Káromkodik
Káromkodik
Meaning:
to swear (i.e. to use swear words)
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Sok ember azért káromkodik, hogy nyomatékosítsa a mondandóját.
Many people swear in order to emphasize their statement.
[Many human therefore swears, that emphasize the thing-to-say-his.]
Magyarul különösen durván lehet káromkodni.
You can swear in a particularly rough way in Hungarian.
[Hungarian-as especially roughly possible to-swear.]
Related terms:
basszus – a sanitized swear word derived from “b*szd meg”, literally meaning “bass cleff”. Comparable to saying “fudge” instead of “f*ck”
csúnya szó – bad word
csúnyán beszél – to speak in an ugly way, to use lots of swear words
elhord (valakit / valamit) – to disparage (so. / sth.)
kár – damage (n.)
káromkodik, mint egy kocsis – „to swear like a coachman”, to swear a lot, in an ugly way
káromol / átkoz (valakit / valamit) – to curse (so. / sth.)
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What does ‘elhord’ mean?
Sinisa! Sorry! Forgot that one. 🙂 It means “to disparage so.” i.e. to call someone all kinds of bad things. Just added it above. Thanks for drawing our attention to this. Have a great weekend!! Juli