Ijesztő

Ijesztő

Meaning:

scary

Example sentences:

Mostanában ijesztőek a hírek.

Nowadays scary(pl.) the news.

The news are scary nowadays.

Sokszor elalvás előtt ijesztő gondolataim vannak.

Often sleeping(n.) before scary thoughts-mine exist-they.

I often have scary thoughts before sleeping.

Related terms:

elijeszt – to scare away

fél – to be scared

félelmetes – scary (stronger, more dangerous than ijesztő)

hirtelen – sudden, suddenly

megijed – to become scared

megijeszt – to scare

nyugalom – calm(n.), relaxation

nyugodt – calm, relaxed

váratlan – unexpected

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