Meaning of lerohan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to run down, rush down, race down (to move swiftly from a higher place to a lower one; used with lative suffixes for the direction and optionally -n/-on/-en/-ön for the connecting passage)
   intransitive
2. to run down (from somewhere: -ról/-ről)
   intransitive
3. to invade, overrun (to conquer by a quick, powerful assault)
   figuratively, transitive
4. to argue down, overwhelm (to disable objections with a commanding presence, large amount of data, energetic speech)
   figuratively, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“lerohan a lépcsőn”

to race down the stairs

“lerohan a kapuhoz”

to rush down to the gate

“lerohan a pincébe”

to run down to the basement

“A megáradt folyó sebesen rohant le a hegyről.”

The swollen river quickly ran down from the mountain.

“Az országot lerohanta az ellenség.”

The country was overrun by the enemy.

CEFR level