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Meaning of telik | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1 Frequent
[ˈtɛlik]

Definitions

  1. to fill (to get filled)
    intransitive
  2. to elapse, to pass, to go by
    intransitive
  3. to take, demand, require the given amount of expenditure (used with -ba/-be)
    intransitive, uncommon
  4. to be able to afford to buy (something -ra/-re, for someone -nak/-nek)
    impersonal, intransitive

Equivalents

English pass

Examples

“Active-voice counterpart: tölt”
“Telik az idő.”

Time is going by.

“Egy órába telt, amíg/mire odaértünk / Egy órába telt odaérnünk.”

It took us an hour to get there.

“Nekünk nem telik új kocsira.”

We can’t afford a new car.

CEFR level

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

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