Hungarian - English

elkerül

B1 Hungarian
escape, bypass, avoid, skirt, elude
VERB B1
1
Usage pattern:
elkerül valamit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Avoid an unpleasant situation
Themes
avoidance |harm |punishment |accident |consequences |core_vocabulary |daily_life
Definition

To succeed in not having to experience something unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable.

VERB B1
1
Usage pattern:
elkerül vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
go around a place or obstacle
Themes
travel |routes |roads |obstacles |navigation |transportation
Definition

To go around a town, area, or physical obstacle instead of going through or over it.

VERB B1
2
Usage pattern:
elkerül valakit/valamit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Stay away from something
Themes
avoidance |contact |places |food_safety |daily_life |relationships |core_vocabulary
Definition

To keep away from or prevent oneself from coming into contact with something or someone.

VERB B1
2
Usage pattern:
elkerül valamit / elkerüli, hogy ...
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Prevent an event or outcome
Themes
prevention |risk |undesirable_events |consequences |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Definition

To act in a way that stops something undesirable from happening.

VERB B1
2
Usage pattern:
út/autópálya elkerül egy várost vagy helyet
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
go around the edge of
Themes
movement |routes |edges |bypassing |geography |space |travel |transportation
Definition

To pass around or along the outer edge of something rather than going through the middle of it.

VERB B2 FORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
elkerül valamit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
avoid an unpleasant fate
Themes
danger |punishment |consequences |avoidance |escape |risk |crime_law |health |daily_life
Definition

To manage to avoid a danger, punishment, or other unpleasant result that seems likely or expected.

Grammar

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