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alunga
to chase away /aˈlunɡa/
verb#3912 most common
Also: to drive out, to banish, to expel
Example sentences
Copilul alungă musca.
The child shoos the fly away.
Fermierul alungă păsările din grădină.
The farmer chases the birds out of the garden.
Am alungat un câine care lătra la poartă.
I chased away a dog that was barking at the gate.
Ea încearcă să-și alunge gândurile negre.
She tries to chase away her dark thoughts.
Regele a alungat trădătorii din regat, interzicându-le întoarcerea.
The king banished the traitors from the kingdom, forbidding their return.
Deși își alungase temerile de nenumărate ori, acestea reveneau mereu, ca un ecou al trecutului.
Although he had chased away his fears countless times, they always returned, like an echo of the past.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | alung | alungai | voi alunga |
| 2sg | alungi | alungași | vei alunga |
| 3sg | alungă | alungă | va alunga |
| 1pl | alungăm | alungarăm | vom alunga |
| 2pl | alungați | alungarăți | veți alunga |
| 3pl | alungă | alungară | vor alunga |
Word family
Etymology
Alunga comes from the Latin verb elongare, meaning to move something far off. Elongare itself is built on longus, meaning long. Over time the sense shifted from spatial lengthening to actively pushing someone or something away, which is the meaning that survives in Romanian.
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