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camion
truck /kaˈmjon/
noun#1146 most common
Also: lorry, large delivery vehicle
Example sentences
Camionul este mare.
The truck is big.
Tata conduce un camion.
Dad drives a truck.
Camionul a livrat mărfurile la magazin.
The truck delivered the goods to the store.
Pe autostradă erau multe camioane care blocau traficul.
On the highway there were many trucks blocking traffic.
Șoferul camionului a fost nevoit să oprească din cauza unei defecțiuni la motor.
The truck driver had to stop because of an engine failure.
Deși reglementările privind emisiile camioanelor s-au înăsprit considerabil, companiile de transport continuă să opereze flote învechite din motive economice.
Although regulations on truck emissions have tightened considerably, transport companies keep running outdated fleets for economic reasons.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | camion | camioane |
| Genitive | camion | camioane |
| Accusative | camion | camioane |
| Vocative | camionule | camioanelor |
Word family
camiontruckcamionetăvan, small truck
camionagiutruck driver (dated/regional)
camionajtrucking, transport by truck
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "camion" from French "camion", which entered French usage in the 19th century for a low, heavy cart and later for motorized trucks. The ultimate origin of the French word is disputed and no secure earlier root is established. Romanian took the word directly along with its meaning, as it did with many transport and industrial terms from French in the 1800s and 1900s.
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