căra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cara"

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *carrāre, from Latin carrus. Compare Sardinian carrare. Other Romance cognates seem to have come from a root *carriāre. Related through French to English carry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈra/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: că‧ra

Verb

a căra (third-person singular present cară, past participle cărat, third-person subjunctive care) 1st conjugation

  1. (transitive) to carry, bear, transport
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to buzz off, bounce (go away)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • îi căra la pumni

Further reading