félre

See also: félre-

Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of fél (“side”) +‎ -re (sublative case suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfeːrːɛ]
  • Hyphenation: fél‧re

Adverb

félre (not comparable)

  1. (as imperative) out of the way (telling someone to move from one's path)
    • 1899, Géza Gárdonyi, chapter XVIII, in Dávidkáné‎:
      Félre innen, hadd menjek a feleségemhez.
      Out of the way, let me go to my wife.
  2. (as imperative, with -val/-vel) aside (telling someone to intentionally disregard or cease doing something)
    • 1844, Mihály Táncsics, “Mit mond a józan ész a sajtórúl?”, in Sajtószabadságról nézetei egy rabnak‎:
      De félre a tréfával, a dolog komolyabb hangot kíván.
      But jokes aside, the matter requires a more serious tone.
  3. (theater) aside (instruction to make a brief comment unheard by other characters)
    • 1849, Ede Szigligeti, Liliomfi‎, Act III, Scene VII:
      Nincs, édes kisasszony. (Félre) Csakugyan eszelős. Szegény leány!
      No, my dear miss. (Aside) She really is mad. Poor girl!

References
  1. Zaicz, Gábor. Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (’Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN
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