becsuk

Hungarian

Etymology

be- + csuk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛt͡ʃuk]
  • Hyphenation: be‧csuk

Verb

becsuk

  1. (transitive) to shut, to close (to stop from being open)
    Csukd be az ajtót, légy szíves.Please shut the door.
    A fény olyan erős volt, hogy be kellett csuknom a szememet.The light was so bright I had to shut my eyes.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to close down, to shut (to close a business temporarily or permanently)
    Becsukták a bányát, mert életveszélyes volt.They closed the mine down as it was in a dangerous condition.
    A gyógyszertár vasárnap be van csukva.The pharmacy is closed on Sunday.
  3. (transitive) to lock up (to imprison or incarcerate someone)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to close down a business): bezár
  • (to imprison): bebörtönöz

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • becsukás
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