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tartóztat

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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tartóztat

  1. (transitive) to detain, make someone stay
  2. (transitive, rare) to hinder, delay
  3. (reflexively, as tartóztatja magát, with definite conjugation) to restrain/control oneself (to make an effort to suppress one's emotions, temper, etc.)
    Synonym: türtőztet(i magát)
    Tartóztattam magamat, nem akartam hirtelen visszaválaszolni.I controlled myself, I didn't want to answer back hastily.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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

Further reading

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