Meaning of le- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Indicates actions with downward direction, either figuratively or literally.
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2. Indicates perfection.
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3. Indicates the repeated or continuous performance of an action until something's depleted, exhausted, etc.
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Equivalents

Examples

“esik (“to fall”) → leesik (“to fall down”)”

“ül (“to sit”) → leül (“to sit down”)”

“néz (“to look”) → lenéz (“to look down at (someone/something); to look down on (someone), to hold someone in contempt”)”

“vezet (“to drive”) → levezet (“to drive down to (a town, a destination); to deduce something”)”

“beszél (“to talk”) → lebeszél (“to dissuade”)”

“zár (“to lock”) → lezár (“to lock up”)”

“fordít (“to translate”) → lefordít (“to (completely, thoroughly) translate”)”

“vezet (“to lead”) → levezet (“to conduct (a meeting, a trial, etc.)”)”

“fizet (“to pay”) → lefizet (“to pay off; to bribe”)”

“beszél (“to talk”) → lebeszél (“to exhaust (something, usually one's phone credit) by talking”)”

“vásárol (“to buy”) → levásárol (“to claim (a coupon, etc.) and use up”)”

“dolgozik (“to work”) → ledolgoz (“to work off (extra pounds); to work until one has the necessary amount of work hours because of substitutions, shift changes, holidays, etc.”)”

“ül (“to sit”) → leül (“to convert financial penalty into time spent in jail instead of paying”)”

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