"üstökön ragadja a szerencsét" meaning in Hungarian

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Verb

IPA: [ˈyʃtøkøn ˈrɒɡɒɟːɒ ɒ ˈsɛrɛnt͡ʃeːt]
Etymology: üstök (“forelock”) + -ön (“on”, case suffix) + ragad (“to grab”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + szerencse (“luck, chance, fortune”) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab fortune on [the] forelock” Etymology templates: {{affix|hu|üstök|-ön|ragad|-ja|a|szerencse|-t|lit=to grab fortune on 􂀿the􂁀 forelock|nocat=y|pos2=case suffix|pos4=personal suffix|pos7=accusative suffix|t1=forelock|t2=on|t3=to grab|t5=the|t6=luck, chance, fortune}} üstök (“forelock”) + -ön (“on”, case suffix) + ragad (“to grab”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + szerencse (“luck, chance, fortune”) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab fortune on [the] forelock” Head templates: {{head|hu|verb|cat2=|head=|nopalindromecat=}} üstökön ragadja a szerencsét, {{hu-verb}} üstökön ragadja a szerencsét
  1. (idiomatic) to take time by the forelock (to grasp a favorable opportunity) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-üstökön_ragadja_a_szerencsét-hu-verb-2-DIS9tb Categories (other): Hungarian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "4": "ragad",
        "5": "-ja",
        "6": "a",
        "7": "szerencse",
        "8": "-t",
        "lit": "to grab fortune on 􂀿the􂁀 forelock",
        "nocat": "y",
        "pos2": "case suffix",
        "pos4": "personal suffix",
        "pos7": "accusative suffix",
        "t1": "forelock",
        "t2": "on",
        "t3": "to grab",
        "t5": "the",
        "t6": "luck, chance, fortune"
      },
      "expansion": "üstök (“forelock”) + -ön (“on”, case suffix) + ragad (“to grab”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + szerencse (“luck, chance, fortune”) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab fortune on [the] forelock”",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "üstök (“forelock”) + -ön (“on”, case suffix) + ragad (“to grab”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + szerencse (“luck, chance, fortune”) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab fortune on [the] forelock”",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "head": "",
        "nopalindromecat": ""
      },
      "expansion": "üstökön ragadja a szerencsét",
      "name": "head"
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    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take time by the forelock (to grasp a favorable opportunity)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "take time by the forelock",
          "take time by the forelock"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) to take time by the forelock (to grasp a favorable opportunity)"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈyʃtøkøn ˈrɒɡɒɟːɒ ɒ ˈsɛrɛnt͡ʃeːt]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "üstökön ragadja a szerencsét"
}
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        "1": "hu",
        "2": "üstök",
        "3": "-ön",
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        "6": "a",
        "7": "szerencse",
        "8": "-t",
        "lit": "to grab fortune on 􂀿the􂁀 forelock",
        "nocat": "y",
        "pos2": "case suffix",
        "pos4": "personal suffix",
        "pos7": "accusative suffix",
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        "t2": "on",
        "t3": "to grab",
        "t5": "the",
        "t6": "luck, chance, fortune"
      },
      "expansion": "üstök (“forelock”) + -ön (“on”, case suffix) + ragad (“to grab”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + szerencse (“luck, chance, fortune”) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab fortune on [the] forelock”",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "üstök (“forelock”) + -ön (“on”, case suffix) + ragad (“to grab”) + -ja (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + szerencse (“luck, chance, fortune”) + -t (accusative suffix), literally “to grab fortune on [the] forelock”",
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        "head": "",
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      "name": "head"
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      "expansion": "üstökön ragadja a szerencsét",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "hu",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Hungarian idioms",
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        "Hungarian multiword terms",
        "Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hungarian verb-medial set phrases",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take time by the forelock (to grasp a favorable opportunity)"
      ],
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        [
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          "take time by the forelock"
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      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to take time by the forelock (to grasp a favorable opportunity)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈyʃtøkøn ˈrɒɡɒɟːɒ ɒ ˈsɛrɛnt͡ʃeːt]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "üstökön ragadja a szerencsét"
}

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