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belea
trouble /beˈle.a/
noun#5131 most common
Also: nuisance, mess, misfortune
Example sentences
Am o belea.
I have a problem.
Nu vreau belele.
I don't want trouble.
A intrat în belea din cauza mașinii vechi.
He got into trouble because of the old car.
Dacă mai întârzii o dată, ai mare belea cu șeful.
If you're late one more time, you'll be in big trouble with your boss.
Beleaua asta ne-a costat toate economiile.
This mess cost us all our savings.
Cine se bagă în belelele altora sfârșește prin a-și face singur belele.
Whoever meddles in other people's troubles ends up making trouble for himself.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | belea | belele |
| Genitive | belelei | belelelor |
| Accusative | belea | belele |
| Vocative | belea | belele |
Word family
beleletroubles (plural)
a face beleato stir up trouble
a intra în beleato get into trouble
belea de oma troublesome, annoying person
Etymology
Belea entered Romanian from Ottoman Turkish bela, meaning misfortune or affliction. Turkish took the word from Arabic balāʾ, a term for trial or calamity. It arrived in Romanian during the centuries of Ottoman political and commercial contact, alongside many other everyday Turkish loanwords. The same Turkish word spread across the Balkans, giving related forms in neighboring languages.
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