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cale
way (path, road, or route) /ˈka.le/
noun#273 most common
Also: road, means (method), track (as in railway)
Example sentences
Aceasta este calea spre casă.
This is the way home.
El arată calea către gară.
He shows the way to the train station.
Am găsit o cale mai scurtă spre oraș.
I found a shorter way to the city.
El este pe cale să plece.
He is about to leave.
Guvernul caută o cale diplomatică de rezolvare a conflictului.
The government is seeking a diplomatic way to resolve the conflict.
Reformele structurale deschid o cale către o economie mai competitivă, deși implementarea rămâne dificilă.
Structural reforms open a path toward a more competitive economy, though implementation remains difficult.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cale | căi |
| Genitive | căii | căilor |
| Accusative | cale | căi |
| Vocative | cale | căi |
Word family
călătortraveler
a călătorito travel
călătoriejourney, tripcălăuzăguide
cale feratărailway (literally 'iron way')
Etymology
Cale comes from the Latin word callis, meaning a narrow path or track, often one worn by frequent use. The word survived in Romanian with its core meaning of road or way intact, and it later extended to abstract senses like method or course of action. The origin of Latin callis itself is disputed among linguists, so no secure deeper root can be given.
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