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Meaning of el- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR A2
[ˈɛl]

Definitions

  1. indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively
    morpheme
  2. indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action
    morpheme
  3. indicates separation, deprivation, etc.
    morpheme
  4. indicates completeness or perfection
    morpheme
  5. indicates continuity over a long period of time
    morpheme

Equivalents

Català des-
Deutsch ent-
Ελληνικά απο-
English dis- off
Español des- dis-
Français dé- dis-
Magyar ki- le- szét-
Հայերեն ապ-
Bahasa Indonesia dis-
Italiano dis-
Kurdî de-
Bahasa Melayu nyah-
Nederlands ont-
Polski de- dez- od- roz-
Português des- dis-

Examples

“megy (“to go, to walk”) → elmegy (“to go away”)”
“vet (“to throw, to cast”) → elvet (“to dismiss, to rule out, to throw out (a plan or a possible solution)”)”
“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to excuse, to forgive, to look the other way”)”
“ír (“to write”) → elír (“to misspell”)”
“számol (“to calculate”) → elszámol (“to miscalculate”)”
“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to overlook”)”
“lop (“to steal something”) → ellop (“to steal something from someone”)”
“zár (“to lock”) → elzár (“to lock away, to store something securely”)”
“alszik (“to sleep”) → elalszik (“to fall asleep”)”
“éget (“to burn”) → eléget (“to burn away, to destroy completely by burning”)”
“játszik (“to act”) → eljátszik (“to act out”)”
“fogy (“to decrease, to diminish (in size, quantity, etc.)”) → elfogy (“to get used up”)”
“áll (“to stand”) → eláll (“of food: to remain fresh, not to get spoiled”)”
“van (“to be, to exist”) → elvan (“to entertain/amuse oneself”)”
“néz (“to look”) → elnéz (“to observe something, to watch”)”
“játszik (“to play”) → eljátszik (“to play for a long time”)”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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