Fordít

Fordít

Meaning:

to translate

to turn something

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Két nyelvet beszélek, de nem tudok fordítani.

Two language(acc.) speak-I, but not can-I to-translate.

I speak two langauges but cannot translate.

Fordítsd ide légyszi a képernyőt!

Turn-you(imp.) here-to please the screen(acc.)!

Please turn the screen towards me!

Related terms:

to translate:

fordítás – translation

fordító – translator

gépel – to type

nyelv – language

tolmács – interpreter

to turn:

fordítva – the other way round

fordul – to turn around

fordulat – turning point (e.g. of a story)

irány – direction

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