Meaning of becsuk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to shut, to close (to stop from being open)
   transitive
2. synonym of bezár (“to close down, to shut”) (to close a business temporarily or permanently)
   intransitive, transitive
3. to lock up (to imprison or incarcerate someone)
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Middle-voice counterpart: becsukódik”

“Csukd be az ajtót, légy szíves.”

Please shut the door.

“A fény olyan erős volt, hogy be kellett csuknom a szememet.”

The light was so bright I had to shut my eyes.

“Becsukták a bányát, mert életveszélyes volt.”

They closed the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition.

“A gyógyszertár vasárnap be van csukva.”

The pharmacy is closed on Sunday.

CEFR level