Bőr

Bőr

Meaning:

skin, leather

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

A bőr, amiben élek – Hungarian title of the movie “The Skin I live in”

The skin I live in

[The skin, which-in live-I]

Végre vettem egy jó bőrcipőt.

I finally bought good leather shoes.

[Finally bought-I a good leather-shoe(acc.).]

Related terms:

szőr – body hair, fur

libabőr – goosebumps

köröm – nail (on fingers, toes)

Not to be confused with:

bor – wine

börtön – jail

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