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îmbrăca
to dress, to put clothes on /ɨmbrəˈka/
verb#1533 most common
Also: to clothe, to wear (put on)
Example sentences
Mă îmbrac dimineața.
I get dressed in the morning.
Copilul își îmbracă haina.
The child puts on his coat.
Ea s-a îmbrăcat repede pentru petrecere.
She got dressed quickly for the party.
Trebuie să te îmbraci gros, afară e frig.
You need to dress warmly, it's cold outside.
Actrița s-a îmbrăcat într-o rochie somptuoasă pentru premieră.
The actress dressed in a sumptuous gown for the premiere.
Deși gerul nu slăbea deloc, ea refuza să se îmbrace altfel decât elegant.
Although the frost would not let up at all, she refused to dress in anything but an elegant way.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | îmbrac | îmbrăcai | voi îmbrăca |
| 2sg | îmbraci | îmbrăcași | vei îmbrăca |
| 3sg | îmbracă | îmbrăcă | va îmbrăca |
| 1pl | îmbrăcăm | îmbrăcarăm | vom îmbrăca |
| 2pl | îmbrăcați | îmbrăcarăți | veți îmbrăca |
| 3pl | îmbracă | îmbrăcară | vor îmbrăca |
Word family
dezbrăcato undress
îmbrăcăminteclothing, garments
îmbrăcatdressed, clothed
reîmbrăcato dress again, to re-clad
Etymology
The verb comes from Latin in- plus bracae, meaning breeches or trousers, with the infinitive suffix -are. The prefix in- became îm- before the labial b, a regular sound shift in Romanian. So the word originally meant something like putting someone into their leg wear, and it later widened to cover dressing in clothes generally.
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