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bal
ball (a formal dance) /ˈbal/
noun#1756 most common
Also: formal dance party, prom (rough modern equivalent)
Example sentences
Diseară este un bal.
Tonight there is a ball.
Ana poartă o rochie roșie la bal.
Ana wears a red dress to the ball.
Am dansat toată noaptea la bal.
I danced all night at the ball.
Balul bobocilor a fost organizat în sala de sport a liceului.
The freshmen's ball was organized in the school's gym.
Invitațiile la balul mascat precizau o ținută elegantă, obligatorie pentru toți oaspeții.
The invitations to the masquerade ball specified formal attire, mandatory for all guests.
Deși balurile de altădată păstrau un ritual riguros al dansului, cele contemporane au devenit adesea simple petreceri fără ceremonial.
Although balls of the past kept a strict dance ritual, contemporary ones have often become simple parties without ceremony.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bal | baluri |
| Genitive | balului | balurilor |
| Accusative | bal | baluri |
| Vocative | bal | baluri |
Word family
baletballet
balerinăballerina (female dancer)
balerinmale ballet dancer
balul mascatmasquerade ball
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "bal" from French "bal", a formal dance event. The French noun comes from the verb "baller", to dance, which traces to Late Latin "ballare". That Latin verb in turn comes from Greek "ballizein", to dance or jump about. The word entered Romanian during the nineteenth century, alongside many other French cultural and social terms.
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