to burn (intr.)
→
to fail
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hungarian | |
| lexeme | leég | |
| meaning 1 | to burn down (intr.) | Az egész falu leégett. The whole village burned down. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to experience failure, embarrass oneself | leég a csapat, a készületlen diák the team, the unprepared student fails |
| reference | MEK 1978 | |
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