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Meaning of irtózik | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈirtoːzik]

Definitions

  1. to shudder at, to abhor, to be repelled by (-tól/-től), to find repugnant (to feel repugnance and fear at the same time toward someone or something)
    intransitive
  2. to dread (to be in dread or great fear)
    intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Irtózom a sötétségtől.”

I abhor the dark.

“Haj, szegény Yorick! – Ismertem, Horatio; végtelen tréfás, szikrázó elmésségű fiú volt: engem a hátán hurcolt ezerszer: és most, hogy irtózik tőle a képzeletem!”

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is!

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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