tűvé tesz

Hungarian

Etymology

tű (“needle”) + -vé (“into”) + tesz (“to make”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtyːveːtɛs]

Verb

tűvé tesz

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to search meticulously someplace (for someone or something -ért), to fine-tooth comb, leave no stone unturned, turn upside down, search every nook and cranny, search high and low, to scour
    Tűvé tették a házat a kocsikulcsokért. ― They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys.
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