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bină

a thick wooden beam (used in scaffolding, ceilings, mine supports, or similar construction work) /ˈbi.nə/

noun#1786 most common

Also: plank, joist, scaffolding timber

Example sentences

Aceasta este o bină de lemn.
This is a wooden beam.
Muncitorii au adus o bină grea la șantier.
The workers brought a heavy beam to the construction site.
Schela a fost construită din bine solide.
The scaffold was built from solid beams.
Inginerul a verificat dacă binele care susțin tavanul sunt bine fixate.
The engineer checked whether the beams supporting the ceiling were well fastened.
În minele vechi, binele erau așezate la intervale regulate pentru a preveni surparea galeriilor.
In old mines, the beams were placed at regular intervals to prevent the galleries from collapsing.
Restaurarea podului medieval a necesitat înlocuirea binelor originale, degradate de umezeală și de trecerea timpului.
Restoring the medieval bridge required replacing the original beams, worn down by damp and time.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativebinăbine
Genitivebineibinelor
Accusativebinăbine
Vocativebinăbine

Word family

binebeams, planks
binuțăsmall beam or plank

Etymology

Romanian dictionaries treat the origin of "bină" as uncertain. It is a regional word tied to trades where heavy timber is used, chiefly construction, carpentry, and mining, and it appears mainly in dialectal and technical sources rather than everyday speech. Because no source language is firmly established, no root or cognate set can be given with confidence here.

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