Romanian Word of the Day
ține
hold
Definitions
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| ține |
| 1. v. to hold |
| 2. v. to hold on (+preo, de) |
| Pasagerii care stau in picioare în tramvai pot să se țină de bară. - The passengers standing up in the tram may hold on to the pole. |
| 3. v. to be a part of a whole, to be subordinate in a system, to belong (+preo, de) |
| Alaska ține de Statele Unite. - Alaska is part of the United States. |
| 4. v. to last for someone |
| Te mai ține mult supărarea? - Does your anger last a lot any longer? |
| Actoria nobr - l-a ținut trei ani. ținut trei ani., He lasted three years in acting before giving up. |
| Îmi place mult mai mult telefonul acesta fiindcă mă ține bateria. - I like this phone much more because the battery lasts me. |
| 5. v. to treasure, to hold dear (+preo, la) |
| 6. v. (with subordinate clause) to insist or find it important to do something |
| 7. v. to be up to someone (able to be influenced) |
| Te pot ajuta cu depunerea dosarului, dar dacă va fi acceptat nu ține de mine. - I can help you with submitting your application, but whether it will be accepted is not up to me. |
| 8. v. to hold (organise or have take place) |
| (coi, a ține un discurs, to hold a speech) |
| 9. v. (impersonal, transitive, with subordinate clause) to have the guts |
| Nu te ține să sari de aici? - You don’t have the guts to jump? |
| 10. v. (informal) to support a side in a competition or conflict +preo, cu |
| 11. v. to follow someone, mostly in a negative sense (+preo, de//după) |
| 12. v. (of deceit, informal, chiefly in the negative) to be believed |
Pronunciation
©Example Sentences
| Ce vă ține treaz atât de târziu? What keeps you up so late? Îți vei ține cuvântul, nu-i așa? You will keep your word, won't you? El ține legătura cu tot felul de oameni. He is in touch with all kinds of people. Slujba mea mă ține destul de ocupat. My job keeps me pretty busy. |
Review previous words
| frate | patruzeci și unu | ovăz | piersică |
| pagină | rapid | bandaj | nouăzeci și șapte |
| pătură | pantof | băuturi răcoritoare | ascuțit |
| patruzeci și cinci | ambulanță | măcelar | afară |
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