Öv

Öv

Meaning:

belt

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Öv nélkül leesik a gatyám.

I’d lose my pants without a belt.

[Belt without down-falls the pants-my.]

Amióta terhes vagyok, nem kell övet hordanom.

I don’t have to wear a belt since I’m pregnant.

[Since pregnant am-I, not have-to belt(acc.) wear-shall-I.]

Related terms:

hózentróger / nadrágtartó – suspenders

megtart – to hold

nadrág – pants / trousers

övcsat – belt buckle

szoros – tight

laza – loose

Not to be confused with:

óv – to protect

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