Gyertya
Gyertya
Meaning:
candle
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Néha jólesik egy gyertyafényes vacsora.
Sometimes a candlelight dinner is really pleasant.
[Sometimes good-falls a candle-light-y dinner.]
Havonta minimum egyszer gyújtok egy gyertyát és beülök a fürdőkádba.
At least once a month I light a candle and take a bath.
[Monthly at-least(minimum) once light-I a candle(acc.) and in-sit-I the bathtub-in.]
“tartani a gyertyát”
“to hold the candle” – the Hungarian version of being the “third wheel” when it comes to hanging out with a freshly-in-love couple.
[hold the candle(acc.)]
Related terms:
gyertyafény – candlelight
gyertyatartó – candlestick
halottak napja – All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2)
kanóc – wick
láng – flame
mécses – tealight
mindenszentek – All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1)
romantika – romance
tűz – fire
viasz – wax
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