Hungarian - English

kitalál

A2 Hungarian
manufacture, invent, fabricate, contrive, confabulate, fabulate, feign, conceptualize, guess, figure, mint, conceive, devise
VERB A2
1
Usage pattern:
hazugságot/történetet kitalál
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Meaning
Invent false information
Themes
deception |false_information |lying |evidence |story |communication |law
Definition

To invent false information, evidence, or a story, often to deceive.

VERB A2
1
Usage pattern:
kitalál valamit
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Meaning
make up a story or excuse
Themes
imagination |fiction |lying |excuses |stories |naming |core_vocabulary |communication |arts_entertainment |relationships
Definition

to create a story, excuse, name, or detail in your imagination, especially something that is not true

VERB B1
1
Usage pattern:
vmit kitalál
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Meaning
invent false information or evidence
Themes
deception |false_information |lying |evidence |crime |communication |law
Definition

To invent information, a story, or evidence that is not true, especially in order to deceive people.

VERB A2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
kitalál valamit
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Meaning
devise or invent something
Themes
creation |planning |invention |ingenuity |problem_solving |technology |core_vocabulary
Definition

To devise, plan, or invent a method, system, plan, or device, especially by using skill, cleverness, or creativity.

VERB B1 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
vmit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
invent or make up a story
Themes
fabrication |stories |excuses |inaccuracy |communication |truth |media
Definition

To invent or make up a story, detail, or answer, sometimes suggesting deception or careless inaccuracy.

VERB B1 LITERARY
1
Usage pattern:
történetet/mesét/legendát ~
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Meaning
invent or tell stories
Themes
storytelling |fiction |imagination |narration |literature |writing |media
Definition

To invent, develop, or tell a story, especially in an imaginative or fictional way.

VERB B1 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
kitalál egy kifogást/történetet/magyarázatot
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Meaning
make up a story or excuse
Themes
deception |fabrication |excuse |story |misleading |communication |crime |school
Definition

To invent or contrive something false, such as an excuse, explanation, or story, to mislead others.

VERB A2 FORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
vmit
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Meaning
develop a basic concept
Themes
planning |design |innovation |project_development |business |creativity
Definition

To create or develop the basic idea, plan, or design for something before it is fully made or carried out.

VERB A2
2
Usage pattern:
kitalál valamit; kitalálja, hogy ...
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Meaning
Form an opinion without certainty
Themes
uncertainty |opinion |answer |cognition |everyday_speech |core_vocabulary |communication
Definition

To give an answer or form an opinion about something without having all the facts or being sure if it is correct.

VERB A2
2
Usage pattern:
kitalál vmit; kitalálja, hogyan ...
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Meaning
To solve or understand something by thinking
Themes
problem_solving |understanding |reasoning |solutions |education |core_vocabulary
Definition

To understand or work out something by thinking about it carefully.

VERB A2
2
Usage pattern:
kitalál egy új szót/kifejezést/szlogent
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Meaning
to create a new word or label
Themes
language |neologism |terminology |invention |media |marketing |communication |education
Definition

To create and begin using a new word, phrase, name, or label, especially one that becomes widely used.

VERB A2
2
Usage pattern:
kitalál vmit
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Meaning
Form an idea or plan
Themes
ideas |planning |creativity |invention |cognition |education |communication |core_vocabulary
Definition

To think of or develop a particular idea, plan, or concept in the mind.

VERB A2
2
Usage pattern:
kitalál vmit; kitalál egy módot/megoldást
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Meaning
to invent or plan something new
Themes
planning |innovation |methods |problem_solving |work |core_vocabulary
Definition

To invent, create, or carefully plan a method, system, or solution for a particular purpose.

VERB B2 FORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
részleteket/magyarázatot ~
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Meaning
make up false details
Themes
memory |false_details |psychology |explanation |stress |communication
Definition

To produce invented or untrue details, especially to fill gaps in memory or to explain something.

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