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antidot
antidote /antiˈdot/
noun#5783 most common
Also: remedy, countermeasure
Example sentences
Am nevoie de un antidot.
I need an antidote.
Doctorul mi-a dat un antidot pentru mușcătura de șarpe.
The doctor gave me an antidote for the snake bite.
Antidotul trebuie administrat rapid, altfel otrava își face efectul.
The antidote must be given quickly, or the poison takes effect.
Cercetătorii încearcă să descopere un antidot eficient împotriva noului virus.
Researchers are trying to find an effective antidote against the new virus.
Prietenia adevărată poate fi cel mai bun antidot împotriva singurătății.
True friendship can be the best antidote to loneliness.
Fără antidotul specific, victimele mușcăturii de viperă cu corn ar fi avut șanse minime de supraviețuire.
Without the specific antidote, victims of the horned viper's bite would have had minimal chances of survival.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | antidot | antidoturi |
| Genitive | antidotului | antidoturilor |
| Accusative | antidot | antidoturi |
| Vocative | antidotule | antidoturilor |
Word family
antidotantidote
antitoxinăantitoxin, shares the anti- prefix
antisepticantiseptic, shares the anti- prefix
antiviralantiviral, shares the anti- prefix
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "antidot" from French "antidote", which goes back to Latin "antidotum" and Greek "antidoton". The Greek word is built from "anti-" (against) and "didonai" (to give), so the original sense is a remedy given against a poison.
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