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benzină
gasoline /benˈzinə/
noun#2607 most common
Also: petrol
Example sentences
Am nevoie de benzină.
I need gasoline.
Mașina mea folosește benzină, nu motorină.
My car runs on gasoline, not diesel.
Prețul benzinei a crescut mult luna aceasta.
The price of gasoline has gone up a lot this month.
Trebuie să oprim curând, pentru că am rămas fără benzină.
We need to stop soon, because we've run out of gasoline.
Guvernul a anunțat noi taxe pe benzină pentru a reduce emisiile de carbon.
The government announced new taxes on gasoline to cut carbon emissions.
Deși prețurile la benzină fluctuează în funcție de cursul petrolului brut, mulți șoferi tot preferă mașinile pe benzină în detrimentul celor electrice.
Although gasoline prices fluctuate with the crude oil market, many drivers still prefer gasoline cars over electric ones.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | benzină | benzine |
| Genitive | benzinei | benzinelor |
| Accusative | benzină | benzine |
| Vocative | benzino | benzinelor |
Word family
benzinăriegas station
benzinargas station attendant
benzenbenzene
fără benzinăout of gas (set phrase)
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "benzină" in the nineteenth century from French "benzine." The French word traces back to "benzoin," the aromatic resin whose name came through Arabic and Persian trade routes. Chemists added the suffix "-ine," common for naming organic substances, once they isolated the compound. The word is a modern scientific coinage, not an inherited term.
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