ferde
B1
Hungarian
oblique, wry
B1
1
oblique
B2
Usage pattern:
ferde + szög/árnyék/tető
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
slanting; not straight up-and-down
Themes
space
|position
|angle
|orientation
|movement
|everyday_objects
Definition
Slanting or positioned at an angle, especially not perpendicular or not parallel to something.
C1
TECHNICAL
1
oblique
C2
Usage pattern:
ferde + hasáb/kúp/henger
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
geometry: not right-angled or perpendicular
Themes
geometry
|mathematics
|angles
|shapes
|math
|education
Definition
In geometry, not forming a right angle; for example, an oblique triangle has no 90° angle, and an oblique prism has sides not perpendicular to its base.
B1
LITERARY
1
wry
C2
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
crooked or not straight
Themes
alignment
|position
|angle
|objects
|literary
|describing_things
Definition
Not straight or properly aligned; set at an angle or twisted from the correct position.
Grammar
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