Törik
Törik
Meaning:
to break
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Állandóan összetörnek a borospoharaim.
Constantly together-break-they the wine-glasses-my.
My wine glasses frequently break.
Ha törik, ha szakad, el fogok innen költözni,
If breaks, if tears, away will-I from-here to-move.
I will move away from here by any means.
Related terms:
cserép – shard
ragaszt – to glue
tönkremegy – to bust, to break (i.e. to become unusable)
szakad – to tear
ha törik, ha szakad – by all means, by any means (Hungarian saying – lit.: even if it breaks of tears)
Not to be confused with:
töri – colloq. abbreviation of “történelem” – history (subject in school)
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