tartóztat

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Hungarian

Etymology

tartózik (to hold oneself, maintain) +‎ -tat. The word tartózik is an old Hungarian derivation of tart. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒrtoːstɒt]
  • Hyphenation: tar‧tóz‧tat

Verb

tartóztat

  1. (transitive) to detain, make someone stay
  2. (transitive, rare) to hinder, delay
  3. (transitive, reflexive) to restrain/control oneself (to make an effort to suppress one's emotions, temper, etc.)
    Tartóztattam magamat, nem akartam hirtelen visszaválaszolni.I controlled myself, I didn't want to answer back hastily.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

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