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HUNGARIAN-ENGLISH GRAMMATICAL CONTRASTS: THE VERB PHRASE
16. CLASSIFY THESE VERBS INTO SEVERAL GROUPS ACCORDING TO THE
MEANING EXPRESSED BY THE PREFIX. IDENTIFY THE DEVICES USED IN
ENGLISH TO EXPRESS THE SAME MEANINGS.
félreáll stand aside
felreallit by-pass, pass over
felrebeszel rave, wander, be delirious
félrecsap cock (one’s hat)
felredob throw aside
félreért misunderstand
felreesik lie far from
felrefordit turn aside, avert one’s eyes
felrefordit mistranslate
felrehajol turn aside
felrehuz pull/draw aside
felreismer misjudge
felrelep misstep, take a misstep, blunder,
take/make a false step, commit a
misconduct, make a slip, slip; be
unfaithful to, cuckold ones husband
felrelök push aside
félremagyaraz misinterpret
félrenéz glance aside, look away
felresikerül fail, miscarry, go askew
felresöpör brush aside
felreszöl speak aside
felretaszit shove aside
felretesz put away/aside/on one side, lay aside,
set aside /apart/by, lay/put by, lay up,
mark off, reserve, save
felrevag throw away, discard, cock/tilt one’s
hat rakishly, bevel, splay, scarf
felrever toll the church bell (to indicate danger
and to warn people)
felrevezet mislead, misguide
felrevonul withdraw, retire