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agita
to shake /a.dʒiˈta/
verb#3390 most common
Also: to wave (something), to stir up (feelings), (reflexive) to fuss, get worked up
Example sentences
Copilul agită mâna.
The child waves his hand.
Nu te agita, totul va fi bine.
Don't get worked up, everything will be fine.
Agitați bine sticla înainte de a bea sucul.
Shake the bottle well before drinking the juice.
Presa a agitat spiritele înaintea alegerilor.
The press stirred up feelings before the elections.
Mulțimea s-a agitat când a auzit anunțul neașteptat.
The crowd grew restless when it heard the unexpected announcement.
Deși încerca să pară calm, mâinile care agitau hârtiile de pe birou îi trădau nervozitatea.
Although he tried to seem calm, the hands shaking the papers on the desk betrayed his nervousness.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | agit | agitai | voi agita |
| 2sg | agiți | agitași | vei agita |
| 3sg | agită | agită | va agita |
| 1pl | agităm | agitarăm | vom agita |
| 2pl | agitați | agitarăți | veți agita |
| 3pl | agită | agitară | vor agita |
Word family
agitațieagitation, bustle, unrest
agitatagitated, restless, choppy (sea)agitatoragitator, person who stirs up unrest, or a mixing device
a se agitato fuss, become restless, get worked up
Etymology
Agita comes from French agiter, which in turn comes from Latin agitare, the frequentative form of agere, meaning to drive or to do. Romanian absorbed the word during the nineteenth-century push to re-Latinize its vocabulary through French borrowings. The Latin source already carried both senses the Romanian word keeps today: physical shaking and emotional unrest.
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