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capac
lid /kaˈpak/
noun#4752 most common
Also: cover, cap
Example sentences
Capacul este pe masă.
The lid is on the table.
Nu găsesc capacul de la sticlă.
I can't find the bottle's cap.
Pune capacul pe oală, altfel se răcește mâncarea.
Put the lid on the pot, or the food will get cold.
Capacul canalului era ridicat, așa că am ocolit locul.
The manhole cover was lifted, so I went around the spot.
Muncitorii au înlocuit capacele de canalizare deteriorate de pe toată strada.
The workers replaced the damaged manhole covers along the whole street.
Fără un capac etanș, presiunea din interiorul recipientului ar scădea treptat, compromițând experimentul.
Without an airtight lid, the pressure inside the container would gradually drop, compromising the experiment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | capac | capace |
| Genitive | capacului | capacelor |
| Accusative | capacul | capacele |
| Vocative | capacule | capacelor |
Word family
capaclid, cover
căpăcelsmall lid or cap (diminutive)
capac de canalmanhole cover
capac de motorengine cover, hood
Etymology
Capac is not a Latin word, unlike most core Romanian vocabulary. It entered Romanian through Turkish kapak, meaning lid or cover, itself tied to the verb kapamak, to close. The word spread across the Balkans during Ottoman-era contact, so Romanian shares it with several neighboring languages rather than with Italian or French.
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