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încet
slowly /ɨnˈtʃet/
adverb#879 most common
Also: quietly, softly, slow (used as an adjective)
Example sentences
Vorbește încet.
He speaks quietly.
Mașina merge încet pe stradă.
The car goes slowly along the street.
Te rog vorbește mai încet, copilul doarme.
Please speak more quietly, the child is sleeping.
Bunicul meu mergea încet, sprijinit în baston.
My grandfather walked slowly, leaning on a cane.
Încet, încet, ajungi departe.
Slowly, slowly, you get far (slow and steady wins the race).
Deși părea că totul se prăbușește, economia și-a revenit încet, dar sigur, în anii următori.
Although it seemed that everything was collapsing, the economy recovered slowly but surely in the following years.
Word family
încetinito slow down
încetinireslowdown, deceleration
încetinitslowed down
încetișorrather slowly, gently, softly
încet-încetlittle by little, bit by bit
Etymology
Încet is a core Romanian word for slowness and quietness, but its exact source is not settled. Most of Romanian's basic vocabulary traces cleanly to Latin, yet dictionaries treat this one as uncertain rather than tying it to a specific confirmed Latin ancestor. Because of that, no reliable Proto-Indo-European root or cognate set can be given without guessing.
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