Kint áll egy úr, és azt kérdezi, bejöhet-e.”

There is a gentleman standing outside, asking if he may come in.

“Uram!”

Sir!

“Hölgyeim és uraim!”

Ladies and gentlemen!

“Kovács úr”

Mr. Kovács

“doktor úr, mérnök úr, tanár/professzor úr, igazgató úr, bíró úr, often also nyomozó úr, író úr”

Doctor, Engineer, Professor, Manager, Judge; Inspector, Writer

“Az urammal egy vonatúton ismerkedtünk meg.”

My husband and I met each other on a train ride.

“Hiánya nagy űrt hagyott az életünkben.”

His/her absence left a huge void in our life.

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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