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apărare
defense /a.pəˈra.re/
noun#1233 most common
Also: protection, the right to defend oneself (legal), a team's defensive line (sports)
Example sentences
Ea are nevoie de apărare.
She needs protection.
Echipa noastră are o apărare puternică.
Our team has a strong defense.
Avocatul a pregătit apărarea clientului său.
The lawyer prepared his client's defense.
Legitima apărare este un drept recunoscut de lege.
Self-defense is a right recognized by law.
Ministerul Apărării Naționale a anunțat noi investiții.
The Ministry of National Defense announced new investments.
Strategia de apărare a țării depinde de cooperarea cu aliații săi tradiționali.
The country's defense strategy depends on cooperation with its traditional allies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | apărare | apărări |
| Genitive | apărări | apărări |
| Accusative | apărare | apărări |
| Vocative | apărare | apărări |
Word family
a apărato defend, to protect
apărătordefender; protective
autoapărareself-defense
apăratdefended, protected
neapăratnecessarily, without failEtymology
Apărare is the noun form of the verb a apăra, which comes from Latin apparare, meaning to prepare or make ready. In Romanian the meaning narrowed from general preparation to preparation against an attack, and eventually to defense itself. The noun is built simply by using the verb's infinitive ending as a noun, a common pattern in Romanian.
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