Útlevél

Útlevél

Meaning:

passport

út = way

levél = letter

literally: way-letter

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Európán belül már nem kell útlevél az utazáshoz.

Within Europe you don’t need  a passport for travelling.

[Europe-on within anymore not need passport the travel-for.]

Van olyan ország, ahova nem elég az útleveled, hanem vízum is kell.

There are countries where your passport is not enough, since you need a visa as well.

[Exists such country, agere not enough the passport-yours, but visa as-well need.]

Related terms:

bevándorlás – immigration

csempészet – smuggling

határ – border, frontier

határellenőrzés – border control

menekült – refugee

utazás – travel

vám – customs

vízum – visa

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