Meaning of elkésik | Babel Free
[ˈɛlkeːʃik]Definitions
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to be late for something (to arrive late) intransitive
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to be late with something (to do or finish something later than expected and this negatively impacts the result) intransitive
Equivalents
العربية
تأخر
Azərbaycanca
gecikmək
Čeština
zpozdit se
Deutsch
sich verspäten
Esperanto
malfrui
Español
llegar tarde
Eesti
hilinema
Français
être en retard
Magyar
késik
日本語
遅れる
한국어
늦다
Kurdî
late
Português
atrasar
Türkçe
gecikmek
Examples
“Ma reggel elkéstem az iskolából.”
I was late for school this morning.
“Siessünk, mert elkésünk a hangversenyről.”
Hurry up, we will be late for the concert.
“Mindenhonnan elkésik.”
He/she is always late.
“Ha nem kezdjük el a munkát a kellő időben, elkésünk a tavaszi vetéssel.”
If we don't start working in due time, we'll be late with the spring sowing.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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