Korcsolya

Korcsolya

Meaning:

ice skate (n.)

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Budapest tele van jobbnál jobb korcsolyapályával.

Budapest is full with great ice skate rinks.

[Budapest full exists better-than better ice-skate-rink-with.]

A korcsolyázás a kedvenc téli sportom.

Ice skating is my favourite winter sport.

[The ice-skating the favourite winter-ish sport-my.]

Related terms:

forralt bor – mulled wine

jéghoki / jégkorong – ice hockey

jégpálya – ice rink

korcsolyapálya – ice skate rink

korcsolyázás – ice skating(n.)

kori – colloq. abbreviation of ice skate

korizás – colloq. abbreviation of ice skating

műkorcsolya – figureskating

téli sport – winter sport

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