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tesz +‎ vesz

• IPA(key): [ˈtɛsvɛs]
• Hyphenation: tesz-vesz
• Rhymes: -ɛs

tesz-vesz

1. (intransitive) to keep oneself busy, to do this and that
   Synonyms: foglalatoskodik, dolgozgat, szorgoskodik, sürög-forog
   Míg nagymama a konyhában tesz-vesz, nagyapa a kertben dolgozik. ― While grandma is busy in the kitchen, grandpa is working in the garden.

• tesz-vesz in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

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