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Meaning of rábasz | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈraːbɒs]

Definitions

  1. to hit from above, to strike something forcefully
    intransitive, vulgar
  2. to throw something forcefully from above, to slam down on something, to hurl
    transitive, vulgar
  3. to come unstuck, to come to grief
    intransitive, vulgar

Examples

“Rábaszott egy jó nagyot a tévére, és egyből tiszta lett a kép.”

He hit the TV from above hard, and the picture immediately became clear.

“Itt Dodóka kibontja a csomagot, aztán összebarmolják, leönti kólával, ráfingik, a gyrosos kezével összekeni, rábasz egyet, ha nem működik, majd felhívja a céget és elküldi a kurva anyjába, mert hát mi ez a szar?”

Here, Dodóka opens the package, then they mess it up, he pours Coke over it, farts on it, smears it with his hand dirty with gyro, strikes it from above if it doesn't work, then he calls the company and says them get fucked, because what the hell is this shit?

“Hazajön, rábassza a kulcsát az asztalra, bekapcsolja a tévét, aztán szól a feleségének, hogy hozzon egy sört.”

He comes home, slams his keys down on the table, turns on the TV, and then tells his wife to get him a beer.

“Szegény Dezső jól rábaszott ezzel a kocsival, folyamatosan a szerelőhöz kell hordania.”

Poor Dezső came unstuck badly with this car, he constantly has to take it to the mechanic.

“A Magyar Bírósági Végrehajtói Kar elnöke azt gondolta, hogy a rendőr csak a mentőszolgálat matricáját hiányolta a kocsiról, de Schadl szerint „rábaszott, mert a csomagtartóban ott van”.”

The president of the Hungarian Association of Judicial Officers thought the policeman was only missing the ambulance sticker from the car, but according to Schadl, “he came to grief, because it's there in the trunk.”

CEFR level

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