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Perjantai 🇫🇮 Péntek 🇭🇺 Friday 🇬🇧

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We broke the routine today by me taking Abby for her morning walk. I had a delicious breakfast and a nice cup of coffee when we returned. I needed it. Then I buckled down to study. I checked the meaning of the Hungarian word "meggátol" in English and checked all the possible meanings in English. The following two lists contain all I found online.


Known verbs:

  • PREVENT
  • INHIBIT
  • INCAPACITATE
  • IMPEDE
  • HINDER
  • BAR
  • OBSTRUCT
  • THWART
  • RESTRAIN
  • BLOCK


Never-before-heard ones:

  • PRECLUDE
  • HAMPER


I asked ChatGPT to help me with phrasal verbs and expressions that express the concept of hindering, obstructing, or preventing, and this is what it provided me with:


Phrasal verbs:

  • HOLD BACK
  • SET BACK
  • GET IN THE WAY
  • CUT OFF
  • HOLD UP


Expressions:

  • PUT A DAMPER ON
  • THROW A WRENCH IN THE WORKS
  • TIE SOMEONE'S HAND
  • STAND IN THE WAY
  • ROADBLOCK


After lunch, I gave Ági a foot massage which made me so sleepy that I had to nod off. It wasn't a brilliant idea because the 45-minute coma-like slumber took its toll on the rest of the afternoon. Although, on second thoughts, it was beneficial for my brain since I could finish my homework.


The weather is shite, as profound and vulgar as it may sound. It was gloomy all day, and only the afternoon brought some sunny periods when we went out for our usual walk with Ági. Other than that, it's rainy and colder than usual. 

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