Meaning of bukik | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to fall, tumble with great force, especially after stumbling over something
   intransitive
2. to fall or crash while riding a horse or a vehicle (e.g., a bicycle)
   intransitive
3. to fall, tumble, flow
   intransitive
4. to fall down from a height
   intransitive
5. to plunge, dive into water, especially intentionally
   intransitive
6. to rise to the surface (of the water, etc.)
   intransitive
7. to lose (in a battle, competition, etc.)
   intransitive
8. to fall, collapse; to be overthrown
   intransitive, usually
9. to flunk, fail (to receive one or more non-passing grades)
   intransitive
10. to stumble upon, chance upon (something: -ra/-re)
    archaic, intransitive
11. to spit up, bring up (milk, etc.)
    ambitransitive
12. to go for, to be attracted to (someone: -ra/-re), to have a liking for, to be fond of, to be a sucker for (something: -ra/-re)
    intransitive, slang
13. to miss out on, lose, drop (not to get or not be given something)
    slang, transitive

Examples

“orra bukik”

to fall flat on one's face

“Olyan sokat ivott, hogy az asztal alá bukott.”

He drank so much that he fell under the table.

“Figyelt, jegyzetelt, aztán lassan az asztalra bukott, a jobb karját mereven kinyújtotta előre, és kitartott hangon ordítani kezdett.”

He paid attention, took notes, then slowly collapsed onto the desk, stretched his right arm forward rigidly, and started shouting in a sustained voice.

“Nagyott bukott a motorkerékpárjával.”

He had a bad crash with his motorcycle.

“A diktatúrának buknia kell.”

The dictatorship must fall.

“A bukott tanulóknak évet kell ismételniük.”

Students who have failed must repeat the year.

“A lányok buknak az új stílusodra.”

The girls are into your new style.

“Sajnos ezt a lehetőséget buktuk.”

Unfortunately, we missed this opportunity.

CEFR level